Community Christmas Tree Campaign Opens in Bluefield
The 48th annual Bluefield Community Christmas Tree drive launches today to raise about $6,000 for 1,500 new toys and treats. Contributors of all sizes are urged to donate, with gifts published on Santa's Honor Roll unless anonymity is requested, and all money goes directly to purchasing gifts.
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Jimmie
Daily Telegraph
Bluefield
Jane
The
Telegraph
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Bland St
Ad Error Triggers Stampede at New York Store
A $8.98 ad price for a 19 inch portable TV sparked a riot as 500 shoppers surged into a 48th Street discount firm. Clerks explained the typo to no avail, 50 sets were sold at the incorrect price before the manager halted sales and police cleared the store.
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New York
48Th Street
Hose Sliced On Burning Vessel Delays Firefighting
Coast Guard inquiry hears Staff Captain Menegatos describe a five to six inch clean cut hose near a hydrant on the Yarmouth Castle as the 1965 ship blaze blocked the aft area. Sabotage and possible arson are being investigated after the Yarmouth Castle sank off the Bahamas on November 13 with 89 lives lost. He testified through a Greek interpreter about his 13 days aboard and lack of lifeboat drill experience.
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Miami
Fila
Yarmouth Castle
Coast Guard Board of Inquiry
Panigiotis Menegatos
Bahamas
Menegatos
Coast Guard
Louis M. Thayer
Seventh Coast Guard District
New Phase Of Exodus Opens With Refugee Airlift
Miami reports the start of a refugee airlift from Cuba. The first Pan American DC7C flight departs at 7 a.m. with crew and two officials, returning 3 hours 35 minutes later with 90 refugees. An estimated 100,000 may follow as nine weekly flights begin under a U S Cuban agreement.
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Miami
Fla
Pan American World Airways
US. Public Health Department and Immigration Service
Varadero
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Camarioca
Key West
U.S
Ft. Jefferson
Guerrilla Sea Traffic Slowed By U S Patrol Off Vietnam
Rear Adm. Norvell G Ward said U S ships inspecting sea traffic have deterred Viet Cong supply routes south of Vietnam. In seven months 40 North Vietnamese origin detainees were found while 73 000 junks were spotted, 15 000 inspected and 6 000 boarded. He noted concern over Mekong River shipments to Cambodia and Viet Cong forces.
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Washington
U.S
Viet Nan
Adm
Norvell G. Ward
Ward
South Viet Nam
Mekong
Cambodia
Three Seattle Obscenity Ordinances Ruled Invalid
Seattle Superior Court ruled three city ordinances curbing obscene films unconstitutional due to censorship by prior restraint. The ruling dissolves the theater board and city control over motion picture content while affirming compliance with stricter state obscenity laws. A fourth measure banning bare go go dancers and topless waitresses may face challenge after 30 day effective period.
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Seattle, Wash
Seattle
Tuesay Superior Court
James W. Mifflin
Mifflin
San Francisco
Portland
Ore
Living Costs Hit National Record In October Rise
The Labor Department reports a 0.2 percent October rise in the consumer price index to 110.4, the highest since records began. Housing and transportation led gains while groceries dipped. wage data show factory workers earning a new high with $90.07 for singles and $97.82 for three dependents, though purchasing power slipped slightly.
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Labor Department
Chase
Ground Fighting Surges as Viet Cong Attack Central Highlands
Vietnamese troops and American advisers repelled an attack on a special forces camp 90 miles southwest of Saigon as a Viet Cong battalion overran militiamen east of An Khe. Bombers hit suspected Viet Cong camps, while the Enterprise and Bainbridge joined 7th Fleet off Viet Nam. McNamara warned of rising infiltration and possible force increases, with nine North Vietnamese regiments implicated.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Central Highlands
An Khe
U.S. 1St Cavalry
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
U.S
Guam
Binh Duong
Enterprise
Bainbridge
Philippines
U.S. 7Th Fleet
Viet Nam
McNamara
Britain and Soviet Exchange on Nuclear Control Talks
Britain and the Soviet Union outlined their positions on nuclear weapons control after 24 hours of talks. Michael Stewart pressed NATO protection plans while Gromyko argued against giving non-nuclear nations access to nuclear decisions, warning Germany against loopholes in NATO.
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Moscow
Britain
Soviet Union
Michael Stewart
Stewart
Andrei A. Gromyko
Anastas I. Mikoyan
Gromyko
NATO
West Germany
Germany
Mingo County approves 300000 bond for airport and courthouse
Williamson AP Mingo County residents approve a 300000 bond issue to finance a new airport and equip the county courthouse. With precincts reporting 4938 for and 2579 against, about 65 percent support. Most funds serve as matching for the airport. The airport plans a 3400 foot runway with clear approaches.
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Williamson
Mingo County
Moore Sees Prolonged Viet Nam Conflict and Troop Needs
Rep Arch A Moore Jr says the Viet Nam war will last at least five more years to win with an expanded force. He favors increasing U S strength from 160000 to 500000 and predicts a 25 year commitment including 5 years of war and 20 years to build a viable economy and nation. He sees no negotiated settlement and only considers bombing if Hanoi Haiphong escalate.
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Washington
Arch A. Moore Jr
R-W.va
Viet Nam
Moore
South Viet Nam
U.S
United States
North Viet Nam
Hanoi
Haiphong
Byrd Attacks Rights Laws and Viet Protests at Yale
Sen. Robert Byrd denounced anti Viet Nam demonstrations as senseless and harmful to troops morale. He called the 1964 civil rights act a constitutional infringement and opposed home rule for Washington D C citing federal city dominance by civil rights groups. He said he would support new alien and sedition laws under certain conditions.
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New Haven
Conn
Robert C. Byrd
D-W. Va
District of Columbia
Byrd
Yale
West Virginia Democrat
United States
Washington, D. C
NAACP
SNCC
CORE
Young Hijacker Indicted In Plane Piracy Attempt
Texas honor student Thomas Robinson, 16, was indicted for piracy for attempting to hijack a National Airlines DC8 on November 17, forcing a diversion toward Cuba. He was ordered committed to a Missouri medical center for a mental examination, and will be tried as an adult.
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New Orleans
Texas
Thomas Robinson
National Airlines
Cuba
Herbert Christenberry
Robinson
Bronsville
Tex
Federal Medical Center
Springfield
Young Robinson
Gulf of Mexico
Melbourne
Miami
Fla
Ex Con Captives Criticize U S Viet Nam War Effort
Two U S soldiers freed by the Viet Cong praise their captors and attack the allied war effort. Sgt. George E. Smith and Spe 5 Claude E. McClure say they expect harassment at home and urge Americans to see the so called light on Vietnam.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
U. S
George E. Smith
Chester
W.va
Spee
Claude E. McClure
Chattanooga
Tenn
Saigon
Viet Nam
United States
Smith
W. Va
Thomas Potts
Potts
U. S. Army
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