Adlai's Speech Brings Invasion Charge Answer
A Continental Trailways bus traveling from Pittsburgh to Chicago crashed into a truck on the Ohio Turnpike near Streetsboro injuring at least 41 people and hospitalizing 23. The collision sent vehicles down an embankment. no deaths. Bus driver George Wheeler of Pittsburgh was severely injured and trapped. Many passengers were servicemen recently discharged in New York City. Twenty-three people, including the driver, were taken to Robinson Memorial Hospital in Ravenna and 10 were admitted, all in satisfactory condition.
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Streetsboro
Ohio
George Wheeler
Pittsburgh
New York City
Robinson Memorial Hospital
Ravenna
St. Thomas Hospital
Cuba attacks US at United Nations over aggression claim
In a UN General Assembly session, Cuba charged the United States with planning large scale aggression against Fidel Castro's island. Cuban Ambassador Mario Garcia-Inchaustegui cited airspace violations and mercenary actions, while Adlai Stevenson warned Russia on nuclear tests and urged disarmament.
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Bruce W. Mann
United Nations
N.Y
UPD
Cuba
United States
General Assembly
Washington
Fidel Castro
Mario Garcia-Inchaustegui
Adlai E. Stevenson
U.S
Stevenson
Russia
U.N
West Virginia press seminar draws 150 high school journalists
About 150 high school journalists are expected at Beckley for the first Southern West Virginia Press Seminar sponsored by The Raleigh Register. Oceana High School leads with 26 students, others come from Big Creek Welch and Kimball. The event runs 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Beckley Newspapers Corp. building. Three WVU School of Journalism members will conduct sessions. Attendees will tour the newspaper, view Friday’s Register edition at 1:50 p.m., and receive a box lunch and guidance on their school publications.
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Beckley
Southern West Virginia Press
Raleigh Register
Oceana High School
Big Creek
Welch
Kimball
Beckley Newspapers Corp
Prince Street
School of Journalism
West Virginia University
The
Register
Summit Meeting Likely Between Kennedy and Khrushchev
UPI reports growing expectation that President Kennedy and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev may meet in the United States in late November or December. Berlin tensions, Cuba build up, and disarmament would top discussions if held, with officials wary of a formal summit and aiming for informal talks. Khrushchev hinted at a possible meeting after October, while both sides seek to avoid raising global expectations beyond reality.
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Stewart Hensley Washington
UPI
Kennedy
Nikita Khrushchev
United States
Berlin
Cuba
Khrushchev
Russia
U.S
New York
United Nations General Assembly
Delay of Hoffa Trial Rejected
A federal judge in Nashville refused to delay or dismiss charges against Teamsters Union president James R. Hoffa. Judge William Miller noted motions came too late, with Hoffa's Oct. 22 trial already set, despite claims of continuing defamatory publicity and concerns about a fair trial.
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Nashville, Tenn
UPI
Teamsters Union
James R. Hoffa
William Miller
Hoffa
Michigan
Detroit
Miller
Longshoremen balk at loading chemical drums for Belgian ship
Longshoremen in New York refused to load 1,700 drums of chemicals onto a Belgian vessel bound for Russia citing concerns the cargo would eventually reach Cuba. The walkout halted operations on Wednesday, reflecting tensions over the destination and potential political repercussions.
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New York
UPI
Russia
Cuba
Frost Warning Casts Chill Over West Virginia Night
Clear and cooler tonight with frost in most areas. Low 30 to 36, 36 to 42 in the south. Sunny and cool Friday with highs 60 to 66, upper 50s in the mountains. Yesterday’s high 70, low 48. River conditions show Greenbrier normal and clear, Lake normal and clear with 2.7 gates open. UPI notes Duluth 24 degrees, Yuma 112 and Imperial 112 highs.
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Wort Toora Ie Iden Caeshisaa
Oak Hill
Greenbrier
Hinton
Wirtz Approved as Labor Secretary in Kennedy Cabinet
The Senate approved President Kennedy's nomination of W. Willard Wirtz to succeed Arthur J. Goldberg as labor secretary. Wirtz, formerly under secretary, was cleared by voice vote and has been acting secretary since Goldberg resigned to join the Supreme Court. Goldberg's nomination awaits Senate Judiciary Committee action.
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Senate Today
Kennedy
W. Willard Wirtz
Arthur J. Goldberg
Wirtz
Goldberg
Supreme Court
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Kennedy administration wins major trade bill approval
Senate approved President Kennedy's liberalized trade program by a wide margin 78 to 8. The measure extends the Reciprocal Trade Act five years, grants tariff cutting powers, and creates an adjustment assistance program for workers hurt by imports. A conference committee will merge House and Senate versions before sending to the White House.
