Weather forecast for multiple states with cold and snow
Cloudy and cold with snow flurries in Charleston and heavy snow in extreme eastern West Virginia. Kentucky turns much colder with near cold wave conditions. Western Pennsylvania and Ohio mainly cold with minor snow flurries. Virginia reports heavy snow warning with rain mixing in southeast portion and ending this evening. Highs in 20s to 30s, lows 5 to 24.
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Debate on Bank Tax Rates and Papke Plan
Lawmakers question uniform tax rates for banks and businesses under the Papke plan. Del Borarsky notes 3 percent bank rate appeared accidental while Papke advocated 6 percent for banks. Papke to testify before House and Senate finance committees next week as hearings continue.
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House
Senate
Senate Committee
Hans McCourt
D - Web Ister
Russians Protests at Chinese Embassy Over Beijing Turmoil
Russians rallied outside the Chinese Embassy in Moscow amid a fallout over anti Soviet demonstrations in Peking and reported beatings of Soviet diplomats. About 97 dependents, including 60 children, arrived from Peking describing Red Guards attacking passengers and pounding a plane before it took off.
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Soviet Union
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Foreign Ministry
Warsaw
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Change in Darlington Methodist pastor urged after brief tenure
Replacement of Crowson requested as parishioners explain a normal Methodist practice of rotating ministers every three to four years. The letter, drafted with Crowson’s signed assent, says the move shows no animosity toward the pastor’s statehouse lobbying and aims to attract younger members with new ideas.
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Crowson
West Virginia
Fayette Democratic Club Cleared of Endorsement Charge
Officers of the Fayette County Young Democratic Club were cleared of a violation charge for endorsing a governor candidate. Club president Jack Thompson said the West Virginia Young Democratic Club executive committee eliminated the charge at a Sunday meeting in Clarksburg. Thompson stated the endorsement was by individual officers, not the club as a whole, following earlier accusations by National UDC Treasurer Paul Lister of improper endorsement before the primary election.
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Fayette Club
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Clarksburg
State Senate
Howard W. Carson
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Paul Lister
Nutter Fort
Harrison County
Fayette
Kim Sisters Plan Three Weddings In Las Vegas
Las Vegas reports the Kim Sisters announce nuptial plans beginning with Ai ja 25 marrying Las Vegas musician Frank Pastore Jr. on February 20. Minja 24 will wed Tommy Vig on March 21, both local musicians. Sonja, 26, will reveal engagement ring details soon.
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Frank Pastore Jr
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Czechoslovakia Adopts LSD Sanatorium Plan for Alcoholism
Czech authorities reportedly use LSD as a potential cure for alcoholism. Official broadcasts monitored by Radio Free Europe claim a Czechoslovak facility in southern Bohemia is being prepared to treat alcoholics with the drug.
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Radio Free Europe
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Italians Leave Italy in 1966 to Seek Work Abroad
The Labor Ministry reported 291000 Italians left the country last year to find work. Emigrations to European countries fell over 7 percent in 1966, while those seeking work outside Europe rose 53 percent for the year.
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Fixopent Denture Aid Promises Comfort and Clarity
An advertisement touts Fixopent as a denture aid enabling easier chewing and clearer speech. It describes a pencil point dispenser for precise application, resistance to heat and alcohol, and claims of long-lasting effects with dentures fitting well. Regular dental visits and purchasing from drug counters are advised.
Bombs Fall on Mekong Delta Airfield and Vietnam Clash
In War Zone C near the Cambodian border, Operation Gadsden engaged U S forces with about 350 casualties among 8000 involved as two companies of the 4th Infantry faced a day-long clash 20 miles northwest of Tay Ninh. At Sài Gòn six miles east a U S 199th Light Infantry Brigade unit fought a Communist force, with heavy artillery and air support and ongoing contact. A Viet Cong grenade factory was uncovered near Saigon, and government troops near Bong Son reported 53 enemy killed with light Vietnamese casualties.
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Bong Son
Good Grades Lower Auto Insurance Policy Announced
Safeco Insurance Group unveils a policy offering a 25 percent rate reduction to male students with good grades. Definitions include a B average or top 20 percent of class, or dean's list honors. requalification required yearly and applies per teenage boy in a family. Nationwide previously offered the same incentive.
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James Pierson
Pierson Insurance Agency, Inc
Pierson
Nationwide Insurance Co
WV Lawmaker forecasts tax overhaul within five years
West Virginia will undergo a complete tax system revision in four to five years, said Del. J. E. Watson, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, amid Papke tax proposals. He noted possible repeal of the gross sales tax and replacement with a gross margins tax, plus a net corporate tax on banks and financial institutions, with broad impact on industry.
