Horrible Hilda profile of a monster hurricane
United Press International reporters chronicle Hurricane Hilda from New Orleans to New Iberia. The storm, 150 mph at peak, devastates sugar cane fields and towns while evacuees seek shelter in high school gyms and courthouses. Sheriff Eddie Ste Marie battles reluctance to evacuate as the danger intensifies.
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New Iberia
Alvin B. Webb JR
UPI
Earth
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Carla
Claude Eagleson
Cameron Parish
Cameron
Ed Dupont
Bayou Teche
Baton Rouge
Louisana
Lafourche Parish
Eddie Ste. Marie
Little Larose
Gilbert
LaRose
Ste. Marie
Bernard
Pete Fischer
Andrew Lefort
A. J. Laborde
Ocean Drilling and Exploration Co
Heavy Rains In Hilda's Wake Bring New Flood Threats
UPI report on Hurricane Hilda causing death and destruction across seven states. Louisiana bore the worst losses with at least 20 deaths in Larose as tornadoes and floods surge along the Gulf coast. 38 dead, 200 injured, thousands homeless, millions in damage. Rescue workers endangered by downed lines. a mobile crewman electrocuted. Aerial surveys funded by federal aid. Gard McKeithen and President Johnson respond. coastal towns faced ongoing flood dangers and renewed tornado risks as Hilda moved inland toward the East Coast.
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Harpo Marx dies at 70 leaves estate to wife
Harpo Marx died at 70 in Los Angeles on September 28 and left an estate exceeding 1 million dollars. His will names his wife of 28 years, former actress Susan Fleming, as sole beneficiary. Also in brief, Mrs Johnson and Mrs Goldwater campaign trail as their husbands seek the presidency. Father Janssens, Belgian Jesuit leader, dies in Vatican City after a stroke.
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Los Angeles
Susan Fleming
Lyndon B. Johnson
South
Barry M. Goldwater
Indiana
Ohio
Jean Baptiste Janssens
Vatican City
Life Magazine backs Democratic Johnson ticket endorsement
Life Magazine endorses the Democratic national ticket for President Johnson. The federal space agency reports an interplanetary monitoring platform launched from Cape Kennedy failed to achieve orbit. Goddard Space Flight Center will attempt salvage, as with the satellite Ogo last month. The Public Service Commission authorizes Norfolk and Western Railway to discontinue freight agency service at War, McDowell County.
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Federal Space Agency
Cape Kennedy
Goddard Spaceflight Center
Greenbelt
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Norfolk and Western Railway
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Union And GM Reach National Contract Accord
DETROIT United Auto Workers and General Motors reached a national contract agreement covering nearly 350,000 workers. The union will continue its strike at 130 GM locals until new contracts are written. The deal mirrors Ford and Chrysler patterns, including a 25 to 100 dollar Christmas bonus. Local details remain to be settled.
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UPI
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Senator Warren Magnuson marries Seattle widow Jermaine Peralta
Senator Magnuson and Mrs. Jermaine Peralta wed in a private Washington ceremony attended by President and Mrs. Johnson. A Kanawha County grand jury eyes alleged 1962 flood relief fund mishandling by the state Commerce Department. Gov Barron joins Charleston talks to push end to United Steel Workers strike at Sterling Enterprises plants in Morgantown area.
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Seattle
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Woman Drowns After Boat Capsizes Near Moundsville
Patricia Ann Dunn, 21, of Valley Grove Ohio County drowned when a boat with her husband George and relatives capsized on the Ohio River near Moundsville. The body was recovered about 40 minutes later by Powhatan rescue squad.
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UPI
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Valley Grove
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Here
George
Powhatan, Ohio
Stanaford Miners Walk Out Over Dismissal Dispute
Workers at Stanaford No 2 Mine halted operations after a discharge of Roy Green, tied to last week’s walkout. UMWA Local 2325 says Green is qualified to run his machine, while the company replaced him with a new operator. Union seeks seniority adherence and rehiring from the panel list ahead of new hires. Local meeting planned to press for a quick return to work and start negotiations.
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William Harrah Jr
Harrah
Quali
Viet Cong Counterattack Near Saigon Kills 13 GIs
Viet Nam battlefield report says 13 Communists killed as Vietnamese army units counterattack 18 miles north of Saigon. A 200-man supply column suffered heavy losses with 35 Vietnamese, 5 Americans dead. Thirteen soldiers are missing. the dead sergeant is the 285th American to die in Viet Nam since 1961 and the 196th in action.
