Granny Harmon Dies at 102 A Lincoln Cousin Remembered
Rebecca McCann Harmon Egeria died at 1 40 p m Sunday at her daughter Virginia Taylor’s Washington home after a spring stroke She was a first cousin once removed of Abraham Lincoln and recalled Civil War years She was Queen of the Century at Beck ley Armed Forces Day 1959 and a Democrat She survived by three sons Ted Charley and Anizagh plus 44 grandchildren 2 great grandchildren and 3 great great grandchildren Burial will be in Beeson family cemetery Princeton with services by Rev James Duff The body will be returned from Washington to Bailey Funeral Home Princeton for burial arrangements
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Granny Harmion
Rebecca McCann Harmon
Egeria
Washington, D. C
Virginia Taylor
J. H. (Booge) Harmon
John
Princeton
Herndon
Washington
Taylor
Ted
West Virginia Guardsmen Begin Active Duty Training
About 135 West Virginia National Guardsmen of the 366th Ordnance Company depart from Pt. Pleasant for Fort Polk Louisiana for a year of active duty. The convoy of 35 trucks stopped in Bristol Tennessee and Chattanooga en route, aiming for Tuscaloosa Alabama Wednesday night and Polk on Thursday afternoon. Two Army Reserve ordnance companies from Ripley and Martinsburg also move to active duty with roughly 220 personnel.
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United Press ‘International
West Virginia
Tennessee
Fort Polk
Army
366Ith Ordnance Company
Pt. Pleasant
Bristol
Tenn
Chattanooga
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Polk
Ripley
Martinsburg
Negotiations On Berlin At Critical Stage
Washington officials say this week may decide if Russia and the West can base formal talks on Berlin. Secretary Rusk reports limited but encouraging progress from New York talks with Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko and may push toward a November foreign ministers conference. Khrushchev aims to have a clear idea by Oct 17 on whether full-scale talks will occur.
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UPI
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Russia
Berlin
Dean Rusk
Kennedy
New “York
Andrei Gromyko
Rusk
Gromyko
New York
Newport
R.T. Gromyko
Moscow
Communist Party Congress
Nikita
U. S
Khrushchev
Tere
West Berlin
Weather Summary Cooler Week Ahead With Rain Possible
Cloudy and cool conditions dominate with rain today tonight and Tuesday. Highs around 55 to 64 and lows 44 to 50. Five day outlook shows temperatures 2 to 5 degrees below normal with modest rain totals near half an inch Tuesday and Wednesday. Beckley and Oak Hill report mild highs around 78 with variable lows. Greenbrier and Lake areas show normal, clear conditions and gauges near 1.7 feet.
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Beckley
Cveseeee
Oak Hill
Park lodging need highlighted by Beckley mayor
Beckley Mayor Cecil L. Miller urged a Grandview State Park lodge to boost tourism during a weekend trip to Blackwater Falls State Park for the West Virginia League of Municipalities convention. He and Police Chief M E Tyree toured facilities, noted year round operations, and sought state funds or Area Redevelopment Act aid to build a Grandview lodge to enhance regional tourism and leverage nearby Blue Stone Dam and Stephen’s Branch Lake.
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Beckley
Cecil L. Miller
Blackwater Falls State Park
West Virginia League of Municipalities
Miller
M. E. Tyree
Blackwater Falls
Davis
Tucker County
Blackwater River
Grandview
Blackwater Lodge
Cincinnati
Ohio
Tyree
Grafton
Sfun
League of Municipalities
William J. Matthews Jr
Civil Defense Mobilization
Patrick Healy Jr
American Municipality Association
Prince Thornton
Appalachian Power Co
Donald Robertson
Strike Idles Acme Construction Co Workers in Skelton
Acme Construction Co in Skelton suffers a complete standstill as 33 employees represented by District 30 United Mine Workers walk out seeking a new contract. They demand higher wages, changes to vacation terms, limits on supervisory work, six paid holidays, and new job classifications. A negotiating meeting is set for 2 pm today at the Skelton office.
