UN Cuts Escape Route Of Murderous Congo Force
In Leopoldville United Nations troops seal airfields around Kindu to block escape by mutinous Congolese soldiers who massacred 13 Italian airmen on a mercy flight. Investigators named Lindeblad Borchgrevink and Duncan-Smith to probe the killings as Malayan reinforcements arrive. Premier Adoula denounces the violence and vows punishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congo
William Anderson
Leopoldville
UPLD
United Nations
Kindu
U.N
Bengt Lindeblad
Sweden
Nil Borchgrevink
Norway
Alec Duncan-Smith
Britain
Oriental
Oper
Albertville
Luluabourg
Adoula
Labor unions split by the hyphen in AFL CIO feud
A former President’s Missile Sites Labor Commission case illustrates ongoing jurisdictional fights between AFL and CIO unions. It details who should install underground missile site cable, who digs trenches, and who handles reels and pushing dirt, with engineers and electricians alternately assigned to specific tasks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missile Sites Labor Commission
International Union of Operating Engineers
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Commission
Solomon
Eight Year Old Killed While Racing School Bus
An eight year old Gilmer County boy named Edward Thompson of Stouts Mill was killed near Glenville when struck by a car driven by Joann Kelly of Gilmer. Sheriff Lester Davis said Kelly, a Glenville State College student, could not avoid the boy who ran into the highway while racing Peele other children to the bus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenville
UPS
Gilmer County
Here
Edward Thompson
Stout’s Mill
Joann Kelly
Gilmer
Lester Davis
West Virginia Weather Update and Five Day Forecast
Cloudy and windy with colder conditions across West Virginia today. Expect a few showers in the north, highs 45 to 55, and tonight’s low 28 to 32 with partial clearance. Five day outlook shows near normal to four degrees above average highs, mixed precipitation midweek, and temperatures rising Monday and Tuesday before cooling Wednesday. River conditions remain normal and clear with lake levels normal and 3 gates open. New gauge at 2.5 feet.
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Beckley
Lagieecae
Cossesss
Isis Haneeges
Corey i Vanes
Pas
OAK Hill High
Fea
Togre Cses Avenanes
Centennial Preview Highlights WV State Plans and Honey in the Rock
Nearly 200 West Virginia leaders gathered at The Greenbrier for a Centennial Preview to urge extensive planning and Treasury Dept support. Charles Hodel, Centennial Commission chairman, stressed purposeful action and reflection on the past to ensure a prosperous tomorrow. He lauded Beckley’s role and the success of Honey In The Rock, promising stronger presentation during the Centennial celebrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Treasury Department
Greenbrier
White Sulphur Springs
Charles Hodel
Centennial Commission
W. W
Barron
Beckley
Hodel
James Moser
Don Roberts
Honey In the Rock
Beckley and
Kennedy to press on extremists in speech tour
President Kennedy, while en route to Phoenix and Bonham for events honoring Carl Hayden and funeral rites for Sam Rayburn, signaled continued assault on U S extremists who argue war or surrender as the path to differences with the Soviet Union. He warned in Seattle that many Americans are losing patience with the twilight struggle and must endure the burden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merriman Smith
UPI
White House
Seattle
Wash
Kennedy
Phoenix
Arn
Carl Hayden
D-Ani
Congress
Bonham
Tex
Sam Rayburn
Los Angeles
University of Washington
Vinson Near Rayburn Record Length of House Service
Rep Carl Vinson the longest serving member aside from Sam Rayburn nears the Rayburn tenure after 47 years and 14 days in the House. Air Force launches a Minuteman missile from Cape Canaveral toward the Atlantic in an apparent success. Civil Rights Commission recommends federal crime for police brutality. Sen Maurine Neuberger rests after cancer surgery in Portland. Sing Sing inmates end two day sit in protesting parole board policies. 16000 draftees to be released December 22 for holidays with return orders January 2. The Stork to deliver Crosby again this spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Vinson
D-Ga
Sam Rayburn
Vinson
Rayburn
Air Force
Cape Canaveral
Atlantic
Civil Rights Commission
Maurine Neuberger
Dore
U. S
Portland
Ore
Sing Sing Prison
Parole Board
Army
Benedum drama part of West Virginia centennial plans
West Virginia Wesleyan College announced a Benedum drama on the life of oil wildcatter Michael L. Benedum as part of the 1963 centennial observance. The college will host a drama festival with other state schools and base the production on the biography The Great Wildcatter. Benedum, a Bridgeport native, donated to his hometown and Virginia colleges. President Stanley H. Martin called Benedum a colorful figure and said the tribute honors a great West Virginian and American.
