De Gaulle Faces Tight France Race With Runoff Fear
In a fiery television address Charles de Gaulle warns of hateful confusion if not reelected as popularity dims. Interior poll shows 48.9 percent. analysts expect no single runoff, though a first-ballot victory remains his aim. Combat notes image shift as observers question the aging leader.
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Sree
Charles
ASA Speec
France
Sche
de Gaulle
Interior Ministry
de Gai
Iinion
Combat
Charles de Gaulle
C&P Plans $691 500 Mullens Expansion for Dial Service
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co of West Virginia estimates 731 900 for area improvements including 691 500 to convert Mullens from manual to dial equipment serving over 2800 phones with target November 1966. Building planned for Mullens and eight new circuits between Beckley Oceana Pineville cost 26 600 as part of 7 million in total authorizations.
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Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
West Virginia
Mullens
Pineville
Glen Daniel
Beckley
R. E. Cunningham
Mulens
C&p Board of Directors
Dot Ave
Eleventh
St. Mullens
Oceana
Cunningham
Glen Daniel Central
Cyclone Wreck Fatal To Adkins
United Press International reports Gary Adkins, 21, of Kistler in Loganey, died Tuesday in a Logan hospital from injuries suffered in a traffic accident Sunday at Cyclone, Wyoming County. West Virginia’s 1965 road toll reaches 433, eight higher than last year, with the Thanksgiving period toll at 10. An infant fatally injured Oct 3 on W. Va. 47 in Ritchie County, James Thayer, age three months, died Oct 4.
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United Press International
Gary Adkins
Kistler
Loganey
Logan Hospital
Wyoming County
West Virginia
Accident Prevention Bureau
W. Va
Ritchie County
James Thayer
Pope To Sing Hymns At Unity Ceremony
Pope Paul VI will sing hymns and psalms with non Catholic leaders at an Ecumenical Council unity ceremony. The event is set in the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls in Rome, recalling Pope John XXIII’s January 25 1959 call for the council. The assembly, aiming at Christian unity, nears its final work with sessions through Thursday and Saturday and closes December 8 after four years.
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Vatican City
UPI
Paul VI
Ecumenical Council
St. Paul’s
Rome
John XXIII
John
Flat Top and Beckley Coldest Spots in State
Temperatures at Flat Top reached eleven degrees above zero Tuesday night, making it the coldest spot in the state per U S Weather Bureau officials at Memorial Airport. Beckley recorded 12 degrees, the coldest this fall to date, with wind calm at five miles per hour from the southwest.
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Flat Top
U. S. Weather Bureau
Memorial
Beckley
Beckley Beckley
Weather Clear And Cold Beckley And Vicinity
Clear and cold in Beckley and vicinity with a mostly sunny day and a high around 37. Clear tonight, low near 27. Increasing clouds and warmer Thursday with a high in the upper 40s. Beckley records show 29 at 3:30 pm and 12 at 7:30 am. River Greenbrier low and clear. Lake normal and clear. new Hinton gauge at 1.8 ft. Western state extremes show warm in California and very cold in Minnesota. Five day forecast calls for temps a few degrees above normal, warmer Thursday, colder Friday and Saturday, then warmer Sunday and Monday with light precipitation likely Saturday.
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Beckley
S. Beckley
Tvet Saree
Hakenoa
Hinton
Thermal
Calif
Hibbing
Minn
West Virginia
Soviets Reiterate Peace Price Amid U.S. Vietnam Rift
Moscow reports say Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko told British Foreign Secretary Michael Stewart that the Soviet price for peace in Vietnam is U.S. withdrawal and removal of all American troops from South Vietnam, while Washington and London back Geneva as a settlement base. Stewart notes Hanoi opposes talks.
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Moscow
UPI
Andrei A. Gromyko
Viet Nam
Gromyko
Michael Stewart
Foreign Ministry
Stewart
U.S.S.R
London
Guerrillas Attack Tam Ky GI Compound In Vietnam
Communist guerrillas slipped into Tam Ky and struck the American military compound and government HQ with hand grenades and small arms. Casualties for Americans were light. Vietnamese losses described as such. The attack occurred 350 miles northeast of Saigon as U S forces consider expanding Marine units for logistics and ongoing buildup.
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Saigon
UPS
Tam Ky
Quant Tin Province
da Nang
U.S
Grant Sharp
Viet Nam
Sharp
Army
List
Oot River Valley
Hanoi
Michelin
Marine Commandant Sees Two Freed Marines Brainwashed
The Marine Corps commandant Gen Wallace M Greene said two USS soldiers freed from Viet Cong captivity were brainwashed after critical remarks on Vietnam. The men Spec 5 Claude D McClure and George E Smith spoke favorably of their captors and suggested antiwar activity though Greene warned against indoctrination and noted ongoing indoctrination programs.
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United States
Washington
Sanford Gottlieb
Committee For A Sane
SANE
Gottlieb
Greene
Strike Halts Ammo Output At Olin Plant
The IAM struck the Olin Mathieson Chemical plant in East Alton Illinois halting production of ammunition for the Viet Nam war. Six unions with expired contracts failed to reach a new pact. About 3800 IAM members affect the plant with orderly picketing and a midnight shift staying until 8 am CST.
