U S And Soviet Resume UN Financial Crisis Talks
United States and Soviet Union resume search for a UN solution to the unpaid 52.6 million dollar bill. Ambassadors Steven son and Fedorenko were to meet Thant and Quaison-Lacky as the Security Council set a Congo session. No firm meetings scheduled yet.
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United Nations
N.Y
UPI
United States
Soviet Union
Adlai E. Stevenson
Nikolai T. Fedorenko
Thant
General Assembly
Alex Quaison-Lackey
Ghana
Russia
Security Council
Congo
Stevenson
Johnson named Time Man of the Year for 1964
Time Magazine selects President Lyndon B. Johnson as its man of the year for 1964. The year saw his leadership and a major election triumph in history according to the article.
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United Press International
New York
Time Magazine
Lyndon Baines Johnson
1800 Dead In Ceylon After Cyclone And Wave
A cyclone and tidal surge battered Ceylon on Wednesday causing at least 1,800 deaths with the toll expected to rise. Survivors in Dhanushkodi report 3,000 people marooned on a small land patch as hundreds of bodies are seen floating at sea. Eyewitnesses say nearly all of Dhanushkodi’s 12 square miles vanished into the sea.
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New Delhi
UPI
Ceylon
India
Dhanushkodi
Driver Hits Ghost on Village Road in England
In West Hendred England a driver claimed to strike a man in an overcoat and cap on the village road three years after Ben Tomb was killed in a similar manner. Margaret Prior said she found no one after stopping to check the impact, locals noting she had hit the ghost of Ben Tomb.
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West Hendred
England
UPI
Ben Tomb
Margaret Prior
Mariner 4 nears midpoint on Mars voyage
NASA announced that Mariner 4 has covered more than one-seventh of its 325 million mile flight to Mars. Launched November 28 from Cape Kennedy, the probe has traveled 50 million miles and is operating normally. A Mars flyby is expected on July 14.
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Washington
UPI
Mars
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Freighter Smith Voyager Sinks After Tow Distress
The American freighter Smith Voyager sank in the Atlantic about 700 miles east southeast of Bermuda after a week of deterioration with a cracked hold and bad list. Tow operations failed. all 10,900 tons of grain valued around $500,000 were lost.
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New York
UPS
Atlantic Ocean
Coast Guard
Bermuda
Deaths And Funerals In The Raleigh County Area
Sidney Randolph Wilburn 72 of Daniels died of a heart attack. Retired coal miner and Pentecostal Holiness Church member survived by a large extended family across Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia and Florida. Funeral set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home. Also: Mayme Herald Mace 71 of Fayetteville died after a brief illness at Oak Hill hospital. She was a Fayetteville Methodist Church member with two grandchildren. Funeral at Fayetteville Methodist Church. Charles Aliff 83 of Stanaford died of an apparent heart attack. Retired farmer and Raleigh County resident, survived by two brothers, burial in Stanaford Cemetery after services at Caffee Funeral Home Chapel.
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Sidney R. Wilburn
Sidney Randolph Wilburn
Daniels
Pentecostal Holiness Church
West Virginia
Lottie Redden Wilburn
Frank Wilburn
Arnold Wilburn
Beaver
Alfred Wilburn
Lewisville
Ohio
Edward Wilburn
Harlan
Bert
Minnie) Hall
Crow
Ira
Marel) Bowden
Princewick
Seldon
Irene) Warden
Princeton
Bob
Margaret
James Redden
Pluto
Harold Roper
Melbourne
Fla
Raymond Wilburn
Shad Spring
Lian Macklin
New Springfield
Susy Martin
Christiansburg
Annie Harris
Marfrance
Rose and Quesende Funeral Home Peace Chapel
Roy Shrews
S. D. Smith
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Mayme Herold Macees
Fayetteville
Oak Hill
Hookersville
Nicholas County
George A
Viola Hill Herald
Joseph MacQueen
Rose Berthy
Buckhannon
Mary Hanrahan
Roanoke
Ruth Irvin
Lorain
Fayetteville Methodist Church
Billy Reed Wickline
High Lawn Memorial Park
Dodd- Payne Funeral Home
Fayeteville
Charles Aliff
Stanaford
Caffee Funeral Home
C. W. Jones
Aliff
Raleigh County
Jeff
Sarah Hutchinson Aliff
Burke Aliff
John
Prince
Ralston Brother of Paige Hinzman Dies in Marion
John D. Ralston of Marion Ohio brother of Paige Hinzman Pineville will be buried after services Wednesday following his death in Marion hospital. The body is at Gunder Funeral Home in Marion.
