U S Escorts Red Vehicles In Berlin Stand-Off
U S military police escorted three Soviet armored personnel carriers through West Berlin to the Soviet war memorial at the entry gate at Checkpoint Charlie, delaying them half an hour as tensions rose. The move followed a reshuffle of Berlin command duties by the Soviet Defense Ministry, seen by observers as pressuring Western powers to leave Berlin.
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Berlin
UPI
United States
Myou Bn. WW
Tass
Soviet
Defense Ministry
Red Army
East Germany
U.S
Charlie
Friedrichstrasse
West Berlin
East Berlin
Beachgoers besieged by campaigning politicians
A UPI report notes weekend beach scenes at Santa Monica and other West Coast spots were disrupted by office seekers. President Kennedy’s Pacific dip drew crowds and reporters, with onlookers following him into the surf as campaigning spilled into leisure. Rockefeller campaigned at four New York beaches, helicopters delivering arrivals.
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Kennedy
West Coast
Pacific
Santa Monica
Robert F. Kennedy
Coney Island
Stock Averages at Noon Rise Across Indices
Dow Jones noon average gains 4.10 to 612.74 while rail indices advance 0.56 to 122.89 and utilities 0.21 to 120.74. Overall 65 stocks up 1.08 to 212.03 with Sales noon at 1,450,000 shares.
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Dow Jones
Indus
West Virginia Weather Outlook Mostly Sunny and Warm
Five day forecast shows temperatures two to five degrees above normal with highs in the mid to upper 80s south and low 80s north. Rain expected as weekend showers total one tenth to six tenths of an inch. Beckley temperatures reach 88 yesterday and 66 overnight with readings around 68 to 73 today. River gauges show Greenbrier and Lake conditions normal and clear with Hinton gauge at 1.9 feet.
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Beckley
OAK Hill High
Greenbrier
Hinton
United States rejects Soviet disarmament plan at Geneva
At the Geneva disarmament conference the United States denounced Soviet proposals for 100 percent destruction of nuclear delivery vehicles in the first phase as a move to dismantle Western defense. Arthur Dean warned the plan would yield almost total disarmament favoring the Communist bloc and keep NATO under threat. Dean met Vasily Kuznetsov and noted talks on a nuclear test ban may follow a broader conference review. The U.S. signaled openness to a nonpoliced atmospheric space and underwater test ban.
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Geneva
UPI
United States
U.S
Arthur H. Dean
Free World
Dean
Europe
Asia
Vasily Kuznetsov
India
United Arab Republic
Washington
Four Die As Blast Hits Pipeline Project Site
Four men were believed killed after an explosion in a Southwest Philadelphia excavation. Firefighters pulled two bodies from a 40 to 50 foot trench as gas vapors halted further searches. Officials urged caution and said the blast could stem from natural gas or gasoline storage tank leakage.
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Philadelphia
UPID
WVU Dental School Faces Applicant Shortage
WVU School of Dentistry struggles to fill 50 new seats as 42 of 102 applicants for the upcoming class are accepted. Dean Kenneth V. Randolph cites poor grades and weak motivation as reasons for many rejections, noting the issue is nationwide among dental schools.
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Morgantown
UPS
West Virginia University School of Dentistry
Kenneth V. Randolph
Randolph
WVU
United States
West Virginia
Spy Soblen Delays Deportation Hearing With Pain
Soblen a 61 year old Soviet spy and former New York psychiatrist staggered from the courtroom while appealing deportation to a U.S. life term. He claims incurable blood cancer and says U.S. imprisonment would hasten his death.
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Harry J. Stathol London
UPI
Robert A. Soblen
United States
U.S
Soblen
New York
Springfeld, Mo
Israel
Britain
Czechoslovakia
High Court
Court of Appeal
Brixton
el al
House of Lords
Johnson Opens Two Week Middle East goodwill Tour
Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson and Lady Bird depart for a 16 day mission to Iran Greece Turkey LebanonCyprus and Rome to reaffirm U S support aid and military ties. Johnson will dine with the Shah of Iran meet presidents and prime ministers and visit Beirut to stress continued American backing.
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Washington
UPI
Lyndon B. Johnson
Middle East
Iran
Greece
Turkey
U. S
Lady Bird
Johnson
Lebanon
Cyprus
Rome
Kennedy
White House
Drews Air Force Base
America
U.S
Beirut
United States
Missile Strike Showing Effects at Marshall Center
In Huntsville Alabama electricians at NASA Marshall Space Flight Center walkout continues with 150 workers idle as protests against hiring non union workers halt Saturn V test stand construction. Industrial relations director Paul Styles says the $30 million Saturn C5 test stand cannot continue long and may stop today.
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Huntsville
Ala
UPI
Marshall Space Flight Center
Space Flight
Paul Styles
Space Center
Nineteen N and W Freight Cars Derail Near Petersburg
Nineteen cars of Norfolk and Western freight No 86 derailed early today near Petersburg Virginia injures none. About 150 sections of rail were torn up by the derailment of the coal hopper cars and other vehicles at Poe. The wreck was blamed on a broken wheel.
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Petersburg
Veo
UPI
Norfolk and Western
Norfolk
N&w
Poe
Gov Signs Training Projects Agreement in West Virginia
Gov. W W Barron signed with Labor Secretary Arthur Goldberg an agreement allowing West Virginia to establish training projects under the 1962 Manpower Development and Training Act. The state's share of $70 million nationwide has not yet been determined. The funds would retrain unemployed adults and update skills for workers.