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Del
Ivor Boiarsky
D - Kanawha
House Finance Committee
Papke
West Virginia
House Judiciary Committee
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D-Marion
West Virginia Industrial Development Assn
Watson
James Papke
Purdue University
General Fund
Turmoil in China Influences U S Trade Prospects
U S experts say turbulence in China could alter global trade but offer limited hope for quicker U S Chinese ties. Formosa remains a flashpoint as Beijing claims the island, while shifts in trade since 1959 show China leaning to Western markets despite internal policy battles.
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Washington
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Formosa
Peking
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Mao
Consolidated Gas Gives Colleges Gift
Consolidated Gas Supply Corp formerly Hope Natural Gas Co awards a $7,000 unrestricted grant to the West Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges. Now in its 10th year, the gift will be shared among the seven member private colleges to support foundation work.
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Hope Natural Gas Co
West Virginia Foundation For Independent Colleges
Moscow TV airs English show on We Shall Overcome
Moscow television broadcast a half hour English program on the educational channel presenting the leading song of the American civil rights movement, We Shall Overcome. The program For Those Who Know English aired to a Moscow region audience with a quintet of Russian singers. Down by the Riverside was shown as a Negro spiritual.
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Powell Plans to Attend House Inquiry on Acts
Rep. Adam Clayton Powell said he will be present with counsel when a special House committee opens its probe into his qualifications to sit in the House. He did not say if he will testify, and the New York Democrat notified the panel by telegram.
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Adam Clayton Powell
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U.S. commands push image shift for South Vietnamese soldier
Gen Westmoreland ordered a campaign to change the U S image of South Vietnamese soldiers from shirkers to reliable fighters. Officials say the effort aims to boost public support for the war in Vietnam and prevent erosion of confidence in allied forces.
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William C. Westmoreland
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Vietnam
Soviets Seek Postponement of Space Conference
United Nations reports that the Soviet Union proposed delaying the September international conference on peaceful uses of outer space for one year. Academician A Kotelnikov said the time available to prepare is clearly inadequate, signaling a potential setback for the talks.
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Romania Delays Pact Meeting Moves to Warsaw
Romania delays a Warsaw Pact foreign ministers meeting that was to open in East Berlin on Tuesday. The session is now expected in Warsaw, but Romania’s participation remains uncertain. Romanian Foreign Minister Corneliu Manescu arrived in Brussels for a five day state visit to Belgium.
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Fulbright Praises Johnson Aims at Stephens College
Sen. J. W. Fulbright praised President Johnsons foreign policy aims as honest and decent while accusing State Department officials of misreading Asia, likening communism to Hitler's Germany. He spoke at Stephens College in Columbia detailing aims to advance social justice in Asia, Africa and Latin America.
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Lunar Orbiter 2 Revived and Contacted With Orbiter 3
U S space agency scientists pressed Lunar Orbiter 3 toward a better lunar flight path on Monday and hours later talked with both craft. While controlling Orbiter 3 at Goldstone California, another station at Woomera Australia reported Orbiter 2 had been revived and was sending technical data to JPL in Pasadena California.
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Calif
U.S. Space Agency
Goldstone
Woomera
Australia
Jea Propulsion Laboratory
Senate OKs National Water Commission in Water Plan Debate
The Senate approved establishing a National Water Commission to conduct a comprehensive review of national water resource problems and programs. It marks the second passage of the measure amid the Central Arizona Project fight, including Grand Canyon issues, but the House did not act last year.
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New York Times Service
Washington
Senate
National Water Commission
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Grand Canyon
House
Cold Wave Follows Snow Storms Across Midwest
A cold wave moved into the midwest Monday following three near paralyzing snow storms. Arctic air stretched from Texas to southern New England as snow cleanup crews persisted in Chicago. Main expressways and rapid transit systems prepared for the Monday rush hour amid ongoing storms.
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Midwest
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New England
Chemical Group Elects Officers In Kanawha Valley
Don Heywood of the Carbide Technical Center at South Charleston named chairman of the Kanawha Valley section American Chemical Society for the coming year. Other newly elected officers include E. J. Young treasurer P. H. Miller chairman elect A. N. Kurtz director of policy Harry Zika secretary and Mrs Arlene Kuryla director of publicity.
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Carbide Technical Center
South Charleston
Kanawha Valley
American Chemical Society
E. J. Young
P. H. Miller
A. N. Kurtz
Harry Zika
Arlene Kuryla
South Korea Gains Backing in GATT Entry Bid
Tokyo announces Japan will support South Korea's bid to join the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. The Japanese ambassador to Geneva is told to vote for Korea at the next GATT meeting. The body now has 67 members.
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South Korea
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