Businessmen push into politics in Johnson era
Walter F Carey notes rising GOP and Democratic backing from business leaders in politics including support for President Johnson. Keating urges overhauling immigration on merit, Tshombe in Addis Ababa discusses an all African peace force for Congo. Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon return to London from Sardinia and Venice. Lucie Johnson aids ship launch and shrimp fleet blessing in Louisiana. Johnson declares college registration week to boost youth vote. Byrd begins letters to locate 34 million National Environmental Health Center at Martinsburg. Macmillan to unveil Kennedy visit plaque in Forest Row. Roudebush cites 83 congressmen backing Ernie Pyle stamp.
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Walter F. Carey
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Johnson
Kenneth B. Keating
U. S
Moise Tshombe
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Congo
Princess Margaret
Lord Snowdon
London
Sardinia
Venice
Aberdeen
Scotland
Lucie Baines Johnson
Washington
Louisiana
Morgan City
Robert C. Byrd
D.W. Va
National Environmental Health Center
Martinsburg
W. Va
Harold Macmillan
Forest Row
England
John F. Kennedy
Sussex Village
Richard L. Roudebush
R-Ind
Congress
Ernie Pyle
Scripps Howard
Pacific
Je Shima
Obituary of W Cox founder of major department store chain
W Cox 79 president of the department store chain bearing his name died Sunday at his Charleston home after a long illness. Five Louisville authorities probed whether three boys near an old warehouse started a fire that destroyed the warehouse church and six homes. Khrushchev joked with an American exhibitor in Moscow during a construction equipment exhibit and planned a radio address to Czechoslovakia to press new accusations against Communist China.
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W. Cox
Charleston
Louisville
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Moscow
Czechoslovakia
China
Hurricane Dora Shifts Toward Georgia Coast
Giant hurricane Dora roared across the Atlantic with 130 mph winds and westward drift toward Georgia and the Carolinas. Weather officials warned of fringe effects reaching the coast by Tuesday while stating no immediate land danger, as rough seas spread along the South Atlantic and Cape Kennedy's vicinity tracked the storm at dawn.
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Miami
UPS
Dora
Atlantic
Georgia
Carolinas
South Atlantic Seaboard
Miami Weather Bureau
Nation
Space Center
Cape Kennedy
Fla
North Atlantic
South Atlantic
Weather Beckley Area Today and Tuesday Forecast
Fair today tonight and Tuesday with a high near 86 and low around 58. Temperatures have been stable, last 24 hours high 83 and low 56. No precipitation expected, winds around 12 mph. River Greenbrier low and clear, Lake normal and clear with 9 gate open. New gauge at Hinton 1.6 ft.
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Beckley
Caesacaeusants
Greenbrier
Hinton
Teens Rioting Sparks State Police At Hampton Beach
Rioters in Hampton Beach New Jersey clash with state police and National Guard using dogs tear gas and clubs. Up to 10 000 youths chased from the town leaving 122 jailed and property damage including burned cottages and dented cars. Similar disorder reported in Seaside Oregon with troopers and guards maintaining uneasy peace after a second night of rioting.
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Hampton Beach
N. J
Oregon
New Hampshire
Seaside
Ore
Pacific Coast
National Guard
Arab League Military Chief Warns of Israeli Action
UAR General Aly Amer warned that Israel will likely take military action to stop the Arab plan to divert the Jordan River waters. He said Arab states can meet the challenge with unified action as 13 nations’ ministers and leaders convened to assess intelligence and decide on next steps amid the gathering Arab summit. The summit agenda includes the diversion plan and a $42 million armament program to bolster Lebanon Jordan and Syria in case of conflict.
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Alexandria
U.A.R
UPI
Arab League
Israel
League
Jordan
Aly Amer
United Arab Republic
Amer
Lebanon
Syria
Cyclists Kicked Out After Teens Hurt in Monterey
In Monterey California police detained four of the Hell’s Angels after two teenage girls were hurt when about 300 riders arrived in Hollister style. The town’s tolerance for the motorcycle club ended as youths were ejected and the rest left.
