World news in brief highlights include Glenn jet tour and typhoon toll
Col John Glenn Jr signals a jet world barnstorm post retirement with a soft drink sponsor plan. Typhoon Louise devastates central Philippines with 100 to 200 dead in one province and at least 62 elsewhere. Poland sees a major meat theft trial with ten accused. Warsaw courtroom held closed to public. Tel Aviv cites Israel seeking Italy extradition over a trunk man allegedly aiding a divorce. Luk questioned in Rome amid espionage doubts. U.S. to negotiate with Congo rebel Gbenye over hostages including Dr Paul Carlson. Craft union talks inch toward compromise at Detroit papers. Kennedy assassination anniversary declared a day of national rededication. Marina Oswald reportedly hospitalized on anniversary. Melvin Belli seeks divorce in San Francisco amid cruelty claims. Kentucky State news notes factory closure risk at Varney, Minnesota area. A West German court convicts a man for smuggling his wife by ferrying a 17-year-old girl to East Berlin. Vietnam adviser William Sullivan eyed as future U.S. ambassador to Laos.
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John Glenn Jr
Marine Corps
Louise
Philippines
Poland
Warsaw
Israel
Italy
Tel Aviv
Mordecai Ben Masoud Luk
Rome
United States
Christophe Gbenye
Paul Carlson
Detroit News
Detroit Free Press
Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Marina Oswald
Kennedy
Dallas
Melvin Belli
Jack Ruby
San Francisco
Koder Collison
Small Business Administration
Area Redevelopment Administration
National Seating and Dimension Co
Varney
Mingo County
Peter
East Berlin
William H. Sullivan
State Department
Viet Nam
U. S
Laos
Washington
Man Kills Self With 3 Guns in Charleston
In Charleston, 81-year-old Lester Dougherty reportedly rigged three shotguns on a tool chest in a pickup bed. He attached triggers with a rope and pulled it to end his life while facing the weapons. Police noted a pending mental health examination.
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Charleston
UPI
Lester Dougherty
Dougherty
Season's First Snow Falls At Flat Top
The first snow of the season fell in Raleigh County with a trace at the U S Weather Bureau Station named Raleigh County Memorial Airport starting at 3 45 a m.A low of 29 was recorded in Raleigh County while Flat Top measured .8 inch of snow with a 30 degree low.
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Raleigh County
U. S. Weather Bureau
Raleigh County Memorial
Flat Top
Weather Bureau
Cloudy and Cold With Snow Flurries In Beckley Area
Beckley and vicinity expect cloudy and cold conditions with a chance of snow flurries this afternoon. High around 33, windy tonight with colder temperatures and more flurries. Saturday will be very cold and windy with ongoing snow flurries, high in the 20s. River and lake readings show Greenbrier low and clear, Lake level 7 feet below normal with gates open, and a new gauge at Hinton at 2.3 feet. The five day forecast calls for 52-53 degree highs in the south and 49-? in the north, colder Saturday and Monday with little rain.
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Beckley
Lake
Hinton
West Virginia
Thant Pushes to Let Communists Observe UN Debates
Secretary General Thant proposed opening United Nations debates to observers from Communist states perhaps including Red China. He argued the potential benefits could outweigh objections, noting several current observers. He cited East Germany and North Korea as likely possibilities and explained legalities rest with U.S. authorities.
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United Nations, N.Y
UPI
Thant
Red China
United Nations
General Assembly
Congo
Cyprus
West Germany
Vatican
South Korea
Monaco
Switzerland
South Viet Nam
East Germany
North Korea
North Viet Nam
China
Peking
Russia Bids For More U S Trade
Moscow reports the Soviet offer to make a token payment on its $10 billion lend lease debt appears aimed at boosting U S trade. Premier Kosygin tells a 92 member U.S. business group the move could be justified to the Soviet people as talks stress trade growth and resolving economic woes. The note notes U S firms face credits limits without Soviet debt settlement and cites past Khrushchev remarks on paying WWII debts to improve relations. U S trade has dwindled since the 1930s, with 1962 U S exports to Russia near $100 million versus Germany $717 million Britain $310 million and France Italy around $250 million.
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Moscow
UPI
Russia
United States
U.S
Alexei N. Kosygin
Kosygin
Nikita S. Khrushchev
David Rockefeller
West Germany
Britain
France
Italy
Bigamous Scot Kept Two Families for 36 Years
In Glasgow a 64 year old Scotsman Andrew McNeill pleaded guilty to bigamy and was fined 700 dollars after admitting he married two women in 1928 and fathered five children. He led a double life working as a scrap metal dealer and claimed naval officer Gilchrist to the second wife. Authorities traced the deception when a money order signed Gilchrist reached the Admiralty. Three children are now married. McNeill vowed to support both wives.
