Big Social Role Seen For Muriel Humphrey
Washington reports Mrs. Hubert H. Humphrey is expected to play a major social role at the White House for four years. Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson welcomes her as hostess partner, with cabinet wives guiding social duties. Muriel Humphrey, 56, a practical, warm speaker, helped her husband in politics since 1945 and served as chief lieutenant on Hawaii and Alaska campaigns. She aims to support children’s causes, especially mental retardation.
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Johnson
Muriel Humphrey
Lady Bird Johnson
Humphrey
Minneapolis
Minn
Hawaii
Alaska
Dwight D Eisenhower
Humphreys
Chevy Chase
Lake Waverly
Nancy
C. Bruce Solomonson
Hubert
Skip) Jr
American University
Washington
Nancy Lee Jeffery
Leesburg
Robert
Mankato College
Minnesota
Douglas
Shattuck School
Faribault
Flood Control Projects Sought For W. Va., Ky.
A 50 member delegation from Mingo County West Virginia and Pike County Kentucky traveled to Washington to urge Army Corps of Engineers Bureau of the Budget and Army Secretary to include flood control projects. They submitted a seven page Tug Valley Chamber of Commerce report backing a Knox Creek reservoir that would impound 113 square miles and cut Williamson flood stages by at least six feet. James Kee and Williamson Mayor John Brown led the delegation with Rep. Carl Perkins arranging the meetings. The group argued Knox Creek offers triple protection versus any Tug River site considered.
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Washington
UPI
West Virginia
Kentucky
Mingo County
W. Va
Pike County
Army Corps of Engineers
Bureau of the Budget
Secretary of the Army
Tug Valley Chamber of Commerce
Knox Creek
Williamson
James Kee
John Brown
Carl Perkins
Tug River
Baker linked to Johnson in influence peddling suit
The case ties Baker to President Lyndon Johnson through alleged payoffs to secure and retain a Capitol Vending contract for Servu. Newsweek reports a $30,000 secrecy deal with Carliner and names figures such as Walter Jenkins and Abe Fortas as pressuring Williams toward settlement. Baker faces civil suit from Gertrude Novak and a Senate probe into a $25,000 payment from Matthew McCloskey for 1960 campaign use.
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Baker
Lyndon Johnson
Senate
Johnson
Capitol Vending
Newsweek
Walter Jenkins
White House
Abe Fortas
Capital
Williams
Carliner
Atty
Robert F. Kennedy
New York
Nicholas Katzenbach
Commerce
Luther Hodges
Jenkins
Gertrude Novak
Maryland
Matthew McCloskey
Philadelphia
Ikeda Wins Liberal Democratic Party Nomination in Japan
The race narrowed to Sato, Aiichiro Fujiyama and Ichiro Kono, with Ikeda chosen and quickly approved by a party caucus and Parliament. Sato led with 283 votes, Kawakami trailed at 137, Nishi 23, and Nosaka four. The new prime minister faced early tests naming a cabinet while preserving continuity.
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Aiichiro Fujiyama
Ichiro Kono
Ikeda
Liberal Democratic Party
Diet
Socialist Party
Jotaro Kawakami
Suehiro Nishi
Sanzo Nosaka
Bellboy Arrested In Minneapolis Motel Theft Case
Local FBI agents arrested Lincoln Trammell 51 formerly of Ottawa West Virginia on charges he stole 11000 in cash and checks from a Minneapolis motel where he worked as a bellboy. He is to appear Monday before U.S. Commissioner Clifford Bruce.
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Cleveland
UPI
FBI
Lincoln Trammell
Ottawa
W. Va
Minneapolis
Trammell
U.S
Clifford Bruce
Hope Seen For 30 Priests Held By Congo Reds
In Leopoldville diplomats say thirty Catholic priests seized by Congolese rebels have a "reasonable hope" of escaping execution. The prisoners, Germans and Austrians, were captured with about 15 Belgian and Portuguese planters near Boende Ikela. Rebels led by Christopher Gvenge threaten to treat Belgians and Americans captured as prisoners of war.
