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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 03, 1968

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Jaeger Man Charged With Murder After Bar Slaying

A 29 year old Jaeger man James Thomas Riffe faces murder charges after he allegedly shot 24 year old Raymond Everett Campbell of Baltimore at the Mingo Club near Jaeger following a tavern brawl. Campbell died at Grace Hospital Welch from a single .32 caliber wound. Riffe is jailed in Welch. preliminary hearing set in Welch before Justice E L Mitchell. Prosecutors Rudolph Murensky and troopers R L Bauer and J L Dotson led the probe.

Jaeger Baltimore, Md McDowell County James Thomas Riffe Raymond Everett Campbell Baltimore Mingo Club Johnnycake Mountain U.S. Route 52 Campbell Grace Hospital Welch Riffe Justice of the Peace E. L. Mitchell Rudolph Murensky R. L. Bauer J. L. Dotson Fanning Fune

Abby tropical storm threatens Florida coast near Key West

An early tropical disturbance near western Cuba strengthened to Abby with 46 mph winds and landfall likely south of Fort Myers. Gale warnings were issued along the south and southwest Florida coast as officials urged continued alert for potential impacts on the Florida Keys and mainland.

Miami Fla Cuba Florida Robert H. Simpson National Hurricane Center Abby Weather Bureau Miami International Key West Simpson Fort Myers The Keys

Natchez Curfew Bans Liquor Firearms After Racial Violence

Natchez Mississippi city leaders imposed a night curfew and banned liquor and gun sales after a false report of a white man killing a Black man triggered hours of mob violence in the Negro district and downtown. Police used tear gas as about 200 arrests were made for concealed weapons. two white-owned shops burned in the Negro area.

Natchez, Miss Sullivan National Guard Frank A. Richard Edwin E. Benoist

France Shaken by General Strike and Student Protests

Paris reports a three day holiday as the economy remains paralyzed by a broad strike. Gas and electricity talks stall while rail, subway, and bus services stay deadlocked. Daniel Cohn-Bendit urges resistance to work resumption and Gaullism. Communist strategy shifts to run alone in June elections.

Paris Charles de Gaulle France Sorbonne University Daniel— Danny the Red Cohn-Bendit

Memorial Day traffic toll climbs past five hundred

The Memorial Day weekend death toll on U S roads reached 542 with the homeward rush under way and safety officials hopeful the final total will stay below 625 to 725. Boating accidents added 35 deaths and 96 drownings during the same period, while last year set a 608 record for the four day holiday.

Associated Press National Safety Council

Ex Princeton Man Killed in Arizona Highway Crash

A 21 year old former Princeton man Michael Douglas McGlothlin was killed in a highway accident near Flagstaff Arizona Saturday morning. He was a University of Arizona at Flagstaff student and is survived by his parents Col J H and Elizabeth Mc Glothlin of the Marine Corps at Yuma and his paternal grandmother Mrs J H McGlothlin of Miami. Funeral services are pending at Seaver Mortuary in Princeton.

Princeton Flagstaff Ariz Bluefield Michael Douglas McGlothlin University of Arizona At Col J. H. and Elizabeth McGlothlin U.S. Marine Corps Yuma J. H. McGlothlin Miami Fla

Six Viet Officials Die as Rocket Hits Saigon Command Post

In Saigon a rocket exploded inside a police command post wounding four and killing six high ranking South Vietnamese officials including Col Pho Quoc Chu brother in law of Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky. U S forces denied involvement though a gunship may have fired the round. Authorities probed the incident amid battlefield fighting in Cholon.

Saigon U.S Nguyne Cao Ky Pho Quoc Chu van van Cua Nguyen van Luan le Ngoc Tru Nguyen Ngoc Xinh National Police Nguyen Bao Thu Revolutionary Development Nguyen van Phuoc

California Voters Split On McCarthy Kennedy Clash

AP survey in key California areas shows voters divided over the McCarthy Kennedy faceoff amid debate. McCarthy is credited with maturity. Kennedy praised for youthful vigor. both seek momentum before Tuesday’s Democratic presidential primary.

Los Angeles California Man On the Street Eugene J. McCarthy Robert F. Kennedy D-N.y Associate Press of McCarthy Kennedy John F. Kennedy

Peace Talks in Paris Face Long Difficult Path

A Johnson adviser warned the Vietnam peace talks in Paris will be a long hard road. Hints from North Vietnam and the Soviet Union offered only vague signs of movement as Le Duc Tho prepared to join talks and Cyrus Vance returned to the talks. The Moscow Pravda backed Hanoi’s demand to end bombing before any breakthrough.

Paris Johnson Vietnam North Vietnam Soviet Union le Duc Tho Hanoi Tho Cyrus R. Vance Vance Bretigny Military Moscow Communist Party Pravda

Ohioan faces charges after shooting father-in-law in gun battle

Joseph Handl Whitt, 32, of Columbus, is expected to be charged with maiming or felonious assault after a Sunday afternoon gunfight with his father-in-law Harvey B. Henley, 72, on Willowbrook Road south of Princeton. Both men were hospitalized with gunshot injuries. Henley treated for arm and chest wounds. Police say the shooting followed an argument when Henley exited his home as Whitt was about to exit his car. Details on who fired first were not available.

Oakvale Mountain Virgil P. Pennington Johnnie Prentice Princeton Prentice J. L. Tryall R. D. Thompson Kennedy McCarthy Hubert H. Humphrey California Chicago Humphrey District of Columbia Johnson Columbus, Ohio Willowbrook Road Joseph Handl Whitt Harvey B. Henley Bluefield Henley Whitt Peggy Whitt A. P. Stanley D. B. Atkinson

Italy Faces Spreading Social Convulsion on Anniversary

In Rome on the 22nd anniversary, Italy confronts a political crisis as the center-left collapses and the Socialist party rejects joining a new government. Leftist demonstrations and student clashes, including a violent Turin confrontation near Fiat, echo France’s unrest while President Saragat reviews the 1946 republic shift.

Rome Collosseum Fori Imperiali Colosseum Piazza Venezia Italy Italian Republic France Turin Fiat Motor Company

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