Venezuela Crisis Shows Betancourt Under Siege
Venezuelan President Romulo Betancourt faces a growing crisis as leftist students clash with troops in Caracas. Rioting has killed six and wounded at least 105, with battles erupting at Miguel Caro High School and near Caracas University. Police and guardsmen crack down, civil guarantees suspended, and Communist-linked activity blamed for the unrest. Continued fighting and censorship mark a tense national stand.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Romulo Betancourt
Avenue
Roosevelt
Miguel Caro
Caracas University
Social Christian Party
Betancourt
Chaguaramos
Puente Trinidad
Rightist Revolt in Salta and Rosario Crushed
AP reports a rightist revolt in Salta Province where armed civilians seized oil installations and state monopoly assets in Tartagal and Vespucio, while earlier Peronist followers tried to seize Rosario barracks but were routed after four hours. Casualties in Rosario unofficially reach about 10 killed and 50 wounded with 25 arrests. The North uprising mirrors Rosario actions, with rail and telephone disruptions reported.
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Salta
Tartagal
Vespucio
Juan D. Peron
Rosario
Peronistas
Winter Weather Slows West Virginia Roads In Morning
Snow began in parts of West Virginia with cold winds and scattered flurries. State Police said Elkins highways were in awful shape after an overnight snowfall that iced roads. others saw light snow and sun in Beckley Philippi and Charleston with more flurries forecast statewide.
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State
Raleigh
Nicholas County
West Virginia
Charleston
Elkins
Philippi
Beckley
Huntington
Morgantown
Torrow
Wheeling
West Virginia Weather Forecast Update
Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday with scattered snow flurries in mountains and colder conditions. Temperatures tonight through Monday average near normal lows and highs, with a warming trend expected by Sunday. River and gauge data noted for Greenbrier and nearby sites.
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W. Va
Beckley
Oak Hill
Greenbrier
Tall Deer Wins Title For Tall Tale Teller
Cheboygan Michigan AP Tom Gagnon a hospital anesthetist won the deer hunters bars contest with a tale of climbing a tree that proved to be a deer's leg. He described shaving ribs lighting a fire and exploding a cartridge that killed the deer and him hiding behind the liver. He said he spent two weeks escaping by cutting through the deer and living on venison.
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Cheboyan
Mich
Tom Gagnon
Cheboygan
Deer Hunters
Gagnon
Through Holiday Season Wednesday Afternoon Openings For Local Stores Start Today
Beckley retail stores will observe Wednesday afternoon openings beginning today and continuing until Christmas. Regular Monday evening hours will be maintained amid accelerated holiday activity. A Business Bureau meeting at 9:30 a.m. Thursday in G. C. Murphy Co. will discuss Christmas and New Year closings, with coffee and donuts served. The room is accessed via Murphy's Heber Street entrance.
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Beckley Retail
Beckley Business Bureau
Bible
Reau
G. C. Murphy Co
Bibb
Murphy’s Heber Street
Integration Delays Denied in New Orleans Schools
A federal court rejected the New Orleans School Board request to suspend desegregation at two public schools. The judges also denied Louisiana's bid to throw out the original order, ruling the state had not shown jurisdiction. The ruling came as a boycott lingered and a 1922 law loomed over school closures for low attendance.
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New Orleans
Wee
State of Louisiana
U.S
J.skelly Wright
Wright
Richard T. Rives
Fifth
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Herbert W. Christenberry
U.S. Supreme Court
Louisiana
William B. Frantz
McDonagh
U. S
Shelby Jackson
Jackson F
U S Crime Rate Jumps With 11 Percent Rise
Washington AP reports serious U S crime surged 11 percent in the first nine months of the year, based on preliminary figures from FBI. Property crimes led gains with robbery up 16 percent and burglary 15 percent, while violent crimes show increases in forcible rape, murder, and aggravated assault. FBI Director Edgar Hoover urged greater citizen cooperation with law enforcement.
