Smith Rejects Special Session On Representation Change
Gov Hulett C. Smith said there will be no special session to alter the representation formula for the proposed constitutional convention. He announced the plan to wait for the 1966 budget session after meeting with top legislative leaders in Charleston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Ups
Hulett C. Smith
Smith
State Supreme Court
U. S. Supreme Court
Senate
William Moreland
Morgantown
West Virginia
Moreland
Howard Carson
Fayetteville
An Khe battle death toll rises with 226 verified
U S military sources confirm at least 226 Communist deaths after an Khe fighting, with 71 more Viet Cong bodies found. US Air Force B52s bombed a Quang Tin regional HQ, while seven American jets and one helicopter were downed. Capt. Philip E. Smith reportedly missing, possibly first American POW held by China.
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Saigon
UPS
An Khe
U.S
Guam
Quang Tin Province
China
Hainan Island
Gulf of Tonkin
Philip E. Smith
Smith
Viet Nam
U.S. Army
101St Airborne Brigade
101St
Storms Sweep Midwest Area
Violent thunderstorms spread from a Kansas center across the central U S with high winds hail and heavy rains. Tornadoes sighted near Wichita Merriam Alma Strong City Bethany Marshall St Joseph and Elkhart with damage limited. Local rainfall totals include Hydro 7 inches Ponca City 2.49 Ottumwa 2.05 Lansing 2.22 and Abilene 1 inch near Dyess AFB.
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Kansas
Rockies
Laramie
Wyo
Wichita
Kan
Strong City
Okla
Bethany
Marshall
St. Joseph
Alma
Elkhart
Ind
Merriam
Hydro
Ponca City
Ottumwa
Iowa
Lansing
Mich
Kirksville
Dyess Air Force Base
Abilene
Tex
Weather Today Beckley Increases Clouds With Showers
Mostly sunny today with increasing cloudiness and a few showers late this afternoon and evening. High near 80, low tonight 61. Wednesday showers and thundershowers expected. River Greenbrier falling and muddy, approaching normal stage. Lake Greenbrier normal and clear. 1.7 gates open, New gauge at Hinton 2.0 ft.
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Beckley
Greenbrier
Hinton
Red China Aims to Balkanize Indian Subcontinent
UPI report quotes U.S. officials who assess Red China seeks limited pressure to cause turmoil in India and promote fragmentation rather than launch a major invasion. Officials stress Beijing’s aims to humiliate India, boost its stature among militants, and exploit regional divisions while keeping military risk low.
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Stewart Hensley Washington
UPI
Red China
Indian Subcontinent
U.S
Peking
United States
Britain
Pope Overrules Conservatives in Church Liberty Vote
The Ecumenical Council backed by Pope Paul VI approved a declaration defending religious liberty with an overwhelming vote of 1997 to 224. The Pontiff overrode conservative obstruction as the document moves to the Vatican Secretariat for Promoting Christian Unity for revision before final papal approval.
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Vatican City
UPI
Ecumenical Council
Paul VI
Council
Central Coordinating Commission of the Council
Vatican Secretariat
Christian Unity
Gemini 8 Flight to World Walk by Scott in 1966
Rookie astronaut David R. Scott will orbit aboard Gemini 8 and walk around the world in 96 minutes 100 miles above Earth. The mission, set between April and July 1966, aims to link up with satellites and complete a heavy experiment schedule, with Armstrong as flight partner.
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Alvin B. Webb JR
Space Center
Houston
UPI
David R. Scott
Scott
Earth
America
Dave Scott
U. S. Space Agency
Neil Armstrong
Armstrong
Cape Kennedy
UMW Miners Defy Orders Extend West Virginia Strike
UMW miners enter the third week of a nationwide walkout defying President Boyle's call to return to work. West Virginia locals Morgantown and Fairmont joined the action, with some workers planning to honor picket lines. About 10,000 miners idle, 3,500 joined Monday.
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Wheeling
UPS
UMW
W. A
Tony) Boyle
West Virginia
Morgantown
Fairmont
Pittsburgh
Marshall University reports record fall enrollment
Marshall University President Stewart Smith announced a record fall semester enrollment of 7,067 students, up 30 percent in two years. The breakdown shows 6,295 on the main campus in Huntington, 244 at the Logan Branch, 208 at Williamson Branch, and 320 extension students, with ongoing building and planning to meet demand.
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Huntington
UPL
Marshall University
Stewart Smith
Smith
Logan
Williamson
Picketing Halts FMC Operation in South Charleston
About 800 FMC Corp workers at South Charleston refused to cross picket lines as Charleston Building and Construction Trades Council set up lines at four plant entrances. FMC said Burdett Paving Co lacks council contract and employs non-union workers, while the UAW would honor the picket lines. No trouble occurred after lines were established.
