Wind Storm Halts 5000 Travelers In Wyoming
Wind whipped snow stranded about 5.9 thousand travelers in Rawlins Wyoming as the Arctic storm dumped over a foot of snow in high country and forced road closures. The Weather Bureau called it the worst early season snow storm in the West with rail and bus service disrupted and hundreds forced to seek shelter.
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Associated Press
Rawlins
Wyo
Arctic
New Mexico
Oklahoma
the Weather Bureau
Continental Divide
House Rejects Vote Challenge in Mississippi Seats
The House voted 228 to 143 to reject a challenge to Mississippi five congressmen elected in 1964. The Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party claimed Negroes were barred from voting, but a House subcommittee ruled challengers had no standing as noncandidates.
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House
Mississippi
Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
House Administration Committee
Washington
John T. McNaughton
Senate Judiciary Subcommittee
South Viet Nam
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Air Force
Eugene M. Zuckert
Searcy
Ark
Associated Press
Johnson
Bill D. Moyers
Moyers
White House
Inside Abby Sedis Twelve Add Years
A compact clipped item notes a routine change in Abby Sedis records, listing a span of twelve years and referencing sectioned pages for classifieds comics crossword editorial and a legal or administrative note.
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Abby Sedis
Goren
Thirty Die As Pan American Jet Crashes on Montserrat
A Pan American Airways Boeing 707 crashed into Chance’s Mountain near Plymouth Montserrat during an instrument approach to Antigua. All 30 aboard—21 passengers and 9 crew—were killed as wreckage scattered in dense mist. Captain Logh Henderson, 48, Miami. Last radio contact at 6:35 a.m. EST.
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Caribbean
Sugar Island
Antigua
Chance’s Mountain
New York
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Fort Deat Antigua
St. Croix
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Pan American
Martinique
John McNichol
Logh Henderson
Miami
Dennis Gibbs
John C. Phillips
Fla
U.S. Weather Bureau
Elkton
Careful Plan Needed To Raise Dangerous Barge
A 600 ton chlorine laden barge lies 60 feet beneath the Mississippi near Baton Rouge awaiting an emergency plan to protect residents before any lifting. Governor McKeithen said the barge sank during Hurricane and poses no immediate surface threat but shipping was held as the river was scourged and dredged prior to reopening. An Army Engineers huddle set a plan to ensure public safety before any attempt to raise the vessel.
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Baton Rouge
Mississippi River
Army
John Mckheithen
Louisiana
McKeithen
Wagner Strives To Settle New York Newspaper Strike
Mayor Wagner intervenes in a citywide newspaper blackout affecting seven dailies. Negotiations between the AFL CIO Newspaper Guild and the New York Times show little progress as automations and job security sit at issue.
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New York
Robert F. Wagner
Maine
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Times
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New York Post
Publishers Association
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Theodore Kheel
John J. Gaherin
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Herald Tribune
Daily News
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World-Telegram
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Astronauts Meet Soviet Counterpart in Athens Encounter
In Athens, U S and Soviet space figures including L. Gordon Cooper Jr Charles Conrad Jr and Pavel Belyayev met at an International Astronautical Congress gathering amid crowds and royal attendance. a prior scheduling dispute briefly clouded the event.
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America
L. Gordon Cooper Jr
Charles Conrad Jr
U.S
Pavel Belyayev
Thhey
Belyayev
Alexei Leonov
Conrad
Cooper
Leonov
Elephant escapes circus to munch on Virginia garden
In Warreton Virginia Mrs Dorothy Swain protected her flower beds from drought and weeds but a hungry elephant escaped from Von Brothers Circus and quickly demolished the garden before being recaptured a short time later.
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Warrenton
Dorothy Swain
von Brothers Circus
Shastri Vows To Resist Red China and Pakistan
Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri warned Parliament that India will fight if necessary to defend its territory against Red China and Pakistan. He proposed joint border investigations to avoid provocation, while India sought U.S., British, and Soviet backing amid growing conflict.
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Lal Bahadur Shastri
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Pakistan
Shastri
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Dean Rusk
U.S
Deer Kills County Official In Turnpike Crash Near Beckley
Dean Coffey Princeton Mercer assessor 1960s dies in two car head on collision when a deer leaped onto the West Virginia Turnpike south of Beckley. Northbound driver Strahler and two passengers injured. Coffey pronounced dead at Beckley hospital. Coffey longtime area figure, ex veteran and Bluefield Baseball Club administrator. Funeral plans pending Seaver Mortuary Princeton.
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Marietta, O
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Sarahsville
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June Coffey
North American Aviation
Karen
Rhonda Coffey
Seaver Mortuary
Hash Hoods Damage Roads in Pocahontas County
Flash floods damaged roads west of Hillscoro in Pocahontas County. Repairs estimated at 21 500 dollars by maintenance superintendent Guy Sharp. W.Va. 39 at Kennison Mountain restricted to one lane, two-way traffic restored later. Secondary 29 blocked at Lobelia by washout near culvert. About 200 feet of a bridge approach washed out on Secondary 29 2 near Lobelia. Temporary fill used to maintain one way traffic. Stamping Creek overflow washed out three small wooden bridges on Secondary 39less A detour is being used.
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SRC
Pocahontas County
W.va
Kennison Mountain
Cranberry Glade
Lobelia
Bruffey Creek
Stamping Creek
Miners To Be Honored Today At Keen Mountain Mine
About 267 coal miners at Island Creek Coal Company’s Beatrice Pocahontas Mine Keen Mountain Virginia will be honored today after completing a U S Bureau of Mines first aid course. Representatives from the company the union and the Bureau will present the recognition at 4 p m in the superintendent’s office.
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Island Creek Coal Company
Keen Mountain
U. S. Bureau of Mines
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Bureau of Mines
Penn Nominated For Postmaster In West Virginia
President Johnson sent the Senate two nominations for postmasters in West Virginia. William S. Penn Jr. of Bluefield and Charles H. Gillilan Jr. of Frankford Greenbrier County are named for the positions.
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Washington
Johnson
Senate
West Virginia
William S. Penn Jr
Bluefield
Charles H. Gillilan Jr
Frankford
Greenbrier County
Fires Sweep Northern California Destroy Farm Structures
AP reports fires across northern California destroying over 250 farm and ranch buildings and threatening towns from Auburn to Vacaville and Middletown. A fire truck overturn killed a volunteer near Latrobe. six firefighters were injured. Winds hampered containment as 8 homes burned in Penn grove and a Tehama range fire killed 500 hogs. In Sacramento 8000 members of the 49th Infantry standby.
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San Francisco
California
State Division of Forestry
Latrobe
el Dorado County
Penngrove
Petaluma
Cottonwood
Tehama County
Sacramento
49Th Infantry Division
Doctor Links Whittaker Brain Disease to Killing
Dr. Russell Meyers testified that Carl David Whittaker has psychomotor epilepsy and was likely in an epileptic attack when he killed 27 year old Mrs. Geraldine Chambers. The defense expert described abnormal brain wave patterns and repetitive stabbing as convulsion related behavior. Whittaker pleads insanity and confessed the April 20 slaying. testimony noted head injuries from sports and military service as possible causes.
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Meyers
Dr. Meyers
Chambers
Williamson High School
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