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Buckhannon
UPI
Michael L. Benedum
West Virginia
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Wesleyan
Stanley H. Martin
Benedum
Great Wildcatter
McNamara curbs charter flights after recruiting crash
Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara ordered that all supplemental airlines obtain approval from the Military Air Transport Service before flying troops within the United States. The move follows the November 8 Imperial Airlines Constellation crash near Richmond, Virginia that killed 74 Army recruits.
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Washington
UPS
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Military Air Transport Service
McNamara
Imperial Airlines
Richmond
World Council to eye atom age role of church
Leaders of 175 Christian denominations gather for the World Council of Churches third assembly in New Delhi to discuss the churchs role in the nuclear age. About 600 delegates from Asia and elsewhere will vote on Russian Orthodox membership, consider ICC merger, committees programs, and draft a 25 000 word unity statement.
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World Council To Eye
Patrick J. Killen
New Delhi
India
UPI
World Council of Churches
Asia
Evanston
Canterbury
York
England
Nathan Pusey
Harvard University
Martin Niemeller
Otto Dibelius
Germany
Alphaeus Hamilton
South Africa
Council Assembly
United Nations
China
Peiping
Africa
International Missionary Council
World Council
Council
Ex Countian Killed In Arizona Traffic Crash
Mrs Josie E Crysel Orfield 57 of Phoenix formerly of Raleigh County was killed instantly in a Wednesday night traffic accident en route to a church service Her husband Milt Orfield is in serious condition in a Phoenix hospital with internal injuries The couple moved to Arizona four years ago after living in Odd Resaco and Crab Orchard for 35 years She was a daughter of the late Will and Dora Crysel of Besoco
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josie E. Crysel Orfield
Phoenix
Ariz
Raleigh County
Milt Orfield
Orfields
Arizona
Odd
Resaco
Crab Orchard
Will and
Dora Crysel
Besoco
Won Ring Won't Pay Seven-Year-Old Defies Salve Co
New York UPI reports seven year old Charley Schron won a 16K gold finish photo ring from a comic book contest but was sent 12 salve packages to sell at 50 cents each. When he did not sell them, lawyers demanded $5.50. Charley and his uncle, Robert Schron, director of public information for the BBB, refuse payment and note the BBB will not cover the salve. Charley prepares for his eighth birthday as the dispute continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPI
Charley Schron
Pennsylvania
Charley
Robert P. Schron
Better Business Bureau
Schron
Paul Revere
Thom
Jefferson
Betsy Ross
Molly Pitcher
Charlie
Beckley Prepares for City Hall Talks Not Urgent
Mayor Cecil L. Miller says Beckley need not rush a new City Hall. He compares planning to a family adding space, noting the city can wait one to five years but should look ahead for future needs such as records storage and possibly a new aerial ladder fire truck. Negotiations for an old Main Street bank building have drawn offers, including from Mrs. T. S. Williams of Florida.
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Beckley
Cecil L. Miller
Main Street
T. S. Williams
Florida
Second Avenue
Nuckols Advised To Pause West Virginia Point System
State Motor Vehicles Commissioner Jack Nuckols was told to hold off on launching a point system for West Virginia motorists without legislative approval. Atty. Gen. C Donald Robertson questioned Nuckols authority to establish the system for tracking chronic traffic violators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
UPS
Jack Nuckols
West Virginia
Atty
C. Donald Robertson
Nuckols
Fragmentary line hints at abundance behind car
A garbled phrase notes a horn of plenty behind a vehicle, suggesting an overflowing or exaggerated showcase. The text is incomplete, offering no clear event, date, or named entities to confirm context or location.
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Ncae
Train wreck injures dozens near Beech Iowa
The Twin Star Rocket struck a slow grader at an unmarked crossing near Beech Iowa injuring at least 77 people with 44 still hospitalized. Henry Fox of Topeka Kansas was in critical condition along with grader driver Lyle Wellens of Hartfort Iowa. The train carried 171 passengers and 13 crewmen and derailed at about 80 mph twenty miles southeast of Des Moines.
