Morse Says Thurmond Is Where He Belongs
Senator Morse says Thurmond belongs in the Republican party citing his Senate voting record. Senator Johnson of South Carolina notes Thurmond has long been aligned with Republicans and expresses surprise at his public shift. Bishop Creighton rebukes Dean Sayre for calling the election a sterile choice and urges focus on policy.
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Thurmond
Louis Cassels
Washington
UPI
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Baer
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Washington Episcopal Cathedral
Woodrow Wilson
Dean Sayre
Creighton
Sen. Thurmond
Republican Party
Senate
Space Weapon Systems Highlight Johnson Speech
In a Sacramento address President Johnson outlined two new space defense systems as operational by 1963 and described radar advances enabling horizon-to-horizon detection of missile launches within seconds. Defense experts noted the satellite threat is controllable by intercept devices once paths are predictable.
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Sacramento
Johnson
Free World
America
Earth
West Virginia unveils three year $23 million school plan
Officials from the State Department of Education the West Virginia Education Association and the School Board Association outlined a three year $23 million improvement program to be introduced in the 1965 Legislature. The plan features staggered implementation doubled experience credit in 1965 raise base pay and new incentives for degree work extendable teaching contracts and a 4000 starting salary by 1967 with annual costs of 15.5 million 1965 11.3 million 1967 6 million.
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Charleston
UPS
West Virginia
State Department of Education
West Virginia Education Association
School Board Association
Rex M. Smith
Phares Reeder
WVEA
Paul Watson
School Boards Association
Hospitals struggle near half of 1963 patient load
Pikeville and Mc Dowell hospitals served just over half as many patients as in 1963. Klicka noted federal funds would repay a $700,000 UMW loan that once razed the hospitals, erase a $91,321 deficit in Kentucky, and strengthen the chain’s operating position to meet other requirements.
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Pikeville
McDowell
Klicka
United Mine Workers Union
UMW
Kentucky
Strike Vote Set in Morgantown as Plants to Vote
About 1,200 workers at four Sterling Enterprise plants in Morgantown and Preston County are to vote today on a contract reached Thursday night with the American Steelworkers Union. The vote aims to ratify the agreement governing wages and conditions after a strike action.
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Morgantown
UPI
Sterling Enterprise
Preston County
American Steelworkers Union
Railroads seek protection against layoffs amid tech changes
The dispute began two years ago as railroads seek safeguards due to technology shifts, reorganizations, and other changes. Unions have faced a freedom to strike since Sept. 8, 60 days after the presidential emergency board issued recommendations. Six unions involved are Boiler Makers, Machinists, Railway Carmen, Sheet Metal Workers, AFL-CIO Railway Employees Department, and Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.
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Presidential Emergency Board
Boilermakers
Railway Carmen
Sheet Metal Workers
AFL - Cio Railway Employees Department
The
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Local radio figure Dent to retire from Beckley media scene
Dent, longtime WJLS news and sales director, whose career spanned WWNR and New River Supply Co, remains active in amateur radio and local community work. He and wife Shirley Jean Smith have three daughters and are moving to a new home at 807 S. Kanawha St in Beckley.
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Dents
Beckley
S. Kanawha St
Miller Fined for Illegal Passing on Route 21
Dempsey L. Miller of Mount Hope was fined five dollars plus costs after appearing before Magistrate W A Gene Burke on Thursday for illegal passing on U S Route 21.
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Dempsey L. Miller
Mount Hope
W. A.gene Burke
Deaths and Funeral Plans for Dusty Wheeler and Others
Funeral services for Herman Dusty Wheeler age 6 are set for 2 p m Saturday at New Hope Baptist Church with Rev. Frank Shelton and Rev. John Wright officiating. Burial follows at Greenwood Cemetery. Wheeler died in a local hospital after an illness and lived with Mr and Mrs Lem Hannah for 41 years. Survivors include sister Mrs Rosie Woilders Newark NJ half brother Dave Humbles Washington DC eight nieces and 12 nephews. Body remains at Row and Durgan Funeral Home with viewing after 6 p m today. A second funeral is planned at Caffee Funeral Home Chapel at 2 p m Saturday with Rev Dewey Wilson. burial at Caffee Cemetery Mount Tabor. Pallbearers listed as Gomer Farley Carl Fain Carlos Huffman Winifred Daniel Marvin McKinney Robert McKinney.