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Monterey
Calif
UPI
Hells Angels
Hollister
Malay Riots Continue in Singapore and Malaysia
In Singapore the sixth day of race rioting sees Malays and Chinese killed in the streets while Malaysian security forces hunt Indonesian raiders. A death toll reaches 12 with 85 injured and 23 hospitalized. Kuala Lumpur blames Indonesian agitators as a Malaysian delegation heads to the United Nations.
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Singapore
Malaysia
UPI
Malaya
British Borneo
Asia
Japan
Indonesia
Tengku Abdul, Rahman
New York
United Nations Security Council
Labis
Rahall Burglary Stirs Reward Offer and Unsolved Case
Radio executive N Joe Rahall reports a Saturday night burglary at his Woodlawn Avenue home. A safe was broken into, stocks and bonds worth about 60000, a coin collection and personal items were taken. Rahall offers a 1000 reward for information. Police say no concrete evidence yet to identify the thief or motive.
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N. Joe Rahall
H. C. Gibbs
Stonewall Jackson Life
Rahall
Gibbs
Beckley Post-Herald
Beckley
Joe Rahall
The
Register
Gls Wounded In S. Viet Nam
Two U S servicemen were wounded in separate clashes on the fringe of a guerrilla jungle area near My Duc 25 miles north of Saigon and east of Ben Cat. An officer on a dawn patrol and an enlisted gunner aboard a helicopter suffered leg and shoulder injuries as Communist fire hit the units. Both events occurred on Zone D in the southern jungle zone near the district capital.
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Saigon
UPI
USS
Viet Nam
My Duc
Ben Cat
Zone D
Police chief orders group banned after rape accusations
Monterey California Police Chief Frank Marinello announced that a group of youthful motorcyclists accused of raping two teenage girls is no longer welcome in town, effective immediately. Marinello said the situation had become intolerable and the group would not be allowed to return.
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Monterey
Calif
Frank Marinello
Miller says GOP would curb crime in Washington speech
In Gary Indiana GOP vice presidential candidate William Miller urged an administration to end the streets of fear in American cities. He singled out Washington D C as one of the nation’s worst crime centers and argued for action starting there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary
Ind
William Miller
Washington, D. C
Kennedy Campaign Speech Draws Teen Mobs in Long Beach
In Long Beach New York teenage girls mobbed Robert F Kennedy during campaign speeches for U S Senate. The scene drew intense reaction as supporters tried to manage the crowd and Kennedy pressed on with his stops.
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Long Beach
N. Y
Robert F. Kennedy
U. S
New York
Gage
King Constantine to wed Anne-Marie in Athens
In Copenhagen the Greek king to be, Constantine, 24, will claim Anne-Marie, 18, with a Sept. 18 wedding in Athens. Danish and Greek flags adorn the city as three days of ceremonies, receptions, and a royal ball at Fredensborg Castle mark the welcome home for the couple and the engagement.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
UPI
Hans Christian Andersen
Constantine
Greece
Anne-Marie
Athens
Fredensborg Castle
Christian IX
Johnson Launches Political Campaign
The nation’s Labor Day traffic toll nears 400 as the weekend ends. A UPI tally at 11:30 a.m. EDT shows 395 dead in traffic crashes since Friday 6 p.m. local time, with California leading the states at 32. Illinois 29 Texas 27 New York 26 and Michigan 18 Ohio 18.
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United Press International
National Safety Council
California
Illinois
Texas
New York State
Michigan
Ohio
Khanh Moves To Thwart Saigon Coup D Etat
In Saigon, Premier Khanh shifted two colonels from key posts to block a coup. Col. Duong Hieu Nghia, commander of the capital armored corps, and Col. Nhan Minh Trang, Gian Dinh Province chief, were transferred rather than fired due to suspected Dai Viet ties. Khanh avoids sleep in Saigon, using helicopter patrols nightly.
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Khanh
Saigon
Allouette
Col. Nghia
Col
Trang
Gian Dinh
Barkleys Widow Dies at 54 in Washington
Mrs. Alben W. Barkley former Jane Hadley widow of the former vice president died at her Washington home Sunday from an apparent heart attack. She was 54 and had married Barkley in 1949 after years as a widow.
