Johnson Makes Personal Appeal For Cease-Fire
President Johnson urged a cease-fire as a first step toward peace in the Middle East during a live TV and radio address. The United States evacuated about 12,000 Americans from war zones as Arab-Israeli hostilities intensified, with embassies chartering ships and citizens moved to ports in Egypt and Tunisia awaiting evacuation. Diplomatic ties with Egypt Algeria Syria were severed as the crisis deepened, while U.S. military transport planes were dispatched to Libya and Lebanon to aid evacuation efforts.
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Johnson
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Middle East
Alexandria
Tunis
United States
Egypt
Algeria
Pentagon
U.S
Libya
Lebanon
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Mediterranean
State Department
Jordan
Israel
Syria
Cairo
Department
Wheelus Air Force Base
Robert J. McCloskey
Bramwell Election Marks Strong Turnout In Heavy Vote
Anello tops Bramwell mayor race with 218 votes as 350 of 450 registered voters cast ballots. Others elected include Steve Dudash recorder and council members Scott, Sexton, Richardson, Lewis, Porter. Light turnout elsewhere. Saeger selects Clay Hall as mayor and Heather? No. write-ins noted.
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Bramwell
Don Anello
Clay Hall
Saeger
Max L. Covey
Malcolm G. Champ
C. C. (Cliff) Keatley
Princeton
West Virginia
Athens
Matoaka
W. M
Mel) Bondurant
G. W. Anderson
Oakvale
C. E. Biggs
Floyd Bostian
Steve Dudash
Clarice Quick
Glenn Scott
Harman Sexton
Dave Richardson
Jack Lewis
H. A. Porter
Richardson
Porter
Catherine Barringer
Charley Eanes
David Richardson
Fred Duff
Richard Baugh Jr
S. D. Sharp
William H. Bowen
Lillian Pierce
Lee Morrisett
Light
Iaeger
Hall
John Pat Fanning
John Pat Fanning Sr
Paul A. Hare
John H. Henry
Quentin Whaley
James Stafford
Ethel Kennedy
Dr. C. L. Dove
Thomas Bailey
Perry Roberts
Retail Merchants Plan For Dynamic Downtown
Bluefield and Bluefield Virginia merchants unite to boost downtown vitality. The Retail Trade Division of the Bluefield Chamber prepares joint actions with banks loan companies and professionals, scheduling meetings June 20 to study parking, urban renewal points and downtown advantages.
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Bluefield
Retail Trade
Bluefield Chamber of Commerce
Joan
Mideast War Developments Across Flashpoint Regions
The Israeli army reports deep Sinai penetration with destruction or capture of 200 Egyptian tanks while Cairo closes the Suez Canal and orders Americans out. The UN Security Council approves a cease fire plan with neutral observers possible aboard U S aircraft carriers. Syria and Lebanon join oil embargoes and Egypt's allies sever ties with the United States as fighting expands to Gaza and Jerusalem. The U S evacuates 12,000 citizens as President Johnson urges a cease fire as a first step to peace.
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Sinai Peninsula
Jerusalem
Cairo
Egypt
Suez Canal
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Sinai
United Nations
U.N. Security Council
U.S
Israel
End of Florida drought brings rain and cooling relief
A tropical moist air mass ended Florida droughts that killed livestock and scorched forests. After three days of showers Miami irrigation reached three inches with one to two inches elsewhere as cooler weather arrived and Everglades wildlife sought water.
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Miami, Fla
Florida
Tropics
Miami
Weather Bureau
Bluefield Considers Modified Urban Renewal Projects
Bluefield Urban Renewal Commission unanimously approves proceeding with modified versions of the Northside and Downtown Renewal Projects in smaller steps if Philadelphia officials permit. City leaders note potential credit use from the Bluefield Avenue Project may avoid cash outlays, while planning officials seek city and Board approval before hearings and further action.
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Bluefield
Northside
Bluefield Avenue
Urban Renewal Commission
Philadelphia
Bluefield Board of Directors
C. Judson Lambert
A. A. Modena
George McCulloch
City
Modena
McCulloch
Conrad Brevick
Commission
Planning Commission
Board of Directors
Martin Hired As Coordinator For West Virginia Higher Education
West Virginia State Board of Education appoints Dr. Leslie L. Martin as administrator of higher education with a $22,107 annual salary. The 61 year old, a Purdue graduate and Indiana University PhD holder, will align policies with Marshall University and eight state colleges and plans to move to Charleston around August 1.
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Charleston
State Board of Education
Lacy S. Rice
Leslie L. Martin
West Virginia
Martin
Marshall University
Purdue University
Indiana University
University of Kentucky
Israel Presses Sinai Drive Toward Suez Canal
The war in the Middle East nears day two as Israeli forces push along a three mile front toward the Suez Canal. The Israeli military said 680 Egyptian tanks were destroyed or captured in Sinai and Gaza over two days. U N Security Council calls for immediate cease fire while Egypt and allies react to diplomatic shifts.
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Suez Canal
Holy Land
Jordan
Bethlehem
Jerusalem
Middle East
New York
U.N. Security Council
U.S
mortar attack tears supply base in saigon killing two
A single Communist mortar shell hit English Field in Binh Dinh Province near Saigon, killing two Americans and wounding 34 while causing heavy damage. U S officials estimate $2 5 million in ammo losses and 440 000 gallons of oil burned. Bulldozers and demolition teams worked to control the blaze.
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English Field
U.S. 1St Air Cavalry Division
U.S
Qui Nhon
Binh Dinh
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