Steel Talks Resume with Cautious Optimism in Pittsburgh
In Pittsburgh UPI reports the big 11 steel firms and USW resume contract negotiations with guarded optimism after an amiable two hour opening session. Leaders Shaver Griffin Molony praised the talks while industry seeks an unfair share argument and wage demands reportedly near 43 cents per hour, with a holiday adjournment set to resume January 5.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
United Steelworkers Union
USW
J. Warren Shaver
U.S. Steel Corp
James Griffin
Youngstown
Ohio
Shaver
Griffin
Joseph Molony
Buffalo
District 4
Bethlehem Steel Co
U.S
R. Conrad Cooper
David J. McDonald
Deaths and Funerals Bert C Green 68 Oceana
Deaths and funerals notice for Bert C Green 68 of Oceana. services set for 11 a m Thursday at First Crest Memorial Gardens Ma theny with burial at Evans Funeral Home arrangements. Green died at 3 30 a m Tuesday in a Welch hospital from a heart condition. survived by wife Edith Stewart Green two brothers five sisters and numerous relatives. Also notes further survivors and funeral home details.
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Bert C. Green
Oceana
Economy Furniture Co
Edith Stewart Green
Clinton
Welch
Fischer
Christiansburg
Fannie Rose
Oma Short
Baileysville
Donna Coe
Falls Church
Riscilla Cook
Virgie Shaffer
Bristol
Evans Funeral Home
Final rites set for Isaac Lane 85 Bluefield master miner
Isaac Lane 85 of Route 2 Bluefield and former Wyoming County resident dies Tuesday in a Bluefield hospital. Born August 20 1879 in Wyoming County he was a Gaston Coal Co retiree and former minister who served as pastor in Wyoming and McDowell counties. He was a member of Caffee Memorial Christian Church and United Mine Workers. Burial will follow Thursday at Monte Vista Cemetery in Bluefield with Rev A Dickinson presiding at the Hawkins Funeral Home Chapel.
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Isaac Lane
Bluefield
Wyoming County
Hawkins
A. Dickinson
Monte Vista
Lane
Gaston Coal Co
Alpeca
Wyoming
McDowell
Caffee Memorial Christian Church
United Mine
Federal Aid Sought for Remedial Reading Plan in WV
West Virginia seeks federal support for a 3.4 million remedial reading initiative to aid 300 teachers. An institute at West Virginia University and Marshall University would cost about 204,709 funded by HEW. Teachers would be hired as remedial specialists to work 12 months in their counties.
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Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
W. W. Barron
West Virginia University
Marshall University
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Barron
Final rites set for Albert F. Hazelwood at First Baptist
Albert F. Hazelwood known as Al will have funeral services at 2 p.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church led by Dr Kenneth L Swank. Interment follows at Blue Ridge Mausoleum with American Legion Post 32 entombment rites. Body to be moved from Webb and Neal Funeral Home one hour before services. Pallbearers include Clarence Pierce William Houchins Howard Pettry R F Parker Ira Holliday and Okey Mills.
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Albert F
al) Hazelwood
First Baptist Church
Kenneth L. Swank
Blue Ridge Mausoleum
Amercan Legion Post 32
Webb and Neal
Clarence Pierce
William Houchins
Howard Pettry
R. F. Parker
Ira Holliday
Okey Mills
Funeral arrangements for Mrs Evelyn Ellis incomplete
Mrs Evelyn Ellis, 73, of Mount Hope died at 6 30 p m Monday in a local hospital after a short illness. The body is at the Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Home awaiting arrangements.
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Evelyn Ellis
Mount Hope
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Home
1953 Murder Case Reopened In Wheeling
Wheeling authorities reportedly have information about another suspect in the 1953 slaying of Joyce Ann Ralbusky of Benwood. Marvin Lee Schrebe, a prosecution witness in the Rogalski case, has been questioned as police pursue leads while Schrebe faces upcoming Belmont County murder charges unrelated to the Wheeling inquiry.
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Wheeling
UPI
Marvin Lee Schrebe
Ohio Valley
Schrebe
Joyce Ann Ralbusky
Benwood
Walter Rogalski
Rogalski
Jean Goff
Martins Ferry
Ohio
Belmont County Court of Common Pleas
Wheeling News Register
Tuesay
Ralbusky
Ohio County Prosecutor’s
School Head Not Surprised By Delinquency Report
Kanawha County Superintendent Walter Snyder says he is not surprised by a Governor's Committee on Schools and Delinquency report listing theft, drinking, cheating, truancy and sexual immorality in Kanawha County schools. He urges careful reading and notes budget limits hinder expanding counseling and psychological services.
