Sergeant York Buried In Wolf River Valley
Sergeant York rests in Wolf Creek Cemetery after a solemn hillside funeral in PALL MALL Tenn. The 76 year old World War 1 hero was buried as 4000 mourners gathered. President Johnson sent a message via Gen Ridgeway praising York as a great American hero and exemplar for service.
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Soviet engineers plan ideas to save Pisa tower
Moscow based Tass reports Russian engineers are developing plans to save the leaning tower of Pisa from further tilt. Tass says Italian authorities will soon open a contest for the best stabilization method and Soviet engineers are preparing concepts to be submitted.
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No U S President Ever Adjourned Congress
A concise historical note states that no United States president has used the power to adjourn Congress. The remark implies the constitutional practice remains unused by executive leaders across administrations.
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The Hundred Years War lasted longer than thought
A historical note asserts the Hundred Years' War extended 116 years, challenging common timelines and highlighting extended conflict between English and French realms across centuries.
Almanac Today September 7 1964 Labor Day features
Almanac notes Labor Day as a federal holiday. It lists celestial bodies Jupiter Venus Mars as morning stars and Saturn as the evening star. James Fenimore Cooper born on this day in 1789. Historical notes include Uncle Sam coined in 1813 and Brazil gaining independence in 1822.
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Nimbus satellite images reveal night Earth in sharp detail
NASA released infrared photos from the Nimbus weather satellite showing nighttime earth features with clarity. The 830-pound craft, launched Aug 28 into a near polar orbit, captures storms and cloud layers from 5 000 to 30 000 feet, aiding forecasts by night as well as day.
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Peyton Place TV series aims for family appeal
Hollywood by Vernon Scott reports producer Paul Monash plans a two night per week Peyton Place adaptation on ABC TV. The show trims the novel’s sins, aims at a broad audience, and differentiates from soaps with faster pace and stronger environment. Rod Serling inspires Monash as a creative model.
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Four West Virginia cities to host WVEA meetings
United Press International reports the 99th West Virginia Education Association gathering will be held in October across four cities Parkersburg Martinsburg Clarksburg and Charleston. Executives say each regional session will feature a nationally known humorist and include workshops on subjects and elementary education. Gubernatorial candidates Hulett Smith and Cecil Underwood are slated to attend the second day.
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Phares Reeder
Hulett Smith
Cecil Underwood
McVEY Silas Judson McVey Rites Set At Pemberton
Silas Judson McVey age 88 of Pemberton died. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Pemberton Baptist Church with Rev. W. F. Tolliver officiating. Burial will be in McVey Cemetery. Arrangements by Caffee Funeral Home. Olga E. McCall Buchanan 60 of Beckley died Saturday in a Bluefield hospital. Funeral services Monday at 2 p.m. at St. Luke Lutheran Church led by Pastor Charles L. Delaney Jr. and Rev. Reece Burns. Burial in Sunset Memorial Park. Body remains at Melton Mortuary until funeral hour. American Legion Auxiliary and Lutheran women will serve as flowerbearers. Arrangements by Melton Mortuary.
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Deathbed Note Foretells New Woes For Nik
Rome dispatch reports Palmiro Togliatti's deathbed critique of Kremlin policy during the China Soviet split. The memorandum, written before he died in the Crimea Aug 21, criticizes Moscow's tactics and repression, potentially complicating Khrushchev's drive to assemble a world Communist conference and to pressure Red China.
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Morlunda Cattle Bring 317 995 At Lewisburg Auction
At Morlunda Farms in Lewisburg a three day Hereford sale closed with 609 lots selling for 317 995. The top bull fetched 4 450 as 46 bulls sold for 96010 and 141 lots brought 46655 on Saturday. Morlunda Coxswain XXIII had sold for 29500 earlier. the herd includes 125 bulls and 627 females. The sale was held as the family cited new income tax laws.
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Man Hit By Train Loses Both Legs
In South Charleston 18 year old Clifford Wayne Walton was struck by a Chesapeake and Ohio coal train while sitting on tracks with companion Harold Lee Schultz. Walton lost both legs and suffered a fractured skull with possible internal injuries and was in critical condition. Schultz, 17, escaped unharmed.
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