Nine Die Watching Paris Air Show Crash
At the Paris International Air Show a Fiat 19 spun out of control after a demonstration and crashed into a parking lot killing nine people and injuring four. Pilot Capt Italo Donati died after attempting to eject. victims included occupants of a sedan. Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey and astronauts Edward White II and James McDivitt had left the field shortly before.
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Paris
Italo Donati
Hubert H. Humphrey
Edward H. White II
James A. McDivitt
Grads Plan College Jump Across Mercer County
A Mercer County survey shows forty two percent of high school graduates intend to attend college this year, up three points from 1964. Park Central leads at sixty three percent, Beaver falls to half, Bramwell up to forty three, Montcalm twenty one, Oakvale twenty three, Princeton forty two, Spanishburg three, Athens declined to thirty three, Matoaka to seventeen. Superintendent W R Cooke notes educators aim to push post high school education.
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Mercer County
Park Central
Beaver
Mercer
Bramwell
Montcalm
Oakvale
Princeton
Spanishburg
Athens
Matoaka
W. R. Cooke
15 Rail Workers Killed In India
A collision on the Bombay New Delhi rail line killed fifteen railway workers when a special train struck a freight train. The crash derailed the engine and four cars about 500 miles from Bombay as Western Railway officials reported on Saturday.
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Bombay
India
Bombay-New Delhi
Western Railway
Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting Schedule Update
Weekly meetings held Wednesdays at 8 00 P M in the McCulloch Building third floor at the corner of Mc Culloch and Bland Street. Sunday night sessions have been discontinued for the summer months.
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McCulloch
Bland Street
OES Holds June Meeting In Rock
The Rock Chapter No. 130 of the Order of the Eastern Star held a June meeting with Opal Shrewsbury and Albert Thompson presiding. Officers were elected for installation on July 9 at 8 p.m. A letter from Rev. and Mrs. T. E. Shea was read. The group extended a courtesy program to the outgoing officers. refreshments were served.
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Rock — the
Rock
The
Order of the Eastern Star
Opal Shrewsbury
Albert Thompson
T. E. Shea
Charleston
W. L. Sutherland
Sutherland
D. G. Leidig
Emory, Va
T. R. Willis
Richmond
Plastic boat rises on air cushion to 12 inch lift
A plastic boat reaches speeds of 40 mph propelled by an outboard motor. A forward nine horsepower engine drives a fan that creates an air cushion lifting the hull about 12 inches above the water, reducing hull friction even in rough seas.
Miss Atkins Honored At Bridge Luncheon In St Paul
Mrs Rolfe Morris hosted a pink and white bridge luncheon in St Paul honoring Miss Sue Atkins of Wytheville bride elect of John Rudacille of Amherst. Out of town guests included Miss Atkins and Mrs G M Atkins and Miss Sandee Sibbold. Winners were Mrs W E Desmond and Miss Sibbold.
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ST. Paul
Rolfe Morris
Sue Atkins
Wytheville
John Rudacille
Amherst
Atkins
G. M. Atkins
Sandee Sibbold
New Jersey
W. E. Desmond
Humphrey and Gemini Team Boost US at Paris Air Show
Vice President Humphrey and astronauts James McDivitt and Edward White Jr attended the Paris Air Show. Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin declined a meeting, saying he was too busy. The tour included the Vostok 2 capsule as U.S. officials noted the absence of a formal talks, while White and McDivitt demonstrated Gemini equipment and shook hands with Gagarin at a luncheon.
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Paris
Hubert H. Humphrey
James A. McDivitt
Edward H. White II
Yuri Gagarin
Gagarin
Humphrey
White
McDivitt
U.S
U. S
le Bourget
Space and Air Show
Alexis Smirnov
Charles de Gaulle
Service Guild Meeting and Local Updates at Elkhorn
The Elkhorn Wesleyan Service Guild met at Mrs. E W Tabor home with Mrs. Robert Beasley presiding. Virginia Black and Louise McNeil led worship with the theme We Should See Jesus. Guests included Mr and Mrs W E Hamilton and others as travel updates and July picnic planning noted.
