One Brother Dead in Wyoming County Shootout
A family argument in rural Wyoming County ended with George Washington Brown shot in the back and dying shortly after. Wayne Brown, 61, is jailed on a murder charge. a hearing is planned before Magistrate W. Preston Wilson in Pineville.
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Wyoming County
George Washington Brown
A. J. Brown
Huff Creek
Wayne Brown
Wayne
W. Preston Wilson
Pineville
George
Logan Hospital
Exile force urged to invade Cuba in Castro crisis
A Rio press conference heard Fidel Castro’s sister Juanita call for a united exile force to invade Cuba and topple Castro, a dramatic direct appeal amid Cold War tensions. Other briefs note Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson’s Montana Wyoming Utah tour end, NASA’s Scout rocket test achieving 130 miles altitude at 19 000 mph, and Lebanon’s parliament electing Charles Helou as president for a six year term.
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Fidel Castro
Juanita
Rio de Janeiro
Cuba
Castro
Lyndon B. Johnson
Washington
Montana
Wyoming
Utah
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Atlantic Ocean
Lebanon
Charles Herou
Faud Chehab
Antonio Segni
Italy
Rome
United Steelworkers
David J. McDonald
American Can Co
Continental Can Co
NTS Construction Bill Awaits LBJ Signature
Washington UPI report says a 7.65 million construction appropriation for the National Training School for Boys at Morgantown and 371,100 for operation of seven U S Weather Bureau stations in West Virginia were sent to President Johnson for signature in the appropriation bill. Senator Byrd noted the items in Monday remarks.
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Washington
UPI
National Training School For Boys
Morgantown
Johnson
Robert C. Byrd
U. S
West Virginia
Ite House
Weather Summary Beckley Vicinity and River Conditions
Weather in Beckley and surrounding area shows variable clouds with scattered showers and possible thunderstorms this afternoon into tonight. High around 77, low near 57, cooler and partly cloudy Wednesday with highs in the 60s. River conditions are normal and clear for Greenbrier and Lake, with one gate open at the lake and the Hinton gauge reading about 1.7 feet.
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Beckley
Eckley
Greenbrier
Hinton
Keating to Run Again in New York Senate Race
Senator Kenneth B. Keating from New York announced his plans to seek re election as a Republican, signaling a possible rematch with Robert F. Kennedy for the Democratic nomination, amid ongoing disputes with the Goldwater ticket over civil rights and other issues. Luce, a Goldwater ally, floated a Conservative party bid for Keating’s seat, while Keating defended his record and stated disagreements with Goldwater would not change their past votes.
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Clare Boothe Luce
Connecticut
U.S
Italy
Luce
Goldwater
Keating
Conservative Party of
New York
Sen. Goldwater
Senate
Appalachia Bill To Get New Chance
The House Rules Committee in Washington plans to clear the billion dollar Appalachian recovery bill for a floor vote after earlier doom. Johnson administration pressure shifted the committee, with Chairman Howard Smith from Virginia steering the move and seeking to curb federal judiciary jurisdiction in reapportionment cases.
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Appalachia
Washington
UPI
House Rules Committee
Johnson
Howard Smith
D-Va
Malaysian Troops Clash With Guerrillas in Malayan Swamps
Malaysian troops and Indonesian guerrillas clashed in coastal swamp area of the southern Malay Peninsula. Two guerrillas were reported killed in a 20 minute firefight. A Malaysian defense ministry spokesman said several other terrorists were captured.
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Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
UPI
Malaysian Defense Ministry
Olympics Via TV Hinges On Space Shot
CAPE KENNEDY UPS The success of Wednesday's Syncom communications satellite launch determines whether live telecasts of the Olympic Games from Japan will reach America in October. Leonard Jaffe says if Syncom-3 fails, no backup Syncom spacecraft exists. Unlike Relay-2, Syncom-3 will orbit stationary at 22,300 miles above the Pacific to relay Olympic telecasts from October 10 to 24.
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Cape Kennedy
UPS
America
Japan
Leonard Jaffe
The
Space Agency
Communications Programs
Pacific
North America
Wrangle Over 1 64 Routing In Southern West Virginia
Delegations from Greenbrier Fayette Nicholas Pocahontas Monroe and Clay counties met in Hinton to press routing for I 64 through Southern West Virginia State Road Commissioner Burl Sawyers defended the turnpike corridor choice noting 1957 aims were to select an acceptable interstate route not to favor any location. Beckley representatives backed the corridor while Greenbrier County officials opposed, arguing the corridor should pass through the state’s most beautiful and progressive area.
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West Virginia
Hinton
Burl Sawyers
National Guard Armory
SRC
West Virginia Turnpike
Beckley
David Abrams
Leslie Gates
Chamber of Commerce
Alex George
Greenbrier
George Porter
Ray E. Sawyers
Summers County
Roy 0. Parker
Thomas L. Read
Clayton Smith
Concord
Athens
Joseph S. Jones
John E. Faulconer
Beckley Wns
Beckley-Raleigh County
Republican Cabinet Member Boosts LBJ at Platform Hearings
Treasury Secretary Douglas Dillon, a Republican, praised Johnson era prosperity and endorsed Democratic policies. He said further tax cuts could be possible next year and that wartime excise taxes might be repealed by Congress in the next session. Dillon projected a balanced budget might come in 1967 or 1968 with growth and restraint. A Manufacturer spokesman urged against excessive federal spending and tax reductions.
