Italy Faces Worst Floods Since Middle Ages Ease
Florence Venice and other cities reel after Europe wide storms. Italy counts dead and missing as floods retreat and fears rise of more rains. In Venice water six feet above normal floods canals and damages historical art and bridges. Trento isolation and Murano Burano under siege by mud and seawater.
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McNamara forecasts smaller draft and slower Viet Nam buildup
Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara, speaking at Johnson’s Texas ranch, said fewer Americans will be sent to Vietnam next year and draft calls could fall by about half. He noted the military situation had stabilized but warned the enemy remains stubborn as he outlined budget and troop reductions for 1967.
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Mercer County Set For Off Year General Election
Mercer Countians will vote Tuesday in an off year general election with 90 precincts outlined. Voting hours are 6 50 a m to 7 30 p m and polling places listed by number and location across Ada Oney Gap Gap Ridge Ceres Glenwood Sandlick Bluewell Brushfork Nemours Midway Park Central High School Lawson Street Northside Fire Station Hancock Lone some Pine Motel Wade McQuail s Keesee s Garage First Presbyterian Church City Parking Building City Hall Drake Hotel Lee Street Andy Clark Ford Jones Street Preston Street Memorial Stani forth s Garage Jack Martin s residence Fairview E F Peake s residence White thorn Yeager Auto Sales Irene Graham Dance School Southside Fire Station Cumberland Heights Fred B Richmond residence Bramwell High School Bramwell Town Hall Freeman Sex ton s Store Coaldale Bircham s Place Wolfe old school Montcalm Recreation Center Montcalm at Simon Bowman Store East River Court House Princeton Board of Education Building Mercer Street Knob Street Laundromat Mercer Riverside? Ingleside Har dy Methodist Church Oakvale Town Hall Oakvale High School Willowton El good School Athens High School Athens City Hall Serena Sun Valley School Reba Lilly residence
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GOP Gain Seen By Late Survey in 1966 Election
A late Associated Press survey ahead of Election Day projects modest GOP gains. Republicans may net under 30 House seats, possibly one Senate seat, and win five or six governorships. Romney, Rhodes, Reagan, and Percy named as potential big winners. other key races listed in Alabama Arkansas Georgia Maryland. The outcome hinges on local issues and inflation backlash rather than a single national pivot.
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Republicans Seek Help From Demos In Tuesdays Test
Candidates from both parties make final pleas as Tuesday’s voting nears. Virginia and West Virginia voters choose three U.S. Senators, a West Virginia secretary of state, and numerous state and county offices amid anticipated high turnout. Key races include Virginia’s 9th District and West Virginia’s 5th District, with campaign swings and party defections shaping the outcome.
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No Ordinary Drunk- In High Court
Durham man Joe B Driver, a 60 year old known alcoholic whose case helped 1969 Fourth Circuit recognition of alcoholism as a sickness, reflects on his battle with public drunkenness and his long jail record. He recalls first tastes of whiskey around age six and his first arrest at 24. He says he would like to quit but does not know how.
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Gemini 12 crew cleared for spaceflight and moon mission
Cape Kennedy reports medical clearance for Navy Capt. Lovell and Air Force Maj. Aldrin to fly on Gemini 12 next Wednesday atop a Titan 2 rocket. Lunar Orbiter 2 launches Sunday atop Atlas-Agena to photograph landing sites as part of the national push toward a manned lunar landing.
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Local Section Muse Reflects on Editorial Pages
A fragment from a newspaper page outlines section navigation across Editorials, Business, Language, Classifieds, Farm, Mine Safety, Sports, Princeton, Clintwood, Servicemen, and Words. It hints at a column by Uncle Jack and a feature on Mine Safety.
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Dangerous fugitives flee jail in Hillsville escape
In Carroll County Shaw and Bowers escaped with a Derringer pistol after seizing a Hillsville patrol car. They disarmed seven officials, stole shotguns, fled into the mountains, and abandoned the car eight miles southeast, as a large manhunt continued.
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Nixon's Jubilant After Help From LBJ
Nixon radiated optimism after President Johnson boosted his campaign narrative and kept Viet Nam questions in public debate. He called himself a perennial campaigner and praised the new Nixon aura while noting his touring through 70 districts in 34 states. Johnson labeled him a chronic campaigner, a tag Nixon embraced as he built GOP goodwill and fundraising across party lines.
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Five WV constitution amendments go to voters Tuesday
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph outlines five proposed constitutional changes for West Virginia voters. Proposals cover scope of amendment submission, governor succession rules, judicial circuit expansion, legislative session length and pay, and school bond and levy voting thresholds.
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