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Charleston
UPS
Kanawha County
Walter Snyder
Amon Kanawha County
Four Sisters Die In Blaze In Corriganville Maryland
Four young Fetters sisters died early today when a one story frame house burned in Corriganville six miles west of Cumberland Maryland. Paula Jean 8 Dor Louise 7 Clara Fay 3 and Debbie Kay 2 were victims. Father John J Fetters 38 and mother Gladys 36 escaped with burns and were treated at Sacred Heart Hospital where he was employed as an orderly. A daughter Darlene 16 remained hospitalized in fair condition.
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Cumberland, Md
UPI
Corriganville
Here
Paula Jean Fetters
Dor— Louise
Clara Fay
Debbie Kay
John J. Fetters
Gladys
Sacred Heart Hospital
Darlene
Aneurysm Surgery Questioned Before European Trip
Windsor York City observed an aneurysm in the Duke and withheld surgery earlier. He suggested operation when the Duke announced a forthcoming trip to Europe.
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York City
Europe
Calloway Heights Baptist Class Elects Officers
The Junior Boys Class at Calloway Heights Baptist Church elected new officers this week. Officers include Donnie Maddy president Steve Brown first vice president Greg Ton ey second vice president Ike Shamblin secretary Ricky Martin assistant secretary Johnny Tennant treasurer Gary Chatfield sergeant at arms with Mrs Josephine Tennant as teacher and Ted Waddell as assistant.
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Calloway Heights Baptist Church
Donnie Maddy
Steve Brown
Greg Toney
Ike Shamblin
Ricky Martin
Johnny Tennant
Gary Chatfield
UMW Officials Deny Trusteeship Charges
Washington notes the United Mine Workers deny accusations of violations under the Landrum Griffin Act as a federal suit seeks elections in six long governed districts. Acting Atty Gen Katzenbach says the suit targets union autonomy while asserting no trusteeships exist, only administrative arrangements. Districts named include District 4 in Uniontown Pennsylvania District 6 in Columbus Ohio District 7 in Hazleton Pennsylvania District 23 in Madison Kentucky District 30 in Pikeville Kentucky and District 31 in Fairmont West Virginia.
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International Executive Board
International Union
W. Willard Wirtz
Uniontown
Columbus
Ohio
Hazleton
Madison
Pikeville
Fairmont
W. Va
Boulwarism rejected as unfair bargaining tactic
A New Deal era dispute centers on GE’s labor strategy known as Boulwarism. The NLRB rules that the take it or leave it stance violates the duty to bargain, despite formal bargaining. Lemuel R. Boulware pioneered the approach, advocating a firm initial offer and a campaign to persuade workers to accept it.
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Lemuel R. Boulware
Buddhist leader resists U S bid to quell hunger protest
Two senior U S Embassy officials met Thich Tri Quang for three hours on Tuesday trying to ease anti-government hostility as Quang's hunger strike continued. An Lao battle in the Central Highlands last week left at least three Americans dead amid a large guerrilla assault on the garrison.
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U.S
Thich Tri Quang
Johnson
Tran van Huong
Huong
National Buddhist Center
An Lao
Band Club to Meet for New Officers Election
The Raleigh-Fayette Citizens Band Club will elect new officers at a special meeting at 8 p.m. today in the Club room on Valley Drive. Twelve members are urged to attend.
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Raleigh-Fayette
OAU Rebuked By Nigerian As Congo Crisis Deepens
United Nations report notes Nigerian Foreign Minister Jaja Wachuku accused the OAU subcommission led by Jomo Kenyatta of Kenya of failing to investigate Congo unrest adequately. Wachuku defended the air rescue of 2,000 whites held by rebels, saying it followed Tshombe’s government invitation.
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United Nations, N. Y
UPI
Organization of African Unity
OAU
United Nations
Congo
Jaja Wachuku
Nigeria
Jomo Kenyatta
Kenya
Burundi
Brazzay
Wachuku
United States
Belgium
Security Council
The
Moise Tshombe
Tshombe
Kennedy Shows Exceptional Recovery At Lahey Clinic
Ted Adams of the Lahey Clinic and surgeon-in-chief at New England Baptist reported Kennedy’s progress after six months of total immobilization. He praised Kennedy’s spirit, condition, and dedication to exercises as key to a remarkable mobilization and recovery.
