Charleston Gazette 1968 Campaign to D.C. for Housing Bill Rally
A West Virginia delegation heads to Washington to press housing legislation amid court rulings on child welfare and anti discrimination. The group plans Solidarity Day demonstrations and a march to support federal aid against state laws restricting dependent children.
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Warren
Congress
Virginia
Washington
Charles
Huntington
Wheeling
Mortion
Gantown
Welch
Bluefield
West
Judiciary
Thomas J. Dodd
D-Conn
Mystery aircraft debate heats up over Vietnam gun control
A subcommittee aide cites a plan to broaden gun control measures toward North Vietnam, with hearings possible. Senator Eastland forecasts hearings this week as reports surface of Soviet supplied helicopters and attacks near the South Vietnamese combat zone, though ground incidents near bases have not been confirmed.
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Soviet Union
North Vietnam
Mansfield
Four Jordanian Lawyers Named To Aid Sirhan
Amman four Jordanian lawyers Fouad Alallah Ahmad Eel Khalil Mohamed Baradeh and Hassan Hawwa were chosen at a Jordanian Bar Association meeting with Sirhan Bishara Sirhan father of the defendant. They will travel to the United States soon to join other Arab lawyers in the defense of Sirhan the alleged Kennedy assassin.
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Amman
Jordan
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan
Robert F. Kennedy
Bar Assa
Fouad Alallah
Ahmad Eel Khalil
Mohamed Barade’h
Hassan -i Hawwa
Bishara Sirhan
Park boundary clarification sought for Coonskin Park
Kanawha County Parks and Recreation Commission asks the county court to clearly state park boundaries and grant a land title. Austin Palmer, recreation director, said the resolution asks the court to resolve jurisdiction after reviewing minutes from a prior meeting between the parks panel and county officials.
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Kanawha County
Land condemnation awards headline Kanawha parcel
A Kanawha County Circuit Court jury awarded 17 500 to Carl and Mary Louise Smallridge and the First Federal Savings and Loan Assn landholders in a condemnation suit. The parcel at McClung and Duffy streets will join the expanding statehouse complex. The rest of the report covers air war activity over North Vietnam and battlefield actions near Hue Saigon and around the capital, noting aircraft strikes, enemy casualties, and new radar guided artillery improvements.
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Kanawha County Circuit Court
Carl and
Mary Louise Smallridge
Federal Savings and Loan Assn
McClung and
Duffy
Statehouse
Council Reconsiders Two Rezoning Cases
City council debates two rezoning requests linked to local firms Watts Printing Co and Dodson Tire Co. after protests and reversals on earlier votes. A deadlock leads to defeat of the Dodson proposal while other actions include park board appointments, property rezoning, playground site planning, traffic safety inquiries, and budgetary adjustments.
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Mittee
Government Square
15Th Ward
Joe F. Smith
Watts Printing Co
Dodson Tire Co
Bigley Ave
Crescent Road
Avon Street
Smith
6Th Avenue
2Nd Ward
A. Ted Boylen
Ky Denies Coup and backs government in Saigon
Ky denied coup rumors after dismissals of his allies and said he resigned from the Peoples' Self-Defense Organization due to lack of authority. He praised Tran Van Huong as prime minister and urged national unity while officials warned of Viet Cong deception plans and possible attacks in air force uniforms.
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Nguyen van Thieu
Peoples’ Self-Defense Organization
Tran van Huong
Saigon
Lottery Charge Trial Dates Set for Three Firms
A trial date has been set for one of three companies indicted in Kanawha County on lottery charges. The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company's trial will begin Sept. 3, according to the calendar of Kanawha County Intermediate Court. Trial dates for the other firms Sun Oil and Kroger haven't been set.
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Kanawha County
Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company
Son Oil
Kroger
South seeks equitable freight rates amid Supreme Court appeal
The South battles rail freight costs that favor the North. Gov. Maddox notes the issue as central to the 34 year old Southern Governors Conference. A federal court ruling last fall sided with Southern governors and railroads, now under appeal to the Supreme Court. Carl Sanders warns of renewed North South barriers if lost.
