Anderson Heads List Of Likely Successors To Court Post
Harry Anderson emerges as a leading candidate to replace Ward on the Raleigh County Court as Ward awaits confirmation of his U S Marshal appointment. Other potential successors include Roy Cunningham G C Porter Alex George J A Blackburn and local figures active in Raleigh County politics. Ward will remain county commissioner until federal appointment confirmation and two county court openings may occur next year.
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John C. Ward
Raleigh
Ward
U. S
West Virginia
Kennedy
Congress
Robert C. Byrd
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Farmer
A. J
Lilly
Elec
Harry Anderson
van Hunter
Ira Whitlock
State Pension Board
Roy Cunningham
Jack A. Nuckols
G. C. Port
House of Delegates
Alex George
Beckley
J. A. Blackburn
Bradley
Raleigh County Board of Education
Blackburn
Beckley Officials Discuss Sheriff Appointment Path
Bernard Crawford and Charles S. Lewis Jr. are named as Beckley businessmen linked to Porter and Nuckols. The appointment could come from any county magisterial district except Trap Hill and Shady Spring, which are represented by Farmer and Lilly.
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Beckley
Senator Porter
Beckley Amusement Co
Nuckols
Trap Hill
Shady Spring
Farmer
Lilly
Supreme Court Denies Communist Party Appeal
The Supreme Court refused to rehear its June ruling that the U S Communist party officers and members must register with the Justice Department as agents of a Soviet dominated conspiracy The court left the registration order to proceed toward a higher court and the government said it would prosecute if registration is refused Also the court agreed to hear a Memphis Negro leader’s appeal protesting segregation at the municipal airport facilities and refused to decide on agency shop legality pending earlier rulings The decision kept in place Pennsylvania blue laws and searches and seizures rulings as parts of the term's actions ending with the June 19 decision on unconstitutional evidence.
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Justice Department
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Frankfurter
Robert F. Kennedy
High Tribunal
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Kansas
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Maryland
Ohio
South Carolina
National District Attorneys’ Association
Supreme Court
Heavy Snow Strands 800 In Wyoming
A large Wyoming storm stranded about 800 travelers at Little America in Wyoming and blocked routes near Lander and Rock Springs. Snow depths reached 14 inches while Utah’s Brighton resort saw heavy accumulation. The system spread to Utah and caused gale warnings from Maine to New Mexico.
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United Press International
Wyoming
Little America
Wyo
D-Wye
Little
Lake Snperior
Central Plains
New Mexico
Frances
Eastport
Portland
Maine
Bar Harr
Oceanside
Calif
Weather Summary and Forecast
Mostly sunny and warm today with highs around 70 to 98 degrees. Tonight will be fair with lows 40s to 50s. Tuesday remains sunny and warm. Five day outlook shows above normal temperatures, cooler end of the week, and a chance of light showers Friday or Saturday.
Ticket To Denmark Writer Trades Off Citizenship
Houston contractor pays for a one way Copenhagen ticket for writer Charles Dillon who seeks a socialist country. Dillon must renounce U S citizenship to qualify for residency and faces visa work permit hurdles before possible citizenship in Denmark. Dillon hopes for a life free of wealth concentration under a new system.
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Houston
Tex
Robert E. Nesmith
Taust
Dillon
Dallas
United States
New Zealand
New Zeland
Nesmith
Denmark
19th Soviet Atomic Blast Reported
Washington UPI reports the Soviet Union detonated its 19th fallout producing atomic test in a continuing weapons series. Details on yield and location were not disclosed by officials.
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Washington
UPI
Soviet Union
Chemistry talks open WVU program and local briefs
West Virginia University opens a five program chemistry series with University of Wisconsin scholar Howard E. Zimmer Smian speaking. J D Corbett of Iowa State is set for November 6. In Huntington, Donald Kiser, 49, was found dead in the city jail, hanging himself with a necktie.
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Margantown
UPI
Howard E. Zimmersmian
University of Wisconsin
West Virginia University
J. D. Corbett
Towa State University
Huntington
Donald
Kiser
Brother To Be Freed Murder Victim Turns Up Alive
Paolo Gallo, long thought murdered, reappears alive in Isicopica after a 1954 case that led to Italy’s first corpse-less murder trial. Salvatore Gallo, his brother, remains jailed with a pending release as authorities verify the new report.
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Ragusa
Sicily
UPI
Paolo Gallo
Salvatore Gallo
Paolo
Italy
Salvatore
Luigi
Hoffa Question Faces AFL CIO Quandary
The AFL-CIO executive council met in New York with Hoffa and his Teamsters in focus. Supporters push for readmission, rival Beirne seeks a different path, Meany weighs a compromise involving federal charters for Teamsters locals. Hoffa’s 1.7 million member union dominates many rivals and shapes federation dynamics.
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UPD
Afl-Cio
James R. Hoffa
Teamsters Union
Hoffa
Teamsters
International Union
AFL - Cio
George Meany
Joseph A. Beirne
Walter Reuther
United Automobile Workers
Meany
Michael Quill
Transport Workers Union
America
Weekend Traffic Kills 3 In West Virginia
Three people died in weekend traffic accidents in West Virginia raising the yearly toll to 271. Mary Catherine Echard a 15 year old pregnant woman from McFarlan Ritchie County was en route to a hospital when a collision on West Virginia 47 near Parkersburg occurred. Her unborn child was stillborn. Mrs Beard died five hours later. William A 23 and Don R Ramsey 17 both of Ripley were in a car that left the road and plunged into a creek about 10 miles north of Ripley killing the brothers.
