State Closes Forests and Suspends Hunting
West Virginia officials ordered all forests closed and hunting halted at 6 p.m. Tuesday due to high forest fire danger. 44 new fires and 147 old fires were burning, with 63 still active. Forecasters expect little rain in southwestern counties over the next five days as smoke reduces visibility and travel.
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Charleston
UPI
Lane
West Virginia
Asher W. Kelley
Wayne
Mingo
Logan
Lincoln
Kanawha
Boone
Wayne County
Kelly
Charleston-Huntington - Williamson
McClung
Boone County
Fayette
Raleigh
Wyoming
Department of Natural Resources
Carl Lucas
Wyoming County
McDowell
Raleigh County
Lucas
Raleigh County Memorial
Cincinnati
Beckley
Republicans urge middle road shift for GOP
GOP leaders urge a return to the Eisenhower era middle path to regain strength. Idaho Governor Smylie heads 17 GOP governors and calls for replacing RNC chairman Dean Burch. Brook and Lindsay push for a broad convention to redefine the party. Derwinski favors defections as a factor. Anderson leans toward Burch’s replacement if moderates prevail.
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Washington
UPI
Republican Governors Conference
GOP
Robert E. Smylie
Idaho
Dean Burch
Republican National Committee
Burch
John B. Anderson
R-Nl
Barry M. Goldwater
Edward J. Derwinski
Bill
Republican Party
Bullet Still In Head Man Shot Woman In Price Hill
Miss Zella Gibson, 39, of Price Hill was shot in the head by Roscoe Egnor, 30, from a parked car near Ma ties Tavern. The bullet lodged in her brain but she can follow instructions. Egnor later shot himself in the hospital parking lot and faces felonious assault charges if her condition holds.
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Zella Pearl Gibson
Price Hill
E. Lyle Gage
Bluefield Sanitarium
Roscoe Egnor
Sophia
Matie
Gibson
Egnor
Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital
Miss Gibson
Gage
The
Register Today
Romney backs idea of 1965 GOP convention in Michigan
Gov. George Romney said a special national GOP convention in 1965 to draft a revised platform deserves exploration. The proposal, raised by Massachusetts Attorney General Edward Brooke, could let party members nationwide elect delegates to shape the party position before the 1966 elections.
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Smylie
Gerald R. Ford
R-Mich
Edward W. Brooke
Massachusetts
John Lindsay
R-Ny
Brooke
Lansing
Mich
UPI
George Romney
Republican Party
Romney
Weather Sunny but Smoky Beckley Area
Beckley and vicinity expect mostly sunny skies this afternoon. Tonight will be clear and not so cold with a low around 36. Tuesday remains mostly sunny and warm with highs near 58 this afternoon and in the upper 60s tomorrow. River levels steady with Greenbrier low and clear, Lake five feet below normal with 1.3 gates open. No rainfall expected this week.
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Beckley
Beckley High
Greenbrier
Hinton
West Virginia
Beckley taxi firms sold at public auction for 2200
Beckley s largest taxi company was sold at public auction to satisfy tax liens by the internal revenue service and the State of West Virginia. John Radford of Skelton Wrecking Company bid 2200 for vehicles and office equipment in two parts, with bidders Ray Farrow and McGraw Brothers Construction also present.
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Beckley
Internal Revenue Service
West Virginia
John Radford
Skelton Wrecking Company
Radford
Ray Farrow
Cab
McGraw Brothers Construction Company
Bolt
Clifford G. Lantz
Union Cab
Day and Night Cab Company
Yellow Cab
Heber St
Ray C. Farrow
Gladys Carter
Fletcher Carter
Indict Kidnaper On Five Counts
WESTON UPI A Harrison County man who escaped Weston State Hospital and kidnapped a radio announcer after being brought for mental examinations has been indicted on five counts of kidnaping assault and burglary. William H Barker about 27 was charged with breaking and entering at the home of WHAW announcer Dave Weber and with kidnaping Weber the night of July 2. Three other counts stem from the alleged kidnapping of a minor girl about six weeks before the escape from Weston State Hospital.
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Weston
UPI
Harrison County
Weston State Hospital
William H. Barker
WHAW
Dave Weber
Weber
Barker
Baker Denies Newsweek Story On Settlement
Former Senate aide Bobby Baker denied Newsweek claims he settled a $300,000 lawsuit for $30,000 a month with secrecy until after an election. The case involved Ralph Hill of Capitol Vending and a Falls Church plant contract with Melpar Inc. Baker called the report untrue.