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Herman
Dusty Wheeler
Hunter
New Hope Baptist Church
Frank Shelton
John Wright
Greenwood Cemetery
Wheeler
Lem Hannah
Rosie Woilders
Newark
N. J
Caffee Funeral Home
Dewey Wilsom
Caffee
Mount Tabor
Gomer Farley
Carl Fain
Carlos Huffman
Winifred Daniel
Marvin McKinney
Robert McKinney
Funeral set for George H. James in Shady Grove Church
Funeral services for George H. James 3% Eccles will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Shady Grove Baptist Church with Rev. Sterling Green officiating. Burial in Greenwood Memorial Park follows. He died Tuesday at home after a long illness. Survivors: widow Inez James. sons James of Columbia SC and Theodore of Princeton. sisters Lilly Price of Eccles and Mary Beasley of Stanford. brother William of Skelton. five grandchildren. Body to be moved from Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Home to the residence at 5 p.m. today.
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Eccles
Shady Grove Baptist Church
Sterling Green
Greenwood Memorial Park
Inez James
James
Columbia
S. C
Theodore
Princeton
Lilly Price
Mary Beasley
Stanaford
William, Skelton
Ritchie and Johnson
James H. Collins Dies After Long Illness
James Henry Collins 4 Les ter died in a local hospital at 3:25 a.m. Friday after a long illness. A retired miner and member of the New Jerusalem Holiness Church at Lester. Survived by widow Emma Collins a brother Tom Collins Richmond Va and a sister Eva Brown Philadelphia Pa. Body at Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Home pending final arrangements.
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James Henry Collins
Lester
New Jerusalem Holiness Church
Emma Collins
Tom Collins
Richmond
Eva Brown
Philadelphia
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Home
Grace Holmes obituary recalls Maine birth and Beckley ties
Mrs Grace Maude Holmes aged 68 died in a Beckley nursing home after illness at 1 a m Born June 1 1879 Mechanic Falls Maine she belonged to Beckley Presbyterian Church Survivors include husband R B Holmes two sons Zari Vet Mich and Dr Holmes several daughters in Beckley Altoona Pa Long Island N Y and a sister in law Willard Logan Long Island Friends may attend a funeral in Keyser Bryant Funeral Home Chapel at 2 p m Sunday Burial at Sunset Memorial after 2 p m Saturday entombment planned
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Grace Maude Holmes
Temple St
Mechanic Falls
Maine
Beckley
Goldwater Attacks Johnson On Federal Payroll Growth
At a Longview rally Barry Goldwater criticized Lyndon Johnson for increasing federal payrolls. He cited 18,339 federal jobs added in seven months and claimed 2,600 new hires monthly, 130 daily, 15 hourly. He planned stops in Springfield Missouri Evansville Indiana and a night rally in Charleston West Virginia.
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Johnson
Goldwater
Longview
Central Gamble dies after long illness at 67
Central Gamble 67 of Skelton died at 4 20 p m Thursday in a local nursing home after a long illness He was born June 21 1897 in Alexander City Alabama son of Zeddie and Minerva Gamble He belonged to First Baptist Church North Beckley United Mine Workers Local 5822 and is survived by two sisters Irene Cook Sylacauga Alabama and Allena Thomas Detroit Michigan and a cousin John Gamble East Beckley The body is at Wright and Anderson Funeral Home pending arrangements
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Skelton
First Baptist Church
North Beckley
United Mine Workers of America
Alexander City
Ala
Zeddie
Minerva Camble
Irene Cook
Sylacauga
Allena Thomas
Detroit
Mich
John Gamble
East Beckley
Wright and Anderson Funeral Home
Miller Touts Vote Counting Across States
Miller urged optimism about voting results and counted on ballots being tallied in Chicago and Texas. He planned a Cook County GOP meeting and Mass at Holy Trinity Polish church. The Ohio convention speech capped a day spanning Des Moines Dubuque Beloit and Columbus.
