Gandhi Party Seeks New Leader After Narrow Victory
Congress leaders meet in New Delhi to form a new government after elections left a slim majority. Possible prime minister candidates include Indira Gandhi, Y B Chavan, and Morarji Desai as violence erupts in Nizamabad where 10 people died in clashes following election results.
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New Delhi
India
Indira Gandhi
Congress Party
Britain
Congress
Gandhi
Y. B. Chavan
Morarji Desai
Nizamabad
Andhra Pradesh
Hyderabad
Naked Co-Ed Dies In Plunge In Berkeley
UC Berkeley freshman Susan K Abshear 19 died after plunging from her third floor apartment window at 2441 Haste St during a suspected LSD induced episode. Police officer Patrolman Edward Coyne said she was on an LSD trip. her mother Mary Jane Abshear of El Cajon declined suicide notes.
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Berkeley
Calif
University of California
Last Riverboat Jazz Pianist Walter Pichon Dies in Chicago
Walter Fats Pichon aged 60, a veteran New Orleans riverboat jazz pianist, died after a heart attack in a Chicago hospital. He began playing dances at 14 in New Orleans and spent much of his career aboard Mississippi river boats between New Orleans and St. Paul. In the 1930s he led a 10 piece band on a steamer and played piano caliope and jazz. He later spent 18 years at the Old Absinthe House in New Orleans before moving to Chicago five years ago for various engagements.
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Chicago
Walter
Fats) Pichon
New Orleans
Pichon
Mississippi
St. Paul
Minn
Viet Cong Shells Da Nang Communications Center Hit
Viet Cong shelled the Da Nang U.S. Army communications center early Monday. Initial reports say 50 Vietnamese civilians were killed, with light U.S. casualties. The attack damaged two Army barracks and two equipment vans, and knocked out long-distance phones in the Da Nang area.
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South Vietnam
U. S
U.S. Army
37Th Signal Battalion
Saigon
China Sea
U.S
Air Force
Navy
Guided Missiles Strike North Vietnam Coast
The Canberra and four destroyers shelled rail facilities and depots along the North Vietnamese coast as part of a Navy operation to back air and land strikes. Viet Cong mortar attacks near Saigon caused heavy U.S. and ARVN casualties while Navy jets struck Ha Noi Haiphong targets and a Mekong Delta base camp.
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TEMPO
Vietnam
Canberra
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
United States
Moscow
Pravda
Hanoi
U.S
International Control Commission
Saigon
U.S. Navy
Hanoi-Haiphong
Mekong Delta
An Xuyen
Ca Mau
U.S. 7Th Fleet
Demilitarized Zone
Vietnams
North Vietnamese
7Th Fleet
Benner and Straus
Thanh Hoa
Picking
Duncan
Vinh
Navy
Legislature Weighs Constitutional Convention and Tax Reform
West Virginia lawmakers close the 60 day session face two main issues. The House votes on a constitutional convention bill to decide if a November special election will occur. The Senate advances the Papke gross margin tax package amid opposition from manufacturers and party split.
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Charleston
West Virginia
House
Senate
H. Laban White
D-Harrison
White
Purdue University
James A. Papke
House Finance Committee
Three Academy Men Resign Amid Ongoing Cheating Scandal
At the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado 36 cadets have resigned during the current cheating probe. Lt. Col. Stewart Bachtelle reported the cadet honor committee leads the inquiry with 24 more cadets under investigation. The 1965 resignations totaled 109, including 65 recruited athletes.
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AIR Force Academy
Colo
Stewart Bachtelle
Academy
Bachtelle
Air Force
Mason County Man Freezes To Death
The frozen body of 48 year old Oliver Rollins was found in a field near his Leon West Virginia home. Coroner Oliver Eshenaur ruled death by exposure with a possible heart attack occurring Friday night.
