Pumps Battle Flood In New Orleans After Betsy
Two large diesel pumps arrived to drain eastern New Orleans as Civil Defense officials sparred with experts over warnings. The Army Corps of Engineers worked to remove floodwaters while power and phone service gradually returned. Officials warned of a chlorine barge risk as recovery efforts continued and Governor McKeithen vowed to prevent a repeat disaster.
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Edward Teller
New Orleans States
Civil Defense Organization
Teller
Louisiana
St. Bernard Parish
Charles W. Erdmann
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Marshall Cappel
Army Corps of Engineers
Betsy
Elec
Chlorine Barge Still Missing
Army Engineers pressed Wednesday to reopen the flooded river channel after a chlorine barge vanished Sunday. Two ships dragged the main shipping lane with nets while divers hunted a 600 ton cargo as hundreds of vessels waited above and below the 27 mile blockage and Baton Rouge port remained closed.
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Tric
Mississippi
Baton Rouge
C. W. Herbert
Mixed Allied Units Push in Saigon Jungle Near Ben Cat
U S Australian and New Zealand troops with South Vietnamese paratroopers probed jungle near Saigon to establish a base area long held by Viet Cong. No major contact reported, light losses for Australian and New Zealand forces, 1,100 Vietnamese paratroops jumped into the rain-soaked rubber and jungle area. In other actions, B52 strikes hit a Viet Cong installation in Zone D near Bien Hoa and Yen Khoai barracks near Hanoi.
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South Viet Nam
U. S
New Zealand
U.S
Cam 2
Ove
Ben Cat
Binh Duong
Zone D
Bien Hoa
da Nang
Central Highlands
101St Airborne Division
An Khe
U.S. 1St Cavalry
Joint Religious Appeal Ahead of Pope Paul Address
New York religious leaders weigh a joint interdenominational display at the United Nations to support Pope Paul VI's peace plea. Protestant and Jewish representatives, including Rev Dr Eugene Carson Blake and Rabbi Maurice Eisenbrath, express readiness to participate if Vatican interest enables a unified witness for peace.
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Paul
United Nations
Vatican
Eugene Carson Blake
United Presbyterian Church
Pope Paul
Rome
Fred Pierce’ Carson
Philadelphia
U.N
Carson
Maurice Eisendrath
Union of American Hebrew Congregations
Edwin Tuller
American Baptist Convention
Peter Day
Episcopal Church
Rail Unions Threaten Strike On Pay Date Dispute
Two railroad unions threaten to strike at 6 a.m. Friday on the Norfolk & Western Pittsburgh District over pay date changes. Negotiations with the carrier stalled after unions sought to restore the 10th 20th and 30th paydays, citing current twice monthly payments. About 1,000 union members would be involved, potentially affecting another 1,000 workers across eastern Pennsylvania eastern Ohio and West Virginia.
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Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Norfolk & Western Railway
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Brotherhood of Railroad
Estern
Pennsylvania
Ohio
West Virginia
Projects Oked In Appy Region
The Appalachian Regional Commission approved four projects and states submitted plans totaling 9.6 million dollars. Georgia Governor Carl F. Sanders noted the commission’s full program as the Southern Governors Conference ended. The group reported six months of activity approving 45 million dollars in projects from highways to libraries, with some construction already underway.
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Sea Island
Commission
Challenge To Be Dismissed By House Committee
The House Administration Committee approved a subcommittee report to dismiss a Mississippi Negroes challenge against the state's five congressmen. The 19 to 5 vote kept language that there is no plan to bar the House from unseating incumbents and urged review of procedures for future cases, especially if Voting Rights Act violations are involved. Final action expected Friday.
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Washington
House Administration Committee
House
Augustus F. Hawkins
Dcalif
Dent Remains In Serious Condition After Shooting
Eldie Dent, 35, of Glen Lyn Virginia, remained in serious condition at Bluefield Sanitarium after a gunshot wound to the head from a scuffle with Glen Lyn Police Officer Henderson Alley. Alley was hospitalized at Giles County Hospital in Pearisburg while Dent resisted arrest for driving while intoxicated.
