Inez Strikes Caribbean Islands Amid Cuba Threat
Hurricane Inez devastates Guadeloupe Hispaniola and Guantanamo Bay with winds near 138 mph. Reports raise death tolls, injuries, and missing persons as Cuba braces for impact. Forecasters warn of uncertainty and potential U.S. effects while military tracking centers prepare for possible landfall.
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Miami
UPI
Inez
Isles
Caribbean
Cuba
U.S. Navy
Guantanamo Bay
Guadeloupe
Hispaniola
Navy
Arctic cold snaps hit Midwest and Rockies with wind and damage
United Press International reports arctic air from Canada sent temperatures to freezing from Montana to Wisconsin. A storm north of the Great Lakes spurred 60 mph winds across the Midwest destroying six homes in suburban Cleveland and injuring 16 others. Two sisters in Garfield Heights were blown from their home with minor injuries. Power outages affected 30 40 thousand customers while Denver cooled 13 degrees in 10 minutes and California saw a late cycle heat wave with Sacramento at 103.
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United Press International
Canada
Montana
Wisconsin
Great Lakes
Midwest
Cleveland
Garfield Heights
Ohio
Colorado
Denver
U.S. Weather Bureau
Beckley Area Weather and River Conditions Update
Cloudy with showers probable this afternoon in Beckley and vicinity. Rain chances at 80 percent tonight and Saturday, with temps near 60 by late Saturday. River conditions show Greenbrier two feet above normal and muddy. Lake levels muddy with five gates open. Five day forecast calls for cooler-than-normal highs around mid 60s and 50s, with rain tomorrow and Wednesday totaling about an inch.
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Beckley
Greenbrier
Hinton
Red Bluff
Calif
Butte
Mont
West Virginia
Soviet Claim Arrest of U S Tourist in Moscow
Soviet officials arrested an American tourist named Nicholas H. Riegg for allegedly distributing propaganda for the CIA and expelled him from the USSR. The Trud newspaper identified him as a Pennsylvanian graduate who allegedly confessed to activities in 1964 and 1966. US embassy officials doubted the charges and said they had no immediate confirmation.
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UPI
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
Trude
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Nicholas H. Riegg
University of Pennsylvania
Riegg
Soviet Union
CIA
Mental Health Meeting Opens in Parkersburg WV
In Parkersburg West Virginia the 12th annual meeting of the West Virginia Association for Mental Health began. Speakers discussed state problems and delegates from 15 chapters and various facilities attended. President Dr T Glenn Roberts said the theme is How We Serve.
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Parkersburg
UPI
West Virginia
West Virginia Association For Mental Health
T. Glenn Roberts
World News In Brief Highlights Global Affairs
Wire dispatches report on Prince Philip attending a polo match with Argentina's president Ongania amid tensions. GE and 11 unions resume bargaining to avert a 150000-strong strike. Congress considers Johnson inflation plan to suspend 16 months of tax breaks for factories. Whittaker trial resumes with contested confession evidence. Transportation Department proposal faces a cool House reception. Mental health rehabilitation and stigma loom as barriers. Subandrio faces Indonesian trial as Sukarno-era politics wane. U S Steel seeks injunction against striking miners in Pennsylvania.
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Falkland Islands
Prince Phillip
Argentina
Juan Carlos Ongania
General Electric Co
House
Carl David Whittaker
Williamson
Geraldine Chambers
Department of Transportation
Senate
Ralph T. Collins
Subandrio
Sukarno
Herbert P. Long
U. S. Steel Corp
Pennsylvania
Washington
Greene Counties
County Chamber Increases Dues
The Beckley Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce raises membership dues from 40 to 100 percent retroactive to January 1 1966. Alfred Benton said the board aims for a firm financial footing as operating costs rose from 11 500 to 36 200 in six years and dues had remained the same. The change reflects budget needs, membership gains and losses, and past revenue shortfalls.
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Beckley-Raleigh County
Benton
Register
Infantrymen Boost U S Forces to 317 500 in Viet Nam Landing
An American infantry unit of 2 500 men from the 4th Infantry Division landed on the central coast, raising U S fighting strength to 317 500. The troops, after a 23 day voyage from Tacoma, moved inland to the Central Highlands near Qui Nhon, as U S jets and B 25s attacked North Vietnam. Casualties were light on the South Vietnamese and North Vietnamese sides amid ongoing clashes near Quant Tri and near the DMZ.
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Central Highlands
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Bng
North Viet Nam
Demilitarized Zone
Ky Spurns Any Talks With Viet Cong
Prime Minister Nguyen Cao Ky said he would never meet with the Viet Cong. He rejected Humphrey’s remark that insurgents might join talks to end the war. Ky spoke at a ceremony in Can Tho with no plans for peace negotiations.
