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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1968
Page
1
The Supreme Court ruled 8-1 that officers may stop and search suspicious pedestrians for weapons if they reasonably fear for safety. Chief Justice Warren said the searches must be carefully limited and need not show absolute certainty of armament. Justice Douglas dissented noting potential overreach.
The Senate approved a space authorization bill totaling 4.01 billion, 357 million below the White House request. Proxmire led cuts including 137 million from Apollo applications, shifting toward the House figure as differences with the House may be settled in conference.
Ray faces a British court after the United States secured a provisional warrant for his extradition over the King case. He was remanded to June 18 for further proceedings as U S authorities prepare formal extradition documents.
Two West Virginia Penitentiary gospel singers Roy Lee Holloway and Harold L. Page were arrested by State Trooper M E Kilburn in Petersburg after a Sunday appearance near Clarksburg. They claimed to have 33000 buried within a 20 mile radius and demanded to bring an inmate to show the site, but security concerns led to the arrest.
Student guards end eight day occupation of Belgrade University after President Tito promises reforms. A return-to-class mood spreads, while branches prepare for ballot on formal end to the strike. Some opposition pockets remain, notably philosophy students at the so called Karl Marx Red University who demand a concrete student program before retreat.
General Westmoreland told reporters in Saigon that the war's price is rising to a point potentially intolerable for the enemy. He warned against expecting a quick defeat and will become Army chief of staff in Washington after four years in Vietnam.
Hollywood AP A district attorney will not prosecute Jimmy Brown the former NFL star now actor for assaulting a woman found injured near his second floor apartment. The case cited lack of evidence though a separate battery charge against a police officer remained.
High waters near Maybeury in McDowell County receded to normal levels Monday night. Three homes were briefly threatened by water cascading from an abandoned strip mine, flooding basements and leaving debris along lower edges. In the two Bluefields, flood damage was mainly flooded streets with water receding.
Viet Cong rockets blasted central Saigon at 6 15 a m in the capital's first daylight assault of the offensive. The attack struck near Independence Palace and the U S Embassy wounding several and starting fires as rockets hit City Hall Air Vietnam and the Rex hotel. Casualties were expected to be high with targets including the marines compound and Bank of Tokyo amid the citys three million residents.
Two intoxication suspects Morris Bennett Jr age 19 of Asco and Clifford Houck age 18 of Capels died in the single cell of Davy jail from suffocation after a mattress fire. Inmates Lawrence Wells 18 of Sneadville and a 17 year old boy escaped. Wells had a prior intoxication charge fined Monday. An autopsy and investigation continue as officials seek the cause of the blaze and how the mattress ignited. Houck had just completed Army duty in Germany and was still in the Army. military graveside rites are planned with Capels Church of God services Friday.
The Department of Housing and Urban Renewal approved a 29648 dollar urban renewal planning assistance grant to Monroe County. U S senators Robert C Byrd and Jennings Randolph and Rep James Kee announced the grant in Washington. The grant covers three quarters of planning costs over two years. the county will provide the remaining 9833 dollars.
Floyd Hardy, 52, a Social Security recipient from Squire, died after a utility pole with a transformer fell while being sawed off on land owned by Pocahontas Fuel Co. near Canebrake. Authorities said Hardy died en route to Welch Emergency Hospital. Funeral plans were incomplete.
Defense Department listed seven Virginia servicemen killed in action in Vietnam. Included is Army Sgt. Frank W. Campbell Jr. husband of Evelyn Campbell RFD 3 Box 101 Glade Spring.
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