Congress With A Personality A Review Of The 87th
George J. Marder surveys the 87th Congress as split in image and tempers. Despite handling Cuba Berlin space disarmament and medicare it bickered over trifles. Southern filibuster stopped an election literacy bill while a fierce space bill passed. Senate House clashes over conference venues and gavels drew sharp rebukes as leaders urged an end to the wrangling.
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Congressional haggling prompts constitutional question on meeting venues
The dispute over meeting locations and chairmanship escalated to a constitutional level as senators and the House debated alternating meeting places and sponsorship of appro. The compromise proposed would have the two chambers alternate sponsorship and venues, pending House agreement.
Clamor Grows for Congress Rules Overhaul
Washington reports increased pressure to speed up congressional procedures after a lengthy session. A Senate House panel is proposed to study revisions to the 1946 Reorganization Act, led by Humphrey and Kuchel. Mansfield urged senators to pursue greater efficiency in operations.
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Hubert H. Humphrey
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Thomas H. Kuchel
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Mike Mansfield
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West Virginia Centennial tele rama drive raises funds
Charleston officials reported at least 42000 in pledges confirmed with more county reports pending. Final totals await complete collection, but overall the drive has raised about 685000 toward the 1 million goal for Centennial activities.
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West Virginia five day forecast and temps
Weather outlook for West Virginia shows cloudy damp conditions with highs in the 80s in the west and 70s in the east this afternoon, cooler nights in the 60s, and a warm humid Tuesday with highs 78 to 84 plus scattered showers mainly in the west. Five day trends call for readings 6 to 8 degrees above normal, with cooler Thursday through Saturday and limited showers midweek. Beckley and Oak Hill report yesterday highs and recent lows, while Greenbrier River and Lake remain normal and clear. A new gauge at Hinton reads 1.8 feet. Overseas summary notes a 21 degree low at Ely, Nevada and a 97 degree high at Cotulla, Texas for Sunday.
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USSR plans test series in Pacific on long range rockets
Tass reported the Soviet Union will test a new multi stage carrier rocket series in two central Pacific regions from Tuesday through November 30, aimed at cosmic objectives. It would mark a second Pacific long range rocket test after a prior series near Hawaii. Also, the U S high altitude nuclear test over Johnson Island was postponed to Tuesday due to weather conditions.
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Sears Kickoff Drives Raleigh County United Fund Effort
The Raleigh County United Fund Drive opened with a Beckley breakfast at the Beckley Winn Hotel where Sears and Roebuck Co. led with 100 percent employee participation. Ten Sears employees plus an Allstate rep gave an average of $13 each as 60 civic leaders heard the Drive chairman outline plans. The campaign runs Oct. 15 to Nov. 17 with a $49,800 local goal for 1963.
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Herb Kiser
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Lloyd Sweeney
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Leslie C. Gates
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Daniels Man Held In Md. Driver Incident in Maryland
UPI reports state trooper Richard S. Truitt aged 24 from Stockton Maryland was struck while writing a ticket. He was thrown 15 feet, landed 35 feet away, suffering severe head lacerations and leg fractures. Taken to University Hospital Baltimore for treatment.
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Battle Takes Over Tax Post in Charleston
In Charleston UPI reports Gov. W. W. Barron’s administration saw a major change as G. Thomas Battle became State Tax Commissioner, succeeding C. Howard Hardesty who resigned effective today. Battle, 31, previously assistant commissioner and one of the youngest state top officials. Hardesty plans private law practice in Fairmont and will aid as adviser on the statewide property reappraisal program and other tax matters.
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Kennedy to give up Glen Ora estate lease
Washington reports the President and Mrs Kennedy will surrender the lease on Glen Ora, their hunt country estate at Middleburg Virginia, on January 15 according to White House announcements.
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Teens View Two Party System As Weekend Rhythm NEA
A NEA survey finds most teenagers interpret the two party system as a Friday night versus Saturday split rather than a formal political framework. The study highlights youths’ casual perception of partisan divides and civic life.
Quirky UK Residents Face Sitdown Strike Over Eviction
In Wickford Grace Branch warns she will stage a street sitdown with her menagerie if landlords evict her. The extensive pets include 60 hens six pigs four ducks five geese two turtles seven dogs 10 cats one calf one sheep and a parrot. In Scunthorpe Frances Rafferty tires of overseas romance hoping her last daughter Benny aged 14 marries a local Englishman to stay.
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Six Cuban exiles claim sinking Castro PT boat
Six Cuban exiles say they attacked a Castro PT boat during a nighttime raid. Two wounded were treated, one requested asylum. They reached Cayo Sal then were picked up by the Coast Guard and flown to Miami for processing, as authorities questioned them at Opa-Locka exile station.