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Lahey Clinic
New England Baptist
Kennedy
Adams
CSU official pleads for funds for engineering equipment
Colorado State University Vice President A. R. Chamberlain urged a state legislative budget committee to approve more money for new engineering gear. He noted the Smithsonian Institute asked for two old microscopes but CSU needed to keep them for ongoing work.
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Fort Collins, Colo
UPI
Colorado State University
A. R. Chamberlain
Smithsonian Institute
Chamberlain
Senator Praises CIA Over Soviet Intelligence
Senator Milton Young after a world tour says the CIA operates more effectively than the Soviet KGB with fewer personnel. He notes strong CIA results, credits Director John A. McCone, and supports current leadership.
Peron Agrees To Forsake Politics
In Madrid, former Argentine dictator Juan D. Peron has agreed in writing to halt political activities as a condition for remaining in Spain. Spain had given him a 30 day ultimatum last Friday to cease political activity or leave. Peron, ex-president Gen. Don Juan Peron, accepted the terms, and all aides were ordered to depart by noon Thursday.
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Madrid
UPI
Juan D. Peron
Spain
Ministry of Information
Peron
Argentina
Don Juan Peron
Torremolinos
Buenos Aires
Fire damages home after gun found in yard near Saunders Ave
Police and Beckley Fire Department investigated a blaze at 211 Saunders Ave after Miss Phoebe Saunders found a .22 pistol in her yard two days earlier. Firefighters battled a bathroom fire causing heavy smoke in the house, with $2,000 damage and no injuries. Several people claimed ownership of the weapon as investigators determine its connection to the fire.
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Beckley Fire Department
Phoebe Saunders
Saunders Ave
Milky Way Sun Orbit Takes 200 Million Years
United Press International notes that the sun completes a galactic orbit around the Milky Way’s center roughly every 200 million years, moving at an estimated 540000 miles per hour per Britannica.
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United Press International
Encyclopedia Britannica
Blizzard Sweeps Montana to North Dakota with Fierce Winds
A powerful blizzard roared across the Montana prairie into North Dakota with blinding snow and high winds up to 95 mph. Arctic air drove temperatures far below zero as the storm pounded the Rockies and triggered cold wave warnings from Washington to Texas. Roads clogged by drifting snow, visibilities near zero in Dickinson, and 17 below in Montana. Cold warnings extended across multiple states as the storm system shifts eastward bringing another round of lows after a brief warm-up.
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United Press International
Montana Prairies
North Dakota
Arctic
Rockies
Texas
North Country
Dickinson
N.D
Glasgow
Mont
Kansas
Colorado
Washington State
Plains
New Mexico
Arkansas
Minnesota
Weather Bureau
Mississippi River
Weather
Night Session To Hear LBJ Message For '69
Washington (UPI) President Johnson will deliver the 1965 State of the Union in an unusual night session of Congress on Jan. 4 at 9 p.m. a time aligned with FDR's 1936 address to reach television audiences. Reedy said the speech will outline the nation’s state and major legislative proposals with supplemental messages to follow. Johnson chose the evening slot after consulting Democratic leaders, part of a four-address plan next month including a budget and economic messages and his inaugural address.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Congress
FDR
White House
George E. Reedy
Woodrow Wilson
Germany
New Goth
Reedy
House
Senate
Official Senate Returns Listed West Virginia upsets, incumbents win
West Virginia Secretary of State released official election tabulations showing two upsets in the State Senate. Democrats Dick Montgomery and Randall Taylor defeated incumbents Theodore Bowers and Jack Johnson respectively in the 2nd and 4th districts. Senate President Howard Carson ran unopposed. New 17th district seats filled by W. T. Brotherton and Frank Taylor Jr. Also listed are results from all 17 districts with Democrats leading in many races.