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U. S
Washington
United States
FBI
I Edgar Hanver
Ae “Esau
Hoover
Ana
First Deer Season Fatality Reported in West Virginia
West Virginia marks the season midway with a fatal hunting accident on a Peters burg farm. Kermit C. Keplinger, 37, died after being accidentally shot by his father Jeff L. Keplinger while hunting, no charges filed. A separate turkey hunting death near Franklin involved Brison Moats, 58, and his cousin Clarence Moats, 24, facing negligent shooting and license charges.
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West Virginia
Kermit C. Keplinger
Petersburg
Grant County
D. E.cuppett Jr
Franklin
Brison Moats
Clarence Moats
Dewey Morrison
Weather advisory delays forecast due to bad weather
San Francisco AP report notes the U S Weather Bureau office in San Francisco transmitted that forecast is delayed by bad weather, leaving the public awaiting updated conditions.
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San Francisco
U. S. Weather Bureau
Child toy gun scare sparks odd doorbell confrontation
Ontario, California. A housewife tripped over her son's toy gun when answering the doorbell. The salesman she confronted ran in panic, vaulting a three foot fence. She later found her son Jimmie, 15, had left a sign on the door reading We shoot every third sales and the second one just left.
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Ontario
Calif
Bernard Pennino
Jimmie
Rebels Fire On UN Column In Katanga Ambush
Rebel Baluba tribesmen armed with ancient rifles sniped at a UN Nigeria n column moving from Kamina to Manono in Katanga Province. Nigerian troops fought free, four wounded evacuated to Kamina hospital. no serious injuries. UN reinforcements planned for Manono.
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Elisabethville
the Congo
U.N
Katanga
Kamina
Manono
Kabondo-Dianda
Congo
Gale-Battered Liberian freighter runs aground near Manitou Island
The Francisco Morazan, a 246 foot Liberian freighter with 14 or 15 aboard, ran aground off South Manitou Island after a gale and zero visibility from snow and high winds. Coast Guard cutter Mesquite and two others moved to assist but waited for clearer conditions. The captain reported leakage in the double bottom but said there is no immediate danger of sinking.
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Francisco Morazan
Manitou Island
Eduardo Trizizas
Coast Guard
Trizizas
Sturgeon Bay
Wis
Bald Knob Slope Set to Open December Seventeenth
Bald Knob Ski Slopes at Ghent will open for the season Saturday December 17 extending a third year of operation. Despite scarce snow last winter a solid season followed with about 4000 visitors half from out of state and 39 days of operation. No improvements announced though a snow making machine and an ice skating rink are noted as possible additions.
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Bald Knob
Ghent
Reader's Digest
Sherwood Glutz Questions Federal Spending Cure
Sherwood Glutz criticizes citizens for relying on Washington for solutions to all problems including grandma's rheumatism. He argues that U S means unlimited spending and that taxpayers ultimately bear the burden when Uncle Sam acts as Santa Claus.
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Washington
Fedral
U. S
Uncle Sam
Santa Claus
Allus
Inch Snow Covers Buffalo Shuts Roads In Frightening Blizzard
Buffalo experiences a freak blizzard with gale winds piling snow up to 32 feet in places and stalling traffic. Snowplows struggled against blocked autos as the Niagara section of the State Thruway operated one way. Amherst reports 18 inches on Route 5 with drifts to 3 foot depths constraining travel.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Niagara
Lackawanne
Batavia
Amherst
Hunter Recaptures 3 Prison Escapees
An unidentified deer hunter assisted in recapturing three Medium Security Prison fugitives near Huttonsville. State Police said the hunter held the men at gunpoint until authorities arrived. Fugitives were identified as Paul Johnson, 19, of Parkersburg James Napier 2, of Harlan Kentucky and Robert Tanner, 19, of Pine Grove.
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Huttonsville
Paul Johnson
Parkersburg
James Napier
Harlan, Ky
Robert Tanner
Pine Grove
Scapegoat Fight Over UN Congo Budget Intensifies
The Soviet Union seizes on Dag Hammarskjold as the scapegoat for UN Congo costs as debates continue on the 66 million dollar Congo operation. The Soviets demand ending the operation and argue US and Western allies caused Congo chaos. Hammarskjold warns the mission may be scrapped if member states do not pay promptly. The United States pledges 14 million more, urging broader burden sharing. The Soviets contend Congo costs fall outside the regular UN budget and push to abolish the operation on constitutional grounds.
