Wreck Toll Reduced After Hampton Jet Crash
A Hampton Virginia 12 acre coastal area suffered a Marine Intruder bomber crash killing Mary Gallant and her son Donald. Initial death toll fluctuated but was set at two after daylight checks. ten homes leveled and many others damaged. Rescue crews fought fires as witnesses described a “ball of orange flame.”
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Hampton
Marine Corps
Hampton Police Department
Buckroe Beach
Go Lye
Ots Gentaestane
Near
King condemns hate as mobs attack march in Philadelphia
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. faces hostile whites in Nesho ba County Mississippi as a crowd of about 1,000 watches. Negro marchers are stoned and assaulted while King vows federal protection and stresses American brotherhood amid threats and jeers.
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Philadeplphia
Miss
Martin Luther King
Neshoba County
Goodman
Chaney
Schwerner
King
Mississippi
Africa
Wampler Sees A Chance For GOP in 9th District
Former Congressman William C. Wampler of Bristol Virginia tells about 75 Bluefield area Republicans that the 9th district can swing to the GOP. He blames the Johnson administration and high taxes for voter discontent and vows to push district projects such as recurring flood control if elected. State Senator George Barnes notes high turnout and growing Republican enthusiasm across the district.
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William C. Wampler
Bristol
Virginia
Viet Nam
Wampler
Bluefield
W. Pat Jennings
Marion
Jennings
Congress
Johnson
Washington
Rep. Jennings
Bluefield Area
George Barnes
Tazewell
Barnes
R-Va
Pat Jennings
D-Va
George Barns
Tazewell County
Senate
John Baker
McDowell Soldier Dies in Germany After Auto Crash
An 18 year old McDowell County soldier Specialist Fourth Class Larry Lewis of Jolo died in Germany Sunday night June 19 from injuries after being struck by a vehicle on June 11. He had served 16 months in Germany and his funeral will be arranged by Fanning Funeral Home in Saeger.
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McDowell County
Germany
Jaeger
Larry Lewis
Jolo
Wayne Lewis
Bliss warns GOP against over-optimism after strategy conference
Republican National Chairman Ray C. Bliss urged caution despite upbeat projections for gains in the House, state legislatures, governorships, and possibly the Senate. He urged candidates to mobilize and avoid stay-at-home voters, recalling Ohio's 1948 Dewey defeat and Truman's Ohio victory.
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Washington
Ray C. Bliss
GOP
Thomas E. Dewey
National Committee
Senate
Ohio
Harry S. Truman
De Gaulle Plans Shift on U S Role in Europe Talks
In Moscow De Gaulle pressed bilateral talks between European nations and the Soviet Union to ease East West tensions and reduce U S influence. The French leader proposed European security talks without the United States, as Soviet officials floated a wider conference with limited American participation.
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Moscow
Charles de Gaulle
France
Kremlin
U. S
United States
de Gaulle
Europe
Alexei N. Koxygin
Nikolai V. Podgorny
Germany
Soviet Union
John F. Kennedy
U.S
Soviet
Senate panel approves tougher car safety bill
The Senate Commerce Committee approved a stricter auto safety measure than the President proposed or the industry sought. Chairman Warren Magnuson said the plan would save lives and directed $51 million over three years to establish interim federal standards by January 31, 1967 for 1968 models, with permanent rules due January 31, 1968 and updated every two years. The rules would cover American and foreign cars along with trucks buses and motor scooters and require consultation with state officials and industry. Interim standards would target seat belts padded dashboards energy absorbing steering columns exhaust controls and back up lights.
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Johnson
Senate Commerce Committee
Warren G. Magnuson
D-Wash
Magnuson
Secretary of Commerce
Local Cable To Observe Rules On Prime Time Signals
The Bluefield TV Cable Co will block ABC Huntington on channel 4 and NBC Roanoke on channel 3 during 6 to 11 p.m. to avoid duplicating WHIS-TV Bonefiell programs. Roanoke channel 10 will switch to Charleston CBS station when duplicates occur. Antenna viewers retain NBC CBS and ABC access via others.
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Bluefield TV Cable Co
Federal Communications Commission
ABC
Huntington
NBC
Roanoke
Whis-T
Bonefiell
Bluefield
Charleston
CBS
Whis-Tv
Postman Attacked by Crafty Gray Squirrel
Huntington AP report describes Glen Hager, a postal worker, bitten three times by a gray squirrel from a tree while delivering mail. The animal climbed away after the attack and the incident drew attention to the unusual danger postmen face from wildlife.
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Glen Hager
Inside Abby 14 Movies Add Years 14 Princeton
Inside Abby piece notes 14 movies adding years to a list. Mentions Princeton and a classifieds row. Brief society comic and editorial content teased with stock and TV serenity notes.
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Abby
Princeton
L. People
Glenville Professor Picked as New BSC President
West Virginia Board of Education named Dr. Wendel G. Hardway of Glenville State College to be Bluefield State College president, effective July 1 at a salary of 15750. He becomes Bluefield State’s first white president in its 71 year history. Hardway, a Cowen native, has chaired Glenville’s Education and Psychology division since 1961 and has been on the Glenville faculty since 1954 except for a year of graduate study. He succeeds Dr. L. B. Allen, who left last year to head Chezney State College in Pennsylvania.
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Charleston
West Virginia Board of Education
Wendel G. Hardway
Glenville State College
Bluefield State College
Hardway
Bluefield State
Glenville
Bluefield
L. B. Allen
Chezney State College
Pennsylvania
E. J. Scrafford
Allen
Hardway Is
Cowen
Webster County
Troy High School
Gilmer County
Ohio
West Virginia Tech
Housing and Home Finance Administration
HHA
Tech
HHFA
Shepherd State College
Dorm Plan Approval Targets Marshall University Dorm and More
State Board of Education approved 8.8 million dollars in higher education construction. A 5.5 million twin towers dormitory was greenlit for Marshall University with two 17 story linked towers. Also approved 175 thousand dollars for a West Liberty State College arts building addition.
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Charleston
State Board of Education
Mareshall University
West Virginia University
Marshall
Huntington
5Th Avenue
West Liberty State College
Food Prices Drop In May Signals Modest Inflation Pause
Government figures show grocery prices fell six tenths of a percent in May, helping offset other living costs and yielding a 0.1 percent overall rise in the CPI to 112.6. Food costs remain 5.2 percent higher than a year earlier while total living costs are up 2.7 percent.
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Washington
Labor Department
Arnold Chase
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Welcome Home Enterprise Returns After Viet Nam War
The nuclear powered aircraft carrier Enterprise returns to Alameda for a homecoming after six months of war and 13 000 combat sorties over Vietnam. Capt Holloway praises crew bravery while honoring missing pilots and noting losses across seven squadrons. Thousands greet the homecoming as banners and cookies celebrate the homecoming.
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Alameda
Calif
Enterprise
Viet Nam
Golden Gate Bridge
Big E
James L. Holloway III
Alameda Naval Air Station
Doug
Dave
Douglas Ames
Munising
Mich
Dave Ranniger
Spokane
Wash
Mrs. Ames
Toni Ames
Bill
Otto Krueger
Shankels
California
Holloway
James L. Holloway Jr
Philadelphia
North
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Cross
Luther
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
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Romilly
Cecil Price
Fanning Funeral Home
Saeger
Bliss
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David E. Wightman
Oak Harbor
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