Expanded radar speed control devices announced by state police
State Police Supt W E Burchett announced expanded speed control measures with the purchase of additional radar devices. President Johnson focused on defense budget cuts and NATO tensions in cabinet talks with Dean Rusk and McGeorge Bundy. October saw the worst month for American service members in South Vietnam with 20 killed and 21 missing. Senator Strom Thurmond blamed the news media for Goldwater's defeat. A tropical storm halted anti Communist actions in South Vietnam as heavy rains caused floods. Riots between Greek and Turkish Cypriots near Nicosia produced about 700 shots but no casualties reported.
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W. E. Burchett
Johnson
NATO
Dean Rusk
McGeorge Bundy
South Viet Nam
U. S
Sen
Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Sclon
Democrat
Barry M. Goldwater
Thurmond
Goldwater
South
Viet Nam
Nicosia
Global leaders debate nuclear policy and market prices
President de Gaulle rejects multilateral nuclear force and demands a Dec. 15 Common Market farm price agreement, risking a Common Market dissolution. Japanese Prime Minister Sato affirms US Western alliance. Curtis Publishing faces leadership change after editor firings. Pope Paul VI heads to Bombay for the Eucharistic Congress. Peron eyes return to Argentina. X-15 flight canceled due to a weather front in Southern California. Cornell Harvard archeologists uncover a 2600-year-old tomb of King Gyges in Sardis Turkey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlies de Gaulle
Konrad Adenauer
de Gaulle
Germany
Eisaku Sato
United States
Curtis Publishing Co
Philadelphia
Saturday Evening Post
Pope Paul VI
Bombay
India
Air India
Vatican
Juan Peron
Madrid
Argentina
California
Cornell - Harvard
Gyges
Sardis
Turkey
Nixon says GOP moved too far right needs discipline
Exclusive UPI interview with Richard Nixon says the Republican party swung too far right and must adopt a center stance to unify for the 1966 elections. He criticizes Barry Goldwater and Nelson Rockefeller, notes his focus on winning the House in 1966, and discourages 1968 ambitions while avoiding clashes with Rockefeller.
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Nixon
Gop
Warren Duffee
New York
UPI
Richard M. Nixon
Republican Party
United Press International
F. Kennedy
Barry M. Goldwater
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Manhattan
Wall Street
Rockefeller
Forest closure to curb West Virginia fires extended
West Virginia shut 11 million acres of forest and brush to the public to stop flames. About 200 fires had started, with 52 out of control. State Natural Resources Director M. Lane ordered the closure, effective 6 p.m. Tuesday, as hunting seasons were suspended.
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Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
Ing
State Natural Resources
M. Lane
Lane
Smog Over Southern West Virginia From Forest Fires
West Virginia faces a smoky health risk as about 200 forest fires and dry weather create a pall of smoke and haze. Weather conditions with little rain worsen visibility and trigger airport and traffic disruptions across Kanawha, Lincoln, Boone, Wayne, Mingo, and Logan counties. At least 191 fires were reported, with 128 under control and 63 active, as officials warn residents to guard against new outbreaks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asher W. Kelly
Kanawha
Lincoln
Boone
Wayne
Mingo
Logan
Lane
Weather Bureau
West Virginia
Kanawha County
Charleston
Huntington
Beckley
McClung
Air Tense At USW Parley
USW executive board met in Pittsburgh to decide if contract talks with steelworkers should reopen in January. The 29 district directors plus Canada’s national director and three international officers face a rift between President David J. McDonald and Secretary-Treasurer I.W. Abel, who is challenging McDonald ahead of February elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
UPI
United Steelworkers
USW
United States
Canada
David J. McDonald
Howard Hague
I.W. Abel
McDonald
Abel
Union
Labor Movement
Turnpike marks 10 years with 20 million vehicles tolls
West Virginia Turnpike marks a decade since opening noting nearly 20 million cars and trucks used the 88-mile highway. Total traffic reached 1,022,610,000 miles with cars paying 17,054,000 and trucks 19,073,000 in tolls. State taxes and police protection add context to costs, and the Princeton Beckley and Charleston sections opened in 1954.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
UPI
West Virginia Turnpike
West Virginia Turnpike Commission
Ernest Stahl
Stahl
Princeton-Beckley
Reds Exploiting Crisis In Sudan
In Cairo UAR diplomatic sources say Communist elements in Sudan are attempting to seize power amid tensions. They warn that without checks a military coup could occur within 48 hours.
