20 Nov 1966
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1966
Page
1
The U S Roman Catholic bishops urged ending bans that bar Negroes from expanding suburbs and backed stronger steps against poverty education and discrimination. They urged neighborliness and equal access to housing while noting urban rural slums and a need for sound equal housing programs.
The B52 six crew plus three instructors disintegrated after an in flight explosion near Hayward Wisconsin on a 10 hour training mission. Investigators from Duluth confirmed no survivors and noted no nuclear weapons were on board.
Lennis Angel of Nitro a Monsanto Chemical worker was arrested on a murder charge after 12 year old Frances Kay Voiles was found stabbed about 40 times in the street where she babysat. The suspect acted after the girl failed to return to her home Friday night. The town of 6900 in southwestern West Virginia is investigating and bond is to be set later.
Calm returns to the Po delta as heavy rains threaten the south with floods. In the delta and Dolomites debris and damage are visible while Cosenza endures 49 hours of rain. Evacuations reach 10,000 delta residents by boat and truck as tides shift.
Lindon AP reports Arthur Haynes aged 52 a leading British television comedian died Saturday apparently from a heart attack. A former bus conductor he charmed audiences with his comic tramp persona across the screen.
A list shows sections and page numbers for Clintwood publication parts including About You Dana Business Editorials Classified Farm Graham Servicememen Princeton Sports Science Uncle Jack with indicated page allocations.
Republican gains in the 1966 congressional elections signal industrial states from New Jersey to California as potential 1968 presidential battlegrounds. Republicans outpolled Democrats in contested races by about 1.15 million votes, winning 187 House seats to 248 for Democrats, with 26 states totaling 277 electoral votes.
Johnson administration weighs a possible tax increase to fund Vietnam war costs with three weeks to decide. Economists split 50 50 on whether to raise taxes as December 10 guidance looms. Secretary Fowler avoids specifics while noting inflation cooling may ease pressure.
Senator Joseph Clark quoted Polish officials saying Hanoi might negotiate peace in Vietnam if the United States suspends bombing North Vietnam again. They cited past pauses and noted there are no solid facts backing the belief. Clark spoke after War saw conferences in Warsaw.
Tass said the Soviet Union will begin a series of rocket tests in the Pacific on Sunday. The area 80 nautical miles in diameter lies about 200 miles west of Jarvis Island. Tests are scheduled to run through December 30 and shipping and aircraft are warned to stay clear.
Virginia inmate Vernon C. Blevins argued his rights were violated when prison officials refused a second hand dictionary from his father. The judge found no constitutional violation noting prisons limit printed matter to prevent contraband.
Clarence B. Sprouse 41 of Morgantown West Virginia jumped from sergeant major to captain on Saturday and assumed command of Company A 1st Battalion 2nd Infantry in Dau Tieng. He had been a reserve captain and received active duty captaincy from Maj. Gen. William Depuy at ceremonies.
Scotland Yard detectives recovered 20 nuclear fuel elements stolen from Bradwell power station. Officials said there was no danger to the public and no damage to the material. The elements are bars of natural uranium weighing about 20 pounds each valued at 560 dollars.
Eight senior officers are reassigned as South Viet Nam shifts from combat to pacification. Lt. Gen Dang Van Quang moves from 4th Corps to a new Ministry of Planning and Development, replaced by Brig. Gen Van Manh. Monsoon weather limits air strikes, while U S destroyers shell targets near the border and tally Viet Cong losses. Cambodian raids near Thanh Tri are reported by Vietnamese authorities.
Viet Cong veteran Danh Tranh Minh, 21, who once fought Americans in War Zone C, defects to government service and guides U.S. troops through jungle toward a vast Viet Cong hospital complex. He recalls long marches, brutal jungle routines, and later doubts about his allegiance as he watches the American offensive in Tay Ninh Province.
The Army dismissed Col. Nguyen Khuong and Mrs Phan Loe Thao from a Ft. Bragg language school citing ongoing security concerns. An attorney for Khuong called the move a colossal blunder and said it may reflect orders from South Vietnamese Premier Ky. The pair, anti communist yet not acting against Ky, face deportation to Vietnam and possible jail or worse if returned.
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