Viking Princess Fire Ends Cruise with 3 Dead 4 Missing
A luxury liner Viking Princess burned off Cuba and Haiti as 491 were rescued. At least three killed and four missing with 25 minor injuries. Crew praised for orderly evacuation from Guantanamo Bay to Miami.
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Miami
Fla
Navy
Cuba
Haiti
U.S. Navy
Guantanamo Bay
Otto Thoresen
Naval Station
Irving Karp
Miami Beach
Dan Dewing
Nashville, Tenn
Fire Ao
Peter Brooks
Harold Lewen
Miners Return to Work at Kopperston Mines After Weeklong Walkout
More than 700 United Mine Workers Local 7604 miners, part of District 27 based in Charleston, WV, voted unanimously at Oceana to end a one week strike at Kopperston's number one and two mines over brakeman placement. Officials quoted cite safety and efficiency as the dispute’s core, with full shifts planned to resume Monday.
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Kopperston
W. Va
United Mine Workers Local 7604
Eastern Associated Coal Corp
UMW
Oceana
UMW District 27
Charleston
Wyoming County
R. H. Freeman
Pittsburg
UMW Reaches Soft Coal Pact With Three Firms
The United Mine Workers and Peabody Coal Co Ayrshire Collieries and Southwest Illinois Coal Corp signed a new contract boosting wages by 2.32 dollars per day with fringe benefits. First year raise of 1.32 brings top miners to 30 dollars daily retroactive to April 1.
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Washington
United Mine Workers
W. A. Boyle
UMW
Boyle
Peabody Coal Co
St. Louis
Ayrshire Collieries
Indianapolis
Ind
Southwest Illinois Coal Corp
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
Peabody Coal
Six Names Added To Virginia Toll
Two Maryland residents were killed in a Botetourt County crash and four others died in Virginia highway mishaps, raising the toll for the year to 218. Victims include Roanoke area residents Lynne and Lynne, Davidson Sr. from Dungannon, O Keefe of Norfolk, Roop of Christiansburg, and Edwards of Galax from incidents across the state.
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Associated Press
Maryland
Botetourt County
Roanoke
Frank Leslie Lynne
Winnifred Hill Lynne
Hagerstown
Cloverdale
Nickelsville
John Doulgas Davidson Sr
Dungannon
Kingsport
Tenn
Nickeleville
Virginia
Scott County
Chesapeake
Thomas Terry O'Keefe
Norfolk
U. S
U. S. 13
Radford
Ricky Dale Roop
Christiansburg
Montgomery County
Andrew Jackson Edwards
Galax
Va. 99
Extended Forecast Highlights Temperatures Dip Slightly
The forecast calls for highs about five degrees below normal and lows near the mid 30s to low 40s across regions north and south through Wednesday. Precipitation remains light, totaling under half an inch with rain expected Sunday.
Inside Abby 10 Graham Add Years 10 L People
A compact index style note lists sections such as Classified 8 Movies Comics 11 Princeton Dennis 10 Society Editorial 4 Sports Goren. The fragment hints at a local newspaper page layout with named sections and placeholder entries.
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Abby
Graham
Princeton
Dennis
Society
Easter faith renewal spans nations and rites
Easter messages express renewed faith in Christ’s victory over tragedy. Clergy and believers celebrate with services from Cincinnati steps to Yaqui ceremonies, marking 100 years of Good Friday pilgrimages and calls to universal renewal amid world turmoil.
