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Question and answer dialogue covers driving age in states Louisiana Mississippi North Dakota (junior licenses 13 or 12 states offer at 14), newspaper production process, myths about Chinese health beliefs, Honda manufacturing in Japan, West Virginia banking commissioner Carl B Early, chalk composition, Lake Stephens fishing licenses ($3.25), car dealer sales without tail or signal lights in Raleigh County, Eisenhower Drive biking legality, auto personal property tax while financing, Beckley Catholic School St Francis de Sales, neighbor dog noise and city dog warden, and Beckley Junior High principal Noel Christian.
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United States
Louisiana
Mississippi
North Dakota
Resignations of 1931 Nurses Largely Reconsidered in San Francisco
In San Francisco today 1931 nurses at 31 hospitals were slated to resign but most planned to report for work after a Tuesday night Oakland meeting on a new contract. The three man fact finding panel will set interim pay scales through December, while militancy suggested some may still resign. Nurses earn 425 to 447 dollars now, hospitals offered 60 more. demands ranged to 644 to 782 dollars and a minimum 600.
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San Francisco
UPI
California Nurses Association
CNA
Oakland Auditorium
Rene Shick
Congress
Maine
Texas
Midwest
Beckley weather brief shows clouds sun and warm June day
Partly cloudy today with a high near 76 in Beckley and vicinity. Fair tonight with a low around 49. Sunny tomorrow with highs in the mid 70s. Airport reading 78 at 3 p.m. and 58 at 7 a.m. Precipitation about .27 inch. Greenbrier River normal and clear. Lake Greenbrier normal and clear with 2.55 gates open. Gauge at Hinton 2.2 ft. Five day forecast: temperatures 85 to 64 southern state and 82 to 58 northern portion with showers likely this weekend.
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Beckley
Greenbrier
Hinton
Buckeye
Ariz
Houghton Lake
Mich
Whitman suffered headaches earlier murder spree linked to brain tumor
Austin professor notes Whitman spoke of climbing a tower and shooting people four months earlier. Doctors found a pecan-sized brain tumor after autopsy, while psychiatrists debated if it influenced the sniper attack that killed 15 and wounded 33.
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Austin, Tex
UPI
Charles J. Whitman
University of En
Whitman
Justice of the Peace
Jerry Dellana
C. de Chenar
Senate pressure to act on gun control bill faces delay
The Senate Judiciary Committee under Eastland faces White House and congressional calls to move gun sales regulation. President Johnson and Sen. Dodd urge action, but no signs of response or procedural shortcut emerge as the panel has kept the measure bottled up since last March.
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Washington
UPI
Senate Judiciary Committee
White House
Congress
James O. Eastland
Dmiss
Johnson
Thomas J. Dodd
D-Conn
Eastland Committee
John F. Kennedy
House
Senate
Dodd
Eastland
U S Air Cavalry Attacks North Vietnamese Regiments
Saigon UPI reports the 1st Air Cavalry Division attacked at least three North Vietnamese regiments in the Ia Drang Central Highlands. B52 bombers struck the area as reinforcements arrived by helicopter to support the 25th Army Division in heavy clashes over the past 24 hours. The operation, part of Hastings ended with 1,814 Communist dead reported and 718 killed by U S troops to date.
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Saigon
U.S. Navy
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Viet Nam
Ia Drang
Chu Pong Mountain
Plei Me
U.S
Air Force records active July over North Vietnam
U S Air Force pilots carried out 1762 strike missions in July against North Vietnamese targets amid heavy anti aircraft fire and MIG engagements. North Vietnam fired a record 139 surface to air missiles at U S warplanes. missiles largely failed. The summary notes continued air strikes forced dispersal of oil stores with a new cache near Badon nearly wiped out.
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Saigon
API
U. S. Air Force
North Viet Nam
Air Force
U.S
Badon
Dong Hoi
Dadon
Search ends as girl found near Danville railroad yard
Betty Farrell, 12, abducted Tuesday by an unknown man, walked into a railroad yard south of Danville and was unharmed. She was taken to St Elizabeth Hospital. A car was found abandoned west of Danville and a suspect was in custody. Vermilion County Sheriff John Clark said a worker brought her to police. She appeared in good spirits.
