Khrushchev Warns of Doomsday Weapon Amid China Tension
Western diplomats questioned Premier Khrushchev's claim of a doomsday weapon capable of destroying humanity. He described it as power without limit and said he did not want to use it. He also branded Mao Zedong's Soviet territory claims as provocative and war mongering.
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Henry Shapiro
Moscow
UPI
Nikita S. Khhrushchev
Soviet Union
Earth
Khrushchev
Washington
United States
China
Kremlin
Mao Tze-tung
Mao
Parker to Leave Black Knight for Edgewood Post
Robert B. Parker resigns after 14 years as Black Knight County Club manager to take a similar role at Edgewood Country Club in Charleston. The BKCC board screens candidates. Parker starts Oct 15, succeeding Mac Butterfield. The Parkers will move to Charleston, selling their Glen White home. Parker, Virginia native, came to Beckley in 1950 after work at The Greenbrier and other properties, with wife Dorothy locally notable.
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Robert B. Parker
Black Knight County
Edgewood Country Club
Charleston
BKCC
Charles A. Massinople
Parker
Massinople
Edgewood
Mac Butterfield
Greenbrier
White Sulphur Springs
Ormond Beach Hotel and Country Club
Ormond Beach
Fila
Beckey
Ashford General Hospital
United States
Dorothy
Beckley
West Virginia
Weston Man Killed in Two Car W.Va. 19 Crash
Weston Dana Thompson was killed in a head on collision on West Virginia Route 19 near Weston. Ralph Morgan was injured and hospitalized. The fatality toll in West Virginia rose to 311, thirty eight more than the same date last year.
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Weston
UPI
Dana Thompson
Here
W.va
Thompson
Ralph Morgan
Morgan
West Virginia
Two Die Of Injuries In Separate Auto Crashes
In Charleston, Richard Londeree, 19, died in a Charleston hospital from injuries from a Sept. 4 single car collision near Charleston. He had been unconscious since the mishap, with two youths riding with him less seriously hurt. In Lexington, Robert Barrett III, 21, died after a Sept. 10 auto crash when his car ran off U S 25 near Lexington.
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Charleston
UPI
Richard Londeree
Londeree
Lexington, Ky
Huntington
Robert Barrett III
U. S. 25
Here
Weather Sunny And Warm Beckley And Vicinity
Mostly sunny and warm this afternoon with a high near 80. Increasing clouds tonight with a low around 52. Thursday will feature considerable cloudiness with a high in the mid 70s. Becketly area reports show last 24 hours highs of 75 and lows of 45 with no precipitation. River Greenbrier low and clear. Lake normal and clear. gauge at Hinton 1.6 ft.
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Beckley
Greenbrier
Hinton
West Virginia
South Viet Nam Coup Principal Gives Self Up
In Saigon UPI reports the last major rebel commander of the weekend anti-government coup surrendered and was flown to Saigon by a U.S. Army helicopter. Col. Rayah Van Ton, commander of the 7th Division at My Tho, yielded after being dismissed. Brig. Gen. Ton That Xung said the revolt ended and the young officers planned no harsh punishment for Ton.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
UPI
Rayah van Ton
My Tho
Ton
Nguyen Khanh
Nguyen Cao Ky
Ton That
Xung
1St Corps
Khanh
CORE Plans Peaceful Demonstration At Barry Goldwater Stop
CORE said a quiet, peaceful display will greet Republican nominee Barry Goldwater when he arrives in Charleston for a campaign stop. Spokesman Virgil Gilmore said the event aims to show Charleston residents resent his stands without any violence. Dick Gregory, anti segregation leader and comedian, will perform at Municipal Auditorium sponsored by CORE, opposite Goldwater’s arrival events at Civic Center.
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Charleston
Virgil Gilmore
Gregory
Municipal Auditorium
CORE
Goldwater
Gilmore
Civic Center
Thurmond leaves Democratic Party for Goldwater Republicans
Senator Strom Thurmond of South Carolina defects to the Republican party, becoming the era’s major 1964 campaign defector. He will address South Carolinians on television at 6 15 p m EST to explain his move and the reasons, arguing the Democratic party no longer allows his freedom of judgment and action.
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Thurmond
Wayne L. Morse
Oregon
South Carolina
Barry M. Goldwater
Thurmond switches to GOP amid Goldwater support
Southern Republicans hailed a report that Sen Strom Thurmond has decided to switch allegiance to the Republican Party. Democrats awaited official word as Thurmond prepared a state televised address. If true, the move would boost Goldwater and erode Johnson support across the South.
