Poll of Weathervane Counties Points to Close 1960 Race
Eight weather vane counties across New Hampshire to Oregon show Nixon or Kennedy leading in opinion surveys. In Coos and Stafford New Hampshire and other bellwethers, editors split, with religion and loyalty cited as factors. Indiana Iowa Wyoming and Oregon counties show mixed signals on the eve of the election.
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Washington
New Hampshire
Oregon
Associated Press
Richard M. Nixon
John F. Kennedy
Nixon
Kennedy
Woodrow Wilson
Charles Evans Hughes
Coos
Stafford
Clinton L. White
Coos County
Democrat
Eisenhower
Indiana
Evansville
WJPS
Midwest
Iowa
Jasper County
Palo Alto
Newton
Emmetsburg
Lodge predicts Negro in Cabinet if Nixon wins
Syracuse AP dispatch reports Henry Cabot Lodge on a two day upstate New York swing predicts a Negro would be appointed to the Cabinet if Nixon is elected president. Lodge accuses Kennedy of pussyfooting on the issue while Kennedy denies promising any race a post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
N. Y
Henry Cabot Lodge
Dairy Sandi
New York
Lodge
Scnequica
New York-New Jersey
Rochester
Richard M. Nixon
Albany
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Ohio
West Virginia Weather Forecast for Cloudy Rain Showers
The West Virginia forecast calls for cloudy skies with occasional rain starting today, high in the 60s. Showers tonight with lows 50s to 58, north and south differently. Cooler Thursday with a cooler week ahead and rain totals around half an inch today, Thursday, and over the weekend. Beckley high 7, low 42. Oak Hill high 75, low 40. River conditions: Greenbrier normal and clear, Lake normal and clear with 1.5 gates open and gauge at 1.8 ft.
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W. Va
Oak Hill High
Greenbrier
Mystery surrounds Havana shooting
AP reports Fidel Castro’s military post commander was hospitalized with a bullet wound. El Mundo offered no shooting details. Exiled editor Barletta claimed an attack, while Castro’s office denied any assassination attempt. Police gave no official explanation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Cojimar
Fidel Castro
el Mundo
Amadeo Barletta Jr
Bogota
Colombia
Castro
Barletta
Reds Threaten To Boycott UN Arms Debate
United Nations New York AP reports the Soviet Union threatened to boycott the U N disarmament debate if the United States and allies press Western arms reduction plans. Soviet Delegate Valerian Zorin accused the West of procrastination and blamed them for the disarmament deadlock while tying it to Khrushchev’s calls to reorganize the U N secretariat and the potential to oppose a worldwide police force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
N.Y
Soviet Union
U.N
United States
Valerian A. Zorin
General Assembly
Zorin
Khrushchev
Temperance League Attacks West Virginia Liquor Chief
In Charleston AP reports the West Virginia Temperance League condemns Liquor Commissioner Morris Shawkey for stocking 2000 cases of half pint bottles before the November 8 election. League chief Rev L E Crowson calls it campaign corruption while Shawkey defends the move as legal and tied to campaign realities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
West Virginia
Temperance League
Morris Shawkey
L. E. Crowson
League
Shawkey
Crowson
Stanley B. Niles
Summersville
Dr. Niles
Beckley Loses City Census. Raleigh County Gains Tally
Preliminary census reports show Beckley dropping to 18,364 residents from 18,489, a loss of 125, while Raleigh County rises to 76,657 from 76,525, a gain of 132. Beckley’s 1950 population was 19,397. county totals lag 19,748 behind 1950. Wyoming and Fayette counties fall by 3,547 and 20,875 respectively. Area towns listed with their current figures include Fayetteville, Hinton, Mullens, Oak Hill, Princeton, and others.
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Beckley
Raleigh County
Fayette County
Wyoming
Fayetteville
Hinton
Mabscott
Montgomery
Mount Hope
Mullens
Oak Hill
Oceana
Pineville
Princeton
Ronceverte
Sophia
Barron Accusation Lacks Substantiation in DPA Claim
Charleston AP report: director Thomas R. Egbert of the Department of Public Assistance said no substantiation exists for a charge that a relief recipient was ordered to pay $20 a month to Summers County Republican chairman for DPA checks to be stopped. The accuser was W. W. Barron, Democratic nominee for governor, naming Charles R. Cooper of Clayton. Cooper reportedly owed Arnold Harris, GOP county chairman, for groceries from Harris store. Egbert said no DPA employee violated regulations by contacting Cooper about the overdue account, likening the claim to accusing them of contacting 50,000 other monthly check recipients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Thomas R. Egbert
Department of Public Assistance
Summers County
W. W. Barron
Charles R. Cooper
Clayton
Cooper
Arnold Harris
GOP
Harris
Egbert
DPA
Bet Maverick Leads Local Cowboy Contest
Bet Maverick led the local cowboy contest during the Follies of 1960 festivities sponsored by the Junior Department of the Beckley Women’s Club. Gene Schlatterer of the Optimist Club holds the top chips at $5.01, followed by Cluck Conners-Trifleman J Justin Carr with $3.65. Hal Materson Johnny Jones Wyatt Urpe Matt Killen and Halladin also listed with smaller amounts.
