Cancellation of Vieques amphibious maneuver by U S Navy
The Defense Department canceled an amphibious exercise that would have landed over 6,000 marines on Vieques Island near Puerto Rico after Caribbean hurricane disruption. A Pentagon spokesman said ships were scattered and could not confirm rescheduling, amid a crisis atmosphere at the department.
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Department
White House
Defense Department
Puerto Rico
Vieques
Kennedy
Kennedy summons congressional leaders as Cuba crisis looms
United Press International reports President Kennedy, after a secrecy filled weekend, called key congressional leaders to Washington amid rising talk of a new foreign policy move centered on Cuba. Speculation, plus a halted Marine amphibious drill near Vieques, underscores growing U S concern.
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GOP
Congressional Campaign Committee
Cuba
Berlin
Bob Wilson
Coal Man Dies In Huntington Community Brief
John M. Tulley 75 a retired coal operator died after months of illness. He led Crystal Black Coal & Coke Co since 1918 and served as president at retirement in 1955. Funeral services set for Wednesday at St. Joseph's Catholic Church.
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UPI
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Tulley
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St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Hoffa Trial Opens in Nashville Court
Teamsters president James R. Hoffa goes on trial in Nashville for a $1 million conspiracy in illegal business deals. He pleads innocent, denounces Kennedy as pursuing a personal vendetta, and a jury selection is set after a pre-trial conference before Judge William E. Miller.
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James R. Hoffa
Hoffa
Robert Kennedy
Nashville, Tenn
UPI
Teamsters Union
Justice Department
Detroit
U.S. Atty
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Bobby Kennedy
FBI
Michigan
William E. Miler
Miller
Survivors, Bodies Recovered After Norwegian Ship Sinks
In Roervik Norway rescue crews struggle through rain and wind to pull 49 survivors and eight bodies ashore from the Sand Svithun coast vessel that went aground with around 90 people aboard. Unconfirmed reports say more survivors were found and additional bodies spotted, as official counts seek the missing.
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Norway
UPI
Navy
Cmdr
Dahl Johansen
Soviet Ambassador and aide drown in Brazil surf
A Soviet ambassador to Brazil Ilya S. Tchernyshev and another embassy official drowned Sunday off a Rio de Janeiro beach in heavy breakers and a strong undertow. Police reported the body of Valery Varikov missing and presumed drowned while a third Russian was rescued by nearby swimmers.
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UPI
Brazil
Ilya S. Tchernsyshhov
Valery Varikov
West Virginia Weather Forecast Five Day Outlook
Cloudy cool conditions with increasing evening clouds and showers. Highs 70 in the south west and 50s in the mountains, tonight lows 37 to 45. Cooler Tuesday and Wednesday, warmer Friday. Five day forecast calls for 3 to 6 degrees below normal, with a tenth inch of showers mainly Tuesday and Friday. Beckley highs 58 yesterday, 40 to 52 today. Oak Hill highs 63 with 38 this morning and 25 in. River conditions Greenbrier normal and clear. Lake normal and clear. Hinton gauge at 1.8 feet.
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Ceereeeees
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Menon Denounces China Expansionism Isolates Nation
New Delhi defense minister V. K. Krishna Menon denounces the communist Chinese regime for expansionist policy. He says China has been completely isolated and segregated from the rest of the world.
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United Press International
New Delhi
V. K. Krishna Menon
China
President Kennedy to address nation on crisis urgency
President Kennedy summoned congressional leaders to Washington and planned a 7 p.m. EDT nationwide TV report on a crisis of the highest national urgency. He would speak for 30 minutes, with CBS NBC ABC and Mutual carrying the address. The Defense Department announced an 8 p.m. briefing and the National Security Council would meet at 3:15 p.m. EDT.
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NBC
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National Security Council
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House
Senate
Tanker Disaster Claims Eighteen Lives
In Lutcher Louisiana a Norwegian tanker exploded in flames killing eighteen people. Coast Guard officials said nine of the victims were identified, with chemical tests to determine eight more identities. The 10,400 ton freighter was badly damaged and afloat near the east bank of the Mississippi River as salvage crews plan to tow it to New Orleans for repairs.
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UPI
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Love Struck Lady, 90, Plans Third Marriage
In Worcester England Mrs Louisa Lloyd aged 90 announced she will wed 82 year old William Crane after meeting on a park bench. Both reside in an old people’s home. She climbed a fire escape to reach him and declared it love at first sight.
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England
UPI
Louisa Lloyd
Louise
William Crane
Crane
William
Eisenhower critique of Kennedy policy stirs debate abroad
Former President Eisenhower urges restraint as critics of Kennedy's foreign policy press for changes. In Derby England Fay Patmore, lingerie model, comments on attention from Labor leader Hugh Gaitskell event across street, wondering about his reception.
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Alderney Jeweler Reflects On Major Island Robbery
Isle of Alderney jeweler C. H. Richard calls the robbery a very serious matter. He notes the crime is akin to sacrilege on the island, contrasting it with London crimes and recalling a distant family incident that led to confinement for refusing to join the army.
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Wiz 0-22 A boy grows beyond his father in allowance
A feature notes a boy entering a new phase where his allowance surpasses his dad's, highlighting family dynamics and financial independence as he navigates growing up. The piece blends observation with a light tone about money, maturity, and parental roles.