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East Alton, Ill
UPI
International Association of Machinists
IAM
Olin Mathieson Chemical
Viet N
East Alton
Viet Nam
Olin
Six children die in Quakertown home fire
A two story frame house in Taumbauer sville burned late Tuesday night trapping six children. The mother and oldest son tried to reach them but all six bodies were recovered. A seventh child Alonzo 12 survived with burns and smoke inhalation. The father had gone for fuel oil before discovery.
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Quakertown
UPI
Taumbauersville
Alonzo
Quakertown Community Hospital
Chester Allen
Richlandtown
Chester, Jr
Chester
Alaine
Elizabeth
Fire destroys house trailer at Daniels
A singlewide trailer belonging to Don Alley on lower 4-H Road at Daniels was totally destroyed by fire Tuesday night. Beaver Volunteer Fire Department responded with nine men at 10:05 p.m. and remained until 11:55 p.m. to protect a neighboring dwelling. The trailer was fully insured.
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Don Alley
Daniels
Wendell Thurman
Beaver Volunteer Fire Department
Thurman
Be Careful With Fire Warns State Fire Marshal
West Virginia homes face a cold snap as State Fire Marshal Louis Myles urges inspections of every furnace and stove and proper venting for gas units. He warns of fires from over firing and emphasizes annual drills and safe practices. He recommends portable rope ladders, posting the local fire department number, and safer clothing choices over increased coal use.
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Charleston
UPI
Louis Myles
West
Iire
Myles
Jevery
Peking protests alleged U.S. attack on boats
The Communist New China News Agency in a Tokyo monitored broadcast said Peking sent its strongest protest to President Johnson over U.S. attacks on boats. The report cites Beijing accusing Washington of aggression and demanding explanation.
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Tokyo
UPI
Johnson
Communist New China News Agency
State Plant Gets Viet War Contract
Washington UPI says Monsanto Chemical Co. won a 1.3 million dollar federal contract to produce 240000 gallons of herbicide for the Viet Nam war effort. Senators Randolph and Byrd note most production will be at Monsanto plant Nitro Putnam County West Virginia. The product is used to clear large weed fields used by Viet Cong for camouflage.
Putnam Levy Reapproved by Wide Margin
Putnam County voters approved a five year school levy renewing funding for the county school system. The levy received an 88.3 percent majority, producing $456,000 annually. Roy McClanahan called it the largest school levy majority in county history. The decision was made in Tuesday’s election.
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Winfield
UPI
Putnam County
Roy McClanahan
Astronauts Cleared For Saturday Gemini 7 Launch Go
Weather forecasters gave Gemini 7 astronauts Frank Borman and James Lovell a tentative go for Saturday's launch of the 14 day mission. A five hour physical was completed with no problems and technicians finished loading oxygen into the capsule. If unimpeded the 8,000 pound Gemini 7 will lift off at 2 30 p m EST marking the first afternoon launch in the Gemini program.
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Cape Kennedy
UPI
Frank Borman
James Lovell
Space
Walter Schirra
Thomas Stafford
Atlantic Ocean
Miami
Gemini
Marland's Ashes To Be Scattered On Pa's Farm
The ashes of West Virginia's 24th governor, Marland, will be scattered from an airplane over his father's apple orchard in Pennsylvania. He requested cremation after succumbing to cancer.
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Marland
West Virginia
Bus Strike Stalemate Halts Local Transit
Arthur Mullins, president of the striking local, says the bus strike remains a stalemate with no wage offer from Ernest Quesenberry, owner of the bus company. Mullins reports a refused meeting while Quesenberry sticks to not raising wages, calling the actions a lockout and warning the drivers await further moves.
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Arthur
Moon) Mullins
Loc
Ernest Quesenberry
Mullins
Quesenberry
The
Register
Refugee Airlift Begins from Cuba to the United States
A Pan American DC7C carried 82 Cuban refugees from Miami to Varadero, starting what officials expect to be the largest airlift in history. The flight, part of an accord with Fidel Castro, marks the vanguard of thousands who may eventually reach Florida over years.
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Miami
UPI
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Pan American Airways
Miami International
Varadero
US State Department
Havana
U.S
Castro
Nuckols To Be Tried Jan. 24
Kanawha Intermediate Judge William Thompson fixed January 24 as the trial date for former State Motor Vehicles Commissioner Jack A. Nuckols and a man employed in his department. Prosecutor Charles Walker led the session with a rejoinder to Nuckols' claim that records are not crimes. The judge overruled the demurrer in favor of more information on indictments. Five of seven requested items were granted, including more definite dates. two items were denied, withholding names of other principals and aiding persons.
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Charleston
UPI
Kanawha
William Thompson
Jack A. Nuckols
Mane
Charles Walker
Thom
Walker
Ae A
Needles and Learning From Brains Across Species
UPI reports researchers at UCLA trained hamsters to respond to a click by seeking food, then extracted brain RNA and injected it into another related species. The study suggests RNA transfer may convey learned behavior, though the science remains cautious.
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Frank R. Babich
Allan L. Jacobson
Suzanne Bubash
University of California At
Los Angeles
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