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United Press International
West Virginia
Mary Catherine Echard
McFarlan
Ritchie County
W. Va
Parkersburg
Sounce
Beard
William A
Don R. Ramsey
Ripley
W Va Native Among 3 Pa Pike Victims
EPHRATA Pa UPI Mrs Della Borland a Huntington West Virginia native was among three killed when a car crashed into a roadside wall on the eastern Pennsylvania Turnpike Also killed were her husband James and sister in law Helen Borland They had lived in West Mifflin a Pittsburgh suburb Mrs Borland was Marshall University graduate.
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Ephrata
UPI
Laos Cabinet Pact Delayed as Princes Disagree on Neutralists
In Vientiane, Laotian leaders delay King Savang Vatthana’s approval of a coalition plan led by Souvanna Phouma and Souphanouvong. They outline a 16 member cabinet with four Boun Oum, four Souphanouvong, and eight neutralists, but split over who counts as neutral. Talks aim to avert renewed fighting as monsoon ends.
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Vientiane
Laos
UPI
Savang Vatthana
Sauvanna Phouma
Eun Heup
Sofivanna Phouma
Souphanouvong
Boun Oum
Luang Prabang
Phoumi Nosavan
Souvanna Phouma
Soupbhanouvong
Zoun Oum
Fac
Tion
Zurich
Switzerland
Geneva
Rusk Advisers Hold Strategy Talks On Berlin Crisis
Secretary of State Dean Rusk convened a strategy session with ambassadors to Moscow and Bonn to map next moves as Soviet demands for Berlin stiffen. Discussion weighed whether to press for a soft spot or stand firm, amid Khrushchev and Gromyko’s tougher signals.
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UPD
Dean Rusk
Russia
West Germany
Berlin
Ewan B.“Thompson
Moscow
Walter C. Dowling
Bonn
Charles E. Bohlen
State Department
Fry D. Kohler
Europe
United States
Rusk
Nikita Khrushchev
Wilhelm Grewe
Gromyko
Reds Seize Defector's Wife From Dutch Police
At Amsterdam Schippol Airport a group of ten Soviet Embassy officials overpowered Dutch police and took Mrs. Alexi Golub, wife of a Soviet defector, into the Soviet Airlines office amid heavy guard. Police cordon remained to prevent her departure as tensions rose between the Netherlands and the Soviet Union.
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Amsterdam
UPI
Netherlands
P. K.ponomarenko
Henry N. Schoup
Alexi Golub
Schirphol
Moscow
Raids Continue In Wheeling Gambling Crackdown
Wheeling police vaulted a weekend operation seizing liquor and four slot machines at the Fort Henry Club. Authorities said formal charges would be filed after a conference with city officials. no arrests were announced.
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Wheeling
UPI
Fort Henry
Man Killed in Rt. 2 Crash at Pt. Pleasant
In thick fog on West Virginia 2 near Pt. Pleasant, Ray Eugene Hill four, of Hoggsett Mason County, was killed in a two car collision. A companion was seriously injured and a third car struck one of the principal vehicles. Roger Freeman 21, Hill’s companion from Hoggsett, was admitted with facial and head injuries and possible spinal injuries.
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PT. Pleasant
UPI
Ray Eugene Hill
Hoggsett
Mason County
W. Va
Roger Freeman
Hill
Kennedy Plans Coast To Coast Speaking Tour
President Kennedy returns to Washington to prepare for a coast to coast autumn speaking schedule aimed at promoting his legislative program and focusing international issues on the public. He will travel to Chapel Hill and Seattle with other West Coast stops possible, including Phoenix and a potential California visit.
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White House
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Wash
University of Washington
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Ariz
Pierre Salinger
West
California
Oklahoma
Poteau
Four Ohio Children Die In Early Fire Tragedy
A two story frame home in Warren Ohio burned on the first day of Fire Prevention Week killing four children aged 1 to 6. Kenneth Spurs and his wife escaped with Paul the twin, Roberta had left for school. The blaze began in a kitchen beneath a small bedroom where the children slept and investigators blamed unknown causes. The parents and Peter’s twin were treated at Trumbull Memorial Hospital in fair condition.
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Kenneth Spurs
Christopher
Peter
Susan
Kenneth
Paul
Trumbull Memorial Hospital
Roberta
Warren
Ohio
UPD
Spuis
Louis
Student Cleared In Cyanide Death Of Two Others
In Chapel Hill North Carolina police cleared Ralph Sargent a UNC student found with cyanide capsules in his room amid the investigation into the deaths of two roommates James Barham and William Johnson The chief noted no clear link between the capsules and the deaths Sargent admitted giving away one capsule last July and was jailed on a misdemeanor charge with bond set at 400 dollars The investigation continues with tests on foods and milkshakes from the room to seek clues
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Chapel Hill
N. C
UPI
Ralph Sargent
University of North Carolina
North Plainfield
N. J
Sargent
W. D. Blake
James Michael Barham
Burlington
William Henry Harrison Johnson Jr
Statesville
M.C
Blake
New Jersey
Nixon draft talk and World Series quotes
Republican chairman William E. Miller says Nixon could be drafted in 1964 despite his denials. A Soviet history volume claims Russians won World War II. Cincinnati manager Fred Hutchinson laments a hitting slump as the Reds trail 3-1. Austin official asks an irate caller for the license number after a jet noise complaint.
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United Press International
Washington
William E. Miller
Richard M. Nixon
Dick Nixon
Moscow
Russia
Cincinnati
Fred Hutchinson
Cincinnati ‘Reds
Austin
Tex
Jim Wilson
Two Inmates Escape Hampshire County Jail
Calvin Largent and Brother Genevan escaped Sunday by overpowering elderly jailer Fred Swisher who opened their cell door. A third man in the cell asked Swisher to hand a package to visitors, and Swisher unlocked the door before being overpowered.
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UPI
Hampshire ‘County
Calvin Largent
Brother Genevan
Fred Swisher
Swisher
Sargent
Genevan
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