Cigarette Sales Drop $1 Million in 1964
Washington reports from the Agricultural Department ERS show Americans spent 7.1 billion dollars on cigarettes in 1964, down about 1 million from 1963, yet overall cigarette consumption rose since 1947 due to population and income growth and higher prices. The decline is linked to the surgeon general’s cancer report.
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Johnson Urges Unity After Advisory Meetings
President Johnson launches a campaign to press advisers for frank, candid advice before decisions, then unity afterward. He meets State Department officials and discusses Viet Nam and key world issues, stressing that peaceful work and national unity are paramount. He says the aim is full expression of viewpoints before decisions and united action after.
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Viet Nam
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Hearings Begin For L A Rioters
UPI reports preliminary hearings set for hundreds more arrested during week long disturbances in Los Angeles south central area. Nineteen of 59 accused assault with intent to murder during police attack on a Black Muslim mosque face court action. Arrests total 4170 with 2965 felonies and 1205 misdemeanors. Twenty Superior Court judges preside with National Guard units nearby.
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Guardsmen Sent To Iowa State Fair Announced by Governor
DES MOINES IOWA Gov Harold E Hughes announced mobilization of Iowa Air and Army National Guards for the state fair duration and beefed up police at the grounds after intelligence reports of outsiders planned civil strife. He did not name individuals or groups and said he was not targeting civil rights organizations.
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Omaha
Device To Smell Out Bombs Being Perfected
Washington UPI reports scientists near perfecting a bomb detection device that smells vapors from explosives like dynamite. FAA funds Illinois Technical Research Institute with 176,962 dollars to build a full size prototype amid ongoing sabotage investigation of a United Air Lines crash on Lake Michigan. Since 1933, 173 Americans have died in U S airliner sabotage and 59 in bombed foreign planes.
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Chicago
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Lake Michigan
Broadcasters Meet at White Sulphur Springs WV
The West Virginia Broadcast Association opens its annual fall meeting in White Sulphur Springs with speakers Federal Communications Commissioner Robert Lee and NAB President Vincent Wasilewski. Wasilewski speaks at dinner, Lee at the closing banquet Saturday, with a panel discussion planned and officer elections at the Saturday business meeting.
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Federal Communications
Robert Lee
Vincent Wasilewski
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Lee
One Union Ends Maritime Strike
New York reports the MEBA has ratified a labor accord ending its 65 day strike against eight subsidized lines. The walkout had shut 102 ships on Atlantic and Gulf ports. MM&P and ARA remain without agreement, leaving only five luxury liners sailing.
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Gulf Coast
Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association
Willard Wirtz
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International Organization of Masters, Mates and Pilots
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American Radio Association
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Gemini Mission Delays On Countdown To Orbit
The Gemini crew paused after mid-count checks to address a fuel system fill issue delaying launch by 3 hours 18 minutes. A late telemet ry fault, weather induced electrical surge and a grounded computer prompted further hold as Cooper and Conrad remained aboard the spacecraft under light rain.
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Conrad
Eisenhower Backs Johnson on Viet Nam and UN Shift
Former President Eisenhower endorses Johnson on Vietnam military action and UN dues dispute, signaling strong GOP support while allowing some room for criticism. Ford demands an apology for insinuations of a puppet role as Eisenhower hosts leaders at Gettysburg farm event. Eisenhower says he backs defense of freedom and opposition to Communist aggression in Viet Nam.
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OSU Clears Two Cincinnati Boys After Dormitory Misstep
Richard Pildas and Jonathan Fries, both 19, were cleared for freshman admission after a mix up at Morrison Hall in Columbus. An invited party on the 10th floor led to chaos as students fled and university police intervened, revealing Morrison Hall is a girls dormitory. In Rome, a records correction ordered Luisa C. listed as a girl for marriage eligibility after being recorded as a boy born in 1939. A Rome clerk’s stamp blocked a marriage license for two men. In Hell, Michigan, post office reports brisk sales of a new Dante commemorative five-cent stamp.
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Ohio State University Today
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UPI
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Hell, Mich
Hell Post Office
Farm Bill Survives Amid Party Bloc Pulls Strong
The bill faced loud opposition but passed as Democrats crushed 23 amendments aimed at reshaping farm payments. Republicans failed to kill it outright. Critics argued vast tax dollars failed to aid farmers and increased debt. supporters warned abrupt aid loss would cause chaos.
House Crushes Hand In Charleston Incident
Charleston man Jesse Kozak, 32, told doctors a house fell on his hand while he was jacking it up. After surgery, doctors expect to lose at least one finger as a result of the accident.
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UPI
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Man Becomes III On Turnpike In Wreck
William Wakefield III was treated at Beckley Hospital after becoming ill while driving on the West Virginia Turnpike. He lost control, left the road, and hit a ditch. police noted slight car damage and no other details were available at press time.
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William Wakefield
Beckley Hospital
West Virginia
Wakefield
Keyser-Bryant Funeral Home
Forest Science Lab Bids Open Sept At WVU Morgantown
Bids on a forestry science laboratory building at Morgantown will be opened here Sept. 50 by the General Services Administration. Announcement came from Sen. Jennings Randolph Sen. Robert Byrd and Rep. Harley Staggers all D West Virginia. Staggers said bidding will be reserved for small businesses.
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Morgantown
General Services Administration
Jennings Randolph
Robert Byrd
Harley Staggers
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Agriculture Department
WVU Researcher Wins Large Cancer Grant
The American Cancer Society awarded an $18,750 Institutional Research Grant to Dr. Alvin L. Warne of West Virginia University Medical Center. The grant adds to $73,900 in WVU funds from the ACS and is among 178 grants totaling $5,066,549 nationwide, the largest single allocation by the Society in a granting period.
