Chiang Kai-shek Says Time Ripe for Mainland Attack
Chiang Kai-shek declared the time ripe for an all-out assault on Communist China. He spoke at a Formosa rally tied to the Sun Yat-sen revolution anniversary and urged armed forces to lead the drive, citing Mao Tse-tung’s alleged self-destructive path amid shortages and economic crisis.
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Taipei
Formosa
UPI
Chiang Kai-shek
China
Chiang
Republic of China
Sun Yat-sen
Red China
Mao Tse-tung
Piaf to wed protege Sarapo in Paris ceremony
Edith Piaf, 46, weded in Paris to Theo Sarapo, 23, her protege, marking her second marriage and his first. International Longshoremen's Association calls for a total boycott of ships serving Cuba and the Soviet Union, urging 60,000 members along East Coast and Gulf ports to refuse cargo from lines tied to those ports. Miami Herald notes the release of 1,113 Cuban invaders may occur today as attorney James B Donovan negotiates and optimistic statements are expected.
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Edith Piaf
France
Sparrow
Paris
Theo Sarapo
International
Gulf Ports
Miami Herald
Miami
James B. Donovan
New York
Missile sites and technicians cited by Schweiker at Haverford
Rep Richard Schweiker told Haverford College students Cuba has 13 known missile sites and over 5,000 Russian technicians. The National Space Agency reported Mariner II had reached 6.8 million miles of its 186 million mile Venus journey and would pass within 9,000 miles on Dec 14. Walter Reed doctors operated on NATO secretary General Dirk Stikker for removal of a right colon tumor and inflamed gall bladder. Army Secretary Cyrus Vance was admitted to Walter Reed for back injury therapy and observation.
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Richard S. Schweiker
R-Pa
Haverford College
Cuba
National Space Agency
Mariner II
Venus
Walter Reed Army Hospital
NATO
Dirk A. Stikker
Army
Cyrus R. Vance
Walter Reed
Kennedy Hoover to speak at Legion convention in Las Vegas
The attorney general and FBI chief will address the 44th national convention of the American Legion in Las Vegas. Lyle C. Wilson of United Press International was honored for 40 years with a dinner at the National Press Club attended by 300. The Soviet Union conducted another atmospheric nuclear test, the 18th announced since resuming tests. The Legion awarded its Distinguished Service Medal to retired Gen Lucius D. Clay and the late Dr. Thomas A. Dooley.
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Robert Kennedy
Federal Bureau of Investigation
J. Edgar Hoover
American Legion Today
Las Vegas
Nev
Lyle C. Wilson
Washington
United Press International
National Press Club
Soviet Union
Atomic Energy Commission
Russia
Lucius D. Clay
Thomas A. Dooley
Legion
Weather Clear and Cool in West Virginia
Weather report shows clear and cooler conditions with lows in the upper 40s tonight. Fog expected toward morning. Wednesday will be partly cloudy and mild with a few thundershowers possible and highs in the 70s. Beckley recorded 80 for high yesterday and 94 for low. other towns show similar readings with rivers and lakes at normal, clear levels and a gauge at Hinton at 2 feet.
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Beckley High
Cogby i
Oak Hill
Greenbrier
Hinton
Meredith protests over resegregation of Army units at Ole Miss
James Meredith claims Army units guarding his enrollment at the University of Mississippi have been re-segregated. He says Negro soldiers were removed then returned in diminished roles, calling it a dishonor to Black service members. Justice official Katzenbach noted Negro marshals among early campus trucks.
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Oxford
Miss
UPI
James Meredith
University of Mississippi
Meredith
Baxter Hall
Nicholas Katzenbach
U.S. Justice Department
Ole Miss
U.S
Third Negro Seeks Ole Miss Admission
Dewey Greene a 21 year old Negro from Greenwood Miss says he has applied for admission to the University of Mississippi He attends Jackson State Negro College and is the third Negro known to have applied James H Meredith 29 attends classes and Alfanette Bracy 19 has applied Greene has received an application form and plans to send it in immediately.
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Jackson, Miss
UPI
Dewey Greene
Greenwood
Miss
University of Mississippi
Greene
Jackson State (Negro) College
Ole Miss
James H. Meredith
Alfanette Bracy
5900 More Troops Ordered Withdrawn From Integration Regions
Army Secretary Cyrus R. Vance ordered the withdrawal of 5900 regular troops moved into Memphis Tennessee and Columbus Mississippi amid the University of Mississippi integration crisis. The pullout runs parallel to 5400 troops already moving back to their home bases, starting at midnight. About 7000 regular troops remain with 3000 Mississippi National Guardsmen in Oxford by the university site.
