Meredith Considers Leaving Ole Miss Over Harassment
James Meredith said he will not register for the spring semester at the University of Mississippi unless harassment ends and conditions improve. He described ongoing campus violence and hostile acts including handbills urging racial separation, and noted a broader struggle for equal education amid federal intervention.
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Oxford, Miss
UPI
James Meredith
University of Mississippi
Ole Miss
Meredith
Consid
Kennedy
Mississippi
la Negro School
Jackson State College For
Jackson
Miss
Central Congo Seeks Direct Rule Over Katanga Province
The central government under Premier Cyrille Adoula moved to assume provisional authority over Katanga with currency control and administrative transfer. Francois Kalala will head a mission while Katangese troops stay in place. Bunche called Tshombe finished as a political force. U.N. forces advance toward Kolwezi as talks with Tshombe continue unresolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Lynch
Elisabethville
Katanga
the Congo
UPI
Cyrille Adoula
Leopoldville
Ralph Bunche
United Nations
Moise Tshombe
Bunche
United Nations UN
Tshombe
Public Services Ministry
Francois Kalala
Congo Monetary Council
Bank of
Monetary Council
Adoula
Congo
International Monetary Fund i
U.N
Lighter Side Tour Shows Capitol Upgrades Into Yacht Luxury
Dick West notes new Capitol improvements before a new Congress. He jokes about rubber-wheeled Senate subway cars and a plush carpet in the east front corridor, predicting more comfort for lawmakers and hinting at a statescraft burden bearer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick West Washington
UPI
Capitol
Senate
East Front
West Virginia Weather Forecast and Observations
Cloudy and mild with highs in the 40s and 30s across Beckley and Oak Hill. Five day trend shows below normal temperatures in the south and north with colder conditions Friday and Saturday and light precipitation. River and lake gauges report normal conditions, new gauge at Hinton reads 27 feet. New York area weather notes report cold morning low of 4 below and warm Sunday highs near 78 in California and Florida.
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Oak Hill
Greenbrier
Hinton
New York
UPI
U.S. Weather Bureau
Hawaii
Alaska
Craig
Colo
Long Beach
Calif
West Palm Beach
Fla
Poison Tank Car Derailed Into Kanawha River Near Montgomery
A tank car carrying poisonous chemicals derailed and sank into the Kanawha River about 18 miles east of Montgomery. The Union Carbide car was en route from South Charleston to Bound Brook New Jersey when it left the Chesapeake and Ohio track. Officials considered whether other cars derailed. West Virginia health authorities urged stopping drinking water pumps from the river until it is declared safe. Company and railroad officials investigated potential leaks.
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Alley
West Virginia Health Department
Slaying of Woman Found in Grantsville Home Probed
Authorities investigate the brutal stabbing of Irene Wilson 52 found dead at her Five Forks area home Saturday night. A butcher knife was recovered, questions remain on rape, an inquest was opened and delayed, with Diane and Juanita Cochran discovering the body as Delfred Wilson, 55, was on shift as a night watchman.
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Grantsville
UPI
Irene Wilson
Five Forks
J. R. Rightmire
M. N. Malinowski
Charleston
Rightmire
Diane Cochran
Juanita
Wilson Farm
Delfred
Sunday Traffic Mishaps Kill 3
Three people died on West Virginia highways over the weekend, all on Sunday, raising the year’s total traffic fatalities to seven. Bernard Jenkins, 50, of Petroleum, Wood County, died after the car left U. S. 50 near Parkersburg and overturned into a ditch. Leonard H. Smith, 24, of Series, and Richard Lee Wells, 17, of Pretson, were killed when their car struck a telephone pole near Preston. two others were injured.
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West Virginia
Bernard Jenkins
Petroleum
Wood County
U. S. 50
Parkersburg
Leonard H. Smith
Richard Lee Wells
Princeton
Five Die In Fire At Wallingford Hotel
Five elderly men perished when a century old three story frame hotel in Wallingford Conn center of town burned in the early hours. The blaze injured seven others with three seriously burned or suffering smoke poisoning and taken to Meriden hospital for treatment.
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Wallingford, Conn
UPI
Meriden, Conn
Miserable Damn Performance at Ap Bac Triggers U S Adviser Critique
U S military advisers condemned South Vietnamese troops for a poor showing against Viet Cong as a battalion refused to advance on Ap Bac. They cited broken command, delayed rescues, and misapplied armored tactics, leaving 65 government dead and 100 wounded while guerrillas escaped with fewer casualties.
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Neil Sheehan
Saigon
Viet Nam
UPI
U.S
Ap Bac
Kennedy Johnson Confer on Strategy Before Congress
President Kennedy and Vice President Johnson drafted administration plans for a likely contentious congressional session in Palm Beach Florida. Johnson arrived from Detroit and plans include a morning with Johnson and possible yachting if weather allows. The Kennedys will return to Washington Tuesday and a leaders meeting is expected before noon Wednesday.
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Palm Beach
Fla
UPI
Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Congress
Johnson
Detroit
Washington
Strike Calls In 3 Judges Probe City Shutdown
Three experienced judges were appointed by Labor Secretary Wirtz Gov Rockefeller and Mayor Wagner to probe the month old newspaper shutdown. The board will assess whether publishers and strikers negotiated with proper regard for the public interest and meet with the officials today.
