State Forecast Cloudy Windy and Cold Summary
Cloudy and windy with cold highs from 16 to 26 degrees. Scattered snow flurries possible. Details on Page 5.
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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1968
Page
14
Nixon advisers urge crackdown with tighter eavesdropping limits
The president-elect’s crime advisers urge doubling manpower to fight organized crime while restricting electronic surveillance. They also propose upgrading the Justice Department organized crime unit to a full division led by an assistant attorney general.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times Service
Washington
Nixon
Justice Department
Department
Government cautions against early Continental Shelf investment
The federal government should not invest public funds now to exploit the Continental Shelf. A major study for the National Council on Marine Resources and Engineering Development finds near term economic returns are not promising, guiding cautious policy on mineral and botanical resources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times Service
Washington
National Council On Marine Resources and Engineering Development
Dayan Says USSR Wants Peace in Middle East
Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Dayan told ABC that he believes the Soviet Union wants peace in the Middle East and does not foresee another Arab-Israeli war for a long time, saying conditions do not call for it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Moshe Dayan
Soviet Union
Middle East
Dayan
ABC
Reporter Goes to Church Highlights Faith in Action
Former minister urges church leadership to address a pressing community issue. The feature on Page 13 explores how religious institutions can engage in social reform and mobilize members for tangible change.
Italian clairvoyants' meeting dissolves in chaos in Palermo
In Palermo a nationwide gathering of Italian clairvoyants and occultists collapsed as disputes over leadership and aims erupted. The Wizard of Tobruk named Vittorio Seifo stormed out while Madame Rosa tried to soothe spirits to heal the rift. Predictions for 1969 followed, including lira devaluation in March and Nixon's survival of an assassination attempt, yet the group claimed the year would still bring many surprises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palermo
Sicily
Wizard of
Tobruk
Vittorio Seifo
Madame Rosa
Scifo
Rome
Aristotle Onassis
Sophia Loren
Nixon
de Gaulle
Photo Run Draws Red Missiles Over North Vietnam
US Navy reconnaissance jets came under fire from North Vietnamese surface to air missiles near Vinh as the bombing halt entered its 45th day. Despite light damage to one Skyhawk, the jets returned to the Intrepid, with officials noting the fifth SAM incident since the bombing pause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
U.S. Navy
North Vietnam
U. S
Demilitarized
U.S
Navy
Intrepid
Tonkin Gulf
Johnson
Hanoi
South Vietnam
Humphrey Accepts Joint Teaching Post At Macalester And U of Minnesota
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey announced he will join the faculties of Macalester College in St Paul and the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis as a college professor. He spoke to about 600 at Macalester, calling teaching a chance to learn and help build a better nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubert Humphrey
Macalester College
St. Paul, Minn
Macalester
University of Minnesota
ST. Paul
Hubert H. Humphrey
Macalester College of
University of Minnesota At
Minneapolis
Humphrey
Twin Cities
Washington
Janet Wallace Fine Arts Center
Ma¢alester
Cold spell to continue in region with light snow
Below freezing temperatures persist in the region with a chance of snow flurries. High around 26. Charleston saw one inch of snowfall while Tucker County reported 10 inches and Randolph County eight. Winds averaged 16 mph at Kanawha Airport, gusting to 26 mph, with hazardous travel noted on mountain roads and speed limits reduced on the West Virginia Turnpike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chrieston
Charleston
Tucker County
Randolph County
Kanawha
West Virginia Turnpike
Hanoi Move Seen for Prisoner Releases
U S negotiator Harriman said Washington awaits confirmation of a Moscow radio report that North Vietnam would free some U S prisoners for Christmas. He cautioned no official Hanoi word had been received, while preparations for a four party peace conference continued, with talks on procedural bottlenecks and seating arrangements underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Gulick
PARIS
U. S
W. Averell Harriman
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Moscow
Radio
Harriman
International Red Cross
U.S
Dams Build Fringe Benefits From 12.4 Million Federal Push
Under the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act 1954 a total of 12.4 million in federal money has flowed into West Virginia used with 5.6 million in state and local funds to build small flood retardant dams. Forty nine dams completed four under construction and 20 planned. No Kanawha County ground broken yet but funds committed for Blakes Creek at Nitro and Elk Two Mile Creek dams with a 27.5 acre lake for recreation. Officials urge action to begin Kanawha projects and see the Blakes Creek multipurpose dam as a pilot for county development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John G. Morgan
West Virginia
West Virginia Hollows
Kanawha
Blakes Creek
Nitro
Elk Two Mile Creek
Politan
Chester C. Johnson
Gus R. Douglass
West Virginia Soil Conservation Committee
Carroll Greene
Douglass
Kanawha County
Prison Audit Seen Unfair by Public Institutions Chief
Public Institutions Commissioner Clarence Johnson called a Nov 19 legislative audit of prison industries superficial and biased. The audit criticized state penitentiary operations at Moundsville where convict labor produces paint signs soap and clothing for public agencies. Witnesses included John Berger and Paul Bever of the industries and Chauncey Browning Jr the attorney general elect who noted his partial tenure during the audit period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Institutions
Clarence Johnson
Lad
Legislative Joint Committee On Government and Finance
End Bailey
Johnson
Moundsville
John
Legislative Committee
John Berger
Paul Bever
Industries
Chauncey Browning Jr
Browning
Legislative Auditor
Bever
Must Children Pay For Father's Sins?
A welfare mother in Charleston struggles to provide for Joey and Mary while their father is in prison. The Salvation Army appeals for gifts and cash in the Kana wha Valley to fund the A Child's Christmas program aiding about 6 000 needy children. Drop toys at local stores or send donations to the Salvation Army Citadel 301 Tennessee Ave Charleston 29302.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joey
Mary
Salvation Army
Kanawha Valley
the Diamond
Stone and Thomas
Coyle’s
4. W. Cox
Montgomery Ward
Heck's
Kmart
Kiddie Korner
Bob Long
Hobby House
Salamies
McClung and Morgan
Sloan’s Department Store
5. S. Kresge
Ben Franklin's
Salvation Army Citadel
Tennessee Ave
Charleston
Apollo 8 Countdown Clock Starts Ticking
Apollo 8 launch team begins the countdown for a Saturday liftoff at 7 51 am atop the Saturn V rocket after early prayers for the crew. Astronauts Borman Lovell and Anders attended church services as checks on the moonship commence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Kennedy
Fla.m
Air Force
Frank Borman
Navy
James A. Lovell Jr
William A. Anders
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Edgewater
Frank Butler
St. David's
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