Kontum Plateau Battle Grows Into Major Helicopter Push
Fresh American and South Vietnamese troops reinforce the 101st Airborne as heavy contact with North Vietnamese forces continues on the Kontum plateau. Helicopters deploy 1st Cavalry and ARVN battalions amid reports of 3 000 to 5 000 fighters. Casualties counted so far include 239 confirmed North Vietnamese dead with higher totals expected.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S. 101St Airborne Division
Kontum Plateau
U.S. 1St Cavalry
Ia Drang
Nguyen Cao Ky
Hue
1St Division
Laos
Cambodia
Ing
U.S
Pleiku
Washington
White House
William S. Carpenter Jr
U.S. Military Academy
Paul Revere
Tay Ninh
Red Machine
Quang Ngai
Care Advised Near Road Repair Crews
State Police Supt Burchett urged motorists to slow and be cautious as road crews work on West Virginia highways this season. He warned drivers to heed warning signs and avoid dangerous lane jockeying to protect crews and themselves.
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Charleston
W. E. Burchett
West Virginia
Col. Burchett
Ohio Firm Bids Low on Elk River Dredging Project
Capital Dredge and Dock Co of Lorain Ohio appears to have the lowest bid for work on the Elk River with a bid of 44 277 dollars. The two sites are Washington Street Bridge Charleston and Elk Two Mile. The project calls for dredging to a depth of 11 feet.
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Huntington
Capital Dredge and Dock Co
Lorain
Ohio
Elk River
Army Corps of Engineers
Washington Street
Charleston
Elk Two Mile
Navy seeks Corpus Christi NAS graduates for birthday reunion
The Naval Recruiting Station Bluefield seeks former Corpus Christi Texas Naval Air Station graduates for a June three day birthday reunion. The base opened in 1941 and trained pilots, producing tens of thousands through 1966. Recruiter Ro co D Bell aims to locate veterans in the area for the event.
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Naval
Bluefield
Corpus Christi
Texas
Naval Air Station
Roco D. Bell
ADJL
Bell
of South Texas
United States, Navy
Army Hawaii Missile Test Debris Sparks Brush Fire
Honolulu officials report a Nike Hercules missile malfunction during a test near Kahuku Point caused debris to fall in brushland and ignite a 15 acre fire. Army claims only minor parts landed inside the safety zone while witnesses describe visible flaming debris and rapid fire spread.
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Honolulu
Oahu
Kahuku Point
Hawaii National Guard
Army
Kahuku
Ralph Crommett
Pacific
John Yoshikawa
Medicare Tips July Start For Bluefield Beneficiaries
Walter Campbell outlines Medicare basics in a July start series. The piece explains covered services such as diagnostic tests and prosthetic devices and notes which items are not covered like prescription drugs and hearing aids. It also covers claim methods and contact details for the Social Security office.
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Walter R. Campbell
Social Security
Bluefield
Social Security Office
North Pole Hospital Opens Near Arctic Circle
The U S Public Health Service opens a 2 million dollar hospital 200 miles above the Arctic Circle near Point Barrow Alaska. It serves about 1600 Eskimos and 100 non natives with 529 annual admissions and 4000 dental visits. Infant mortality has fallen up to 70 percent in ten years though deaths and infections remain high. One physician one dentist and eight nurses staff the facility, with additional staff planned.
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Washington
NANA
U. S. Public Health Service
North Pole
Arctic Circle
Point Barrow
Alaska
U. S
Potomac Pact Plans Approved by Four States
Governors Mills Godwin Jr of Virginia J Millard Tawes of Maryland and colleagues from Pennsylvania West Virginia approved an interstate compact to develop Potomac River Valley recreation and scenic resources. Interior Secretary Udall expects the compact to be drawn by early next year and a Potomac Valley park bill to follow.
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Washington
Virginia
West Virginia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Potomac River Valley
Mills E. Godwin Jr
J. Millard
Awes
William Scranton
Hulett Smith
Stewart L. Udall
Congress
Potomac Valley
Upper River
Interior Department
Shenandoah River
Six Beer Licenses Suspended by State Official
State Beer Commissioner G. T. Davis Jr announced the suspension of six beer licenses. Five suspensions cite possession and sale of liquor, including Dominick J. Colantino at Club Hampton, Charles Gould Grocery, Rose Shank, Shoey's Tavern, and Chester W. Koontz at National Lunch. One license, Wayie Kelley at Kelley's, faced a 15 day suspension for permitting Sunday beer before 1 PM. Hearings occurred Thursday, suspensions take effect next Wednesday.
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Charleston
G. T. Davis Jr
Dominick J. Colantino
Hampton
Fairmont
Charles Gould
Rachel
Marion County
Rose Shank
Shank
Hollywood gossip and power moves drift through this week
Judy Garland's daughter Lisa Minnell may earn 400000 this year while Judy's concert income also rises. Seven Arts plans a Paris premiere of Is Paris Burning with Ray Stark hoping Presidents Johnson and wife attend. The column surveys feuds, ambitions, and fading careers across Marilyn Monroe era names and rising stars, noting shifts toward directing and TV work.
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Hollywood
Nana
Judy Garland
Lisa Minnell
Judy
Lisa
Seven Arts
Ray Stark
Johnson
Paris
President Johnson
McDowell Gets Lumber Mill Opens Near Welch
A luncheon marked the opening of a Georgia Pacific lumber mill near Welch West Virginia attended by U. S. Senator Jennings Randolph and Representative James Kee. The mill is the fourth Georgia Pacific mill in West Virginia and will employ about 100 workers, expanding the firm’s statewide labor force to about 500 and payrolls to nearly $2 million annually.
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Welch
Georgia-Pacific Co
U. S
Jennings Randolph
James Kee
Georgia- Pacific
West Virginia
Randolph
Kee
40 Europeans Will Visit State Mines in Beckley Tour
A 40 member foreign delegation from 15 nations will tour Kopperston No 1 and No 2 mines of Eastern Associated Coal Corp in Beckley on June 13. The group, part of a 12 day U S inspection of the bituminous coal industry, includes coal producers and government officials arriving at Prince to begin the visit.
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Beckley
Beckley Area
Kopperston
Eastern Associated Coal Corp
U. S
U.S
Coal Committee
United Nations Economic Commission For Europe
Prince
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