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The
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UPI
Martin Bormann Jr
Christopher Gvenge
Boende-Ikela
Bormann
Kundu
Belgium
Theo Lefevre
Paul Gomans
Brussels
Johannes van Leeuwne
Kindu
Reagan Not Interested in Running for Office Says Actor
HOLLYWOOD UPI Ronald Reagan says political office runs have never appealed to him. He notes his role in supporting Goldwater Miller and that Frank Jordan hinted he could run for governor. Reagan stresses he will work for constitutional government and may turn down any candidacy. He reflects on political barriers for actors and recalls Helen Gahagan Douglas as a past example. He was a lifelong Democrat before re registering as a Republican in 1962 and began GOP work in 1960 for Nixon.
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Hollywood
UPI
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Goldwater-Miller
GOP
California
Frank Jordan
United Press International
George Murphy
Pierre Salinger
Death Valley
Ing
Nixon
Archbishop Rummel Lies In State In New Orleans
Archbishop Joseph Francis Rummel who led the New Orleans archdiocese for 29 years lay in state at Notre Dame seminary after dying at 88 from double pneumonia. His body remained until Tuesday afternoon before a cortege to St. Louis Cathedral for a 4 p.m. funeral with Pontifical Requiem Mass by Archbishop John Cody. He desegregated archdiocese schools in 1962 and excommunicated three segregationists.
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New Orleans
UPI
Joseph Francis Rummel
Notre Dame Seminary
Rummel
Hotel Dieu Catholic Hospital
St. Louis Cathedral
League Convenes at Beckley City Hall Meeting
The West Virginia League of Municipalities regional meeting will be held in Beckley City Hall Council Chamber on November 19. Mayor John W. Smith said the session will discuss proposals for the 1965 state legislature and other mutual municipal interests. Invitations extend to mayors managers clerks and other officials in Raleigh Fayette Nicholas Greenbrier Summers Monroe Mercer McDowell and Wyoming counties.
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West Virginia League of Municipalities
Beckley
John W. Smith
Raleigh
Fayette
Nicholas
Greenbrier
Summers
Monroe
Mercer
McDowell
Wyoming
Republicans Weigh GOP Defeat And Future Leaders
Ford, chairman of the House Republican Conference, argued the defeat should not be blamed on Burch or Goldwater. He urged not ruling out leaders like Gov. George Romney, noted upcoming governors conference and Jan 10 RNC meeting to decide the party’s future, and called for unifying views to build solid opposition for future elections.
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Goldwater
Ford
House Republican Conference
Burch
George Romney
Michigan
Republican National Committee
Funeral rites for Hicks of Fort Meade and Welch of Detroit
Funeral services are set for Billie E Hicks 29 of Fort Meade Maryland formerly of Sophia with burial at Sunset Memorial Park following a 2 PM Thursday service at Soak Creek Gospel Tabernacle led by Reverends Okey Cox and Wesley Grose Hicks died Saturday from injuries in a two vehicle crash near Fort Meade He was born August 15 1935 in Slab Fork and taught physical education at Fort Meade He served in the Marine Corps from 1953 to 1963 Surviving are parents four brothers and three sisters Pallbearers are listed The body will be moved from Williams Funeral Home to the Hicks home Wednesday Charles Brown Welch 65 of Detroit Michigan formerly of Glen Rogers dies after a heart attack in Detroit services Tuesday in Detroit He was ill for years and survived by wife two sons Charles in New York and Patrick L in Michigan Before moving to Detroit Welch worked for Raleigh Wyoming Mining Co in Glen Rogers The body remains at Ver Heyden Funeral Home in Detroit.