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Reds
Sudan
Cairo
U.A.R
UPI
Weather Summary Beckley and Vicinity
Beckley and vicinity forecast sunny with haze and smoke this afternoon. High around 66. Tonight fair with a low near 35. Wednesday partly sunny with haze and highs in the upper 60s. Recent Beckley observations show 56 degree high and 35 degree low. River conditions Greenbrier low and clear. Lake level five feet below normal. Two point three gates open. New gauge at Hinton reads two feet.
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Beckley
S. Beckley
British Leaders Face New Test
LONDON (UPI) The Labor government with a slim majority faced a second major challenge from the Conservatives within 24 hours. Labor survived a crucial test by six votes as one MP arrived in a wheelchair and another on crutches amid bad weather delays. A Conservative no confidence motion aimed at blocking modernization and re nationalization plans was anticipated to be defeated by a similar margin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
UPI
Labor
Harold Wilson
Industrial Accidents Kill 11 In October
Charleston fielding UPI report shows 11 West Virginia workers died in October, under half of October 1963 deaths. Five fatalities came from mining, with 18 last year. other industries had at most two deaths. Non fatal accidents totaled 3804, down from 4626 in 1963.
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Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
State
National Forests Are Closing Too In West Virginia
ELKINS UP I National forests in West Virginia including Monongahela and parts of George Washington and Jefferson are closed to the public from 6 p m today due to extreme fire danger. Industrial work may continue with precautions. Residents may travel to homes. all campsites and picnics are shut. no campfires allowed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkins
UPI
West Virginia
E. M. Olliver
Monongahela National Forest
George Washington
Jefferson National Forests
Olliver
Hinton Man Victim In Wheeling Wreck
WEIRTON UP I James Edward Anderson 43 of Hinton was fatally struck by a car on West Virginia Route 2 near the Market Street Bridge Brooke County Authorities said Anderson was seated along the roadside when Charles Miller 26 of Weirton drove into him The victim was identified by fingerprints police said The accident occurred early Monday with later positive identification
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Weirton
UPI
James Edward Anderson
Hinton
W. Va
Here
Brooke County
Anderson
Market Street Bridge
Ohio
Charles Miller
West Virginia to host Job Corps camp near White Sulphur Springs
Gov Barron and Senators Byrd Randolph announce a Camp Anthony Center in Monongahela National Forest near White Sulphur Springs. Capacity 100 youths aged 16 to 21 will receive on the job training education and counseling under Forest Service and Office of Economic Opportunity oversight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
UPS
West Virginia
Monongahela National Forest
White Sulphur Springs
W. W. Barron
Robert Byrd
Jennings Randolph
D-W
Camp Anthony
U. S. Forest Service
Office of Economic Opportunity
Barron
Byrd
Randolph
Peach Road
Sherwood High Top Road
Greenbrier
New Liver Transplant System May Save Many
A team of University of Minnesota surgeons devised a grafting method placing an extra liver into a patient while the original liver remains. They reported performing the first such transplant on 13 month old Todd Klemz of St. Cloud for biliary atresia. The operation lasted 38 minutes using a donor liver from a 2 year old and Todd remains in satisfactory condition with his own liver kept as backstop.