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City Registration Up Republicans Gain Most
Beckley voter registration figures released by the county Clerk show Republicans leading growth. Overall city registrations rose from 8,055 in May to 8,111 by October 6 with Republicans gaining 61, independents down and Democrats adding 56.
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Supreme Court to hear challenge to McCarran-Walter Act
The Supreme Court agreed to hear a case questioning if the McCarran Walter immigration law unconstitutionally discriminates between naturalized and native born citizens. Mrs Angelika Schneider born in Bavaria 1934, came to the United States at age five and became a citizen at sixteen.
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Joint funeral for first cousins Meador and Lane
Kenneth Dale Meador 13 and Harold Edgar Lane 10 died after a Sunday night car bicycle crash on the 1921 By-Pass. Both boys, born at Brave Jay, attended Sylvia Elementary School. Kenneth son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Meader, La ren Ave., Harold son of Mr. and Mrs. Brady Lane, Bibb Ave. Driver John Kenneth Allen 17 posted $500 bond on each count of negligent homicide and awaits grand jury action.
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Raleigh
Kennedy Pays Tribute To Astronaut Schirra
President Kennedy lauds astronaut Walter M. Schirra for a six orbit flight proving America is climbing back in space. He pledges that the space team will restore US leadership this decade, in a telegram to NASA director James E. Webb to be read at a ceremony in Oradell New Jersey. Schirra will visit the White House on Tuesday.
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Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt Unimproved in New York Hospital
Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt, 78, remained unimproved at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center after contracting a lung infection. Fever and discomfort persisted since Saturday with the former First Lady under treatment since Sept 26.
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Federal budget to post six billion deficit in 1963
Edward Cowan reports Washington expects the 1963 federal budget to run about six billion dollars in the red, larger than Kennedy’s half billion plan. Tax cuts for business and slower growth shrink revenue. administration and Senate staff project deficits near eight billion, with corporate and individual taxes under forecast.
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C&O Authorized To Discontinue Two Trains
The Interstate Commerce Commission approved the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway to end one daily Washington to Huntington roundtrip, effective November 19, after protests from towns served. Trains No. 5 47, The Sportsman, and No. 6 The Fast Flying Virginian will stop, while two other roundtrips between Washington and Huntington continue.
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Kennedy birthday observed at Gettysburg farm
President Kennedy marked his 72nd birthday with quiet observance at his Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, farm as extra security awaited reports of hydraulic trouble on Air Force DC-6 flights returning him from New York.
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Kennedy shifts to international issues with Stevenson meeting
President Kennedy abruptly left politics for international concerns by flying to New York for an unscheduled talk with Adlai Stevenson. Amb. to the UN said Kennedy was reassured by signs of improvement in the Congo and Cuba. Astronaut Wally Schirra drew cheers as he rode with his family in a parade in Oradell, New Jersey. The UN Security Council unanimously recommended admitting Uganda as the 110th member of the General Assembly.
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James H. Meredith Returns to Public Life
James H. Meredith makes a notable return to public life as reports indicate a fresh appearance and activities related to his earlier civil rights milestone. The notes reference ongoing engagements and potential new chapters following his landmark 1966 actions.
Moon Shot Tossed Into 50-50 Launch Outlook
U S space program faces a 50-50 chance to launch Ranger-5 toward the moon on Tuesday after the probe suffered repairs in a hangar. If the problem is solved, Ranger-5 would be stacked atop the Atlas-Agena booster for the 90-minute launch window Tuesday morning, marking one of the year’s final space attempts amid a string of failures.
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Princess Grace optimistic on Monaco France war end
Princess Grace told UPI she is optimistic the Monaco France dispute will have a happy ending. She emphasized concern over the political matter but said she plans to stay in Monaco with Prince Rainier. A press center exists for foreign journalists as a small battleground forms at the border.
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Mississippi governor faces $100,000 contempt fine
Washington UPI reports the Justice Department seeks a $100,000 fine against Mississippi Governor Ross R. Barnett for failing to purge himself of contempt of federal court. Tokyo UPI reports India and Communist China reinforcing troops for a possible major clash along the disputed India Tibet border high in the Himalayas.
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Former Bluefield officers plead guilty to burglary
Princeton report says two ex Bluefield police officers admitted guilt on multiple burglary counts. Sentencing awaits after trials of four other police force members proceed.
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Girl Born To Woman Half Hour After Death
In Berlin New Hampshire a Caesarean section on a dead mother produced a living baby. Cecile Berthiaume, 28, died minutes after a traffic crash on the way to church. Dr Leandre Beaudoin delivered a 7 pound 15 ounce girl who survived after resuscitation. The infant remains in an incubator with improving condition. The mother is survived by husband Gerard, 29, and four children: Richard 6, Claire 5, Claude 3, and Raymond 2.
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