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Billie E. Hicks
Fort Meade
Amos Hicks
Sophia
Hicks
Sophia High School
Beckley College
Concord College
Marine Corp
Larry Hicks
Jessup
Thomas Hicks
US. Army
Germany
Eugene Hicks
Army
Korea
Ronald Hicks
Hampton
Ford
Loretta) Bailey
Carolyn
Serena
Williams
John Grubb
Leonard Moore
Marvin Rupe
Lawrence Sizemore
Randall Horton
Wessie Walker
Charles Brown Welch
Detroit
Mich
Glen Rogers
Welch
Alice Anderson Welch
Charles
New York
Patrick L
Michigan
Raleigh-Wyoming Mining Co
Ver Heyden Funeral
Final rites for Willie H Walker held at Pentecostal Church
Willie H Walker of 409 Hunter Street receives final rites at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Pentecostal Church of Christ on Maplewood Lane with Elder Robert Newson in charge. Burial is in Greenwood Memorial Park. Friends may call at Trent and Durgan Funeral Home after 6 p.m. today. The body will be removed to the church one hour before the services.
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Willie H. Walker
Hunter St
Pentecostal Church of Christ
Maplewood Lane
Robert Newson
Greenwood Memorial Park
Trent and Durgan Funeral
Mrs Wallington 89 dies after long illness at home
Mrs Alice Wallington aged 89 of 608 Myers Ave dies at 10 50 am in a local hospital after a long illness. Born August 1 1875 in Clear Creek she was daughter of Henry W Dunbar and Almira Swanson Dunbar. She was a Baptist Church member and preceded in death by daughter Delores Campbell. Survived by son Carter Beckley a daughter Leona Belton Danville VA a sister Mary Deming West Palm Beach FL a grandchild and two great grandchildren. Body at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home pending final arrangements.
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Alice Jane Wallington
Myers Ave
Clear Creek
Henry W
Almira Swanson Dunbar
The
Baptist Church
Wallington
Delores Campbell
Carter
Beckley
Henry
Leona) Belton
Danville
Mary Deming
West Palm Beach
Fla
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Fielden Comer Rites Set At Pemberton Baptist Church
Funeral services for Fielden Marion Comer 75 of Midway will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Pemberton Baptist Church with Rev. W F Tolliver and Rev Oliver Tedder presiding burial in Highlawn Cemetery Oak Hill He died Sunday morning in a local hospital after a year long illness Born October 4 1889 in Troutdale Va son of the late John and Mary Comer A retired miner and United Mine Workers Local 5955 member at McAlpin he also belonged to Pemberton Baptist Church serving as deacon for 25 years Surviving are his widow Fannie Segraves Comer five daughters Irene Blake Arlington Va Louella Royal Beckley W Va Mary Bryce Harpersville NY Ruth Brown Waynesville Ohio Faye Waddell Beckley a brother Lee Comer Big Island Va three sisters Matty Blevins Shady Valley Tenn Pearl Carter Tams Va Dora Walton Troutdale Va 20 grandchildren and four great grandchildren The body will remain at Williams Funeral Home Sophia after 4 p m today then proceed to the church one hour prior to services Active pallbearers are Ed Shrewsberry Judge Allen Ronnie Vaught Clayton Burleson Walter Waddell and L W Stanley.
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Fielden Marion Comer
Midway
Pemberton Baptist Church
W. F. Tolliver
Oliver Tedder
Highlawn
Oak Hill
Troutdale
John and
Mary Comer
United Mine Workers of America
McAlpin
Fannie Segraves Comer
Clyde
Irene) Blake
Arlington
Ernest
Louella) Royal
Beckley
Raymond
Mary) Bryce
Harper
Williams
Sophia
Ed Sir Shrewsberry
Judge Allen
Ronnie Vaught
Clayton Burleson
Walter Waddell
L. W. Stanley
Whisky Charge Jails Club Operator Johnson
James Johnson of Mabscott operator of the Skyline Club was arrested by state police on a possession and sale of tax paid whisky charge. It was the second raid of his establishment in consecutive weekends. He posted a $500 property bond and was released, with an appearance date set for November 14 before Magistrate W A Burke. Also, Virgie Belcher of the Cove at Daniels faced liquor charges after a Saturday raid.
