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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1968
Page
14
NATO ends two day meeting with Berlin note and med threat hints
Alliance conclave in Reykjavik closes with a mild Berlin statement. The 15 NATO allies express concern over Soviet penetration of the Mediterranean and a desire for reduced East West forces in Central Europe. They pledge to keep Berlin's lifelines open to the West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reykjavik
Vance assumes lead for U S peace delegation talks
Cyrus R. Vance, second in the U S peace delegation, takes over the American side for the first time after nine deadlocked meetings with North Vietnam. He will sit in for Ambassador Harriman as Hanoi says no changes in its delegation. The Army moves to ease court martial sentences for soldiers challenging a two star general’s actions at Fort Leonard Wood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Cyrus R. Vance
U.S
Varnice
W. Averell Harriman
Washington
Army
Pentagon
Ft. Leonard Wood
Thomas H. Libscomb
Army Board of Review
Senate preserves 1.8 billion military construction bill
The Senate defeated repeated attempts to cut the 1.8 billion military construction authorization bill and approved it by 78 to 3. The measure totals about 29 million less than the House version for hundreds of projects globally. any gap would be settled in a joint conference committee if the House does not accept the Senate figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington i
Senate
House
Bill to make flag desecration a federal offense approved
Congress completed action Tuesday on a bill to make burning or other deliberate mutilation of the American flag a federal offense. The House by voice vote accepted Senate amendments to a measure it originally passed last June and sent the bill to the White House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
House
Senate
White House
Young Turks Unseated at NAACP Convention Fight
A militant NAACP faction attempted to disrupt the 59th annual convention in Atlantic City New Jersey but was loudly defeated after a 30 minute floor clash. The Young Turks led by Chester Lewis of Wichita Kansas suffered a second defeat in as many days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Young
Chester Lewis
Wichita, Kan
Death Trap In Fort Worth Tunnel Claims Three Lives
Three Fort Worth men died and a fourth narrowly survived a toxic tunnel crawl during a rescue attempt in a telephone tunnel filled with fumes. Firemen entered after air was cleared by suction pumps. cause of death undetermined. Victims identified as Joe Brown Willie Aaron and Ronnie Dove all of Fort Worth. Gary Sanders was hospitalized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Texi
Joe Brown
Willie Aaaron
Ronnie Dove
Gary Sanders
Happy Valley Camp Opens as Youths Take Lead
Inside Today readers learn that on Sunday in Teays Valley the Salvation Army opens Camp Happy Valley where boys will step into leadership as older men and machines recede. The feature appears on page II with details for families and participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Happy Valley
Teays Valley
Salvation Army
Abernathy Gets 20 Days For Capitol Protest
Reverend Ralph David Abernathy was sentenced to 20 days in jail and fined for participating in an unlawful assembly at the Capitol as part of the Poor People’s Campaign. Resurrection City dismantled and Washington’s curfew lifted amid mixed campaign developments with National Guardsmen on standby and troops repositioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ren. A. Franklin
New York Times
Washington
Ralph David Abernathy
United States Capitol
Santancino
Noora
Sueyeeeeeorwamy Weeee We
Abernathy
Antipoverty Crusade
Resurrection City
USA
District of Columbia
Defense Department
Government
Virginia
Willie Bolden
Capitol Hill
Harold H. Greene
District of Columbia Court of General Sessions
Randall Ineligible for State Correction Director Post
Atty Gen Robertson now believes George W. Randall lacks the required college degree to be state director of correction. Johnson previously announced Randall’s appointment. Gov Smith warned of a serious question about eligibility. Robertson’s review concludes a college graduate qualification was intended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Marsh
Atty
C. Donald Robertson
George W. Randall
Randall
Oregon
North Carolina
Clarence Johnson
Hulett C. Smith
Smith
Johnson
Robertson
B52 raids hit river targets near Cambodia
American forces launched B52 Stratofortress raids against river points near the Cambodian border as part of an effort to disrupt Viet Cong transport networks. Eight raids targeted positions 42 to 57 miles north and west of Saigon in Tay Ninh Province. Ground fighting reported a lull with no major engagements, while two government military posts in the Mekong Delta came under shelling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
Cambodia
Bs2s
Tay Ninh
Mekong Delta
Tests Show Drug Helps Prevent Heart Attacks
A 1,400 man preliminary study found that clofibrate sold as Atromid S reduced heart attack risk. Dr. Louis R. Krasno told the Senate Appropriations Committee that those not taking the drug had 3.7 times more heart attacks. He urged a broad national trial while experts urged caution and diet-focused efforts. The findings come from United Air Lines ground personnel in San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Reinhold
New York Times
New York
Louis R. Krasno
United Air Lines
Senate Appropriations Committee
San Francisco
Krasno
Senate
National Heart Institute
Theodore Cooper
Second Johnson Shot on Guns Is Senate Bull's-Eye
President Johnson pushes for broad gun control with a Senate committee poised to approve a comprehensive bill. The House remains cool, while the White House reports strong overall support in mail for registration, licensing of all firearms, and state permit systems by 1971.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Senate
House
Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Joseph A. Califano Jr
White House
Senate Democratic
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Congress
Street Chief's Rin Now on City's Payroll
The wife and son in law of City Street Commissioner E A McCoy were hired at City Hall. Mrs McCoy becomes a $250 a month traffic clerk and Russell Payne is a draftsman in traffic engineering. McCoy faces past election controversy and accusations of political influence. He defends the hires saying qualification justified them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. A. McCoy
City Hall
Vincent Reish
McCoy
GOP
Claude Lacy
Elmer Dodson
Dodson
Higher Street Department
Lacy
Ben Gentry
Delmar Summerfield
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