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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 26, 1966

Page

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Compromise House Open Housing Bill Signals Exemption

A bipartisan compromise in the House Judiciary Committee would exempt owner occupied homes from a federal open housing ban. The measure aims to narrow Johnson administration antidiscrimination provisions while advancing the civil rights bill including jury selection and school desegregation. The panel plans to act Monday or Tuesday under Chairman Emanuel Celler.

Washington House Judiciary Committee Emanuel Caller D-N.y Johnson Congress White House Alaska Michigan

National pool eyed to reform draft fairness

Washington lawmakers debate a national manpower pool for 1A registrants and a central draft system to replace local boards. Advocates say the plan would ensure first priority eligibles are drafted and curb inequities linked to varied deferment policies, while critics point to biases against poorer families.

Washington House Lucien N. Nedzi Dmich House Armed Services Committee Alvin E. O'Kenski R-Wis

De Gaulle Sees Soviet Launch From Baikonur Space Center

President De Gaulle with Brezhnev Kosygin and Podgorny witnessed the Cosmos satellite launch at Baikonur in Central Asia. He becomes the first Western leader to view a Soviet rocket launch, as Moscow tours continue en route to Leningrad after Novosibirsk.

Leningrad U.S.S.R Charles de Gaulle Soviet Union Space Center Central Asia de Gaulle Central Asian Space Center Baikonur Leonid I. Brezhnev Soviet Communist Party Alxei N. Kosygin Nikolai V. Podgorny The Moscow Soviet Central Asia Novosibirsk Kremlin Maurice Couve de Murville Cosmos Siberia

Four Ohio tots die in house fire in Bellaire

A fire on the second floor of the William Johnson frame dwelling in Bellaire, Ohio, killed four of eight Johnson children. Mark, 12, guided his sister Alane and brothers Neil, Luke, and Neil out to safety but Neil suffered severe burns. The four deceased are Denise 7 months, Gregory 10, Kurt 6, and Jeffrey 3. The mother Ethel 28 was hospitalized in shock. Firefighters arrived as flames trapped the children. cause is under investigation.

Bellaire Ohio William Johnson Johnson Mark Ethel Denise Gregory Kurt Jeffrey Alane Neil Luke

Cub Reporter Killed In Mishap Before Big Story

INDIANAPOLIS Ind AP a cub reporter Stephen A Haynes 26 was killed Saturday in a two car collision while en route to his Marion home from a bachelor party His planned story Another World on the city derelicts world was set for Sundays front page and the two week series was to run daily City Editor Larry Connor confirmed the project and noted Haynes had spent two weeks undercover in a jail stint after a drunken arrest and that he planned to marry the following Saturday.

Indianapolis Ind Indianapolis Star Stephen A. Haynes Marion Haynes Marion County Larry Connor

Inside Sections and Topics List Summary

A readable index lists newspaper sections and page numbers including Business 10 About You 5 Clintwood 9 Church 12 pSec 8 Classified 13 Editorial 4 Feature 8 Farm 7 Language 10 Sports 14 Mine Safety 10 U. Jack 8 Now and Then 16 Princeton 2 Science 9 Servicemen 13.

Clintwood U. Jack Princeton

Callebs Leads West Virginia Young Republicans on Convention Issue

West Virginia Young Republicans hosted keynote speaker John Callebs of Huntington who accused the Democrats of fear over a constitutional convention. Governor Smith’s administration was faulted for backing down as the 1965 convention bill was ruled illegal by the State Supreme Court. Shott and Bowen also spoke urging party growth and support for GOP candidates.

Charleston John Callebs West Virginia Smith State Supreme Court Callebs Statehouse Shott Bowen GOP John Shott Bluefield Elizabeth A Weegie James Kee

Three Departments Fight Blaze At Narrows Laundry

Fire departments from Narrows Rich Creek and Pearsburg in Giles County Virginia battled a blaze at Intermont Laundry near midnight Saturday. The Giles County Sheriff reported multiple units responded to the incident.

Narrows Giles County

Father charged with murder in Pratt shooting

In Charleston AP report Emmett S. Williams 59 was charged with murder for shooting his son at his Pratt home. He was arraigned before a justice of the peace and released on a $1000 bond.

Charleston Pratt Emmett S. Williams

Meredith Takes Over On March In Mississippi March

Civil rights leaders rally behind James Meredith as he resumes the 11 day march toward Jackson Mississippi. Dr Martin Luther King Jr leads a meeting with SCLC CORE and SNCC debates continue while Meredith, 33, shares a moment with King on the highway near Tougaloo.

Martin Luther King Philadelphia Tougaloo Miss Mississippi James H. Meredith Meredith Martin Luther King Jr Southern Christian Leadership Conference King FBI Canton Jackson SCLC Floyd B. McKissick Congress of Racial Equality Stokely Carmichael Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee CORE SNCC Dick Gregory Memphis Tenn Hernando Columbia University New York U.S. 51 Delta

Direct Billing For Medicare Backed By AMA

Chicago AP report says the AMA favors direct patient billing under Medicare with patients over 65 paying full charges and sending itemized bills to carriers for 80 percent reimbursement after a $50 deductible. Panelists supported direct billing as AMA convention looms, while officials urged caution about patients’ cash flow before filing claims.

Chicago American Medical Association Blue Cross AMA Social Security Administration Department of Health, Education and Welfare William O. Lamotte Jr Wilmingzton Del Arthur E. Hess Bureau of Health Insurance Welfare Department

Hunter Killed in Accident Near Tazewell Virginia

Perry R. Asbury, 44, of Five Oaks near Tazewell, Va., was shot twice in the back while hunting groundhogs with cousin James Asbury, 39, of Bluefield. The sheriff called it an unfortunate accident and the court will decide on murder charges. Asbury posted a $5,000 bond and faces July 6 in County Court. The shooting occurred at 5:30 p.m. along Dry Run in Thompson Valley. the body was taken to Greever Funeral Home.

Tazewell County Tazewell Clarence Davis Perry R. Asbury Five Oaks James Asbury Bluefield Davis Albert Perry Dry Run Thompson Valley Forest Wood Jim Wilson Ted Ward Greever Funeral Home

IMP 4 eyes Moon Orbit as Saturn 1B tops near launch

CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP The U S space agency lines up two U S space firsts within ten days IMP 4 to orbit the moon and a Saturn 1B booster to launch the heaviest payload yet The Delta rocket will carry the 206 pound IMP 4 satellite toward a lunar orbit then restart the stage to propel Apollo three for moonward flight Lunar Orbiter will follow with onboard cameras planned for Aug 9 delays pushed July 12 date back

Cape Kennedy Fla Space Agency U.S Moon Earth United States Lunar

Birds Hold Up Hospital Room in Charleston

Construction on a Charleston hospital emergency room stalled as workers refused to disturb a mother sparrow and her nest. The nest fell, two fledglings chirped, and the mother vanished leaving the team to improvise food scraps while delaying work and losing hours and money.

Charleston South Charleston

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