Funeral arrangements for Mrs. Willie Alexander
Mrs. Willie Alexander, about 60, died Sunday after a long illness. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. The body lies at the Trent and Durgan Funeral Home, 303 Barber Ave.
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Willie Alexander
Barber Ave
Trent and Durgan Funeral Home
Edison Henry dies in Washington at 55
Edison Henry, 55, of Washington D C formerly of Beck, died in a Washington hospital at 9 a m Sunday after a brief illness. Born November 26 1912 in Raleigh he was the son of the late Mr and Mrs George E He is survived by a sister Mrs Lola Wallace of Long Island New York The body is being returned to the Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Home for completion of arrangements.
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Edison Henry
Washington, D. C
Beck
Washington
Raleigh
George E
Lola Wallace
Long Island
N. Y
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Home
Mrs Helen Merchant Dies After Illness In City Hospital
Mrs Helen Merchant of Leicester died early today in a local hospital after an extended illness. The body is at the Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Home pending completion of arrangements.
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Helen Merchant
Lester
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Home
Jerry J. Dillon Dies in Chicago After Illness
Jerry J. Dillon, 71, of Chicago formerly of Hinton, died Saturday in a Chicago hospital after a long illness. Survived by widow Mrs. Mary Alta Fox Dillon and two sisters Mrs. John Ward of Raleigh and Miss Drusilla O Connor of Charleston. Service held at 1 30 p m Tuesday at Skeeles Funeral Home on Stoney Island Avenue in Chicago.
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Jerry J. Dillon
Chicago
Ill
Hinton
Mary Alta Fox Dillon
John Ward
Raleigh
Drusilla O'Connor
Charleston
Skeeles
Stoney Island Ave
Miss Miralda Reed Obituary Noted In Florida Hospital Death
Miss Miralda Reed, 48, of Mia mi, Florida, formerly of ere, died at Hialeah Hospital at 3 30 a m after a three month illness. Born May 22 1916 in Raleigh County, she was daughter of the late Lawrence and Effie Elan Reed. Survived by sister Mrs Charles Farthing. Bodies being returned to Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home for arrangements.
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Miralda Reed
Miami, Fla
Ere
Hialeah Hospital
Florida
Raleigh County
Lawrence
Effie Elan Reed
Charles Farthing
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Final rites for Mrs Denia Pearl Nelson at Beaver
Mrs Denia Pearl Nelson 71 of Beaver died after a long illness. Final rites were held at 2 p m in Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel with Rev Garland Howington presiding. Burial followed at Blue Jay Cemetery. Active pallbearers listed include Archie Lilly Frank Adkins Jr Hercel Cox Wilton Lilly Ray Sneed and Joe Deeds.
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Denia Pearl Nelson
Beaver
Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel
Garland Howington
Blue Jay
Nelson
Archie Lilly
Frank Adkins Jr
Hercel Cox
Wilton Lilly
Ray Sneed
Joe Deeds
Bragg Rites Set for George M Bragg in Abraham
Funeral services for George McKinley Bragg 63 will be held at 2 p m Wednesday in the Arthurs Chapel Abraham with Rev G R Hubbard officiating Burial follows in the family cemetery Bragg died Sunday afternoon after brief illness He was born May 27 1901 at Abraham Survivors include his wife five sons and several daughters brothers and sisters from Abraham Danese Hinton and Beav er with numerous relatives listed.
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George McKinley Bragg
Abraham
Arthurs Chapel
G. R. Hubbard
Bragg
Lankford
Matilda Plumley Bragg
Gertrude Bragg
Eldridge Bragg
Stickney
Johnny Bragg
Herbert Bragg
Beckley
Patty Bragg
Ridge
Harry Braggs
Shady
Billy
Gladys) Bragg
Boa
Klers) Brag
Gloria Bragg
Ernest
Teresa) Farley
Kenneth
Anna) Payne
Beaver
John Bragg
Danese
Theodore Bragg
Henry Bragg
Sand Branch
Carrie Bragg
Myrtle Biars
Hinton
Copeland Rites Held for William Oscar Copeland
William Oscar Copeland, 80, Red Sulphur Springs, died Saturday night in a Bluefield hospital after a short illness. Services were at 2 p.m. today at Dry Pond Primitive Baptist Church with Rev. Cecil Belcher and Rev. H. A. Lane officiating. Burial followed in Orchard Cemetery. He was born April 2, 1884, in Weikle, son of the late Letcher and Emaline Miller Copeland. He was a retired sawmill operator. his wife Marona Wickline Copeland died in 1960. Survivors include sister Opie Gill of Oak Hill and brother Leonard Copeland of Beckley. Broyles Funeral Home of Peterstown handled arrangements.
