Wording Change After Senate Pow Wow On School Religion Ban
In Charleston, the West Virginia Senate narrowly softened an Omnibus education bill after Sen. Brotherton flagged that a section would ban all religious activities in public schools unless for emergencies. The clause allows church services only if a灾灾 calamity wipes out a church. The bill heads to a Senate vote next day.
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Charleston
State
Senate
United States Supreme Court
William T. Brotherton Jr
D-Kanawha
Supreme Court
Brotherton
Sen
Clarence FE. Martin Jr. Berkley
Convention Bill Survives Sidetracking in House Vote
The West Virginia House defeated a motion to send the constitutional convention bill to the Finance Committee 57 to 42, keeping the measure alive for a Friday floor vote. The bill calls for a November 7, 1967 election to decide on a constitutional convention with 134 delegates to be elected March 26, 1968 and a Charleston convention starting July 22, 1968.
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Charleston
del. George H. Seibert Jr
Ohio
Finance Committee
House
Constitutional Revision Committee
Senate
West Virginia
Senate Natural Resources Committee
Seibert
Two VPI Students Charged In Pistol Slaying At Salem
Virginia Beach police arrested Dallas McWaters Jr. and Mark Queensberry both Virginia Tech students on murder charges tied to the Feb. 15 Roanoke County slaying of Joseph McGovern. McWaters and Queensberry were taken to Roanoke County for transfer to Salem authorities.
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Joseph McGovern
Hampton, Va
Hampton
B. G. Odom
Salem
VPI
Dallas Clifton McWaters Jr
Virginia Beach
Mark Queensberry
Tidewater
Virginia Tech
Mark K. Queensberry
Roanoke County
Philadelphia
Queensberry
Eral
McWaters
Chevry
McGovern
Philadelphia Police Department
Ocean View
Gary
W.va
General Auto Rental Co
Virginia 117
Woodrum
Newport News
Commonwealth
Marvin M. Murchison
Navy Jet Crashes Into Yard Injuring Three in Virginia Beach
A Navy F4 Phantom II returning from duty off Vietnam crashed into a rural front yard in Virginia Beach. Three residents, Truxon Basnight and his wife, plus daughter Rae Anette Basnight, were seriously or critically burned. two bystanders suffered minor injuries. Pilot Commander A. R. Burt and Lt. jg L. M. Pinkston ejected and were unharmed. The aircraft from Attack Squadron 32 based at Oceana was approaching Oceana Naval Air Station when an engine malfunction occurred.
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Virginia Beach
South Vietnam
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Cmr. A. R. Burt
J.g
L. M. Pinkston
Marshall
Tex
Truxton Basnight
Catherine Basnight
Rae Annette Basnight
Basnight
Ronald Harris
Bobby Flora
Navy
Roosevelt
Vietnam
Mayport
Fla
Squadron 32
Oceana Naval Air Station
Oceana
Hubert L. Hoffman
Dam Neck
Hoffman
R. T. Justis
Justis
U.S
North Vietnam
Air Force
Marine
Mu Gia Pass
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laos
Roy S. Dickey
Ashland
Kan
Bombers Strike Twice At Suspected Red Bases
SAIGON AP reports U S B52 jets hit suspected Communist positions near the central coast with 342 enemy dead in broad skirmishes. A booby trap killed Bernard B Fall and a Marine sergeant. Fall was a war correspondent and author.
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Saigon
Bernard B. Fall
Vietnam
Howard University
Washington, D.c
U.S
Imperial
Hue
Bluefield Housing Project Recertification Need Urged
A Bluefield Public Housing Project report to the city board states that a certified workable program is required for any continuation of the project. Failure to recertify could trigger a breach of contract and repay about 72000 dollars in federal funds already received.