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Washington
UPI
Cyrus R. Vance
Memphis
Tenn
Columbus
Miss
University of Mississippi
Mississippi National Guardsmen
Oxford
Walker To Be Psyched Friday
Former Maj. Gen Edwin A Walker, released from a Springfield Missouri hospital, faces psychiatric evaluation within five days of release. Dr Robert J Morris said Walker will be examined at the Southwest Medical Center in Dallas or by other federal appointees, likely Friday, as part of the conditional release.
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Dallas
UPI
Edwin A. Walker
Walker
Springfield
Robert J. Morris
Morris
University of Mississippi
Oxford
Miss
Federal Psychiatric Hospital
R. L. Stubblefield
Southwestern Medical Center
Springfield Federal Hospital
Southwest Medical Center
Deputy Marshal Sees No More Major Incidents
Charleston reports UPI that Gordon Coen deputy marshal of the U S District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia believes there will be no further major outbreaks over James Merediths admission to the University of Mississippi. He notes flareups possible but unlikely and says students are returning to classes with a calmer mood after the riot last week.
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Charleston
UPI
Gordon Coen
U. S. District Court For
Southern District of West Virginia
James Meredith
University of Mississippi
Coen
Mississippi
Algerian Premier Backs African Nationalists at UN
Ahmed Ben Bella pledged unconditional support to African nationalists in Angola Rhodesia South Africa and South West Africa and supported seating Communist China in the United Nations. He made no mention of the U S Cuba dispute and will visit Kennedy in Washington next week.
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United Nations
N.Y
UPI
Ahmed Ben Bella
Angola
Rhodesia
South Africa
South West Africa
United States
Cuba
Kennedy
Washington
China
Silent Church Prelude Marks Vatican Council Opens
Pope John XXIII met two Hungarian bishops Endre Hamvas and Sandor Kovacs in a private audience as prelude to the Ecumenical Council opening. Earlier the pope spoke with Polish primate Stefan Cardinal Wyszynski and his bishops. A Vatican official had visited Moscow for talks with the Russian Orthodox hierarchy. The council aims to unify Christian beliefs and modernize Catholicism. Over 2,500 of 2,850 eligible hierarchy expected, with Americans including McIntyre Rit ter and Cushing among arrivals.
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Vatican City
UPI
John XXIII
Vatican
Endre Hamvas
Csanad
Sandor Kovacs
Szombathely
Pope John
Stefan Cardial Wyszynski
Poland
Moscow
Msgr
John Willebrands
Council
Secretariat For Christian Unity
Russia
Eternal City
James Francis Cardinal McIntyre
Los Angeles
Joseph Elmer Cardinal Ritter
St. Louis
Richard James Cardinal Cushing
Boston
McIntyre
Browning Registers for WVU Medicine Course at Beckley
Dr R A Browning of Charlestown registers at the Beckley Winn Hotel for a two day postgraduate medical course conducted by West Virginia University School of Medicine. The program covers the latest in current medical practice and clinical updates.
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R. A. Browning
Charleston
Beckley- Winn Hotel
West Virginia University School of Medicine
Dozens Killed In Soviet Riots Reported In Novocherkassk
Washington UPI reports large scale disturbances in Novocherkassk Rostov region with unconfirmed death toll ranging from dozens to hundreds after June 1 price hikes for butter and meat. Curfew and foreigner exclusion noted. Soviet officials cited cholera epidemic at times.
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Washington
UPI
USS
Soviet Union
Novocherkassk
Rostov
State Department
U.S
California Hunts Rane Strangler
Detectives hunted a man suspected of raping and strangling Ruth Knudsen 24, wife of Azusa Bible College student James Knudsen, then killing her 2 year old nephew David Beattie. Their 4 month old daughter Pamela was found unconscious from smoke in the stove fire. The crime occurred while the couple’s home was left unattended.
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Knudsen
Rusk Vows Free Cuba Aid in Speech at Ft McNair
Secretary of State Dean Rusk pledged U.S. help for economic and social development of Cuba if freed from Communist rule. He said there can be no doubt about welcoming a Cuba governed in line with Inter-American principles. The remarks came while turning facilities at Ft McNair over to the Inter-American Defense Board for its college.
