West Virginia legislature debates convention bill and rules
Lawmakers weigh the 134 member delegate apportionment dozen bills to votes. Senate considers abolishing the State Aeronautics Commission and creating an aviation division. House eyes diploma privilege repeal 1970 and private label beer ban plus tax changes. Special calendar rules set. session nears three final weeks.
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Senate
Judiciary Committee
W. T. Brotherton Jr
D-Kanawha
House
Sion
State Aeronautics Commission
State Road Commission
West Virginia University
West Virginia
ExileBernardo Torres questions Warren Report in Miami
In Miami a Cuban exile and private detective Bernard o Torres who aided Secret Service guarding Kennedy four days before the assassination says the Warren Report is incomplete. He claims a further chapter will be added as he assists Jim Garrison’s investigation. He notes Cubans with Oswald photographed in New Orleans before the tragedy. The piece also mentions church projects and Cuban community roles in West Virginia and Huntington.
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Miami
Fla
Secret Service
John F. Kennedy
Lieves
Warren
Bernardo Torres
New Orleans
Jim Garrison
Kennedy
Torres
Lee
Harvey Oswald
Wuuncie Uludy
West Virginia
Istruction
Garrison
Oswald
Dallas
Methodist Club Aids 12 Church Projects
The Methodist Club funds twelve church projects across districts Beckley Bluefield Lewisburg and Weston. Planned are a new parsonage for Beaver Church Kee Street Church addition in Princeton Rock Camp Church remodeling and a $7000 unit for Sunday school and social activities at Flatwoods Church.
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Beckley
Beaver Methodist Church
Bluefield
Kee Street
Princeton
Lewisburg
Rock Camp
Weston
Flatwoods Church
Weather Summary for Several States and Charleston Forecast
The weather report covers Charleston and surrounding states with cloudiness and intermittent rain. Highs reach the 40s, lows in the 20s to 30s, and snowfall possible in parts of West Virginia and Ohio. Virginia and Pennsylvania show cooler conditions with rain or snow flurries possible by night. Washington AP notes include high and low temperatures and rainfall for selected areas with 12 to 24 hour periods.
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Great Lakes
Minnesota
Plateau
Charleston
West Virginia
Virginia
Ohio
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
Washington
Weather Bureau
Atlanta
Atlantic City
Mississippi’s switch to food stamps limits poor participation
Federal findings show a sharp drop in uptake as counties convert from surplus food to stamps. In eight counties 36,000 poor were unable to transition, with Jones County example showing 17,500 free food receivers in 1965 dropping to 4,700 with stamps last year. Delta region sees accelerated poverty, with nine counties in last year’s program and twelve more signing up recently.
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Cate
Mississippi
Jones County
Ringling Circus Draws Record Charleston Attendance
A total of 37 721 people attended the Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus during its four day Charleston stay the highest ever. Promoter Gary Lashinsky reported six of eight shows sold out and the rest nearly full with plans to return in 1968 after Civic Center remodeling expands seating to 7 000. The final Charleston performance ended Sunday evening as the circus train departed for Raleigh North Carolina about 3 a m.
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Ringling Bros. and
Barnum & Bailey Circus
Charleston
Gary Lashinsky
Civic Center
Raleigh, N. C
Walkout Continues as Maoist Rival Reappears in Turmoil
The piece describes Liu being denounced as capitalist and Soviet revisionist, facing public humiliation. Shanghai faced bloody riots between pro Mao Red Guards and workers in late December and early January, shutting down transport and utilities. Rail posters in Peking claimed pro-Mao forces seized Shanghai and a Shanghai Commune was established on February 5.
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Liu
Mao
Shanghai
Peking
Paris
Toll Rises on Roads West of Hanoi Amid Weather
Military brief reports seven roads cut 70 to 80 miles west of Hanoi despite conditions. Bombs triggered a secondary explosion near Dong Hoi during missions against communications and resupply lines. U S First Air Cavalry said 62 enemy killed north of Bong Son on the central coast. An Air Force Thunderchief was shot down over North Vietnam. two crew members missing. Ground fire in South Vietnam brought down a Marine helicopter. crew uninjured after landing.
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Hanoi
Dong Hoi
Panhandle
U.S. First Air Cavalry Division
Bong Son
Saigon
North Vietnam
U.S. Command
United States
U N Plans 900 Tons Rice Flour for Indonesian Islanders
A UNDP representative in Jakarta met with officials to arrange shipment of 900 tons of rice and 5,000 tons of flour to Lom bok island in Indonesia. The aid, to be delivered by FAO, targets 30,000 starved this year amid drought, with the southern Lom bok area hit hardest.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
United Nations Development Program
Rome
Antara
U. N. Food and Agriculture Organization
Lombok
New Discovery Shrinks Hemorrhoids Without Surgery
A world famous institute reports a new healing substance Bio-Dyne used in Preparation H ointment or suppositories, shrinking hemorrhoids without surgery. It eases itching burning and pain in minutes, speeds healing, lubricates bowels and reduces painful swelling while preventing infection. Available at drug counters.
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New York
N. Y
Federal panel urges costly school desegregation blitz
A federal commission warns that racial isolation harms Black children and calls for a nationwide, costly push to eliminate segregated schools. States should design remedies with interdistrict cooperation, while a supplementary member stresses that change requires moral commitment from all Americans. The panel estimates up to 500000 new classrooms might be needed.
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Congress
Frankie M. Freeman
Commission
Principal Faiths Prepare Talks in Interfaith Dialogue
The principal Jewish, Protestant and Roman Catholic groups in the United States plan their first discussion of a religious topic at a Boston meeting in May. This marks a significant step in ecumenical efforts as Christian and Jewish interfaith dialogue expands beyond secular concerns.
