Humphrey Emerges as Favored Second Spot Candidate
Atlantic City dispatch reports Sen. Eugene McCarthy effectively withdraws from the Democratic vice presidential race and urges President Johnson to select Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey. McCarthy’s move clears the way for Humphrey, who led in the race, to likely secure the No. 2 position as Johnson’s running mate.
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Johnson set to accept at Atlantic City convention
Democratic leaders moved to elevate Lyndon B. Johnson by acclamation at the 34th Democratic Convention in Atlantic City to avoid rowdy roll calls over Mississippi and Alabama delegations. Hubert H. Humphrey was seen as Johnson’s running mate, with Eugene McCarthy withdrawing in favor. Johnson’s nomination and Humphrey’s selection were staged amid seating fights and network plans for a televised moment.
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Mob Riots Kill Four in Da Nang as Khanh Resigns
A mob stormed a Da Nang hospital operated by an American doctor and beat four patients to death amid political chaos after President Khanh resigned. Rioting erupted in Da Nang and Hue as the ruling council deadlocked on an interim leader. Buddhist Catholics clashes heightened by religious tensions, while refugees and residents faced hunger and destruction.
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Cyprus Coup Said Afoot
NICOSIA Cyprus. Three Greek Cypriot newspapers publish unconfirmed reports of a coup d etat aimed at overthrowing President Makarios. They allege plotters would seize the presidential palace arrest or isolate Makarios and proclaim enosis with Greece before arms aid talks with the Soviet Union. The government had no immediate comment.
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Cleo Heads For Florida Keys
Hurricane Cleo moved northwest from Cuba threatening Florida. In Key West military bases reinforced and ships and planes readied. Coast Guard called all personnel to emergency duty as Red Cross coordinated disaster response.
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Weather Update Beckley Area Forecast and Readouts
Partly cloudy this afternoon and tonight with a high of 78 and low 53. Thursday brings some cloudiness and a slight chance of showers with highs in the lower 80s. River Greenbrier remains normal and clear, lake levels normal, Hinton gauge at 16 feet. Five day temps near normal with highs around 84 in the south and 79 in the north, showers possible near week end.
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Congo Planes Hit Rebel City Albertville Fight Rages
Congolese government planes attacked the rebel held city of Albertville on Lake Tanganyika and knocked out two of the rebels four armored cars at the city airport. Heavy fighting was under way as government troops aided by white mercenaries pressed to recapture Albertville, which the insurgents had seized earlier this year. In Leopoldville the U S Embassy urged over 200 American missionaries in the northeast to seek refuge in neighboring Uganda as the rebellion spread, warning the sit uation was getting serious.
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Virginia Senator Byrd's Wife Anne Byrd Dies at 76
Mrs. Anne Douglas Beverley Byrd, wife of Senator Harry F. Byrd, died of a heart attack at her Shenandoah Valley home. Funeral set for 11 a.m. Thursday in Winchester, where she grew up and married Byrd in 1913. She had been largely inactive in politics for years.
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Bank Bandit Nabbed in Blaine KY Robbery Probe
FBI agents arrested 22 year old Chester Lee Simmons of Michigan on federal bank robbery charges for the July 14 Bank of Blaine heist worth 19900 dollars. Two suspected accomplices remain at large. Simmons gave Grand Rapids and Lake City addresses and said he works as a carnival worker. He was to be arraigned before the U.S. commissioner.
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Campaign Set To Enlist W.Va. Farmers In NFO
WHEELING, UPI An NFO drive to recruit West Virginia farmers into the National Farmers Organization will begin soon. Ralph Giffin, president of Belmont County Ohio NFO, says the hold on meat in Wheeling raised prices 6 to 12 percent and may expand to dairy. He notes only a skeleton WV organization exists but inquiries are rising statewide. The NFO aims to limit production to lift farm income. Hold actions affect nearby markets and have disrupted livestock auctions in Moundsville, Barnesville, and Marietta, with a court injunction considered but not needed. Giffin reports supply squeezes and one local slaughterhouse closure.
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Violence Perils Farm Rebellion Intensifies
CHICAGO UPI reports leaders of the National Farmers Organization urge members to avoid violence amid a 23 state market rebellion. officials in three states consider drastic measures as dynamiting barn burnings and highway shootings rise, prompting heightened concerns within the movement.
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Oldest West Virginia Resident Dies at 107
Morgantown report says Mrs. Clarissa Schermenhorn died Tuesday at 107, likely the oldest resident of West Virginia. Born in 1857, she had lived in Morgantown since 1936 and was Monongalia County’s oldest resident. Funeral arrangements were incomplete.
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Pope VI appeals for peace amid mounting global tensions
Pope Paul VI warned that basic principles of peace are crumbling as the world shows a frightening spectacle. From Castel Gandolfo he urged men of good will to heed a humble voice calling for peace, noting rising division, nationalism, prestige politics, arms race, and economic antagonisms.
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Prohibition Party Opens National Convention in Chicago
A hardy band of teetotalers gathered in Chicago to open the three day Prohibition national convention in the Loop. They seek new ways to promote the party plank banning the manufacture and sale of alcohol with presidential candidate Professor Earle Harold Munn urging Americans to align dry convictions with a dry party.
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106 Year Old Driver Cited For Speeding In Memphis
Sheriff deputies questioned Benjamin Abraham of Gary Indiana after he claimed Israel birth and 60 children. A birth certificate showed him at 106, making him the oldest male driver in the United States. He received a courtesy warning for 59 mph in a 55 mph zone.
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Two More Traffic Deaths Raise West Virginia Toll
West Virginia’s highway death toll rose to 282 with two fatalities in Mingo and Braxton Counties. Earl Cline, 30, of Justice, died on U S 52 after colliding with a truck. Isaac Arnold, 83, of Pittsburgh, died in a two vehicle crash on U S 19, about 24 miles north of Sutton. Glenn F. Mays, 51, of Fairmont, faces negligent homicide charges for a truck collision with Arnold and driving left of center.
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Strike Ends as TWU and Pan Am Reach Agreement
Washington UPI The Transport Workers Union and Pan American World Airways reached an agreement in principle Tuesday night ending a day-long strike that idled the airline. A FM.S. spokesman said talks went round the clock after a 2 a.m. EDT strike call, leaving 8,000 workers stranded overseas until a ratified contract is announced.
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Smith And Underwood To Address Pettry Reunion
Hulett C. Smith and Cecil H. Underwood, West Virginia gubernatorial candidates, are expected to attend the annual Pettry reunion at Naomi on Sunday September 13. W Hayes Pettry, chairman, says the event will host other notable statesmen and orators and that the largest turnout in reunion history is anticipated.
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Cecil H. Underwood
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Naomi
Supreme Court Sets Oct 5 Hearing on Motel Civil Rights Challenge
The Supreme Court today scheduled October fifth for arguments on the challenge by an Atlanta motel owner to the public accommodations section of the new civil rights law.
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Convention Via TV And Wry Comments
Dick West notes the 1972 Democratic National Convention coverage shifts as CBS replaces Walter Cronkite with Roger Mudd and Robert Trout and NBCs Brinkley and Huntley lead in wry commentary. He compares networks ABC and CBS, praising Mudd Trout Sevareid humor and imagining Tom Swifties for TV punditry.
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