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United Nations
N. Y
Soviet Union
Dag Hammarskjold
Congo
Hammarskjold
U. N
U. N. Congo
Ham
United States
General Assembly
U.N
Beckley Contractor Guilty of Assault at The Register
Beckley contractor TOM TROITINO of Troitino Brothers Inc. was found guilty by Magistrate W. A. Burke on an assault charge against The Register managing editor C. J. McQuade. He paid a $50 fine and costs after the Nov. 19 newsroom fracas. Mike Smiley was not charged. John Phillips, Register farm writer, testified. no defense was offered.
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Beckley
W. A. Burke
Register
Tom Troitino
Troitino Brothers Inc
C. J. “Needy
McQuade
Troitino
Valley Drive
Mike Smiley
John Phillips
Register Farm
Phillips
Smiley
Burke
McQuadeland Phillips
No Progress Toward Settlement In Raleigh County Bus Strike
A drivers strike against Quesenberry Bus Lines halts service across Raleigh County. Monara Quesenberry reports no progress and no meeting request. Ernest Quesenberry Jr. cites a proposed pay cut and shorter vacations as company stance. Drivers demand licenses bail bonds and a 30 minute paid lunch. District 50 of the United Mine Workers offers to negotiate.
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Raleigh County
Quesenberry Bus Lines
Monara Quesenperry
Ernest Quesenberry Jr
Quesenberry
Howard Quesenberry
Ernest
St. Francis de Sales Parochial School
District 50
United Mine Workers
Hope Fades For Missing Coed
Beverly Ann Allan a 19 year old Washington State University student from Port Townsend disappeared on a date with 19 year old Larry Peyton a Portland State College student. Police theorize two men assaulted the couple in a forested area northwest of Portland where Peyton was found dead with a fractured skull and 23 stab wounds. No trace of Allan was found after two days of searching the woods.
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Portland
Ore
Beverly Ann Allan
Washington State University
Port Townsend
Wash
Larry Ralph Peyton
Portland State College
Peyton
Minister Tells Experience In Crossing Lines
In New Orleans Rev. Lloyd Foreman and his six year old daughter Pamela faced hostile crowds as they walked to integrate William Frantz School. For seven days women hurled abuse and blocked the pair with a human chain before officers created a path. Pamela was among four white students at Frantz. at McDonogh No. 19 three black first graders attended and no white children. Foreman said they would reevaluate the situation as the mob surged outside his home, his wife crying as he returned.
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New Orleans
Lloyd Foreman
Pamela
William Frantz
Foreman
Frantz
McDonogh No
Psychiatrist held on $75,000 bail in Soviet spy case
New York doctor Dr. Robert Soblen Soble longtime psychiatrist arrested in a three decade old Soviet espionage case. He is brother ofJack Soble serving seven years for espionage. Indicted with 18 co conspirators including Soviet officials and four Americans the case could carry death penalty if convicted. Bail set at 75000. He allegedly cooperated with investigators during three years of evidence gathering.
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NEW York
FBI
Robert Soble
Soble
Soblen
Jack Soble
Soviet Union
Rockland State Hospital
Orangeburg
Richard C. Green
Negro nurse employed at Charleston General Hospital
Charleston AP reports Mrs. Lois Brown of Institute Wichita Kansas becomes the first Negro graduate nurse on staff at Charleston General Hospital. A Wesley Hospital School of Nursing graduate, she is assigned to staff nursing.
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Charleston
Charleston General Hospital
Lois Brown
Institute
Wesley Hospital School of Nursing
Wichita
Kan
Brown
Bus Crash: 16 Killed in Alberta School Tragedy
AP reports in Lamont Alberta that 16 high school students died when a Canadian National Railways freight train hit their school bus at a crossing near Lamont. Only one aboard survived. 25 injured, 10 seriously. Train hit at about 50 mph. bodies scattered on snow in subzero temps. Keith Tompkins, 12, described hearing a bang before waking in a ditch.
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Lamont
Alta
Keith Tompkins
Canadian National Railways
Alberta
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