Kennedy Lodge battle for Mass Senate amid independent voters
Ted Kennedy and George Lodge slug through a tight Massachusetts Senate race amid 1.2 million independents. Lodge campaigns through factories and suburbs while Kennedy limits staff, relies on personal campaigning and a strong organization. Both align with or against Cuban policy and face volatile voter sentiment toward the Kennedy name.
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Ted Kennedy
Massachusetts
Kennedy
Salem
Republican Marblehead
Edward J. McCormack
Lodge
T.M.B.S
George Lodge
Niagra
Ted
McCormack
Boston
Harvard
H. Stuart Hughes
Charles Evans Hughes
Hughes
Final rites for Ernest Eugene Cooper in Albany
Death notices report Ernest Eugene Cooper 50 of Albany New York formerly Beckley dies after long illness in Albany hospital. Services set 2 p m Saturday Oak Grove Baptist Church with burial at Oak Grove Cemetery. Survivors include seven sons and seven daughters in multiple states. Pallbearers named. Body at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home until an hour before services.
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Ernest Eugene Cooper
Albany
N. Y
Beckley
Oak Grove Baptist Church
Kenneth Overdorf
Oak Grove
Jim Daniel
Garret Cornett
Baxter Myer Artie Gravely
Gillis Cornett
Carl Miller
Funeral arrangements announced for Viro D Crist
Funeral arrangements are completed for Viro D Crist 51 of Victor who died Thursday morning at home after a short illness He was a Methodist Church member Born in Ramsey July 1911 son of the late Henry Harvey Crist M L Crist Oak Hill is his only local survivor The body is at Pryor Funeral Home East Bank.
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Gracie Epps Martin
Terrill St
East Beckley
Winona
Thomas Epps
Gracie Lewis Epps
New Hope
Beckley
Frank Epps
Bessie Hunter
Mount Slope
Annie Hawkins
Ida Crawford
Edith Crowner
Annapolis
Lorene Haggins
Washington, D. C
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral
Viro D. Crist
Victor
Methodist Church
Ramsey
Henry Harvey Crist
M. L. Crist
Oak Hill
Pryor Funeral
East Bank
Funeral services for Frank Dick in Oak Hill
Funeral services for 67 year old Frank Dick of Minden will be held at 11 a m Saturday at the Tyree Funeral Home Chapel Oak Hill with Rev Ernest Barley officiating Burial will follow in Huse Memorial Park Fayetteville Dick a retired employee of Pocahontas Coal Co Minden died at his home Thursday after a heart attack
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Frank Dick
Minden
Tyree
Oak Hill
Ernest Barley
Huse Memorial Park
Fayetteville
Pocahontas Coal Co
Sam Crews Dies After Long Illness at 56
Sam Crews of Rhodell, aged 56, died early today in a Welch hospital after a long illness. The body lies at Wright and Anderson Funeral Home pending arrangements.
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Sam Crews
Rhodell
Welch
Wright and Anderson Funeral Home
Funeral services for Lula Smith at Morning Star Church
Funeral services for Lula Smith 81 of Powellton will be at 2 p m Sunday at Morning Star Baptist Church Deep Water conducted by Rev Thomas Pryor. She is survived by son Samuel Bufford Harvey and sister Rosa Macon Harlem Heights. Godfrey Pack Funeral Home Montgomery in charge.
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Lula Smith
Powellton
Thomas Pryor
Morning Star Baptist Church
Deep Water
Samuel Bufford
Harvey
Rosa Macon
Harlem Heights
Godfrey-Pack
Montgomery
Funeral services for Andy V Belcher in Guyan
Funeral services for 54 year old Andy V Belcher of Guyan will be held at 1 p m Saturday at the Church of God in Guyan with Rev Van Brown Bruno and Rev Lloyd Ferguson officiating Burial will follow in Morgan Cemetery at the mouth of Cub Creek Belcher a lifelong Wyoming County resident and World War I veteran was found dead at his home at 230 p m Wednesday Death attributed to food poisoning The body was moved from Mac Dougal s Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home in Pineville to his residence Thursday afternoon
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Andy V. Belcher
Guyan
Church of God At
van Brown
Bruno
Lloyd Ferguson
Justice
Morgan Cemetery
Cub Creek
Belcher
Wyoming County
MacDougal
Robertson and Foglesong
Pineville
Record Belcher
Guvan
Three Plead Guilty To Reduced Charges in Larceny Case
Howard J. Sampson 18 and two juveniles Silas L Smith and Mobert E Graham pleaded guilty to petit larceny at noon before Magistrate W A Burke. They took about $10 in coins and $10 worth of records from Mom's Diner in Crab Orchard Tuesday night. Each received 30 days in jail and a $10 fine plus costs on the reduced charge formerly burglary of a business building. All are believed to live near Crab Orchard.
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Howard Junior Sampson
Silas Larry Smith
Mobert Eugene Graham
W. A. Burke
Mom's
Crab Orchard
Kennedy Debates GOP Route To 1964 White House
In Pennsylvania and nationwide Republicans contest Kennedy’s grip on power as four potential kingmakers loom in a GOP governor race. With 39 Senate seats at stake, strategists expect the Senate to stay Democratic, while House seats may shift 10 to 30 for party balance. Issues include narcotics, gambling, taxes, Cuba policy, medical care for the aged, and education aid.