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William Oscar Copeland
Red Sulphur Springs
Dry Pond Pimitive Baptist
Cecil Belcher
H. A. Lane
Orchard Cemetery
Copeland
Bluefield
Opie Gill
Oak Hill
Leonard Copeland
Beckley
Weikle
Letcher and
Emaline Miller Copeland
Marona Wickline
Broyles Funeral Home
Peterstown
Edward Campbell dies in Pineville health clinic
Edward Campbell of Pineville died about 10 30 am today at a Pineville Clinic. He was employed by Pine Chevrolet. Survivors include his wife Janice Bailey Campbell of Pineville his father G L Campbell of Matheny Wyoming County and his brother Lo Campbell a cashier at Castlerock Bank in Pineville. The body is at Evans Funeral Home in Oceana.
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Edward Campbell
Pineville
Janice Bailey Campbell
G. L. Campbell
Matheny
Wyoming County
Lo Campbell
Castlerock Bank
Evans Funeral Home
Oceana
Notable Obituaries Across Nations Span Long Illnesses and Service
Multiple brief notices report deaths and funeral plans across states and countries. Ricky McDaniel 14 dies at home after long illness in Menlo Park California. Mrs. Robert J. McNamara dies at convalescent hospital aged 78 in Trenton New Jersey. C Charles Stephano 39, aide to Gov Hughes, killed in auto collision in New Jersey. Emma Johnson 68 mother of Donald Johnson to have funeral in Green Bay Wisconsin. Thomas F Hearden 60, Notre Dame football alumnus and coach in Wisconsin and Green Bay, funeral in Green Bay. Viscount Mackintosh 73, chairman of the British National Savings Committee, dies at his country estate in England.
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Menlo Park
Calif
UPI
Robert J. McNamara
U.S. Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Trenton
N.J
C. Charles Stephano
New Jersey
Richard J. Hughes
Green Bay, Wis
Thomas F
Tom) Hearden
Knute Roche
Notre Dame
Wisconsin
Green Bay Packers
Norwich
England
Viscount Mackintosh
British National Savings Committee
Here
Kennedy Clan Ski Holiday In Aspen Draws Crowds
Mrs John F Kennedy and children Caroline and John Jr shun parties and rest after a day of skiing on Buttermilk Mountain in Aspen Colorado. The Kennedy party joins Robert Kennedy and Stephen Smith as celebrities visit the resort while Mrs Kennedy’s security guards keep watch. McNamara learns of his mother’s death during the vacation and leaves the ski area.
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Aspen
Colo
Robert Kennedy
Aspen Meadows Lodge
First Lady
Buttermilk Mountain
Secret Service
Frank Mayes
Mrs. Kennedy
Rock Hudson
Julie London
Jeffrey Hunter
U.S
Robert S. McNamara
Robert J. McNamara
Menlo Park
Calif
Viet Nam Copilot Returns Wounded Officer to HQ
Viet Nam copilot and another wounded officer carried the injured man six miles to division headquarters for care. A blast at Mo Cay killed a Vietnamese girl and wounded 5 Americans and 15 Vietnamese. Student Van D. Bucher of Wagner College remained unconscious at Saigon Navy Hospital.
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Mo Cay
Saigon
U. S. Army
U. S. Navy
van D. Bucher
Wagner College
New York City
Dai Ngai
Monroney Rejects Neutralization of Southeast Asia in Viet Nam Stance
Montana senator Mike Mansfield urged exploring neutralization to protect Southeast Asian nations but rejected the idea. He described Viet Nam as the hot spot in Asia and asserted the U.S. would win the military war. He also discussed his bid for Senate Democratic whip, aiming to surpass Russell Long and John Pastore.
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Mike Mansfield
Mont
United States
Southeast Asia
Monroney
Viet Nam
Asia
Senate
Hubert H. Humphrey
The
Oklahoman
Russell Long
D-La
John O. Pastore
Congress Committee Urges Johnson to Risk Popularity for New Goals
The National Committee for an Effective Congress, a liberal nonpartisan group, says President Johnson must risk popularity and offend supporters to push the nation toward new aims. The staff report endorses both parties in November if they help reduce Goldwaterism, noting voters supported the past while not committing to tomorrow. Johnson faces a wide horizon where he alone can steer the direction.