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Elkhorn
Elkhorn Wesleyan Service Guild
Elkhorn Methodist Church
E. W. Tabor
Robert Beasley
Virginia Black
Louise McNeil
Christ
Jesus
Elwood Booth
Opal Semanco
Joan Semanco
Beasley
W. E. Hamilton
Newport News
FE. W. Tabor
Upland
Dewey Belcher
Timmy
Haymarket
Eugene Richardson
H. G. Lovell
Washington, D. C
William Mosko
Tommy
Lee Snow
Switchback
Lincoln Lot
Hornby Norris
Cincinnati
Ohio
Deanna
Children's Hospital
High Command Praises Viet Nam Jungle Raid
Washington reports that the defense high command is fully satisfied with SAC B52 bombers strike on a jungle target in South Viet Nam. The operation demonstrated strategic aircraft can perform tactical missions, with results including destroyed supplies and command positions and enemy evacuation of a key region.
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Washington
Defense High Command
Strategic Air Command
South Viet Nam
SAC
Guam
Okinawa
Pentagon
Taeger Volunteers Continue Fundraising For New Fire Truck
Taeger Mc Dowell County volunteers from the fire department persist with fund raising. A bake sale at Mayhew's Department Store in Jaeger run by auxiliary members begins at 10 a.m. and lasts all day with all proceeds to the department.
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Taeger
McDowell County
Mayhew’s
Jaeger
Abel Named Berlin Warfare Chief Leading Soviet Psyops
Western intelligence says Colonel Rudolf Abel now heads Soviet psychological warfare against English-speaking nations from East Berlin. He is tasked with exploiting U S opposition to President Johnson in Vietnam and the Dominican Republic, aiming to draw U S personnel in West Germany into East Germany on so called Travel excursions. The State Department warned U S personnel to avoid entering East Germany without authorization. Abel’s past as a spy and the 1962 Powers swap are recalled as officials seek to curb the campaign.
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Washington
NANA
Rudolf Ivanovich Abel
U-2
Garry Francis Powers
East Berlin
Abel
U. S
Johnson
Viet Nam
Dominican Republic
West Germany
East Germany
U. S. State Department
New York
Glienecke Bridge
Potsdam
Zehlendorf
West Berlin
James B. Donovan
U.S
Brooklyn
Powers
Eric Vogel
Donovan
Russia
Able
Hitler
Fast Berin
Soviet Union
Bluefield Kiwanians to Hear Baseball Story Program
Bluefield Kiwanis members will hear A D Coppinger Jr. and Jim Frey of the Bluefield Orioles present the annual Baseball Story at the West Virginian Hotel Monday noon. They will discuss the 1965 Oriole squad and the role of organized baseball in the area, with Frey perhaps sharing hopes for a winning season. The group will also note the 1965 Kiwanis International Convention in New York City July 4-8.
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Bluefield Kiwanians
West Virginian
A. D. Coppinger Jr
Jim Frey
Bluefield Orioles
Oriole
Frey
Kiwanians
New York City
Bill Goodloe
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Grads Planning College Jump
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OES
Tyes & Wed
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Princeton Ave
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Margaret Coutts
Allen Gregory
Jim Porter
Pat O’donald
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Jimmie Jr
Debbie Jo
Los Angeles
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Vernon Kothman
St. Cloud
Wis
Michael Langele
Detroit
Mich
Glenmary Seminarians
Roland Hautz
St. Therese Church
Thomas H. Fletcher
Randy Davis
J. D. Cassell
Johnson City
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East Tennessee State University
Nebraska
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Sherri Dale
Lanna
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Omaha
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Pine Bluff
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Little Rock
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Kathy
Pounding Mill, Va
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Abingdon
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Wurlitzer
Lowmian Piano Co
Bluefield, W. Va
Science
By Bob Brown
High Command
Berlin
WVII
Chester Friedl
West Virginia University
Joseph Friedl
Goodykoontz Drug Store
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Yaeh
Southeastern Magic Wand, Inc. Pt. D
Box M
Bristol
Dial
Ie Ee
Chevrolet
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