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South Charleston
UPI
FMC Corp
Charleston Building and Construction Trades Council
FMC
Burdett Paving Co
United Auto Workers Union
Burdett
United Auto Workers
State Steps Up Drive Against Junk Yards
West Virginia Governor Hulett C. Smith said the state is intensifying efforts to preserve the countryside by removing salvage yards. Thirty yards have been eliminated since last April and 21 more have been effectively screened from highways. The state is contacting salvage-yard dealers and will monitor progress to decide if further action is needed.
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State
Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
Hulett C. Smith
Smith
Two Women Die In State Traffic
Two separate accidents Monday increased West Virginia road toll to 318 for the year. Linda R. Anderson, 17, Huntington, died in a car-truck collision on U.S. 6. James E. Wall, 21, Scottown, Ohio, was unhurt. Clara Higginbotham, 67, Clendenin, died after a head-on crash on W Va 4. her husband Benjamin was hospitalized with chest injuries. Roy Rucker, 53, Clendenin, was uninjured. Samuel B. Gillispie, 53, Kanawha County, died of injuries from a truck crash on U.S. 60 on Sept. 14. Initially thought to be a heart attack.
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United Press International
West Virginia
Linda R. Anderson
Huntington
U.S
James E. Wall
Scottown
Ohio
Wall
Clara Higginbotham
Rt. 1
Clendenin
W. Va
Benjamin
Roy Rucker
Rt. 4
Samuel B. Gillis
Disbelieving Officer Photographs Saucer Near Santa Ana
Rex Heflin a county highway investigator who dismisses flying saucers photographed a silver saucer about 30 feet in diameter and eight feet thick near the Santa Ana Marine Corps air facility on August 3. He said it moved west to east for 15 seconds accelerated like a jet and emitted a rotating white beam of light visible under magnification. Radar units near the base reported no identification.
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Santa Ana
Calif
Cupi
Rex Heflin
Heflin
Santa Ana Marine Corps Air Facility
Marine
Tennessee Fair Fire Shatters Exhibit Building
A Tennessee State Fair exhibit building burst into flames killing or injuring many and causing about 12 million dollars in damage. The blaze started around 10 15 p.m. in the women’s exhibit area and spread to a packed grandstand. About 200 firemen fought the fire until midnight.
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Nashville
Tenn
UPI
Een
Metro
Thomas Cathey
Hal Eifort
WVPA Official Resigns to Get Married
Marian P. McHarris secretary and office manager of the West Virginia Press Association resigns effective Dec 1 to get married. She has served in the post since Dec 1, 1957, in Morgantown.
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Morgantown
Marian P. McHarris
West Virginia Press Asociation
Miss McHarris
WVPA
Highlands Scenic Highway under construction in Pocahontas County
Early excavation work on West Virginia's Highlands Scenic Highway project in Pocahontas County shows the Robert son Fowler Co Inc of Salem Va as contractor. Awarded last May for a bid over 1.1 million dollars, the 4401 mile scenic route will connect Germania in Grant County to near Richwood in Nicholas County, mostly through Monongahela National Forest to provide a north south artery and scenic experience.
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Highlands Scenic Highway
W. Va
Pocahontas County
Robertson-Fowler Co., Inc
Salem Va
Kennison Mountain
Virginia
Highlands
West Virginia
Germania
Grnant County
Richwood
Nicholas County
W. Va. 150
Monongahela National Forest
Reds Withdraw After Foray Into Tiny Sikkim
Chinese Communist troops invaded the Himalayan protectorate of Sikkim and exchanged fire with Indian troops before withdrawing to Tibet. India denied incursions into Chinese territory while warning of possible consequences. The border crisis, tied to ultimatums and tensions dating to 1962, drew international attention as leadership in New Delhi and Beijing exchanged sharp charges.
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India
Sikkim
Indian Defense Ministry
New Delhi
Tibet
China
Peking
New China
Dumchele
Pakistan
Lal Bahadur Shastri
Rawalpindi
Mohammad Ayub Khan
Gangtok
Maharaja Palden Thondup Namgyal
New York
Hope Cooke
UPI
U.S. Lib in Karachi Sacked Amid Karachi Lahore Riots
Violent protests erupted in Karachi and Lahore targeting U.S. and Western sites. The U.S. Information Library in Karachi was sacked and burned, the embassy damaged, and windows broken at the U.S. Consulate General. In Lahore, the U.S. Consulate and Information Library faced attacks with vehicle damage reported. no American or Pakistani staff injuries recorded. Demonstrations also hit Canadian and other Western offices and U.N. agency offices in Karachi.
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Washington
UPI
Pakistan
U.S
United Nations
Karachi
Lahore
United States
U.N
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Supreme Court
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Midwest
Subcontinent
Moscow
International Communist Movement
Red
Kashimir
Pope
David Scott
Air Force
Tennessee Fair
Dea
Russell Campbell
Tennessee
Reds
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