Fresh Revolts Threatened In Seething Latin America
A survey of unrest across the region notes rising economic and social strains. Colombia faces student and labor riots with a siege in place, while Guayaquil opposes Quito reforms. Venezuela reports FLN renewal with a Havana mission, and Argentina grapples with inflation and a split over Dominican Republic troop deployment.
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Latin America
Unio
Colombia
Guillermo Leon Valencia
Columbia
Venezuela
FLN
Armanent
Havana
German Lairet
Argentina
Dominican Republic
Congress
Bluefield Enacts Dog and Cat Quarantine With Fatal Enforcement
Bluefield imposes a city wide quarantine on all dogs and cats, licensed or not, and authorizes the city manager to pick up and even shoot at large animals considered rabid or dangerous. The measure, signed by Mayor Henry F. Warden, follows a rabies case and includes plans for clinics and a new dog catcher.
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Bluefield
Randolph G. Whittle
Whittle
Mercer County Health Department
Shots fired at Seagraves Coal camp in Kentucky
Snipers in the mountains opened fire on the Seagraves Coal Co. camp in Harlan Kentucky injuring no one. A minute long duel followed as miners returned fire during shift change at the non union mine. Police noted earlier pickets had been present.
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Harlan, Ky
Seagraves Coal Co
Tae Cissen
Seagraves
United Mine Workers Union
Space Heroes Return to Houston With Family Reunions
Space veterans James McDivitt and John White land at Ellington Air Force Base to a sea of embraces and cheers. They describe their Gemini 4 mission June 3 to 7 with a televised news conference moved up for the President's Houston visit.
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White
Johnson
Houston
Cape Kennedy
McDivitt
Air Force
Ellington Air Force Base
Space Center
Jim
Patrick McDivitt
Incumbents Win Unopposed In War City Election
Mayor Harry Gates and Recorder Wanda McGraw sail to re election without opposition along with three incumbents and two newcomers Nathan Hale Oscar Carrico Patsy Cardisco. New council members Donald Tunnell and Louise Hockett also win without opposition.
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Harry Gates
McDowell County
Thurs
Wanda McGraw
Nathan Hale
Oscar Carrico
Patsy Cardisco
Donald Tunnell
Louise Hockett
Bold airlift helps Vietnamese halt Dong Xoai assault
In Dong Xoai Viet Nam the 3rd Army Corps Brig Gen Cao Van Vien ordered reinforcements to blunt a Viet Cong offensive. Rangers retook district HQ and 150mm howitzers and captured enemy weapons as US forces suffered high casualties.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Dong Xoai
Cao van Vien
3Rd Army Corps
Vien
Tearful Wagner Drops Out of New York Mayoral Race
Democratic Mayor Robert F. Wagner tears up as he announces he will not seek a fourth term in New York City. The 55 year old cites vows to his late wife and a focus on being a full time father to his two sons. The move opens a battle for City Hall with Republican John Lindsay and others as potential successors.
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New York
Robert F. Wagner
New York City
Wagner
Fiorello H. la Guardia
la Guardia
John V. Lindsay
City Hall
Paul Screvane
Long
Apas
Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr
Canvass Hikes Primary Votes in Blue Field Election
The official canvass conducted June 8 shows a combined 30 vote increase across twelve candidates with no loss. District tallies shift: Simon up five to 903, Lambert up three to 698, Wilkinson up two to 1,094, Webb up four to 1,079, and others with smaller gains. Losing candidates Allen and Myles gain adjustments to 428 and 471 respectively.
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Bluefield
City Board of Directors
Board of Directors
Fred W. Simon
Henry Warden
O. Judson Lambert
Angelo L. Monaco
John C. Wilkinson
Leland H. Carter
Woodrow Wilson
Lewis H. Cook
Henry C. Webb
H. T. Goforth Sr
Jack Allen
Paul Myles
Efforts Fail To Save Swimmer In Raleigh
A Raleigh County youth drowned in the Coal River east of Whitesville while his father and two passersby tried to rescue him. James T. Jordon Jr., 15, of Marfork, reportedly tired in deep water during swimming at Birchton five miles east of Whitesville. State Police said the father was injured with a broken arm, and two bystanders in a California-licensed car aided in the unsuccessful rescue attempt.
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Whitesville
W.va
Raleigh County
Coal River
Here
James T. Jordon Jr
Marfork
Birchton
D. A. Burner
Burner
California
West Virginia Faces Staggering Food Stamp Cutoff
A dispute between West Virginia and federal officials could cancel food stamp benefits for 30 000 low income families in four counties in 20 days. The argument centers on a federal rule forcing state reimbursement for losses due to fraud or negligence. West Virginia argues the requirement violates the state constitution.
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Washington
West Virginia
State Department of Welfare
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Agriculture Department
Atty
C. Donald Robertson
W. Bernard Smith
Luna 6 Moon Probe Misses Target by 100 000 Miles
Moscow reports Luna 6, the Soviet unmanned moon probe, will miss the moon by about 100 000 miles due to an engine that did not shut off after course correction. Scientific experiments continue with the lunar rock sample.
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Moscow
Tass
Moon
Wenesday
Luna 6
Earth
Randolph County Man Killed in Two Car Crash
Harold E. Geer 3 of Huttonsville died in a two car collision on U S 219 near Plains West Virginia. The crash happened about 15 miles south of Plains. The other driver Charles Harold of Mill Creek sustained only slight injuries.
Tulsa boy wins 38th National Spelling Bee title
Michael Kerpan Jr., 12, of Tulsa, beat Judy Marie Guarr of Topeka in a 17 round final to claim the 38th National Spelling Bee. He earned 1000 dollars, a New York City weekend, a World’s Fair visit, and a TV appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show.
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Washington
Michael Kerpan Jr
Tulsa
Judy Marie Guarr
Topeka
Kanpay
Michael
Judy
Gracile
Michael Kerpan Sr
New York City
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Ecuador
Maiti
Chil
San Republic
Bolivia
Brazil
Uruguay
Guayagal
Guayaquil
Quito
Revolt
Venezela
National Liberation Front
Harlan
Princeton
Monroe County
Bluefield-Princeton Road
Ernest E. Martin
Zenith
Linda Cheryl Steele
Irish Ann Steele
Phyllis Martin
Dan Shade
Dong Xuai
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Raleigh
Russ
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