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Bluefield
Public Housing Authority
Philadelphia
Bluefield Board of Directors
Bluefield Public Housing Authority
Bluefield Public Housing Project
George McCulloch
McCulloch
Public Housing Administration
LeRoy A. Smith
Housing Assistance
Housing Authority of
Board of Public Housing Administration
City of
Status
West Virginia Senators Back Debt Ceiling Increase
Senator Jennings Randolph and Senator Robert Byrd of West Virginia joined 42 Democrats and 12 Republicans in supporting a Senate bill to raise the debt ceiling to 336 billion dollars. The vote reflected a bipartisan coalition in favor of the measure.
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Washington
West Virginia
Senate
Jennings Randolph
Robert C. Byrd
Detroit grocer leaves for Canada after rising robberies
Musallam Badah 48, a Detroit grocer, announced closing his two stores and moving to Canada amid a surge in robberies and threats. He joins other Syrians considering departure as gun handling classes draw crowds despite police opposition. Swad reported three store robberies while keeping a pistol. Detroit robberies rose 65 percent in 1966 over 1965.
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Detroit
Musallam Badah
Canada
Eadah
United States
Ray Girardin
Swad
Hinton Sergeant War Victim Killed in Vietnam
Staff Sgt. William A. Thomas, 27, native of Hinton, was killed in action Feb 16 in Vietnam. He served nine years in the Army. his wife Bernice Regina Thompson Thomas lives in Bramwell. Military funeral services will be held in Hinton upon the body's arrival from Vietnam.
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William A. Thomas
Bernice Regina Thompson Thomas
Bramwell
Vietnam
Defense Department
Thomas
Hinton
Landfill Bill Revised to Include Voters’ Approval
State Sen. Ray Barnett said drastic changes are needed to Mercer County landfill legislation to gain legislative approval. The major change would allow county residents to vote on whether a county court can establish a sanitary landfill, replacing earlier bills that did not include voter approval. Barnett expects a revised bill ready for Senate introduction this week afterDelegate James Cain agrees to wait for the changes.
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R. E
Ray) Barnett
10Th
Mercer County
Barnett
Senate
James Cain
D-Mercer
House of Delegates
Cain
House Judiciary Committee
House
Trials Put Off In Poca Case
Grand larceny trial for four Pocahontas town employees including Police Chief Roy Sykes is postponed to the May term in Tazewell County Circuit Court. The group, indicted by the February grand jury, faces theft charges linked to missing copper and braces. Other actions: Henderson McGuire jailed 12 months and fined 250 dollars for illegal moonshine manufacture. Samuel Jackson Bradley pleads guilty to involuntary manslaughter in a fatal auto crash. receives suspended two-year term.
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Pocahontas
Roy Sykes
Tazewell County
Tazewell
Sykes
Don L. Miller
Walter A. Thornhill
James W. Crouse
Henderson McGuire
Samuel Jackson Bradley
Johnson Withholds CIA Subsidy Statement Pending Review
Administration sources say President Johnson will not issue a statement on CIA subsidies to private groups until a three member panel including Nicholas Katzenbach John Gardner and Richard Helms completes its review. Kennedy says the CIA acted under executive orders and Symington notes CIA subsidies under NSC guidance with few specifics on affected groups.
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Washington
Johnson
Central Intelligence Agency
Undere
Nicholas Katzenbach
Welfare
John W. Gardner
CIA
Richard Helms
Robert F. Kennedy
D-N.y
Kennedy
Eisenhower
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
National Student Association
Symington
National Security Council
Defense
Senate Armed Services
Subcommittee
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Russell
United States
Tribunes Seek Void Ruling on Speck Trial Limits
The Chicago Tribune sued to strike guidelines restricting press coverage of Richard Speck murder trial, calling them unconstitutional judicial censorship. Judge Paschen's rules barred juror data until verdict and restricted transcript access. Tribune seeks mandamus to remove them amid juror selection with eight nurses slain in 1966.
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Phobia, Ill
The
Chicago Tribune
Richard Speck
Speck
Illinois Supreme Court
Springfield
Herbert C. Paschen
the Tribune
Paschen
Tribune
Chicago
South Side
Corazon Pieza Amarao
Quires
Philippines
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