Nasser Charges American Bullying Admits Congo Arms
President Gamal Abdel Nasser denounced what he called American bullying as Egypt rejects pressure for aid terms. He admitted arming Congo rebels and vowed continued arms shipments despite U.S. protests after an Egyptian attack on a U.S. plane and library fires in Cairo.
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Congo
Port Said
API
Gamal Abdel Nasser
U.S
Egypt
United States
Ismailia
America
Suez
Floods Strand 7,000 in Northern California Oregon Idaho
Floods leave more than 7,000 homeless across Northern California Oregon and Idaho over three days with at least 13 deaths. Oregon reports 10 fatalities as floodwaters recede. Declo Idaho endangers 300 residents near a failed dam. California death toll rising and coastal towns flooded.
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Michael Hudson
San Francisco
UPI
California
Oregon
Idaho
Mark Hatfield
Hood
Deelo
Marsh Creek
Ervine Dewey
Declo
Weather Warm And Rainy In Beckley And Vicinity Tonight
Beckley and surrounding areas expect mostly warm conditions with occasional rain starting tonight and continuing Friday. Tonight's low around 55, Friday highs near 60s before cooling late afternoon. Beckley report shows high 61, low 49, with light southwest wind 16 mph. River Greenbrier normal, Lake 5 ft below normal, open gates 4.5. new gauge at Hinton 2.5 ft.
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Beckley
Auer Cory Rra
Greenbrier
Hinton
Tidal wave kills hundreds in India and Gulf of Mannar
Reports from Madras describe a tidal wave striking Dhanushkodi and Rameswaram killing an estimated 200 to 500. A customs shed was swept away, the railway to the island ruined, and an emergency airlift with 3,000 food packets organized. In Saigon, South Viet Nam generals defied U S pressure by not releasing High National Council members, as Taylor and Khanh clash over aid and council restitution.
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India
UPI
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Rameshwaram
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Nguyen Khanh
Taylor
Washington
United States
Khanh
Tran van Huong
Two Americans Killed In Saigon Officers Club Blast
BULLETIN Washington reports two Americans killed when a bomb exploded at a U S officers club in Saigon South Vietnam. Twenty hospitalized and thirty treated for lesser injuries. One dead officer rank unspecified, the other an American civilian.
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UPI
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Malaysia Warns of Indonesian Troop Buildup at Border
Malaysian officials report regular Indonesian troops massing along the border on Borneo and at invasion bases off the Malay Peninsula. Deputy Premier Abdul Razak says defense preparations are being tightened and vows countermeasures if attacks continue, with Ismail Rahman signaling UN-allowed defenses. The move raises tensions in Malaysia Indonesia relations as President Sukarno declares intent to crush Malaysia.
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Sarawak
Upshur County Passes 620000 School Levy
In Buckhannon Upshur County voters approved a 620000 special school levy with 60.8 percent in favor The levy will provide free textbooks for grades 1 8 and fund repairs renovations and additions to existing buildings and new facilities over five years A total of 1538 voted yes and 2387 no
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Buckhannon
UPI
Upshur
Hairdresser Shot By Cabell Police
Huntington police shot hairdresser Karl L. Hatcher after he emerged from a taxi during an armed robbery at a beauty shop. Hatcher, 22, formerly of Parkersburg, was questioned as a suspect. the same incident led to a chase to a downtown hotel where Hendricks, linked to a Charleston finance firm robbery, was named a suspect.
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Huntington
UPI
Karl L. Hatcher
Parkersburg
Don Harper
Hatcher
Ann Hunt
Hendricks
Harper
Charleston, S. C
Good Cheer Destroyed in Martinsburg Raids
Police seized about 1,200 bottles of liquor during raids at various establishments. The bottles were destroyed at the city disposal plant under Martinsburg police supervision on Wednesday.
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Martinsburg
UPI
Uder
World News In Brief Reflects Cold War Tensions
Secretary of State Dean Rusk cites Congo and South Vietnam as the two most dangerous flashpoints for U.S. policy as 1964 ends. Ike and Mamie plan a quiet Christmas in Palm Desert. FBI fugitive Alfred Opanowicz captured after gun battle. parolee driver Bunyon freed by Gov Rhodes. Marina Oswald to enroll in University of Michigan English program. Romanian cultural exchange expands. Wilson rejects summit bid for nuclear ban. A Liverpool steward wins 55174 euros in a cruise pools bet. Corrections officer Bunyon replaced in governor’s car.
