Astronaut Gordon Halts Spacewalk Early in Heat
Houston UPI report: Richard F. Gordon cut his 115 minute spacewalk in half due to heat and blurred vision from sweat. Charles (Pete) Conrad ordered him in after Gordon reached the Agena target and attempted tethering for a future station keeping test. Gordon struggled to breathe and remained fatigued, while Conrad offered encouragement from the Gemini 11 mission.
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AL Rossiter Jr
Space Center
Houston
UPI
Richard F. Gordon
Charles
Pete) Conrad
Gordon
America
Conrad
Michael
Earth
Agena
John W. Young
Q and A Briefs From The Ring Register Column
A compilation of reader questions with concise answers. Topics covered include cleaning green suede shoes with a stiff brush or suede cleaner, saccharin composition and uses, age requirements for operator licenses, and Bluestone Dam total cost and construction timeline.
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Schiff's
Beckley
World Briefs Highlight Sukarno Vows and Election Push
International news includes Indonesian President Sukarno vowing to hit back at slanderers and urging speedy elections to gauge public sentiment. Also in brief, a Cleveland judge set October 18 for Dr. Samuel H. Sheppard’s second degree murder trial, to be held in the same courthouse as the 1954 trial barring venue change.
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Sukarno
Cleveland
Samuel H. Sheppard
Sheppard
St. Albans
Dick Reid
Charleston
President De Gaulle Tours Pacific to Paris Stop
President Charles de Gaulle, elated after witnessing a French A-bomb test, stops at Pointe-a-Pitre Guadeloupe on his way home from a round the world tour. U S District Judge Edward Dumbauld extends a temporary injunction halting picketing at Weirton Steel Co plant during a jurisdictional dispute. Miners at Valley Camp Coal No 3 Mine return to the midnight shift near Triadelphia after four men died in a Friday car derailment. investigation ongoing.
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Charles de Gaulle
Pacific
Pointe - A - Pitre
Gaudeloupe
Paris
U. S
Edward Dumbauld
Weirton Steel Co
Weirton
Valley Camp Coal Co
Triadelphia
LBJ Popularity Slips to Fifty Percent in Poll
Washington report says President Johnson's job rating slipped to 50 percent, the lowest since taking office. The decline, four points from July, is blamed on domestic issues including food prices rising, racial unrest, airline strikes, and stock-market declines. Gallup forecasts Republicans could gain 25 to 35 House seats if Viet Nam trouble persists. Civil rights violence remains a key election issue.
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Louis Harris
Washington Post Co
George Gallup
Johnson
Gallup
U.S. News & World Report
Viet Nam
Weather Continued Rain Beckley and Vicinity
Rain continues through Wednesday with a high around 60 and a low near 56. Airport data show a 24 hour high of 71, low 56, and precip 0.27 inches. Winds ESE to 17 mph with gusts to 23. sunset 7:36 pm, sunrise 7:05 am. Greenbrier River low and clear. Lake normal and clear. new gauge at Hinton 1.5 ft.
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Beckley
Greenbrier
Hinton
Election Fraud Hearing Ordered In Kanawha
The West Virginia Supreme Court ordered the Kanawha County Court to hear charges of election fraud from defeated Democratic nominee Mario J. Palumbo who alleges fraud in the nomination process. The 4-1 bench decision, read by Judge Fred Caplan, also affects James Loop who seeks a separate contest hearing after losing a nomination by 92 votes.
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Chauncey Browning
Kanawha
Palumbo
S. Grover Smith
Smith
James Loop
House of Delegates
Judge Grants Injunction Closing Julia's Tavern
Circuit Court Judge Norman Knapp granted an injunction to close Julia's Tavern at MacArthur at the request of Prosecutor C. Berkeley Lilly. Lilly had filed a civil action as a public nuisance, noting owner Julia Bailey’s eight arrests for illegal possession and sale of tax paid liquor and $1 050 in fines over six years.
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Julia
MacArthur
Circuit
Norman Knapp
Pros. Atty. C
General Tax Hike Likely Emerges In Johnson Plan
Washington reports a broad across the board tax rise may occur if Viet Nam costs continue rising. Treasury Secretary Fowler testified for a 16 month suspension of two tax breaks for businessmen while other controls were rejected. Administration officials will judge future revenue and spending to decide on higher taxes. Johnson vetoed a life insurance benefits bill for federal employees as inflationary. The veto capped his push for economy while considering revenue impacts.
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Washington
UPI
Treasury
Henry H. Fowler
House
Ways & Means Committee
Johnson
Fowler
Commerce
John T. Connor
Charles L. Schultze
Congress
Vorster Vows To Continue Apartheid
Justice Minister B J Vorster was named to succeed the slain Hendrik Verwoerd as prime minister of South Africa. He pledged to continue strict racial segregation, vowing to walk the path Verwoerd fell on. Vorster, 50, urged support for the fatherland in Afrikaans and English, amid cheers and Die Stem sings. Verwoerd was assassinated in Parliament on Sept 6 by a knife wielding assailant.
