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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1966
Page
1
Bluefield must quickly appoint a new city manager after Randolph G. Whittle resigns effective August 1. Whittle leaves a strong eight year record. his successor will inherit tensions with the new board over urban renewal in west Bluefield, a district slated for major redevelopment and new businesses.
Washington reports signs that the Democrats face trouble in the agricultural Midwest five months before the November elections. The piece highlights rural House races, seven Senate seats in play, and farmer dissatisfaction with Johnson administration policies and farm price issues.
Har old Harman of Clinch Development Corp reports $100 000 of a $500 000 stock sale toward a new North Tazewell furniture plant funded by federal loans and local investment. The plan aims to build a $2.2 million facility with 300 jobs at start and 800 later, with stock at 25 dollars per share and monthly payment options.
Two people died in weekend highway crashes in Parkersburg and the Huntington area. Charles H. Williams, 23, of Parkersburg, died when his auto struck a utility pole in Wood County. Virginia Mae Fraley, 43, was fatally injured when her car hit a pole near the Guyan Estates subdivision. her husband said she suffered a heart attack before the crash. The 1966 WV highway death toll rose to 193, from 187 a year earlier.
Secretary McNamara reports first quarter Viet Nam gains exceeded expectations while warning of ongoing Communist infiltration. He states 18,000 more U S troops bound for South Viet Nam bringing total to about 285,000 with a potential rise toward 400,000.
Capt William C Carpenter Jr describes North Vietnamese regulars fighting among U S troops on the Kontum plateau. He says air and artillery strikes were the most effective way to destroy the enemy after napalm and cannon fire. His actions recalled his football fame as West Point's Lonesome End.
Hollywood obituary notes Wallace Ford a veteran stage and film actor with 200 plus credits died Saturday at the Motion Picture Country House in Woodland Hills after heart disease. He was born Samuel Jones in London on February 12 1898 and rose from vaudeville to Broadway before MGM contract in 1932. His last release was A Patch of Blue where he played a grandfather. He leaves a daughter Patricia Zachary of Brentwood.
U S planes reinforce the Kontum plateau battle as five days of fighting continue. Paratroopers report heavy enemy losses while air strikes hit targets from Guam to near the front lines. About 5 000 Buddhists march in Hue amid anti American banners as forces monitor possible North Vietnamese redeployment.
In Moscow 140 million Soviet voters began an unopposed election to the Supreme Soviet led by Brezhnev and Kosygin. Early voters in Uelen Petropavlovsk Kamchatsky Vladivostok and Khabarovsk indicated party candidates would win all seats. The Soviet Parliament will feature two houses with 750 and 767 members and meet only briefly twice yearly to approve party proposals.
Calcutta AP reports a week of temperatures around 120 degrees has caused at least 64 deaths in West Bengal and Bihar, as authorities warn of continued extreme heat in eastern India.
In Tuesday primaries, Democrats face notable challenges including Sen. Donald Russell against Ernest Hollings in South Carolina and Rep. Barratt O'Hara, 84, against Abner Mikva in Illinois. Illinois also sees Sen. Paul Douglas seeking re election with possible fight against Charles Percy. South Carolina voters also choose a nominee to run opposite Strom Thurmond.
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