Weston State Hospital TB Epidemic Reaches 2,600 Patients
Weston State Hospital faces a tuberculosis outbreak with about 2,600 patients and staff exposed. State officials plan to move patients to Pinecrest and bring in a mobile X ray unit as containment measures are mobilized. Local coverage notes the lack of facilities at Weston and high ranking officials pledging action.
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Hospital official probes Pinecrest transfer and care claims
The hospital investigator plans a thorough check into why no action was taken regarding a case at Pinecrest Sanitarium. Dr Edwards notes about 300 beds vacant as officials review the possible transfer of patients from Hopemont State Hospital after legislative action this summer.
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Sunday Launch Cleared Gemini-6 Gets 'Go'
Gemini control cleared a Sunday morning launch for Gemini 6 to rendezvous with Gemini 7 as Frank Borman and James Lovell readied for a nose-to-nose in space. Borman and Lovell prepared to circularize their orbit with two planned burns while Gemini 7 continued its 14 day endurance mission.
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Bundy Quits LBJ's Staff
Washington UPI Bundy McGeorge Bundy a former top adviser to John F Kennedy and a key White House figure resigns from Lyndon B Johnson's staff. Moyers announced Bundy leaves February 28 to take a leadership role at a philanthropic organization with a $75000 yearly salary, far above his former pay. Johnson accepts the resignation with genuine regret in a handwritten note.
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Beckley Weather Forecast cloudy mild with turning tonight
Beckley area forecast calls for partly cloudy skies today with a high around 52. Tonight and Friday will be mostly cloudy with a low near 33. Wind SW at 12 mph, sunset 5:06 p.m. Sunrise 7:29 a.m. River conditions show Greenbrier low and clear, Lake normal and clear, 1.4 foot gauge at Hin Hint on 1.8 ft.
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International and U S Briefs Across World Events
News in brief covers the assassination of a candidate in Europe, a 93 hour general strike in Uruguay with no injuries but damage, police smashing slot machines in raids, and a call from Adam Clayton Powell to triple antipoverty funding. Other items name a missing West Virginia deckhand, Johnson addressing AFL C IO, talks on Kashmir, a West Virginia grant request, a state government outreach program ending, and Byrd asking for faster Appalachian Environmental Health project steps.
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Goldwater Attacks Bomber Cutback Plan
Barry Goldwater criticized Defense Secretary McNamara's plan to slash SAC bomber forces by 1970 as leaving the free world defenseless. He argued a heavy missile reliance is inflexible for total war and dismissed talk of a new long range bomber version of the F111. He called for McNamara's resignation amid broader defense cuts and shifts in air defenses.
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Gemini 7 crew push space endurance record
SPACE CENTER Houston reports Frank Borman and James Lovell aboard Gemini 7 push toward new endurance milestones as they work to extend flight duration. The mission notes strong progress with the astronauts stating progress and resilience in orbit.
Elderly Man Killed After Walking Into Truck Near Pleasant
An elderly man was killed Wednesday near Pleasant when he walked into a truck outside a home. Eight year old Baby Holley of Glenwood was struck crossing West Virginia 2. The pickup driver Leonard A. Cashman 61 of Huntington was not charged. The road death count rose to 443, up from 432 a year ago.
Heavy fighting rages near Da Nang as Viet Cong press attack
In the Da Nang region 40 miles south, South Vietnamese forces clash with entrenched Communist units. An air ranger battalion sustains heavy casualties in the first contact, with relief troops and a midnight engagement involving a Vietnamese army battalion reported in the same area.
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Britain Seeks Soviet Backing for Viet Peace Talk
London requests the Soviet Union to join Britain as cochair of the 1954 Geneva Indochina Conference and to urge North Vietnam to enter negotiations without preconditions. The move follows a Geneva message condemning US aggression in Viet Nam and calls for de-escalation and talks.
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Ho Chi Minh accuses LBJ of seeking neither peace nor talks
In a Hanoi interview broadcast by North Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh says President Johnson wants neither peace nor negotiations. He accuses U S imperialism of aggression in South Vietnam and urges U S forces to withdraw. The NBC interview, aired via a British journalist, frames renewed talks as essential before any settlement.
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Quake Shakes Acapulco Spas
A powerful early morning quake hit Acapulco Mexico shaking beachfront hotels and causing property damage while no injuries were immediately reported Eyewitnesses described cars and debris in the streets as alarms sounded in the jet set resort area but it was unclear how widespread the impact was and officials prepared for aftershocks
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American Motors Plans 21400 Layoffs on December 23
Kenosha Wisconsin American Motors Corp the states largest employer announced it will lay off 21 400 workers on December 23 Most will be off 26 days some for an indefinite period The shutdown is to close for the holiday period due to lagging sales Vice President W Luneberg said the cut follows a reported 20 percent drop in new car sales last week.
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Rangoon to Mandalay Train Wreck Kills 68
A Rangoon to Mandalay passenger mail train collided with a stationary freight train loaded with sugar cane near Toungoo station. Reports say 68 people were killed and many injured. The collision occurred around 10 p.m. about five miles north of Toungoo, about 170 miles north of Rangoon.
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Despondent Woman Dies by Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Huntington report says Thelma Castleman aged 56 was found dead by neighbors in a car in a garage with carbon monoxide. Acting coroner William Taylor ruled the death an apparent self-inflicted incident following the October death of her husband from asphyxiation, leaving the community shaken.
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Rusk News Conference Prepares Viet Nam Buildup Talk
Washington officials say Secretary of State Dean Rusk will discuss continuing U.S. military buildup in Viet Nam at a noon news conference. Both sides appear unreconciled on a political solution, and there is no promise of early breakthroughs. President Johnson ponders escalation, with no firm troop increase decision made after a Texas meeting.
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Beckley Consolidates ZIP Codes to 25801
Postmaster A Fray Lilly announced a nationwide ZIP consolidation making Beckley's single five digit code 25801 effective January 15. East Beckley 25802 users may still use old ZIPs until supplies run out. Businesses will receive individual notices to inform customers of the change.
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