Soviets Launch Manned Craft To Join Laboratory
Three cosmonauts aboard Soyuz 11 lifted off from Baikonur and aimed to dock with the drone laboratory Salute in orbit. The crew reported all systems normal and prepared for a 10 hour rest ahead of final docking maneuvers as the mission seeks steps toward a permanent space station.
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Moscow
Navy
Baikonur Space Center
Earth
Georgi Dobrovolsky
Dobrovolsky
Tass
Vladislav Volkov
Viktor Patsayev
Baikonur
Volkov
Soviet Union
Disorderly Mob Dispersed At Princeton Burger Boy
Eight people were arrested after a crowd of 75 to 100 gathered after 11 p.m. at Burger Boy Food-O-Rama Princeton. Charges include intoxication disobeying a lawful order unlawful assembly and resisting arrest. Police reported drugs were found prompting pending charges against at least two.
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Burger Boy Food-O-Rama
Princeton
Mercer County State Police
Mercer County Sheriff's Department
Honaker Avenue
Walker Street
Edison Belcher
Justice of the
Roy Compton
Michael R. Gilpin
East Ave
Thomas
Bombers aid South Vietnam in repelling northern assault
Saigon reports B52 bombers and South Vietnamese forces blocking a North Vietnamese offensive along the frontier below the DMZ. The action follows multiple clashes as the war escalates across regional fronts.
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Saigon
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Power firms pledge to protect Canaan Valley scenery
The Allegheny Power System companies filed an Initial Statement of Environmental Factors with the Federal Power Commission promising preservation of the Canaan Valley's scenic and wildlife values.
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Fairmont
Allegheny Power System
Federal Power Commission
Canaan Valley
Disturbance at Burger Bay Food-O Rama Leads to Eight Arrests
In Princeton area the Burger Bay Food-O Rama incident before dawn Sunday ended with eight people jailed on charges from intoxication to resisting arrest. Bluefield voters set to nominate ten of 25 candidates for city board of directors in the July 6 general election.
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Bluefield
City Board of Directors
Page
One Dead Two Hurt In High Speed Mercer County Crash
In Mercer County near Bluefield Virginia a single car left Airport Road traveling east at high speed and flew more than 100 feet before overturning. Jerry Albert Lewis 21 of Bluefield VA died on arrival at Bluefield Sanitarium. Timothy Brooks 21 and Reece Lewis 21 were hospitalized with non critical injuries.
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Bluefield
Airport
Mercer County
Bluefield Sanitarium
Jerry Albert Lewis
Rt. 2
Timothy Brooks
Reece Lewis
Bluefield, Va
D. B. Meadows
West Virginia
Princeton
Barrett Tree Experts
Jerry A. Lewis
Reese Lesin
Brooks
Bumper Can Endure 2 Mile-Per-Hour Car Impact
A Telegraph-ette notes the bumper of the modern car can withstand a two mile per hour impact though finding a willing tester is unlikely.
Israelis Deny Entry to Possible Gangster Conference
Israel blocked a planned North American underworld conference in Jerusalem and refused entry to two Americans Bernard Rose and Benjamin Sigelbaum and a Canadian Jacob Marcus after Interpol alerted authorities. The trio were sent home from Lod airport within hours of arrival. Meyer Lansky, present as a tourist, prompted officials to stress they would not host criminals.
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Marcus Eliason
Associated Press
Jerusalem
Israel
North America
Interior Ministry
Yitzhak Agassi
Agassi
Bernard Rose
Benjamin Sigelbaum
Jacob Marcus
Lod International
Interpol
London
Meyer Lansky
Lansky
United States
ARVN Repels Third North Vietnamese Assault Near DMZ
South Vietnamese forces halted a North Vietnamese push along the northern frontier as U S B 52 bombers backed the drive. Allied reports claim 257 enemy killed in air and ground battles on Saturday and Sunday near foothills below the DMZ. Lt Col De Viet said 23 heavy weapons and 41 rifles captured with light Vietnamese casualties. U S reports 58 NVA killed near Khe Sanh by helicopter gun ships.
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Saigon
Demilitarized Zone
de Viet
U.S
Khe Sanh
Voters Tackle City Board race in Bluefield primary
Bluefield voters choose ten of 25 candidates for the city board in a Tuesday primary with 16 precincts closing at 7 30 pm. Voters are reminded to select no more than five on each ballot and that ballots with more than five marks will be voided.
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Bluefield
City Board of Directors
Peterstown
Lawrence D. Munsey
James F. Webb
Carmen M. Isola
Ned Harvey
Harold L. Pack
Burton R. Gunnee
Robert Francis
Newcom
Carl Sutphin
Virginia Assembly Returns to Session Facing Reapportionment Deadline
The Virginia General Assembly re convenes with focus on a June 15 federal court deadline to revise multi member House districts in Richmond and Tidewater. A related Supreme Court case on district legality could render guidance moot if it adopts single member districts.
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Richmond
Virginia General Assembly
Washington
U.S. Supreme Court
Tidewater
U.S. Justice Department
High Court
Indiana
Supreme Court
Virginia
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Ambling
Las Vegas
Florida
Bahamas
Dan
Tel Aviv
Accadia
William P. Rogers
James Bartlett
Duy Xuyen
Wesley Miller Jr
Harry Gates
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