Tornado Watch Issued Across Ohio and Nearby States
The U S Weather Bureau issued a tornado watch for eastern Ohio and parts of Kentucky West Virginia and Pennsylvania from 7 p m to 11 p m Tuesday. Severe thunderstorms with large hail and damaging winds possible. greatest risk near a line from 50 miles south of Wilmington to Youngstown Ohio. Residents urged to monitor weather updates and warnings.
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Charleston
U.S. Weather Bureau
Ohio
Kentucky
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Wilmington
Youngstown
Panhandle
Wayne, Cabell, Mason, Jackson
Wood Pleasants
Tyler
Wetzel
Marshall
Brooke
Hancock Counties
Washington County
Bells Ring as Cairo Opens Vast St Mark Cathedral
Moslems and Christians unite at Cairo for the 19th centenary ceremony of St Mark the evangelist. President Nasr and Emperor Haile Selassie unveil a mural for a towering $23 million cathedral to house relics. Pope Kyrellos VI, cardinals, and 250 churches join a global ecumenical dedication. Bones of St Mark arrive from Venice ahead of relics display.
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Cairo
St. Mark
Africa
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Haile Selassie
Ethiopia
Kyrellos VI
Alexandria
Venice
Paul VI
Rotary Installs Alvin Platnick As 1968 69 President
Alvin Platnick was installed as the 1968 69 president of the Bluefield Rotary Club during ceremonies Tuesday at the West Virginia Hotel. He outlined goals to boost attendance and membership and to raise the club's standing in the Rotary Foundation. Also installed were Dr Wendell Hardway as vice president and Ben BeCraft, Jack Lewis, Jim McCoy, and Ray Graham in key posts with new board members H F Kiser John Kersey Bill Riley and Bill Belchee. Guests included H Kent Martin W B Martin and Charles F Brooks.
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Alvin Platnick
Bluefield Rotary Club
West Virginian
Platnick
Bluefield Club
Rotary Foundation
Rotary Club
Wendell Hardway
Ben BeCraft
Jack Lewis
Jim McCoy
Ray Graham
John Kersey
Bill Riley
Bill Belchee
H. Kent Martin
Valley Forge
W. B. Martin
Bluefield, Va
Charles F. Brooks
Bluefield
Seventeen Rescued From Ships At Sea In Atlantic Network
Montreal AP reports ICAO says nineteen teen people were rescued from ships at sea in 1967 by weather ships on the North Atlantic ICAO network. The ocean stations gave emergency medical aid and handled nine aeronautical and 934 maritime SOS signals.
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Montreal
International Civil Air Organization
North Atlantic
ICAO
Citizen Police Aids In Stopping Teen-Age Brawl
Philadelphia police promote citizen Town Watch card holders as partners in crime prevention. About 50 000 residents joined since April in Germantown and nearby blocks, yielding a reported 50 percent drop in local crime and urging citizens to call police rather than intervene directly.
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Citizen Policeman
Philadelphia Police Department
Tours Planned for State Parkersburg Workshops Members
Plans for Wyoming County Workshops Inc members to tour the Institute and Parkersburg Workshops were made at an executive board meeting in the Courthouse Annex. Contact Mrs. Clarence Lester Baileysville Earl McGraw or Emory White Mullens and Mrs Rue Schoolcraft Pineville. The Institute tour is set for June 27 and the Parkersburg tour for June 28.
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Wyoming County Workshops, Inc
Institute
Parkersburg
Courthouse
Clarence Lester
Baileysville
Earl McGraw
Emory White
Mullens
Rue Schoolcraft
Pineville
Traffic deaths rise to 236 this year, state police report
The Associated Press notes state police say 236 people have been killed on state roads this year, up from 208 at the same point last year.
Wytheville Livestock Market Prices Report
Livestock sold Tuesday at the Wytheville market including hogs veal slaughter calves lambs and cattle. Prices by class: hogs 133 sold top 20.85 heavy butchers 20.45 light butchers 20.20-20.45 sows 14.50-16.25. Veal 125 sold prime 32.50 choice and prime 31 light 31 good 29 standard 28.50. Lambs 790 sold prime 27.75 choice 26.75 good 22.90 feeder lambs 21.40 slaughter ewes 48.25. Slaughter cattle 100 sold heifers 22.25-22.75 good 20.24-22.50 standard 18.50-20.75 utility 18.50-19.25 cows 16-19.25 canner 13.25-16.25 bulls 21-23 cutter 19-21.50. Stock and feeder cattle 40 sold steers 500-700 lb good 26.75-28.75 common 23.85. steers 800 lb up common 21-21.75 heifers 300-500 lb medium 25-26 and common 20-22.50.
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Wytheville
Bids Open on Bland and Giles County Road Projects
Virginia Department of Highways opened bids for two projects to be let July 24 in Richmond. One covers widening 0.93 mile of U S 460 at Pearlsburg Wenonah Street between Route 100 and the east city limits. The other calls for building a bridge on State Route 738 over Walker Creek beside the existing span with approaches south of Mechanicsburg.
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Giles County
Bland County
Virginia Department of Highways
Richmond
Pearlsburg
Wenonah Street
Walker Creek
Mechanicsburg
Unprecedented Security Planned for Sirhan Sirhan Trial
Authorities plan armored cell and corridor, plus protection for defendant and possibly judge and jury, as Sirhan B. Sirhan prepares to plead to the killing of Senator Robert F. Kennedy. County supervisors approve emergency funds up to 20000 for courtroom shielding as the June 5 shooting case advances.
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Los Angeles
Robert F. Kennedy
Kenneth Hahn
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Harry G. Fox
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Associated Press
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Montcalm
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Montcalm Masonic Hall
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Clinton Gaither
Charles Thomason
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Chester Foy
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R. J. Pinkard
Wilford King
T. A. Warden Jr
Sirhan B. Sirhan
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New York
Bluefield Plaza
Cumberland Road
Fincastle Turnpike
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Nir
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Clean
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Procter & Gamble
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Procter & Gambl
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