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Acme Construciion Co
Skelton
Doris Francesa
District 30
United Mine Workers of America
District 50
Acme
Francesa
Man Set Afire By Rival Dies After Harlem Fire
A husband was doused with gasoline by a rejected suitor, taken to hospital with burns covering over 95 percent of his body, and died early today. William Boyer, 30, was arrested on felonious assault arson and held without bail for Friday's hearing.
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New York
Sammy Kinney
Kinney
Wiliam Boyer
Prohibition Bootleg and West Virginia Proposal Recalled
Republican leader Joseph W. Martin recalls Prohibition era liquor runs on Capitol Hill and a 1948 marriage proposal from a West Virginia girl linked to Wendell Willkie. He notes no connection between the two events while detailing 50 years in politics and a bootlegger arrest near his home base.
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Washington
UPI
Joseph W. Martin
R-Mass
Congress
Martin
Capitol Hill
Long Tree
You only live once amid soaring rent prices says SNEAS
SNEAS cautions that rental costs strain households as the market remains tight and budgets buckle. Officials urge resilience and discuss possible relief steps.
Airman Doles Dies During Japan Football Game
S. Sgt. Joseph D. Doles 30 died of a heart attack suffered while officiating a football game in Yokoshika Japan. He served with the Armed Forces Football Association in Japan and was hospitalized then pronounced dead at U S Navy Hospital in Yokosuka.">
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DRY Creek
ANS
Air Force
Japan
Joseph D. Doles
U. S. Navy
Yokoshika
Tokyo
Doles
Armed Forces Football Association
Hosp
Prenter
Revolt in Syria and the Middle East Crisis
A background summary of the United Arab Republic formed by Egypt and Syria in 1958. Nasser seeks a pan Arab state while Syria rebels cite despotism. Israel remains unrecognized by many Arab nations. Jordan recognizes the Syrian rebel government and tensions with Nasser persist. Iraq shifts neutral, with Soviet arms aid after leaving the Baghdad Pact. Kuwait fears annexation after British forces land. Ancient monarchies and US led NATO ties shape regional drama.
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United Arab Republic
Syria
Nasser
Middle East
Egypt
U.A.R
Abdul Karim Kassim
Faisal
Iraq
Damascus arrests ex strongman as UAR turmoil grows
United Press International reports the Damascus government has jailed Col Abdel Hamid el Serraj on charges of sabotaging the Syria uprising that toppled the United Arab Republic. amid signs of resistance to Mamoun Al Kuzbari leadership, Nasser says fighting persists and a popular movement seeks to preserve the union with Egypt. Damascus radio claims calm, but UPI notes mixed reports from Syria with anti Nasser protests and evidence of unrest.
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Damascus
Abdel Hamid el Serraj
Subyi l
United ‘Arab Republic
Mamoun Al-Kuzbari
U.A.R
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Cairo
Syria
Egypt
McGaha Named Cleveland Indians Manager
The Cleveland Indians appoint Mel McGaha as their new manager with a one year contract. McGaha, 35 and a former first base coach, led the Toronto Maple Leafs to an International League pennant in 1960 and succeeds Jimmy Dykes who was fired in Los Angeles.
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Cleveland, Ohio
UPI
Cleveland Indians
Mel ]McGaha
Gabe Paul
Cleveland Stadium
McGaha
Tribe
Cleveland
Toronto Maple Leafs
Jimmy Dykes
Los Angeles
SRO World Series Tickets Set for Cincinnati Fans
The Cincinnati Reds announced that standing room and bleacher seats for World Series games at Crosley Field will go on sale Wednesday. Regular series tickets are in the mail, with SRO and bleacher seats limited to two per customer and cash sales only. Bleacher seats cost 2.05 dollars and standing room tickets 4.10 dollars.
