Weathervane Counties Forecast LBJ Victory
United Press International notes five so called weathervane counties have voted for the presidential winner in every century election. Coos and Strafford counties in New Hampshire Palo Alto County Iowa Laramie County Wyoming and Crook County Oregon show a Democratic lean as campaigns discuss local matters including the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard and economic concerns. Local residents express varied views with calls for turnout and some uncertainty about the candidates.
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America
Coos
Strafford
New Hampshire
Palo Alto
Iowa
Laramie
Wyoming
Crook County
Ore
United Press International
Coos County
Berlin
Concord
N.H
Daily Monitor
Strafford County
Johnson
Goldwater
A. W
Brad’’ Warren
White House
Walter W. Jenkins
Warren
Barry M. Goldwater
Jenkins
Otis French
Zilithia Washburn
Allan Priaulx
Strafford County Journal Election Outlook
Strafford County New Hampshire, between the Connecticut River and Maine border, includes Lake Winnepesaukee. In 1960 it voted narrowly for Kennedy. Current polls show Johnson ahead of Goldwater with 61 percent to 29 percent and 10 percent undecided. editor James Aldrich once predicted Goldwater would win.
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Strafford County
N. H. Strafford
Connecticut River
Maine
Lake Winnepesaukee
Kennedy
Johnson
Goldwater
Concord Daily Monitor
James Aldrich
Foster
Dover
Bluefield Man Succeeds Kyle in State Fire Marshal Post
Gov. W. W. Barron appointed Lewis E. Myles of Bluefield to succeed Richard Kyle as State Fire Marshal. The move, announced Tuesday, fills Kyle’s unexpired term which ends Jan. 16, 1965, with Myles taking the post within a day.
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Charleston
UPS
W. W. Barron
Lewis E. Myles
Bluefield
Richard Kyle
Kyle
Barron
Myles
Low Bid Reported for Hawk's Nest Access Road
In Charleston, Anderson's Black Rock Inc. submits a low bid of 49997 dollars for a access road to Hawk's Nest State Park. The project is part of the Area Redevelopment Administration's 24 million dollar parks expansion program.
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Charleston
UPI
Hawk’s Nest State Park
Anderson’s Black Rock Inc
Area Redevelopment Administration
Weather Turning Cloudy Beckley and Vicinity
Increasing cloudiness this afternoon with a high near 70. Mostly cloudy tonight with a 50 percent chance of light rain showers and a low around 45. Thursday highs in the mid 60s. The Beckley station record shows 68 as the high in the last 24 hours and 44 as the low. Five day forecast calls for warmer temps then cooler weekend with little rain. River conditions are normal and clear. Gauge at Hinton reads 2 feet.
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Beckley and
Beckley
West Virginia
Greenbrier
Hinton
Johnson Leads In Palo Alto County Iowa Poll
In Palo Alto County Iowa strong support for a federal price support program for feed grains is noted with about 80 percent of farmers participating. A local poll shows Johnson leading with 71 percent, while GOP figures forecast a two to one Democratic edge amid campaign rhetoric and voter sentiment shaping the race.
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Palo Alto County
Iowa
Sen. Goldwater
Johnson
GOP
Joseph Hanson
John Kibbie
Eee
Kibbie
Not Fair Or Blake! Hulett Smith rules out two appointees
Democratic governor candidate Hulett Smith mocked opponents by ruling out George Titler and the United Mine Workers pick for chief of the Department of Mines. He also told reporters that Hazen Fair and Bill Blake will not get the job, framing the dispute as a political jab at rivals.
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Hulett Smith
Department of Mines
Smith
GOP
George Titler
United Mine Workers
Underwood
Hazen Fair
Bill Blake
Tax Liens Force Beckley Taxi Firms to Liquidate
Local taxicab concerns in Beckley face shutdown after state and federal tax liens totaling 5973.33. Liens listed for Union and Day and Night Taxi, White Star Taxi, Radio Cabs, and the WV State Tax Commission. Auction of vehicles and office equipment set for November 9 at 10 a.m.
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Beckley
Internal Revenue Service
South Heber Street
Union
White Star Taxi
West Virginia State Tax Commission
Man With Three Guns Arrested After LBJ's Motorcade Passes
In Pittsburgh area near the Greater Pittsburgh Airport a 24 year old Bellvue man Wil iam E Fisher Jr was arrested minutes after President Johnsons motorcade passed He had an automatic pistol a .22 rifle and a high powered scoped rifle in his car The man claimed coon hunting and was charged with Firearms Act He was held in Allegheny County jail on a 2000 bond after questioning by Secret Service agents.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Pittsburgh Area
Greater
Johnson
Robinson Twp
Wiliam E. Fisher Jr
Bellvue
Fisher
George Kanaskie
Secret Service
Allegheny County
Sones
Goldwater Jet Circus Stuns Passengers At Tri-Cities Airport
Newsman aboard Senator Barry Goldwater's campaign jet watched in alarm as pilot Capt Ralph Long performed a steep low altitude pass over the runway to celebrate the airport's jetport status. Goldwater greeted the stunt with humor while some aboard voiced dismay at the high speed bank and dive.
