Air photos show Russian Cuban build‑up fears rise
Washington reports that aerial reconnaissance confirms a large Cuban Soviet arms build‑up began last July. Refugee tips warned earlier of heavy shipments and technicians, with 24 missile bases, 185 MiG fighters, and 300000 armed personnel under Russian command. Photos show mobile and fixed launch sites, bunkers, and crates linked to freighters approaching Cuba.
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Washington
NEA
United States
Cuba
Sian
Havana
Las Villas
Emergency Proclaimed as China advances in India
Nehru government declares a state of emergency across India as Chinese troops push deeper into Indian territory. Parliament plans an emergency session amid reports of 10,000 Chinese troops capturing Towang and clashes near Jang, with gains claimed on both sides and heavy Indian casualties acknowledged.
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India
UPI
Bomdilla
Towang
Jang
Peiping
New China
Chipchap
Changlung
Lo Jui-Ching
Red China
China
Little Liz Warns Westward Path For Young Men
A playful urban column jokes that a young man considering going west should know which way to turn at the cloverleaf. The lighthearted remark reflects midcentury travel wit and local tone.
Bomb explodes 35 miles high over Johnston Island
The United States detonated a sub-megaton nuclear device at about 35 miles altitude over Johnston Island in the Pacific late Thursday night, marking its third successful high altitude shot in seven attempts. The Thor-launched device detonated at 12 midnight HST, witnessed by Hawaii residents 800 miles away who saw a brief blue-tinted flash. The test, delayed several times from Tuesday through Thursday night, proceeded as scheduled after rescheduling.
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Honolulu
UPI
United States
Johnston Island
Pacific
Joint Task Force 8
Thor
Hawaii
Mentally Slow Man Admits Sex Slaying in Church
BRISTOL Pa UP I police said a 60 year old handyman Frank Zuchero admitted to raping and strangling 10 year old Carol Ann Dougherty in St Mark's Church. Police chief Vincent Faragalli said the confession is not fully reliable due to his mental condition and investigation continues.
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Bristol
UPI
Carol Ann Dougherty
Frank Zuchero
Vincent Faragalli
Bristol Borough
St. Mark’s
West Virginia Weather Outlook With Cold Snow Likely
The report notes cold conditions through Saturday with variable to cloudy skies and snow flurries in the east, highs 35 to 42 and lows in the 20s, colder on ridges. Temperatures average well below normal, with rising temps Sunday then turning colder by Tuesday. Snow flurries Friday and light showers possible Monday in the mountains. Beckley and Oak Hill records listed. precipitation near half an inch locally. river gauges show low to moderate levels. High yesterday ranged in the mid 60s to 30s across towns. readings indicate continued unsettled winter pattern.
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Beckley High
Iivacsscis
Oak Hill High
Conair
New fallout measurement devices allocated to Beckley agencies
Devices for measuring radio active fallout in the Beckley area are now on hand and ready to be operated by trained personnel at the offices of the Raleigh County Sheriff Beck ley City Police and Beckley Fire Department. Delivering the radiological monitoring instruments and equipment units to the Sheriff's office was Jim McDaniel second from left deputy director of Raleigh County Civil Defense. Looking over the equipment which they have been trained to use are Deputies H W Stover and K K Larabee at right while Raleigh County Sheriff C A Slim Thompson left familiarizes himself with the function of one of the instruments.
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Beckley
Raleigh County
Beckley City
Sheriff's Office
Jim McDaniel
Raleigh County Civil Defense
H. W. Stover
K. K. Larabee
C. A. “Slim’’ Thompson
GSA
Raleigh County Bar Association
Wipperman’s Today
Wipperman’s
Stevenson postpones UN meeting to fly to Washington
Adlai E Stevenson canceled a morning session with Acting Secretary General Thant at the United Nations to rush to Washington for White House consultations on the Cuban crisis. U.S. delegates Yost and Plimpton stood in for him at the Thant meeting. Thant schedules later talks with Zorin and Inchaustegeui as efforts to freeze the Cuban standstill proceed.
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N.Y
UPI
U.S
Adlai E. Stevenson
Thant
Washington
White House
Stevenson
New York
Charles W. Yost
Francis T. P. Plimpton
Zorin
Kennedy
Stevenson confronts Zorin at United Nations in tense crisis
A detailed account of the dramatic UN scene where U S Ambassador Adlai Stevenson faced Soviet representative Valerian Zorin on Thursday as the international crisis intensified, alongside related developments on the mounting confrontation.
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VU. N
Adlai Stevenson
Valerian Zorin
United Nations
Federal Bldg Contract Awarded To Vipperman
The General Services Administration awarded Vipperman Construction Co a 178,293 dollar contract to convert Beckley’s former Post Office into a Federal Building. Bid analysis showed Vipperman bid No 2 with an air conditioning system. walnut paneling would raise the base price by 8,600 dollars.
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Beckley
General Services Administration
Vipperman Construction Co
Washington, D. C
Register
Robert C. Byrd
Jennings Randolph
John M. Slack
Washington
GSA
Wipperman
VOA Broadcasts Saturate Russia With U S Side Cuban Crisis
Washington officials say VOA efforts to saturate Russia and European satellites with broadcasts presenting the U S side of the Cuban crisis were preliminary but successful. The eight and a half hour operation penetrated Soviet jamming to a large extent according to monitoring reports.