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West Virginia University Medical Center
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Four Women Plead Guilty In Alderson Escape Case
Four women charged with escaping from the Federal Reformatory for Women at Alderson pleaded guilty in federal court. Jeudane Ramey 18 and Juanita Richards 20 both of Georgia received six month sentences to run consecutively with existing terms. Prescilla Last 18 of Montana and Shirley Ann Williams 20 of Florida also pleaded guilty. sentencing not yet reported. Judge John A Field presided as Perry A Lusk 36 of Cedar Grove had his New York bad check case transferred and pleaded guilty. Additional arraignments and sentencing expected.
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Prescilla Last
Montanta
Shirley Ann Williams
Florida
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Cedar Grove
Charleston
Lusk
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New York
John A. Field
VFW Elects Borg As Chief At 66th Convention
The Veterans of Foreign Wars chose Andy Borg of Superior Wisconsin as commander in chief at the final day of the 66th annual convention in Chicago He succeeds John A Jenkins of Birmingham Alabama Dee Summers of Ririe Idaho becomes senior vice commander in chief and Joseph Scerra of Gardner Massachusetts is named junior vice commander in chief Borg 54 served as a WWII legal officer and judge advocate with the 7th Fleet in the Southwest Pacific and has long served the VFW at multiple levels plus held posts with Wisconsin legal groups and port committee leadership.
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UPI
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Birmingham
Ala
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Ririe
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Joseph Scerra
Gardner
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Southwest Pacific
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Wisconsin Great Lakes
Brown to set up inquiry into riot causes
California Governor Edmund G. Brown announces creation of a commission to investigate the causes of last week’s riot. He warns there will be no peace in American cities if rumors and scapegoating replace solutions.
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United Press International
Los Angeles
California
Edmund G. Brown
America
Humphrey outlines federal aid for job seekers
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey discusses plans for federal assistance to Negro job seekers. He calls for affirmative outreach to qualified applicants and training for those not yet ready, signaling a proactive government role in employment equity.
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Hubert H. Humphrey
Marine colonels comment on Viet Cong combat conduct
A Washington Marine colonel assesses Viet Cong troops as mainly fighting, with few seen to run. He states that in his experience some engage while others retreat, underscoring his view of their battlefield behavior during combat.
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Los Angeles Mayor Denies Police Brutality Claims
The mayor defends police, calling assertions of brutality a tactic of the "big lie" and stating that King has no evidence of police wrongdoing.
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Blaze Extinguished at Charleston Chemical Warehouse
Charleston firemen doused a small warehouse blaze on Thursday and prevented water from contacting a bagged chlorine quantity. Authorities warned water could have produced deadly chlorine gas, prompting area evacuations. Damage was slight and the cause remained under investigation.
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UPI
Deaths and Funerals for Potter and Miller
Funeral services for Eugene W. Potter 59 of Beckley will be held 2 p m Saturday at First Presbyterian Church with Rev Stacey Groscup of Morgantown officiating. Potter died Thursday after a two vehicle collision on North Valley Drive. He was a mining executive and life insurer, survived by his wife two daughters two sons and several siblings. Also, funeral services for James Thomas Miller 86 of Mabscott will be 2 p m Saturday at Table Rock Christian Church, burial in Kidwell Cemetery. Miller died Thursday after a brief illness.
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Sandra) Jones
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Judith) Katona
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Keyser-Bryant
Inez Pennington
Lonnie Sweeney
M. H. Smith
Carl Jones
Paul Rose
Roy Rose
Edward Kidwell
Byrd criticizes Office of Economic Opportunity reports
Senator Byrd spoke Thursday on economic security plans, noting unfavorable OEO reports and charges of political favoritism. He said the program works in his state but concerns him nationwide, without details, and warned that domestic spending cuts may follow due to increased Vietnam War spending.
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Congress considers reform proposals to streamline Congress
Four congressmen were slated to testify before the joint committee on the organization of Congress as it weighs bills to radically change how committee chairmen are chosen. Witnesses included unemployment, union, and industry officials before the House Ways & Means Committee, which is weighing federalizing and overhauling state employment compensation systems and sugar price measures through production and import controls.
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Randolph to Speak at Women’s Job Corps Center Dedication
Senator Jennings Randolph of West Virginia will headline the dedication gathering in Charleston with Governor Hulett Smith and Mayor John Shanklin among speakers. Dr. Benetta Washington, head of the Women’s Job Corps office in Washington, also will speak. Open house follows the ceremonies.
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UPI
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John Shanklin
Benetta Washington
Women’s Job Corps Office
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Legion Ponders 556 Resolutions at Portland Convention
The American Legion national convention began considering 556 resolutions on topics from Viet Nam and civil rights to cap em blems and commemorative stamps. Nearly 6,000 delegates plus about 10,000 visitors arrived in Portland amid tight hotel space and a looming Beatles concert. The official start was today with a keynote by Secretary of State Dean Rusk scheduled for Tuesday.
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Ohio Probes KKK Drive
The Ku Klux Klan pressed ahead with plans for a second Ohio rally within two months despite public pressure and a potential lawsuit. Organizer Parkie Scott said the event would span Saturday and Sunday on a Brunswick area farm after pushing plans from Strongsville. The group faced protests over a nighttime cross burning near a motel and has been largely dormant since the Taft era.
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Viet Nam battles at Dak Sut and Cholon market blast
Viet Cong overran the Dak Sut special forces camp in Kontum province. 250 defenders reported missing. A terrorist grenade exploded in Cholon market, Saigon, injuring ten including four police. Marines say 75 percent of casualties near Chu Lai came from enemies firing from holes and tunnels behind advancing troops.
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