Pictures By Moon Probe Are Finished
MOSCOW RP Pioneer 9 the globe shaped instrument package on four flower petals will send no more pictures from the moon a Soviet announcement said Monday After three days of history's first radio and picture reporting from the moon Lana 9 has used almost all its electric power The announcement said A surprise extra transmission session Sunday night came because the satellite still had power left This appeared to rule out speculation Luna 9 was undertaking a spectacular new assignment The next may try landing on manned missions Russians indicated Luna 9 a 3472 pound pack resembles a flower The center is an oval airtight capsule with the scanning camera on top The four petals support the oval stabilize the satellite and cushion the landing The mission began Feb 3 broadcasting seven times for eight hours and five minutes.
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Moscow
Javestia
V. Ivanchenko
Ivanchenko
Moon
County Officials Plan Meeting On Airport Runway Landfill
A 9 am Monday session at the Green Valley Health Department will explore extending Mercer County Airport runway with a sanitary landfill. Fred A. Langenheim says 50 area leaders are invited with reps from the county court F A A Piedmont Airlines Soil Conservation and multiple city managers. Two officials from the State Health Department will explain landfill workings and two films will be shown.
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Mercer County
Fred A. Langenheim
Bluefield
Edwin Debarr
State Health Department
John Millar
John Mahood
County Health Department
Eight Republicans and ten Democrats seek WV seats in May primary
In Charleston AP report eight Republicans and ten Democrats file for six West Virginia congressional seats in the May 10 primary. Incumbents James Kee and Jennings Randolph face new challengers in several districts while Elizabeth Ann Bowen runs unopposed for the GO nomination in the sixth.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Secretary of State
Suh
House of Representatives
James Kee
Bluefield
Rudolph Jennings
Kee
Jennings
Sth
Elizabeth Ann Bowen
Ken Hechler
Parkersburg
William L. Jacobs
Hechler
Huntington
W. G
Woody) Jefferson
Harry D
Pinkie) Humphreys
Jennings Randolph
Dw.va
Saigon Vows Total Victory Over Reds
Honolulu AP report says South Viet Nam Prime Minister Ky and President Johnson pledge not to surrender or compromise with Communists. They outline a two pronged program to pursue military action while boosting social reforms, amid talks on peace and ongoing U.S. aid discussions.
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Honolulu
Jotinson
South Viet Nam
Saigon
Johnson
Nguyen Cao Ky
South Viet
Pacific
Hanoi
Nguyen van Thieu
Nguyen Ngoc Linh
Ce Moques
Haiphong
Viet Nam
White House
Bill D. Moyers
Vessel Mary Jane Disabled By Clutch Trouble
The fishing vessel Mary Jane reported 53 miles east of Ocean City is disabled by clutch trouble. Coast Guard cutter Cherokee was sent to assist and was expected to reach the trawler around 3 a.m. Tuesday. Seas were two to three feet and the Mary Jane's home port is Ocean City.
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Portsmouth
Ocean City
Coast Guard
House Votes Permanent GI Benefits For Veterans
The House approved a permanent education and housing aid program for veterans including Cold War service. The 381 to 0 vote follows Senate action and potential presidential approval. The plan offers monthly stipends from $100 to $150 based on dependents, with no tuition payments.
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Washington
House
Korea
Senate
Viet Nam
Johnson
School Bond Requirement Narrowly Passes Vote
Urban and rural spokesmen clashed over the Administration sales tax bill as lawmakers in Richmond weighed the measure. The debate centered on how the financing would affect school bonds and local funding, with supporters urging reform and critics warning of uneven impact.
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Richmond, Va
Ex-Coach Dole Fatally Stricken
W. E. Bill Dole, 56, former Beaver High School and Davidson College football coach and bank official, died after a heart attack in Hickory North Carolina. Survived by a son in the Army, his wife had died years earlier. Dole coached Beaver’s 1940 team to an undefeat ed modern history and earned coaching honors at East Carolina College before moving to Davidson. Funeral arrangements completed by local groups.
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Bill) Dole
Beaver High School
Davidson College
Hickory
N.C
Dole
First National Bank of
Catawba County
Kalamazos
Mich
Wildcats
Bill Dole Jr
U.S Army
Dominican Republic
West Virginia University
New York University
Guyan Valley
Weston
Bluefield
Beaver
Navy
Fayetteville, N. C
East Carolina College
Davidson
Firemen Carry Out Small Northside House Blaze
The Bluefield Fire Department extinguished a Northside home fire at 108 Reece 51 shortly after noon. Firefighters found a heating stove disassembled and stuffed with paper, likely started by a cigarette, but there was no damage.
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Bluefield
Lucille King
Reece 51
Robbers Take Cash and Checks From Western Auto Worker
In Norfolk Virginia two men robbed Western Auto employee Bobby Shears en route to a downtown bank, stealing $800 in cash and $2,700 in checks after grabbing his bank bag and punching him during the incident.
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Norfolk, Va
Bobby Shears
State Budget Moves. Bond Vote Easier in West Virginia
West Virginia House approves a constitutional amendment lowering county school bond and tax approval margins from 60 percent to a simple majority. Senate earlier favored broader cuts. measure now returns for Senate action. Budget versions total 198.9 million general revenue, to a joint conference committee for compromise.
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Charleston
West Virginia
House
Senate
Ivor F. Boiarsky
D-Kanawha
Ex-Cons Testify in Powers-Mossler Murder Case
Two former inmates testified that Melvin Lane Powers offered $10,000 to murder Jacques Mossler with Mrs. Candace Mossler and others present. Edward Diehl and Freddie Duhart described offers dating to 1962 and 1964 at Mossler ranch and Miami apartment. Diehl said plans included $5,000 upfront and $5,000 from insurance.
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Miami
Fla.api
Melvin Lane Powers
Candace Messier
Freddie Duhart
Houston
Tex
Edward Bart Diehl
San Francisco
Powers
Mossler
Jacques Mossler
Diehl
Sler
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