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James Johnson
Mabscott
Skyline Club
Johnson
Raleigh
W. A
Gene) Burke
Burke
Virgie Belcher
Daniels
Miss Teenage America Contest Nears Crowning
Dallas reports the Miss Teenage America pageant heats up as 5 contenders vie for the title with a $10,000 college scholarship, a 1965 convertible, stock in a soft drink firm, and a meat-packer robe. Public events included gifts to crippled children, Six Flags Over Texas visits, and private judging sessions ahead of Thursday's semi final reveal. Jeanine Zavrel of Falls Church, Virginia, currently holds the crown and will crown the successor.
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Dallas
UPI
America
United States
Jeanine Zavrel
Falls Church
Meadows Charged After Hit and Run in MacArthur
Treva W. Meadows, 42, of MacArthur, was fined $10 after pleading nolo contendere to a hit and run charge. State police said the incident followed a two car collision in front of Gray Lumber Company Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Another driver involved was Gary Hatfield, 17, of Sophia. Meadows did not wait for the investigating officer.
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Treva W. Meadows
MacArthur
W. A
Gene) Burke
Meadows
Gray Lumber Company
Gary Robert Hatfield
Sophia
Goldwater Figures Removed From Madame Tussauds
The London Madame Tussauds has removed the likeness of defeated Republican presidential candidate Barry Goldwater. A waxworks spokesman said Goldwater will not be melted down but set aside in case he is needed again later.
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London
UPI
Barry Goldwater
Madame Tussaud
The
Sunday Mirror
Goldwater
Three Men Enlist in Army at Beckley Station
Three men joined the Army at Beckley Recruiting Main Station on November 6. John Lee Burroughs of Richwood, son of Wilbur and Audrey Burroughs, chosen administration. Jesse Ray Cooley Jr. of Fairmont, son of Mrs. Fairy Cooley, Europe, chosen Europe. Thomas David Ruble of Sophia, son of Mrs. Ruby Ruble, chosen signal corps. All will receive basic training at Fort Knox.
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Army
Beckley
John Lee Burroughs
Richwood
Wilbur
Audrey Burroughs
Jesse Ray Cooley Jr
Fairmont
Fairy Cooley
Europe
Thomas David Ruble
Sophia
Ruby Ruble
Signal Corps
Fort Knox
Youths Arrested Over Whitby Grade School Window Break
Seven Jonben and Fireco juveniles were charged with breaking windows at Whitby Grade School Friday night. State police said the youths were arrested Saturday and ordered to appear in Juvenile Court.
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Jonben
Fireco
Whitby
Labor Party Faces Serious Challenge in Parliament
Britain's three week old Labor government faced its first major parliamentary challenge as illness and fog threatened to erode its slim five vote majority. A Conservative motion to censor Labour over steel nationalization signaled a long fight ahead, with a confidence motion possible if defeats occur.
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London
UPS
Britain
Glasgow
Labor
Law
Harold Wilson
Wilson
Mars Shot Planned for Nov 17 at Cape Kennedy
America's second Mariner Mars probe Mariner-4 is tentatively set for launch on November 17 from Cape Kennedy. The mission aims to capture first closeup Martian photos and study interplanetary space during an eight month voyage. Mariner-3 failed nine hours after liftoff due to a cover that did not separate, jamming solar panels and stopping battery recharge.
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Cape Kennedy
UPS
America
Mars
Space Agency
Red Planet
Mariner-3
Poland Convicts Elderly Writer
Warsaw UPI Melchior Wankowicz a U.S. citizen and 72 year old writer was convicted of slandering Poland abroad and sentenced to three years in prison. A three man court then reduced the term to 18 months under a recently proclaimed amnesty. He remained free pending possible appeals and was greeted by family upon exiting the courtroom.
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Warsaw
UPI
Melchior Wankowicz
U.S
Poland
Wankowicz
Supreme Court clears five Philadelphia Teamster officials in fraud case
The Supreme Court affirmed convictions against five Philadelphia Local 107 Teamster officials Raymond Cohen Joseph E Hartsough Abraham D Berman Ben Lapensohn and John Joseph Elco for conspiring to defraud the union. The court let stand a Louisiana death sentence appeal for Woodman J Collins with the 5th Circuit finding jury selection improper.