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Christ
John E. Hines
Episcopal Church
God
Cincinnati
Immaculate Conception Church
Ohio River
Tucson
Ariz
Pascua
Yaquiville
Iakovos
Johnson
Luci
Pat Nugent
Johnson City
Huffman Baines
Anti-Yankee Sentiment Drives Riots in Saigon
In Saigon protest violence escalates as 17 Americans are attacked and grenades hit a U.S. center and a Tan Son Nhut entry. Police capture a Viet Cong gunman while allied forces report heavy combat against Viet Cong in the provinces and air strikes on North Vietnam. A USS official estimates that most protesters are hoodlums, with Buddhist leaders denying involvement.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Nguyen Cao Ky
Tarcom
U.S
Tan Son Nhut
Go Vap
North Viet Nam
USS
Buddhist Institute
Tran Quang Thuan
Miss Mercer County Beauty Pageant Tonight
Nine contestants vie for the Miss Mercer County title at Beaver High School auditorium starting at 8 PM. Entrants include Donna Farley Connie Nelson Annette Peery Mary Lynn Martin Patricia Collier Frankie Fulcher Margaret Aliff Kay Bailey and Linda Gobey. The winner receives 100 dollars a gifts package and an all expense trip to Charleston for the Miss West Virginia pageant in July.
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Mercer County
Beaver High School
Donna Farley
Connie Nelson
Annette Peery
Mary Lynn Martin
Patricia Collier
Frankie Fulcher
Margaret Aliff
Bluefield
Kay Bailey
Rock
Linda Godbey
Bramwell
Gay Ratcliff
Bluefielder
West Virginia
Charleston
Johnson proposes broader social security boosts and dental aid plan
President Johnson unveiled plans to raise Social Security benefits across the board for 21 million beneficiaries and to finance dental care for children under six. He asked HEW Secretary John W. Gardner to draft financing plans, while four people were injured and three charged after three Mercer County accidents.
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San Antonio
Tex
Johnson
John W. Gardner
Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
Mercer County
John Mitchem
Bramwell
Carolyn Surface
Bluefield
Q. A. Brown
Mae Gentry
Mountain City
Tenn
Congress
Accused Man Is Transferred In Cumberland Bank Robbery Case
Federal agents moved Carlos Cox of Dry Fork Virginia from Buchanan County jail in Grundy to Bristol for a preliminary hearing on armed robbery charges. Cox is among four suspects tied to the March 17 theft of 25 000 from Oakwood Branch Cumberland Bank and Trust Co. Also in custody are Winston Elwood Turner and wife Diana Turner, to be returned to Virginia for federal court. Monroe Turner remains held on 20 000 bond.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
Carlos Cox
Dry Fork
Bucahaan County
Grundy
Bristol
Cox
Oakwood
Cumberland Bank and Trust Co
Lancaster
Winston Elwood Turner
Diana Turner
Los Angeles
Virginia
Commonwealth
Monroe Turner
Vansant
Buchanan County
U S Displays Recovered H Bomb From Palomares Crash
The United States publicly displayed one of its hydrogen bombs recovered from the Palomares sea crash off Spain. Rear Adm. William A. Guest hosted the unveiling aboard the Petrel as photographers and reporters observed the 12 foot long device weighing about 16,000 pounds. Officials suggested a yield near one megaton while noting the plan to take the weapon to the United States for dissection to study its submerged aging effects.
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Petrel
Mediterranean Sea
Palomares Beach
Spain
United States
Palomares
Task Force 65
Guest
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Navigator
Karp
Raleigh
Cook Inlet
David Carey
Coast Guard
Wyoming
Merl C. Kelce
Peabody
Quin Morton III
Southern Coal Producers Association
Tennessee
Kentucky
Virginia Toll
Botetourt
Arturo Touzet
William S. Guest
USN
Antonio Velilla
Delmar Wilson
USAF
London
Nell Teepbald
New York
Coliseum
Nell
Roosevelt Hospital
Jesus Christ
Miss Mercer
Mitchem
Bluefield Sanitarium
Judy Moore
Thorpe
U. S. 32
Freeman
Olef Leroy Surface
James K. Taylor
Rt. 37
Taylor
Brown
Gentry
U.S. 460
Turnpike
Betty Jo Porterfield
Rt. 3
R. S. Gentry
Ardna Brown
Memorial Hospital
Porterfield
Victoria Plaza
William A. Guest
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