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Atlanta
New York
Lester G. Maddox
Georgia
U. S. District Court
New Orleans
Interstate Commerce Commission
Southern Governors Conference
South
U. S. Supreme Court
Carl Sanders
High Court
Sanders
Rebuff some earlier rifle controls called Tydings bill
A historical brief notes lawmakers' stance against earlier rifle restrictions, labeling the Tydings bill as the best available approach. It highlights conservative opposition to tighter controls and loyalty to gun rights amid ongoing legislative debate.
France abstains as council debates nuclear treaty stance
The article notes Ambassador Be rard reiterating France's position that halting nuclear weapons requires stopping production and cutting stockpiles. France abstained on a key council resolution and did not participate in drafting the Geneva nonproliferation treaty, aligning with broader criticism of the treaty as limiting nonaligned nations and maintaining U S Soviet monopoly concerns. Red China criticized the treaty as aiming to preserve the two powers' dominance.
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France
Geneva
General Assembly
Red China
Byrd urges Johnson to sign omnibus crime bill
U S Sen Robert Byrd D Va urged President Johnson to sign the omnibus crime bill passed by the House after the Kennedy assassination. He cited provisions on confessions suspect questioning and police training funding as key to restoring justice and aiding law enforcement. He notes gun sale provisions may help curb trafficking in weapons.
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Washington
U.S
Robert C. Byrd
D-W.va
Johnson
House
Robert F. Kennedy
Byrd
Driver Fined $30 for Racing In Clay Case
Clay-Carmel Ray Tanner 25 pleaded no contest to racing before a justice of the peace in the fatal auto race that killed his 16 year old brother Dana Ray Tanner five miles north of Ivydale on West Virginia 16. State trooper H D Swartz reported the car crashed into a tree, killing Tanner instantly. A companion, King to Swartz, riding in another car, was fined $50.
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Clay
Carmel Ray Tanner
Justice of the Peace
Lan
Dana Ray Tanner
H. D. Swartz
Clay County
Swartz
Tanner
W. Va
Ivydale
King
Bonn Rules Out Immediate Action on Berlin Crisis
The West German cabinet ruled out immediate direct countermeasures against East German Communists unless Berlin traffic is blocked. President Johnson’s message to Kiesinger condemned East German moves to isolate West Berlin, while pledging U S support for a free and unified Germany. Washington and allies monitor tightened visa rules as Bonn keeps options open if Berlin restrictions tighten. Kiesinger urged restraint and emphasized economic and political cooperation with East European states within a detente policy.
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Dan Morgan
Washington Post
Bonn
West Berlin
East Germany
Johnson
Kurt Georg Kiesinger
Europe
U. S
Berlin
Germany
United States
Texas
July Trials Docketed In 3 Deaths
Three persons indicted on separate murders are slated for Kanawha County Intermediate Court trials in July. Thomas Eugene Shrewsbury, 22, faces July 1 for the James Slack slaying and an additional breaking and entering charge continued to September. Charles Gratton Plantz is set for July 15 for the Helen Louise Miller murder. Lawrence Sheridan Biffle, 52, of Nitro, begins July 22 for the Ralph Lee Bush killing.
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Kanawha County
Thomas Eugene Shrewsbury
James “‘Hobo” Slack
U.S
John Slack Slack
Charleston
Shrewsbury
Charles Gratton Plantz
Helen Louise Miller
Miller
Lawrence Sheridan Biffle
Nitro
Ralph Lee Bush
New Acryline teeth grip holds tight seal
Bakersfield report on Acryline a new dental plate sealant using a vacuum principle. It flows onto plates forms an airtight seal and feels like natural teeth. The effect lasts about six months before a replacement. Available at all drug stores with claims of comfort and longevity.
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Bakersfield
Calif
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Y. Howard Quick Jr
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Quick
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State Road Commission
Gulf Oil Corp
C. R. Morgan Co
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Falcon Drive
D. C. Thumm
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Finance Committee
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