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Philadelphia
Hunting Accidents Beat All Of 63 Total This Year
Charleston report shows 48 hunting accidents so far this year, surpassing all of 1963's total of 46. Seven fatalities occurred, including gun incidents and a heart attack near Big Creek, as Brady Miller, 62, died while squirrel hunting. Woodburn urges strict gun safety.
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Charleston
Allen Woodburn
State Natural Resources Department
Woodburn
Boone County
Brady Miller
Big Creek
Miller
Road Commission
Malawi Premier Hastings Banda Motorcade Cited
A Malawi Congress Party official said rude noises or signs during Hastings Banda’s motorcade will be reported and dealt with by authorities. The remark targets public dissent as Banda travels in official procession in Blantyre Malawi.
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Blantyre
Malawi
UPI
Malawi Congress Party
Hastings Banda
Labor Strife Notes Ford Bargains GMC Settles AC Picketed
Ford Motor Co and the United Auto Workers began intensive bargaining at three struck plants to avert parts shortages affecting non struck Ford plants. General Motors reached a local contract with its last UAW local unit, restoring production quickly. Pickets faced Allis Chalmers sites in Milwaukee and other Midwest cities as talks continued with no mass walkout reported.
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Detroit
UPI
Ford Motor Co
United Auto Workers Union
Ford
General Motors
Milwaukee
Allis- Chalmers
Midwest
United Auto Workers
West Allis
la Crosse
Wis
Springfield
la Porte
Ind
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
UAW
Deportation bid after visa violation linked to Frenkel marriage
An anonymous call informed officials a young man violated visa rules. Frenkel was jailed after failing to post $1,000. a Friday hearing ordered deportation. The Spiezers arrived Sunday to clear the way for the marriage four hours later, while William Esperdy of Immigration noted Frenkel might avoid deportation if his wife becomes a naturalized citizen.
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Frenkel
Castoday
William Esperdy
Imigration Service
Road Deaths in Mason and Boone Counties
State Police investigate two fatal wrecks in West Virginia. Henry J. Stover, 16, of Mason County, died after a motorcycle car collision on Route 2 near Point Pleasant when he pulled into a car’s path. William F. McCormick, 17, of Boone County, was killed on Route 85 near Madison after his homemade motorbike, without lights and in the wrong lane, was struck by a car driven by Dennie Smoot. A former Sophia man, Billie Hicks, 29, was killed in a mishap near Fort Meade, Maryland on Saturday.
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Dennie Smoot
Sophia
Raleigh County
Fort Meade
Billie Hicks
Kidnapper on the run after hospital escape
Barker, with prior criminal record, was arrested last May after an earlier assault but only brought for a mental evaluation at month end. He escaped the hospital hours after arrival, hid in the woods two days, then broke into Weber family home. After a six hour terror, Weber drove him toward Ohio. Police halted the car at New Martinsville and Weber was left unharmed.
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Barker
Weber
Ohio
New Martinsville
X15 Flight Planned From Edwards AFB Calif
The No 2 X15 rocket ship is scheduled for a test flight from Edwards AFB California with four cameras to track stars from space fringe. The flight will be an operational checkout with the cockpit closed and a small interior light as the only target due to a relatively low altitude of 80 000 feet.
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Edwards Afb
Calif
UPS
Space Agency
Italian Reds Strike Cripples Rome Railways
A Communist called strike by railway workers halted transportation in Rome, snarling the system. A separate strike by merchant seamen also delayed shipping, intensifying disruption across Italy’s ports and rail lines.
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Rome
UPI
Italy
Mayor urges no leaf burning on sidewalks
Mayor John W. Smith asked residents to avoid burning leaves on sidewalks noting sidewalks in several locations peeled after fires. The warning comes as city officials stress safety and property preservation.
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John W. Smith
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