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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Nov 20, 1962

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Castro Agrees To Removal Of Bombers

Fidel Castro agreed to remove Russian IL 28 jet bombers from Cuba. Thant called a full U.S. and Soviet negotiating team meeting to discuss the surprise move. Khrushchev’s acceptance to withdraw the bombers may be announced at the lunch, with Kuznetsov possibly revealing the development.

United Nations N.Y UPD Fidel Castro Cuba Thant U.S Nikita S. Khrushchev Russia

China Calls U S Aid to India a Grave Threat to Peace

Tokyo dispatch reports Chinese forces have penetrated into Indian held areas with new towns and villages seized in a major southward drive. Premier Chou En-lai warned that Sino Indian battle could widen unless India agrees to Chinese terms, while Nehru remained firm.

Tokyo UPI China India Peking Chou En-lai Chou Jawaharlal Nehru Nehru Peking People’s Daily Communist New China News Agency Peking Radio

Tax cut urged as economy shows gains in October

Government reports of stronger personal income and durable goods orders point to possible continued growth in 1963 with a tax cut debated by Labor Secretary Wirtz and President Kennedy's advisory committee. A $10 billion cut could lift short term demand but raise deficits, while some prefer a phased approach.

Edward Cowan Washington UPI Labor W. Willard Wirtz Kennedy Labor Management Advisory Committee Commerce Department

Dean of Beckley Musicians Dies at 91

Mrs Mabel Tinsley Taylor 91 a tireless champion of youths in Beckley died at a rest home near Beckley She came to Beckley in 1909 with William M Taylor and turned her home into a hub for music art and civic culture Her efforts helped fund Raleigh General Hospital and she organized the Monday Music Club and led the Cooperative Concert Association later a Community Concerts group Her role as a promoter left a lasting mark on Beckley’s cultural scene.

Mabel Tinsley Taylor Beckley William M. Taylor Beckley Presbyterian Church W. S. Patterson The King’s Daughters Raleigh General Hospital Monday Music Club Cooperative Concert Association Community Concerts Inc Woman’s Club of Indianapolis Light

Indian Defense Stiffens Under New Command

Indian forces check Chinese advances south of Bomdila and Walong as NEFA fronts hold. Nehru appoints Lt Gen J M Choudhery army commander in chief, replacing health-absent Gen P N Thapar. Britain and U S move arms to India while evacuations begin in Assam and Ladakh.

Patrick J. Killen New Delhi UPI Bombila Walong North East Frontier Agency NEFA Defense Ministry Jawaharlal Nehru Nehru J. M. Choudhery P. N. Thapar London Lord Home Britain India Kennedy State Department United States Bomdila B. M. Kaul Kaul Chusul Ladakh Bhutan Assam Plains Choudhery Goa Portugal Burma Thapar V.K. Krishna Menon Indian Assam

Major Viet Nam Assault Begins Near Saigon

South Vietnam paratroopers in camouflage leaped from American transports to begin a major government assault northwest of Saigon. About 1,200 troops in two battalions descended into jungle near Phuoc Binh, Phuoc Long Province, along Zone D near the Cambodian border. They formed a line along the Darulap River and swept southward into dense brush, with no contact reported at sundown.

Saigon UPS Phuoc Binh Phuoc Long Province U.S Darulap

Queen and Philip mark 15th wedding anniversary

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip celebrate their 15th wedding anniversary on different continents. The Queen attends an investiture at Buckingham Palace while Philip arrives in Canberra after opening the British Commonwealth Games in Perth.

London UPI Queen Elizabeth Prince Philip Buckingham Palace Australia Perth Canberra

Weather summary and regional conditions across West Virginia

West Virginia residents faced cloudy skies with occasional rain and mid to upper forties highs. Beckley reported 44 yesterday, Oak Hill 39, and Baur 34 with river levels normal and Greenbrier and Lake regions clear. New gauge readings show Hinton at 3.2 feet as of the current report. Nearby New York state notes a 5 degree low in Old Town, Maine, and a 84 degree high in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Greenbrier Hinton New York UPS U.S. Weather Bureau Old Town Maine West Palm Beach Fila

Polk Named U S Commander in Berlin

President Kennedy named Maj. Gen. James Hillard Polk to replace Maj. Gen. Albert Watson II as the U S commander in Berlin. Watson was promoted to lieutenant general and moved to command the 3rd Army at Fort McPherson Georgia. Polk, already head of the 4th Armored Division in Europe, will take over in January.

