Bomb Threat Cancels Hays Speech in Bogalusa Klan Disrupts
In Bogalusa Louisiana a two week Klan campaign of cross burnings and threats led to cancelling Brooks Hays former Arkansas congressman and Johnson aide speech at St Matthews Episcopal Church The six man committee cited fear overrunning free speech and refused use of the city hall Local Klan activity distributed intimidating handbills and burned several crosses including one on the church lawn
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Bogalusa, la
UPI
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Arkansas
Johnson
Hays
New Orleans
Mississippi
St. Matthews Episcopal Church
Bruce Shepherd
Bogalusa
Jesse H. Cutter Jr
Lou Major
Knights of the
Ku Klux Klan
Little Rock
Ark
Judge Declares Mistrial In $100000 Suit
A mistrial was declared in circuit court by Judge Norman Knapp in the 100000 personal injury suit of Michael Murphy and Judith Murphy Dew against Gloria D Hopkins and James Cook. The automobile accident occurred on South Valley Drive November 27, 1963, with Murphy alleging back and leg injuries and a year of missed school. The case, filed June 22, 1964, has seen amendments adding James Cook as defendant and claims against Hopkins for contributory negligence. The judge cited “an incident” after jury roll call as the reason for the mistrial.
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Michael Murphy
Judith Murphy Dew
Gloria D. Hopkins
Aon Hopkins
James
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South Valley Drive
Murphy
Sterling Hopkins
Miss Hopkins
James Cook
Cook
Crab Orchard
Hopkins
Three-Way Talks Begin With Steel Aluminum Can Firms
United Steelworkers Union plans simultaneous bargaining with three major industries marked by a precedent making move. It already negotiates with basic steel, now opens talks with aluminum and can manufacturing firms. The union represents about 500000 steel workers, 55000 aluminum workers, and 65000 can makers.
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UPI
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Weather Becktley And Vicinity Forecast Update
Beckley and vicinity see considerable cloudiness with little temperature change through Thursday. High today near 46, low tonight around 33, Thursday’s high in the upper 40s. River Greenbrier normal and clear, Lake 7 ft below normal. new Hinton gauge reads 3 ft. Five day outlook: temps 4 to 8 degrees above normal, warmer Friday and Saturday, cooler Sunday or Monday, precipitation 0.25 to 0.50 inch over the weekend.
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Ursday
Peomnenans
West Virginia
Malaysia Expects Guerrilla Attacks Along Sarawak Border
Malaysia braces for stepped up Indonesian guerrilla activity on Borneo as British forces bolster Sarawak with 350 Scots Guards landed in Kuching and 150 troops airlifted in. redeployments along Serian Tebedu regions aim to deter incursions while Vietnam war updates report intensified Viet Cong battles near Saigon and broader communist strategy analysis.
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UPI
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Morgantown Site Set For Health Center
Senator Byrd announces the Appalachian division of the National Environmental Health Center will be located in Morgantown. The facility will direct studies on miners chest diseases acid mine drainage and water pollution and support air pollution health programs. About 200 personnel are planned with a total payroll near 1 million dollars annually. Initial planning funding of 20 thousand dollars is anticipated for year one with potential architectural and construction funds in year two.
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Robert C. Byrd
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West Virginia
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Anti Filibuster Drive Could Set Off One
Washington liberal senators press for easier filibuster stop. Russell warns the fight could last months. Anderson and Morton seek three fifths to end a filibuster while Clark Javits push a majority vote to kill it. Liberals argue a majority support a rule change if given a chance.
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Clinton P. Anderson
D-N.m
Thruston B. Morton
R-Ky
Anderson-Morton
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D-Pa
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Barron’s Moving Van Signals End of Era in Charleston
A large orange moving van parked at the executive mansion reminded Kanawha officials that Gov. W. W. Barron’s administration was ending. Press secretary Don Hardman said Barron has been preparing to move for days, though the exact departure date and new home in Kanawha City are not yet certain as first family belongings begin to load.
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UPI
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Fire Kills Four In Philadelphia
A two alarm blaze tore through a center city apartment house in Philadelphia today killing at least four occupants. Police reported bodies found in the wreckage after firefighters, who saved others dangling from windows, brought the fast moving fire under control.
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Philadelphia
UPI
Roads Task Force Seeks 40 Million Bond Issue in 1965
The Roads Task Force in Charleston urged legislation to issue 40 million dollars in road bonds for the 1965 fiscal year and 1965-66, with county committees to set priorities for secondary road repairs. It called for nonpolitical county boards, district and state committees, ex officio State Road Commissioner input, and an audited Better Roads amendment account with public audits. Final Legislation decision rests with the Legislature and the Board of Public Works.
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Charleston
UPI
Smith
Board of Public Works
Two Spinsters Starve To Feed 57 Pets In England
In Cockerwood England two elderly spinsters Ellen Ware 63 and Gwenda Morgan 70 reportedly starved themselves to feed a swarm of pets. Inspector John Hanson of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals said the women kept 40 cocker spaniels 4 terriers a St Bernard 7 goats a pony 4 geese and a cat in their trailer home. The women appeared cold and malnourished but Hanson said most animals and birds seemed well fed and cared for.