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President Kennedy
House
Senate House
White House
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Congress
Kenedy
United States
Meredith Faces Possible Arrest Over Voter Charge At Ole Miss
James Meredith, 29, prepared to leave Memphis for the University of Mississippi amid efforts to block integration. A Jackson court convicted him for listing wrong county on a vote registration, sentencing him to up to a year in jail and a $500 fine. A cross blaze occurred on campus as he was escorted by federal marshals toward registration.
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Oxford
Miss
UPI
James Meredith
University of Mississippi
Memphis
Justice of the Peace Court
Jackson
Meredith
Justice of the Peace
Homer Edgeworth
U.S
Jackson State College
Argentine Rebels Seized 40 Prisoners Near Buenos Aires
Government forces moved against a rebel armored column approaching Buenos Aires and captured 40 prisoners south of Lanus. The conflict stems from a power struggle over key wartime posts between Gen. Jose Octavio Cornejo Saravia and Gen. Juan C. Lorio, with Campo de Mayo backing a different commander. President Guido ordered surrender, reinforcements arrived, and the air force pledged neutrality as the standoff continued near the capital.
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Buenos Aires
API
Lanus
Argentina
Jose Octavio Cornejo Saravia
Juan C. Lorio
Campo de Mayo
Carlos Juan Ogania
Jose Maria Guido
N and W plans lease of P and WV railway set for hearing
The Interstate Commerce Commission scheduled a hearing for October 30 on Norfolk and Westerns proposal to lease the Pittsburgh and West Virginia railway in a 99 year agreement worth 915000 dollars annually. The move ties to a pending merger study with Nickel Plate and Wabash railroads and would connect N and Ws system with Nickel Plate Western Maryland and Baltimore and Ohio lines.
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Washington
UPS
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Norfolk & Western
N&w
Pittsburgh & West Virginia
P&wv
Lester R. Conley
Nickel Plate
Wabash
Commission
Connellsville
Pittsburgh Junction
Ohio
Maryland
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Miss Hawaii Brings Field to 43 in Miss USA Contest
Miss Hawaii Julie Jones arrives in Huntington from Mala Bay Maui with 42 other entrants for the Miss USA pageant. Contestants parade and attend a chuckwagon barbecue at a nearby amusement park as Hank Snow provides music. Jody Malizia and Elva Lynn Palmer suffer minor mishaps during horse activities. contestants enjoy a vacation-like mood ahead of Saturday's final judging.
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Elva Lynn Palmer
Amedee Chabot
California
Texas
Shirley Dickson
Rockefeller Predicts Victory In New York Governorship
Nelson A Rockefeller accepts Republican nomination for a second term as New York governor and forecasts a smashing victory in November over Democrat Robert Morgenthau. Also notes Macmillan cabinet meets after Commonwealth leaders approve Britain joining the European Common Market, amid early criticism. Congressional approval for Kennedy to buy up to 100 million in UN bonds. Wirtz seeks early settlements to end Chicago and North Western strike. Two men in Tampa hospital after eating toadstools. Kennedy says principle agreement reached to avert a strike at missile makers with North American Aviation and UAW. Boeing and Lockheed resist voting procedures. Seaman dies and Hanewald hospitalized after mushroom soup incident. Kohler arrives in Moscow as new US ambassador. CeLeBrezze doubles Cuban refugee resettlement pace. Hutcheson reelected head of United Brotherhood of Carpenters. State briefs note Owens-Illinois plant closures and worker relocations, funeral for Mrs. Bell, and state appointments in university and welfare committees.
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Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Robert M. Morgenthau
Harold Macmillan
Commonwealth
Britain
Macmillan
Kennedy
United Nations
W. Willard Wirtz
Chicago and North Western Railway
William D. Seaman
Edward Hanewald
Tampa
Fla
North American Aviation Co
United Auto Workers
General Dynamics Corp
International Association of Machinists
Boeing
Lockheed Aircraft
Foy D. Kohler
Berlin
Moscow
U.S. Air Force
Soviet Union
Anthony J. Celebrezze
Miami
Maurice Hutcheson
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America
Washington
Accidental Shot Kills Beckleyan's Daughter
Mrs. Joann Gadd Zopp of Exeter M H formerly of Meadow Bridge died at 1 pm Wednesday after a gun her husband was cleaning discharged in the stomach. Born March 11 1931 she taught in Fayette County and studied at Beckley and Morris Harvey colleges. Surviving include her mother stepfather husband two sons and a sister arrangements pending at Nickell Funeral Home East Rainelle.