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Washington
UPI
Dean Rusk
Cuba
Congress Aims for Adjournment Thursday Night
Senate Democratic leader Humphrey said leaders hope to adjourn Thursday night to end the election year session without further bickering. He cited progress on farm and public works funding, while Kennedy weighs a self employed pension bill with a looming veto deadline. A $3.9 billion foreign aid bill passed the Senate and heads to the White House.
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Washington
House
Senate
Agriculture Department
Humphrey
Kennedy
Congress
George A. Smathers
Dfla
White House
Soblen Death Ruled Self-Inflicted in London Inquest
A coroner's jury in London ruled that Soviet spy Dr Robert A Soblen died by his own action after overdosing on lotusate Seconal an American made barbiturate not readily available in Britain He took the overdose before deportation on Sept 6 and died five days later without regaining consciousness The inquest heard 18 witnesses over about an hour and 23 minutes The drug was obtained by an apparently unknown means
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London
UPS
Robert A. Soblen
United States
Britain
Soblen
Hillingdon
World Series Game Five Postponed By Weather
New York UPI report states Commissioner Ford Frick postponed the fifth game of the World Series after a weather delay of one hour and ten minutes, as conditions refused to clear.
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New York
UPI
Ford Frick
Outdoor sport lovers among women prefer convertibles
A note observes many women favor outdoor activities, with a particular nod to those who enjoy convertibles. The remark suggests enthusiasm for outdoor leisure and stylish cars as part of the lifestyle.
Trunk murderess Winnie Ruth Judd escapes again
Phoenix UPI reports Winnie Ruth Judd, the trunk murderess once labeled tiger woman, escaped Arizona State Mental Hospital for the seventh time since 1932. Superintendent Wick said a door was left unlocked accidentally. Judd, 57, was convicted of murdering two roommates and dismembering bodies, later committed as insane.
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Phoenix
Ariz
UPI
Winnie Ruth Judd
Arizona State Mental Hospital
Samuel Wick
Wick
Miss Judd
Winnie
WVU seeks bigger budget to expand resource centers work
West Virginia University proposes a 1963 64 budget boost to grow its Center for Resource Development Bureau of Coal Research and Kearneysville Agricultural Experiment Station. Plans include hiring area planning specialists and economists, plus two associate horticulture professors, seeking a total operating budget of 12 186 800 dollars with major increases for personnel and Potomac State College.
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Charleston
API
West Virginia University
Center For Resource Development
Bureau of Coal Research
Kearneysville Agricultural Experiment Station
WVU
Truman E. Gore
West Virginia
Bureau
Federal Bureau of Coal Research
Kearneysville
Kearneysville Station
Potomac State College
The
University
From Books To Book In Kingsbridge Retirements Planned
Mrs Jennifer Rogers aged 25 in Kingsbridge announces retirement from school teaching this year and plans to open a bookie office.
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Kingsbridge
Eng
UPI
Jennifer Rogers
Rogers
Democrats Weigh Dead Man on California Ballot
Eureka California UPI Democrats plan to place Clem Miller a deceased candidate on the November 6 ballot for Northern California First District. If Miller wins a special election would be held to choose a successor. Miller, killed in a plane crash with two others near Eureka, was a longtime congressman and son of former Delaware governor Charles R. Miller.
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Eureka
Calif
UPI
United States
Clem Miller
Miller
First
California
Wild Country
Here
Kennedy
Air Force
George Head
San Rafael
Chaparral Mountain
Ronnie
Charles R. Miller
Delaware
Wilmington
Del
Williams College
Board Approves Discontinuation Of Railway Jobs
An arbitration board ruled the Chicago and North Western Railway may eliminate obsolete telegraphy positions with 90 days notice to the union. The decision ends a five year dispute with the Order of Railway Telegraphers and may set a pattern for feather bedding cases in railroads.
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Washington
UPI
Chicago & North Western Railway
Order of Railway Telegraphers
ORT
Middle West
Sylvester Garrett
U.S. Steel Corp
G. E. Leighty
Railway Board
Ben Heineman
Garrett
Heineman
Leighty
Local Lions Club Hits Centennial Jackpot
The Beckley Lions Club hit the jackpot in Centennial booths on Main and Neville Streets. Collections reached $131.12, nearly matching the first week’s total, and contributions from this source bring the overall tally to $287.41. The Monday Music Club is working in the booths today.
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Beckley Lions Club
Main
Neville Streets
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Beckley
Raleigh County Tuberculosis and Health Association
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