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New York
UPI
W. Willard Wirtz
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Robert F. Wagner
Board of Public Accountability
Wirtz
Rockefeller
Wagner
Eight Senators Call For Tighter Filibuster Curbs
A bipartisan group of eight senators urged a tighter cap on filibusters in a 39 page brief on Rule 22. They said current two-thirds cloture is inequitable and favored a 51 vote majority to end debate while noting extended debate could last eight or nine weeks under the present rule. The group included Sens. Humphrey Douglas Clark Hart and GOP Sens. Kuchel Case Javits Keating.
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John A. Goldsmith
Washington
UPI
Senate
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minn
Paul H. Douglas
Ill
Joseph S. Clark
Philip A. Hart
Mich
Thomas H. Kuchel
Calif
Clifford P. Case
N.J
Jacob K. Javits
N.Y
Kenneth B. Keating
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Kennedy
Russell
Six Die As U S 1 Crash Near Turnpike Entrance
Six persons died and four others were critically injured when an auto crossed a median on U S 1 near the Pennsylvania Turnpike entrance and struck an oncoming car. Diane Russell 18 and Patricia Kirch 21 died at Lower Bucks County Hospital. Police described multiple families involved including the Fidlers and Dorman.
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Trevose
UPI
U.S. 1
Pennsylvania Turnpike
Lower Bucks County Hospital
Diane Russell
Philadelphia
Patricia Kirch
Newark
Del
Michael Rogers
Temple University
Kenneth Fidler
Mary
Paul 7
Langhorne
Paul Dorman
Dorman
Fidler
Truk
Rogers
Kenneth Jr
Catherine
Allen
Margaret Haddigan
Postmistress Killed as Train Crashes into Post Office
A UPI report from Madison says a Chesapeake & Ohio freight derailment smashed into the Ramage post office in Boone County killing postmistress Virginia Scraggs, 46, and injuring four crewmen. Engineers and workers from Danville and Whitesville were treated for nonfatal injuries. Authorities cite 22 empties and two diesels derailed. cause not yet determined with speculation of a broken rail.
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Madison
UPI
Chesapeake & Ohio
Ramage
Boone County
Boone County Sheriff's Office
Virginia Scraggs
Henry L. Mullins
L. E. Perry
Danville
Charles Dillon
Whitesville
Archer
Word Booklet On Sale For 10th Spelling Bee
The Raleigh Register announces the booklet Words of the Champions on sale today for its 10th annual Tri County Spelling Bee. Booklets available at the newspaper office in Beckley and at Board 9 education offices in Pineville and Fayetteville. First schools entered include Fayette County Cannelton No 2 Mount Hope Powellt on Fayetteville Consolidated Minden and others. Raleigh County and Wyoming County schools listed with numerous junior high and elementary entries.
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Raleigh Register
Register
Prince Street
Beckley
Board 9 ° Education
Pineville
Fayetteville
Elementary Principals Associations
Fayette
Raleigh
Wyoming
Fayette County
Cannelton No. 2
Mount Hope
Powellton
Fayetteville Consolidated
Minden
Scarbro
Kingston
Altamont
Cunard
Highland Mountain
Raleigh County
Mark Twain
Piney Oaks
South Glen White
Montreal-Stickney
Dorothy
Institute
Crescent
Fireco
Workman's Creek
Eccles
Moore Backs Tax Cut Plan in West Virginia
UPI reports congressman Arch Moore, West Virginia's only Republican, endorses across the board federal income tax cuts and calls for trying the proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moore
Wheeling
UPI
Arch Moore
West Virginia
Three Women Die In Head On Crash Near Houston
Three elderly Houston women were killed when a car carrying three youths fleeing police at high speed veered into oncoming traffic and crashed head on. Two 16 year olds and a 17 year old were involved. one captured hours later, another held after a chase. A fourth woman was critically injured. Police said loot from the hijacking totaled five dollars and a pie.
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Houston
UPI
Sheriff's
Lillian Elizabeth Northey
J.N. Deckman
Harris County Sheriff's Department
A.J. Rancho
Deckman
Randio
Johanna Knight
Margaret Jackson
Eloise Runnels
Secret OAS Session Convoked By U.S.
The United States called a secret session of the OAS Council to inform about Cuba developments amid rumors of winding up U.S.-Soviet talks at the U.N. No official reason was provided for the meeting.
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Washington
UPI
United States
Council of the Organization of American States
Cuba
United Nations
Centennial Commission Seeks West Virginia Centenarians
West Virginia Centennial seeks information on residents aged 100 or more this centennial year. Officials plan a special banquet February 14 to honor all state centenarians and invite any leads.
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West Virginia
Convoys Roll Through Berlin Soviet Zone Highway
Four U S Army convoys traversed the 110 mile Berlin to West Germany highway in a demonstration of Western access rights. The Russians cleared them through without incident or difficulty.
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Berlin
UPI
U.S
West Germany
British Vulcan raid sim tested North American air defenses
London papers report British Vulcan bombers staged a mock H-bomb raid on the United States piercing defenses and attacking New York and Washington after flying over the North Pole and Canada. An Air Ministry spokesman confirmed a two month old exercise to test North American radar and defenses.
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London
UPI
United States
U.S
Daily Express
Daily Telegraph
Daily Herald
Daily Sketch
New York
Washington
North Pole
Canada
Air Ministry
North American
America
North America
Strike in 39th Day in Cleveland History
The longest and most complex newspaper blackout in Cleveland history entered its 39th day as power outages and related disruptions continued to affect the city. Local papers faced printing delays while unions pressed demands, drawing attention from residents and officials.
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Cleveland, Ohio
UPI
Cleveland
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Lilly
E. A. Archer
Centennial Commission
Centenarians
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