Great Dishes of the Western World Blackeyed Peas Tale
Washington writer Dick West introduces a humorous food column on haute cuisine. He humorously recounts the blackeyed pea's mystic past, Pugilists legends, and its turn from talisman to culinary staple, noting failed attempts to pair it with wine sauce and hog jowls as a New Year Dixie tradition.
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Impact of West Virginia coal pipeline on eastern market
Interior Department study says a proposed West Virginia to East Coast coal pipeline could reduce central Pennsylvania’s share of eastern power plant coal, but the effect would be temporary amid growing national energy demand. The analysis notes pipeline would move about 9 million tons while Pennsylvania gains or loses depend on new WV sources.
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Third Tropical Storm Celia Near Hurricane Threat
Celia, the third tropical storm, churns in the Atlantic east of Puerto Rico and is expected to become a hurricane within hours. A Navy hurricane hunter mission will verify position as Celia moves west-northwest at about 15 mph. Warnings place the center near 17.1N 51.8W, about 900 miles east of San Juan with winds 55-60 mph and expanding gale bands.
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Powerful quake reported near Iran by Uppsala seismology lab
UPPSALA Sweden UPI reports the seismological institute of Uppsala University recorded a strong earthquake near Iran. It struck around 10 04 p m local time with epicenter about 2733 miles southeast of Uppsala in southern Iran. The quake began at 9 57 p m local time.
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West Virginia Weather Preview Sunny Warm Outlook
Mostly sunny and quite warm with highs near 88 to 92. Mountain areas stay slightly cooler in the mid 80s. Tonight will be fair and mild with lows 52 to 57 east and 57 to 64 west. Friday brings some clouds but temperatures stay warm with little change. Beckley region reports clear skies and modest river gauge readings near Hinton as conditions remain dry.
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Senate Leaders Split Over Cuba Resolution Tacking
Senate Democrats signaled support for a separate Cuba resolution while resisting GOP attempts to attach it to Kennedy's reserves call-up bill. Mansfield and Humphrey said a bipartisan, floor-written resolution was likely, with committee referral favored for Cuba proposals. Rusk warned Cuba must not host an offensive base, VOA issued a global broadcast defending U.S. stance.
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Minnesota Democrat
Humphrey
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Cuba
Gander
Newfoundland
Dean Rusk
United States
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Mike Mansfield
P2V Crashes Kill Nine Navy Reservists in California
Nine Navy reservists from Georgia died when a P2V Neptune patrol bomber crashed and burned after skimming rooftops in a heavily populated area near Los Alamitos Naval Air Station. Names withheld pending next of kin notification. The Neptune, on a training flight, crashed in an open field after taking off. It was the second Neptune crash in southern California in four years.
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Halleck Cleared in Dove Hunting Case
Washington UPI The House Republican Leader Charlie Halleck was found not guilty of shooting doves over a baited field during a private club hunt in North Carolina. He was absent due to being in Indiana and denied any knowledge of baiting. House members urged the North Carolina commissioner to dismiss charges.
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Jacksonville
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Herbert C. Bonner
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Kennedy signals bigger space budget to beat Russia
President Kennedy's pledge to reach the moon before 1970 hints at a substantial lift in next year's space funding. Officials expect a sizable boost over the current record $5.4 billion, as Kennedy tours Huntsville Cape Canaveral Houston and St. Louis seeking ways to accelerate the program. The president noted this year's budget is three times 1961 and pledged higher expenditures, with per capita space spending rising to over 50 cents weekly.
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United States
Steel Contempt Citations Seen Highly Unlikely
Washington authorities noted low chances of contempt citations against Republic Steel Bethlehem National and Armco as four major steel firms refused to provide production cost data. Kefauver subcommittee had urged penalties, but Senate Judiciary signaled sympathy toward the firms amid the dispute over competitive data and witness nonappearance.
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James C. Eastland
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Nearly-Severed Leg Reattached to Boy in NY Hospital
Ten year old Mark Turco of Babylon was crushed when his brother started the family car and his left leg was torn from thigh to hip. Surgeons at Good Samaritan Hospital in West Islip rejoined bone, arteries, and muscles and sewed the leg back on after a five pint blood transfusion. Mark remained in satisfactory but critical condition days after the operation.
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Anthony Turco
Three Steel Firms Seek To Change Plea In Price Fix Case
New York UPI report says U S Steel Corp Bethlehem Steel Co and Erie Forge and Steel Corp asked a federal court to let them switch pleas from innocent to no contest. Executives Emil Lang and Homer Lackey of Erie were named. Court to rule Monday.
