Vietnamese War Battle Near Saigon Ends
South Vietnamese government troops killed 35 Communist guerrillas in a running battle 70 miles southwest of Saigon. A U.S. spokesman said one U.S. freelancer, James H. Pickerell, was killed early in the action. Four Communist weapons were captured and camouflaged gear plant in Saigon's Chinatown was shut down. American helicopters aided the operation, led by Maj Charles T. Brown and supported by Capt. John E. Laughinghouse and Maj. George I. Young.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S
Free Lance
James H. Pickerell
Wilmington
Ohio
Pickerell
Chinatown
Ameroo
Charles T. Brown
Easton
Brown
John E. Laughinghouse
Joneseboro
Ark
George I. Young
Colorado Springs
Colo
Hoover Dies at 90, Plans for National Funeral Rites
Herbert Clark Hoover, humanitarian and 31st U.S. president, died at 11:35 a.m. in his New York apartment at 90. His body will be flown to Washington to lie in state, then buried at West Branch, Iowa, beside his wife Lou Henry Hoover. His sons Herbert Jr. and Allan were at his bedside as doctors noted a rapid decline.
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New York
UPI
Herbert Clark Hoover
United States
Waldorf Towers
Hoover
Washington
Kennedy
Douglas MacArthur
White House
West Branch
Iowa
Lou Henry Hoover
Stanford University
California
Herbert, Jr
Allan
al Smith
Calvin Coolidge
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry S Truman
Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Johnson
Senarry M. Goldwater
MacNeil
International Telephone & Telegraph Corp
Park Avenue
Waldorf
St. Bartholomew's Protestant Episcopal Church
Circuit Clerks Cannot Discard Absentee Votes
State Atty. Gen. Robertson warned circuit clerks not to refuse absentee ballot requests or act as vote judges. He said lawmakers did not grant clerks authority to filter voters and could face legal action or removal for improper refusals. The issue follows Republican claims of phony absentee ballots and mismatched signatures.
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Charleston
UPI
Donald Robertson
Wayne County
Albert W. Jordan Jr
Robertson
Weaver
Vatican Council Opens Discussion on Modern World
The Vatican Council began dialogue on a major document addressing the churchs role in the modern world including birth control foreign aid and international organizations. Cardinal Spellman called the document a guiding light while stressing the need to listen and be listened to. Cardinal Meyer urged openness to world influence within the plan of redemption.
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Vatican City
UPI
Vatican Council
Francis Cardinal Spellman
New York
Cardinal Spellman
Council
Weather Becken Beckley Area Clears After Cloudy Outlook
Beckley area forecast shows partly cloudy skies this afternoon and tonight with a high around 45 and a low near 25. Wednesday looks mostly cloudy and warmer with highs in the upper 50s. Last 24 hours: high 45 at 4 p.m., low 25 at 6:30 a.m.. precipitation 0.03 inch. River Greenbrier normal and clear. Lake normal and clear with 6 gates open. Hinton gauge at 3.2 feet.
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Beckley
S. Beckley
Ciacconer
Ci Ccceedesevdcoe
OMA
Greenbrier
Hinton
Glenn joins Royal Crown Cola board after space career
Astronaut John Glenn announces joining the Royal Crown Cola Co board with a likely substantial salary and plans to leave the Marines and space program after treatment for inner ear trouble from a bath tub accident last February. The San Francisco Chronicle endorses Lyndon B. Johnson over Barry Goldwater, saying Goldwater's lifestyle clashes with the paper's ideals. The Protestant Episcopal Church's House of Delegates votes to keep the denomination in the National Council of Churches and retain the word Protestant in its title, overriding objections in the House of Bishops.
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John Glenn
Royal Crown Cola Co
San Francisco Chronicle Today
Lyndon B. Johnson
Barry Goldwater
Chronicle
Protestant Episcopal Church
House of Delegates
National Council of Churches
House of Bishops
St. Louis
Global leaders call for disarmament and unity
Communist Chou En Lai urged a nuclear disarmament summit while pledging China would use its new atomic bomb only in self defense. World Methodist Council President Bishop Carson urged Protestant unity and tearing down walls. President Johnson mourned James P. Mitchell, praising his conscience and goodwill. Princess Margaretha of Sweden expects a baby next spring. Five servicemen injured as XB70 test fuel truck exploded, narrowly missing the jet. British dock workers threaten a one day strike, prompting a new pay proposal from employers.
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Peking
Fred Pierce Carson
World Methodist Council
Philadelphia
Ecumenical Council
Rome
Carson
Johnson
James P. Mitchell
Labor
Eisenhower
Margaretha
Sweden
London
John Ambler
America
Snow appointed to Britain's new Ministry of Technology
Sir Charles Snow known for novels on power and government under C. P. Snow receives a top post in Britain's new Ministry of Technology today. The United Auto Workers and General Motors step up efforts to end a 26 day strike by over 250000 workers after President Johnson voices concern that failure to settle could threaten economic growth. Three Huntington men in the James Hoffa case seek venue change moving trial from Nashville Tennessee to Columbia Tennessee. A $239166 contract for dredging Tygart and Monongahela Rivers near the Ope n with Dam in Monongalia County will go to a Pennsylvania firm as announced by Senators Byrd and Randolph.
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Charles Snow
C. P. Snow
Britain
Ministry of Technology
United Auto Workers Union
General Motors Corp
Johnson
Huntington
James Hoffa
Nashville
U S Faces Prolonged Period Of Uncertainty
UPI dispatch from Washington notes a murky view of the world scene after Khrushchev's ouster and China's nuclear test. Officials foresee transitional Kremlin leadership and a fragile British government ahead of anticipated elections.
