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Charleston Gazette

Location

Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 09, 1968

Page

4

Navy Planes Target Laos as Bombing Ramps Up

Reports from Saigon and Washington indicate U S Navy carriers operate off South Vietnam with Intrepid Coral Sea Ranger and Hancock shifting to South Korean waters. B52 raids in Laos rise to at least three daily while air strikes aim to disrupt Ho Chi Minh Trail traffic and infiltrations.

New York Times Service Saigon United States Gulf of Tonkin South Viet South China Sea Nam Laos Laois North Vietnam South Vietnam Johnson U. S Frank Sullivan U.S Intrepid Coral Sea Ranger Hancock Washington Ho Chi Minh [Trail

New GOP Senators Back Bliss For National Chair

Three newly elected Republican senators urge Ray Bliss to stay on as Republican national chairman. Marlow Cook Robert Dole and Richard Schweiker praise Bliss and say Nixon should decide. They also agree on pay raises for senators to attract competent executives to government.

Washington Ray Bliss Bliss Schweiker Cook Dole Nixon ABC

Guidance Conference Attracts National Attention In West Virginia

National attention centers on Cedar Lakes as the West Virginia Vocational Guidance Conference opens with over 100 counselors anticipated. University professors Dr. Robert O Hara of Harvard Dr. Stanley Segal of Hunter College and Dr. Henry Borow of Minnesota will present panels and seminars. Friday will feature personnel directors from eight West Virginia businesses discussing what they seek in employees.

Ripley Cedar Lakes West Virginia Siler Robert O'Hara Harvard Stanley Segal Hunter College New York Henry Borow University of Minnesota

Goren on Bridge Quick Bidding Puzzles

A compact set of weekly bridge problems with multiple hands and bidding scenarios. Readers test responses across variations including different vulnerabilities and player positions, with answers promised on page nine.

Christmas Music Programs Across Local Schools This Week

Listings show various Chicago area schools hosting Christmas music programs this week including George Washington High Marmet Wilson Junior High Sissonville and Nitro High. Band boosters at Sissonville host events while Spencer hosts a book fair and Herbert Hoover hosts a spaghetti dinner Friday from 5 to 7 p.m.

Herbert Hoover High School

Laird Named Defense Head in Nixon Administration

New York sources report Rep. Melvin R. Laird of Wisconsin will be the defense secretary in the Nixon cabinet, completing the list of appointees. The incoming team plans cross party posts, aiming for national unity and broader information access as Vietnam talks continue.

New York Melvin R. Laird R-Wis Nixon Laird Herbert G. Klein Fifth Avenue Sargent Shriver U. S France Klein Washington NBC Meet the Press Associated Press Managing Editors Assn White House

Anne Howard chronicler of garden column in Gazette

Anne Howard, secretary to Editor Harry Hoffmann and Executive Editor Dallas Higbee, writes a long standing garden column in the Charleston Gazette. She lives in South Charleston with husband Carl F. Howard, attends St. John's Church, and participates in local clubs and barber shop quartet events.

Anne Howard Sunday Gazette Mail Anne Baltimore West Virginia Old Armor Park Naval Reservation South Charleston Marshall University Marshall Library Kanawha County Public Library Hale Street Gazette Frank A. Knight Freedom Train Phlox Carl F. Howard St. John’s Episcopal Church Charleston Light Opera Guild Charleston Press Club Charleston Gazette

Gunfire Compared to Dodge City Arrests in Charleston

Two men were arrested in downtown Charleston after police said they fired pistols in the air "like it was Dodge City." Harry L. Geiger, 28, of 606 B Court St. and William Graves, 22, of 208 Donnally St. were charged with carrying a dangerous weapon and discharging firearms within city limits. Police confiscated two 32 caliber pistols.

Dodge City Charleston Harry L. Geiger B. Court St William Graves Donnally St Summers Quarrier Montgomery

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