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Erie Forge & Steel Corp
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There's ma as much horse sense in the world as ever
A playful note observes that the amount of horse sense remains plentiful though the horses themselves seem to have vanished or escaped.
Centennial Day Urged By State School Board
The State Board of Education recommended that county systems observe Centennial Stockholders Day on October 5 to support a $1 million Centennial fund. Students contributing will receive a Centennial Stockholders Button. Also approved Romney building plans for the School for the Blind and a dormitory renovation into a dining hall for deaf and blind schools, about $55,000, with another new building estimated at $475,000. invited Classroom Teachers representatives.
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Carl R. Sullivan
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School For the
Sanders Wins Democratic Nomination For Georgia Governor
ATLANTA UPI Carl E. Sanders a moderate on race issues in Deep South terms was nominated governor in a bitter Georgia Democratic primary. He defeated former Gov. Marvin Griffin, who warned Sanders' victory would bring wholesale integration. Final returns showed Sanders leading 362,525 to 217,895 with 1,240 of 1,825 precincts reporting. Runoffs loom for other contests as James C. Davis and Charles L. Weltner force a September 26 runoff.
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Griffin campaign officials say rally turnout misled them
Atlanta officials said Marvin Griffin's strategists were stunned by losses in many small counties they expected to favor him. A campaign source quipped that someone had been eating Griffin's barbecue without voting for him.
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Georgia ends county unit system in historic election
In a sweeping victory, San ders hailed a new era as urban voters finally counted the same as rural voters after federal court nullified Georgia’s county unit system. Albany Sanders noted Dougherty County support amid prior mass arrests and demonstrations. Lines were long in metropolitan areas as opposition secured an easy nomination.
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Name Change Approved for Harpers Ferry National Monument
Senate approved and sent to the House Wednesday legislation to change the name of the Harpers Ferry West Virginia National Monument to Harpers Ferry National Historical Park. The Interior Department said expansion from 500 to 1500 acres warrants the new designation.
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Senate to vote on Goldberg nomination today
The Senate Judiciary Committee planned a later today vote on Arthur J. Goldberg for the Supreme Court. He faced a second round of questioning before the panel. The report also notes other developments including a coroner’s inquiry in Soblen’s death, Erhard’s Washington trip, Nancy Kwan’s pregnancy, a fatal fall in Manhattan, Gov. Sanford’s coal fired generator dedication, Savannah’s voyage to Seattle, and the Byrnes UN bonds amendment.
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John W. Byrnes
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Cuba Plans Scorched Earth Policy Warns U S Invasion
Havana radio quotes Maj. Raul Castro warning President Kennedy to persuade Pentagon generals that an attack on Cuba could end imperialism. Castro speaks to army cadets in Matanzas as refugees report Soviet and Czech demolition experts sent to Cuba to employ scorched earth tactics. Mines near Havana and other harbors are being planted, CNPE says with 30 teams of Russian and Czech demolitions aids assigned to blow targets.
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Congo Peace Plan Peril in Katanga Clash
Katanga leader Moise Tshombe accused U.N. troops of unprovoked killings during a firefight that threatened the peace plan. U.N. Eliud Mathu said Katangese gendarmes fired first. he claimed no casualties. Tshombe condemned Thant's reunification plan and warned of fighting if needed.
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Kenya
Reds Given Till Friday To Half Armored Convoy
In Berlin today three armored troop carriers crossed the East West Berlin border escorted by British military police jeeps. Western Allies warned the Soviet commander in Germany that such movements would not be allowed after Friday.
720 Hold Federal Whisky Permits in West Virginia
In West Virginia only state stores may sell whisky legally and residents have bought over 720 federal licenses to dispense it in taverns clubs and other establishments. For $50 stamps protect buyers from federal interference though no immunity from state prosecutions exists. A dispenser selling without a stamp faces up to two years in prison and a $5000 fine. Stamps cover fiscal year July 1 to June 30 and must be renewed annually. As of late 194? the sales figure stood at 722 in West Virginia.
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Liquor Stamp Holders Named Across Counties
In Tri County area eight Raleigh County establishments bought federal liquor stamps including American Legion Beckley and Julia's Tavern at MacArthur. Fayette County lists ten stamps to clubs and venues such as Owls Club Glen Jean and Hawk's Nest Golf Club. Wyoming County saw two stamps issued to American Legion of Wyoming County Post 106 and Loyal Order of Moose. 13 rural counties had none. Stamps come as RLD for retail liquor dealers and RDBW for beer and wine, each costing $50 and granting liquor, wine, or beer dispensing rights.
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