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Atlanta
UPS
Strom Thurmond
D-S.c
GOP
Thurmond
South Carolina
Washington
Senator Goldwater
Virginia
Robert Corber
Johnson
Three Hospitalized In Ship Attack Near San Juan
In San Juan Puerto Rico three injured crewmen of the Spanish freighter Sierra Aranzazu remain in a private hospital as 14 others fly back to Spain. Seventeen survivors arrived by Navy plane from Guantanamo Cuba after the ship was machine gunned Sunday night. The dead include Capt Pedro Ibarbur en Goitia 2nd Officer Javier Cabello Fernandez and 3rd Engineer Jose Baquero Iglesias. An exile group claimed torpedoing the freighter but survivors say it was machine gun and cannon fire.
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San Juan
P.R
UPI
Spain
U.S
Guantanamo
Cuba
Pedro Ibarburen Goitia
Javier Cabello Fernandez
Jose Baquero Iglesias
Organization For Continental Action
OSAC
Miami
U S Defense Leaders Say Terror Weapons Not Safety Route
Washington UPI reports U S defense leaders maintain national safety lies beyond world destroying terror weapons. Khrushchev’s claim of a monstrous new weapon spurred discussion but no policy change. U S strategy favors smaller warheads and handcarried weapons over massive bombs.
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Darrell Garwood Washington
UPI
U. S
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Russia
Health care bill falters in House vote
Health care for the aged under Social Security failed to secure enough votes in the House and was sent to a Senate House conference committee where burial seemed likely. Senator Clinton Anderson urged not to write it off, though prospects remained doubtful for the measure.
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House
Senate House Conference Committee
Clinton P. Anderson
Dn.m
Senate
Johnson
White House
Court Acknowledges Plea to Drop Crouse Fee Order
Charleston attorney Lee M. Kenna represented Clay S. Crouse of Beckley before the U S District Court Southern District seeking dismissal of a prior order requiring show cause why he should not be enjoined from collecting a lawyer's fee. Judge John A. Field Jr. reserved decision after a lengthy hearing. the court may drop the order or require justification of the contract with Clarence Hamilton of Colcord. the original order related to a Social Security case fee demanded at 50 percent of the judgment.
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Charleston
Lee M. Kenna
Clay S. Crouse
Beckley
U.S. District Court
Crouse
John A. Field Jr
Clarence Hamilton
Colcord
Nuckols touts point system for driver suspensions
Charleston based State Motor Vehicles Commissioner Jack Nuckols says the point system governing license suspensions is a success. Since its adoption two years ago, 290 licenses have been suspended. 5,182 warning letters were sent for six points, 1,059 reached nine points with verbal warnings, and 274 suspensions occurred at 12 points. The most common offense was speeding under 75 mph, with 11,617 tickets issued for that three point violation.
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Charleston
UPS
Jack Nuckols
Nuckols
Soviet Jet Violates West German Air Space
A supersonic Soviet jet fighter violated West German air space today marking the second such incident in two weeks. Informed sources report the breach occurred over Hamburg and involved an unidentified Soviet aircraft.
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Hamburg
Germany
UPI
Caroline Kennedy Enrolled in First Grade
Caroline Kennedy, six year old daughter of the late president, has entered the first grade at the Convent of the Sacred Heart School in New York.
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New York
UPI
Caroline Kennedy
Convent of the Sacred Heart
GOP Candidate Here For Coffee Underwood Slaps Road Record
West Virginia campaign stop in Raleigh County features GOP candidate Cecil Underwood arguing Barron administration delays on road contracts. He pledges face to face meetings to discuss policies and stresses roads as a driver for schools, tourism, recreation, and industry.
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West Virginia
Cecil TH. Underwood
Raleigh County
Barron
Underwood
Smith Delighted By Plant Loan
Hulett C. Smith praised a 1.93 million Area Redevelopment Administration loan for a Pantasote chemical plant in Point Pleasant. He credited Mason County cooperation and pledged to study the state probation and parole board and propose reforms if elected. He spoke to Combined Service Clubs of Mason County and in Wheeling.
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Point Pleasant
UPI
Hulett C. Smith
Area Redevelopment Administration
Pantasote Co
Passaic
Smith
Panhandle
Mason County
State Department of Commerce
Service Clubs
Wheeling
State Board of Probation and Parole
Fire Season Starts Early in Charleston Area
Charleston officials warn the 1964 fall forest fire season may be worse than last year as dry conditions grip the state. The first major fire emerged Monday evening east of Charleston, with firemen and volunteers working over 24 hours to contain it. Director Warden Lane urged extreme care with outside fires as the season officially opens Oct. 1.