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William W. Scranton
Pennsylvania
White House
House
Kennedy
Senate
California
Idaho
Cuba
U.S. Nuclear Edge Shaped Cuba Crisis Strategy
President Kennedy and top generals argued that American nuclear superiority would force the Kremlin to back down. Administration briefers note that after initial Soviet missiles were detected in Cuba on October 15, the plan favored blockade and buildup over bombing or invasion, with decisive choices looming if Soviet actions persisted. Secretary of State Rusk recalled that in the eyeball confrontation the Russians had blinked at us.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
Cuba
U.S
Russia
Kremlin
Nikita Khrushchev
Dean Rusk
Khrushchev
Turkey
Coal Museum Adds Relics and Plans Film Project
The Stotesbury Coal Town Museum collects about 25 pictures of local coal officials and companies donated by Hal Scott. A plaque from the 1931 miners safety meeting is given by William B. Ross. West Virginia Travel Development plans a travel movie featuring the museum with Elllis Duncan filming Wednesday. The Improvement Association schedules a carnival at Mark Twain High School and a meeting Wednesday at 7 30 p.m.
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Stotesbury
Sam Leslie
Wheeling
THE
Improvement Association
Mark Twain High School
Beaver Driver Has Court Date
Jonah Redden a 38 year old Beaver was cited by City Police at 8 45 am today for speeding and is scheduled to appear in City Police Court Thursday night Rudolph Hall Jr 19 of Ellison Ave is ordered to appear Monday night on expired Ohio registration He was arrested by City Police at 4 35 pm Thursday Beckley police investigate Halloween vandalism at Wash It Quick Laundry 817 Johnstown Rd spray painted with foul language and cartoons defacing the building
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Jonah Redden
Beaver
Rudolph Hall Jr
Ellison Ave
Ohio
Beckley
Johnstown Rd
4-H Officer Training School Set Saturday
William Clark 4-H agent urges all officers to attend a training school at Cranberry School Saturday at 10 a.m. He stresses officers must accept responsibility along with the privilege of serving and urges participation.
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Officer Training School
Cranberry School
William Clark
Sign of the Times in London Dress Shop Vote
A London dress shop window proclaims maternity wear for the modern miss in a sign captured by UPI. The quirky display reflects postwar fashion shifts and social attitudes toward motherhood and style.
Prisoner transfers to Charleston for Federal Court hearing
Curtis Jackson Anjean Green of Greenbrier County was released from Raleigh County Jail into Deputy Marshal Morris B. Imboden’s custody to be taken to Charleston for a Federal Court hearing on possession of a still. Clarence Edward Hill of Bluefield was released after 13 days and a $42.90 fine on a non support warrant. the wife withdrew the charge. George Vanney of Shady Spring was jailed on an assault and peace warrant filed by his wife Lilly M. Vanney after she said he threatened to kill her and she feared he would carry out the threats.
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Curtis Jackson
Anjean
Greenbrier
Raleigh
Morris B. Imboden
Charleston
Clarence Edward Hill
Bluefield
W. A. Burke
George Vanney
Shady Spring
Lilly M. Vanney
Beckley Free on $500 Bond After Grand Jury Date
Dwight Carter of Beckley posted a 500 bond before Magistrate Joe Rodriguez at 9 30 a m for release to appear before the grand jury on a felonious assault charge stemming from a Stratton High School fight on Oct 19. Clifford Hallwell paid 1 fine and costs on a profanity warrant. Jane Vandall check warrant was withdrawn and court costs paid. Thomas Allen Rose paid 5 fine and costs for illegal passing cited Oct 29 on Route 3.
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Dwight Carter
Beckley
Joe Rodriguez
Carter
Stratton High School
Clifford Hallwell
Rural Acres Drive
Rodriguez
Kathleen Williams
Rural Acres Dr
Jane L. Vandall
Mankin Ave
Raleigh
Carolina
Thomas Allen Rose
White Oak
Byrd Cites Welfare Criticism and Ineligibles in DC Case
The speaker defends relief aid while noting illegitimate and ineligible recipients. He cites June figures of 7,616 illegitimate children on welfare rolls, 41.4 percent of all aid. He argues the District of Columbia reveals a nationwide flaw in welfare programs and warns rural areas may also show ineligible rates, though urban cities could be worse.
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Newburgh
N. Y
District of Columbia
National Capital
Area Churches Plan To Attend Dry Rally
Several local churches cancel Sunday night services to attend at the Memorial Building where Dr. Sam Morris will speak against liquor by the drink. The Memorial Baptist St. Mary's Methodist and the First Assembly of God are among those planning to attend.
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Memorial Building
Sam Morris
Memorial Baptist
St. Mary’s Methodist
First Assembly of God
NAACP Dinner Set In Raleigh County Chapter Event
The Ra leigh County Chapter of the NAACP will discuss the current membership campaign at a turkey dinner. The Central Baptist Church dining hall hosts the event Saturday at 7 p.m. Mrs. Marie Hembrick chairs. Pastors of local churches will assist. The Rev. David L. Smith, president, will speak.
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Raleigh County
National Association For Advancement of Colored People
Central Baptist Church
Marie Hembrick
David L. Smith
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Lillybrook Coal Co
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