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Washington
UPI
State Department
United States
Nikita Khrushchev
China
Britain
Russia
Coed Sneaks Into All Male Smokér On Campus
Candy Hughes a University of California student reporter 19 from Anaheim disclosed in Daily Californian that she infiltrated an all male smoker on campus last Friday for two hours using a wig beard bandage and baggy clothes The stunt drew laughs as many men were drunken and noisy with limited entertainment She warned other women not to try it saying even the men should forget the idea
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Berkeley
Calif
UPI
Candy Hughes
University of California
Daily Californian
Miss Hughes
Anaheim
Harmon Gym
Two Paintings Stolen From Sicily Regional Parliament
Palermo police reported Monday that two valuable 14th century paintings were stolen from a corridor of Sicily's Regional Parliament building. The incident underscores security gaps at a government site, with authorities reviewing surveillance footage and inspecting nearby rooms for clues.
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Palermo
Sicily
UPI
SRC Refutes Underwood on Salem Street Project
The State Road Commission rejected Cecil Underwood’s charge that SRC Maintenance Superintendent Howard Lee Flint personally endorsed checks for a Salem street project. Commissioner Burl Sawyers said the men worked in spare time and SRC was reimbursed for equipment. The policy aids small communities when no other funds are available. Flint said no one profited and the check was paid to him because the area was unincorporated.
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Charleston
UPI
Cecil Underwood
Salem
State Road Commission
Underwood
Howard Lee Flint
SRC
Harrison County
Burl Sawyers
Sawyers
Flint
Joblessness At New State Law
West Virginia Governor W W Barron announced September unemployment fell to 36 900 a drop of 4 500 from September 1963 The administration claims a 65 1 percent reduction in joblessness since the law Earlier figures showed May had 40 800 unemployed An 4 300 rise in total employment to 546 500 accompanied the dip in jobless totals
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Charleston
UPI
W.W. Barron
West Virginia
Barron
Democratic Party
City's Bulldozer Will Arrive Today
Mayor John W. Smith announced the Caterpillar D-6 Series B bulldozer bought from Cecil I Walker Machinery of Charleston will be delivered today to the city landfill site. The $25,000 purchase, approved by city council on September 22, will serve the Sanitary and Recreation Boards and the street department in operating the landfill.
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Cecil I. Walker Machinery Company
Charleston
John W. Smith
Sanitary and Recreation Boards
Onto Man Killed In Wreck On Cotton Hill
A tractor trailer plunged over an embankment near Fayetteville at 12 10 a m killing driver John Burnette 29 of Gallipolis Ohio. Passenger Kenneth Eugene Garrison Chillicothe Ohio was unharmed. The truck carried fire from Florida to Fayetteville when it overturned on Cotton Hill. Burnette’s body remained at a local funeral home.
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Fayetteville
RNS
John Burnette
Gallipolis
Ohio
Kenneth Eugene Garrison
Chillicothe
Oak Hill
Jeeve Garrison
Florida
Fayettehaey
Burnette
Dodd-Payne Funeral Home
Willis Ordered To Up Pressure In Cabell Heights
The Public Service Commission ordered George W. Willis of Beckley to raise water pressure for Cabell Heights customers and to install water meters for all clients as soon as possible. The action follows a formal complaint by C A Marshall alleging prolonged inadequate pressure and refusal to install proper mains. Some customers use meters while others pay a flat monthly fee.
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Charleston
UPI
Public Service Commission
George W. Willis
Beckley
Cabell Heights
PSC
C. A. Marshall
Willis
Commission
Truck Driver Dies Of Wreck Injuries
United Press International reports a Philadelphia truck driver, Van Eliot, died in Huntington hospital after a tractor trailer crash on West Virginia Route 2 two miles north of Huntington. The incident raises the year's WV highway death toll to 356, with eight dead in the weekend crashes, including Eliot.
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United Press International
Philadelphia
West Virginia
van Elliot
Huntington
W. Va
Elliot
Two Million Visit West Virginia Pavilion at New York Fair
West Virginia legislators heard that about two million people visited the state pavilion at the New York World's Fair as the season ended Sunday. Revenue reached 145000 with 100000 from concessions and 45000 from exhibitors, while 5000 of 75000 advanced by the New York Sports Service was repaid.
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Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
Julius W. Singleton
Singleton
New York Sports Service
Southern Interstate Nuclear Compact
Nuclear Energy and Space Commission
Keane Accepts Yankees Manager Post After World Series Exit
Johnny Keane signed a one year contract to manage the New York Yankees after resigning as St Louis Cardinals skipper the day following their World Series win over the Yankees. The unprecedented move marks a bold cross league managerial shift in baseball history.
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NEW York
UPI
Johnny Keane
St. Louis Cardinals
New York Yankees
Yankees
New Type Auto Thief Plagues Local Dealers
EMAGENE KEFFER reports a new car thief targeting Beckley dealers by infiltrating lots at night. Cars vanish then return, often with missing tires or wheels, and some are found dirty or used, while a 1964 Chevrolet and a 1965 Opel are confirmed stolen from local lots.
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Emagene
Lewis Chevrolet
Wilbur Bays
Bays Buick
Bays
C. E. Beavers
Duncan-Catron Company
Beavers
Obituary of Hoover President Life of Public Service
Herbert Clark Hoover, 31st U.S. president, faced unpopularity only once, yet remained relentlessly active after leaving the White House. He maintained a four-secretary, 14-hour daily schedule, journeyed widely to receive honorary degrees, and served on 12 boards while promoting faith in America and world peace.
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New York
UPI
Herbert Clark Hoover
Hoover
United States
Herbert Hoover
White House
Decany & Corree
W Full
Tine
Tions
America
West Branch
Iowa
Hoover Memorial
Council of Free Nations
United Nations
Harry S. Truman
Dwight D. Eisenower
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