Toronto Smoking Less And Enjoying It More
Toronto sign painters Jack and Sam Markle launched the Less cigarette brand five weeks ago, selling 300000 packages in the Toronto area and expanding to Montreal with plans for Winnipeg and Vancouver. They joke that each cigarette contains no less than three percent profit while lampooning Madison Avenue tactics and staging stunts to draw attention.
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Ralph C. Deans
Toronto, Ont
UPI
Toronto
Montreal
Winnipeg
Man
Vancouver
Sam
Jack
Markles
Madison Avenue
Markle Brothers
Quasi-judicial ruling upholds boss insult worded joke
In Aurora illinois the National Labor Relations Board upheld a workers right to refer to his supervisor in crude terms tied to the equine rear end. The case involved union grievance talks where a supervisor overheard a muttered insult and fired the worker. The examiner found the remark tied to the grievance and not to union activity, so reinstatement was ordered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick West Washington
UPI
National Labor Relations Board
Aurora
Ill
Machinists Union
NLRB
LRB
Death and injuries mark opening of West Virginia small game season
One death and three injuries were reported over the weekend opening day. Daniel E. Polk, 54, of Sophia, Raleigh County, died of a heart attack while hunting with relatives near Alderson. An unknown hunter shot Allen Persinger, 45, of Stamford, Raleigh County, in both legs. Two Wood County youths were wounded: John Dilly, 11, Davisville, shot in both legs and chest when a brother slipped causing a shotgun to discharge, and Paul E. Barnes, 17, Washington, shot in the left ankle while loading a rifle.
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United Press International
West Virginia
Daniel E. Polk
Sophia
Raleigh County
Alderson
Allen Persinger
Stamford
Persinger
Wood County
John Dilly
Davisville
Paul E. Barnes
Washington
Barnes
British Election Tally Completes Standings
LONDON UPI reports final party tallies in the British general election. Conservatives and Allied groups total 304 seats with 5 gains and 61 losses, Labor 317 seats with 61 gains and 6 losses, Liberals 9 seats with 4 gains and 2 losses. A 316-seat majority was needed.
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London
UPI
United Press International
Conservatives
Allied Groups
Labor
Liberals
Final British election tally shows Labour lead in popular vote
With 27,284,509 votes counted, Labour totals 12,196,319, about 45.1 percent, Conservatives and Allied groups 11,997,791 around 44.3 percent, Liberal 3,090,399 about 10.6 percent, per final UPI count from London. The report notes this as the final tally.
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London
UPI
United Press International
Labor
Liberal
North Viet Nam accuses U S of bomber strike
North Viet Nam claimed US fighter bombers strafed Red villages in the de militarized zone between the two Vietnams. Radio Hanoi said raids occurred Friday and Saturday, alleging loss of lives and property damage. The statement said planes came from Laos and South Viet Nam, but did not specify American pilots or Air Force involvement.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
UPI
North Viet Nam
Radio
Cancer Cure Fuss Rages Across Newspapers
A six part Freedom series cites a 1902 Beardian theory that Laetrile from apricot pits can cure cancer. Major medical bodies including the American Cancer Society and AMA dismiss it as unproved. The National Cancer Institute and FDA say no evidence supports safety or efficacy.
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Santa Ana
Calif
UPID
Freedom Newspapers
John Beard
Edinburgh University
American Cancer Society
National Cancer Institute
California Medical Association
American Medical Association
The
Cancer Society
AMA
Federal Food and Drug Administration
Cancer Commission
Independent Democrats of West Virginia Form Over Weekend
A new political group representing Negroes from more than 20 West Virginia counties was formed in Charleston. The Independent Democrats of West Virginia aims to judge candidates by civil rights stands and plans to widen to all 55 counties before the election, with intentions to meet Democratic contenders and not interview Republican candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
Independent Democrats of
Medway tech students aim to beat 110 hour bridge record
Four Medway College of Technology students in Chatham vow to play bridge until noon Tuesday. Meals are being delivered to an empty shop by girl students as they attempt to break the 110 hour nonstop bridge record.
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Chatham
England
UPI
Medway
Morituri Translation Hint For Latin Students
Hollywood note explains that the film title Morituri in Latin translates to We Who Are About To Die, a phrase long associated with gladiators and Latin phrases in cinema. The UPI brief frames the translation as a teaching point for Latin students.
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Hollywood
UPI
Kerner Faces Corruption Charges In Tight Illinois Race
Illinois politics shift as Otto Kerner battles corruption allegations while Percy scales a tight contest for governor. Johnson and Goldwater campaign across the state amid Daley machine support and Johnson coattails. Sun-Times poll hints at a subtle lead for Kerner, with downstate Republicans edging suburbs.