Featherbedding arguments heard in rail labor case
In Chicago railroad lawyers argued against an injunction sought by five rail union brotherhoods to stop carriers from implementing contested work rules. A prior injunction against 195 railroads was rejected. The appeals court heard that notices to unions were sufficient under the Railroad Labor Act and that Norris LaGuardia could not block action absent violence.
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API
Five Brotherhoods
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Elmer Snackenberg
Railroad and Union
Finch and Tregoff Seek Fourth Trial Change
Los Angeles court calendars show Dr R Bernard Finch and his former assistant Carole Tregoff plan to urge the 2nd District Court of Appeal to grant a fourth trial. Attorneys Keith and Ackerman filed briefs. oral arguments set for Dec 4. Finch, 44, of West Covina, and Tregoff seek reversal after three trials for the 1959 shooting of Barbara Finch outside the Finch home.
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Los Angeles
UPI
R. Bernard Finch
Carole Tregoff
2Nd District Court of Appeal
Maxwell S. Keith
Harold J. Ackerman
Keith
Finch
West Covina
Calif
Ackerman
Poll Indicates Big Dry Win
Charleston report on a statewide poll showing opposition to the liquor-by-the-drink constitutional amendment. Rev. L. E. Crowson of South Charleston disputes the poll’s reliability citing sample balance and potential daytime caller bias. Crowson notes 3,000 reports show a two-to-one to three-to-one rejection, though urban rural sampling could skew results.
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Charleston
UPI
Rev
Crowson
Election Would Make Rocky 64 Contender
New York Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller said that every New York governor is a potential presidential candidate given the state's national role. He argued a likely victory in next month’s election would position him for the 1964 Republican presidential nomination and noted he would not pledge to serve the full four-year term if re elected.
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UPI
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Nelson A. Rockefeller
Empire State
Rockefeller
White House
Shies
Pledge Rockefeller
India braces for wider war as China pushes new front
Red China drives a third wave of troops into the border area as tanks enter a new sector in Ladakh and Kibitoo. India claims eight posts overwhelmed and seven others retreat as Beijing reports captured posts and continued advances. Prime Minister Nehru calls for wartime economic footing amid escalating border clashes.
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UPI
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Jawaharlal Nehru
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Changto
Hatung Pass
Bhutan
Peiping Radio
V. K. Krishna Menon
Newsmen
Deaths raise West Virginia highway toll to 345
West Virginia reported 5 more deaths on state highways bringing the year to date toll to 345, with the weekend wrecks killing nurse Josephine Ventress 45 of Parsons and three others. Ventress died after her car left U S 219 and struck a rock cliff near Parsons. Other weekend fatalities included Elmer Lee Wilkins 18 of Mathias tied to a wreck on Va 881 near Tumberville in Rockingham County, plus Charles Clevenger 35 of Salem in a U S 50 crash near Clarksburg and Howard Gowen 26 of Winfield in a rear end collision on U S 60 near St Albans.
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United Press International
West Virginia
Josephine H. Ventress
Tucker County Hospital
Parsons
U. S. 219
Hyattsville
Thomas Ventress
University of Maryland
Errick Steinle
Silver Springs
Elmer Lee Wilkins
Mathias
Hardy County
Tumberville
Rockingham County
Charles Clevenger
Salem
Ora Leon Pratt
U. S. 50
Clarksburg
Pratt
Howard
Lee Gowen
Winfield
Putnam County
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Eleanor Roosevelt Resting After Anemia Treatment
Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt remains at home in New York resting Sunday and recovering from anemia after a three week treatment at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center. She was discharged from the hospital Thursday and will stay in seclusion at home for a while, her secretary said.
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New York
UPI
Eleanor Roosevelt
Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center
Slack Attacks Opponent Over Smear Tactics in WV Race
Democratic Congressman John M Slack Jr lashes at rival in adjournment statement accusing the opponent of smear tactics and hiding positions behind phony statistics. He cites a campaign sheet titled How does your Congress man Vote? from ACA linked literature distributed by challenger Mal Guthrie of Charleston.
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Third
Slack
Americans For Constitutional Action
Mal Guthrie
Charleston
ACA
West Virginia
U S Supports India Amid Border Clash With China
The State Department voiced sympathy for India after the India China border clash. Press officer Lincoln White said the department was shocked by the violent and aggressive action of the Chinese Communists against India.
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Washington
UPI
State Department
U.S
India
China
Lincoln White
Department
Red China Seat Battle Reaches UN Vote
Western diplomats anticipate defeating Russia in the United Nations bid to seat Red China. India may back Peiping's membership in the General Assembly as a matter of principle despite ongoing border fighting. If the Kremlin succeeds in proposing removal of Chiang Kai-shek representatives, it would mark the 13th consecutive defeat for seating Red China.
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Russia
China
United Nations
India
Peiping
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People’s Republic of China
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World Organization
Woman Traffic Stopper Makes Village Safer
GRAVELEY England. Mrs Anne McDonald 35-24-35 wore beach clothes to appeal to truck drivers. She hitchhiked through the village to highlight the 30 mph limit and stopped several trucks. After two weeks she quits due to rude responses from drivers.
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Graveley
England
UPI
Anne McDonald
Nuclear blast reported from Arctic test site
Uppsala Sweden: Soviet Union detonated a multi megaton nuclear device over Novaya Zemlya, arctic test ground. Uppsala Seismological Institute reports a yield near 26 million tons of TNT. Dr Sweerin Duda notes the massive explosion and its atmospheric effects.
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Sweden
UPID
Soviet Union
Novaya Zemlya
Arctic
Uppsala Seismological Institute
Sweerin Duda
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