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Minneapolis, Minn
UPI
University of Minnesota
Karel B. Absolon
Little Todd Klemz
Gary Klemz
St. Cloud
Minn
Absolon
Todd
100 Per Centers Are Added In UF Campaign
New additions to the United Fund 100 per cent list include Beckley Cut Flowers Burger Boy Beckley Cleaners and Laundry Beckley Presbyterian Church Beckley Ice and Feed Co Beckley Tire and Rubber Co Beckley Insurance Agency YMCA Beckley Telecable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Fund
Beckley Cut Flowers
Burger Boy
Beckley
Beckley Presbyterian Church
Beckley Ice and Feed Co
Beckley Tire and Rubber Co
Beckley Insurance Agency
YMCA
Wide Ranging Strikes Idle 47,000 In U S
United Press International reports strikes across many industries idled about 47,000 workers nationwide. Ford Motor Co plants faced a five day walkout keeping 16,000 workers idle. local issues stalled talks at Allis Chalmers and UAW, with plant actions and potential legal steps noted.
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United Press International
Louisville
Oklahoma
United Steelworkers
Pittsburgh
Ford Motor Co
Detroit
Mich
UAW
Allis Chalmers Manufacturing Co
Springfield
la Porte
Ind
Allis-Chalmers
GM Ends Labor War With UAW. Ford Strikes Persist
GM and UAW sign a three year contract covering about 350000 workers to end the 1964 round of auto talks after a 45 day strike. Ford and UAW negotiators work to end a five day walkout at nine plants affecting roughly 16000 workers, with Ford output down about 15 percent on autos and 34 percent on trucks despite a national Ford-UAW agreement on Sept 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
UPI
General Motors
United Auto Workers Union
Ford
UAW
Assessment Reduction At Beckley Water Co. Stirs County
Wilmer A. Stanley of Beckley Water Co. disputes a $8 12,000 county tax reduction reported Sunday, saying the correct cut is $918.44. He explains the change aligns utility valuations with state practice, while County Assessor Cotton White clarifies mental health fund deductions affected the totals. The county faces shifts in education and bonds, with Board of Education losing $3,037.21 and the county bond $309.02. Saturday meeting details follow on page 2.
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Beckley Water Co
Wilmer A. Stanley
Cotton White
Raleigh
Water Company
Board of Education
East Gulf Miners Strike Over Firing Sparks Walkout
The East Gulf mine of Winding Gulf Coals halted operations Monday after a worker was fired. Nathan Payne, union grievance chair, said 215 miners walked out and a meeting was set for 1 p m to decide on returning to work. Superintendent C H Hill did not know the reason for the firing. Officials could not be reached for comment.
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East Gulf
Winding Gulf Coals
Nathan Payne
Payne
C. H. Hill
George Titler
District 29
Sinatra Pianist's Wife Missing In Mudslide
In Burbank California UPI reports search resumes for the wife of Frank Sinatra's pianist missing after a mudslide damaged their home and trapped him and their 17 year old daughter Meredith escaped by climbing Verdugo Mountains. William Miller 49 was injured saving his wife Aimee 47. Police fear Mrs Miller may be buried under mud 20 to 30 feet deep three quarters of a mile from the house. Miss Miller told reporters of the flash flood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burbank
Calif
UPI
Frank Sinatra
William Miller
Sinatra
Aimee
Meredith
Verdugo Mountains
Juvenile Crook Outruns Bullets At Wheeling Lunch Robbery
A 15 year old thief fled a Wheeling restaurant owner after he fired his .45 caliber pistol toward the fleeing youth. The suspect escaped with a portion of the $8 in coins taken during the break in and robbery. Police noted the shooter doubted he had hit the boy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
UPI
Peter Grossenbacher
Grossenbacher
Poisoning of Aunt by Psychologist Sought in San Francisco
In San Francisco UPI reports Mrs. Vanda Hoff Unger, 66, once Paul Whiteman's wife, suffers a yearlong poisoning via regular food doses. Police seek her nephew William W. Cootes Jr., 30, as a conservator accused of poisoning with carbon tetrachloride. a warrant and an FBI flight charge accompany the case amid missing jewelry and estate funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
UPI
Vanda Hoff Unger
Paul Whiteman
William W. Cootes Jr
Unger
Whiteman
Paul Whiteman Jr
Cootes
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