Khrushchev Fails to Unite Communist World say Critics
A diplomat returning from Georgia reports being attacked after criticizing Stalin. Enver Hoxha says 34 of 80 Red parties backed Mao against Khrushchev at Moscow Congress. East European puppets shown uneasy while Ulbricht battles Stalinist stigma. Central Asia republics remain neutral.
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Stalin
Georgia
Newspaper Enterprise Association
East Europe
Khrushchev
East Germany
Walter Ulbricht
Italy
France
Russia
Enver Hoxha
Albania
Moscow
Hoxha
Red China
Mao Tsetung
Outer Mongolia
Communist Parties
Asia
Latin America
China
Central Asia
Copters Join Rockefellers Search In New Guinea
Merauke official said a Dutch navy cruiser with helicopters was requested to aid the search for 23 year old Michael Rockefeller. A U. S. Navy offer was accepted though no ships were yet en route. Local natives and a 250 tobacco reward are mobilized as the search continues.
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Merauke
Dutch New Guinea
UPI
Eibrink Jansen
Michael Rockefeller
Michael
Jansen
U. S
the Hague
Defense Ministry
U.S. Navy
Defense Department
Washington
U.S. Pacific
New Guinea
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Mary Strawbridge
Better Jobs For Negroes Administration Drive
Kennedy administration to press 12 major firms to sign voluntary plans for at least half a million more Negro workers in skilled jobs. Nine firms already signed. final mandatory reporting system to enforce executive order to end discrimination in government contracts set for early next year. Johnson to chair and oversee the effort at White House ceremony next Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincent Burke Washington
UPI
Kennedy
White House
Lyndon B. Johnson
Mer
State Officials Plan New York Trip To Seek Credit Rating Improvement
West Virginia officials led by Treasurer John Kelly will travel to New York in December to press Dunn Bradstreet Moody's and Standard & Poors for a higher credit rating. If granted triple A, borrowing costs could drop saving up to 250000 dollars yearly.
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New York
Carlo J. Salzano
Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
John Kelly
Kelly
Dunn Bradstreet
Moody's
Standard & Poors
Joe Burdette
Atty
C. Donald Robertson
Audi
Tor Denzil L. Gainer
Hulett C. Smith
State Road Commission
U.S
Local Sorority Heads to Bluefield Meeting
Delta Sigma Theta sorority officers and several Beckley Alumnae members will attend an officers roundtable in Bluefield on December 2 hosted by national officers. The November meeting covered Christmas party plans and a Blue Moon dance skit winning first prize at the Blue Revue.
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Delta Sigma Theta
Bluefield
John B. Elliott
Kenneth Brooks
Beckley
Delta
Carl Hazzard
Corey Mitchell
Laurietta Davis
Pioneer Hotel
Ethelbert Scott
Louise Carter
Eddiena Lester
John Flippen
Dupont Evans
Ediy Cousins
D. D. Crawford
Marion Brown
Brown H. Payne
Vance Bland
Carl Dobson
Robert Dobson
Mary Lacey
Piney Oaks 4-H Officers Named for New Year
The Piney Oaks 4-H club elected officers for the year including President Marion Miller and Vice President Ginger Williams. Other posts filled are Secretary Joann Howard Assistant Secretary Sandra Shepard Financial Secretary Karen Hairston Treasurer Marva Hill Chaplain Lillie Murray song leaders Edris Dickerson Beverly Shepard reporters Nancy Lee James Hunt gang leaders Diane Cooper Bernice Murray. Principal M K Austin installed the officers with faculty leaders Mrs Louise Carter and Joseph A Jones assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piney Oaks Precision Workers
4-H Club
Marion Miller
Ginger Williams
Joann Howard
Sandra Shepard
Karen Hairston
Marva Hill
Lillie Murray
Edris Dickerson
Beverly Shepard
Nancy Lee
James Hunt
Diane Cooper
Bernice Murray
M. K. Austin
Louise Carter
Joseph A. Jones
Train salvage after two crewmen die in river derailment
Salvage work continued after the bodies of fireman R A Turner and brakeman Charles O Mulford were recovered from a diesel cab in the Poca River. The derailment of a New York Central freight train toppled a bridge, trapping the locomotive. a 250 ton crane was to lift it as crews rebuilt the bridge and cleared 32 cars. A second derailment near Elkview, Kanawha County, left eight cars and a caboose off the tracks with no injuries.
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Poca
UPS
Poca River
R. A. Turner
Linesville
Ohio
Charles O. Mulford
Hobson
New York Central
Elkview
Kanawha County
Now You Know By United Press International
The Diana monkey, native to West Africa, derives its name from a white forehead crescent and has a distinctive white beard.
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United Press International
West Africa
Fish Trappers in Chad Herd Fish with Nets and Baskets
In Chad, Madecongo villagers catch fish using large nets held by men while women upstream splash and beat the water with baskets to herd fish into the traps. The scene shows a communal, traditional method marking a newly independent country’s coastal inland fishing culture.
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Chad
Madecongo
Centennial Tags Will Arrive Soon
The Beckley Lions Club announces the first shipment of the 1963 Centennial License plates will arrive soon. Roger Sharp will appoint members to assist him in placing tags on every vehicle in the state. The club donated 50 dollars to the Honey in the Rock 1962 fund drive and Joe G. Lilly Jr. was initiated. The group will attend the Beckley Chamber of Commerce dinner at the Beckley-Winn Hotel on December 12.
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Beckley Lions Club
Roger Sharp
Joe G. Lilly Jr
Beckley Chamber of
West Wickham PTA Carnival Crowns Queen And King
West Wickham Grade School PTA held a fall carnival with about 75 attendees. Shirley Bennett was crowned queen and Clarence Traynham king after a contest. Dancing games and other activities rounded out the night. $84.87 was raised for school improvements. Mrs. Mattie Jackson chaired the program and Miss Grace Clark taught.
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West Wickham
Willie MacAmey
Shirley Bennett
Clarence Traynham
Association
Mattie Jackson
Grace, Clark
Benjamin Franklin IV the school principal and magician
Pt Pleasant West Virginia profile of Benjamin Franklin IV a high school principal and professional magician. He leads a 1000 student school by year and tours the eastern U S performing card throwing escape mind reading and sleight of hand. He recalls meeting Edward Reno and notes his education in English and psychology aids his magic and teaching career.
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J. Richard Toren
Pleasant
W. Va
UPI
Benjamin Franklin IV
Franklin
Thurston
New England
Brotherhood of Magicians
Florida
Edward Reno
Reno
Kiwanis Club
Hampden-Sydney College
Virginia
Ohio University
Athens
Wittenberg College
West Virginia University
Ben Franklin
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Joell Milkman
Rockefeller Boy
the Complete Variety Store
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PT Purchase
Orion
Prestone
West Main Street
Sinking Fund Commission
Piney Oaks
Ers
West Wickham Pta
Warp
Warp Bros
Chicago
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