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Miller
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Cook County
GOP Central Committee
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West Side
Ohio
Des Moines
Iowa
Dubuque
Beloit
Wis
Columbus
Richard J. Miller Funeral Services Planned
Richard Jerome Miller 70 of Glen White dies after long illness in Huntington Hospital. Funeral services set for noon Saturday at Preston Funeral Home Chapel Charleston with burial in Greenwood Cemetery Beckley. Body remains at the funeral home.
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Preston Funeral Home
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Council Debates What Church Is Made Of
Vatican City UPI reports the Ecumenical Council backing a broad church made up of the entire human family not just clergy. A 1695 to 419 vote plus 553 with reservations will insert the equality clause into the document as U.S. bishops requested. A key clash over collegiality and governance with the Pope continues.
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UPI
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U.S
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Er Bis
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Pietro Parente
Alfredo Cardinal Ottaviani
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Cardinal Parente
Franjo Frank
Split
Indicted in Cabell Bombing Case in Huntington
Three people face charges after a July bombing destroyed the car of City Purchasing Director James White. Former Huntington police officers James Hunter and William Jolly and charter board member Hubert Dawson were indicted by the Cabell County Common Pleas Court grand jury. Each was released on a $1500 bond pending court appearance. The officers had been fired earlier in the week. No injuries occurred. bombs were found in other city officers’ vehicles.
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UPI
City Charter Board
James White
Cabell Common Pleas Court Grand Jury
James Hunter
William Jolly
Charter Board
Hubert Dawson
White
Lions Club Tea For District Delegates Wives
A tea is planned for visiting wives of delegates to the fall District 29 N conference of the West Virginia Lions Club. It runs 2 to 4 p m Saturday in the General Alfred Beckley Room at Beckley Hotel with hostesses Mrs Jay Woods Mrs Clark Kessel and Mrs Cecil H Graham assisted by Mrs Melvin Tolle Mrs C G Peregoy Mrs Kermit A Locke and Mrs A R Tucker. About 100 women are expected.
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Alfred Beckley
Beckley Hotel
Jay Woods
Clark Kessel
Cecil H. Graham
Melvin Tolle
Beckley Lions Club
C. G. Peregoy
Kermit A. Locke
A. R. Tucker
Raleigh County man Paris F McKinney dies at 79
Paris Floyd McKinney, 79, of Lester, died at 7:50 p.m. Wednesday in a local hospital after an extended illness. A lifelong Raleigh County resident and Lester Baptist Church member, he retired from the Virginian Railway after 46 years. Born Basin Springs January 1, 1885, he was a son of Mose and Narcissus McKinney.
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Paris Floyd McKinney
Lester
Raleigh County
Lester Baptist Church
Virginian Railway Co
Basin Springs
Mose and
Narcissus McKinney
Water Trucks Bring City Water to Drought-Hit Four States
Fairmont reports water tankers evacuate city water to the rural Four States area, delivering 37,000 gallons to about 400 residents isolated by a severe drought. No rain in over three weeks, with cattle fed after long treks. water carried by Baltimore and Ohio cars to the community, loaded by Fairmont firemen.
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Fairmont
UPS
Baltimore and Ohio
Chase Manhattan Wins State Road Bond Bid Issue
Charleston UP I report that the state Treasurer's Office opened bids for 2 million dollars of road bonds under the 1920 Road Bond Amendment. Twenty two bids ranged from 820,680 to 850,000 dollars with Chase Manhattan Bank & Associates of New York awarded the bonds at a total interest cost to the state of 820,680 dollars or 3.1564 percent.