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Washington
UPI
Voice of America
Russia
U.S
Crisis Update From Cuba and Washington
United Press International reports a Lebanese freighter bound for Cuba was boarded by two destroyers 180 miles northeast of Nassau to inspect cargo. Adlai Stevenson hurried to Washington for talks. U Thant proposes a two to three week halt in U S Russian actions, while the blockade remains. Khrushchev backs a moratorium in Moscow as US buildup continues near Cuba. Actors in Key West note ongoing military preparations 90 miles from Cuba.
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Cuba
Nassau
Joseph P. Kennedy Jr
Navy
United Nations
U.S
Adlai E. Stevenson
Washington
White House
Stevenson
Thant
Kennedy
U Thant
Pentagon
Moscow
Khrushchev
U.S.S.R
Key West
Florida Keys
Cost Of Living On .6 Percent Rise In September
The Labor Department reports a six tenths of one percent rise in the cost of living for September, driven by a meat withholding strike. Commissioner Ewan Clague calls the increase temporary and expects the consumer price index to stabilize in October. The National Farmer's Organization strike ended Oct. 3, with food abundance noted and Cuban crisis effects deemed unlikely.
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Washington
UPI
Labor Department
Ewan Clague
Commissioner of
Labor Statistics
National Farmer’s Organization
Clague
Reds Harass Berlin Traffic On East German Autobahn
East German guards at the Marienborn checkpoint on the Berlin West highway severely slowed traffic today. West Berlin police said trucks traveling from West Germany to Berlin were thoroughly searched and often forced to unload. Delays reached up to four hours amid no immediate explanation. Officials fear possible action linked to the Cuban crisis.
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Berlin
Plastic Bag Kills Tot in New Jersey Play Area
A 3 year-old boy, Harry Rosay, suffocated after apparently pulling a plastic bag over his head at Palisades Park New Jersey. Police said efforts to revive him failed.
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Palisades Park
N.J
UPI
Neaa
Harry Rosay
Beckley Centennial Fund Drive Report Totals
The Centennial Fund drive in Beckley shows $649.78 collected to date with $14.28 raised by Xi Beta Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi Sorority. Booths were staffed by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9287 today and Centennial Boosters, a group of Beckley housewives, will volunteer Saturday for the second time.
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Centennial Fund
Xi Beta Chapter
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Centennial Boosters
Vessel Searched and Passed Under Cuban Blockade
Two U S Navy destroyers halted the Lebanese ship Maruela under Soviet charter to Cuba about 180 miles northeast of Nassau. The freighter carried trucks parts sulphur and paper rolls and was ordered to halt. boarding by Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. and Pierce found no arms and allowed it to pass.
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London
Cuba
Riga
Latvia
Navy
Nassau
U.S
Defense Department
Pentagon
Joseph P. Kennedy
Cma
Dwight G. Osborne
East Pat
Washington
UPI
U.S. Navy
Kennedy
Bahamas
Joseph P. Kennedy ,Jr
Europe
Pierce
Further Action Under Consideration Over Cuba Missile Buildup
State Department said further action of unspecified nature is being considered to counter the continuing Soviet missile buildup in Cuba. Press Officer Lincoln White noted ongoing construction of medium and intermediate missile facilities in Cuba and cited President Kennedy’s TV address warning that if offensive preparations persist, further action will be justified.
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Washington
UPI
State Department
Cuba
Lincoln White
White
Kennedy
Hemisphere
Eleanor Roosevelt Still Seriously Ill in NYC Hospital
Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt shows no improvement after returning from Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center. A medical spokesman said she remains seriously ill and efforts are being made to conserve her strength. The dispatch notes Kennedy postpones his Brazil trip due to the Cuban crisis and reports on Billie Lo Estes swindling case resuming in Tyler Texas with juror selection ongoing.
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Eleanor Roosevelt
Columbia- Presbyterian Medical Center
Kennedy
Brazil
Billie Lo Estes
Tyler
Tex
De Gaulle Demands Yes Vote Or Resigns In Referendum
President Charles de Gaulle issued a warning that he will quit immediately if voters reject his constitutional referendum. The appeal marks a third push for a sweeping reform to let successors be chosen by direct popular vote rather than an electoral college. Other items note Admiral Mountbatten canceling a Far East visit over the Cuban crisis, United Steelworkers head McDonald suggesting a possible shift on a shorter work week, Jacqueline Kennedy’s mother to present the President's Cup, Miss Teen-Age America finalists all brunettes, and Bethlehem Steel reporting lower income and a dividend cut to 37.5 cents.
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Charles de Gaulle
Earl Mountbatten
Far East
David J. McDonald
United Steelworkers of America
Kennedy
Jacqueline Kennedy
Hugh D. Auchincloss
Washington
West Virginia educators honor future teacher of the year
Carol Ann Thacher a Shepherd College senior won the annual Future Teacher of the Year award at the West Virginia Education Association state convention in Charleston. Morris Harvey College students picketed the State Capitol Thursday supporting the Cuban blockade with signs reading Blockade Ii Missiles Nvet. Gov W W Barron received a telegram of thanks from President Kennedy for West Virginia's Cuban crisis support.
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Carol Ann Thacher
Shepherd College
West Virginia
West Virginia Education Association
Charleston
Morris Harvey College
Jack
W. W. Barron
Kennedy
Straw ballot tests sentiment on two amendments on ballot
The Register publishes a straw ballot for the General Election on November 6 to gauge public opinion on the Alcoholic Liquor Control Amendment and the State Executive and Budget Amendment. Voters are asked to indicate for or against ratification and to mail ballots to The Raleigh Register in Beckley, West Virginia.
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