GOP Leaders Push Congress To Authorize Cuba Troop Use
Republican leaders urge a Formosa style congressional declaration authorizing President Kennedy to deploy troops if needed in the Cuba crisis. They call for fast approval and a united, calm response to Soviet arms buildup, inviting Democrats to join in drafting the resolution and aligning with White House consultations. Democrat Humphrey counterattacks, accusing Republicans of reckless politics.
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Kennedy seeks authority to call up reserve to active duty
President Kennedy asked Congress for authority to order up to 150,000 members of the ready reserve to active duty amid international tension over Berlin and Cuba. The request covers calling reserve lists into active service during the period between congressional adjournment and February 28.
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U.S. asks NATO allies to curb Soviet goods to Cuba
The United States urged NATO members to curb private ships carrying Soviet goods to Cuba. In private Paris talks, officials identified Greece, Norway, Britain, and West Germany as key carriers most often chartered to Russia. About 600 ships have left Soviet bloc ports for Cuba since mid July, with 25 Soviet-owned and others chartered from free-world nations.
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Telstar 2 to Orbit Late This Year by ITT Link
ITT announced Telstar 2 will be placed in orbit late this year to link North and South America. The launch will occur from Cape Canaveral by NASA, which previously put Telstar into space. Initial tests under Project Relay will run between ITT laboratories in Nutley and mobile ground gear in Rio de Janeiro Brazil.
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Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Dry Amendment Fight to Invade Wet Ohio County
West Virginia anti liquor by the drink group expands into Ohio County, long the wettest area. Rev Elwood Fleming to organize the county drive as the Citizens Committee notes budget concerns and independent county fund-raising, with Mercer County urging a strong defeat to counter broader support.
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UPI
West Virginia
Ohio County
Robert E. Kresge
Aretary
State Citizens Committee
Elwood Fleming
Marshall County
South Charleston
Kresge
United Brethren
C. J. Bailes
Mercer County
West Virginia Weather Forecast and River Notes
Overcast skies with a high near 65 to 75 this afternoon. Tonight clouds remain with lows around 45 to 55. Saturday stays cloudy, cool with occasional rain spreading east and west by night. Temperatures 60s to 70s. Five day outlook: cooler overall, rain possible Sunday or Monday, rainfall 0.3 to 0.67 inch. Beckley high 68 yesterday, Oak Hill 71, river gauges Greenbrier normal, 2.4 gates open at Lake. Gauge at Hinton 2.1 ft.
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Buckley wins 23rd District primary in NY
Veteran Congressman Charles A Buckley carried a presidential endorsement defeating reformer David Levy by 20 158 to 17 218 in New Yorks 23rd district primary. Major figures included mayor Robert Wagner backing Levy and Buckleys victory signals political strength in the state.
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Robert Wagner
23Rd Congressional District
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Hourari Boumedienne
Agleria
Boumedienne
Ben Bella
America
Mariner 2
Venus
Reich Doubts U S Will Fight For West Berlin
East German People’s Army says the United States may not uphold Western rights in Berlin and will have to confront Maj. Gen. Helmut Poppe. West Berlin police report a Communist border guard fled to the American sector in uniform, with a man and wife crossing the border later. no confirmation.
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Poppe
East Berlin
People’s Army
Berlin
Luclus D. Clay
U.S
Clay
Kennedy
Friedrichstrasse
Morgantown Opens Homes To Freshmen
Morgantown families will host about 1,800 WVU freshmen during Freshmen Orientation Week. Joseph C. Gluck, Student Affairs Director, says 360 families will each host five students for dinner and entertainment, then return them to campus in a large community effort.
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UPI
West Virginia University
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Gluck
State Demos Predict Congressional Sweep
West Virginia Democrats forecast sweeping gains in the November 6 election. Robins Se Parkersburg predicted all five Democratic congressmen will be re elected and that a large majority will back Kennedy and Barron administrations. Campaign headquarters opened with Senate Clerk J Howard Myers and A S Barksdale Jr as managers.
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UPS
West Virginia
Robins SE
Parkersburg
McDonough
Kennedy
Barron
Senate
J. Howard Myers
A. S. Barksdale Jr
Bluefield
Miss Hawaii and Michigan win talent and swim suit prizes
Miss Hawaii Patricia Anderson delivered an opera aria and cried as she won talent. Miss Michigan took the swimsuit trophy, while Miss Van Valin expressed disbelief about her appearance and its wetness.
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IguUung Wie Juleeis
Hawaii
Patricia Anderson
Honolulu
Carole Jean van Valin
van Valin
Miss West Virginia to Sing at Miss America Pageant
Miss West Virginia Diane Joyce Hunter of West Virginia University will perform West Side Story in the talent segment of the Miss America Pageant in Atlantic City. Local residents praised her appearance in the evening gown round and she has become a local favorite.