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Cincinnati
UPS
Cincinnati Reds
Crossey Field
Bill DeWitt
Syria rebels seek U.S. recognition for new government
The rebel government of Syria has asked the United States for diplomatic recognition. State Department spokesmen said the request is under consideration and poses challenges for U.S. foreign policy.
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Washington
UPI
Syria
United States
State Department
Department
U.S
Panama Seeks New Canal Treaty With United States
Panama President Roberto Chiari announced negotiations for a new Panama Canal treaty. He cited the current annual payment of 1,930,000 dollars, up from 430,000, as harmful to Panama’s economy and justified by Panama’s legitimate rights.
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Panama City
Panama
UPI
Roberto Chiari
Panama Canal
United States
Canal Zone
Chiari
Maris 61st homer caps record on recall of hit
United Press International recalls Roger Maris describing his 61st home run as having been inevitable. The report captures quotes from Franco about updated military pacts and from Denver investigator A S Reeder signaling ongoing probe fallout. Goldwater stresses high stakes for party future in 1962.
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United Press International
New York
Roger Maris
Denver
A.S
Tony) Reeder
Denver Police’Department
Franco Speech Seen Bid For Atom Weapons
In Madrid United Press dispatch says Generalissimo Franco signaled Spain’s wish to be equipped with atomic weapons if the United States maintains bases on Spanish soil. He told top military officers that conventional arms have lost effectiveness against new nuclear advances and urged a review of agreements to fit the new situation. American officials in Madrid awaited the official text for assessment while the embassy offered no comment amidst the ambassador’s illness.
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Burgos
Spain
Francisco Franco
Carlos Mendo Burgos
UPI
United States
Franco
Madrid
Anthony Drexel Biddle
Birthday Triple Ties Mark Merrit McCardle Family
Waterloo Iowa birth notices celebrate Connie Ann born Sept 30 joining siblings Kathleen Jo and Edward, all born on Sept 30 across consecutive years at Merrit McCardle household with UPI reporting.
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Waterloo
Iowa
UPI
Merrit McCardle
Connie Ann
Kathleen Jo
Edward
Nixon aide accused of offering state posts to drop bid for California governor
Paul Mason, a former California motor vehicles chief, testified that an emissary close to Richard Nixon called Gov. Goodwin Knight at the El Dorado Hotel in Sacramento on Sept. 17 offering any state job, including the California Supreme Court, if Knight would withdraw from the governor's race. Nixon denied the charge. Knight said Mason would name witnesses and the caller, planning a news conference once arrangements are made.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Richard M. Nixon
California
Paul Mason
Goodwin J. Knight
Knight
Nixon
el Dorado
Sacramento
Supreme Court
Mason
Masson
Plastics Plant Blast Kills Four in Detroit
Four were killed and at least six injured in an explosion and fire at Sparling Plastics Industries near downtown Detroit at 8:15 am. Three of the dead were women and all employees. a fourth body was recovered from the rubble. One man, Daniel Chipman, 25, was in extremely critical condition. Firefighters gained the blaze under control in about 45 minutes as traffic into the city clogged during the morning rush. Identification of the women victims was difficult due to severe burns.
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Detroit
UPI
Receiving Hospital
Sparling Plastics Industries Inc
Daniel Chipman
West Virginia Bishop leads 87 on yearlong England pilgrimage
Bishop Wilburn Campbell of the West Virginia Episcopal Diocese heads 87 clergy and lay readers leaving Charleston for a month long pilgrimage to England and several European countries. The tour aims to deepen and cement relations between the Church of England and the Episcopal Church.
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Charleston
UPI
Wilburn Campbell
West Virginia
Soviet Union Proposes Veto-Free UN Chief and Deputies
The Soviet Union backs a temporary veto-free UN chief backed by three deputies from the USSR the United States and an Asian or African nation until April 1963. It says the deputies would not use a veto and would lead the secretariat under a provisional leadership.
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United Nations
UPD
Soviet Union
U.N
Tass
U.N. Secretariat
United States
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