Bailey Wins Love To Face Randolph In West Virginia
West Virginia Republicans chose Francis J. Love of Wheeling to oppose Sen. Jennings Randolph in the fall. Democrats backed incumbents Harley Staggers Ken Hechler James Kee and Bailey won Secretary of State. Returns show Love led in statewide races amid a 29 percent turnout with several upsets and confirmations.
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Randolph
Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
Francis J. Love
Wheeling
Jennings Randolph
Robert D. Bailey
Pineville
Love
Upshur County
Harold G. Cutright
Tion
House
Harley ©. Staggers
Keyser
Ken Hechler
Huntington
James Kee
Bluefield
Arch A. Moore Jr
John M. Slack
Joe F. Burdett
June Hammonds
Global Briefs Hit Kosygin Nasser Talks and U S Politics
Soviet Premier Kosygin and President Nasser opened talks on wide issues including the Sino Soviet split and Middle East quarrels. Republicans, backed by organized labor, move to defeat Johnson’s bid to fund loans with private funds. Johnson to dedicate Princeton Woodrow Wilson School. Wayne Soap Co blast kills one, injures over 100. James Meredith to lead 220 mile Mississippi voter registration march. McClure honored for news photos. Pulitzer prizes celebrated at Columbia University. WV races feature Kee and Humphreys. turnout 30 percent amid record cold.
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Abdel Nasser
Nasser
Middle East
House
Johnson
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Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs
Wayne Soap Co
Detroit
American Baptist Convention
General Council
Commission On Christian Unity
James H. Meredith
University of Mississippi
Mississippi
United Press International
Michale McClure
Detroit Press Club Foundation
Columbia University
Ring Register Q&A column on tags and records
A local service clarifies tag laws for merchandise noting customers may remove tags after sale but sellers cannot. It also mentions a planned WWNR record hop likely after school ends and details nurse pay in Beckley as $16 per eight hour shift with hospital rates varying. It defines cruel or inhuman treatment in divorce per state code as conduct destroying well being or making cohabitation unsafe.
Inclement frost and storm devastate East Coast and Midwest crops
A powerful frost and spring storm across the U S spread from the Carolinas to Connecticut and rolled from the Rockies into the Central Plains with high winds rain and snow. Crop losses exceed 10 million in Michigan and 4 million in Indiana with others facing significant cuts as fruit and vegetable supplies tighten. Tornadoes spawned in the southern Great Plains while severe storms battered the plains and Midwest experts warned of rising prices and diminished harvests.
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United Press International
Carolinas
Connecticut
Rockies
Central Plains
Michigan
Indiana
Ohio
Great Plains
Texas
Kansas
Nebraska
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U.S. Weather Bureau
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South Dakota
Plains
Michigan State University
Door County
Wis
University of Wisconsin
Hale Corner
Tex
Plainview
Topeka
Kan
Imperial
Neb
Weather Summary for Beckley and Vicinity
Mostly cloudy this afternoon with a high near 66. Tonight rain with a low around 50. Thursday looks cloudy and warmer with showers and thunderstorms and a high near 70. River gauges show Greenbrier and Lake at normal, Hinton gauge at 3.0 ft. Five day forecast calls for below normal temps, showers Thursday through Friday, then warmer Thursday followed by colder weekend conditions.
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Beckley
Tom
Cissands
Ee OU
Hinton
Presidio
Texas
Pellston
Mich
West Virginia
Boone Doctor Returns Today After Probation
Boone County residents welcomed back Dr. Robert Meek after U S District Judge John A Field Jr placed him on two years probation for illegal drug dispensing and possession of a moonshine still. Meek pleaded guilty earlier, was held for study, and the judge noted the 90 day commitment as a deterrent. Also on Tuesday Kanawha County Coroner Dr. Goff P Lilly received a continuance on misbranded drug charges after a heart attack. Beckley’s Dr. D M Hoke, in his 70s, pleaded innocent to selling drugs in large lots. Returns from Raleigh County election news show George B Chambers and J A Blackburn elected to the Board of Education. Chambers led with 4 268 votes and takes office Jan 1. Porter's edge over Sparacino in Ninth District Senate race set, with Porter facing Crawford L Wilson in November. Covey wins county race for state House seat. will face Minor L Scott in November.
