Ia Drang Valley fight widens as troops clash in Viet Nam
AP reports South Vietnamese paratroops moving toward the Ia Drang valley encounter North Vietnamese regulars near Pleiku. US casualties ranged light to heavy in overnight actions, while Lt. Col. Robert McDade praised his men who reported about 350 enemy bodies. B52s bombed positions near the Cambodian frontier.
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New York
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Coal Power Complex Endorsed By Interior UMW
The Interior Department and the United Mineworkers union endorsed a proposed billion dollar power grid to ship electricity from the Appalachia coal fields to 21 eastern southern and midwestern states. Boswell warned the plan could shift growth away from Appalachia while Widman noted rising coal use from 88.2 million tons in 1950 to 223 million in 1964 with a potential 500 million tons by 1990.
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Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon Tour New York Amid Bomb Threat
Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon began their New York visit with a tour of the Empire State Building and a UN stop amid a bomb scare. An African diplomats boycott over Rhodesia cast a note of tension as they attended a reception hosted by Lord Caradon.
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Bound Woman Found Dead In Paris Ruled Self-inflicted
Paris dispatch reports Baroness Sylvanne de Courtry aged 34 was found bound gagged and stabbed in her apartment. Police ruled death by own action after a lengthy inquiry and released a film showing how the act could be performed.
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Copper Firms Rescind Hikes Amid Stockpile Sale
New York copper producers rolled back two cent per pound increases to 36 cents effective Monday after government plans to sell 200000 tons from the stockpile. Kennecott did not raise prices. Henry Fowler urged joint efforts to maintain economic stability.
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Anaconda Co
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Kennecott Copper Corp
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Chicago
Executives Club of
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Commie Party Convicted in Failure to Register
A U S Communist Party was found guilty on all 23 counts for failing to register as an agent of the Soviet Union. The eight women and four men jury reached the verdict after about two and a half hours of deliberation. Party General Secretary Gus Hall indicated an appeal, setting up a constitutional test under the 1950 Internal Security Act.
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Washington
U.S. Communist Party
Soviet Union
Gus Hall
Stamp Program Additions Asked
Rep. Jim Kee urged adding Mercer and Wyoming Counties to the federal food stamp plan and noted state and federal approval are needed. He said about 140000 dollars a month would flow to area grocers. Welfare officials determine stamps and select participating stores, letting families choose groceries and ending surplus commodity distribution.
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Mental Health Budget Boost Sought by West Virginia Board
Charleston AP reports a request for nearly 2.4 million more to operate the West Virginia Department of Mental Health and six institutions for the 1966-67 fiscal year. The package totals 12.68 million, with 11.64 million for institutions and 1.04 million for staff, plus over 8 million from surplus for plant improvements.
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Amish Children Skip City School in Iowa Dispute
In OBPSWEIN Iowa 14 Amish children fled from a one room school to a cornfield to avoid city schooling amid a four year dispute over education standards. Officials later returned to collect 28 children for Hazleton Attendance Center as tensions rise between old order families and state law.
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Bond kept at fifty thousand for teen hijacker
Thomas Robinson 16 of Brownsville Texas faces state and federal charges after attempting to hijack a National Airlines DC8 over the Gulf of Mexico bound for Melbourne and Miami He fired into the plane and threatened passengers while declaring a Cuba cause Family and authorities describe him as a quiet high school student with strong anti Communist views and he may seek juvenile treatment in court
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Chris Kraft
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FBI
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William Robinson
Texas
Kenova Tot Killed In 2 Car Collision
La Donna Faye Stepp aged 21 months the daughter of Mr and Mrs Mont Stepp of Kenova was killed Friday evening in a two car collision on U S 52 twelve miles south of Wayne State police said Stepp and his wife were injured along with Bobby Finley 20 of Radnor Wayne County and five passengers in Finleys car were injured in the crash on a curve near Wayne County.
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Bandy Man Charged With Second Heist Of Same Bank
John Henry Booth 29 of Bandy Virginia charged with a second bank robbery within five years. He was arrested after a Thursday raid on the Farmers & Merchants National Bank in Hamilton where about $3,339 was taken. FBI reports say Booth had over $3,100 on him and had recently been paroled from the Federal Reformatory.
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Martinsville
Bluemont
Winchester
Robert W. Legard
State Parks to Lease Operations in West Virginia
West Virginia considers leasing four new state parks to private operators as part of a $24 million development program. Hawks Nest, Twin Falls, Canaan Valley, and Pipestem parks may be let for construction contracts in months ahead.
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Natural Resources
Robert P. McDonough
Board of Public Works
McDonough
Hawks Nest State Park
Fayette County
Twin Falls
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Tucker County
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Summers
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Inside Abby Dennis Editorials Goren Graham
A compact note highlights editorial by Dennis and Goren Graham in the Abby section. Brief items reflect the newspaper’s opinion pages and cinema and society mentions.
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