Debra Barnes Crowned Miss America Amid Family Heartache
Debra Dene Barnes, 20, of Kansas, began her Miss America reign with joy and sorrow as her hospitalized mother battles multiple sclerosis. Barnes pledged to buy a grand piano and donate the rest to MS research while preparing for a year of appearances and lectures.
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N.J
Debra Dene Barnes
Pert Brunett
Kansas
Fort Scott
Kan
Debra
Debbie
Kansas State College
New York City
Pittsburg
N. J
Gibraltar Votes to Stay British in Referendum Victory
Gibraltar voters backed remaining a crown colony, 12,138 to 44, in a festive referendum seen as a rebuke to Spain. The Rock’s population lined polling sites in Union Jack colors, while local leaders weigh economic stability and possible future ties with Britain or Commonwealth members.
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Gibraltar
Spain
Britain
Rock
The
British Commonwealth
Roc
Joshua Hassan
Mal ‘A
Morocco
Portugal
Francisco Franco
No Indication Of Renewal In VAW Ford Bargaining
The United Auto Workers strike against Ford enters its fourth day with no clear sign of resuming talks. UAW leaders plan Monday meetings to set a bargaining schedule and bolster the union’s 67 million strike fund as Chrysler and General Motors continue limited operations and wage provisions.
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Detroit
United Auto Workers
Ford Motor Co
Ford
Chrysler
General Motors
Leonard Woodcock
Douglas Fraser
UAW
Thieu Seeks U S Role in Vietnam War
South Vietnam president elect Nguyen Van Thieu told NBC Meet the Press that American troops should undertake most heavy fighting while Vietnamese forces handle pacification. He argued the two nations have distinct missions and urged the U S to lead in combat with Saigon taking primary pacification duties.
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New York
Nguyen van Thieu
South Vietnam
Fication
Thieu
NBC
Saigon
Children Find Body On Shore
A badly decomposed man’s body was found washed up on the Monongahela River shore by children at play in Morgantown. He wore only underwear and has not been identified. No local missing person reports match the description. authorities will check regional lists.
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Morgantown
Monongaela River
Monongalia County
Charles J. Whiston
West Virginia University Hospital
Whiston
Smte
Jets Fight MIGs Near Hanoi in North Vietnam Air War
U S air force and Navy jets dodged MIGs and missile barrages near Hanoi in air strikes. A Thunderchief reportedly shot down a MIG while another pilot evaded two missiles. The battles marked ongoing North Vietnam air clashes as ground fighting continued in South Vietnam with Marines, Vietnamese militiamen, and tribesmen involved in several incidents.
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Air Force
Navy
Hanoi
U.S
South Vietnam
Hoi An
da Nang
Central Highlands
North Vietnam
Vietnam
Kep
Tonkin Gulf
7Th Fleet
Oriskany
Haiphong
Milwaukee Police Fire Tear Gas As Civil Rights March Returns
Riot police used tear gas to break up a crowd of about 1,000 white South Side residents near 16th and Lincoln as marching support swelled from across cities. One man was injured by a brick. four arrested. The day featured chants against Father Groppi and clashes in West Milwaukee.
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South Side
16Th
Lincoln
Groppi
James
Dick Gregory
Long 16Th Street
Veterans
Flint
Mich
Gary
Ind
Chicago
White Power
Milwaukee Youth Council
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Father Groppi
Henry Maier
Three Die On State Highways
Three people were killed in separate West Virginia highway crashes over the weekend, raising the 1967 toll to 331. Albert D. Brown, 20, of Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, died when his car collided with a second vehicle on U S 30 near Weirton, injuring two others. Paul Kiplinger Jr., 33, of Kitzmiller, Maryland, died in a two car crash on W Va 42 near the Maryland border, injuring three others from Leesburg Virginia. Claude Marcum, 45, of Hatcher Wyoming County, died Saturday when he lost control of a motorcycle on West Virginia 10 near Man in Logan County.
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U.S. 30
Weirton
Albert D. Brown
Aliquippa
Hancock County Sheriff’s Office
Brown
Charles Benci Jr
Cleveland
Ohio
Benci
Ann
Elk Garden
Mineral County
Eastern Panhandle
Paul Kiplinger, Jr
Kitzmiller
W. Va
West Virginia - Maryland
Leon Dodds
Debra Hott
Leesburg
Claude Marcum
Hatcher
Wyoming County
Marcum
W.va. 10
Man
Logan County
Primitive Tribesmen Attack US Troops With Bows and Arrows
In the Central Highlands near Duc Co the Montagnard tribesmen used bows and arrows against U.S. 4th Division troops while small arms and mortars also fired. One American wounded as mortars exploded. four shells failed to detonate. Medical teams treated 362 Montagnards in a civic action effort the following day. A jet reported a steel-tipped arrow found in its tail after a mission.
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Pleiku
Central Highlands
U.S. Army
Jack G. Honeycutt
Longmont
Colo
Dmz
Duc Co
U.S
Beulah Aims Killing Winds Directly At Dominican Area
Beulah drives 140 mph winds into the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico as flood tides hit. The death toll rises to 16 with a man dying in Puerto Rico. Shelters opened in Santo Domingo and hundreds evacuated from Saona and Catalina islands. Authorities warn of hurricane conditions and evacuations continue.
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Dominican
Miami
Fla
Dominican Republic
Puerto Rico
Obilio Bernard Tellabo
Penuelas
St. Vincent
Martinique
Minican Republic
Santo Domingo
Gil Clark
National Hurricane Center
Jaime Lockward
el Caribe
Leckward
Dominican Navy
Saona
Catalina Islands
Rafael Albert
Red Cross
Associated Press
North Carolina
Cape Hatteras
Doria
United States
Chloe
Bermuda
Pacific Ocean
Lilly
Baja California
Frank Ernest
Los Angeles
California
Gordon Dunn
Mona Island
Caba Rojo
Ponce
la Playa
Osana River
Cabo Cancelo
Surveyor 5 Lands Gently On The Moon Despite Fuel Leak
Surveyor 5 touched down on the moon after a fuel leak threatened to exhaust the final braking rockets. Engineers blamed a faulty valve and managed to preserve enough fuel for the three leg rockets to stabilize the craft as it landed within about 20 miles of its aiming point.
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Surveyor 3
Moon
Pasadena
Calif
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Surveyor 5
Wage Dispute Triggers Purity Maid Strike Across State
About 250 Purity Maid Baking Co. employees began a midnight Saturday strike over wages. The walkout covers the Charleston main branch and statewide branch offices, involving bakery and delivery workers. Strikers belong to Local 14660, District 50, United Mine Workers.
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Charleston
Purity Maid Baking Co
Purity Maid
District 50
United Mine Workers
Two Pocahontas men in critical condition after crash
Pocahontas Virginia father Dan Cranfill aged 55 and Gratton Hill aged 23 remained in very critical condition Sunday at Rockingham Memorial Hospital Harrisonburg after a head on collision on Interstate 81 near New Market Virginia Saturday. Cranfill’s son John Daniel Cranfill 27 died later at 12 25 p m. The three men were travelling from the Wilmington Delaware area to Pocahontas when the crash occurred at 6 45 a m Saturday. John Daniel Cranfill’s body lay at Shumate Newman Funeral Home Pocahontas with funeral arrangements incomplete.
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Dan Cranfill
Gratton Hill
Rockingham Memorial Hospital
Harrisonburg
Cranfill
John Daniel Cranfill
Hill
Wilmington
Del
New Market
Inside Abby . 12 Editorials Add Years
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Graham
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