Ring Register Q and A column with wartime notes
The item is a long reader Q and A column listing multiple questions and answers on topics from numismatics and rifles to local government, veterans, and a Japan China news summary. It includes advisory lines about information lines and several names and places such as Beckley, Stamaford, Flat Top, and Tokyo UPI dispatches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North E. Dickerson
P.O
Stamaford
A. Mac
Flat Top
Fred Roschi
Beckley Newspapers Corp
Time Of Court Docket Unchanged In Kanawha County
Kanawha County Court told the West Virginia State Supreme Court that its terms of court have remained fixed for 50 years with four sessions annually on Jan 1 April 1 July 1 and Oct 1 The first docketing of election contests for trial could occur Oct 1 after primary winners were certified Palumbo and Loop filed contests against S Grover Smith Jr and the county argued the notice of contest is due at the first term after delivery to the affected party
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Charleston
UPI
Kanawha
State Supreme Court
High Court
Mario J. Palumbo
James Loop
Palumbo
S. Grover Smith Jr
James Soop
Loop
House of Delegates
Weather Sunny And Cool Beckley And Vicinity Forecast
Sunny and cool today with a high of 69. Clear and cool tonight with a low of 44. Sunny and warmer Friday with a high in the mid 70s. Last 24 hours high 68 at 2:30 pm. low 40 at 6:15 am. Wind WNW 5 mph. Sunset 7:44 Sunrise 7:01. River Greenbrier low and clear. Lake normal and clear with one gate open. Gauge at Hinton 16 ft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Greenbrier
Hinton
Explosion Rips Ordnance Plant at Badger Facility
An explosion tore through the ball powder line at the Badger Ordnance Plant near Baraboo Wisconsin. Ambulances rushed to the site though no injuries were reported immediately. St Claire’s Hospital was alerted for partial disaster procedures as local fire departments responded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baraboo
Wis
Defense Department
Olin-Mathieson Chemical Co
October Draft Call Increased Lower In Nov
The Viet Nam war driven draft calls rise to new postwar highs with October set at 49,200 and November at 43,700. November will be the largest monthly inductions this year while December will see a lower call to avoid holiday activations. The armed forces have grown to about 3.14 million, up 468,000 from a year earlier.
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Washington
UPI
Pentagon
Defense Department
Department
War Toll Over Five Thousand In Vietnam News Brief
A roundup of World happenings notes the U S Ways and Means Committee pushing health care cost limits for under 65s led by Rep Wilbur Mills. Governors seek grazing use of soil bank land in Mercer and Putnam counties as talks cover wage and settlement issues. Vietnam toll officially near 5,000 with 4,993 Americans killed and 570 wounded last week, while air missions and a SAM site strike are reported. Viet Cong action on the Long Tao River and terror blasts in Saigon are also mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Ways & Means
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
Mercer
Putnam Counties
Hulett C. Smith
Johnson
Saigon
U.S
Long Tao River
South China Sea
Doctor Awaits Retrial Bond Set At 10000
Dr Samuel H Sheppard, whose 1954 murder conviction was overturned by the Supreme Court, was recharged with second degree murder and released on a 10000 bond to await retrial. He pleaded innocent as his attorney sought a change of venue. The indictment accuses him of unlawful killing his first wife Marilyn. He has a second wife and teenaged son accompanying him. The bond allows travel nationwide.
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Cleveland
UPI
Samuel H. Sheppard
U.S. Supreme Court
Sheppard
F. Lee Bailey
Boston
Cuyahoga County
Johnson T. Corrigan
Marilyn
Supreme Court
Ohio
United States
Arianne
Chip
GI Who Refused To Fight Faces Court Martial
Pfc James Johnson, 20, faces court martial for disobedience in refusing Viet Nam service. He joins Pvt Dennis Mora, 25, who was convicted after a two day trial. Mora urged that the war was illegal and immoral and aimed to kill. Johnson, Mora and Pvt David Lamas from Modesto, California, had ties to left wing groups. Johnson will use same civilian lawyer, Stan Faulkner, as Mora. A new 10 man panel will hear Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FT. DIX
N.J
UPI
Viet Nam
Pfc
James Johnson
Dennis Mora
Johnson
Mora
David Lamas
Modesto
Calif
Samas
Ft. O
Stanley Faulkner
New York
Ky plans US visit with wife to address editors
Saigon Prime Minister Nguyen Cao Ky announced plans to visit the United States in November with his wife and accepted an invitation to speak at the Associated Press Managing Editors meeting in San Francisco. He said the decision was definite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
UPI
Nguyen Cao Ky
United States
Associated Press
San Francisco
Ky Says He Will Run For President If Drafted
Premier Nguyen Cao Ky announced at his 36th birthday party that he would run for president if drafted as Saigon faced a terror campaign by the Viet Cong. Four blasts wounded about a dozen, including three children, while authorities sealed a Post Exchange bomb threat and a U S warehouse fire caused by a short circuit. A constituent assembly is to draft a new constitution and possibly elect a president by March as Ky indicated readiness to step down if the process proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
UPI
Nguyen Cao Ky
Cholon
South
Gemini 11 astronauts ease training before Friday flight
Astronauts Charles Conrad and Richard Gordon reduced training as ground crews conducted final preparations for Gemini 11 at Cape Kennedy. Officials called Friday launch with Atlas and Titan boosters, Agena satellite in orbit, a light day but planned simulator work and status briefings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Kennedy
UPI
Charles
Pete) Conrad
Richard F. Gordon
Space Agency
Launch Complex 19
Complex 14
Nationwide UPI survey on prayers in schools
A nationwide UPI survey in 50 cities shows post ruling practice differs by region. In the South many schools still begin with prayer and Bible readings, while outside the South most schools comply with the Supreme Court decision. Silent meditation and nonreligious openers grow, and few schools add explicit religious courses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Cassels
United Press International
U.S. Supreme Court
Jacksonville
Fla
Boston
Pittsburgh
Daniel Webster
Walt Whitman
UPI
Supreme Court
Abingdon
Schempp
America
South
The
South Carolina Educational Association
Lewis Lord
C.A. Lindsay
Hampton
Midwest
Far West
Mini-Suits For Men Debuts In London
The mini-suit debuted in London with a conventional jacket shirt and tie. Trousers end 19 inches above the knee. Designer Hardy Amies suggested wearing it in Australia due to British weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
UPI
Hardy Amies
Australia
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