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BEECH
Iowa
UPI
Houston
Tex
Minneapolis
Henry Fox
Topeka
Kan
Des Moines
Lyle Wellens
Hartfort
Wellens
Rock Island
VA Asked To Wait For VA Office Closures
Senator Jennings Randolph of West Virginia urged the Veterans Administration to defer closing its Parkersburg and Belfield offices until at least June 30. The VA announced plans to deactivate the two offices, with completion set for December 29.
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Washington
UPI
Jennings Randolph
D-W. Va
Veterans Administration
Parkersburg
Bluefield
W. Va
Italy In Arms Over Massacre
In Rome angry students protested before the chamber of deputies demanding revenge for the massacre of 13 Italian airmen in the Congo. Premier Fanfani and Foreign Minister Segni faced urgent questions as the government ordered a full inquiry and Italy voiced indignation.
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Rome
UPI
Chamber of Deputies
Congo
Amintore Fanfani
Antonio Segni
Gizenga
Africa
Kindu
Kivu
Fanfani
Leopoldville
Italy
Giovanni Gronchi
Vatican City
Osservatore Romano
Giovanni Battista Cardinal Montini
Milan
Pisa
Ugo Camozzo
Rayburn Lies In State In Bonham Texas
Rayburn the longtime Speaker lies in state in Bonham Texas dressed in a navy suit, surrounded by mementoes from a vast congressional career. Presidents and officials mourn amid plans for Saturday funeral at First Baptist Church in Bonham where 600 can be seated.
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Bonham
Tex
UPI
Sam Rayburn
Texas
House of Representatives
Washington
Kennedy
Rayburn
Samuel Taliaferro Rayburn
Kingston
Tenn
First Baptist Church
Chiefs He Served Sam Liked Rayburn Remembered As Leader
Washington reports Sam Rayburn, revered Democratic leader, emphasized serving two constituencies the district and House colleagues. He served in Congress under eight presidents and counted President Truman as a close ally while stressing fairness and reasonableness to new members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Sam Rayburn
Congress
House
Rayburn
Truman
McKeown Seeks More Troops for Congo Mutiny Crackdown
United Nations commander Major General Sean McKeown pressed for additional troops and equipment to crush mutinous Congolese airmen. He arrived with Conor Cruise O'Brien to brief Acting Secretary General Thant on the Congo massacre and possible political settlement amid Katanga tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
N.Y
UPD
Sean McKeown
Congo
McKeown
Conor Cruise O’brien
U.N
Katanga
Thant
Antoine
Moise Tshombe
UMW Journal Blasts Byrd Over Welfare Cuts
The United Mine Workers Journal accuses Sen. Robert Byrd of pressuring Washington welfare commissioners to trim aid to dependent children as part of a Senate subcommittee action that cut the District of Columbia welfare budget by about 200000. Byrd says the cuts followed recommendations by Gerard M. Shea, district director of public welfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
United Mine Workers Journal
Robert C. Byrd
DW. Va
District of Columbia
Byrd
Senate
Journal
West Virginia
Gerard M. Shea
U S Recovers 10th Capsule Over Pacific
The United States retrieved its 10th space capsule near Tern Island Hawaii after an 18 orbit mission. A 300 pound gold plated capsule was caught at 13000 feet by a C130 crew led by Captain James McCullough. The capsule held biological and radio sampling gear and solar cells. It was ejected from Discoverer XXXV launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base California.
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Honolulu
UPI
United States
Tiny
Tern Island
Hawaii
James McCullough
Wyncote
Air Force
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Calif
As Others See Us by Harry Ferguson in London
UPI report surveys American life as seen by British papers. Highlights include a Salt Lake City arrest over using a six month baby as a deposit, Powderville’s tongue in cheek mayor sign, Radcliffe College protest humor, and light notes on fashion, cinema, and Nehru visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Ferguson
London
UPI
United States
New York
Salt Lake City
Clark Lynn
Betty
Clark
Jack Baker
Montana
Powderville
Mont
Joe Hodges
Joe
Washington, D. C
Boston
Radcliffe College
Harvard
Radcliffe
Emily Oatis
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Ation
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Belgium
Cyrilla Adoula
Lulua
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JFK
U.S
Crosby
Sam
St. Bernard
Denver
Colo
Pooch
Ed Jones
Countian
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Hit
UMW
Lucille Ball
Gary Morton
Alan
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