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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1966
Page
1
Fragmentary forecast notes describe a cloudy morning with possible snow showers, brisk winds along the coast, and a mix of sun and clouds through Sunday. Mentions of Barty, Goudy, and Stowers appear as stray terms amid torn OCR text.
Polish workers rioted in Poznan as more than 50,000 Catholics attended services in Warsaw marking Poland’s 1000 year Christian anniversary. The clashes left some 44 people dead and hundreds wounded with many workers dismissed in the aftermath.
An Army helicopter spotted wreckage and rescued a mother and baby after a Seattle to Norwalk flight, with the mother Karla Little suffering multiple injuries including a broken lower vertebrae, concussion, frostbite, and a collapsed lung. The baby remained stable under observation. The father, medical student Loren Little, provided details.
United States Marines and government troops report 48 enemy soldiers killed in a marshy area north of Hue. Forces formed a diamond shaped perimeter with Marines and government troops on all sides and fought an estimated battalion in heavy contact near Marine HQ. The spokesman could not confirm if the enemy was North Vietnamese Viet Cong or a mixed force.
The piece argues U S war effort relies on shaky statistics and estimates. It questions the official body count while estimating Viet Cong casualties could exceed 200 000 when including wounded and other losses. It highlights doubts about data credibility and the absence of released Viet Cong wounded counts.
The NAACP was ousted from the final program by other civil rights groups at the last minute for not supporting the march enough. Chanting black power, protesters pressed for stronger action and broader participation.
A chaotic weekend left nine dead in West Virginia and nearby Ohio as wrecks and drownings spanned multiple counties. Notable cases include a turnpike collision with a fire that sparked a woods blaze near Milepost 46, a Parkersburg girl dying from head and neck injuries after a car incident near Mentor, and several drownings involving military veterans and local residents.
The Memphis to Mississippi march led by Medgar Evers and James Meredith faced a tense scene in Jackson with police along the eight mile route from Tougaloo College to the capitol. Two Nitro youths were treated after a late night auto crash. Catherine Powell 16 and John Hartigan 21 received minor injuries. Walter Reuther joined the march as it moved through a Black neighborhood amid white spectators and Confederate flags.
Charleston firemen logged three calls on Sunday. At 2 21 p m they assisted at 4611 Venable Ave SE with no damage. At 3 38 p m a car on fire near Court and Christopher streets caused no damage. At 8 01 p m a trash fire on Wayland Street caused no damage.
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