Oklahoma man killed as chair lift cable snaps
RATON New Mexico AP a chair lift snarled and snapped five of its two seat basket cars killing 41 year old Robert Guillaume of Edmond Oklahoma and seriously injuring his bride June Guillaume. Four others were treated at Miners Hospital in Raton and one bus driver from Houston Texas helped stranded riders from 50 to 20 feet high.
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Raton Pass
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Edmond
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Richard Tobias
Andrews
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Houston
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Tazewell Man Killed by Coal Train Near Richlands
A 66 year old Tazewell County man, James Estil Lawson of Red Ash, died after being struck by an east bound Norfolk and Western coal train near Richlands at 11 50 p.m. Friday. He died at 5 05 a.m. Saturday at the Clinch Valley Clinic in Richlands. The collision occurred when Lawson apparently fell into a ditch and was hit while trying to rise. Investigators continued the inquiry Saturday night. He was a WWII veteran and left a large posterity. Burial is at Short Cemetery on Road Ridge after funeral services Monday at Mullins Funeral Home in Richlands. Friends may call Sunday after 11 a.m.
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Richlands
Norfolk and Western Railway
James Estil Lawson
Red Ash
Clinch Valley
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N&w
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Sarah Jane Simmons Lawson
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Frazier Nicewander
Raven
George Smith
Tazewell
Elliot Lawson
Cleveland
Ohio
J. T. Lawson
Short Gap
Russell Lawson
Minnow
Troy Lawson
Raymond Prather
Elyria
Colonel Anderson
Kenneth — Stillwell
Cedar Bluff
William Byrd
Detroit
Mich
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Chanel
Oscar Pruett
Witton Sparks
Short
Road Ridge
Rusk protests East German travel controls on Berlin
Secretary of State Dean Rusk delivered a U S protest to Soviet officials over East Germany s new limits on West German travel to Berlin and higher tolls on movement of people and goods The State Department said the protest was part of the ongoing Western response to East German moves to gain recognition as a separate state and to pressure Berlin access amid wartime occupation status.
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U.S
East Germany
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New York
Vasily V. Kuznetsov
United States
Anatoly F. Dobrynin
Richard J. Phillips
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Ski Champion Erika Schinegger Changes Sex
Erika Schinegger, once the 1966 women’s downhill world champion, has transitioned to male and is known as Erik. Her mother said Erik plans to pursue cycling and skiing, after withdrawing from the Austrian national team to avoid sex testing at the 1968 Grenoble Olympics.
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Austria
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Erik
Erika
Grenoble
France
Mansfield backs registration and permit for all firearms
Senate Leader Mike Mansfield endorsed a bill by Senator Tydings to require federal registration and possession of a permit for all firearms unless states enact their own laws. The measure broadens the Johnson administration’s gun policy and faces House action soon.
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Saigon Front Under Fire With Multiple Attacks
Vietnamese police say seven mortar rounds hit the Saigon riverfront causing a warehouse fire and wounding a policeman. Fresh enemy troops were spotted on the northern city fringe as U S and South Vietnamese forces pursued Viet Cong positions near Go Vap and along the outskirts. Rockets and shelling continued around the capital as B52 strikes hit routes to ease pressure.
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Go Vap
Dong Nai Regiment
Phu Tho
U.S
Bien Hoa
Favorite Sons Hold Key For Both Parties
The analysis shows favorite sons and uncommitted delegates shaping the 1968 presidential nominating contests for both parties. GOP figures Nixon and Rockefeller battle for votes while Reagan looms in California. Democrats face shifting support between Humphrey McCarthy and uncommitted blocs as conventions near Miami Beach and Chicago.
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Ronald Reagan
California
Miami Beach
Chicago
Ard M. Nixon
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Hubert H. Humphrey
Eugene J. McCarthy
Nixon
Rockefeller
Reagan
Associated Press
De Gaulle Frees Rebels as Crucial Vote Nears
Paris sources report President Charles de Gaulle freed former General Raoul Salan and 10 right wing rebels from prison just days before a key National Assembly election. Also released were Georges Bidault and Charles Lacheroy, with Salan stating he would not enter public life.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
Raoul Salan
Salan
Algeria
France
Georges Bidault
Charles Lacheroy
Bidault
National Assembly
Increased Fighting Concerns Envoys In Paris Talks
In Paris stalled Vietnam talks, U S and North Vietnamese envoys enter their sixth week as American officials warn that rising South Vietnamese fighting may pressure Johnson to retaliate. Hanoi rejects de escalation while Harriman group hopes for a possible compromise to end the war.
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U.S
South Vietnam
Johnson
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Xuan Thuy
W. Averell Harriman
Thuy
United States
Vietnam
East German Travel Rules Cause Massive Berlin Car Backups
West Berlin faced five to ten hour delays as new East German controls require visas and tolls for West Germans and West Berliners on the 110 mile autobahn to the East. By midday, queues stretched past 4,000 vehicles with hourslong waits, while officials in Bonn warned of the new realignments and paywalls in cross border travel.
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West Germany
Bonn
Neues Deutschland
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