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New York Times Service
New York
United States
Boston
Toy gun interest wanes among West German children
TEUBINGEN Germany public opinion institute reports fewer West German children playing with toy guns than a year ago, indicating a shift in toy preferences and attitudes toward firearms among youngsters.
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Teubingen
Germany
Spencer Tracy Given Oxygen
Los Angeles fire officials reported a rescue squad was summoned to actor Spencer Tracy's home Sunday after a houseboy thought he was having a heart attack. Tracy's doctor said the actor had pulmonary edema and was treated with oxygen but not hospitalized.
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Los Angeles
Spencer Tracy
Tracy
Sukarno resignation report dismissed as nonsense
Jakarta spokesman for President Sukarno calls claims he resigned and handed power to Gen Suharto nonsense. In Belgrade, Kim Il Sung labeled a revisionist and Khrushchev disciple in a Pek ing wall poster, reported by Tanjug.
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New York Times Service
Jakarta
Sukarno
Gen. Suharto
Ing Wall
Khrushchev
Government eyes gasoline import surge to curb price rise
Washington officials urgently study steps to boost gasoline imports, aiming to increase supply and reverse the penny-a-gallon hike. The move signals a broad effort to stabilize prices and ensure adequate fuel availability across markets.
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New York Times
Washington
Tokyo welcomes Polish trade minister for seven day visit
Witold Trompcyn ski Poland's minister of foreign trade arrived Sunday afternoon in Tokyo for a seven day visit and to discuss what Tokyo hopes will be the first of several long term trade agreements with East European Communist countries.
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New York Times
Tokyo
Witold Trompcynski
Poland
Sharon Percy May Embrace Democrats After Marriage
Sharon Percy daughter of Senator Charles Percy reveals in a McCall's article she may join the Democratic Party when she wed John D. Rockefeller IV this spring. Rockefeller, a Charleston West Virginia resident, recently switched parties and won a seat in the state legislature.
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New York
Sharon Percy
Charles Percy
R-Ill
McCall's Magazine
John D
Rockefeller
Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Gaullist Popularity Seen Slipping Ahead of Elections
With two weeks until the March 5 national assembly vote the Gaullist ticket faces a potential loss of parliamentary majority as opinion polls show a small but steady decline in support.
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Paris
National Assembly
Gaullist
DeBakey Receives Drexel Science and Engineering Award
Dr. Michael E. DeBakey, pioneer in artificial heart development, has been named recipient of the science and engineering award of Drexel Institute of Technology in Philadelphia.
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Dr. DeBakey
Philadelphia
Michael E. DeBakey
Drexel Institute of Technology
Two Escape From Czechoslovakia Reported Near Hohenau
A 23 year old East German girl and her West German fiancé swam the icy March River northeast of Hohenau Austria crossing the Iron Curtain from Czechoslovakia to Austria. Local authorities said they wore skin diving suits and escaped Sunday.
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Hohenau
Austria
Iron Curtain
Czechoslovakia
March River
Here
Speck Trial Begins Today in Illinois
Richard Speck faces trial in Peoria, Illinois, for the mass murder of eight student nurses in the early hours of July 14, 1966, in Chicago. The case marks the city’s worst single act of mass killing.
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Illinois
Los Angeles Times
Chicago
Richard Franklin Speck
Peoria
Ill
Women Troops Reported in Viet Demilitarized Zone
Lt Gen Lewis W Walt says women in North Vietnamese uniforms have been killed by Marine forces near the DMZ as North Vietnamese troops infiltrate South Vietnam. The Marine commander notes the presence of women in NVA units within combat areas.
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Los Angeles Times
DA Nang
South Vietnam
Lewis W. Walt
U. S
CIA Retribution M Net Scheduled
A CIA spokesman said it is inconceivable that National Student Association members who disclosed their secret relationship with the CIA would be prosecuted. CIA general counsel Lawrence R. Houston said in a telephone interview there will be no retribution or prosecution.
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New York Times
Washington
Central Intelligence Agency
National Student Assn
CIA
Lawrence R. Houston
Charleston Fire Calls Reported Sunday
Charleston Fire Department responded to false alarms on Morris Street at 2 09 a m and Brooks and Barnes streets at 11 14 a m. A fire at 532 Elizabeth Street damaged one apartment for 10 dollars. A motor incident at 403 Fort Hill Drive caused 40 dollars in damage. A trash issue at 33rd Street and Mac Corkle Avenue caused no damage.
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Morris Street
Brooks and
Barnes Streets
Elizabeth St
Fort Hill Dr
33Rd Street
MacCorkle Avenue
Woman Dies in Greenbrier County Police Arrest Youth
An 18 year old, Donald Lee Gary of Rainelle, was arrested in Rainelle and jailed in Greenbrier County on a murder charge after 82 year old Louise Foster Price was found dead Saturday with a cord around her neck. An autopsy will be performed. Price lived alone since her husband’s death and was involved with the Rainelle Methodist Church and the Eastern Star. Her survivors include a daughter in California and sons in Pennsylvania and Ohio.
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Rainelle
Louise Foster Price
Cpl
R. L. Oates
Lewisburg
Donald Lee Gary
Greenbrier
Oates
Charleston
Price
Thomas H. Price
Rainelle Methodist Church
Order of the Eastern Star
Virginia Redd
Sun Valley
Calif
Thomas Jr
Clearfield
William M
Lorain
Ohio
Erastus H. Foster
Hinton
Wallace-Wallace Funeral Home
East Rainelle
Time Expensive For Railway in Spain
Six railway workers in Barcelona who say they worked through their guaranteed daily siesta for five years win compensation. A Spanish jury ruling favors the workers and could pave the way for about 10,000 other railway employees to file similar claims.
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Spain
Barcelona
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