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Sam Fogg
Washington
UPI
Treasury
Douglas Dillon
Democratic Platform
Johnson
Dillon
Democratic Platform Committee
Congress
Walter Hel- Dillon
Tooler
Council of Economic Advisers
National Association of Manufacturers
Laurie C. Battle
Defense
Mississippi boycott shrinks role at platform hearings
Mississippi delegates walked out of platform hearings in Washington after the platform committee denied them official seats. G C Cortright and Ben Callon said they would attend only as observers due to rules set by Democratic National Chairman John Bailey. The action ties to a challenge of credentials by the all white Mississippi delegation amid a split with the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party which seeks its own accreditation for the Atlantic City convention.
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John Gronouski
House
Senate
Wheeling
George F. Beneke
Ohio County Republican
Washington
Ben C. Callon
Natchez
John M. Bailey
Cortright
Callon J
Bailey
G. C. Cortright
Sissippi
Mississippi
Atlantic City
N. J
Freedom Democratic Party
FDP
Second Night of Riots Shake Chicago Suburb
Rioters clash with police in Dixmoor on a second night of Negro riots. About 200 protesters gather near a liquor store set afire with Molotov cocktails, gunfire and rock throwing occur, 40 arrests. Cook County Sheriff Ogilvie cites outside agitators and non spontaneous violence.
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Chicago
UPS
Dixmoor
Cook County
Richard B. Ogilvie
Gene Callahan
Hoffa Appeals Five Year Page and 10 000 Fine
James R. Hoffa faces a five year term and ten thousand dollar fine for conspiring to defraud the Teamsters pension fund. Co defendants also ready appeals on fraud convictions from the same jury. Hoffa already appeals an eight year sentence from Tennessee for jury tampering with Judge Austin ordering consecutive terms if all appeals fail.
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Chicago
UPS
Teamster
James R. Hoffa
Hoffa
Chattanooga
Tenn
US District Court
Richard B. Austin
Teamsters Pensi Fund
Austin
Negro Gunned Down In Miss
In southwest Mississippi near Monticello a Black man, Charles Fuschens, was shot dead while walking at night. Authorities say the motive is unknown and no arrests have been made. COFO says Fuschens was not active in civil rights work and reports to the FBI are filed. In Greenwood, Silas McGhee, a Black civil rights worker, was shot in the face by a passing car and underwent surgery. his condition is listed as satisfactory.
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Jackson, Miss
UPI
Monticello
Mississippi
Lawrence
N. S. Lambert
Charles Fuschens
Lambert
Council of Federated Organizations
COFO
Fuschens
FBI
Greenwood
Charles Sampson
Silas McGhee
Sampson
McGhee
Delta
Jackson
Headhunters kill 17 year old girl and 8 year old brother
In Quezon Province near Lubbot village Ilongot headhunters killed Cirila Pagurayan 17 and her 8 year old brother. They were sent to gather vegetables and did not return before sundown, their headless bodies found near the farm. authorities note Ilongots resent lowland invasion of their territory.
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Manila
UPI
Here
Philippine National Police
Cirila Pagurayan
Lubbot
Quezon
Soviets Launch Three Satellites in One Launch
MOSCOW AP The Soviet Union announced by Tass that Cosmos 38 39 and 40 were placed into orbit by a single new type rocket. All three were unmanned tests building to possible manned missions while Cosmos 37 followed Cosmos 36 launched July 30 and Cosmos 35 on July 15.
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Moscow
UPS
Soviet Union
Tass
Wildcat Mine Strike Ends in West Virginia
Hundreds of coal miners idled by a wildcat strike returned to work after Local 2236 members voted almost unanimously to end the walkout. Two international officers and UMW District 17 officials urged an end to the unauthorized action as negotiations with Carbon Fuel Co. continue over a contract dispute and firing at one Winifrede mine tops the talking points.
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Charleston
UPS
United Mine Workers Local 2236
UMW District 17
Carbon Fuel Co
Winifrede
Kanawha
Logan
Boone
Fayette
Congo Rebels Kill Four Europeans in Eastern Congo
Reports from Albertville say Communist backed rebels killed at least four Europeans including two United Nations officials. A diplomat in Elisabethville warned of possible intervention as the catastrophe deepens with 150 Europeans still in Albertville and 10 jailed. Two French UN officials were killed at a refugee camp in Kalongo, while investigations continued.
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Leopoldville
the Congo
UPI
Congo
United Nations
Albertville
Katanga
Elisabethville
Geneva
U.N
Kalonge
Kivu
Mingo Driver Killed in West Virginia Crash
Williamson UPI reports West Virginia 1964 highway deaths rose to 276 with Mingo County resident Carl May of Matewan among the dead. The 40 year old man died after his car lost control on West Virginia 49 near Matewan, plunging 150 feet down an embankment.
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Williamson
UPI
West Virginia
Mingo County
Carl May
Matewan
W. Va
Here
ARH Employes Fight On As Hospital Walkout Extends
About 135 workers at Beckley and Williamson Appalachian Regional Hospitals continued their strike despite United Mine Workers urging a return to work. The walkout left janitorial, kitchen, X ray and operating room help unavailable. ARH President Karl Klicka warned the 10 hospital network may fail without cost cuts. Titler said negotiations show a salary cut for non professional staff was recommended to fund needed professional positions.
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Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital
United Mine Workers
Williamson Appalachian Regional Hospital
Williamson
Beckley
George J. Titler
United Mine Workers District 29
United Mine Workers Welfare Organization
ARH
Karl S. Klicka
Titler
180 Viet Cong Killed In Battle
American advisers said government troops killed 280 Communist guerrillas in a three day Mekong Delta battle Around the outpost this was the largest Viet Cong casualty toll in the war Ten guerrillas were found dead while about 270 were believed killed the Vietnamese side reported 36 dead 76 wounded and 10 missing possibly captured An overflight described the scene as like a Fourth of July fireworks display.
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Homy
South Viet Nam
UPI
Mekong River
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