29 Jun 1967
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1967
Page
1
The May cost of living rose three tenths of one percent, matching April and pushing year over year increases to 2.7 percent. Real spendable income fell for the fourth straight month, with weekly earnings at $100.06 but purchasing power at $86.56 in 1957-59 dollars, below last year’s level.
About 1000 Negro youths pelted police and overturned cars on Buffalo's East Side Wednesday night as tear gas was fired after 7 p.m. Six injured were hospitalized while police escorted white customers from a drug store. Most businesses closed as the crowd dispersed, amid reports some youths harmed by stones and glass.
A compact listing notes sections such as Inside Abby, Goren, Add Years, L. People, Classified, Movies, Comics, Princeton, Crossword, Society, Dennis, Sports, Editorials, Stocks. It highlights page references guiding readers to community items and features across the issue.
A Navy court of inquiry found insufficient information to assign culpability for the June 8 attack on the USS Liberty that killed 34 Americans. The Pentagon said the inquiry did not aim to judge Israel and noted misrouted messages and aircraft overflights before the strike.
Senate approved a 910 million education measure sent to President Johnson. It expands the Teacher Corps for three years and creates a broad training program for all education personnel. The bill raises Office of Education authority to fund projects and set guidelines while leaving local districts key recruitment and veto powers.
U S pilots hit rail and fuel targets at Nam Danh as Navy jets from carriers Constellation and Intrepid pound a railway siding and pumping station in a bid to disrupt Communist supply lines. U S forces report air and ground clashes across South Vietnam with casualties on both sides.
President Johnson and King Hussein of Jordan met at the White House for two hours and officials said there was no identity of views though the exchange was of definite value. The session followed Israel's moves in Jerusalem and included a small, formal luncheon.
Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin paused Cuban talks with Fidel Castro after a long discussion on Tuesday. Tass spoke of a frank exchange of opinion signaling possible disagreements as Castro pushes for revolutionary aims while the USSR seeks broader trade and influence in Latin America. Raul Castro attended the Palace of the Revolution meeting.
Gov Lurleen Wallace announces recurrence of cancer and will fly to M D Anderson Hospital in Houston Texas for further tests and possible surgery. Officials said she would enter the hospital Tuesday and undergo additional evaluation.
Betty Furness, the White House consumer affairs aide, will wed CBS documentary producer Leslie Midgeley on August 15. The couple announced the engagement with Furness aged 51 and Midgeley aged 52.
In Des Moines Iowa the macaw Pedro at the Children’s Zoo, once cursed with profanity, now speaks clean large words after three weeks of being read to from Oswald Spengler. Zoo director Charles R Elgin says the bird is no longer Pedro but “The Professor.”
New Orleans AP reporting that attorney Dean Andrews Jr. said bar operator Eugene C. Davis posed as Clay Bertrand. Davis appeared before the Orleans Parish grand jury as Andrews faced a perjury indictment in Jim Garrison's probe.
Fifteen nonaligned countries at the United Nations called for immediate Israeli troop withdrawal from Arab territory to prevent annexation of the Old City of Jerusalem. Israel unifies New and Old Jerusalem. U.S. opposes the move and urged restraint. The General Assembly plans action with Thant to monitor compliance and possible Security Council discussion.
State Department served notice that unilateral administrative control of Old Jerusalem does not set future status of holy places. The White House urged Israel to avoid rapid annexation while President Johnson calls for respect of religious interests in Jerusalem.
six Arab gunmen invaded the federal Commerce Ministry in Aden and set the building afire. the attack aimed to pressure a transfer of power before independence next January. no injuries were reported.
Rocky Mount AP reports Rudolph Brooks, 52, sought for firing a pistol shot at a deputy sheriff’s windshield during a drunk call on Virginia 40. Brooks fled into woods, later found at Albert Preston Jr.’s farm home with a thigh wound after exchanges with State Trooper Don Riddle.
Sgt. Richard Emmert, 31, formerly of Elbert, was killed in action in the Republic of Vietnam on June 22. He is survived by his wife and daughter, seven brothers, two sisters, a stepmother, a stepsister, and two stepbrothers. Funeral and burial planned in Huntington. arrangements pending arrival of the body.
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