Congo Republic soothed after Ghana like coup attempt
Leopoldville reports say pro Red Chinese civilian rulers in Brazzaville forestalled a Ghana style coup by seizing power. Premier Ambroise Noumazama announced control in the name of President Alphonse Massemba Debat, amid army uprisings and tribal protests.
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Leopoldville
the Congo
Congo Republic
Brazzaville
Ambroise Noumaza- Jia
Alphonse Massemba-Debat
Malagasy
Africa
Ghana
Kwame
Nkrumah
Peking
Congo River
National Revolutionary Movement
Gouabi
Moutlake
Ger
Belgian Congo
China
Noumazaka
Massemba-Debat
Abbe Fulbert Youlou
Organization of African and Malagasy States
Gastonia Man Will Head Textile Group
Gastonia leader Harrold Mercer is named president of Firestone Tire five mill textile division. Headquarters move from Akron to Gastonia announced. The mills include one in Gastonia two in South Carolina two in South America. Core product is cord with some yarn production.
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Gastonia, N.C
Harrold Mercer
Gastonia
Firestone Tire & Rubber Co
Mercer
Firestone
Akron
Ohio
South Carolina
South America
Alexandria Child Killed In Wreck
A six month old, Mark Timmons aged 28, his wife Martha 23, and two other children James 3 and David 1 were in a vehicle that overturned on U S 131 in western Michigan. The baby died at the scene while the others were taken to Mecosta Hospital for observation.
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Morley, Mich
Alexandria
Virginia
U.S
Michigan
Mark Timmons
Martha
James
David
Mecosta Hospital
Plane Hits Youth Killing 14 at Arkansas Farm
Texarkana Ark AP reports Jimmie Dwayne Sims, 14, fatally injured Tuesday when struck from behind by the wheel of a low-flying crop-dusting plane at the Lolli Pop ranch on Arkansas 134 near Fouke. Pilot Curtis Myrick of Corpus Christi Texas was seeding a field. coroner Price Duty said the boy stood at the end of a row to guide seeding.
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Texarkana
Ark
Jimmie Dwayne Sims
Arkansas 134
Fouke
Here
Curtis Myrick
Corpus Christi
Tex
Bulldozer Strikes Hidden Steam Locomotive in Dig Site
A Miami excavation crew clearing land for a new apartment building unearthed an unexpected relic after a bulldozer blade struck metal that would not budge. Hand digging revealed a steam locomotive buried underground, turning routine site work into a historic discovery.
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Miami & — Excavators
Virginia News In Brief Roanoke Indicts Lauritzen in Florida Bank Heist
Virginia notes two AP items. Lauritzen, who confessed to the Winchester bank robbery, is indicted in Miami for a Coral Gables Savings and Loan heist where $2,475 was taken. He faces related charges tied to an $8,000 Hagerstown, Md. bank robbery. Funeral plans incomplete. A WRVA expansion near St Johns Church in Richmond costs almost $300,000 after leaving hotel headquarters. Winter Park death of Harry Baker Jordan Sr., 73, with Virginia ties. AP library grant of $69,878 approved for Tazewell library. Norfolk bids to host the 1972 Southern Baptist Convention may hinge on cultural center, hotels, and transportation needs.
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Roanoke
Charles Abbott
Lauritzen
Miami
Fla
John Edward Marsh
Winchester
Coral Gables
Hagerstown, Md
Winter Park, Fla
Harry Baker Jordan Sr
Barge Company
Jordan
Winter Park
Sally
Clarendon
Bishop
Marry Jr
Tampa
Thomas
New Orleans
H. B. Kilgour
Purkellville
Norfolk
Southern Baptist Convention
Norfolk Baptist Association
Milton Morgan, Former Virginia Banking Commissioner, Dies at 82
Milton R. Morgan, who led Virginia’s banking department from 1939 to 1951, died Monday at age 82. He previously served in the House of Delegates representing Craig and Botetourt counties.
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Richmond
Milton R. Morgan
House of Delegates
Craig
Botetourt
Richmond highway official Francis A. Davis dies at 66
Francis Atwell Davis of Richmond a retired commissioner of the State Highway Department died Tuesday at age 66. A Cumberland County native he retired in 1964 after 46 years with the department. He studied at the College of William and Mary and began as a roadman in 1919. He led the Southeastern Association of State Highway Officials twice serving on its executive committee. Survived by his wife Mary and three sons Francis G. Davis William J. Davis Joseph Taylor Davis, two sisters and six grandchildren.
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Richmond
Francis Atwell Davis
State Highway Department
Davis
Cumberland County
Highway Department
College of William and Mary
Southeastern Association of State Highway Officials
Mary Davis
Francis G. Davis
Crosby, Miss
William J. Davis
Gloucester
Joseph Taylor Davis
Atlanta, Ga
B.B. Ford
Mary Updegrove
Cartersville
Daily Crossword Puzzle Across and Down Clues
A long list of crossword clues covering many topics and answer lengths including names places and abbreviations. The grid references varied from 6 to 65 across and down with many themed entries and historical references.
Newport News to host state Jaycee golf tourney in 1967
The City Council approved hosting the state Jaycee golf tournament at Newport News Municipal Golf Course on July 28 and 29, 1967. The event brings regional players to the city for two days of competition.
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Newport News
GE to expand Nansemond portable TV plant to 3000 jobs
General Electric will invest 10 million dollars to add 200000 square feet to its Nansemond County plant near Frederick College. Construction starts now and will raise employment from 1200 to over 3000 as portable color sets begin production in 1967, replacing black and white sets.
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Portsmouth
General Electric
Nansemond County
Frederick College
W.A. Estabrook
Syracuse
N.Y
Tidewater
Estabrook
Mississippi beds certified for Medicare under Civil Rights Act
Johnson was told 26.6 per cent of Mississippi hospital beds are certified for Medicare under the Civil Rights Act, far below the national 92.2 per cent. Mobile, Shreveport, Meridian, Jackson and other cities were cited as problem areas, with noncompliant beds limiting elderly access to Medicare on Friday start. Officials noted emergency reimbursements to patients treated at nonparticipating hospitals if needed.
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Mississippi
Washington
Johnson
Georgia
Louisiana
White House
Republican Coordinating Committee
Ally
Nicholas Katzenbach
Secretary of Welfare
John W. Gardner
Mobile
Ala
Gardner
Shreveport
Jackson
Meridian
Amiss
Medicare
CAP Is Asked To Assist In Plane Search
The Coast Guard requested Civil Air Patrol aid in locating a private aircraft with two aboard that disappeared on a flight from New Bern to Manteo North Carolina. Pilot Leroy French and passenger Linda Jane McGreaty, both of New Bern, were aboard. Search efforts by plane and helicopter extended from north of Manteo to south of Cape Hatteras.
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Portsmouth
Coast Guard
Civil Air Patrol
New Bern
Manteo
N.C
Leroy French
Linda Jane McGreaty
Cape Hatteras
Moore Endorses SAR Independence Day Bell Salute
Raleigh AP reports Gov. Dan Moore endorses a Sons of the American Revolution project to ring church and school bells for five minutes at noon on July 4. He calls it worthwhile and urges all citizens to observe Independence Day and honor freedom and heritage.
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Raleigh
Dan Moore
Sons of the American Revolution
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