GOP Ousts Halleck as Ford Takes Lead in GOP
The Democratic 89th Congress opened with Charles A. Halleck ousted as House Republican leader after a 73 to 67 vote favoring Gerald R. Ford of Michigan. Senate Democrats named Russell B. Long as their whip, defeating John O. Pastore and A. S. Mike Monroney in a secret ballot. Long, 46, is son of Huey Long and a Finance Committee veteran. The day featured ceremonies and looming rules changes as President Johnson prepared to deliver the State of the Union.
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Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
Senate
Russell B. Long
Halleck
Gerald A. Ford
Michigan
Ford
GOP
Ways & Means
Democrats
Long
John O. Pastore
Rhode Island
A.S
Mike Monroney
Oklahoma
R. L
A. S
Okla
Monroney
Pastore
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Foreign Relations Committee
Johnson
Challenge
Kennedy
Edward
Massachusetts
Robert
New York
Melvin R. Laird
Wisconsin
Laird
Peter Frelinghuysen
New Jersey
Huey Long
Louisiana
House Has OT New Members
A new Congress faces 91 fresh House members creating a doorkeeper challenge to match faces with names. Among them Rep Jed Johnson Jr. at 25 the youngest ever sworn in, and Rep John V. Tunney son of Gene Tunney, a 30 year old Californian lawyer. Also Rep Eligio de la Garza of Texas known for flamboyant vests and cooking exotic dishes. Rep James D. Martin, 46, signals southern political change amid shifts in the House.
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D-Okla
Johnson
Tennessee
Victor Wickersham
Goldwater
Capitol
John V. Tunney
D-Calif
Gene Tunney
Tunney
Edward M. Kennedy
Dmass
University of Virginia Law School
Jack Dempsey
Eligio de la Garza
Dtex
McAllen
James D. Martin
Weather Outlook Beckley and Vicinity Sees Mild Suit
Sunny and warm spells mix with cold nights across Beckley. Highs reach mid 40s today with 18 degree lows, then continued sun into Tuesday with highs in the 50s. River Greenbrier near normal at 3 ft above, Lake 6 ft low, and a new Hinton gauge reads 4.2 ft. Five day forecast calls for a brief wintry mix midweek and mainly dry, warmer trend ahead.
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Beckley and Vicinity
Eight New Senators Form 8th Congress Capsule Biographies
United Press International profiles eight new senators in the 8th Congress. Robert F. Kennedy, age 38, declares himself a New Yorker by choice after defeating Senator Kenneth Keating. He is the Kennedy brother who joins a historic three–sibling Senate generation.
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Robert F. Kennedy
Senate
New York
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Kenneth B. Keating
RN. Y
U. S
Tydings Follows Family Path to Defeat Beall in Maryland Senate
Joseph D. Tydings, 35, son of the late Millard E. Tydings, defeats Republican J. Glenn Beall for Maryland's Senate seat. An early Kennedy ally, he ran on Kennedy-type campaigning with whistle-stop tours and “teas for Tydings” after seven years in the Maryland Legislature and service as U.S. attorney.
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Joseph D. Tydings
J. Glenn Beall
Maryland
Senate
Millard E. Tydings
John F. Kennedy
Beall
U. S
Tydings
Harris youngest Oklahoma senator at 33
Fred R. Harris, age 33, is noted as the youngest man to serve in the Oklahoma Senate. The Democrat from Cotton County had previously been among the youngest elected to the state Senate in 1956 after defeating Democratic Sen. J. Howard Edmonston for the nomination, then faced a former challenger in a later race.
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Fred R. Harris
Senate
Oklahoma
Cotton County
J. Howard Edmondson
Rail negotiators meet in Chicago to resume wage talks
Rail and union negotiators meet in Chicago to restart a 20 month wage dispute with hopes to avert a nationwide rail strike. If both sides offer nothing new, the session may be brief and futile.
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Chicago
UPI
New Year Holiday Toll Sets Alarming Record Across States
A United Press International tally shows 597 accidental deaths during Christmas and New Year weekends, with 455 traffic fatalities. California led with 68 traffic deaths, while Alaska, Delaware, and North Dakota reported no traffic deaths. The prior high for a New Year holiday was 374.