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Bristol, Tenn
UPI
East Tennessee
Barry M. Goldwater
Goldwater
Tri-Cities
Here
American Airlines
Ralph Long
Long
Paul Wagner
Boeing Company
Sherwood Bull Sale Talk At River Market
At the New River live stock market the regular bulls are for sale but today Cecil Underwood is expected to give away the stock after delivering a speech.
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New River
Cecil Underwood
Humphrey Calls Goldwater Radical At Charleston Rally
Democratic vice presidential candidate Hubert Humphrey branded Barry Goldwater a radical during a Charleston rally before about 5,000 at the Civic Center. He urged support for Hulett C. Smith for governor and for President Johnson, criticizing Goldwater’s opposition to the poverty bill and several major measures. Smith introduced Humphrey and pledged a conflict of interest law while placing his holdings in trust.
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Robert M. Gornall
Charleston
UPI
Hubert Humphrey
Barry Goldwater
Humphrey
Hulett C. Smith
Johnson
Hulett Smith
Minnesota
Suort
Robert C. Byrd
Jennings Randolph
W. W. Barron
Goldwater
Ate Humphrey
Barron
West Virginia
Kanawha
Randolph
Smith
United States
Character Assassination Marks WV Gubernatorial Talk
West Virginia candidates Hulett and Cecil clashed on character assassination during a West Virginia Education Association regional meeting in Charleston. Cecil accused Underwood of a smear campaign while Underwood denied the charge and labeled Robertson a liar. Both proposed education plans including illiteracy removal, worker retraining, teacher pay hikes without tax increases, and extended schooling.
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Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
West Virginia Education Association
Smith
Underwood
Donald Robertson
Huntington
Robertson
WVEA
Stowaway Found On Press Plane With Johnson Campaign
Rudolph Gordon of Boston claimed to ride a wave with President Johnson after stowing away Tuesday aboard the press plane for a Johnson campaign stop in Pittsburgh. He told agents he would reveal how to win by extra sensory perception. He wore gold-rimmed glasses during the incident.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Rudolph Gordon
Johnson
Gordon
Boston
Bay Area
Secret Service
Revival publicity by Prosperity youths on horseback
Junior Youth Fellowship members from First Baptist Church of Prosperity ride on horseback to distribute circulars in Dry Hill Prosperity and Maxwell Hill areas. The revival runs November 1 to 10 with 7 30 nightly services led by evangelist Clyde Murdock of Union Mission Charleston and guest singer. Reverend Ray M Walls invites all to attend.
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First Baptist Church of Prosperity
Perity
Maxwell Hill
Kathy Comer
Thomas Comer
Barbara Dearing
Jim Dearing
Virginia James
Walter James
Ity
Clyde Murdock
Union Mission
Charleston
Ray M. Walls
Johnson frames election as choice between recklessness and responsibility
President Johnson urged voters in Albuquerque that the election offers a contrast between recklessness and responsibility. He warned against a war game of bluff and bluster as he planned a Los Angeles swing to test Goldwater’s strength. In New Mexico he called for moving forward to horizons unlimited and warned the stakes are success and survival.
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Albuquerque
N.M
UPI
Johnson
America
California
Barry M. Goldwater
Los Angeles
Future Unlimited
Horizons Unlimited
Johnson Gymnasium
University of New Mexico
Humphrey urges big turnout for Goldwater trouncing
Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey in Lexington urged a massive Nov. 3 vote to deliver the worst trouncing for Sen. Barry Goldwater. He spoke to about 2,000 supporters, mostly University of Kentucky and nearby college students, some with flashlight placards, highlighting 18-year-olds voting in Kentucky. He urged students to mobilize a large turnout.
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Lexington
UPI
Hubert H. Humphrey
Barry Goldwater
Humphrey
University of Kentucky
Kentucky
Goldwater Hits Johnson Over Humphrey Pick
UPI report says Republican nominee Barry Goldwater charges President Johnson has kidnapped the Democratic party by naming Hubert Humphrey as successor. With six days to election, Goldwater assails Johnson's administration and seeks to expose alleged big lies, targeting grassroots support and labor leaders. He accuses Johnson aides of self serving loyalty and bureaucratic fear.