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Charleston
Meek
Field
Kanawha County
Goff P. Lilly
Lilly
Beckley
D. M. Hoke
Raleigh County
Blackburn
Jan Campbell
I. Wilbur Bays
James T. Farris
Shirley McE. Anderson
Edward Abram
Strake Walker
John M. Gates
Charles D. Dowdy
Thomas L. Comer
George C. Porter
Anthony J. Sparacino
Senate
Porter
Sparacino
Wyoming
Crawford L. Wilson
House of Delegates
H. Dale Covey
Sterling T. Lewis
N. A. Pennington
Covey
Lewis
Pennington
L. Scott
E. M
Ned) Payne
W. W. Withrow
Lewis McManus
Ben F. Williams Jr
R. J
Saturn S II Rocket Is Test Fired At Gulf Coast Center
Officials from NASA test-fired a Saturn S II rocket meant to lead to the Saturn V. The run was set for 150 seconds but an engine malfunction shut the booster after 46 seconds. NASA said they collected over 1,100 measurements during the brief test.
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Picayune
West Virginia primary returns mixed with unopposed races
At 11 a.m. EDT election tab shows U S Senate race with D Randolph unopposed and R Love leading. Secretary of State and House races list unopposed Democrats or Republicans in several districts. Results include totals for D and R in each available district, with precinct counts shown for some races.
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Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
U. S. Senate
Randolph
R—Love
Secretary of State
D—Bailey
Hammonds
R — Callebs
Reed
House of Representatives
D—Kidd
R Moore
Staggers
Minnich
Strader
Slack
R . Guthrie
Hechler
Jacobs
Jefferson
R—Humphreys
D—Jennings
Kee
R Bowen
Fair Housing Constitutional Debate Sparks Strong Reactions
Rep Emanuel Celler hailed a California Supreme Court ruling as confirming the constitutional basis of President Johnson's fair housing measure. He called the decision electrifying as hearings resumed on the administration bill. Rep William Cramer countered that the ruling affects state action, not the federal bill, sparking a dispute.
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UPI
Emanuel Celler
California
Supreme Court
Johnson
New York
House Judiciary Committee
Celler
William Cramer
R-Fla
Cramer
Fire kills five children in Braxton County home
A rural Braxton County fire destroyed a four room residence early today, killing five children aged two to four. Their mother Irene Cogar, 34, and the two surviving children were hospitalized at West Virginia University Hospital. Mrs. Cogar was reported in satisfactory condition.
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UPI
Braxton County
West Virginia University Hospital
Irene Cogar
Cogar
Porter Gets Senate Bid
State Senate Majority Leader William A. Moreland survived a major renomination challenge in Tuesday's primary, edging House member John W. Pyles in the 14th District. Three-term veteran William N. Jasper was defeated in the 11th District as John H. Bowling Jr. led a four-man race. Other Democratic incumbents winning renomination included Noah Floyd, Lloyd Jackson, and George C. Porter. Republicans faced no contested nominations in 17 districts.
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J. D. Rockefeller
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Senate
House of Delegates
William Jasper
Lewisburg
Love
Outright
Govenor
Randolph
Charleston
UPI
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William N. Jasper
Moreland
John W. Pyles
Pyles
Monongalia
Marion
Jasper
John H. Bowling Jr
White Sulphur Springs
Ralph D. Williams
Rainelle
David T. Myles
White Sulphur
Noah Floyd
Williamson
Anthony R. Gentile
Lloyd Jackson
Hamlin
Kenneth Oliver
George C. Porter
Beckley
Anthony J. Sparacino
Neth Coghill
Charles Dunaway
James W. Loop
J. D. Rockefeller IV
Dempsey Gibson
James K. Thomas Jr. Mercer
Lucille W. Thornhill
Fred Thompson
Greenbrier
Pocahontas
Thomas Edgar
Richard H. Bowman
E. D. Knight Jr
George T. Aldridge
Forrest M. Buck
Tyler
Doddridge
Curtis M. Keys
del. J. C. Powell
Clifford McCray
F. W. Lanham
Billy B. Burke
Glenville
Burke
Arlyn B. Miller
C. O. Bower
Calhoun
Gilmer
Wirt
Boone
Thomas Goodwin
Seth
Dennie L. Hill
Madison
Cabell
Mike Casey
Hugh A. Kincaid
Robert R. Nelson
Freda N. Paul
J. B. Pointdexter
Donald E. Smith
Huntington
Jack Bobbitt
Kanawha Voters Give Rocky Smashing Start
Charleston area voters boosted John D. Rockefeller IV in Tuesday's Kanawha County primary for 14 House seats. The 28-year-old adopted West Virginian, nephew of Nelson Rockefeller, led with 23,132 votes to 16,039 for the next candidate, after switching from Republican to Democratic registration and resigning from a neighborhood anti poverty post.
