Truman Says JK Right in Muz zling Walker
Former president Truman defended Kennedy for muzzling Gen Edwin Walker noting he would have muzzled him as president. Walker had been removed from command over anti Communist indoctrination charges and later took a lesser post in Germany before resigning. Truman also discussed nuclear tests and fallout shelters while campaigning for Wagner and Hughes in New York New Jersey.
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Robert Ginsburg Cago
UPI
Kennedy
Edwin A. Walker
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Douglas MacArthur
Chicago
United States
Kansas City
New York
Robert F. Wagner
New Jersey
Richard J. Hughes
Nine Die In Weekend West Virginia Traffic Crashes
Nine people died in weekend traffic crashes in West Virginia. A two car Turnpike collision near the Chelyan interchange killed Linda Lee McManus 20 of Carlisle and Arlie O Dolin 27 and his wife Norita Virginia 24 of Roanoke Va. The toll raises the year total to 306 with 301 in 1960. Wendell N Adkins 30 of Huntington died when his car left U S 52 near Huntington struck a bridge. His son 10 and William Hughes 41 were injured. Autopsy slated to determine if Adkins was intoxicated.
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Charleston
Linda Lee McManus
Carlisle
Arlie O. Dolin
Norita Virginia
Roanoke
Turnpike
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Colin
Wendell N. Adkins
Huntington
U. S
Greece battered by multi stage hurricane disaster
A Greek hurricane struck in three stages near Athens and Piraeus causing 32 deaths, over 200 injuries, and about 3,000 homeless. Torrential rains and hail battered the region as residents perched on rooftops while utilities failed and relief measures were discussed in an emergency cabinet session with Queen Frederika touring the damage.
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Twenty nabbed in raid on city house of prostitution
Up to twenty people were arrested in a city raid on an alleged house of prostitution Sunday night. Twelve of the detainees were men. Seventeen individuals were charged with disorderly conduct.
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A Eee Oe
UPI
West Virginia Weather Summary for Today and Five Day Outlook
Cloudy cooler with occasional rain today and tonight. Highs in the 50s and lows in the 40s. Tuesday partly cloudy and cool. Five day forecast shows near normal highs around 59 to 87 in the south and 55 to 31 in the north with warmer Thursday and Friday. Some rain possible Friday totaling about a quarter inch. Beckley and Oak Hill highs yesterday in the 70s and 50s today. Rainfall around 0.3 inches. Greenbrier river conditions normal and clear. lake levels normal and clear with new gauge at 2 feet.
35 Car Freeway Pileup Hurts Dozens Near Riverside
Riverside California (UPI) a 35 car pileup on the Riverside Freeway injured about 40 people, six seriously. Responders included 8 ambulances, 8 tow trucks, 26 police and California Highway Patrol units. A November heat wave and sand storm reduced visibility to near zero as gusts up to 65 mph caused a chain reaction crash.
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Riverside
Calif
UPI
California Highway Patrol
Jury Deliberations Begin in Lias Tax Case
Federal jury to decide if $125000 in two Canadian banks belongs to William G. Lias of Wheeling or to his wife and children as his tax case moves toward verdict. Lias contends funds are family property. wife testified to that last week. defense rested Friday.
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William G
Big Bill
Lias
Bs Defense
Dr Paul Miller Named 15th WVU President
Dr Paul A Miller MSU provost has been chosen as the 15th president of West Virginia University. The 44 year old WVU alumnus will assume duties in January after a Pittsburgh meeting of WVU Board of Governors and faculty senate. He will earn 30000 annually and succeed Elvis J Stahl Jr. who left last year. Miller, a 1939 WVU graduate, captained the boxing team and served in the Air Force before rising to provost at Michigan State University.
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Forrest H. Kirkpatrick
WVU Senate
East Liverpool
Ohio
Elvis J. Stahl Jr
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Charles Wise
Charleston
West Virginia
University of Pittsburgh
Irvin S. Stewart
Wise
Board of Governors
Kirkpatrick
Clyde L. Colson
University
Law School
Okey Glenn
Williamson
Kump
Elkins
Raymond E. Salvati
Huntington
James H. Swadley Jr
Keyser
William G. Thompson
Montgomery
Charles
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Africa
India
South America
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WVEA Slams Gov Barron Speech on State Schools
The West Virginia Education Association says Gov W W Barron was ill advised in criticizing the state school system and teaching methods. WVEA executive secretary Phares E Reeder says Barron favors upgrading, not downgrading, education and notes officials discussed with the governor that West Virginia schools offer quality leadership and instruction comparable to other states with similar funding.
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West Virginia School Journal
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West Virginia
Bank Absorbed in Clarksburg Merger by Union National
In Clarksburg Union National Bank has purchased Merchants National Bank in a sale valued at 960000. The absorbed institution will operate under Union National Bank.
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UPI
Old Merchants National Bank
Union National Bank
Weather Ahead Maps Forecast for November Temperatures
The Weather Ahead Maps present the U. S. Weather Bureau thirty day forecast of average temperatures and precipitation for November.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
60 Feared Dead as Clan Keith Explodes and Sinks
The 7,129 ton Clan Keith carrying 68 crew exploded in heavy seas off Tunisia and sank. Sixty are missing, eight rescued. bodies found by French and other ships. The ship, on a Middlesbrough to Colombo route, carried 14 European officers and 54 Pakistani crewmen. Rescue was hampered by strong winds and rough seas.