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Goldwater
UPI
Barry Goldwater
Johnson
Hubert Humphrey
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Washington
Miller warns business leaders Reuther could be labor chief
Republican vice presidential nominee William E. Miller warned Detroit businessmen that Walter Reuther, head of the United Auto Workers, could become the nation s secretary of labor. Miller outlined a westward swing from Detroit with stops in Wisconsin North and South Dakota and Missoula Montana after addressing the Economic Club of Detroit amid boos and groans.
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Detroit
UPI
William E. Miller
United Auto Workers
Walter Reuther
New York
la Crosse
Wis
Hubert H. Humphrey
Miller
North
South Dakota
Missoula
Mont
Economic Club of
Ground Jet Crash Kills Nine at EL CENTRO Navy Base
A Navy Day celebration ended in disaster when a low flying Douglas A3D Skywarrior bomber crashed into base buildings at El Centro Naval Air Facility. Nine people died and at least 22 were injured. The 70,000 pound aircraft hit a telephone pole and struck three World War II era structures housing the post exchange theater barber shop and swimming pool. The dead include Cmdr Arthur Perkett pilot Lt Cmdr Paul Duris and Aviation Machinist Mate Glen Pender. Several seriously injured were flown to San Diego Navy Hospital as investigators prepare to determine the cause and survey the damaged buildings.
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EL Centro
Calif
San Diego Navy Hospital
Cmdr
Arthur Perkett
Paul Duris
Escondido
Glen Pender
Bedford Sutherland
Navy
Juanito Lazo
el Centro Post Press
Plan Autopsy In Actor's Death
Los Angeles reportagem reports autopsy planned for 63 year old Sammee Tong co star of Bachelor Father and Mickey TV series. Tong was found dead in West Los Angeles with an empty pill bottle nearby leading police to call it an apparent suicide. The veteran actor appeared in The Good Earth Oil For The Lamps of China and It’s A Mad Mad Mad World and began TV career in Spin and Marty before Bachelor Father.
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Los Angeles
API
Sammee Tong
Mickey
Tong
China
Marty
John Forsythe
Mickey Rooney
West Virginia highway deaths rise to 368 in 1964
West Virginia highway deaths reach 368 for 1964, up 34 from a year ago, the Accident Prevention Bureau reported Tuesday. The latest fatality was six year old Allen Dale Alt who was struck on U S 220 in Pendleton County Monday.
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Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
Accident Prevention Bureau
Allen Dale Alt
U. S
Pendleton County
World Briefs Highlight Cold War and Domestic Events
Cambodia denies Cambodian forces killed an American officer near the Cambodian-Vietnamese border while an on site probe cites a downed U S transport aircraft in disputed territory. The USSR launches Cosmos 50 unmanned satellite. GM and UAW edge toward broad production restart with two new accords. Johnson elevates John Glenn to full colonel. Archbishop O Boyle urges Ecumenical Council to condemn racial injustice. Sid Luft seeks joint custody as Judy Garland divorce proceeds. Nixon to speak on foreign policy for Goldwater on NBC.
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Cambodia
U. S
Soviet Union
General Motors
United Auto Workers Union
Johnson
John Glenn
White House
Patrick O’boyle
Washington, D. C
Ecumenical Council
Sid Luft
Judy Garland
Santa Monica
Calif
Richard M. Nixon
NBC
Today
Barry Goldwater
United States Steel reports best Q3 earnings in six years
United States Steel Corp. said Tuesday its third quarter earnings rose to 55,809,471 dollars, or 90 cents a share, the strongest in six years. Everett Ham, tied to Arkansas gubernatorial candidate Winthrop Rockefeller, posted 2,500 dollars bail on a grand jury lie charge amid a county political dispute and called the accusation politically inspired harassment. Two nude models aided Windsor Education College's art class after an emergency advertisement, reviving the program as it faced closure.
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United States Steel Corp
Everett Ham
Arkansas
Winthrop Rockefeller
Ham
Windsor
England
The Stork Delivers Baby at Crab Orchard Home
Doug Bryant of Key ser Bryant Funeral Home answered an 8:15 call to Mrs. Madrith Davis in Crab Orchard. He delivered a baby girl at 8:30 a.m. with help from Hallie Meredith. Both mother and infant were taken to a local hospital and reported doing fine. Bryant noted that expectant mothers should not delay.
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Doug Bryant
Keyser-Bryant Funeral Home
Stork
Bryant
Crab Orchard
Madrith Davis
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Cecil
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