Progress Shown In Wide School Settlement Talks
Crippling teacher walkouts persist in New York and Detroit with minor signs of progress. In St Louis Illinois teachers ended a two week strike while Boward County Florida McCracken County Kentucky Providence Rhode Island and Houston Texas report ongoing disputes. Detroit state fact finder Haughton sees a possible settlement within days while Detroit Federation president Riordan questions the negotiators. New York Schools Superintendent Donovan cites non monetary gains with money items stalled. union leader Shanker notes little progress. A restraining order remains in place as the hearing on a temporary injunction is delayed to Wednesday.
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St. Louis
Ill
Boward County
Fla
McCracken County
Providence
R. I
Houston
Tex
New York
Board of Education
Detroit
Ronald Haughton
Mary Ellen Riordan
Detroit Federation of Teachers
Haughton
Bernard E. Donovan
Romney Declares Revolution Afout Romney Declares Revolution Afout
Governor George Romney told the Presidents riot commission that the nation faces greater bloodshed and destruction. He urged a historic effort to avert chaos and cited Detroit riots as evidence of internal failures. Romney claimed earlier troop deployment could have reduced damage.
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Washington
George Romney
Michigan
Detroit
America
Romney
Johnson
National Advisory Commission On Civil
Commis
Smoking Hazards Highlighted By Government Doctor
Dr. R T Ravenholt told the World Conference on Smoking and Health that a heavy smoker 35 to 65 faces about double the risk of death from environmental causes. He cited 1966 excess tobacco deaths above infections and accidents totaling over 301000, and total deaths from all causes at 307000, urging that two packs daily greatly raises risk.
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New York
R. T. Ravenholt
State Department
Agency For International
World Conference On Smoking and Health
United States
Ravenholt
Cabell County approves bond for jetport project
Cabell County voters approve a $2.5 million bond issue by a 16,075 to 2,573 margin in a special election. Turnout was described as exceptional. Approval triggers set dates for Putnam and Kanawha counties to hold related bond votes for regional jetport construction near Hurricane.
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Huntington
Cabell County
Midway
West Virginia
Keith L. Arthur
Putnam County
Kanawha County
Hurricane
Wilson Former Director Dies in Tampa Heart Attack
Woodrow Wilson 54 former manager of the Matz Hotel Bluefield and Bluefield city director 1961 65 died suddenly from a heart attack at a Tampa Florida hospital Tuesday evening after a morning complaint. His son Woodrow Jr lived with him in Tampa.
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Woodrow Wilson
Matz
Bluefield
Tampa
Fla
Wilson
Florida
Woodrow, Jr
Haiphong Raid Expands in North Vietnam Port Targeted
U S planes hit four major targets in Haiphong near the port center amid intensified air strikes aimed at constraining supply lines to Hanoi. Navy bombers struck a highway bridge a rail bridge a rail yard and a warehouse area. docks remained spared. In South Vietnam Tam Ky fighting rages as Marines report 35 enemy dead and 4 U S losses.
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Saigon
Haiphong
North Vietnam
U. S. Command
Hanoi
South Vietnam
U.S
Cam Pha
U.S. Navy
Pentagon
Tam Ky
da Nang
Reagan Urges Sharp Escalation to Win War Quickly
California Governor Ronald Reagan called for full military power to win the Vietnam War as quickly as possible. He rejected nuclear use, criticized gradual escalation, and suggested his stance signals presidential ambitions while disputing policy and press statements.
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Reagan
Sacramento
Calif
Ronald Reagan
United States
Vietnam
North Vietnam
Johnson
George Romney
Michigan
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
McDowell Boy Struck By Auto
Charles Banks a 12 year old of Eckman was seriously injured in an auto pedestrian crash on West Virginia 52 near Eureka Hollow. He was struck by a 1958 car driven by Jimmy Cochran 18 of Eckman. Banks was treated at Stephens Clinic Welch and Bluefield Sanitarium and is in serious condition with head injuries. Cochran faces charges of reckless driving.
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McDowell County
Charles Banks
Eckman
Eureka Hollow
A. K. Dozier
Banks
West Virginia
Jimmy Dale Cochran
Stephens Clinic
Welch
Bluefield Sanitarium
Cochran
Beulah Brushes Jamaica With Gale Winds And High Tides
The weakened Beulah battered Jamaica with 70 to 78 mph winds and five foot tides as it skirts westward. Forecasters expect it to hold strength for hours then re intensify and veer toward the Gulf of Mexico, while Chloe and Doria pose separate threats.
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Miami
Fla
Haiti
Beulah
Jamaica
Gulf of Mexico
Chloe
Doria
Atlantic
Rape case probes continue after Mercer County home attack
State police in Princeton pursue clues in the Sunday night rape of a 70 year old woman in Ceres Hollow. Investigators say a white compact auto with Virginia plates was in the area and may hold key witnesses. The victim, tied and assaulted, remains hospitalized in Bluefield Sanitarium while fingerprints are checked for suspects.
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Princeton
Ceres Hollow
Mercer County
Bluefield Sanitarium
R. M. Hall
Hall
Virginia
Senate To Vote On Bluefield Postmaster Nominee
President Johnson sent the Bluefield postmaster nomination of Charles C. Tickle to the Senate for confirmation. Tickle, 48 years in postal service, began work in Bluefield in 1919 after the death of Postmaster William Penn, having served since August 4, 1967 as acting postmaster.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
Charles C. Tickle
Bluefield
Senate
Tickle
William Penn
Department
Renovation Plan For Bluefield Downtown Approved
Merchants in Bluefield Virginia Avenue district approve a downtown renovation plan by VPI urban planners and seek planning commission adoption. The plan, with College Avenue kept as a through route, would cost about 52 thousand dollars plus underground wiring and each merchant’s paint and drawings. Federal help may pay half through the urban beautification program.
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Bluefield
Virginia Polytechnic Institute Urban
Town Planning Commission
Virginia Avenue
College Avenue
Allen Winslow
VPI Center of Urban and Regional Studies
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Phu Bai Air Base
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