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Springfield
Ill
UPI
Illinois
Otto Kerner
William G. Stratton
John F. Kennedy
Charles H. Percy
Johnson
Barry M. Goldwater
Percy
Kerner
Chicago Democratic
Richard J. Daley
Chicago
The
Sun-Times
Smidgin
Orville L. Hodge
Cook County
Goldwater
Suburbia
Downstate
Theodore J. Isaacs
Illinois Revenue
Isaacs
Bobby Baker
Peoria
S. Goldwater
William FE. Miller
Pennsylvania
William Scranton
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
GOP
Victor L. Smith
Rumors Fly in Cuba Exile Camp After Arson and Arms Dispatches
Miami reports say Cuban exile camps buzz with claims of a stolen 500 pounds of dynamite and a radio broadcast claiming a wing loaded with arms landed near a Cuban island. A plane was seized with weapons at Pilan sugar mill town, with crew escaping. Earlier MR R raids and a new exile group RECE say they have support for a military drive against Castro.
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Miami
UPI
Cuba
Pilan
Oriente
Manuel Artime
Revolutionary Recovery Movement
MRR
Cuban Representation In Exile
RECE
Fidel Castro
Strongold
Dixie UAW Local Endorses Goldwater
Local 34 of the United Auto Workers in Atlanta backed Sen. Barry Goldwater for president in a 49 to 39 vote taken Saturday night. The local union has about 3,300 members and veteran member W. B. Perkins said the result was not representative due to many abstentions.
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Atlanta
UPI
United Auto Workers of America
Barry Goldwater
National Union
W. B. Perkins
Perkins
Almanac of The Almanac historic notes Oct 20 1964
Almanac items recount notable events for October 20 including P T Barnum opening the Hippodrome in 1873, Germany accepting WWI terms in 1918, Leyte Gulf landings in 1944, a 1953 repatriation refusal case, and John Dewey born in 1859 plus a Willa Cather thought for the day.
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United Press International
Jupiter
Mars
Venus
John Dewey
P. T. Barnum
New York City
Earth
Wilson
Leyte Gulf
Philippines
Cpl
Edward Dickenson
Korea
First Lady to Stand In for Johnson in Fort Worth Fund
Mrs Lyndon B Johnson to substitute for her husband in Fort Worth Texas as President cancels Texas campaign trip due to international situation. First Lady and Texas Governor John Connally to attend a $100 a plate Democratic party fund raising lunch in Fort Worth.
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Fort Worth
Tex
UPI
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
John B. Connally
Beckt Beckley court order and city ordinance hearing note
An order of publication in Raleigh County WV seeks Jerry Darrell Davis to answer a divorce complaint by November 7, 1964. A Beckley Common Council meeting October 27 will consider a garbage disposal fee schedule for city residents and non residents.
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Raleigh County
West Virginia
Barbara Jean Davis
Mamie Marie Carter
Jerry Darrell Davis
Leo Bridloe
M _ Street
Beckley
C. Harold Hanks
City OF Beckley
Eemon
Kanawha Street
Common Council
Edward M. Payne
Ill
Law Building
Main Street
Beck West Virginia
City Recorder
Walter Humphrey
City Hall
South Kanawha Street
Walter L. Humphrey
CALVERT FOREST CALLED AT 64 IN PRINCEWICK FUNERAL
Forest Calvert age 64 of Princewick dies. Funeral at 2 p.m. Tuesday Coal City Community Church with Rev. C. S. Donnelly officiating. Burial in Coal City Cemetery. Arrangements by Keyser Bryant Funeral Home.
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Calvert Calvert
Forest
Princewick
Coal City
Rev. C. S. Donnelly
Keyser Bryant Funeral Home
Slipkovich Slipkovich
Sam
Crab Orchard
Melton Mortuary
Sunset Memorial Park
Biggs Biggs
Roy Thomas
Age
Mabscott
Stanaford Church of Christ
Rev. L. A. Garten
Stanaford
Rose & Quesenberry Funeral Chapel
Thompson Thompson
Charles Albert
Enon Baptist Church
Everett R. Shafer
Canaday
Homer Thompson
Bookkeeping and repair ads with contact numbers
Bookkeeping service for mines and businesses taxes provided with phone 252-7107. Monthly tax reports and bookkeeping for business firms at 311 Bair Building, phone 253-3212. Bicycle repair service offers parts and accessories at 253-4213 in Ash Worth Firestone shop located at 211 Prince Street.
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Dial
Ashworth Firestone
Ash. Worth
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Southern Institute of Graphic Arts
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