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Washington
UPI
National Committee For
Congress
Johnson
Lyndon Johnson
President Must To Attain Goals
Task forces created by the President to recommend new proposals indicate Johnson aims to push ideas forward. The report calls him a broker between contending forces and says he must take an uncompromising stand to rally support for his program and risk popularity to move the nation toward difficult goals.
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Johnson
Congress
Brok
Johnson orders end to vestige of segregation in armed forces
President Johnson directs the Pentagon to wipe out every vestige of racial discrimination in National Guard units at home and in housing and public places used by troops abroad. The move follows a presidential committee report urging drastic action to ensure equal rights for Negro servicemen and to curb discrimination via local talks or federal funding if needed. Johnson commends progress but warns against remaining segregation in southern guards.
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LBJ
Johnson City, Tex
UPI
Johnson
Armed Forces
National Guard
Pentagon
U.S
Sense
Robert. McNamara
Priest Goes Into Exile Over Cardinal Dispute
Los Angeles based Rev. John W. Coffield leaves for Chicago entering self-imposed exile after a clash with Cardinal McIntyre over civil rights. Coffield, pastor of Ascension Church, criticizes racism as a national scandal and says his five month vacation followed a request by Rev. William H. Dubay to remove the cardinal.
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Los Angeles
UPI
John W. Coffield
Chicago
James Francis Cardinal McIntyre
Father Coffield
Ascension Catholic Church
William H. Dubay
Fa Dubay
Con
Red China to Supply Arms to Cambodia
Cambodian chief of state Prince Norodom Sihanouk announced that Communist China will provide light and heavy weapons for 22 000 Cambodian troops. He said the aid stems from his Peking visit and that anti air craft guns bazookas and weapons repair facilities were requested and would be delivered soon. He noted prior Chinese military aid and called U S Cambodia talks in New Delhi a complete failure.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
UPI
China
Norodom Sihanouk
18Th
National Peoples’ Assembly
Ing
Peking
Sihanouk
Red China
France
Congress
New Delhi
United States
Postal workers to miss New Year holiday. service resumes Jan 2
No long holiday for postal employees on New Year. Regular mail service will resume on Saturday Jan 2 after a three day Christmas break. Post Office Department allowed Christmas holiday and the following weekend.
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Washington
UPI
Post Office Department
Drought Aid Extended for West Virginia Counties
The U S Department of Agriculture extended drought aid through 1965 for Hamp shire Hardy Jackson Kanawha Marion Mineral Monongalia Counties and added Grant Pendleton. Eligible farmers must show substantial 1964 crop and pasture losses and may receive 3 percent loans averaging 3200 dollars to maintain normal operations.
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Washington
UPS
U. S. Department of Agriculture
West Virginia
Robert C. Byrd
D-W. Va
Hampshire
Hardy
Jackson
Kanawha
Marion
Mineral
Monongalia
Grant
Pendleton
Seven Die in Christmas Eve Car Crashes Across WV
A series of Christmas Eve crashes in West Virginia left multiple dead. Seven Die was driving. one car plunged over an embankment into a tree near Madison Boone County killing driver unnamed. Sissonville high school teacher Guy Dolin died in a separate single vehicle crash near Madison. James O Gattis of Martins Ferry Ohio, 29, was fatally injured when his car hit an iron pier on the Fort Henry Bridge in Wheeling. Ruth Christopher, 22, of Parkersburg died from injuries after a crash on Route 50 in Parkersburg. Edward Smith, 64, of Fairmont was killed in a two car collision on West Virginia 73 near Fairmont.
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Guy Dolin
Sissonville
Kanawha County
Madison
Boone County
James O. Gattis
Martins Ferry
Ohio
Fort Henry
Wheeling
Ruth Christopher
Parkersburg
Rt. 50
Edward Smith
Fairmont
West Virginia
Johnson Reveals Cabinet Shakeup Amid Secretary Posts
President Johnson signals a forthcoming appointment to head the armed services as speculation centers on Army Navy or Air Force. The cabinet gains only two changes to date with Robert Kennedy and Luther Hodges leaving. John T Connor is named to replace Hodges.
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Army
Navy
Air Force
John F. Kennedy
Robert Kennedy
Commerce
Luther H. Hodges
Johnson
John T. Connor
Hodges
Heir Weds Actress on Long Island Estate
New York reports that 51 year old Woolworth heir Woolie Donahue married 36 year old former television actress Mary Hartline Carlson at Donahue's Long Island estate. Hartline, once a stepping majorette on Super Circus in the 1950s, began her TV career in 1946 as an orchestra leader on Teen Town. It is the third marriage for both spouses.