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Viet Nam
UPI
Two Escaped Convicts Sought in Rural Chase and Prison Break
In separate incidents, West Berlin reports 57 East Germans fled through a tunnel to the French sector in three days, with one East German border guard killed. Meanwhile in Clay County, two convicts including a murder defendant escaped from custody after a road pursuit. shots were fired and they fled into woods after a confrontation with authorities.
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East German Defense Department
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Exline
Moundsville
Motel Owner Opens Test Of Rights Law
Atlanta motel owner Moreton Rolleston challenged the 1964 Civil Rights Act as applied to his Heart of Atlanta Motel. He argued Congress lacks authority to regulate private businesses serving the public and cited the Supreme Court term opening. A Birmingham case involving Ollie s Barbeque was also noted as part of the appeal.
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Beckley To Host State Women’s Bowling Tourney
About 2 800 women bowlers from across West Virginia will compete in early April 1965 in Beckley Beckley Oak Hill Women’s Bowling Association will host. Mrs A T Barker called the bid accepted at a Saturday executive meeting with Robert Hamilton and John W Smith.
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Phyllis) Barker
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Weather Report Beckley And Vicinity Outlook
Beckley and vicinity expect mostly cloudy and cool today tonight and Tuesday with highs near 52 this afternoon and upper 40s Tuesday. Tonight’s low around 35. Last 24 hours high 51 at 7 p.m. low 41 at 7:30 a.m. Precip none. Wind NW at mph. River conditions Greenbrier normal muddy. Lake normal clear. gauges note 5.5 gates open and Hinton gauge at 3.3 ft.
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Suit questions ARH Hospital status in Letcher court
In Whitesburg Kentucky the ARH status of being private or public is central to a pending Letcher Circuit Court suit. Dr Arthur J Nash seeks a permanent restraining order to stop his dismissal from the Whitesburg Appalachian Hospital staff while the hospital contends the action was by the ARH board of trustees.
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Whitesburg Appalachian Hospital
Harry M. Caudill
Nash
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Appalachian Regional Hospitals, Inc
Good man gone wrong is a bad man found out
Sherwood Glutz reflects on moral insight saying a man who drags a skeleton from another’s closet should go home and lock his own. He notes it took him long to learn that a "good man gone wrong" is really a bad man exposed.
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Allus
Byrd cites Kennedy assassination to back UF drive
Senator Robert Byrd used the Kennedy assassination to urge Raleigh County residents to support the United Fund drive launching its 1965 campaign at El Chico Restaurant. He urged prudent, targeted use of UF funds to address mental health and other community needs, calling the UF an citizen response to public responsibility.
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D-W.va
President Kennedy
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United Fund
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Sophia
Warren Commission
John F. Kennedy
Lee Oswald
Byrd
Oswald
Franklin
Allegheny Parkway Hopes Given Boost
Sen. Robert Byrd welcomed an Interior Department recommendation from a state by state park inventory that backs the Allegheny Parkway. Byrd, speaking at a United Fund luncheon, said the gesture shows momentum for the 632 mile scenic route from Harpers Ferry to Cumberland Gap. The two lane project, estimated at 210 million dollars, awaits Congressional authorization.
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Interior Department
Robert C. Byrd
D-W.va
West Virginia
Byrd
United Fund
Harpers Ferry
Panhandle
Cumberland Gap
Kentucky
Congress
Teachers Strike Hits Pawtucket Schools
About half of Pawtucket's 500 public school teachers walked out today demanding a salary increase, with the action affecting classes and school operations across the district.
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UPI
Johnson and Goldwater Hit West Coast Campaign Tour
President Johnson and Sen. Goldwater prepare extensive speaking tours to the West Coast before the election. Johnson hosts Philippine President Diosdado Macapagal at the White House and plans whistlestop trips to Virginia North Carolina and the South while Goldwater visits Pennsylvania and Washington for a campaign swing. Polls show Johnson leading in most states with a roughly 60 to 30 margin nationally, and aides plan a major final push.
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UPI
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Barry M. Goldwater
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Philippines
White House
Diosdado Macapagal
Williamsburg
Manila
Wilmington
Hickory
Asheville
N.C
Midwest
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Two Pedestrians Die in West Virginia Hit-and-Run toll
United Press International reports two pedestrians killed in West Virginia hit-and-run incidents over the weekend. Stanley Tucker, 64, a retired railroad worker, died near Point Pleasant. Maude Sylvester, 62, of Corinth, Preston County, found along W.Va. 7 near the Maryland border. A Kanawha County youth, James Dent, 18, died when his car plunged into the Kanawha River on private property near South Charleston.
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Point Pleasant
Maude E. Sylvester
Corinth
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Kanawha River
James Dent
South Charleston
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