10 Apr 1967
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1967
Page
1
On Sunday night police and rioting African American youths exchanged gunfire on the Tennessee State University campus as violence spread across northwest Nashville for a second night. Hospitals reported several injuries from rocks and bottles while fires started in two business buildings.
Saturday night violence erupted around Fisk University after a policeman ejected a Negro from a Negro tavern at the owner's request. Stokely Carmichael spoke at Fisk and Knoxville, with plans to address a Tupelo group Monday. Police expanded patrols, but sniper fire and windshield damage were reported.
The Johnson administration asks Congress to authorize 2.06 billion dollars for the antipoverty program for the next year with changes to tighten fiscal controls expand rural duties and cap the Job Corps. The plan would boost adult and elderly job training and preserve core programs like Job Corps Neighborhood Youth Corps Head Start and VISTA while limiting political activity and ensuring centers serve nearby communities.
Norfolk and Western Railway coal trains returned to normal Sunday after 20 of 230 cars derailed near Prichard in Wayne County while en route from Williamson to Portsmouth Ohio. No injuries were reported.
Beverly Hills Calif AP Financier Herbert J Young recorded the kidnapper s voice with a concealed electronic device The ransom of 250 000 was paid by Young s son Kenneth 11 The tape was given to authorities The abduction occurred near the San Diego Freeway west of downtown Los Angeles Kenneth was released unharmed early Thursday morning in a Santa Monica basement garage.
Viet Cong terror squads killed one candidate abducted two others shelled a polling place and blew up bridges during the second round of South Vietnam village council elections. Officials said turnout ran higher than the first round with Tong An Province reaching 94.3 percent.
Weekend fighting sharpens on the central coast while aerial bombardment of North Vietnam intensifies. U S patrols shell coastal barge traffic as the 1st Cavalry suffers 19 dead and 27 wounded in an An Lao Valley clash. commanders report 63 enemy dead. An air attack near Pleiku and discovery of underground tunnels and caches add to the day's toll and tension.
Washington AP report notes Teamsters Order to avoid interfering with trucking firms that are still operating despite a lockout called by Trucking Employers Inc. Public relations chief Gordon Knapp says the shutdown is 100 percent effective and cooperating.
A Monroe County man John Henry Brewer and his wife Nora Lee Brewer were killed in a home shooting Sunday night. Deputies reported a suspected arrest, as investigators and state police worked the case with Brewer an Arsenal employee and both bodies left at a Peterstown funeral home.
Fire fanned by high winds swept from Bramwell toward Pocahontas, destroying acres of dry woods and threatening homes. Volunteers, railroad and state crews battled blazes along highways and tracks, with evacuations and mobile units aiding amid ongoing containment efforts.
Charleston West Virginia AP reports a nationwide truck company lock-out may affect owners today as retaliation for Teamsters wildcat strikes. About 3000 Teamsters are in the state, with some employed by tanker lines and household movers not expected to join the action.
A blue ribbon board of review concluded the January Apollo 1 blaze most likely started from an electrical arc in wiring under Grissom’s seat. The report faulted NASA management and urged safety focus, detailing wiring, design and workmanship deficiencies, plus hazardous test conditions.
An 82-year-old retired coal miner Eston Redman died in a small frame home fire in Ansted West Virginia. Firefighters said the blaze broke out about 2 a.m. and the cause was under investigation.
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