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Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
Senate
Secretary of State’s
Dick Montgomery
Theodore Bowers
Randall Taylor
Jack Johnson
Howard Carson
Fayetteville
W. T. Brotherton
Kanawha County
Frank Taylor Jr
William Tempas
Robert Baron
Earl Hahn
Frank Deem
C. H. McKown
Charles Stewart
Glenn Hatcher
J. S. Crockett
David Mullins
Harry Cupp
William Sharpe
Raymond Vassar
O. G. Hedrick
Charles Barnes
James Smith
Dallas Wolfe
Donald Baker
William Loy
Rex Crouser
James McWhorter
World and National Briefs Highlight CIA Praise and Labor Row
Washington Senator Milton Young lauds the CIA after a secret tour of posts worldwide, saying its work surpasses public belief and even outperforms the KGB. Pittsburgh labor leader David McDonald denounces union critics as wrong on arithmetic in company statements. United Nations Nigeria’s Wachuku defends the Congo airlift, noting Nigerians would have helped. Munich prisoner Albert Logan, 37, seeks transfer after a fatal taxi shooting, claiming his aim was to create an incident.
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Disneyland
Wolfe
Miss Rankin
Las Vegas
Nev
Sherry Goodwin Wolfe
Missie
Washington
UPI
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Milton R. Young
R-N.d
Senate
Young
United Press International
KGB
CIBA
United Nations
Jaja Wachuku
Nigeria
U.N. Security Council
Congo
Munich
Germany
Albert Logan
Police seek missing motorcycle in Los Angeles case
Venice division police search for policeman K. W. Strange's motorcycle after he reported a garage lock sawed off and the theft of the vehicle. Investigators recovered the bike’s radio equipment and saddle bags in a canal, suggesting possible foul play or precinct tracing.
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Seek Motorcycle
Los Angeles
UPI
Venice Division
K. W. Strange
Strange
Four Nations Accused of Gun-Running
In Leopoldville Congo Gen Joseph Mobutu charged four African nations with organizing regular arms airlifts to rebels seeking to topple the government. Names cited were United Arab Republic Algeria Ghana and Mali. He linked Sovietbuilt planes to Congo supplies reaching Juba near the northeast front. He showed Chinese weapons from rebels in Stanleyville and said Algerian advisers were flown to the Congo Sudan border.
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Leopoldville
The
Congo
UPI
Joseph Mobutu
United Arab Republic
Algeria
Ghana
Mali
Khartoum
Capal
Sudan
Juba
Mobutu
China
Stanleyville
Congo-Sudan
NATO splits as De Gaulle opposes unified nuclear force
NATO failed to reach a joint nuclear strategy as France led opposition to a multi nation force. McNamara warned ministers that in a full scale war the US and Russia could each suffer 100 million casualties. Five allies agreed to start talks on an Atlantic nuclear force outside NATO despite French resistance. De Gaulle met Monday with U S Secretary of State Dean Rusk to press his independent deterrent stance.
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de Gaulle
McNamara
S H
Charles de Gaulle
U.S
Dean Rusk
Rusk
NATO
United States
Europe
North America
Russia
Britain
West Germany
Italy
Netherlands
Council
Government Contests Naturalization Case
The government urged denial of Eliaz Aziz Azar's naturalization petition before Judge John A. Field Jr. Ned Haimovitz argued Azar lacked five years of good moral character as required by immigration law. Azar's counsel G Berk Lynch presented character testimony. the court adjourned at 11 a.m. to study the case.
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Court of Naturalization
Eliaz Aziz Azar
Ned Haimovitz
Office of Immigration and Naturalization Service
Azar
Haimovitz
G. Berk Lynch
John A. Field Jr
Teachers Struggle To Count The Little Things
Many educators report consistent challenges in tracking small daily details that affect classroom outcomes. Administrators urge systematic reminders and tools to ensure accuracy in attendance grading and behavior logs.
After election many candidates will quit blowing their own horn
After the election many candidates will drop the self promotion and let results speak for themselves. The public will see who remains active and who steps back from campaigns and rhetoric.
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Bert. Green
Issac Lane
Life Insurance
Paul O. Burdette
Beckley
Dern Woodmen OF America
Rock Island, Illinois
Albert F. Hazelwood
Mrs
Beckley Water Company and
Willis Water Company
Turnpike Bridge
Harper Road
Skyline Drive
Dry Hill Road
Pax
Beckley Water Company
Windsor
Baptist Church
Josephine Tennant
Ted Waddell
Myram
Glynn Wolfe
de Merle Rankin
Pasco
Wash
Rankin
UMW
NLRB
Viet Nam
W. Bond
Yellowstone Distillery CO
Louisville
Ted
LBJ
United Steelworkers
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