Kennedy Polk Albert Watson II 3Rd Army Ft. McPherson White House Watson 4Th Armored Division Europe Berlin

Two More Die On State Roads

West Virginia’s 1962 road toll rose to 372 after two more deaths. James A. Wills, 45, died from injuries after being struck on U S 220 in Pendleton County. Markin Maynard, 34, of Dunlow, Wayne County, died in a head on collision with a tractor trailer on West Virginia 10 near Ranger in Lincoln County.

Charleston UPI West Virginia State Police Accident Prevention Bureau James A. Wills U. S. 220 Pendleton County Markin Maynard Dunlow Wayne County Bill Barb Bristol W. Va Ranger Lincoln County

Defense Budget Plan Seeks $2 Billion to $3 Billion Rise

Washington, UPI reports the administration will submit a new defense budget to Congress in January proposing a total increase of 2 to 3 billion dollars over current spending. Officials cited best current estimates for the projection.

Washington UPI Congress

UMW Blames Kennedy For Election Setbacks

The United Mineworkers Journal says President Kennedy took a severe licking in coal states due to unemployment. It cites Republican gains in Pennsylvania West Virginia and Kentucky as evidence of worker disillusionment with the administration. The piece notes unmet campaign promises to correct depressed economies in the three major coal regions.

Washington UPS United Mineworkers Journal Kennedy Voice of the United Mineworkers Union UMW Pennsylvania West Virginia Kentucky William W. Scranton Arch Moore Sen Thruston B. Morton John F. Kennedy John L. Lewis Mineworkers Union

Mind readers pricing duty in satire of public fairs

A humorous remark notes that people who visit mind readers deserve only half price, implying skepticism about psychic services. The line reflects a joking stance on entertainment value vs belief, suggesting a frugal audience at fairs or similar events.

U S Adopts Wait And See Attitude On Cuban Crisis

UPI report indicates U S officials expect a possible breakthrough as Fidel Castro may agree to remove Soviet bombers from Cuba. Secretary Rusk calls the stance too early to judge, while Khrushchev and Kuznetsov may shape a New York UN session.

Revolutionary Government of Cuba Castro John A. Goldsmith Washington UPI U. S Fidel Castro United Nations Thant Kennedy Dean Rusk New York Rusk U.S Nikita Khrushchev Vasily Kuznetsov

Udall spares Mr. Magoo mongoose in bid to stay

Interior Secretary Udall said the bachelor mongoose Magoo could remain in the United States temporarily if he stays single and suggested shipping him back to India. The ruling ends a death sentence under a 1909 law barring mongooses, praised by Duluth officials and the zoo director who hope to keep the animal given the victory.

Duluth Minn UPI Magoo Stewart L. Udall United States India Udall Washington George Johnson Lloyd Hackl Interior Department Hack Federal Fish and Wildlife Service

Adenauer Considers FDP Reentry After Strauss Fallout

In Bonn, Chancellor Konrad Adenauer seeks to form a new government by inviting the Free Democratic party to rejoin the coalition after accepting the resignations of five FDP ministers. Sources say he may oust Defense Minister Franz Josef Strauss following the Der Spiegel case, though FDP hints at dismissal if Strauss remains.

Bonn UPI Konrad Adenauer Free Democratic Party FDP Adenauer Christian Democrats CDU Franz-Josef Strauss der Spiegel Strauss

Freight derailment blocks WV 20 near Richwood

A Baltimore and Ohio freight train derailed today at Holcomb in Nicholas County, derailing three cars and blocking West Virginia Route 20 between Craigsville and Fenwick. The State Road Commission in Charleston said the highway would remain blocked until 10 p.m. No injuries were reported.