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Woman’‘s Club
Beckley
Bet Maverick
Gene Schlatterer
Cluck Conners- Trifleman
J. Justin Carr
The
Jaycees
Wyatt Urpe
Isadore Wein
Matt Killen
Harry Patterson
Halladin
Howard Hall
Bloody Thumbprint Convicts Murderer in San Francisco Slaying
Robert Lee Kidd was convicted in San Francisco of torturing and killing Albert Clarke, a 71 year old junk dealer in 1954. A bloody thumbprint on a 19th century sword tied Kidd to the crime, found near Clarke’s mutilated body. Kidd, 37, denied the murder but acknowledged being in Clarke’s shop. he faced a gas chamber death penalty or life imprisonment after the jury returns on Oct. 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Robert Lee Kidd
Kidd
Valparaiso
Ind
Albert Clarke
Clarke
Gerald Levin
Barron proposes IDA plan amid Beckley campaigns
Democratic campaign activity in Beckley and across West Virginia intensified with Eleanor Roosevelt and Lyndon B. Johnson slated to speak in Beckley and Charleston respectively. Roosevelt spoke in Beckley then scheduled stops while Barron pushed an IDA proposal. Harold Neely and Cecil Underwood spoke in Princeton with Underwood criticizing the State Senate for blocking labor and welfare measures.
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Barron
Beckley
West Virginia
Eleanor Roosevelt
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Wally Barron
Lyndon B. Johnson
Roosevelt
Municipal Auditorium
Charleston
Bluefield
Princeton
Hinton
Mount Hope
Oak Hill
Gauley ‘Bridge
Montgomery
Fayette‘ville
Harold E. Neely
Cecil H. Underwood
Jennings Randolph
U. S. Senate
Underwood
Senate
Eisenhower Tightens Cuba Trade Curbs Amid Campaign Debate
The Commerce Department bans all exports to Cuba except medicines, medical supplies, and non subsidized food, and bars American ships from sale or transfer to Cuban interests without approval. The actions follow earlier limits on trucks and jeeps and come as Kennedy and Nixon press the Cuba issue in Miami. U.S. exports to Cuba have fallen, with many buyers unpaid, while officials say the embargo still aims to block Castro from obtaining key commodities.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Cuba
Commerce Department
Mmaimivegmuyy Moy
Wiv Waal Mms
Fidel Castro
John F. Kennedy
Richard M. Nixon
American Legion
Miami
Fla
U.S
U. S
Retaliation By Castro Expected
In Havana AP reports the Cuban regime is poised for more expropriations after U S economic measures against Fidel Castro. Washington’s embargo on Cuba could trigger Cuban demands to abandon Guantanamo and even a break in diplomatic ties. About 350 small U S firms in Cuba remain, valued around 250 million dollars, with larger holdings already expropriated. Observers note uncertainty amid possible legal challenges.
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Havana
Cuba
U. S
U.S
Fidel Castro
Washington
United States
Guantanamo
Castro
United Nations
Eleanor Charms Bluefield Crowd
Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt drew a 1200 plus crowd at Mercer County Airport WV on her West Virginia tour. She noted Senator Kennedy asked a group to study economic problems of low income areas though no program yet, and expressed optimism for solutions if a Democratic president is elected. She wore a black wool suit with fox trim and silver medallion necklace, greeted many, including Rubin Cook of Beckley, her Trinidad 1943 pilot.
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Eve Breck
Eleanor Roosevelt
Mercer County
West Virginia
John F. Kennedy
Roosevelt
Ruben Cook
Beckley
Trinidad
Cook
United States Navy
Hulett C. Smith
Cuba seeks urgent U N General Assembly debate on aggression charges
Cuba submits new charges alleging U S aggression against the Fidel Castro regime and plans for a large invasion. Foreign Minister Raul Roa asks UN General Assembly President Frederick Boland to fast track consideration citing the Oriente executions, dropped arms by a US marked plane, and tensions in U S Cuba relations. Cubans hope urgency allows broader publicity amid talks of a possible Soviet defense reply.
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United Nations
N.y.ap
Cuba
General Assembly
United States
Fidel Castro
Raul ‘Roa
U.N. Assembly
Frederick H. Boland
Oriente
U.S
Khrushchev
Bays Employe Kills Himself in Beckley Car
The Beckley auto industry community is shaken by a second carbon monoxide suicide in 16 months. Edgar L. Bowman Jr. was found dead at 7:22 a.m. in a Buick Inc. shop car on May today, following a recent surgery. County coroner Dr. S. A. Ford said Bowman died 12 to 15 hours earlier. Two coworkers discovered the body, and Bowman left no note. His wife Opal Bowman died months earlier of pancreatic cancer. Patrolman J. W. Hutchinson and Lonnie Price investigated.
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Beckley
Edgar L. Bowman Jr
Oakwood Ave
Buick Inc
Edward Sharp
S. A. Ford
Bowman
Blaine Lilly
G. W. Hippard
Hippard
Opal Bowman
J. W. Hutchinson
Lonnie Price
One in four West Virginians eligible for commodities
About 280,156 individuals were certified as of Sept. 30 as eligible to receive surplus foods under the welfare phase. More than 153,000 of these were in eight southern counties hit by the coal-field recession. 243,266 eligible recipients actually received commodities last month, with 133,852 in the southern counties.
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Charleston
West
McDowell
Raleigh
Wyoming
Hubert E. Perry
Department of Public Assistance
Division of Commodity Distribution
Tually
McDowell County
Perry
Parkers,burg and Keyser
Underwood
U. S. Department For Agriculture
Mrs Roosevelt Speech Sparks Housework Talk In Town
The account notes a local gathering where Mrs Roosevelt spoke. Sherwood Glutz comments on household duties, mentioning women fining men to listen. Discussion centers on wages for domestic service and implications for matrimony.
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Mrs. Roosevelt
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Herb Alley
Don Moyer
Stevenson
Albany County
Laramie
Cheyenne
Crook County
E. $. Donnelly
Central Oregonian
Temperance League Blasts
Eleanor
Bays” Employe
Sherwood Glutz
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