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Glasgow
Scotland
Royal Navy
McNeill
Gilchrist
Admiralty
McNamara Defends Closure Plan Amid Political Backlash
Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara comments on the uproar over plans to close 95 military installations in 33 states. He cites presidential stance against waste and willingness to absorb political criticism tied to eliminating waste, a continuation of Kennedy administration priorities.
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Washington
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Kennedy
Johnson Says Won't Seek Reckless Course After Win
In San Marcos Texas President Johnson comments on the election outcome, saying he does not interpret it as a mandate for a reckless, novel, dangerous, or unique course. He outlines a measured path for his administration's future.
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San Marcos
Tex
Johnson
Republican shift calls for new GOP chair in bid to reach middle
Washington Kansas Gov John Anderson Jr urges the Republican party to change course and regain the middle ground offering party services to the people. In Augusta Georgia Deputy Sheriff Charles M Swint speculates on his wife entering with a pistol before his fatal shooting saying she won’t shoot and loves him.
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Washington
Kansas
John Anderson, Jr
Republican Party
Augusta
Charles M. Swint
Johnson to create White House personnel appointments office
President Johnson announced plans for a new White House department to recruit quality men and women for leadership posts in government. The office, to be run by Civil Service Commission Chairman John Macy, aims to conduct a continuing talent search nationwide across all professions.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
White House
Personnel Appointments Office
Civil Service Commission
John Macy
Hit and run driver sought after Lester man struck on road
State Police search for hit and run driver who struck James A. Sarver 53 of Lester on the Lester Maben road at 6 15 p m Thursday. Sarver is in fair condition at Raleigh General Hospital with a compound fracture of the left leg after being struck while walking along the road.
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Lester
Lester-Maben
James A. Sarver
Raleigh General Hospital
Sarver
Quake Shakes Tokyo Downtown
A downtown Tokyo quake jolted the city causing buildings to sway with no immediate reports of damage.
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Tokyo
Barron Seeks Senate OK for 110 Appointees in West Virginia
Gov. W. W. Barron said he will submit 110 names to the Senate for confirmation at a special session next Friday. Appointments cover state boards including Aging Higher Education Manpower and Training Mental Retardation and Water Resources. only department head is Koder M. Collison for a term ending Jan. 16. Names include Stephen J. Russell to the State Board of Education Ralph J. Bean to WVU Board of Governors and Boyce A. Griffith to the Public Service Commission.
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Charleston
UPI
W. W. Barron
Senate
Commission On Aging
Commission On Higher Education
Commission On Manpower Technology and Training
Commission On
Mental Retardation
Water Resources Board
State Department
Koder M. Collison
Department of Commerce
Hulett Smith
Stephen J. Russell
Wheeling
State Board of Education
Ralph J. Bean
Moorefield
WVU Board of Governors
Boyce A. Griffith
Alum Creek
Public Service Commission
Mislabeled vitamins seized at Princeton
UPI reports a U S Marshal seized 1 000 bottles of vitamins and 8 000 catalogs from Milan Pharmaceutical Laboratory Inc in Princeton. FDA agent says catalogs carried false statements and bottles were mislabeled. Catalogs were published by National Health Products of Roanoke Virginia.
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Princeton
UPI
U. S
Milan Pharmaceutical Laboratory Inc
Federal Food and Drug Administration
National Health Products
Roanoke
Boys of Wexford to sing memory of dead president
Forty young boys in green and white travel from Dublin to the United States to perform a memorial sang for John F. Kennedy on the first anniversary of his Dallas visit. They recall Kennedy's affection for their chorus when he met them in Ireland in 1963 and even asked for a copy of their ballad.
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Dublin
Ireland
UPI
United States
Wexford
John F. Kennedy
Dallas
Pope Refuses To Overrule Vote Delay At Ecumenical Council
Vatican City report notes Pope Pius VI refused to override postponement of religious liberty vote during the Ecumenical Council third session. Conservators secured a victory by overruling an American protest. other key documents were approved, including a declaration clearing Jews of deicide. Meanwhile Chicago reports a looming nationwide rail strike as six shopcraft unions threaten action with a Monday dawn deadline.