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Washington
UPI
Alben W. Barkley
Jane Hadley
Desegregation Opens Virginia Schools After Five-Year Lapse
In Farmville and Prince Edward County Virginia public schools reopened under federal orders. Fourteen Negro students entered Tuskegee’s public school with no incidents as white students registered nearby. Private segregated academies and remedial private schools contrasted with a large white enrollment as courts review a $189,000 appropriation amid integration efforts.
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United Press International
Tuskegee
Alabama
George Wallace
Macon Academy
Prince Edward County
Miller lists net worth of 260730 dollars as VP candidate
Rep William Miller and wife claim total assets of 327725.79 and liabilities of 66995.22 in a statement by accountant Holman G. O'Connor of Lockport New York.
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Gary, Ind
UPI
William Miller
Holman G. O'Connor
Lockport
N. Y
Millers
Explosion damages Negro home in Mississippi
A pre dawn blast ripped a hole in the roof of a Negro home near McComb Mississippi authorities said. Sheriff R R Warren reported the explosion likely came from a single stick of dynamite aimed at Hugh Washington a Negro brickmason who lives in the summit community. The bomb struck the carport causing minor damage and Washington his wife and children were asleep but unharmed.
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McComb
Miss
UPI
Pike County
R. R. Warren
Hugh Washington
Summit
Warren
Washington
Humphrey Brands Goldwater Foe Of Labor Reform Goals
Democratic vice presidential candidate Hubert Humphrey labeled Barry Goldwater an opponent of labor friendly policies. He said Goldwater rejects traditional Labor Day goals like strong unions, housing aid, farming support, education, and equal opportunity, urging voters to choose between progress and retreat.
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Barberton
Ohio
Hubert TH. Humphrey
Barry Goldwater
Humphrey
Afl-Cio
Goldwater
America
Senate
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Kennedy mobbed by teens at Long Beach beach
Senatorial candidate Robert F. Kennedy faced a horde of screaming teenaged girls on Long Island's Low Shore beaches. He crawled and sprinted to escape the crowd, ducking behind police and leaping fences before reaching his car as hundreds watched in Atlantic Beach and along the Long Beach boardwalk.
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Long Beach
N. Y
UPI
Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Long Island
Hicksville
Jones Beach
Atlantic Beach
President Kennedy
Johnson says there is no such thing as a conventional nuclear weapon
President Johnson defended a hard line against Barry Gold water on Labor Day in Detroit stating there is no conventional nuclear weapon and warning that using tactical atomic arms would lead to unpredictable, catastrophic consequences. He urged unity, prosperity, justice, and peace while stressing responsibility and fear-free leadership.
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Alvin Spivak
Detroit
UPI
Johnson
Barry M. Goldwater
GOP
Kennedy Square
Goldwater
Europe
United States
Cadillac Square
Warren Report Nears Completion in JFK Case
Warnings of surprises surround the nearing Warren Commission final report on President Kennedy’s assassination. Sen. Richard Russell and fellow members toured key sites, including the Texas School Book Depository, as they anticipate a roughly 250000 word document to be issued sometime this year. The release date had tentatively been set for September 4.
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Dallas
UPI
Warren Commission
John F. Kennedy
Richard B. Russell
Georgia
Russell
Commission
Kennedy
Georgia Democrat
John Sherman Cooper
R-Ky
Hale Boggs
D-La
J. Lee Rankin
Texas School Book Depository
Toy Plant Strike Ends at Louis Marx Plant
MOUNDSVILLE UPS Local 149 members of the United Toymakers Union voted to end a two month strike by 600 workers at the Louis Marx Toy plant. Production to resume Monday starting with the 11 p.m. shift and full output expected Tuesday.
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Moundsville
UPS
United Toymakers Union
Louis Marx
Old Bones May Explain Why Rome Fell
Santa Monica based archeologist S Gilfillan 75 a former Midwest professor believes lead poisoned foods and wines helped topple ancient Rome and Greece He will test bones from Tunisia and Greece to support his theory that diet drove decline and empire collapse He expects the parcel of three ribs and six teeth to arrive within two weeks.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Tunisia
Gilfillan
Midwest
Greece
Tunis
Con
Museum of Science and Industry
Chicago
Rome
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