City Moves To Recertify Northside Housing Plan
Bluefield board approves recertification of a Northside Public Housing Project workable program to seek Public Housing Administration approval. A recertification specialist from Philadelphia is expected soon to assist city officials Urban Renewal Authority and housing representatives. If federal approval follows in about three weeks, construction may begin. West Bluefield remains on hold.
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Bluefield Board of Directors
Northside
Bluefield Public Housing Authority
Public Housing Administration
Philadelphia
Bluefield
Va. Judson Lambert
Urban Renewal Authority
Lambert
Public Housing Authority
West Bluefield
Westend
George McCulloch
Hatfield Urges Asians to Lead Vietnam War Exit
Sen Mark Hatfield spoke to 350 delegates urging Americans to leave Vietnam to the Asians. He warned Americanization of the war is near completion and that South Vietnamese are spectators in their own fight. He proposed de Americanization and shifting military aid to Asia and reduce US policing roles.
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San Francisco
Mark Hatfield
Oregon
Vietnam
Independent International, Longshoremen's and Warehousemen’s Union
Hatfield
U.S
Hanoi
U. S
Injured Bluefield Boy In Critical Condition After Crash
Eight year old Carl David Lowe of 595 Union Street Bluefield remained in critical condition at Bluefield Sanitarium after a bicycle collision with an automobile driven by 17 year old Larry Spradlin near the Essex Union intersection Monday at 1 AM. Police said multiple head and body injuries were sustained and no charges had been filed as officers continued the investigation Tuesday night.
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Carl David Lowe
Union St
Bluefield
Union
Essex Street
Larry Spradlin
Union Street
Essex- Union
Novel adds mystery to case in JFK inquiry
Columbus man Gordon Novel walks out on bond after arrest on a fugitive charge tied to the New Orleans Kennedy investigation. He refuses details about work for Jim Garrison and cryptic Cuba reference, while attorney Jerry Weiner plans a full briefing when ready.
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Columbus
Ohio
Gordon
New Orleans
Jim Garrison
John F. Kennedy
Novel
Garrison
Cuba
Jerry Weiner
Gahanna
Alexander
Gordon Novel
Navy orders new Vigilante reconnaissance planes for Vietnam
The Navy moves to expand production to 40 to 50 RA5 Vigilante aircraft costing over 150 million dollars. North American Aviation of Columbus, Ohio, received a 5.7 million dollar contract as down payment for long lead items. The Vigilante features panoramic cameras, radar, and countermeasures for day or night operations at high speed.
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Washington
Navy
Vietnam
North
North American Aviation
Columbus
Ohio
North American
RAS
North Vietnam
Gulf of Tonkin
U. S. Navy
Students Must Enroll Near Homes In Tazewell County
The Tazewell County Virginia School Board passed a resolution mandating attendance at the nearest high or elementary school within a student’s district. It aims to balance enrollments by preventing cross district attendance at crowded urban schools. The board also asked the Board of Supervisors to approve the remainder of next year’s budget and finalized selections of English social studies and foreign language textbooks for the county high school.
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Tazewell County
Board of Supervisors
King criticizes U S role in Vietnam and world violence
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. told a New York audience that the United States is on the wrong side of a global revolution and must admit error in Vietnam. He linked war to civil rights, urged nonviolent action, and spoke from his experience in urban slums and his global citizen perspective.
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New York
Martin Luther King Jr
United States
Vietnam
King
U S Losses Hit Five Hundred Planes In Air War
In Saigon a military source says MIGs destroyed far more than the 10 U S fighters officially credited. Ground fire accounted for about 450 of the 500 planes lost from Feb 7 1965 to last Sunday with 390 fliers killed captured or missing.
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U.S
North Vietnam
United States
North
Red China
Hanoi
Saigon
NBC Refuses Carson's Resignation Over Tapes
New York AP Johnny Carson announced his resignation from the Tonight Show citing contract breach due to NBC using state re runs amid a performers strike. NBC refused to accept the resignation and said it could substitute old tapes.
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New York
Johnny Carson
NBC
Johnny
Aflcio
American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
Afl-Cio
Grover Smith Named Secretary of PSC in Charleston
Grover Smith of Charleston was named secretary of the Public Service Commission by Chairman Boyce Griffith on Tuesday. The decision comes as the PSC reshapes its leadership in the state capital.
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Grover Smith
PSC
Charleston
S&s
Public Service Commission
Boyce Griffith
Inside Abby 12 Goren 12 Add Years 12 Movies 6
Inside Abby column notes changes and updates across years and media topics with brief mentions of films and related items. No strong event or person stands out beyond ongoing discussion of entertainment and society pieces.
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Abby
Princeton
Speck Seen Drinking and Armed Before Nurses Slayings
Testimony in Peoria jurors heard Richard Speck drank through July 13 and left Shipyard Inn around 10 p.m. He allegedly carried a revolver and knife as prosecutors say he broke into the nurses dormitory two miles away and killed eight women between midnight and 3:30 a.m. July 14. Patrick Walsh described Speck drawing a gun in the inn. witness also noted Speck stared during conversation and offered a beer as he opened up about the incident.
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Peoria, Ill
Richard Speck
Michael Gore
Shipyard
Chicago
Speck
Patrick Walsh
Walsh
Gerald W. Getty
Raids Rise With Good Weather in Vietnam War
U S officers predict air raids may surpass 175 missions by end April as weather clears. On Monday U S forces flew 147 missions against storage sites bridges and barges in North Vietnam likely with over 400 planes. The 500th American plane was lost and a pilot listed missing after a USS shot down by ground fire. casualties include about 390 American fliers killed captured or missing.
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Defense
Robert 5. McNamara
Saigon
North Vietnam
U. S
U.S. Air Force
Navy
Marine
Air Force
U.S
Providence
Duncan
C. Turner Joy
Waddell
Alfred R Cunningham
7Th Fleet
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Thanh Hoa
Junction City
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