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Jacquelyn Mayer
Atlantic City
N.J
N. J
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Miss West Virginia
Diane Joyce Hunter
West Virginia University
George Hunter
Arlington
Fast-Flying Virginian Sideswipes Freight Wrecks
In Goshen Virginia the Chesapeake and Ohio passenger train Fast-Flying Virginian derailed six freight cars and two passenger engines after rear-ending a freight as it pulled onto a siding. No injuries reported. A U.S. representative described the jar felt. about 125 passengers were bused to Clifton Forge for onward travel.
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UPI
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U. S
Ken Hechler
West Virginia
Here
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Virginia
Greenbrier County
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Clifton Forge
Chesapeake and Ohio
Charles Poulton
Huntington
Ghana Said Ripen for Soviet Takeover
Ghana is described as ripe for a Soviet takeover bid after an assassination attempt on Kwame Nkrumah. The piece claims two cabinet ministers were jailed for the crime, alleging a British grenade was used and implicating Ako Adjei and Adamafio in a Soviet-backed plot coordinated to install pro-West leadership, with Britain blamed for the abortive plan.
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Nkrumah
Adamafio
Kulungugu
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England
Ghana
Soblen Weakens as Doctors Fear For Spy Life
London reports Dr Robert A Soblen unconscious with a weakened heart after overdosing on barbiturates. British authorities halted deportation plans to the United States as Scotland Yard probes how he obtained the drug and bypassed security. The 61 year old Soviet spy and psychiatrist remains in critical condition at Hillingdon Hospital after an ambulance diversion.
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London
UPI
Robert A. Soblen
United States
Scotland Yard
Hillingdon Hospital
France Arrests Chief Assassin in De Gaulle Plot
Paris officials say police captured the ringleader of the Aug. 22 assassination bid on President Charles de Gaulle. Lieut. Alain Bougrenet de la Tocnay, alias Jean-Louis Vuillier, also known as Max, is detained along with his chief aide Prévost aka Bremonville. Eleven terrorists participated. five have been captured.
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UPI
Charles de Gaulle
Roger Frey
Frey
Alain Bougrenet de la Tocnay
Jean-Louis Vuillier
Max
de la Tocnay
Prévost
Bremonville
de Gaulle
Elysee Palace
Villacoublay Airfield
Fireball Lighting Report Verified Fireball Sighted Over Beckley
A Beckley resident reports witnessing a large fireball arc over the city Saturday night from Maxwell Hill toward Wyoming County. The observer estimates 2000 to 5000 feet altitude and notes potential meteor or space vehicle origins. He plans to notify Dr. Frank Drake of Green Bank NSSO.
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Beckley
Wyoming County
Rofm
Charles Hodel
Maxwell Hill
Robert Hayworth
Stephenson
Hayworth
Frank Drake
National Radio Astronomy Observatory
Green Bank
Register
Senate approves Marshall nomination to federal bench
The Senate Judiciary Committee today approved the long stalled nomination of Thurgood Marshall to the federal bench. President Kennedy named Marshall to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals on September 23, 1961 and he has been sitting on the federal bench since October 23, 1961 while awaiting confirmation.
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UPI
Senate Judiciary Committee
Thurgood Marshall
Kennedy
Marshall
Second Circuit Court For Appeals
Vermont Signatures Add To Honey In The Rock Roster
Mrs. Mary R. Scott reviewed performance registrations and found Vermont represented by two attendees, Montpelier and Burlington, expanding Honey In The Rock’s state roster to all 50. Tom Musselman of Burlington was the second Vermont signee, with earlier Aug. 28 entry by Thomas Warwick, and last week’s shows drew guests from 32 states plus D C and five foreign countries.
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Mary R. Scott
Montpelier
Burlington
Thomas Warwick
Green Mountain
Tom Musselman
Scott
District of Columbia
Grandfather finds plane wreck and two daughters alive
In Big Bear California grandfather Scott King hired a helicopter to search for a missing private plane after learning his granddaughters Julie Clark six and Laurie eight and their parents might have survived. He found the wreckage and the girls after 65 hours beside their parents bodies. Julie, hospitalized, recounted how water and food ran low as Laurie underwent a three hour operation to repair a broken thigh.
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Calif
APD
Scott King
Julie Clark
Laurie
Julie
William R. Clark
Trave Lodge Corp
Jacqueline
la Mesa
San Diego
King
Sr. Bernardine’s Hospital
San Bernardino
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