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Mason County
Leon
W.va
Oliver Rollins
Oliver Eshhenauer
Eshenauer
Rollins
Logan Deputy Takes Fifth in Removal Hearing
Logan County Constable Alvis Porter invoked the Fifth Amendment 22 times at a discovery deposition in a bid to oust him from office. Petitioners allege official misconduct and malfeasance while Porter, facing postponements for illness and attorney commitments, answered only basic personal questions. The hearing may be rescheduled before Judge C. C. Chambers. Porter remains in office after a recount delay.
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Logan
W.va
Alvis Porter
Porter
Circuit Court
Zane Gray Staker
William L Jacobs
Portersburg
C. C. Chambers
Stoker
Chambers
White Hitchhiker Loses Both Legs Near Cape Town
Cape Town police report 26 year old Conrad Adolf Swart was hitchhiking when a car struck him from behind and he awoke chained across a railroad track. A freight train severed both legs after he screamed as the engine passed. Swart offered no motive for the attack.
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Cape Town
South Africa
Conrad Adolf Swart
Swart
Heat Wave Returns as Bluefield Sees Subzero Start
Bluefield area residents felt a sudden warm up after two days of extreme cold. The Mercer County Airport readings showed 6 below zero at 6 a.m. Saturday, rising to a high of 27 at 5 p.m. Sunday. Forecasters expect warmer air by Monday night with mostly cloudy skies and highs in the upper 20s to low 30s, and a chance of freezing rain in western West Virginia. Virginia forecasts predict increasing clouds and highs in the 30s and 40s.
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Federal Aviation Agency
Mercer County
State Weather Bureau
West Virginia
Virginia
Craft Named Music Psychology Professor at Bluefield State
Craft, of Ronceverte and former assistant principal at Greenbrier High School, has taken a professorship in music and psychology at Bluefield State College. He is a son of the Rev. and Mrs. D. C. Craft of Union and studied at Concord College Marshall University and Radford College.
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Donald Craft
Ronceverte
Greenbrier High School
Bluefield State College
Craft
D. C. Craft
Union
Concord College
Marshall University
Radford College
Semi-Invalid Daughter Escape Fire At Lebanon
Flames devastated the Burns Building in Lebanon housing Budley Burns Furniture Co and an insurance agency with apartments above. Mrs Mimi Campbell and her daughter Verna were rescued by ladder. both are reported safe though she is hospitalized for shock. The building and nearby roofs suffered damage, with the former judge William E Burns home among affected property.
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Lebanon
Mimi Campbell
Verna Campbell
Campbell
Abingdon
Richlands
Honaker
Burns
Budley Burns
Deep Freeze Grips Southeast With Record Lows
A hard freeze hit the southeastern corner of the nation with record low temperatures from West Virginia to Key West Florida. Cities logged new record lows including Miami Beach 40, Jacksonville 22, Athens 10, Atlanta 14, Birmingham 13, Nashville 9, Charleston 15, Charlotte 9, Huntington 2, and Richmond 12. Florida crops suffered damage to potatoes watermelons and ornamentals though citrus fared relatively better. The frost warning service in Lakeland said early damage estimates are unavailable. Relief was forecast for Monday as warmer conditions return.
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Florida
Lakeland
Fla
West Virginia
Key West
Mercury
Southeastern
Miami Beach
Jacksonville
Athens
Atlanta
Boston Strangler claim heightens Walpole danger claim
Albert DeSalvo, who says he is the Boston Strangler, may be in danger if kept at Walpole State Prison after a hospital escape from Bridgewater. Authorities probe the breakout while Bailey seeks a writ to move DeSalvo to a hospital setting.
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Boston
Albert DeSalvo
DeSalvo
John A. Volpe
Bridgewater
John A. Gavin
Charles Gaughan
F. Lee Bailey
Charles Burnim
Bailey
Walpole
Robbers Fail in Liquor Store Heist in Los Angeles
Two armed robbers failed to loot a Los Angeles liquor store after owner Joseph Cambianica fought them. Off duty officers in the building helped subdue one suspect, while another was caught across the street. Both men, Allen Aloyian and Steven Melford, were booked on armed robbery and illegal narcotics charges.
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Los Angeles
Joseph Cambianica
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