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Danville, Ill
UPI
Danville
Betty Farrell
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Vermillion County
John Clark
Clark
Austerity Plan Faces Heated Debate in Britain
Prime Minister Harold Wilson weighs a wage and price freeze for up to 12 months as unions and industry leaders scrutinize the austerity program. The Conservative opposition warns of turmoil in Parliament while the CBI and BMA weigh their positions and doctors face potential pay raises rollback. The TUC has accepted the plan.
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London
UPI
Harold Wilson
Britain
House of Commons
Wilson
Confederation of British Industry
CBI
John Davies
Trades Union Congress
TUC
Afl-Cio
Man Crushed to Death in Mine Accident at Humphrey Coal
Morgantown reports Joseph Jenkins 45 of near Bunker killed in a mining accident at Humphrey No. 1 coal mine. He was removing shoring when a coal arch fell. Officials say the mine had its first fatal incident in nine years.
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Morgantown
UPI
Joseph Jenkins
Bunker
Humphrey No. Ye
Christopher Coal
Cloth cure for ulcers shocks London crowd
Indian yogi Dhirendur Brahmachari of New Delhi arrived in London claiming to cure all diseases with a cloth swallowing method. He said he will travel to France Germany and the United States to teach his cures and that he will die when he chooses.
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Whitman
London
Dhirendur’ Brahmachari
New Delhi
Brahmachari
France
Germany
United States
Vote-Pulling Soapy Williams Romney Threat
Former Michigan governor G Mennen Williams moves to test his influence against Governor George Romney by winning the Democratic nomination for the late Pat McNamara seat. Williams defeated Detroit mayor Jerome Cavanagh in a Michigan primary while Romney and Griffin drew renomination on the Republican side.
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United Press International
G. Mennen
Soapy
Williams
Michigan
George Romney
Detroit
Jerome Cavanagh
Pat McNamara
Robert P. Griffin
Rmich
Romney
McNamara
Griffin
Robert E. Smyile
Idaho
Don Samuelson
Kansas
James B. Pearson
Robert F. Ellsworth
Ellsworth
Cavanagh
Bus Kills 18-Year-Old Near Pt Pleasant
An 18 year old, Gary K. Waugh of Ashton, was killed when struck by a Trailways bus nine miles south of Pt Pleasant on West Virginia 2. Another youth, William H. Robinson, 19, also of Ashton, was seriously injured as the bus headed toward Huntington.
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PT. Pleasant
UPI
Gary K. Waugh
Ashton
Trailways
W. Va
Here
Huntington
William H. Robinson
LSD Trance Sends Woman from Window in London
A 29 year old woman in London, under LSD, believed she could fly and leaped from a fourth floor apartment. She suffered serious injuries, with both legs broken and head and spine injuries. Police and witnesses described her flapping her arms and screaming as she fell.
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London
UPI
House To Vote On Rights Bill
Washington officials report the 1966 civil rights bill faces eight days of debate as the Johnson administration pushes a housing discrimination ban. The measure would outlaw racial bias in sales and rentals, jury selection, and give the Justice Department new civil rights authority, with strong penalties for racial violence. Only jury provisions have been tentatively approved so far.
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Washington
UPI
House
Johnson
North
South
Justice Department
Rioting in Perth Amboy injures 28, police and antipoverty workers
Hundreds of Puerto Ricans riot in waterfront Perth Amboy New Jersey injuring 28 including 15 officers and two antipoverty workers. About 38 arrested as 60 helmeted officers cordon a six block area along Hall Avenue.
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Perth Amboy
N.J
UPI
Milton Zatinsky
County Economic Opportunity Corps
James J. Flynn Jr
Zatinsky
Hall Avenue
Johnson Eyes Welcoming Pat Into Family At Luci’s Wedding
President Johnson, staying in the background of Luci Johnson’s wedding plans, says he looks forward to welcoming Pat into the family. He notes he will escort Luci down the 352 foot aisle at the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception and emphasizes his desire for his daughter’s happiness.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Luci
Pat
Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
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