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United Press International
California
Texas
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Missouri
Ohio
New York
Florida
Alaska
Delaware
North Dakota
Hawaii
Wyoming
Rhode Island
National Safety Council
Safety Council
Five Die In West Virginia New Year Traffic
Five persons died in traffic accidents during the 78 hour New Year holiday weekend in West Virginia, four more than the 1964 holiday. The toll rose to five for 1965 on the date, matching last year. In Mason County a one car crash Saturday night killed Lloyd H. Chambers Vernie Wingo 61 and his daughter Nellie Wingo 29 of Whitesville Boone County.
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United Press International
West Virginia
Lincoln County
Mason County
Lloyd H. Chambers
Vernie Wingo
Nellie Wingo
Whitesville
Boone County
Rusk vows no widen or end Viet Nam war policy
Secretary of State Dean Rusk says the United States will neither expand the war in South Vietnam nor withdraw. He calls Southeast Asia a crucial historical question about preventing aggression and stopping appetites from growing if left unchecked.
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Washington
Dean Rusk
United States
South
Viet Nam
Southeast Asia
Emergency planner warns of flood risk from rapid thaw
In San Francisco George Grace regional director of emergency planning warns that a sudden rise in temperature could trigger rapid snowmelt in the flood-stricken Pacific Northwest, potentially causing a repeat of recent floods.
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San Francisco
George Grace
Pacific Northwest
Watson says Democrats strip seniority over defection
Representative Albert W. Watson of South Carolina laments being stripped of congressional seniority by fellow Democrats after his presidential election switch. He says white Southerners are relegated to the kitchen for crumbs while others receive rewards in the banquet hall and declares he cannot remain a Democrat under these conditions.
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Washington
Albert W. Watson
D-S.c
Survivor recalls church collapse during mass in Mexico
A survivor described the cathedral collapse in Rijo during Mass that killed at least 60 parishioners and the priest. He said the roof crumbled rapidly and no one had time to run, hearing a loud noise before the middle of the roof fell.
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Rijo
Mexico
Alfonso Escamilla
College Student Slays Family in Wilmette Crime
Harrison Crouse, 18, of Wilmette was booked on triple murder charges after confessing to a Saturday night attack in his family's split level home. He said he used a .22 rifle to kill his sister Sally 16, his mother Norma 47, and his father Morris 48 in separate rooms as family members moved through the house. He gave no reason for the killings and was held for a felony court hearing.
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Chicago
UPS
Harrison Crouse
Wilmette
Sally
Winnetka
New Trier
Harrison
Norma
Morris
Daniel J. Ryan
Bank Looted of $59,000 in Predawn Boston Area Heist
Gunmen abducted bank manager Frederick Dowling from his Hanson home and forced him to a nearby South Shore National Bank where robbers looted the night depository of more than $59,000. Dowling’s wife Donna and their 2 month old son were bound during the raid. The child cried as the robbery unfolded.
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Brainree
Mass
UPI
Frederick Dowling
Hanson
Dowling
South Shore National Bank
U.S. Adviser Killed as Viet Ambush Hits Column Near Saigon
In a counter-attack near Binh Gia 40 miles southeast of Saigon a Viet guerrilla ambush fatally wounded a U.S. military adviser and left 78 Vietnamese Rangers tanks and armored personnel carriers out of action. One American enlisted man died and 11 Vietnamese were killed, 27 injured and 40 missing. Vietnamese marines later dispersed anti-government demonstrators in Saigon without bayonets.
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Saigon
UPD
U.S
Binh Gia
Eccles Strike Ends at Two Mines After 4 Day Walkout
About 300 miners idle at Eccles No 5 and 6 mines returned to work at midnight Sunday. The unauthorized walkout began Wednesday as grievances were discussed with new owner Winding Gulf Coals Inc, which bought the mines last Friday from Eastern Association Coal.
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Eccles
Eccles No 5
Winding Gulf Coals Inc
Eastern Association Coal
Early Warning System for Coal Mines Praised
In West Virginia tests, a new hydraulic pressure cell system signals impending coal bumps by measuring pillar or wall pressure. Sen. Byrd credits the device with advancing warning and minimizing frequency and severity of bumps. Developed by the U S Bureau of Mines at Bruceton Pa high safety center.