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Vatican City
UPI
Pius VI
Ecumenical Council
Council Fathers
Paul
Council
Chicago
Long Island
New York
Manhattan
Francis A. O'Neill Jr
National Mediation Board
O'Neill
Sentiaatial
Monroe Youth Killed In U S 460 Crash Near Princeton
State Police report a Monroe County youth, Daniel S. Shaver of Lindside, died in a car truck collision on U S 460 near Princeton. The truck driver, William Lucas, 35, of Pembroke Virginia, was uninjured as toll rises to 409 for the year.
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Princeton
UPI
Monroe County
U.S. 460
Daniel S. Shaver
Lindside
William Lucas
Pembroke
Pressure and Cutbacks Hit McNamara Base Closeout
Defense Secretary McNamara announced 80 of 95 bases to be closed or cut back affecting about 63,400 jobs. Major sites listed include Brooklyn Navy Yard Portsmouth Naval Shipyard and Springfield armory with 13 California installations. Omits 15 overseas bases to be named later. Reaction across 33 states ranged from support to strong criticism while Congress weighs the political fallout and economic impact.
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Johnson
McNamara
Brooklyn
N. Y
Navy Yard
Portsmouth
N. H., Naval Shipyard
Springfield
Mass
Strategic Air Command
California
Kennedy
Washington
Texas
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Senate Armed Services Committee
Russell
Department of Defense
Pentagon
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Walter F. Carey
Diabetes Killed 320 In W. Va Last Year
West Virginia health officials report 320 deaths from diabetes in the past year and about 31 000 residents living with the disease. A state program to detect diabetes is underway, with hopes to involve all 55 counties and use county labs for analysis.
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W. Va
Charleston
UPI
West
Ground-Breaking Slated For Pt. Pleasant Plant
Pt. Pleasant news reports a ground breaking for a $5.8 million chemical plant by Pantasote Co. near Pt. Pleasant. Construction will take 10 months with potential employment for 200. The 80 acre site along West Virginia 62 is part of 15,000 acres bought 15 years ago by the Tri-County Industrial Foundation for development.
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PT. Pleasant
UPI
Pantasote Co
W. Va
The
Tri- County Industrial Foundation For Industrial Development
Air Force suffers deepest base cuts as missiles rise
Washington reports that the Air Force bears the brunt of the defense cutbacks as fast firing missiles grow in importance and bombers decline. The article notes base reductions and shifts in strategic emphasis, with references to major facilities including the Brooklyn Navy Yard as a hub of naval activity.
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Washington
API
Air Force
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Guthrie Air Force Station to close in 1967
The Defense Department orders Guthrie Air Force Station near Charleston to close as part of a plan to shut more than 95 military installations. The radar facility, 5 12 miles north of Charleston near Sissonville, employs 126 military and 11 civilian personnel with a $435,000 annual payroll. Opened in 1951 as an aircraft control center, it later became a radar station.
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Washington
UPI
Defense Department
Guthrie Air Force Station
Charleston
Guthrie
Sissonville
Missile Misses Mark Near Colorado Town
Soldiers in Creede Colorado search for a 10,000-pound Pershing missile that overshot its target and crashed in rugged snow near the town. The weapon carried no explosive load, caused glass breaks but no injuries, and was shot from Fort Bliss Texas toward White Sands New Mexico. Local sheriff urged air search first due to rough terrain and darkness amid heavy snowfall and cold.
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Creede
Colo
UPI
Colorado
Huego
Fort Bliss
Tex
Here
Texas
White Sands Range
New Mexico
New Mexico State Line
Mineral County
Harry Larson
U. S. Weather Bureau
Johnson Leads Goldwater By 15.6 Million Votes In Election
Unofficial figures show Lyndon B. Johnson ahead of Barry Goldwater by 15.6 million votes with Johnson at 42,316,766 and Goldwater at 26,718,874. Official totals are still being counted and may take weeks to finalize.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Barry M. Goldwater
Goldwater
GOP
Safety blockades set on LBJ ranch road in Texas
Secret Service agents and Texas highways patrolmen closed the Pedernales River Loop road to through traffic and outsiders when President Johnson is at the LBJ Ranch. Highway officials cite safety concerns and possible hunter activity as the reason for the limit, with local residents allowed access.
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Johnson City
Tex
UPI
Secret Service
Texas
President Johnson
Lbj Ranch
Texas Highway Commission
Texas Department of Public Safety
White House
Pedernales River
Pedernales
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