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UPS
John D. Rockefeller
West Virginia
Rockefeller
House of Delegates
Kanawha County
West
Action For Appalachian Youth
Young Rockefeller
Renominations fall as several WV delegates lose bids
In Charleston a dozen or more House of Delegates members failed to win renomination in the primary. Notables like Harry R. Pauley and Jake Neal were edged out in unofficial results. Pauley trailed by 23 votes in McDowell County, while Neal fell to Lane Ellis in Clay.
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UPI
House of Delegates
Harry R. Pauley
Jake Neal
Pauley
House
McDowell County
W. Dewey Mentz
Chester M. Matney
Bishop W. L. Dickerson
Matney
Neal
Clay County
Webster
Nicholas
West Virginia
Lane Ellis
Clay
Paul B
Biz) Dawson
Fairmont
W. R
Squibb) Wilson
Fayette County
J. W. Riccardi
Ethel Crandall
Sunday Closing Law Still In Effect In Three WV Counties
West Virginia Sunday closing law remains in effect in Ohio Wood and Brooke Counties after referendums during the Tuesday primary. The law, challenged in three counties this year, was previously voted out in Kanawha Cabell Raleigh and Fayette by local option. With about 8 percent of Wood Countys vote counted supporters led two to one. Ohio County showed 13006 to 1828 and Brooke 4439 to 1915. Main opposition comes from discount stores. traditional merchants back the law.
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United Press International
West Virginia
Ohio
Wood
Brooke
Kanawha
Cabell
Raleigh
Fayette
Wood County
Ohio County
Raleigh County Election Totals From 104 Precincts
Raleigh County results show Democrat and Republican candidates across offices. Listed are Secretary of State Robert Bailey and June Hammonds. US Senate Jennings Randolph and Harold Cutright plus Francis Love. State Senate Anthony Sparacino and George Porter. Republican and unopposed races. County Commissioner N A Pennington and H Dale Covey. Sterling Lewis. numerous House of Delegates nominees. County Surveyor George Q Guntnee and William Elam. several district and local races with vote tallies and party alignments.
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George Strader
Buckhannon
A. A. Minnich
Martinsburg
U. S. Senate
Love
Bailey
Hammonds
Callebs
Reed
Congress
D. P. Given
Staggers
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Strader
Hechler
Jacobs
Jefferson
Jennings
Kee
Ohio
Wood
Brooke
Kanawha
Robert D. Bailey
June Estep Hammonds
John Callebs
Louis Reed
Senate
Jennings Randolph
Harold Cutright
Francis J. Love
N. A. Pennington
H. Dale Covey
Sterling T. Lewis
Minor L. Scott
House OF Delegates
Ted T. Stacy
Steve A. Sotak
C. G. Tolbert
Ben F. Williams, Jr
Lawrence Winston, Sr
Mrs
W. W
Jackie’’ Withrow
Ernest Paul Barley
Eva D. Bragg
Leon B. Carper
T. Richard Cooper
R. Keith Lipscomb
Lewis N. McManus
E. M. ‘Ned’ Payne III
P. L. Raines
Robert B. Sayre
Robert Thomson, Jr
al J. Carey
Ira D. Kessinger
R. J. Lucas, Jr
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