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Washington
UPI
West Virginia
Robert C. Byrd
Byrd
U. S. Bureau of Mines
Bruceton
Bids To Be Let Jan 12 On 2.45 Miles Of Interstate 64
Charleston dispatch reports the State Road Commission will hold its first bid letting of 1965 on an Interstate 64 project in Kanawha County. The 2.451 miles of new highway from Cross Lanes to Institute plus 0.28 mile of West Virginia 25 to connect with I 64 carry an estimated cost above 3 million dollars. A spokesman noted I 64 bids may rise as spring nears, with only one I 79 project tentatively planned for the year and the Benton Ferry Bridge in Marion County slated for mid summer letting.
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Charleston
UPI
State Road Commission
Cross Lanes
Institute
Kanawha County
W. Va
Benton Ferry
Marion County
Roof Collapse Kills Dozens At New Church Service
In Rijo Puebla State a reinforced concrete roof failed during a morning mass, killing the parish priest Rev. Ezequiel Olivares and at least 60 worshipers. Reports vary on total dead with about 60 injured, many seriously. Survivors recalled hearing a crash as the domed nave caved in.
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Rijo
Mexico
UPI
Ezequiel Olivares
Puebla State
Mexico City
Major Legislation Plans for 89th Congress
Washington UPI outlines key bills expected this session. Medicare proposes hospital care for the aged funded by Social Security, with Ways and Means possible passage after personnel changes. Education seeks a large federal aid program for schools, while Appalachia aid moves with the Democratic majority. Tax relief targets luxury taxes from the Korean War era. Immigration policy to be revised with stricter quotas less emphasized.
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Washington
Appalachia
Administration
House
Congress
Education Tops Great Society State of the Union
President Johnson prepares for a night State of the Union delivering in a joint session. Education is placed at the top of immediate needs for his Great Society. The speech, aimed at unity, was trimmed to about 3,000 words and will outline proposals with details in later messages.
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UPI
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Congress
House
Senate
Franklin D. Roosevelt
White House
John F. Kennedy
Hubert H. Humphrey
National Presbyterian Church
Texas
Congress In Brief Whip race shapes Senate Dems
The 89th Congress opens at noon EST as Senate Democrats select a new party whip to succeed Vice President pro tempore candidate. Senators Russell Long John Pastore and Mike Monroney named as contenders from Louisiana Rhode Island and Oklahoma respectively.
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Senate Democrats
Hubert H. Humphrey
Russell Long
Louisiana
John ©. Pastore
Rhode Island
Mike Monroney
Oklahoma
Ford Opposes Halleck for House Republican Leader
Rep. Gerald R. Ford of Michigan challenges Rep. Charles A. Halleck of Indiana for the House Republican leadership Halleck had won the post from Rep. Joseph Martin of Massachusetts six years earlier.
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Halleck
GOP
Joseph W. Martin Jr
Massachusetts
Republc
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
House
Rep
Joseph Martin
New York Rep to push bill vs Mississippi delegation
Rep William F Ryan of New York plans a resolution to ban the five man Mississippi congressional delegation amid investigations into allegedly illegal elections. He bases the move on charges that Negroes were denied voting rights in the state.
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William F. Ryan
New York
Mississippi
Ryan
Johnson to Deliver State of the Union Tonight
President Johnson is set to address a joint session of Congress tonight detailing the State of the Union and the administration’s priorities for the coming year. The address will outline legislative aims and national policy directions.
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Johnson
Congress
Cabell County Man Dies at 106 in Huntington
William M. Hightower of Salt Rock Cabell County died in a local hospital Saturday at age 106. A Tennessee native, he spent 60 years as a coal miner across West Virginia Kentucky Virginia and Tennessee.
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Huntington
UPI
William M. Hightower
Salt Rock
Cabell County
Tennessee
West Virginia
Kentucky
Virginia
Government Drives Against Huk Terrorists in Pampanga
In Manila, the government launched a massive offensive today against Communist Huk terrorists in Pampanga Province, a key center in the recent anti American sentiment surge nationwide.
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Manila
UPI
Pampanga
Minister's Wife Calls Clergy Life a Lousy Job
Brenda Wolfe, wife of a Anglican minister, writes in Prism that marriage to a churchman is a lousy job. She says clergy life confines women, forces parade, and limits a wife’s share in her husband’s life, though she remains basically happy with her husband and notes his sense of humor.
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London
UPI
Church Monthly Prism
Brenda Wolfe
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