Richwood UPI Baltimore & Ohio Holcomb Nicholas County W. Va Craigsville Fenwick State Road Commission Charleston

Eisenhower critique and 1965 GOP signals noted

Look Magazine cites Emmet Hughes on Ike pressuring Nixon for a cabinet post and considering Harold Stassen as running mate. Also reported: IAM sets 12:01 a.m. Nov 28 strike at Lockheed plants. James Meredith remains at Ole Miss amid cafeteria conflict. Heidi Weissmuller, 19, dies in Laguna Beach car crash. Aaron Loney named UPI regional executive for Western PA and WV. Thanksgiving turkeys prepared for troops. Cuban diplomat couple leaves US after sabotage ring exposure. Dulles airport first airliner a Ford trimotor to Tulsa ahead of Eastern Electra to Columbia. Alabama campus newspaper urges action See Shortening Page 2.

Dwight D. Eisenhower Richard M. Nixon Emmet John Hughes Ike Look Magazine Nixon Minnesota Harold Stassen International Association of Mach Guardian Heidi Weissmuller Tarzan Johnny Weissmuller Laguna Beach Calif Aaron E. Loney United Press International Pittsburg Gerald J. Rock UPI Pennsylvania West Virginia Armed Forces Jose Gomez Abad Elsa Cuba United Nations United States Dulles International Dulles Tulsa Okla Columbia S. C Charleston W. Va Smithsonian Air Museum University of Alabama

U S Accused of Bombing Cuban Ship

Radio Havana accused a U S plane of bombing a Cuban freighter named Rio Damaji in international waters near Bermuda. The Pentagon rejected the claim, saying no U S aircraft was involved and calling the report baseless. The ship carried 55 000 sacks of potatoes and a crew of 33 en route to Cuba.

Washington UPI Radio Havana U.S Defense Department Pentagon Havana Placit Bermuda Francis Cobas Cuba

U.S. Threatens Common Market With Reprisals

UPI report from Paris details a blunt U.S. warning to the Common Market to expand purchases of American farm products or face economic retaliation. Agriculture Secretary Freeman urged the bloc to uphold a moral and practical duty in tariff actions, stressing unity of the Western world and fair trade in agriculture. The frank speech, approved by the White House and State Department, was delivered at an OECD ministerial meeting and released in Paris Washington and Brussels.

Paris UPI United States Europe U.S Orville L. Freeman Agricultural Committee Organization For Economic Cooperation and Development OECD Freeman Washington Brussels Common Market White House State Department

Bomb damages refugee leader's car in Miami Beach

A dynamite explosion damaged the car of Cuban refugee leader Jose Miro Cardona's secretary outside his Miami Beach apartment shortly after Miro's return from New York. No injuries reported. Det. Lt. Bill Murray called it likely terrorism. FBI aid and possible link to a Cuban sabotage ring were noted.

Miami Beach UPI Jose Miro Cardona Miro New York FBI Bill Murray Bob Spring

United Fund reports donations total 36000

Public Relations Chairman John M. Gates announced a new United Fund total of 36000 before a luncheon at the Elks Club. Reports were not yet available at luncheon time.

United Fund John M. Gates Elks Club

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By Bruce W. Mann Vasily V. Kuznetsov Khrushchev Carlos Lechuga S.C. College Constance Motley Harvey Gantt Anderson S.C Mississippi South Clemson College Constance Baker Motley James H. Meredith University of Mississippi National Association For the Advancement of Colored People NAACP Clemson South Carolina Gantt U.S. 4Th Circuit Court of Appeals C.C. Wyche Mabel Taylor U S William Baxter Calcutta Baxter Brahmaputra River Brahmaputra Aksam Viet Nam Philip Beckley High Ik Katssnes Cccass SO Goa Coord Ik ii Iscesannes Woot Togey Ccc Cena Sseenas Oak Hill High Tom Lage Gen. Polk James Hillard Polk Mme 7Ok NEA National Security Council Kuznetsov Guantanamo Bay Mr. Magoo Bulletin B&o United Fund Report
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