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Joann Gadd Zopp
Exeter
M. H
Meadow Bridge
Virginia Gadd Fagg
McClure
Meadow Bridge High School
Beckley
Fred Fagg
Curtis Zopp
Robin
Cedric
Byron Goode
Prince
Nickell Funeral Home
East Rainelle
Appalachian Conference Eyes Regional Infrastructure Drive
Appalachian governors move to unite eight states for a campaign on highways public works and waterways. The plan seeks a regional highway amendment funds for underdeveloped areas and special consideration within the $900 million Public Works Program. A committee will oversee the effort with Hollywood Fla. as the Oct 4 conference date.
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Chian
Bert T. Combs
Kentucky
William W. Barron
West Virginia
Hollywood
Fla
Combs
Barron
Appalachian
Union of
Appalachian Governors
Kennedy
Barron seeks 75 25 match for West Virginia aid funds
Gov. W. W. Barron urged President Kennedy and Commerce Secretary Hodges to adopt a 75-25 federal state match for public works aid in West Virginia. Speaking at the Appalachian Governors Conference, he pressed inclusion of state government projects and deployment of an Area Redevelopment Administration office to assist counties and municipalities. Barron cites 50 redevelopment counties and economic decline as reasons for special treatment to spur planning and financing.
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UPS
W. W. Barron
West Virginia
Barron
Kennedy
Commerce
Luther Hodges
Appalachian Governors’ Conference
Road Commission
Department of Natural Resources
Area Redevelopment Administration
Rusk Seeks U S Action Against Cuban Arms Shipments
Secretary of State Dean Rusk told Congress the United States would intercept Communist arms or troop shipments from Cuba to Latin America. He warned of potential incidents in Caribbean waters and outlined conditions under which U S forces might be used, while 42 allies stand with the U S in global commitments. The Senate and House committees approved a resolution backing Kennedy’s options, including force if necessary, to curb Castro.
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UPS
Dean Rusk
Congress
United States
Cuba
Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees
Kennedy
U.S
Guantanamo
Fidel Castro
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Senate
House
Rusk
Caribbean
Soviet Union
303rd Victim Killed in West Virginia This Year
Parkerburg police report Jack C. Bryarly about 74 died Wednesday night when his car struck a parked vehicle in Vienna. He formerly lived in Titusville Florida and planned to move to Sebring Ohio. Coroner said skull fracture caused death and heart trouble noted. This marked the 303rd recorded WV death this year, up from 248 a year ago.
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Parkersburg
Jack C. Bryarly
Vienna
Bryarly
Titusville
Fla
Sebring
Ohio
Wood County
Richard Corbitt
West Virginia
New School Board Names Carpenter to Fill Vacancy
Raleigh County voters face a new ballot after O A Phillips Sophia resigns from the Board of Education. A Mac Carpenter Coal City was chosen to fill the unexpired term until Dec 31 and will then be up for election for a six year term. Carpenter, 35, a Lillybrook Coal Co manager, is married to Sce nia Basham and has three children. Present at the called meeting were Board President Carl G Jarrell Dr J G Anderson Dr E B Wray and Superintendent John W Saunders.
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Raleigh County
O. A. Phillips
Sophia
Board of Education
A. Mac Carpenter
Coal City
Phillips
Carpenter
Sophia Car Dealer
Lillybrook Coal Co
Steve L
Hallie Carpenter
E St
Stoco High School
Scenia Faye Basham
Carl G. Jarrell
J. G. Anderson
E. B .Wray
John W. Saunders
Kennedy calls for more help from free nations
President Kennedy urged 80 non Communist finance ministers to share burdens of defense and aid on self interest and common sense grounds. He touted a stronger dollar and pledged convertibility to gold backed by US resources, saying international financial strength is a free world problem not a single nation’s. He spoke at the IMF and World Bank governors meeting, noting the need for shared risk and expansion of the system.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
International Monetary Fund
World Bank
Algeria Election Violence Flares During First Postcolonial Vote
Gunbattle erupts between rival troops near Algiers amid Algeria’s first independent elections. Willaya Four forces clash with Ben Bella loyalists in Bainem forest as troops patrol cities and a Belgian couple is reported kidnapped.
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UPI
Algeria
France
Willaya Four
Bainem
Ahmed Ben Bella
Yacef
Bain Remains
Ben Bella
Bureau
Willaya
Congressmen Surrender Junk Mail Privileges
The House voted 246 to 125 to end free junk mail privileges amid Senate opposition. Previously the House had expanded congressional privileges after violent Senate protests, but lawmakers agreed to require complete recipient names and addresses on all franked mail.
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Washington
UPI
House
Senate
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Afl-Cio Glass Bottle Blowers Assn
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