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Eldie Dent
Glen Lyn
Bluefield Sanitarium
Dent
Henderson Alley
Alley
Giles County Hospital
Pearisburg
Night installation yields Athens water pump
Authorities in Athens worked through the night to install a new pump in the town well and bring water service back today. West Virginia Water Co. sent three advisers to help manage the shortage as Concord College and local schools face reopening delays and plans for a surface storage system proceed.
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W. M. Bon Durant
Myron Renick
West Virginia Water Co
Renick
F. B. Ebberhart
William Dooley
Roy Farley
Farley
Princeton
West Virginia Water
Eberhart
U. S. Army
Aberhart
Athens Water System
Concord College
West Virginia Water Company
Statesville
N. C
Harry Biggs
Bon Durant
Sanity Issue Up In Mingo Trial
Carl David Whittaker 21 goes on trial for the April 20 murder of Mrs. Geraldine Chambers 27 as mental illness emerges as the central issue. Prosecution argues premeditation and sanity to be shown. defense portrays Whittaker as mentally ill and seeks hospital care. Witnesses include the victim’s husband and mother in law, autopsy notes, and a contested signed admission to the killing. The judge ruled the signed statement admissible.
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Robert Chambers
Virginia Chambers
Chambers
R. A. Salton
Stoker
Salton
F. Morton Wagner
St Paul Man Killed In Mine
John Everett Fields 56 of St Paul Va died after a rock slide at Glenna Sue Mines in Buchanan County Va at 4 55 pm Tuesday Survived by wife Thelma two sons Samuel Fields of Powhatan and John E Fields Jr of Richmond four sisters Mrs Jack Jesse Detroit Mich Mrs Rosa Steffey Castlewood Va Rozzie Fields Mrs Myrtle Williams Kingsport Tenn two brothers Arthur and Oscar Fields Kingsport Funeral set for Friday 2 pm at St Paul Methodist Church with burial Temple Hill Cemetery Castlewood body at Huff Cook Funeral Home St Paul until time of service
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St. Paul
Glenna Sue
Buchanan County
Thelma Fields
Elizabeth Lynn Fields
Samuel Fields
Powhatan
John E. Fields Jr
Richmond
Jack Jesse
Detroit
Mich
Rosa Steffey
Castlewood
Rozzie Fields
Myrtle Williams
Kingsport
Tenn
Arthur
Oscar Fields
St. Paul Methodist Church
Temple Hill
Huff - Cook Funeral Home
Griffith Loses Parole Bid After 16 Attempts
Huttonsville West Virginia AP William Hollie Griffith 73 formerly of Braxton County was denied parole by the State Board of Probation and Parole in his 16th bid. He has spent five decades in prison after a 1915 murder conviction, escapes, and later killings while free. He is now a librarian at the state medium security prison.
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Huttonsville
W.va
William Hollie Griffith
West Virginia
State Board of Probation and Parole
Griffith
Braxton County
Bluefield Business Backs West Virginia Pavilion Move
Bluefield furniture maker SteinCraft offers 200 dollars to start a fund to bring the West Virginia Pavilion home. Governor Hulett Smith says the pavilion will be returned to the state, but no locality is chosen yet. Dismantling costs total 45 thousand dollars plus transport, with the state funding the dismantling and the future transport costs undecided.
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Bluefield
West Virginia
Morris Steiner
Steincraft
Stadium Drive
Hulett Smith
Smith
Rolling Stones Riot Hurts Sixty in Berlin Outdoor Show
Berlin reports sixty persons injured at a Rolling Stones outdoor concert. Police blame unruly crowds unable to enter the stadium and front-row fans allegedly storming the stage. A youth reportedly escaped with one of the band's jackets amid chaos and firecrackers.
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Berlin
London
Rolling Stones
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