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Viet Nam
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Nguyen Cao Ky
Hubert Humphrey
Johnson
University of
Can Tha
Mekong Delta
Saigon
Humphrey
Portland
Ore
South Viet Nam
Aet
Hanoi
U.S
Arthur Goldberg
United Nations General Assembly
Meeting On Combined Library Slated Tuesday
A joint meeting at City hall 7 30 p m Oct 13 will discuss a possible combined City County Library. Attending are Raleigh County Court City Council Raleigh County Library Board Board of Education and Appalachian Development field rep Earl E Bibb Jr Money for the project could come from the Library Construction Act with potential Appalachian Development support City Councilmen McCulloch Crews were appointed to study a new library per Dr Merritt’s suggestion.
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Raleigh County Court
City Council
Raleigh County Library Board
Board of Education
Earl E. Bibb, Jr
Appalachian Development Office
Bibb
Appalachian Development Offices
John H. MecCulloch
McCulloch
T. M. Crews
Charles Merritt
Security Council presses Thant for another term
The United Nations Security Council urged U Thant to stay as secretary general, praising his “great positive role” though Thant had earlier said he would not run again. The council’s unanimous consensus followed a closed session, with Thant thanking them and promising serious consideration. He had announced he would not seek re-election and criticized big powers for restricting the post.
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Security Council
U Thant
Thant
General Assembly
France
West Virginia 1965 Economy Sets Records in Chamber Review
West Virginia's 1965 economy shattered 12 of 19 business indicators, with 18 up from 1964. Composite index rose to a record 129.6, surpassing 1964's 119.6, while population declined to 1,794,000 in 1965 from 2,006,000 in 1950. Notable gains included property assessments, personal income, electric power, and payrolls among others.
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Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
Chamber
President Johnson Manila trip may be televised live
The trip to the Philippines for a seven nation Viet Nam conference could air in part on U S television. COM SAT cited technical difficulties as uncertain but said live coverage of the Manila summit, set to begin around Oct 18, is possible.
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UPI
Johnson
Philippines
Viet Nam
United States
Communications Satellite Corp
Comsat
Manila
U.S. Denies Escalation Amid Vietnam War Claims
North Viet Nam criticized a forthcoming Manila conference as a peace smokescreen and accused the United States of escalating the war by airlifting Marines into the DMZ. Saigon rejected the charges, noting no ground troops in the demilitarized zone and describing recent raids as conducted by Marine units just south of the DMZ with air and naval support. Hanoi also alleged infiltrations and warned the summit would plot more aggression.
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International Control Commis
CORE Demands Cops Be Fired in St Louis Protests
In St Louis CORE demands the firing of three police detectives tied to the shooting of Russell Hayes a 24 year old East St Louis man. CORE vows further protests and seeks a meeting with Mayor Cervantes and Governor Hearnes to push for a citizen review body to probe police brutality and a whitewashed coroner's inquest verdict.
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East St. Louis
Ill
CORE
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Four Germans Charged With Spying At NATO
Four Germans, born in Czechoslovakia and living in Paris, were arrested at NATO headquarters for espionage. They used Russian made dolls to smuggle information to East Germany. Two couples, one West German and one East German, were linked to the case and had been detained last June. The group marks the second Communist espionage ring broken up at NATO in three years.
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Paris
UPI
East Germany
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Czechoslovakia
Germany
15 Pass State Bar Charleston Up
The State Board of Law Examiners announced Thursday the names of persons who passed the bar examination held Sept. 21-23. They are: Henry Angel of Charleston, Walter S. Armentrout of Martinsburg, Peter L. Chairmakian of Harpers Ferry, James F. Compagnone of Wheeling, Robert R. Davis Jr. of Clarksburg, Thomas W. Dunfee, William R. Hamlin, John H. Hawkins, and Jack H. Vital III, all of Huntington, Edgar F. Heiskell III of Morgantown, Charles G. Johnson of Clarksburg, David J. Lockwood of Barboursville, Herbert John Rogers of Reader and Elkins, Mason M. Sproul of Princeton and Dennis R. Vaughan, Jr., of St Albans.
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Charleston
State Board of Law Examiners
Henry Angel
Walter S. Armentrout
Martinsburg
Peter L. Chairmakian
Harpers Ferry
James F. Compagnone
Wheeling
Robert R. Davis Jr
Clarksburg
Thomas W. Dunfee
William R. Hamlin
John H. Hawkins
Jack H. Vital III
Huntington
Edgar F. Heiskell III
Morgantown
Charles G. Johnson
David J. Lockwood
Barboursville
Herbert John Rogers
Reader and Elkins
Mason M. Sproul
Princeton
Dennis R. Vaughan, Jr
iSt. Albans
Mayor Urges Racial Justice in San Francisco
San Francisco mayor John F. Shelley called on all residents to begin a "creative and exciting program" to erase social injustices after three nights of Negro violence. He urged the city’s 750,000 residents to stay home until dawn as police arrested about 80 protesters and firemen faced incendiary blazes. Snipers shot at firefighters during a three alarm lumber-yard fire in the area hardest hit by rioting.
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San Francisco
UPI
John F. Shelley
Shelley
Strike Ends After Pact On National Training School
A brief strike by painters and construction workers over the National Training School for Boys ended today with an agreement. Pickets halted work Thursday after painters complained about Tuesday painting while they were sent home for rain. all workers returned to site this morning.
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UPS
National Training School For Boys
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