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Peking
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Floyd Bunyon
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Harrison County
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Bob Hope narrowly misses Vietnam bomb blast
UPI reports comedian Bob Hope and his touring troupe escaped a fatal bomb blast that hit an American officers club near the Caravelle Hotel in Saigon. The showman arrived after the explosion and quipped about Viet Cong in the audience and the country’s “golfing” terrain.
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UPI
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Fayette Countian Dies In Collision On U.S. 60
Ronald Bowe 38 of Alta Fayette County was killed in a two car crash on U S 60 Wednesday night. Benny Crookshanks Jr. 19 Glen Ferris faces negligent homicide charges after passing a car at the time of the crash. He sustained chest and other injuries. The fatalities push the year’s state road toll to 449, up from 422 a year ago.
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UPI
Ronald Bowe
Alta
Fayette County
U. S. 60
Benny Crookshanks Jr
Glen Ferris
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Pilgrims flock to Jerusalem holy sites amid gunfire
Christmas the world over draws pilgrims to Jerusalem and Bethlehem as 4500 Christians and foreign visitors attend services despite Wednesday Arab Israeli clashes near Mount Scopus. Israeli police report three wounded, UN observers seek truce and investigate the gunfire incident, while churches schedule midnight and evening services. President Johnson and family plan Christmas Eve gifts at the White House.
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UPI
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Israel
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Mount Scopus
U.N
Detroit Sends Yule Gifts To W Va Needy
Detroit volunteers coordinate a Christmas drive sending clothes toys non perishable food and trading stamps to needy families in the Kentucky West Virginia Appalachia area. Two trucks depart with donations and an airlift was arranged by Rep John Dingell.
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Detroit
UPI
Kentucky-West Virginia
Appalachia
Johnsons Bake 300 Brownies For White House Staff
Luci Johnson baked about 300 brownies as Christmas gifts for White House staff and friends after shopping in the kitchen. The First Family’s staff are used to her visits to the kitchen. The LBJ ranch glow contrasted with a warm, clear Christmas day as the Johnsons prepared for gift opening.
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Tex
UPI
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Johnson
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No Register Tomorrow Will Not Publish Christmas Day
Raleigh Register will not publish Christmas Day as one of three holidays. Readers will receive the Beckley Post-Herald delivered to substitute for the edition.
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Raleigh Register
Register
Beckley Post-Herald
Wally And Hulett Extend Greetings
Charleston West Virginia United Press international reports Gov W W Barron and Gov elect Hulett Smith issued a joint Christmas greeting urging renewal of beliefs compassion and dedication to the nation s heritage Smith emphasized Christmas inspiration for brotherhood goodwill and a richer life for all.
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Charleston
UPI
W. W. Barron
Hulett Smith
West Virginia
Barron
Byrd Names Allegheny Parkway Top WV Roads Priority
Washington D C Senator Robert Byrd D West Virginia lists the Allegheny Parkway and other roads as essential to opening West Virginia to the nation. He ties economic growth to timber coal research retraining military training airport improvements and public works as the Appalachian survey awaits ARC review.
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Washington, D. C
Robert C. Byrd
D-W. Va
Allegheny Parkway
West Virginia
Apparachura
Byrd
Area Redevelopment Administration
ARA
Appalachia
Appalachian Regional Commission
Congress
Senate Appropriations Committee
Princeton Man Stabbed To Death Crime Update
Raymond McAfee, 44, Princeton, was stabbed to death during a drinking bout. His wife Connie McAfee, 43, is charged with murder after a preliminary hearing bound her over to the January term of Intermediate Court. She said the couple had been drinking for days and he tried to choke her before she stabbed him with a kitchen knife.
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Princeton
UPI
Raymond McAfee
Connie
Bank charter plan revived for Spring Hill South Charleston
Corporators in Spring Hill South Charleston will reapply for a charter from the Fifth Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond after the Fed rejected the initial filing for incomplete information and for a bank that was not large enough. Officers include Gov W W Barron and Secretary of State Joe Burdett. Burdett said extra data will be provided and the bank expanded.
Judge Allows Rail Unions to Strike. Orders Temporary Injunction
UPI reports US district judge Joseph Sam Perry ruled three rail unions may strike the machinists, sheet metal workers, and electrical workers, while blocking a strike with a temporary injunction pending appeal. The judge dismissed a railroad suit seeking to prevent the walkout and urged an immediate appeal.
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UPI
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