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Charleston
UPI
Chase Manhattan Bank & Associates
New York
Centenarian attributes longevity to peanuts in Hollywood
LOS ANGELES UP I Louis Rich a Hollywood real estate man who will be 100 Oct 29 attributes his long life to fresh roasted peanuts He spoke at a city council ceremony where comedian Danny Thomas joked about buying a bag of peanuts Rich said he eats about an ounce and a half daily and has eaten peanuts for about 80 years, beginning as a railroad newsboy and filling baskets for passengers with peanuts. Councilman Harold Henry noted Rich remains active in his office daily.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Louis Rich
Hollywood
Rich
Danny Thomas
Union Pacific
West
Harold Henry
Barron Seeks Goldwater Answers In Charleston
Gov W W Barron said he welcomes GOP candidate Barry Goldwater to Charleston and will challenge him to explain his current stance on the Accelerated Public Works Program worth 70 million in West Virginia. He cited Goldwater's past opposition to Aid to Dependent Children and the Area Redevelopment Administration.
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Charleston
UPI
Barry Goldwater
W. W. Barron
Barron
GOP
Goldwater
Area Redevelopment Administration
West Virginia
Greeks Crown Constantine And Anne Marie In Royal Wedding
The 24 year old Constantine became king of the Helenes six months after his father King Paul died. His bride Anne Marie, 18, from Denmark, rode in a royal coach pulled by six white horses. A half mile procession winded to the church. After a private lunch at the Royal Palace 80 guests attended. A helicopter waited to whisk them to Spetsopoula for their honeymoon.
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Pope Grants Audience To Martin Luther King
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. will visit the Vatican for a private audience with Pope Paul VI. Vatican officials kept details secret with discretion usual for papal meetings with leaders of other faiths. The meeting was confirmed by Vatican sources and scheduled for 6 p.m. local time.
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UPI
Martin Luther King Jr
Vatican
Paul VI
King
United States
Prince Supermarket burglary report at Monk’s Market
State Police say thieves entered Monk's Supermarket at Prince by forcing open a door overnight and stole about $25 in silver coins along with cigarettes pipes and pocket knives from owner H E Monk. The theft involved miscellaneous items.
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Prince Supermarket
Monk's Surmarket
Prince
H. E. Monk
COR GUEST MINISTER AT FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
The Rev Roy S Coe of Beck ley will be guest minister for Sunday services at the First Baptist Church in Man.
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Cor
Roy S. Coe
Beckley
First Baptist Church
Man
Ford UAW talks set benefits and raises in 1965 contract
Denise and Walter P. Reuther held separate news conferences after Ford UAW station talks. The pact increases basic pension to 4.25 per year of service, sustains 70 percent of base pay, with a supplemental fund to reach that level until age 65. Wage boosts start September 1965 at 2.5 percent or 6 cents hourly, rising to 2.8 percent or 7 cents in September 1966, plus a 2 cent base increase after the factor upgrade.
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Denise
UAW
Walter P. Reuther
Ford
Chrysler
Ruler Of Luxembourg To Abdicate Nov. 12
Grand Duchess Charlotte of Luxembourg, aged 68, will abdicate on November 12, sources said. She planned an earlier announcement this year but set no date. The throne will pass to her son Prince Jean, 43, who has shouldered most official duties for two years.
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UPI
Charlotte of
Charlotte
Prince Jean
Blind Club Plans Meet in Beckley at First Christian Church
The Progressive Blind Club of Beckley part of the West Virginia Federation of Blind will hold a 2 p.m. meeting on Saturday September 26 at the First Christian Church. Delegates Fred Schultz of Beaver reports on the convention results focusing on Help to the Blind. Ray Williams of Oak Hill serves as club president.
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Beckley
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