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UPI
Clan Keith
London
Clan Line Company
British India Company
Tish
Thhen
Bizerte
Middlesbrough
England
Colombo
Ceylon
U S Dedicates Computer Center At Martinsburg
Treasury Secretary Dillon dedicates the National Computer Center in Martinsburg as the core of an automatic data processing system for the IRS. The center aims to handle rising tax forms, crack down on evasion, speed refunds, and free agents for personal taxpayer assistance. By 1970 it will start processing business returns for seven Southern states and a year later expand to individuals and Middle Atlantic business returns.
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UPD
Treasury
Doge Dillon
Dillon
Sam
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
National Computer Center
Revenue Service
Internal Revenue
Middle Atlantic
Discoverer Satellite Enters Near Polar Orbit from Vandenberg
The 34th Discoverer satellite, 25 feet long and 1,700 pounds, was launched from Vandenberg AFB California into a near normal polar orbit. Air Force trackers reported a real clean shot with all stages firing as expected in clear weather. A 300 pound gold plated capsule inside the 1,700 pound craft was intended for recovery within four days over the Pacific. Nine capsules have been recovered to date. six were caught in flight, three retrieved from the sea.
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Calif
UPI
Air Force
United States
Pacific Ocean
West Virginia Bears Open Season for Firearms Hunting
The firearms season for black bear hunting opened today in West Virginia and will run through November 25. The bow and arrow season began October 14 and continues through December 31.
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Charleston
Husband Sought As Sniper Killer in Martinsburg
In Martinsburg Elizabeth Caton 31 died from a head wound after a shooting outside her apartment. Ex-husband John J. Caton 37 was the subject of an intensive search by city, county and state police after a threatening call and sighting near the scene. He apparently fled on foot and was being sought today.
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Martinsburg
UPI
Elizabeth Caton
Kenneth Cushwa
Caton
John J. Caton
Cushwa
Berlin tear gas clash as police beat back Communists
West Berlin police, outnumbered more than 16 to 1, repelled 200 Communist police with armored vehicles and water cannons along a 200 yard Wilhelmsruh border stretch. The clash saw 30 tear gas grenades from the Communists and 60 from Western police as a fence was pulled down. Another border fight over refugees followed with gunfire and two refugees captured.
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UPI
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Wilhelmsruh
Race Issue In Texas Election Cross Charged
Washington (UPI) Democratic Chairman John M Bailey accused the GOP of raising a race issue in Texas campaign against Hen ry B Gonzalez Jr who defeated John Goode by about 10 000 votes Johnson and Miller traded charges saying the issue was injected by Vice President Lyndon B Johnson Gonzalez won 52855 to 42553 in unofficial returns for the 20th District including San Antonio making Gonzalez the first Mexican descent candidate elected to Congress from Texas
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UPI
Texas
John M. Bailey
GOP
Henry B. Gonzalez Jr
John Goode
William E. Miller
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
Miller
Gonzalez
Kennedy
Bailey
Goode
San Antonio
Congress
Fear for Queen in Ghana visit
Commonwealth Secretary Duncan Sandys travels to Accra to assess if Queen Elizabeth can safely visit as Kwame Nkrumah reportedly threatens two bombs in the capital. Sandys told Parliament the government may cancel the royal trip if danger is deemed serious. Nkrumah seeks the visit to bolster his prestige.
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UPI
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Nkrumah
Nehru blames Reds for renewed nuclear arms race
Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru told NBC Meet the Press he sees Russia as largely responsible for resuming nuclear tests. He spoke before talks with President Kennedy in Newport Rhode Island after arriving from London. Nehru called all nuclear tests and hydrogen bombs evil and said Khrushchev resumed tests with great pain.
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UPI
Jawarharlal Nehru
Kennedy
Russia
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Newport
R.I
London
Meet the Press
NBC
Nikita Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Reunited With Mother After 16 Months Kidnapped Girl Found
Brenda Marlene Jennings, 4, who vanished June 27 1960 after going for ice cream with Billy Don Nelson, was found alive in an Oklahoma orphanage in a tearful reunion with her mother Mrs. Harley Sax of Albuquerque New Mexico. Nelson remains sought on kidnapping charges as the case closes on a long, hopeful search sparked by a juvenile court judge.
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Neb
Harley Sax
Albuquerque, N. M
Brenda Marlene Jennings
Brenda
Guthrie, Okla
Jim Wilbanks
Billy Don Nelson
Nelson
Rayburn Weaker as Cancer Battle Continues in Texas
House Speaker Sam Rayburn 79 remains weakened with trouble breathing after leaving Baylor Medical Center. Dr. Joe A. Risser reports Rayburn grew weaker and less alert, marking a troubling turn in his cancer fight. Brenda kidnap case noted with police and ward involvement. details tied to ongoing investigations.
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Bonham, Tex
UPI
Sam Rayburn
Rayburn
Baylor University Medical Center
Dallas
Joe A. Risser
Iron Clad Alibi At Broadlands Mountbatten Hunt Tale
The author recounts a playful misaddressed message from Lord Mountbatten claiming a hunting trip at Broadlands in October. He recalls being told he was present by government officials yet admits an alibi and notes he was not a hunter, naming Maj. T. Baring, Sir Thomas Sopwith, Lady Sopwith, Commander G. M. Bradley, and Lord Mountbatten.
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Harry Ferguson
London
UPI
Lord Mountbatten
Burma
Broadlands
R. Ferguson
Grace Duncan
United Press International
Scotland Yard
Her Majesty
Japan reports record fallout after Soviet tests
The Central Meteorological Agency warned residents to cover wells and filter rain and river water as fallout from Soviet nuclear explosions reached record levels in Japan. Rain in Fukuoka measured 600,000 counts per liter, far above prior highs, with health risks deemed minimal but precautions advised.
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UPI
Central Meteorological Agency
Fukuoka
United States
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Soviet Union
Japan
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