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Charleston
UPS
Department of Natural Resources
Here
Warden Lane
Natural Resources Department
Three Libel Suits Against Times Begin in Birmingham
In federal court here three former Birmingham city officials filed libel claims totaling 1.2 million dollars against the New York Times. Each seeks 400 thousand dollars over articles by Harrison Salisbury alleging defamation. The cases, heard by U S District Court Judge H H Grooms, were consolidated for trial.
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Birmingham
Ala
UPI
New York Times
Eugene (Bull) Connor
J.T
Jabbo) Waggoner
James Morgan
U. S. District Court
H.H. Grooms
Quiet Desegregation News Across Cities
News In Brief notes Jackson Mississippi reports no white boycott at eight desegregated schools. New York sees a large student boycott for Yom Kippur with a school holiday. many plan to return Thursday. In Tuskegee Alabama two black candidates backed by the Tuskegee Civic Association unseat two white incumbents on the City Council. West Virginia bankers back the Better Roads Amendment for November state votes.
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Jackson
Miss
New York
Tuskegee Civic Association
Tuskegee
Ala
Alabama
West Virginia Bankers Association
Embittered Turkish Cypriots reject Greek aid threat
Turkish Cypriots refuse Makarios aid and threaten to destroy nine tons of donated food, accusing Greek Cypriots of poisoning it. The rebuff undercuts Makarios five point plan to ease island tensions. Hurricane Gladys remains distant as it weakens over the Atlantic. Ohio man Thomas G Wilson sues Island Creek Coal Co. for 250000 over an open hatch fall on a river barge.
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Makarios
Ohio
Thomas G. Wilson
Chesapeake
Island Creek Coal Co
Huntington
Island Creek
Federal aviation head Najeeb Halaby plans resignation
Federal Aviation Administrator Najeeb E Halaby said today he plans to resign. The London Symphony Orchestra will fly to the United States Sept 27 to begin the first round the world tour by a British orchestra. Pantasote Co officials say construction of their multi million dollar resin plant will begin within the next few weeks at Point Pleasant. Huntington police have assigned a special cruiser to patrol streets to curb roving vandals smashing car windshields and headlights.
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Federal Aviation Administratior
Najeeb E. Halaby
London Symphony Orchestra
United States
Pantasote Co
Point Pleasant
Huntington
West Virginia Declares 4H Week and Budget for Nuclear Submarines
Gov. W. W. Barron proclaims Sept 26 to Oct 3 as 4H Club Week in West Virginia. FDA studies potential health effects of artificial sweeteners. WV Education Association forms a committee to locate federal funds for poverty programs. Grant Venn leads Wood County schools as chair. Holland's budget includes funds for U S cooperation on building at least two nuclear submarines. Details remain secret.
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W. W. Barron
West Virginia
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
West Virginia Edication Association
Grant Venn
Wood County
Holland
United States
Apportionment Filibuster Stalls Senate Action
In the Senate a junior filibuster on reapportionment continued while liberals moved behind the scenes on a compromise declaration the chamber rejected 42 to 40. The vote backed GOP Leader Everett M. Dirksen and his amendment to delay the Supreme Court reapportionment order until January 1, 1966. The court had ruled that state legislatures must apportion by population under the one man one vote standard.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Congress
GOP
Everett M. Dirksen
Supreme Court
High Court
War I Veterans Hold Convention in Chicago
Nearly 8,000 veterans gathered for the 12th annual Veterans of World War I convention at the Palmer House, recalling Chateau-Thierry St Mihiel and Argonne while debating pensions. Charles V Falkenberg of Chicago urged full pensions for all honorable discharge veterans.
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Chicago
UPL
Chateau-Thierry
St. Mihiel
Argonne
Marne
Swank
Palmer House
Charles V. Falkenberg
Veterans Group
UAW Sets Friday Strike Deadline Against Ford
Detroit based United Auto Workers warned of a strike at Ford Motor Co with a 10 am Friday deadline after reviewing bargaining and deciding the dynamics required decisive action. Walter P. Reuther announced the notice of termination effective 10 am Friday.
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Detroit
UPS
United Auto Workers Today
Ford Motor Co
UAW
Walter P. Reuther
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