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New York
UPI
Woolworth
Woolie
Owner Plans Supreme Court Fight Over Leo the Lion
Abington Pa Leo the Limping Lion faces eviction under a new township ordinance banning wild animals. Owner Howard Sautter prepares to file legal notices and push the case toward the Supreme Court. Leo remains in heated garage quarters awaiting further action as Christmas cards arrive from across the United States and abroad.
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Abington
UPI
Leo
S. Supreme Court
Howard Sautter
Sautter
Supreme Court
The
United States
England
Germany
Turkey
Holiday Death Toll Reaches Across States, Warned Record Possible
The city council warned 550 to 650 traffic deaths could occur during the 78 hour Christmas holiday. A record three day toll of 609 in 1955 looms, while floods in California Oregon Idaho and Nevada add to fatalities and damages. Alaska faces cold with sub zero readings as northern plains freeze. The holiday traffic toll opened with fears of an all time high, potentially exceeding 709 from 1956.
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California
Oregon
Idaho
Nevada
Alaska
Fairbanks
Chinese residents cross into Indonesia amid Malaysia border clash
The announcement claims documents were captured on November 1 and 5 in two Borneo villages. It says about 1,000 Chinese residents from Malaysian Borneo crossed into Indonesian territory in 1962 and 1963, allegedly for guerrilla training to aid Indonesia’s efforts to crush Malaysia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mav Emet As
Red China
Borneo
Malaysian Borneo
Indones
Israelis and Jordanians Exchange Fire on Border Incidents
Official sources report two border clashes as Jordanian troops fired on Israeli patrols near Bu dros and Bat Kassem. Israeli forces returned fire in both incidents.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
UPI
Budros
Bat Kassem
Shalom Owners Claim Tanker Solely At Fault
NEW YORK UPI Owners of the Israeli luxury liner Shalom say the Thanksgiving Day collision with the Norwegian tanker Stolt Dagali was the tanker's fault alone. An attorney for Zim Israel Navigation Co. said the line will seek 2 million dollars for repair, drydocking and lost revenue. Nineteen crew members died and the tanker’s stern sank.
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NEW York
UPI
Shalom
Stolt Dagal
Zim Israel Navigation Co
Stolt Dagali
Ohioan Held In Logan Jail Admits Robbery
A Dayton, Ohio man held in Logan jail confessed to robbing a Charleston, DC finance company of 321 dollars. Bobby Adams, 25, reportedly gave an oral confession. He was arrested in Charleston, West Virginia on Christmas Eve and will likely be returned to South Carolina for questioning.
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Logan
UPI
Dayton, Ohio
Charleston
D.C
Bobby Adams
W. Va
Adams
South Carolina
Congo Accuses UAR Algeria of Assisting Rebels
Premier Moise Tshombé charges Algerian and Egyptian officers lead Congolese rebel contingents aiming to topple his government. In a Dec 4 letter to the UN Security Council he says the actions amount to a declaration of war and notes rebels are being trained along the northeast border. Copies went to Diallo Telli and 22 African states. Government troops report seizure of foreign weapons including Soviet rifles and Chinese heavy machine guns.
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Leopoldville
Congo
Radio Leopoldville
Diallo Telli
Organization For African Unity
OAS
Tshombe
United Nations
Sudan
Algeria
Egypt
Johnson Favoring Conciliatory Approach in Budget Plan
President Johnson, at his ranch through the Christmas period, works with eight cabinet members on the budget due to Congress in January. He aims to broaden federal involvement in education and poverty programs, seeking orderly progress and a basis for later gains. The State of the Union address on January 4 will outline these aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Johnson
Congress
General Services Administration
Floods threaten Russian River region near resorts
The Russian River, threading a popular summer resort area about 50 miles north of San Francisco, was poised to reach flood stage but after a minor peak was expected to recede. Major highways were being cleared yet rebuilding would take months, rail service partially restored, and travel to Oregon likely blocked until New Year’s. Power outages persisted across many regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
California
Oregon
Police Prepare Max Patrols for New Year’s Eve
Charleston dispatch reports State Police Supt W E Burchett says every available officer will be on duty for New Year’s Eve with full city, town, and village police presence. Auxiliary and volunteer personnel will augment efforts to ensure maximum safety on the last night of the year.
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Charleston
UPI
W. E. Burchett
Burchett
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Miss Miralda Reed
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