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Cockerwood
England
UPI
John Hanson
Royal Society For Prevention of Cruelty
Ellen Ware
Gwenda Morgan
Hanson
Miss Ware
Miss Morgan
Infant Burned In Car Fire Near Moorefield
A Pendleton County infant, five months old, died in a car fire when a vehicle along a secondary road caught fire while the mother visited relatives five miles north of Moorefield. An electrical short is suspected. The father had recently returned from Army leave at Fort Benning, Georgia.
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Moorefield
UPI
Pendleton County
Robert J. Patterson
George McDonald
Robert J. Patterson, Jr
Soviets call Johnson State of the Union alarming
Moscow based Soviet press called Johnsons State of the Union address alarming and contradictory. Pravda and Izvestia labeled the message inadequate and hinted at imperialist contradictions while noting Johnsons wish for peaceful relations. Sources cited no mention of a US invitation for Soviet leaders.
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UPI
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BPW Reaches Compromise On Disputed Fund
Charleston report states the State Board of Public Works approves a compromise to split increased funding between the Road Commission and public schools amid a $6.3 million general revenue dispute. The plan would allocate $5 million to SRC and about $1.3 million plus new funds to schools, totaling $9 million, funded largely from expected surplus.
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Charleston
UPT
State Board of Public Works
Road Commission
Public Schools
SRC
There Ought To Be A Law In Wales Divorce Case
Judge Owen T. Temple Morris granted a divorce to Mrs Leonard Andrews on cruelty. The judge called Andrews behavior dreadful and said he mistreated his wife, including while she was pregnant, with marks and cigarette burns. He urged a law to prevent such husbands from remarrying.
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Wales
UPI
Owen T. Temple-Morris
Leonard Andrews
Andrews
Temple
Morris
Medicare Drive Gains Momentum in House Shuffle
In Washington the Medicare bill gained steam as House Democrats reshaped the Ways and Means Committee to 17 Democrats and 8 Republicans, boosting health care support. Speaker McCormack and GOP Leader Ford announced the shift, signaling possible early enactment of a Johnson backed plan to provide hospitalization and nursing home care funded by a health care tax separate from regular Social Security.
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UPS
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John W. McCormack
D-Mass
Gerald R. Ford
McCormack
Aussies Beat Las Vegas Slots With System
Three Sydney men used a slot system to win in Las Vegas and beat the odds. Inventor George Clampett and Keith Jennings scored eight jackpots totaling 277.50 in four hours, including a 100 payoff. The group had previously claimed 200,000 in Australia to fund the trip.
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UPI
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Sydney
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America
Performer Eckstine Reappears After Kidnap Incident
UPI reports singer Billy Eckstine resurfaced in New York after two days away, claiming he was kidnapped and robbed in Harlem Sunday night. He explained he woke in a park at 1:30 a.m. Tuesday and later sang at the Hotel Americana, denouncing any involvement.
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NEW York
UPI
Billy Eckstine
Eckstine
Harlem
Dock Talks Resume Amid Dock Strike Talks
In Galveston Texas shippers and the longshoremen's union resumed bargaining under a federal mediator after a productive session Tuesday. The talks aim to avert a nationwide dock strike set to begin next Monday from Maine to Mexico.
Painful extraction yields lottery paid dental bill
In Madrid a dentist named Eugenio Fernandez Rico accepted a lottery ticket from a friend as payment for extracting a tooth. The ticket won 5000 dollars.
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Madrid
Spain
UPI
Eugenio Fernandez Rico
Concord College demonstrator suspended after finals
A Concord College student, William C. Weimar Jr., 24, Houston, was suspended after final exams for the first semester following a guilty verdict on assault and property destruction charges. Two Bluefield State College students, Clarence Williams and Freddie McKenzie, were reprimanded with automatic suspension possible on denied appeals. The case stems from a Dec. 10 protest at the Bluefield YM-YWCA against segregation. appeals are set for Jan. 18.
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Athens
UPI
Concord College
William C. Weimar Jr
Houston
Texas
Bluefield
Bluefield State College
L. B. Allen
Clarence Williams
Ballard
Freddie McKenzie
Princeton
John McGhee
Ym-Ywca
Allen
McKenzie
Williams
Mercer County Intermediate Court
Joseph F. Marsh
Weimar
Texas Hunter Kills Three-Horned Rabbit
A Tennessee rabbit with horned head was brought to the state Game and Fish office. The cottontail, shot New Year’s Day near Trezevant by a 12 year old hunter, has horns 1.25 inches long curved like sheep horns. The rabbit was preserved in formaldehyde.
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Tenn
UPI
Claude Rheams
Trezevant
Rheams
Tennessee Game and Fish Commission
Marshall Allen
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