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Charleston
UPI
Arthur Goldberg
West Virginia
W. W. Barron
Congress
Governor Denies Clemency for Copykiller Dukes
Illinois Governor Otto Kerner refused to grant clemency to James Dukes, the Chicago suspect condemned to die in the electric chair for shooting a detective in 1956. Kerner said Dukes exhausted legal pleas and rehabilitation pleas cannot halt execution. Crump's prior commutation is noted as historic.
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Chicago
API
Illinois
Otto Kerner
Paul Crump
James Dukes
Springfield
Kerner
Dukes
Cook County
Crump
South Side
Hospital worker killed in Huntington power house blast
William Merritt of Dunlow Wayne County died from extensive head and facial injuries after an explosion at the Huntington State Hospital power house on hospital grounds. The blast cause was not immediately determined.
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Huntington
UPI
Huntington State Hospital
William Merritt
Dunlow
Wayne County
Polio Clinic Opens With Beckley Jaycees Sponsor
First of 35 immunization sessions at Beckley Recreation Building in Beckley begins as the Greer brothers receive vaccine from Laura Cooper. Six nurses volunteers from Beckley Memorial Hospital Pine Lodge Nursing and Raleigh County Health Depart ment assist. Co chairs Damon Setliff and Bill Statton report vaccine enough for 600 across Beckley Sophia Beaver sites. delays occur due to ID card shortages.
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Beckley Recreation
Beckley Jaycees
Greer Brothers
Laura Cooper
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Michael
Jimmy
David
W. H. Sarver
Holyfield Candy Co
Corey Candy Co
Johnny Dollar Super Market
Nancy Hendrickson
Mary Lou Kelley
Geneva Fox
Connie Ball
Pine Lodge Nursing and
Linda Harris
Raleigh County Health Department
Jun
Damon Setliff
Bill Statton
Beckley, Sophia and Beaver
Sophia
Beaver
Miss Honey of 1980 Celebrates Siobhan Devin Birthday
Siobhan Kathleen Devin, the first baby to join the Honey in the Rock team, marks her first birthday with ardent fan Mrs Reginald Meyers. Born Aug 22 1961 during the Honey production, she was named Miss Honey of 1980. Her father Lee Devin leads the show’s technical staff coordinating lights and sound.
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Siobhan Kathleen Devin
Reginald Meyers
Charmer
Lee Devin
Grandview State Park
Merger Could Bring More Jobs Says Penn Rail Head
Pennsylvania rail officials imposed strict track maintenance orders after the Steelton wreck that killed 19. An ICC engineer cited track defects and insufficient ballast. The state panel also scheduled hearings on the Baseball Special tragedy. James M. Symes predicted the merger with New York Central could create jobs if profitable, but warned large job cuts if business declines, estimating 7,800 lost across operations.
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Harrisburg
UPI
Pennsylvania
Steelton
State Public Utility Commission
PAC
Pennsylvania Railroad
Earl J. Delaney
Interstate Commerce Commission
Delaney
Here
The
Pennsylvania Railroad Con
Washington
New York Central Railroad
James M. Symes
ICC
Symes
U.S
William Mahoney
Railway Labor Executives Association
Smallpox Threat Should Be Reminder
Washington reports the Public Health Service warns the public not to relax smallpox vaccination. It notes a lull in cases, with six confirmed cases in 1949 near the Texas border and four other cases in 1953 not government tested. The message urges ongoing revaccination to prevent future outbreaks.
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Washington
UPS
U.S
Public Health Service
PHS
The
Health Service
Texas
Quakes Kill 12 In Holy
Naples Italy reports 12 deaths and 200 injured as a string of 14 earthquakes struck southern Italy over 15 hours. Hospitals evacuated and mass panic spread from the west coast to Bari with about 500000 displaced. No Americans reported among victims.
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William F. Sunderland
Naples
Italy
UPI
Geophysical Institute of the
University of Rome
Guido Pannocchia
Institute
Bari
Amintore Fanfani
Rome
134 Guerillas Slain By South Viet Nam Forces
Real BAC LIEU Viet Nam AP dispatch says paratroopers hunted survivors of a swamp battle southeast of Saigon. Reported 134 Communist guerrillas killed in eight hour fight, South Viet Nam 7 paratroopers killed and 14 wounded. Command at II Corps said enemy losses reached 261 dead in a week-long offensive. no prisoners reported in this action, though 177 had been reported earlier.
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Bac Lieu
Viet Nam
Saigon
South Viet Nam
II ‘Corps
Beckley Back-To-School Sales Are Terrific
Beckley merchants report a "terrific" back-to-school season with heavy sales of sweaters knits coats jackets and fall wear despite high temperatures Prices are similar to last year and quality is better J C Penney Hub Murphy Co Kiddie and Junior Shop E M Payne Co Leed s Discount Store Pagoda Shopping Center all note rising volumes and increased staffing as they expect August to show sizable gains for 1962 63 students
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opal Ripley Clothing
Beckley
J. C. Penney Co
Hub
Joe Bissett
G. C. Murphy Co
R. S. Ramez
E. M. Payne Co
Phillip W. Payne
Leed
Ernie Haddad
Haddad
Pagoda
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Crown
John F. Stephenson
LBJ
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Gov
Ior
Woman’s Club of
Don Thompson
Clyde Barker
Jeeset
C. Brent
S. Viet Nam
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