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Washington
UPS
Bobby Baker
Senate
Newsweek
Baker
Ralph Hill
Capitol Vending Co
Warner
Hill
Servo Corp
Falls Church
Melpar, Inc
Edward Bennet Williams
David Carliner
Williams
Thieves Loot Framingham Motel Room of Abbe Lane
Police seek suspects in Framingham Massachusetts after a theft from a motel room belonging to sultry singer Abbe Lane. About $10000 in furs and jewelry were taken while her dogs Suzy Gigi and Pasqualini watched. Hubert Humphrey to try deep sea fishing in the Virgin Islands during vacation. Pay television suspended for about 6000 subscribers in Los Angeles and San Francisco Tuesday evening following California outlaw vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Framingham
Mass
Johnson to host defense and policy talks at LBJ Ranch
President Johnson summons cabinet officials from Washington to the LBJ Ranch for top level discussions on defense plans and foreign policy. Defense Secretary McNamara Deputy Defense Secretary Vance and others join the talks. Separate items note Lance Reventlow and Cheryl Holdridge wedding in Los Angeles with 600 guests. European leaders De Gaulle and Adenauer plan a Paris meeting to discuss Franco German alliance.
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Johnson
LBJ
Washington
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Cyrus Vance
Secretar
Dean Rusk
McGeorge Bundy
Lance Reventlow
Cheryl Holdridge
Westwood Methodist Community Church
Los Angeles
Cecil B. de Mille
Charles de Gaulle
France
Konrad Adenauer
West Germany
Europe
Paris
Garland Minelli first joint UK show at London Palladium
Judy Garland aged 42 and her 18 year old daughter Liza Minelli drew wild cheers in their first joint Britain appearance at the London Palladium on Sunday night. A U.S. Army captain was killed and an enlisted man wounded near Saigon in a clash with Communist guerrillas, possibly from mortar fire from friendly troops during a Viet Cong offensive. President Johnson, in a U.S. News & World Report interview, said his election victory signals continuity of U.S. policies and strengthens the country's foreign affairs hand.
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London Palladium
Britain
Judy Garland
Liza Minelli
Saigon
Res
Johnson
U.S. News & World Report
U.S
Love Finds A Way Couple Weds Despite Objections Of Mama
An American couple wed in a Jewish ceremony as love overcame objections from the groom’s mother. Frenkel and Brandon, 25 and 26, married at Rabbi Louis Newman’s home in New York City after Frenkel’s bail was posted to free him from immigration detention. The bride, British by nationality, worked in a garment center office. the groom studied mechanical dentistry on a student visa. The groom’s mother opposed the union, citing religion and nationality. The Spiezers, fellow mixed-heritage spouses, provided support and posted the $1,000 bail. The Immigration Service had previously ordered Frenkel jailed.
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Richard Rowden
New York
UPI
Frenkel
U.S
Red China Seeks Long Range Jets
London reports Communist China looks to buy long range jet planes from Britain to run a direct route to Cuba via Pakistan and Africa. Trade with Red China could grow toward 300 million dollars annually. Britain eyes Western supplies to offset Sino Soviet tensions as China expands ties with the West.
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London
UPJ
China
Britain
Cuba
Pakistan
Africa
Peking
Red China
Laborite Board of Trade
Douglas Jay
France
Japan
Vatican arms ban debate opens at Ecumenical Council
Bernard Cardinal Alfrink of Utrecht urged the Ecumenical Council to denounce the arms race and back efforts to ban the bomb. He quoted President Kennedy about destroying arms or being destroyed as the council begins a major debate on war and peace within the church’s modern life document.
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Ecumenical Council
Vatican City
UPI
Bernard Cardinal
Alfrink
Utrecht
Holland
Kennedy
Council
Constitutionality of Law Questioned
The Supreme Court agreed to review whether the law banning Communist party members from union officer roles is constitutional. The 9th Circuit struck it down as an invalid restraint on free association, citing misalignment between punished conduct and the statute’s aims. Other actions included denials of hearings in a stock-swindle case and an FBI confrontation dispute.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Communist Party
9Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Local 10
International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union
San Francisco
Archie Brown
High Court
9Th Circuit
Gerardo A
Jerry) Re
Gerard F. Re
William W. Turner
FBI
Congress
Smith Plans Open Door Program For Governor’s Outreach
Governor-elect Hulett Smith unveils an open door plan with two parts. A broad public information setup emphasized by weekly TV press conferences and a five minute one on one access day each week for any citizen. He will also run a traveling Statehouse to meet residents outside the capital. His wife will host social gatherings at the Governor’s Mansion for civic leaders from all 55 counties.
