Khrushchev Sees 1964 as Year of Change for Peace
In an exclusive UPI interview from Moscow, Premier Khrushchev urged U.S.-Soviet unity for peace in 1964. He said agreements on arms reduction, fewer troops, non aggression pacts, and nuclear free zones could ease tensions and advance peaceful cooperation.
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Henny Shapiro
Moscow
UPI
Nikita S
Khrushchev
United States
Soviet Union
United Press International
Kennedy
Johnson
Bud
Arman
Johmson
Khrushi
U.S
Ures
Tate
Writer Behan Hit And Run Injuries Reported In Dublin
Irish playwright Brendan Behan, 40, was found unconscious in a Dublin street after a hit and run incident. He was hospitalized with pneumonia and head injuries and later regained consciousness before lapsing again. doctors say injuries match being knocked down.
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Dublin
VPI
Brendan Behan
Behan
London
New York
Royal Hospital
Meath
Dylan Thomas
Thomas
Eset
Hoffa Jury Tampering Trial Moves to Chattanooga
A federal judge ordered the jury tampering trial of Teamsters president James R. Hoffa and six others moved from Nashville to Chattanooga for trial January 20. Judge Frank Wilson cited intensive publicity likely affecting jurors in the Middle Tennessee District. Defense had argued possible inability to obtain a fair trial.
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Nashville, Tenn
Weather Summary for Beckley Area Cold and Sunny
Mostly sunny and cold afternoon with a high near 22. Clear and cold tonight with a low around zero to five below in some areas. Tuesday cloudier with a small chance of snow. River conditions normal in Greenbrier and Beckley region, Hinton gauge 1.9 inches. Five day West Virginia forecast calls for temperatures about 10 degrees below normal with daytime highs 27 to 47 and lows 22 to 47, light precipitation possible midweek.
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Beckley
Se Oak Hill
Greenbrier
Hinton
West Virginia
Roosevelt Hotel Fire Kills 21 As 60 Hurt In Jacksonville
Fire at Roosevelt Hotel in Jacksonville traps guests as smoke fills stairs and elevator shafts. Doona Axum Miss America escaped from 10th floor room after a one hour ordeal. Helicopters, firemen rescue on roof and ladders. seven floors affected. 60 hospitalized with 19 admitted.
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Wee Eetsene Trues Auatpeu Ue
Doona Axum
Martin Luther King Jr Named Time Man of the Year for 1963
Time magazine honors civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr as its Man of the Year for 1963. Editors describe King as the symbol of the Negro revolution in 1963 and note his role as president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
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Martin Luther King Jr
New York
UPI
Time Magazine
Selection
King
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
la Pian Aves
Local insurance man dies of heart attack at Beckley home
Al Braun 63 a Beckley independent insurance adjuster died at his home after a heart attack suffered while shoveling snow. He collapsed on the steps, was taken to Raleigh General Hospital and pronounced dead on arrival. Braun served as president of the Beckley Insurance Adjusters Association and was active in St Francis de Sales church and Catholic Diocesan fundraising. Born Philadelphia October 1 1900 he had lived in Beckley 20 years.
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al Braun
Harper Road
Beckley
Braun
Nralsigh General Hospital
Margaret Holland Braun
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Alphonsus and
Itelen Tobin Braun
Duquesne University of Pittsburgh
Beckley Insurance Adjusters Association
St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church
Confraternity of Christian Doctrine
Holy Name Society
Wheeling
St. Joseph’s Preparatory Seminary
Rescued Men Endure Freezing Mountain Ordeal
Kenneth Stauffer 27 and James Corbin 32 survived a brutal two night rescue after their four wheel drive slid into 200 feet of slope 75 miles west of Denver. Stauffer suffered frostbite and a fractured leg while Corbin bore a broken pelvis as they waited for help in 15 below zero.
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Denver
UPI
Kenneth Stauffer
Stauffer
James Corbin
Here
Corbin
Doris
Frisco
Colo
Climax Molybdenum Co
Leadville
Miss America In Hospital After Fire Rescue
Miss America 1964 Donna Axum spoke from a Jacksonville hospital after being rescued from the Roosevelt Hotel’s smoke filled 10th floor. The Arkansas student described hearing sirens, aiding her chaperone Lucille Previttir and signaling to Bill Cashman below as smoke filled the hall.
