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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1966
Page
2
The four day University of Chicago led conference urged ending student and occupational deferments and endorsing a volunteer professional army. It proposed a transitional system if feasibility studies show cost between four and seventeen billion dollars above current levels.
In Saigon a wealthy deputy Tran Van Van was killed in a traffic jam when two men on a motorcycle fired on his car. Police captured Vo Van En, 20, who refused death, as another assailant fled. The incident shakes Ky's civilian drive amid dwindling ground fighting and bad weather. The U S 7th Fleet reported damage to four Communist barges off North Viet Nam.
Washington AP reports Walter P. Reuther of the United Auto Workers and AFL-CIO President George Meany deepen a split within the federation. Auto Workers face automatic suspension for overdue dues. executives hint no rush to expel, while Reuther plans a more militant course from within the AFL-CIO hierarchy.
In Gate City, Foxy the dog alerted neighbor Mrs. Stapleton by ringing a dinner bell with a rope after Mrs. Robinette fell and lay injured in her yard. The bell led to a quick ambulance call and the owner, hospitalized with a broken hip, credits Foxy with saving her life.
A Norfolk and Western train backing onto a spur at Wright Lumber Co on Harding Street collided with a southbound 1965 lumber truck driven by James Wayne Harding 35 causing an estimated 6000 in damage. Police investigated with Officers Jim Dent and James Wyrick present.
At Pearl Harbor a ceremony featured taps by a Marine bugler, a missing man flyover, and a wreath at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Mituso Fuchida attended, presented a Bible, and Survivors Association’s guest. Navy Secretary Nitze urged readiness and resolve.
A Justice Department official will meet U S Attorney Milton J Ferguson in Huntington West Virginia next week to discuss reports of fraudulent voting Rosthal chief of the Federal Actions Section will meet with Ferguson and John Callebs professor at Marshall University Rosthal and Callebs will discuss federal statutes on voting in state and federal elections
Berkeley students end a five day classroom boycott as regents order firing of striking teachers. About 600 students vote for a temporary recess while protests resume after Christmas. Incident included clashes with police and a Navy recruiting team on campus.
Community Christmas Tree drive collects 147 to raise toward a 5000 goal by December 24 at Ramsey Auditorium. Donations from anonymous givers and local residents push the total to date to 1383, with the event aiding about 1500 children.
AP survey shows property tax rules differ by state county and district with full assessment rare. Some states cap increases, grant exemptions for homeowners and veterans, or tax railroads by gross earnings. ranges span from 1 to 100 percent of value.
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