Powell Plans Fight To Save Seat Amid Libel Case
Rep. Adam Clayton Powell races a fight to retain his Congressional seat while facing jail for contempt of court over a $164,000 libel judgment. An associate on Bahamas retreat says Powell aims at the top to ease court troubles and raise funds to satisfy a Harlem widow holding the judgments.
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Washington
Adam Clayton Powell
Congress
Harlem Democrat
Bahamas Island
Powell
Bimini
Harlem
Northside Bluefield shooting ends with maiming charge
A Cain and Abel style shooting in Bluefield on the Northside left Garfield Chambers hospitalised in serious condition after being shot in the leg. Fletcher Chambers is charged with maiming and jailed on bond. the incident followed a liquor trip and a sequence of car confrontations near Park Central High School.
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Northside
Bluefield
Garfield Chambers
Ridge Street
Leg-Groun
Fletcher Chambers
Ridge
Park and Wall
Park Central High School
Lee
Cole Bakery
Park Central High Area
Cliff Harvey
Joe Pullano
Bob Lilly
Homer Tabor
U S Detects Underground Nuclear Test Blasts More Clearly
Pentagon officials say the United States has greatly improved its ability to detect and locate underground nuclear test blasts inside the Soviet Union. A multimillion-dollar worldwide seismographic network is being considered to monitor any future treaty compliance amid ongoing talks in Moscow London and Washington.
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Washington
United States
Soviet Union
Pentagon
Defense Department
U.S
Red China
Moscow
London
Bluefield Tree Fund Surpasses Goal For Christmas Party
The Bluefield Community Christmas Tree fund drive reached 106 percent of its $6,000 goal as gifts pour in for 1,500 underprivileged children. The 49th annual party at Ramsey Auditorium includes a WHIS-TV and radio program with Santa, nuts, fruits, and candies for attendees registered by teachers.
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Bluefield
Tree Fund
Ramsey Auditorium
Whis-Tv
Wil
Santa Claus
John C. Shott
Short
Fairview Junior High School
Puckett Named Acting Chief Of Bluefield Fire Dept
Lt. Puckett acting chief of the Bluefield Fire Department in Chief Gordon Damron’s absence due to hospitalization in North Carolina. City Manager Shale Kerby also appointed Billy R. Turner to the department, bringing personnel to 28 of a 29 capacity.
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Lee Puckett
Bluefield
West Virginia Extended Forecast Highlights Mild Weekend
Temperatures through Monday stay near average with highs around 45 in both regions and lows near 22 in the north and 28 in the south. A colder spell appears early next week with precipitation totaling about half an inch Friday and Saturday.
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West Virginia
Classifieds Snippets and Comics Page Highlights
A compact peek at the Inside Classifieds Comics and Crossword section. Includes brief notices and entertainment listings along with editorial and society notes. The page also features sports briefings and feature draws from Princeton and other local outlets.
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Goren
L. People
Princeton
Society
Eight Children Killed As Truck Crashes Canadian Bus
A tractor-trailer overturned near Windsor Ontario crushing a crowded school bus. Eight children died and at least 10 were injured as more than ten tons of sand spilled from the truck, tearing a large hole in the roof and pinching it near the floor. Emergency crews worked to free passengers from the jammed door as the tragedy unfolded in the middle of the day.
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Windsor, Ont
Windsor
Ontario
Detroit River
Detroit
Mich
Ralph Bondy
McGregor
Bondy
Robert Skilton
Vietnam
Spec
Davis
Soviet Ends Space Year With 2 Shots
The Soviet Union launched a moon probe Luna 13 and Cosmos 137 satellite, both unmanned, in a double mission signaling a refined lunar program for 1966. The lunar craft aimed to photograph near lunar orbit and could connect with other unmanned probes as part of ongoing space research.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Earth
Tass
U. S. Space Vehicles
Live grenade pulled from Marine’s throat in Vietnam rescue
Navy Lt. Cmdr. James Chandler removed a live M79 rifle grenade from a 20 year old Marine’s throat after it lodged in his jaw and tongue. The grenade did not explode. the patient recovered. A helicopter pad detonation followed by a demolition team. The Marine remained conscious and stable throughout the procedure.
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Vietnam
Navy
James Chandler
Chandler
San Francisco
Peter Steinhaur
Littleton
Colo
Air Force
Jackie Kennedy Settles Look Magazine Suit in New York
Mrs. Jackie Kennedy reached a settlement with Look Magazine on Wednesday night allowing serialization of The Death of a President. Look will omit or alter passages and the accord may influence her actions against William Manchester and Harper & Row.
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New York
Jackie Kennedy
Look Magazine
Look
Hoffa Granted Time To Fight For Appeal
Hoffa received extended deadlines in his bid to avoid jail. Justice Stewart gave an extra 30 days to seek Supreme Court review of the 1964 jury tampering conviction. Fanelli seeks Cincinnati appeals court reconsideration for a new trial. Justice Clark pushed the appeal deadline from December 28 to January 26.
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Sters Union
James R. Hoffa
Supreme Court
Potter Stewart
Hoffa
Joseph A. Fanelli
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Cincinnati
Ohio
Tom C. Clark
High Court
Dying Begins Five Years Ago in Vietnam War Toll
The article marks five years of U.S. involvement in Vietnam with the death of Army specialist James Thomas Davis in 1961. It tallies casualties: over 6,400 American combat deaths, more than 4,200 this year, and rising, with detailed battlefield causes and widespread losses among allied and enemy forces.
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Washington
Tennessee
James Thomas Davis
Vietnam
Davis
Army Adjutant General’s Office
South Korea
Australia
New Zealand
Philippines
Pentagon
U.S
Young American Sentenced to Three Years in Soviet Camp
A Leningrad court sentenced 25 year old Buel Ray Wortham of North Little Rock Arkansas to three years in a Soviet labor camp for theft and exchanging dollars for rubles on the black market. His co defendant Craddock Gilmore Jr of Salt Lake City faced a 1000 ruble fine.
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Leningrad
U.S.S.R
U.S
Moscow
Buel Ray Wortham
North Little Rock
Ark
Craddock M. Gilmour Jr
Salt Lake City
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Kornich
Hopkins
Mr. Long
Hatcher
Francs
A. R. Woods
A. Mann
Bethel Methodist Church
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Karla Barger
Anonymous
W. J. Gillespie Jr
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Rodney Saunders
Wayne Farmer
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Taar
Minnie Witt Rish
Eugene Dudley
Carolyn and
George Vick
General Telephone Company
Allison
Johnny Mc_Ghee
Joseph Alvarez
Johnny Jeffrey
Lt. Puckett
Puckett
Stadium Drive
Soviet
Jackie and
Look Settle
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