Marines trap and crush Viet Cong near Quang Ngai
U S Marines supported by heavy air and artillery bombardment trapped a crack Communist force near Quang Ngai City. More than 500 enemy dead were counted, with 322 bodies in the hills and paddies and an estimated 200 additional deaths in a day and a half of fighting. Marines blocked escape routes from the circle of death as helicopters moved in. Major General Lewis J Fields praised the operation and warned the enemy to stay out of the Marines’ way.
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Saigon
VPS
U.S
Quang Ngai City
Lewis J. Fields
Salisbury
New Laborites Prepare Viet Peace Moves
Britain s new Labour government plans Viet Nam peace moves as part of its policy. The throne speech signals concrete steps may include reviving the Commonwealth peace mission and new initiatives in Hanoi Moscow and at the United Nations. Prime Minister Harold Wilson faces left wing pressure to dissociate Britain from Allies.
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London
UPI
Britain
Southeast Asia
Elizabeth II
Thursay
Commonwealth
Viet Nam
Harold Wilson
Hanoi
Moscow
United Nations
Wilson
Labor Party
13 Car Wreck Nets Ky Man 2 Years In Jail
Darrell Gartin, 19, of Louisa Kentucky, was sentenced after a Mullens collision involving 13 cars. He faced 12 counts of hit and run, a drunk driving charge, and car theft. He received 60 days per hit and run count, six months license revocation, a $350 fine, and was bound over to Wyoming County grand jury for stealing a parked car. Seven wrecked vehicles were reported on Guyandolte Avenue. Gartin had been treated at Wyoming General Hospital for injuries.
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Mullens
RNS
Louisa
Wyoming
Pineville
Darrell Gartin
Wyoming County Grand Jury
Garihn
Wyoming General Hospital
Bill Houck
Garin
Gartin
Basil McKinney
Bud
Guyandolte Avenue
Weather Overview for Beckley and Vicinity
Mostly cloudy with showers through tomorrow. High today 65, low 56, and a warmer day ahead. Airport data show high 70 in past 24 hours, wind SW at 10 mph, sunset 7 07, sunrise 5 39. Five day forecast for West Virginia calls for above normal temps 66 39 in north and 70 47 in south with rain over the weekend and a total around 3.2 ft.
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Beckley
Greenbrier
Norm
Hinton
Dothan
Ala
Butte
Mont
West Virginia
Ballot Circulation Testages Murmur Raises Motive Question
Raleigh County Circuit Clerk C Harold Hanks questions Republican John Callebs motive in the ballot circulation amid May 10 primary. Callebs, Huntington candidate for secretary of state, says he was handed an official ballot during elections in Raleigh County. The ballot was mailed to President Attorney C Berkley Lilly with a request for investigation. Ballot origin remains unclear and additional ballots missing.
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Raleigh County
C. Harold Hanks
John Callebs
Callebs
Huntington
Pres. Atty. C. Berkley Lilly
Hanks
Biggs-Johnston-Withrow
Hulett Smith
Lilly
Berkely Lilly
McKinney Leaves Post Amid WV Discrimination Debate
Howard McKinney resigns as West Virginia Human Rights Commission executive director, confident racial discrimination is fading. He transitions to a conciliator role with the U S Community Relations Service, citing progress and challenges in overcoming past discrimination especially in employment. He notes local rights commissions help pave a positive path and that organized Klan activity has largely stalled.
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Charleston
UPI
Howard McKinney
State Human Rights Commission
West Virginia
Commission
McKinney
U. S. Community Relations Service
State Commission
Hulett
Ku Klux Klan
Whites Move Out Protest Discrimination in Evanston
Evanston residents Vaughan Stapleton and his wife plan a public move out to protest what they call a landlord’s refusal to rent to Negroes. Stapleton, a 28-year-old sociologist, says the landlord turned away a Negro applicant while white friends were told the unit was available. Picketing neighbors will join as the Stapletons relocate their family.
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Evanston, Ill
UPI
North Shore
Chicago
Vaughan Stapleton
National Association of Juvenile Court Judges
Stapleton
Joan
William F. Shaw
Shaw
Stapletons
40th West Virginian To Die In Viet Nam Second Allen Junction GI Killed
S. Sgt. Grover Robert Taylor, 25, Allen Junction, was killed by enemy mortar fire in Viet Nam. He was the second combat casualty from his Wyom ing County community in three months. Taylor trained jungle fighters and had flown over 50 combat missions. He attended Mullens High School and served in the Wolfhounds. He is survived by his wife and three children, plus his parents and ten siblings. His body returns to Mullens for funeral services.
