Gates Warns Against Indifference on Aerospace Power
Col Gates of the U S Air Force outlined the nation’s vast aerospace program to West Virginia Kiwanis at Beckley, urging voters to back the presidential race and warning that indifference risks surrendering national aims. He described aerospace as the expanding arena of security and urged an informed electorate to sustain freedom.
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West Virginia
Washington, D. C
Kiwanis International
Paul Phipps
Beckley Kiwanis Club
Beckley Hotel
Raleigh County Memorial Building
Roy J. Smith
Beckley Club
Col. Gates
Col Gates
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Ex-State Woman Held For Murder In Boston
Sharon Weese a 28 year old mother of two was held on a murder charge in the death of her 22 month old daughter Susan. The child died Sunday at City Hospital and Weese was arrested 24 hours later. Police said she punched the child four times in the stomach amid domestic troubles.
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Boston (Ap
Sharon Weese
Susan
City Hospital
Joseph Fallon
Weather forecast and river conditions summary
Partly cloudy and warm with scattered afternoon and evening thundershowers today and Wednesday. Highs mid to upper 80s, mountains in the 80s, lows around 70. Beckley yesterday 86, low 68. Oak Hill highs around 86, low 63. Greenbrier River normal and clear, Lake normal and clear with 1.7 gates open, gauge 1.8 feet.
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Beckley High
Bomby Uc
Oak Hill
Greenbrier
Federal Court Facility Possible in Beckley Post Office Site
A Washington meeting with General Services Administration officials signals near certainty that federal court quarters will be created in Beckley’s post office building at Woodlawn Avenue and Neville Street. Raleigh County Bar Association members and U.S. District Judge John A. Field Jr. urged rapid progress, with renovation slated after the new post office on North Kanawha and Croft Streets is completed.
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Washington
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John Slack
Jennings Randolph
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Football coach laments injury as star vows to play Friday
Sherwood Glutz remarks on a key player who cannot play in the big game yet promises to carry the ball. He mocks coaches who rely on injured stars and likens the situation to a country boy stealing watermelons. The piece reflects local sports chatter about resilience and pride.
Jacksonville race clashes flare as police curb outbreaks
In Jacksonville Florida a Black man was fatally injured as police battled renewed race clashes. A companion Willie Green 44 said they met at a bar to "raise hell." Bottle and kerosene device damage at shops totaled about 4815 dollars.
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Sonville
Willie Green
Jacksonville
Green
King Hussein Maintains Grip After Jordan Premier Slain
King Hussein kept firm control in Jordan after Premier Majali was assassinated. Bahjat el Talhouni, veteran royal cabinet head, named to succeed Majali with an 11 man cabinet approved. Curfew and army patrols enforced in Amman as tensions rose amid Arab cantons and regional diplomats debated Nasser and Western alignments.
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Majali
London
Gamal Abdel Nasser
United Arab Republic
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Cyprus
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Times of London
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London Daily Telegraph
Fidel Castro calls for mass rally over San Jose declaration
Fidel Castro urged a large rally Friday to answer the San Jose Declaration and reaffirmed Cuba's ties with the Soviet Union while blasting the OAS and the United States. The speech followed Khrushchev hints on Kurile islands and U S relations.
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Soviet Union
Fidel Castro
San Jose
Organization of American States
United States
Keith Glennan
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Bomb suspect nabbed in Jordan premier assassination
Investigators believe two missing press messengers who fled to Syria planted the bombs that killed Premier Hazza Majali. One suspect is in custody as Amman radio suspends regular programs. General Habes Majali, cousin of the slain leader and army commander, orders a manhunt. Reports from Nicosia, Cyprus.
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Jordan
Syria
Hazza Majali
Amman Radio
Habes Majali
Nicosia
Cyprus
Congo Premier Faces Kasai Uprising as U N Plans Kamina Takeover
In Kasai province Patrice Lumumba confronts tribal warriors backing secessionists while U N forces move on Belgium’s Kamina base in Katanga. Belgian troops withdraw with only maintenance staff remaining as equipment is removed to prevent Lumumba from using Kamina as an invasion route.
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Pascual Ngalula
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Accord Hopes Rise After Labor Talks In State Office
AFL-CIO and D E Vipperman Construction executives met with Secretary of State Joe F Burdett in Charleston for two hours in a congenial session. They reported indications of a potential settlement with a follow up meeting planned in Beckley Wednesday night as part of the Armory Center dispute context.
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State Armory Board
Armory-Civic Center
Beckley
Miami mother enters beauty contest with daughters
Mrs. Dorothy Fesko, 37, joins her two teenagers Joyce 16 and Roberta 17 in the Queen of Carol City pageant. The event centers on the Miami suburb of Carol City where the mother and daughters have entered prior contests.
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Carol City
Joyce
Roberta
Miami Suburb
Valuable 'Info' Taken By Two Defectors
Washington AP reports two missing NSA employees Bernon F. Mitchell and William N. Martin are believed to have defected to the Soviet Union carrying valuable cryptographic information. Rep. John W. McCormack says the loss is serious and urged an inquiry by Rep. Francis E. Walter into the June disappearances.
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National Security Agency
Soviet Union
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Massachusetts
House
McCormack
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D-Pa
House Committee On UN
Gazette backs Jennings Randolph for re election
Charleston Gazette West Virginias largest daily endorses Sen Jennings Randolph D WV for re election praising his liberal record in the House and Senate and his willingness to take a stand and fight for his views The Gazette notes Randolph has courage and ability to advocate what he sees as right and just against Gov Underwood the Republican opponent noted by the Gazette’s endorsement
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West Virginia
Jennings Randolph
D-W. Va
Randolph
Underwood
Independent
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the Gazette
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Compromise on Wage Bill Stalemate Faces Senate and House
Washington AP reports Senate and House conferees remain deadlocked on terms of a minimum wage bill as they plan to resume talks. A separate issue concerns foreign aid funds, with the Senate restoring 190 million of a 265 million cut, while the House weighs accepting, sending to conference, or sending to its Appropriations Committee. The August session hinges on resolving these two major disputes before adjournment.
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Washington
Senate House
House
Congress
Senate
Appropriations
Nixon To Polish Speeches During Hospitalization
Vice President Richard Nixon is hospitalized at Walter Reed Army Hospital with a knee infection after a door injury in Greensboro North Carolina. Doctors diagnose hemolytic staphylococcus aureus and say the risk to the knee is serious if the joint is reached. Nixon plans to stay active, preparing campaign speeches for his return in about two weeks.
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Washington
Richard Ixon
Nixon
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Greensboro
N.C
Herbert G. Klein
Eisenhower
Klein
White House
James C. Hagerty
Nixon Appearance Still State GOP Hope
West Virginia Republicans cling to hope that Vice President Nixon will campaign in the state despite missing the Sept. 7 date. Eugene L. Scott said Nixon, hospitalized with a knee injury, may return for a one day swing. Sen. John F. Kennedy plans a Sept. 19 West Virginia stop after a conference on low spirits areas.
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West Virginia
Nixon
Eugene L. Scott
GOP
John F. Kennedy
Jackson
Miss
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