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Cape Town
South Africa
UPI
B.J. Vorster
Hendrik F. Verwoerd
Hendrik Verwoerd
Vorster
Die
the Voice
Verwoerd
Balthazar Johannes Vorster
Verewerd
States Voter Referendum on 1966 Primaries Draws Tight Battles
Primary elections across 11 states ignite GOP hopes and white backlash concerns. Nominations include nine governorships and 74 House seats, with winners advancing to the November 8 general elections. Kennedy name lingered as Humphrey linked to Wisconsin race and Johnson policy dominated Democratic contests in several states.
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United Press International
GOP
U.S
House of Representatives
Massachusetts
Wisconsin
Kennedy
Humphrey
Johnson
Arizona
Maryland
Minnesota
Vermont
A. M
Sandy) Keith
Karl Rolvaag
Keith
Democratic
Chinese shakeup leaves Lin Piao sole lieutenant to Mao
In a top level Central Committee purge reported from Peking, Liu Shao-chi Chou En-lai and two other longtime Mao aides were dropped as vice chairmen. The move cements Lin Piao as Mao’s main heir amid a broader leadership reshuffle. The same day in Saigon, U S air forces launched a record raid against North Viet Nam targets, with about 500 planes striking oil depots and SAM sites near Hanoi Haiphong and the southern panhandle. One pilot was killed and another wounded in the attacks while a berserk US soldier killed three and then himself.
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UPS
Liu Shao-chi
Chou En-lai
Mao Tse-tung
Chinese Communist Party
Central Committee
Lin Piao
Mao
China
Chu Teh
Chen Yuao
Liu
Chou
Peking
Saigon
UPI
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Viet Nam
North
Hanoi- Haiphong
Panhandle
Dong Hoi
Attack Fatal To Contractor D E Vipperman
D E Vipperman owner of Vipperman Construction and Meadows Lumber Co died at his Sweeneys burg home about 10 15 a m today of an apparent heart attack. A spokesman said he had a past history of a heart condition. The body is at Calfee Funeral home where arrangements are incomplete.
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D. E. Vipperman
Vipperman
Calfee Funeral Home
Draft Of Conflict Law Circulated For Comment In Charleston
An interim committee circulated a draft of a proposed conflict of interest law to public officials and state employees for reactions and comments. The bill would create separate ethics committees for legislative and executive branches, with violations fined to the implementing agency. Members must publicly disclose ownership in businesses of 10 percent or more by themselves, spouses, or children. A tax consultant urged serious consideration of an alternate business tax, warning against simple adjustments to gross sales or transportation taxes as a fix, noting utilities and heavy industries bear much of the current burden.
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Charleston
API
James A. Papke
State Osteopath Faces Illicit Drug Charges
Charleston: Loyal M. Monroe, a Revenswood osteopath, will be tried in U S District Court in November on charges of dispensing misbranded drugs without prescription. Judge John A. Field said a precise date isn’t set. Monroe pleaded guilty to three counts on Aug 27 but then changed to innocent. On first appearance he tried to plead guilty to 10 counts but seven pleas were withdrawn after Field warned him. He contends some charges cover actions by an employee.
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Charleston
Revenswood Osteopath
Loyal M. Monroe
U. S
John A. Field
Monroe
Field
Paul Newman Studying Mountain Mannerisms
Huntington West Virginia UPI reports actor Paul Newman arrived Sunday to study mountain dialects and mannerisms for his role in Cool Hand Luke. He left Monday for coalfield sighting a rural Florida chain gang, with possible stops in Kentucky and Tennessee if needed.
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Huntington
UPI
West Virginia
Paul Newman
Newman
Luke
Florida
South
Kentucky
Tennessee
Scrap Loader Fatality At C&O Shops
Scrap loader crushed Thomas E Cart 22 of Bancroft Putnam County after catching his foot on a truck wheel and being pulled under the vehicle. He and his father were loading scrap at a Chesapeake and Ohio Railway shop project when the accident occurred Monday evening.
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Huntington
UPI
Thomas E. Cart
Bancroft
Putnam County
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Market Rally Continues in Early Trading
New York stocks rose in the first hour of trading as gains spread across the list. The United Press International stock market indicator shows a 0.88 percent gain by midmorning.
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New York
UPI
United Press International
Desegregation Clash In Grenada School Attack
A small group of Negroes entered a desegregated Grenada school as bricks and rocks were hurled by white rioters. State troopers stood by. no white arrests were made, but a Black man leaving the grounds was taken into custody. The opening day saw 33 Negroes beaten and about 200 students attend classes amid continued violence and threats from residents. Governor Johnson pledged safety. troopers did not intervene during the incident.
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Grenada
Miss
UPI
Paul Johnson
Jackson
Highway Patrol
UPI Letter Protests Beating of Reporter
United Press International issued a telegram to Mississippi Governor Paul Johnson protesting the beating of UPI staff correspondent Robert Gordon in Grenada. Roger Tatarian urged protection for reporters and the right to witness events without mob violence as authorities were urged to act. Johnson expressed concern and noted highway patrol presence.
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New York
UPI
United Press. International
Paul Johnson
Mississippi
Robert Gordon
Grenada
Roger Tatarian
Robert
Gordon
United Press International
Rundle High School
Johnson
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