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Newspaper

Charleston Gazette

Location

Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 17, 1966

Page

9

Federal aid as creative partner urged in alcoholism fight

Sen. Randolph urged the federal government to become a creative partner in tackling alcoholism, saying no single group can solve the problem. He backed the Moss-Hagan bill to create a coordinating agency with state assistance and funded prevention and research programs.

Jennings Randolph D-W. Va Randolph Senate Labor and Public Welfare Committee Senate Moss-Hagan

Negroes Defy Police Erect Tent In Town

Stokely Carmichael SNCC leader Bob Smith and Bruce Baines from CORE were jailed after attempting to pitch two circus sized tents on a school ground amid a march. Police Commissioner Buff Hanlon ordered arrests as demonstrators moved toward town twelve miles away.

Stokely Carmichael Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee SNCC Bob Smith Bruce Baines Congress of Racial Equality Buff Hanlon

Nato Past Big Test as Rusk Speaks on Talks

In a briefing during three way discussions, Rusk signaled French aims in Nato and outlined talks on French troops in West Germany and US force reductions in France by next April. He urged continued Western unity and warned against defense cuts, citing past disarmament costs and the $1 trillion spent by Nato members since 1947.

Gaulle Soviet Russia NATO Rusk West Germany eFrench U. 5 France Brussels Maurice Couve de Murville Germany Europe U. S Josef Stalin

Man Convicted of Secretarys Brutal Murder

A federal district court jury convicted 33 year old Walter Lee Parman in the strangulation death of Shirley Ann Cary a State Department secretary. The panel sentenced him to life imprisonment rejecting an electric chair option and also found him guilty of assault with a dangerous weapon while acquitting the attempted rape charge.

Washington Federal District Court Walter Lee Parman Shirley Ann Cary State Department Parman

Marines Hold Line Under Fire Near Chu Lai

Marines of the 1st Marine Division fought a fierce battle 25 miles northwest of Chu Lai as a reconnaissance team earned Howard his fourth Purple Heart. Lt. Philip J. Kelly was rescued after his Thunderchief was shot down, while a Skyhawk remained missing. Navy fire support increased as Marines repelled Viet Cong attackers with rock and gunfire resilience.

Philip J. Kelly U. S. Navy 1St Marine Division Chu ‘Lai Howard Lewis W. Fields Amursuay Tom Duncan Duncaned Navy Billy Holmes Madison Tenn

Gunman robs bank office as staff herded into vault

A white male gunman, age 25 to 30, neatly dressed and wearing a blue cap, enters a Charleston office around 11 AM and robs the vault after forcing five employees into the rear. He demands money, examines the vault, and leaves as police are alerted. No injuries reported.

Duncan McMillian Poice

Bandit Robs Huntington Loan Firm

A gunman described as calm, cool and polite robbed the Diversified Savings and Loan Co. office in downtown Huntington of $9,000. Teves

Huntington Diversified Savings and Loan Co

COOL states and South Atlantic region

AP Wirephoto caption notes cool weather patterns across the states and the South Atlantic region, highlighting regional climate contrasts and potential impacts on daily activities.

Weather summary for June 17 1966 across states

Weather report notes cloudy to sunny conditions for Charleston with cool nights and highs around mid fifties, scattered showers in West Virginia with a 72 degree high, thunderstorms in Virginia, scattered showers in Western Pennsylvania, and partly cloudy conditions with showers in Kentucky.

Charleston West Virginia Virginia Pennsylvania Kentucky

Ruling Bans Communist Party In Argentina

A federal judge in Buenos Aires barred the Communist party from political activity and recognition. The ruling leaves the party unrecognized as a political party while noting it has operated openly with headquarters in several cities. Judge Luis M. Rodriguez denied the party’s motion for recognition.

Communist Party Argentina Buenos Aires Luis M. Rodriguez

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