Montgomery County Man Shot After Threats Near Blacksburg
A 50 year old Montgomery County man was shot and seriously wounded after threatening the family next door with a revolver and shotgun in the Craig's Creek area north of Blacksburg. Archie Songer’s 15 year old son fired when Caldwell forced entry, injuring Caldwell and causing Songer to suffer a heart attack. Both were taken to Radford Community Hospital. Songer remained in guarded condition. Caldwell underwent surgery and was listed in fair condition. A hearing was expected, charges against the boy unlikely.
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Blacksburg
Montgomery County
Sheriff's Office
Ray Caldwell
Archie Songer
Craig's Creek
Grady McConnel
Songer
Caldwell
Radford Community Hospital
Secree Rey
McConnel
Spring Mills Appointments Are Announced
NEW YORK AP A.P. report says Springs Mills president W. Close named James P. Kelley as executive vice president sales effective Sept 4 succeeding Burnet Valentine who retired Aug 31. Toy C. Gossett named vice president Apparel Fabrics Division effective Sept 1 after leading the division since April. Springs manufacturing is centered in South and North Carolina.
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New York
W. Close
Springs Mills
James P. Kelley
Kelley
Burnet Valentine
Mexico City to add 10000 taxis for 1968 Olympics
City officials authorize 10 000 more taxis for operation next year bringing total taxis to about 27 000 in Mexico City as it prepares for the 1968 Olympic Games. The measure signals a broader push to handle expected crowds and transport demands during the event.
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Mexico City
Berlin
West Berlin
East Germany
West
Chief Will Charge His Father In Mishap
HURON Ohio AP Police Chief Louis Vargo said he will file manslaughter charges against his father Louis T Vargo over an August 8 traffic crash that injured Ethel Karchin 76 of Vermilion and led to her death Sunday in Lorain Community Hospital
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Huron
Ohio
Louis Vargo
Louis T. Vargo
Ethel Karchin
Rescue Team Brings Two Climbers Down From Mont Blanc
An American-led seven man rescue team reached base camp in Chamonix with two German climbers, Heinz Ramich and Herman Muller, after a week stranded on the Dry Needle. They had inchwormed 1640 feet through snow and ice and faced a difficult descent before dawn. One companion disappeared after a rope snap, and a German climber remains unidentified.
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Chamonix
France
Mont Blanc
Gary Hemming
Pasadena
Calif
Heinz Ramich
Herman Muller
Baden- Baden
Hemming
Ramich
Muller
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