South Viet Draft Bill Approved to Expand Armed Forces
A South Vietnam National Assembly session approved five amendments to a general mobilization bill enabling President Nguyen Van Thieu to draft all able-bodied men aged 17 to 48. The move, clearing the way for a larger force by 268000 to reach one million by 1968, leaves weaponry and training plans to be arranged. The bill would draft 18 to 38 for combat units and 17 to 18 and 38 to 48 for civil defense, transferable to combat if needed.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
National Assembly
Nguyen van Thieu
Senate
Clay County Teen Killed in WV Route 16 Crash
Dana Ray Tanner, 16, of Nebo Clay County died when his car left the road and struck a tree on West Virginia Route 16 near Ivydale. Police reported Saturday’s fatal wreck.
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Clay County
Ivydale
W.va
Dana Ray Tanner
Nebo
Here
Central Junior High Names Honor Roll Recipients
One hundred forty nine Central Junior High students in Bluefield earned honors for the last six weeks. Ninth grade A honors include Debbie Blankenship and Dawn Scott, with eighth grade A honors to Larry Perdue and Joyce Shields. B honors list many names across ninth, eighth, and seventh grades.
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Central Junior High
Bluefield
Debbie Blankenship
Dawn Scott
Larry Perdue
Joyce Shields
Seveth
Brenda Beavers
Beth Clarkson
Raejean Dick
Cassandra Robertson
Thomas Surratt
Marie Thomas
Sharon Aksomitus
Richard Anderson
Joey Borich
Keith Bowman
Teresa Brooks
Josephine Browning
David Burnette
June Burton
Shelby Cahill
Darlene Caldwell
Marie Christian
Debra Dick
Beverly Dickason
Patricia Dunford
Iris Dunnigan
Linda Farrington
Teresa Gibson
Magarret Gilpin
Brenda Green
Shelia Hager
Robert Hallis
Doug Harris
Sidney Hendrick
Pat Hudson
Pat Hull
Pamela Hylton
Debbie Jones
Dorothy King
Timmy Kitts
Judith Lewis
Cathy McPeak
Carolyn Mills
Brenda Neece
Dennis Perenyi
Carolyn Perdue
Sandy Pollard
Joy Peery
Mary Ruth Raines
Marilyn Shumate
Deborah Shrader
Brenda Stevens
Patty Thomas
Nancy Thacker
Lyndon Thompson
Patricia Webb
Alena Wells
James Vaughn
Pam Aliff
Patricia Arney
Pat Arnold
Theresa Battle
Carl Bel
Charles Poe
Cynthia Owens
Robin Ramsey
Teresa Rhody
Pamela Shields
Jeffery Smith
Janet Stout
Phyllis Wagner
Pamela Whittaker
Mike Wilmer
Sue Williams
Robin Veneri
Englishman Starts 2875 Mile Outback Trek
British-born walker James Wadsworth known as Walking Jimmy begins a 2875 mile trek from Darwin to Perth Australia. He aims for 30 to 50 miles daily and a 90 day finish, braving remote routes and harsh conditions.
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Darwin
Australia
Jimmy” Wadsworth
Outback
Perth
Western Australia
Wadsworth
Fight Injuries Fatal To Man
A West Virginia man died after a fight in Chillicothe Ohio when a wooden leg from a bar stool embedded into his forehead during an assault at the Playhouse Cafe. Edward Woodall 35 of West Hamlin WV died in a Columbus hospital. Ezra Nunley of Chillicothe is jailed on assault with intent to kill and faces further charges after Woodall's death.
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Chillicothe
Nunley
Woodall
Spain welcomed nearly five million tourists in five months
Madrid AP reports 4,921,643 tourists visited Spain in the first five months of the year, an 8.5 percent rise from the same period in 1967, according to Manuel Fraga Iribarne, minister of information and tourism.
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Madrid
Spain
Manuel Fraga Iribarne
Mercer Woman Hurt In Wreck Near Bluefield
A Mercer County woman, Mrs Guyda White 50 of Lashmeet, was injured in a one car crash on East River Mountain two miles south of Bluefield around 4 20 p m Sunday. The car driven by her husband Austin White overturned when brakes failed. Damages were about 400 dollars. Trooper A P Stanley led the investigation.
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Mercer County
Bluefield Sanitarium
East River Mountain
Bluefield
Guyda White
Lashmeet
Austin White
A. P. Stanley
US Freighter and Tanker Collide Off California Coast
A tanker carrying 127000 barrels of jet fuel and the 292 foot Copper State freighter collided about five miles south of Santa Cruz Island at 2 27 am. The tanker Cossatot lost a 20 foot bow section and a large waterline gash but no crew injuries were reported. The Copper State owned by State Marine Line was bound for Long Beach while the Cossatot headed to Haines Alaska through heavy fog near Santa Barbara.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
Coast Guard
Copper State
Santa Cruz Island
Haines
Alaska
Long Beach
California
The
State Marine Line
Malnutrition Widespread Says House Panel
The House Agriculture Committee finds little hunger in the United States but widespread malnutrition due to ignorance about balanced diets. The 79 page report, based on 181 counties in 19 states, notes no current starvation and few hunger cases tied to poverty or aid access, while citing education as the remedy.
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Washington
House Agriculture Committee
United States
W. R. Poage
D-Tex
Citizens’ Group
United
Citizens’ Board of Inquiry
Citizen’s Crusade Against Poverty
Poage
Citizens’ Committee
Colorado
Florida
Montana
Illinois
Mississippi
Agriculture Committee
John B. Parrish
University of Illinois
Bridal Shower Recipe Card Exchange Idea
For a bridal shower ask each guest to bring their favorite recipe written or typed on an index card and signed. Recipes can be filed in a recipe box and wrapped with a pretty bow.
BOAC Strike Grounds Major British Airliner Flights
More than half of BOACs 46 airliners were grounded at Heathrow as pilots walk out over pay. Eighteen Heathrow departures canceled with 2000 passengers rebooked on other carriers. Government air line plans two transatlantic flights daily from Manchester. Pilots seek formula pay and raises of about 240 dollars weekly. Airline chairman Sir Giles Guthrie warned of daily revenue losses estimated at 840 thousand dollars.
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London
British Overseas Airways Corp
Heathrow
BOAC
Manchester
New York
Montreal
Toronto
American Airlines
Giles Guthrie
Britain
Sir Giles
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Stewart Granger
Burt Lancaster
the Scalphunters
BeLuxe Unite Artists
Devils Brigade
Pamavision
United Artists
William Cuff
Vince Holden - Robertson Edwards
Wwcker
Paula Schulz
Uniréa Antists
Max Frost
Vx Begley
Hme
Mercer
U. S
Norman Rockwell
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