21 Mar 1967
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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1967
Page
1
Tuesday forecast shows cloudy conditions with showers in Charleston and Virginia. Temperatures reach the 50s with colder trends and possible snow flurries. Kentucky expects scattered showers and thundery activity fading to clearing skies as north and east areas warm into the 60s.
Saigon Premier Ky said South Vietnam would not accept a coalition with the Communists and urged halt to infiltration while inviting Hanoi to the peace table. He stressed readiness to talk, warned against escalation, and claimed U.S. aims must include broader negotiations despite pressure to widen the war.
A small frame school in northwestern Raleigh County was destroyed by a fast moving fire early Monday. Principal Lute Williams reported the building was a total loss with only partial kitchen remnants remaining after firefighters arrived. Thirty four children attended the school and the county board of education decided to transport the students to the elementary school for now.
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The annual Future Farmers of America Ham Show in Charleston drew 25 restaurateurs and merchants bidding on prize meats. The grand champion ham weighed 194 pounds and sold for four dollars per pound to Quality Market, while bacon and eggs also fetched high prices through the evening.
The Farmers Home Administration announced 21 million in low interest loans for West Virginia farmers and rural residents with flood damaged property. Director A James Manchin stated loans will be 3 percent interest with easy repayment and cannot finance expansion of property.
Marines from the 1st Battalion 4th Marines landed four miles south of the buffer zone aboard Princeton Monticello and Ogden. U S headquarters reported bombers from Guam attacked multiple sites in South Vietnam while an American armor unit repelled a Viet Cong assault in Tay Ninh with 280 enemy dead confirmed. American casualties were revised to three killed and 63 wounded.
SBA regional director Guy E. Morris Jr. said Monday about 250 disaster loan applications have been filed. Most loans will repair homes and replace household effects from the March 5 9 flood in West Virginia. The largest loans will aid merchants and use businesses with inventory losses up to 40000 in some firms. Logan and Grantsville areas reported the most damage.
Varying reports show Charleston police officers disputing civil service exam outcomes amid vacancies for seven posts including a captain. An eligibility list will guide promotions after fitness and oral tests, with results to be announced later this month and in effect for three years.
Lor Angel and his wife were found on Third Avenue with fatal stab wounds last November. Angel seeks suppression of evidence claiming warrants were insufficient and that police failed to advise rights. Trial docketed for April 24. judge ordered briefs within seven days and state response in five.
Ohio University in Athens resumes classes on schedule after an early spring break declared during a strike by 600 workers over payroll dues checkoffs. Returning students arrive with South Vietnamese educators beginning a three month study of American schools and teacher training.
A Senate Interior and Insular Affairs Committee approved a bill to designate John F. Kennedy birthplace in Brookline Massachusetts as a national historic site. Secretary Udall supported the measure along with subcommittee chair Henry L Jackson and Senate cochairman John Sherman Cooper.
The Charleston Gazette announces postal status and subscription rates with terms for daily and Sunday editions. It notes second class mailing, established 1873, inflation of rates for in and out of state deliveries, and tax applicability for mail subscriptions.
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