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Allen Junction
Rns
Grover Robert Taylor
Viet Nam
Taylor
Wyoming County
Pvt
Roger Harsanyi
Joe Harsanyi
Harsanyi
Bong Son River
South
Air Force
Army
Mullens High School
27Th Infantry
Wolfhounds
Saigon
Grant Taylor
May Yates Taylor
Pam
Larry
Tommy
Columbia
S. C
Charles J
Maben
Thomas W
Basin
Simpson G
Franklin D
Jacksonville
Fla
Danny Ray
Mary E. Elliott
East Gulf
Virginia Selemon
Stillwater
Okla
Shirley
World Bank Actions Shadow Tax Debate Receiving Reports
Administration economists, preparing for a possible tax increase decision, monitor reports of a four tenths of one percent price rise. Pope Paul VI indicated no pilgrimage to Poland citing strained Catholic Church and Communist government ties. House Banking Committee, despite Republican opposition, approved Johnson plan to pool federal loans and sell shares to the public. Circuit Court Judge Harrington scheduled to hear brief arguments in the $200 million conspiracy suit against Crucible Steel directors, with a decision likely early next week.
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Paul VI
Poland
House Banking Committee
Johnson
Ees Circuit
Cornelius J. Harrington
Crucible Steel Corp
West Virginia Casualty List From Vietnam War
A complete West Virginia casualty list compiled from Defense Department records by United Press International names killed in action and non combat deaths. Entries include ranks, names, and hometowns across counties such as Harrison, Charleston, Logan, Monongalia, and Wayne with numerous soldiers from Barboursville, Morgantown, Clarksburg, Beckley, Parkersburg, and more.
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Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
United Press International
Defense Department
Wayne H. Kidd
Nutter Fort
Harrison County
John B. Ball
Lawrence E. Jackson
Stotesbury
Raleigh County
James G. Berry
Barboursville
Homer D. Nelson
Lake
Logan County
George T. Saunders
Cedar Grove
Franklin L. Conn
Amherstdale
Timothy M. Blake
Herman R. Hostuttler
Terra Alta
Wilbert H. Johnson
Morgantown
Charlie Anders
Leckie
McDowell County
Darrell W. Sanders
Wayne
Tommy A. Doak
Daniel F. Tallman
Rosedale
Monongalia County
Donald Webb
Genoa
Artifical Heart Keeps Miner Alive Amid Brain Damage Fear
Houston reports the first successful implantation of an artificial heart kept 65-year-old Illinois miner Marcel L. de Rudder alive though unconscious. Dr. Michael DeBakey and team noted the heart pump was functioning, blood pressure stable, but brain damage risk loomed if no blood flow resumed within minutes.
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Houston
API
Illinois
Marcel L. de Rudder
Michael DeBakey
de Rudder
DeBakey
Mop-Haired Males May Have To Wear Hairnets
Casper Wyoming news reports Natrona County sanitarian Nix Anderson says men with long hair must wear hairnets where food is served. He notes caps no longer suffice and compares rule to women workers. policy aims at longer hair hygiene.
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Casper
Natrona County
Anderson
Glen Morgan GI Wounded in Vietnam Near Da Nang
Navy Hospitalman Roger Green, 19, son of Henry and Mary Green, was wounded by sniper fire near Da Nang while on patrol with the 3d Marine Division. He sustained gunshot wounds to the left thigh and fractures, was in good condition earlier, evacuated to Clark Air Base, Philippines, after two weeks in Vietnam. Green served since August 1963 after training at Great Lakes and Bainbridge, previously stationed at Naval Hospital Bainbridge and aboard USS Champlain. His brother Gary Davidson serves aboard USS Hooper with the Seventh Fleet in the South China Sea.
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Green
Roger Green
da Nang
Viet Nam
3D Medical Battalion
US Air Force Hospital
Clark Air Base
Philippines
Navy
Great Lakes Naval Training Center
Ill
Naval Hospital
Bainbridge
Gary Davidson
Hooper
Seventh Fleet
South China Sea
Your Men At War book by Tom Tiede sold here
Prize winning war correspondent Tom Tiede collects his best Viet Nam combat stories in this 120 page edition with color photographs. Available exclusively through this newspaper in this area. Get your copy today for only $1. See Tiede page 11.
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Viet Nam
Editorial on ballot theft threats and election safeguards
A editorial warns that the theft of an official ballot jeopardizes democracy and public trust. It urges poll clerks and commissioners to enforce lawful voting, apprehend the culprit, and prosecute to deter future thefts, noting Democratic and Republican roles and responsibilities in safeguarding ballots.
Ring Register Q and A on farming and local facts
The bulletin presents a Q and A format with Lawrence Cavendish advising against painting fruit trees with all purpose paint and notes DDT as a bark insect control option. Extension office spray schedules are available. It also covers questions about earth’s center distance and composition, an electronics course at a Raleigh County technical center, road public access questions, spelling of Callaway Heights, planting crops timing, fire fighting on private land, and adding a ninth grade at St Francis de Sales Catholic School.
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Lawrence Cavendish
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Robert C. Lilly
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Larry D. Scarberry
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Stanley Riffle
Pt. Pleasant
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War Department
Henry F. Green
Tom Tiede
Tiede
Editorial
Raleigh County Vocational Technical Center
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Andrew J
Jack” Mullins
County Extension Office
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St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church
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