Curfew Lifted as Watts Races Toward Normalcy
The mayor pledged order with necessary force but warned future violence could bring citywide action. Emergency supply rollout continued under National Guard protection as fires and looting caused vast destruction. Banks, buses, and stores reopened while courts processed thousands arrested in the Watts riot aftermath.
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Samuel Yorty
Civie
Sherifios
Watts
National Guard
UW. S
Viet Cong Attacks Target Da Nang Base and Pleiku Outpost
Viet Cong forces reached the wire perimeter of a Da Nang base, 340 miles north of Saigon, before discovery. Several clashes followed with two hours of intermittent firing. Attacks also hit Pleiku ammunition dump and Duc Co Special Forces camp, while Phu Huu outpost east of Saigon repelled an assault as government troops pressed a larger offensive, with no reported casualties.
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da Nang
Pleiku
Saigon
Duc Co
Phu Huu
U. S
Earth Breaks Ground for Two Dams in Mercer County
Ground was broken on Brush Creek Tuesday for two dams to relieve a Mercer County water shortage aid flood control and create a recreation area. The $1.2 million project will place dams about three miles apart between Princeton and Bluefield with a 4.5 mile water line to Princeton and a five acre reservoir for recreation. Construction to start within 10 days and finish in a year, contractor C. J. Huber of Parkersburg. Attendees included Rep. James Kee Gus Douglass and N. H. Dyer. Sen. Jennings Randolph was unable to attend.
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Princeton
Brush Creek
Mercer County
Bluefield
James Kee
D-W.va
Gus , Douglass
N. H. Dyer
Jennings Randolph
Dw.va
West Virginia Water Co
Brushi Creek
C. J. Huber
Parkersburg
Weather outlook for Virginia and nearby states Aug 1965
The forecast calls for continued heat and humidity across Virginia and adjacent regions with scattered thundershowers. High temperatures are expected in the mid eighties to mid nineties, with humid conditions persisting into the afternoon and evening.
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Virginia
Charleston
West Virgina
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
Washington
Weather Bureau
Atlanta
Atlantic City
Baltimore
Boston
Chicago
Columbus
Des Moines
Denver
Detroit
Houston
Los Angeles
Kansas City
Miami Beach
Milwaukee
India
New Orleans
New York
New Delhi
Philadelphia
Phoenix
Pittsburgh
Lake City
San Francisco
Seattle
United News of Washington
Riot Areas Rejected Prevention Program Continued from Page 1
The piece reports a debate on the Los Angeles riots as symptomatic of U S lawlessness and juxtaposes Sen Robert Kennedy and Eisenhower as they discuss law obedience and moral standards The former president urges greater respect for law while lamenting a culture of fear of being seen as square and chasing generational trends
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Los Angeles
United States
Sen
Robert Kennedy
New York
Eisenhower
House
U.S
Barry Goldwater
State Sinking Fund to Share $2.4 Million Interest Return
The State and local government agencies in the State Sinking Fund will share an interest return exceeding $2.4 million for the last fiscal year. The Sinking Fund Commission says the gain came mainly from investments in federal government securities.
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Sinking Fund Commission
New Immunization Card Plan For WV Families
West Virginia parents of newborns will receive a green immunization card after booster shots are completed. The card shows infant details and provides an immunization schedule. The plan aims to improve protection against diphtheria, whooping cough, smallpox and tetanus. officials note low adult immunization as well.
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Health Department
West Virginia
State Health Department
N. H
Dyer
State Barge Traffic Shows Healthy Rise
Army Corps of Engineers sampling indicates West Virginia waterways saw a healthy rise in barge traffic in the first half of 1965 versus 1964. Monongahela traffic rose 0.3 percent, while the Ohio River jumped 8 percent and the Kanawha 16.7 percent, according to The American Waterways Operators Inc. data.
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Washington
West Virginia
Army Corps of Engineers
American Waterways ‘Operators Inc
AWO
Monongahela River
Ohio River
School Integration Plans Rejected in Louisiana
The U S Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that desegregation plans for Rapides and Bossier parishes are too slow and must desegregate at least four grades this fall. The court did not approve plans from Jefferson County and Bessemer Alabama, which include four grades this fall.
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New Orleans
U. S. Circuit’ Court
Louisiana
Rapides and
Bossier
Jefferson County
Ala
Bessemer
Greek King weighs new government without Papandreou allies
In Athens King Constantine met Tuesday night with two newly independent leaders after they broke from Papandreou. They reported on the political situation and their independence, saying the king will decide after studying their report.
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Athens
Greece
Contantine
George Papandron Stephanos — Stephahopoulos
Elias Tsirimakos
Papandreou
Double Overtime Pay Plan Faces House Vote
Washington action on a proposed double overtime pay plan to spread employment faltered as the House Education and Labor Committee moved toward final passage. The bill seeks to raise the minimum wage from 1.25 to 1.75 an hour and extend coverage. A final vote was expected today after an 18 to 12 committee approval.
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Washington
House Education and Labor Committee
De Angelis Gets 20 Year Term in Forgery Case
Anthony de Angels, a central figure in a $150 million fraud case involving forged warehouse receipts, was sentenced Tuesday to 20 years in prison. He pleaded guilty January 8 to three counts of circulating forged warehouse receipts and one count of conspiracy.
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Newark
Anthony Dé Angels
de Anges
Kelvinator Original Room Settings Booklet Preview
Visit your local Kelvinator dealer to compare originals with older models and view the booklet detailing all originals and exciting room settings. Check the dealer listing for the store name and location.
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Kelvinator
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Capitol Street
Langor
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Gilbey
Hing
Charleston, W. VA
East End
MacCorkle Ave
E. Rainelle
Hergnes Radio & Refr. Service PLC
Holden, W. VA
Island Creek Stores
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Charleston-Welch, W. VA
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Martin Furniture
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