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Hulett Smith
Smith
Sato Named Japan Premier After Ikeda Ailing
Eisaku Sato, a pro Western former finance minister, was elected prime minister by Japan's parliament to succeed Hayato Ikeda who resign due to throat ailment. Sato, 63, pledged to maintain close ties with the United States while expanding trade with Communist China. Amid student protests over U S submarine visits, tensions rise as clashes erupted in Sasebo and Yokosuka.
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Tokyo
UPI
Eisaku Sato
Hayato Ikeda
Sato
Ikeda
Japan
United States
China
Sasebo
Yokosuka
Nobushe Kishi
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Byrd Attends Geneva Conference as U S Delegate
Senator Robert C. Byrd of West Virginia arrives in Switzerland to participate in a six day conference as a United States delegate to the Intergovernmental Committee for European Migration. He attends Nov 9 to 14 and will visit military installations in Southern Europe and the Middle East as a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee Nov 15 to 29.
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Geneva
Robert C. Byrd
D-W. Va
Switzerland
United States
Intergovernmental Committee For European Migration
Byrd
Senate
Carl Hayden
D-Ariz
Mike Mansfield
Dmont
Europe
Middle East
Senate Armed Services Committee
New Jersey Weighs Votes by County Population in Apportionment
The New Jersey Legislature debates a Republican plan to dodge physical reapportionment by weighting votes by county population. Senators would have 19 votes for Essex and 1 for Cape May, while Bergen Assembly members would average 2.29 votes each to Atlantic’s 1.66. If passed, attorney David Friedland says he would seek an injunction from the state Supreme Court to halt the system and invalidate laws enacted under it.
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Trenton
N.J
API
New Jersey
U.S. Supreme Court
Essex
Newark
Cape May
Bergen County
Atlantic County
Senate
David Friedland
Jersey City
State Supreme Court
Soviets Reject UN Demand To Pay Up
Moscow reports the Soviet Union again rejects Washington’s demand to help finance United Nations peacekeeping missions in the Congo and Middle East as the official news agency releases the statement.
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Moscow
UPI
Soviet Union
U.S
United Nations
Congo
Middle East
Cuba Takes Over Soviet Missiles
In a New York Times interview Fidel Castro says Cuba has taken over Soviet missiles and trained Cuban crews to operate them. He notes remaining Soviet technicians could form a solid combat force if invaded, and that technicians would stay as long as U S policy remains aggressive.
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New York
UPI
Cuba
Fidel Castro
New York Times
Castro
C. L. Sulzberger
The
Times
U.S
Five Die On State Roads
United Press International reports a weekend surge of West Virginia road deaths bringing the year’s toll to 393. An unidentified man was struck on WV 2 between Follawsbee and Weirton while sitting near Market Street Bridge to Steubenville. Ronald C. Miller, 26, of Weirton drove the car. James Ferrell, 18, of near Jaeger died in a two-vehicle crash on WV 80 near Jaeger with four others hurt. Two youths perished in separate motorcycle crashes and another pedestrian was killed by a car. Ralph Ellison, 45, died Sunday night on WV 14 near his Kanawha County home.
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United Press International
West Virginia
W. Va
Follawsbee
Weirton
Market Street Bridge
Steubenville
Ohio
Ronald C. Miller
James Ferrell
Jaeger
Kanawha County
Ralph Ellison
Whisky Sale Fight Brews in Ohio County
The newly elected sheriff Elmer Albaugh and Prosecutor Arch Riley, aligned with Wheeling’s Ministerial Association, prepare a joint statement on liquor by the drink enforcement. Riley signaled overlooking illegal sales if taverns remove pinball machines, while ministers demanded strict enforcement and threatened impeachment for hesitation.
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Wheeling
UPI
Ohio County
Wheeling Ministerial Association
Panhandle
Elmer Albaugh
Arch Riley
Riley
Ministerial Association
Hospital Names New Director of Nurses
Miss Betty J. Brown 103 Glenn Ave. was named today as director of nursing services at Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital. She succeeds Miss Mary Lemons who moved to Denver General Hospital. Brown, a Pennsylvania native, graduated from South Baltimore General Hospital and earned a BS in Administration from the University of Pennsylvania. She served in the Army Nurses Corps in World War II and ten years with the Veterans Administration. She is a member of the American Nurses Association and the West Virginia Nurses Association.
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Betty J. Brown
Glenn Ave
Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital
Mary Lemons
Denver General Hospital
Denver
Colo
Miss Brown
Pennsylvania
South Baltimore General Hospital
Baltimore
University of Pennsylvania
Army Nurses Corp
Veterans Administration
American Nurses Association
West Virginia Nurses Association
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Mama
Immigration Service
Sen. Byrd
Bay of Pigs
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