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Jacksonville
Fla
UPI
Donna Axum
Roosevelt Hotel
University of Arkansas
el Dorado
Ark
Axum
Lucille Previt Tir
Lynwood
Cross Picket Line Between Unions at Blaw-Knox Co
About 200 Steelworkers Union members crossed Machinists picket lines and returned to work at Blaw-Knox Co in Wheeling. The incident occurred at the Peninsular plant with tensions noted between unions.
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Wheeling
UPT
strikerLound Blaw-Knox Co
Peninsula
Alanthana
Cypriots Accept a Neutral Zone
Cyprus reports that Greek and Turkish Cypriots accepted a neutral zone along the Nicosia ceasefire line. Disengagement began immediately and officials hoped completion by evening. The plan seeks to halt bloodshed and revise the constitution under Archbishop Makarios. Casualty reports were limited to a tense week with no totals.
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Nicosia, Cyprus
UPI
British Commonwealth
Duncan Sandys
Nicosia
Sandys
Finger Licking Diplomacy Steals Spotlight in Texas
President Johnson adds color to a two day visit with West German Chancellor Ludwig Erhard in Johnson City Texas. Erhard and aides depart Bonn later, wearing Western hats and cigars, as a lively social tone accompanies a formal conclusion to their conference. Cabinet ministers will implement decisions over time.
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Jonson
Ludwig Erhard
Erhard
Texas
Bonn
Johnson calls budget talks with military chiefs at LBJ Ranch
President Johnson after two days of diplomacy with West German Chancellor Erhard planned budget conferences with the military high command and his fiscal experts. Defense Secretary McNamara and the Joint Chiefs of Staff would discuss the 1965 defense budget at the LBJ Ranch late morning before continuing later.
Congress Returns Start Wrangling Over Aid Bill
The Senate reconvened amid wrangling over delaying the $3 billion foreign aid bill. Democratic Leader Mansfield defended postponement to today and urged action on Johnson's urgent request before adjournment. Some Republicans called the session unnecessary as quorums arrived from Hawaii, while others urged quick passage after the House approved the measure. The new session starts January 7.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Mont
Mansfield
Johnson
Congress
Wayne I. Morse
D-Ore
Hawaii
John ©. Pastore
D-H
Roman J. Mruska
Rneb
Pennsylvania ‘Avenue
Gordon Avot
Rcole
Pastore
Parochial Choir Sings Deep in the Heart of Texas in German
St Marys parochial school chorus from Fredicksburg Texas performed Deep in the Heart of Texas in German on Sunday aiming to please both President Johnson and West German Chancellor Ludwig Erhard during a visit event.
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Stonewall, ‘Tex
Orthodox Envoy Urges Pope to Convene Unity Meeting
Metropolitan Athenagoras of Thiakiron urged Pope Paul VI to call a pan Christian conference with all church leaders to defend peace and freedom against atheism and tyranny. The proposal followed a Saturday meeting disclosed today in his statement.
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Vatican
Athenagoras
Tome
Papal
Holy Land
Athenagoras I of
Con
Unify
Martin hospitalized in Bethesda for virus infection
Rep Joseph W Martin Jr 79 a longtime GOP leader is treated at Bethesda Naval Hospital for a virus infection. The Wallaces’ son Frank II died after a motorcycle accident days earlier, while Martin was moved there for tests and a checkup.
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Washington
UPI
Joseph W. Martin Jr
Congress
Bethesda Naval Hospital
San Leandro
Calif
UPT
Massachusetts
Louie
Frank
Kather
GOP
Wallace
Aear
Shera
Alton Park
Friend
Michael Owen
Martin
Martin Toland
Marlin
Moon Eclipsed Early Today in Quiet Night Observers
In New York early today a partial lunar eclipse faded the moon to a silver sliver before the earth's shadow reddened its face. Astronomers at the American Museum-Wiley Planetarium noted the total phase from 5:27 to 6:46 a.m. HST, with the coppery red glow appearing as the shadow moved east to west.
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New York
UPI
American Museum - Woyden Planetarium
Planetarium
Beckley May Benefit From New Industry Underwriting
Beckley BBDC prepares to decide on underwriting remodeling costs for a Raleigh plant expansion by a Pennsylvania firm. The project could hire 25 to 60 workers and start by March 1 if approved. A. David Abrams will present three local bid proposals.
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Raleigh
Beckley Business Development Corp
A. David Abrams
Beckley
C & O Railway Co
Pennsylvania
Abrams
BBDC
Beckley-Raleigh County
BDC
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