Woman Held In Killing Of English Man
A 39 year old English man, Rebert C Lacy Simpkins, was shot and killed Thursday afternoon at English. Linda Sparks charged with murder and jailed in Welch. Sparks is Simpkins sister in law and the shooting occurred at her brother’s home on West Virginia 83. Funeral plans incomplete.
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Rebert C
Lacy) Simpkins
English
McDowell County
Linda Sparks
Welch
Simpkins
Welch Emergency Hospital
Sparks
McDowell
Gerald Smith
A. K. Dozier
County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office
Dozier
William
McCarthy Launches 1968 Primary Challenge on Vietnam War
Minnesota Senator Eugene J. McCarthy said he will enter at least four presidential primaries in 1968 with a phased withdrawal plan in Vietnam and hopes his challenge to President Johnson shifts policy He hinted Senator Robert F Kennedy could benefit while Senate Leader Mike Mansfield cautioned about party unity and Johnson support.
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Washington
Minnesota
Eugene J. McCarthy
Johnson
Robert F. Kennedy
America
White House
McCarthy
Kennedy
Vietnam
U.S
Senate
Democratic Party
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
Marines Clinch Savage Battle Near Con Thien
U S Marines fought a four hour engagement with North Vietnamese near Con Thien on the DMZ. The Marines driven from fortifed bunkers suffered 15 killed and 53 wounded while claiming 26 enemy dead. B52s and Phantom fighters assisted as casualties rose to 15 000 American deaths total.
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Saigon
U.S
Con Thien
Bu Dop
Demilitarized Zone
U. S
United States
Dmz
North Vietnam
Tax Hike Dead This Year With Chance for 1968
Washington AP President Johnson’s tax increase proposal was ruled dead for 1967 by Wilbur Mills of the House Ways and Means Committee. A plan for spending cuts of 4.1 billion dollars was offered, with Mills saying 2 to 3 billion more could be found.
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Washington
Johnson
Wilbur D. Mills
House
Ways and Means Committee
Mills
Appropriations Committee
George H. Mahon
Texas
Senate House
Frank Bow
Ohio
Congress
Battle for Pacific Islands and Iwo Jima Icon
Fragmentary text notes Pacific Islands capture by United States forces during the Age War. It mentions strategic location of Iwo Jima and the flag rising on Mount Suribachi, highlighted as a dramatic episode of the Pacific War.
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Ie United
Ases
Japanese Seek Return of Okinawa From United States
Okinawa, a 463 square mile Ryukyu island key to U.S. Far East strategy, wrested from Japan in 1945, is sought back by Tokyo. Premier Eisaku Sato meets President Johnson. no date set for return of Okinawa and Ryukyus while Bonin Islands are returned.
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Washington
Okinawa
U. S
Far East
Coral Island
Ryukyu
Formosa
Japan
Korea
Vietnam
United States
Eisaku Sato
Sato
Johnson
Ryukyu Islands
Bonin Islands
Ryukyus
Iwo Jima
United
Facilities Criticism Arises During WV Works Board Visit
West Virginia Board of Public Works members led by Gov. Hulett Smith toured Bluefield State College and Concord College. They heard that college facilities are inadequate for 1500 students though Smith praised President Wendell G. Hardway. A $1,655,000 budget request for 1968-69 was discussed along with plans for a frozen science building that could raise enrollment to 2000.
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West Virginia Board of Public Works
Bluefield State College
Hulett C. Smith
Wendell G. Hardway
Bluefield State
Concord College
Welch
Hardway
Smith
Wendell G. Yardway
Robert D. Bailey
Denzil L. Gainer
C. Donald Robertson
Bluefielt State
Julie Nixon Engaged to David Eisenhower
Julie Nixon and David L Eisenhower became engaged last weekend according to Nixon's New York law office. The couple, ages 18 and 19, were described as planning no wedding date yet.
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Julie Nixon
David Eisenhower
New York
Richard M. Nixon
David L Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Nixon
Young Eisenhower
Miss Nixon
Inside Abby . 24 Graham . 15 Add Years . 24 Movies
Classified items for Princeton and Society pages. Comics and Crossword puzzles feature on the same issue. Sports and TV listings accompany Entertainment and Editorial content. Dennis and Stocks are covered with brief notices and market summaries.
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Abby
Graham
Princeton
Dennis
Bandit steals 21000 from Gauley Bridge bank
State police and FBI hunted a lone gunman who robbed the Gauley Bridge National Bank at 11 a.m. taking 21000 from two tellers and placing it in a pillow case. Assistant cashier John Goode said the safe break marked the bank's first holdup, and the institution remained open. Gauley Bridge lies 38 miles southeast of Charleston.
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Gauley Bridge
W.va
FBI
Gauley Bridge National Bank
John Goode
Goode
Martha Ann Taylor
Glenna Oglesby
Fayette County
Charleston
Blue Ridge Cinema Planned for Blue Prince Plaza
John D. Zamias of Johnstown announces an ultra modern 650 seat indoor theater at Blue Prince Plaza on Bluefield Princeton Road. The Blue Ridge Cinema Corp will be led by Don Keesling of Bluefield and aims to open by late July next year with first run movies.
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Blue Prince Plaza
Bluefield
Princeton
John D. Zamias
Johnstown
Mercer County Health Center
Zamias
Blue Ridge Cinema Corp
Don Keesling
Keesling
Senate Accepts At Large Election Ban With Hawaii New Mexico Exception
The Senate approved a bill barring at large House elections except for Hawaii and New Mexico next year. The vote was 54 to 24 as supporters backed the House stance to preserve the two-state exception despite opposition from many senators.
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Ate
House
Hawaii
New Mexico
Senate
Sen
Howard Baker Jr
R-Tenn
Ricardo
V. Samala
Baker
Sam J. Ervin Jr
D-N.c
Birch Bayh
D-Ind
California
New York
Pennsylvania
Congress
Army National Guard halts all new recruiting
The Army National Guard stopped recruiting men with no prior military service to reach a 400000 authorized strength by next summer. As of October end the Guard counted 417300 on rolls. Medical technicians and other skilled veterans remain eligible, while a New Jersey pilot program to recruit African Americans continues.
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Army National Guard
Guard Bureau
Army Guard
New Jersey
McNamara
Pentagon
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Works Board
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