Anniversary of first bombing raid on North Vietnam
U.S. marks the second anniversary of the first raid by sending a daily jet wave north. An 83-mission strike hit oil depots and supply points from Dong Hoi to Haiphong, with over 3 million propaganda leaflets dropped. Moscow protested Soviet ship movements near Haiphong. B52s conducted a fourth raid near the DMZ in support of ground troops. Saigon reports heavy Communist losses in the Paul Revere operation, with Soviet SAMs spotted but no U.S. losses.
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Dong Hoi
Haiphong
Red China
U.S
Hanoi
South Viet Nam
United States
Moscow
Soviet Union
Washington
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
North
Guam
Pleiku
Central Highlands
U.S. 25Th Infantry
1Sth Air Cavalry
Viet Nam
17Th Parallel
Tonkin Gulf
China
Ganda
Air Force
Karl W. Richter
Holly
Mich
Edward J. Rasimus Jr
Chicago
Steelmakers Wait For LBJ Reaction
Pittsburgh based report notes the White House condemnation of a $3 per ton steel price hike by eleven firms. President Johnson viewed the move as inflationary and Gardner Ackley called the firms irresponsible. UPI details the sequence from Inland Steel to other producers and Wheeling Steel as the main holdout.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
White House
Johnson
Gardner Ackley
Ackley
Inland Steel Co
U.S. Steel
Wheeling Steel
Draft Highest Since Korea With October Call At 46200
The October draft quota of 46,200 men is the highest monthly total since the Korean War, with a potential rise beyond 50,000 if summer trends continue. The Defense Department raised the September call by 6,000 to 37,300 to offset lagging enlistments, while debates in Congress over draft revisions and a lottery system proceed for next year.
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Washington
UPI
Defense Department
Pentagon
Viet Nam
House Armed Services Committee
House
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Weather Sunny And Warmer Beckley And Vicinity
Sunny and warmer this afternoon with a high of 80. Fair tonight with a low of 58. Sunny and pleasant again tomorrow with a high in the low 80s. Airport conditions show 69F at 2 pm and 57F at 6:30 am with no precipitation and light north wind. River levels Greenbrier normal clear. Lake normal clear with 2 gates open. Five day outlook: temps 82/58 northern, 85/64 southern easing then cooler early next week with about 0.6 inch rain anticipated.
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Beckley
Greenbrier
Hinton
Blythe
Imperial and Needles
Calif
Redmond
Ore
Air Travel and Steel Prices Tie Johnson’s Economic Knot
Washington United States President Johnson faces a tight economy due to a lengthy airline strike and rising steel prices. The White House signals no plans to force price rollbacks, while producers resist budging. Labor and business watch closely as wage and price policies loom as a broader test.
Gripes Prompt FTC Probe Into Bread Milk Price Hikes
Washington (UPI) consumer complaints trigger federal inquiry into who profits from price rises in bread milk and other staples. FTC plans staff meeting to map profit sources while Agriculture Secretary Freeman urges not to blame farmers. He notes only modest increases would aid farmers and warns against scapegoating agriculture.
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Washington
UPI
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Paul Rand Dixon
Agriculture
Orville Freeman
New York
Freeman
New York City
IRS Files Tax Liens Against Nuckols Firm
BECKLEY UP I- County court records show the Internal Revenue Service filed 38 835 in tax liens against Raleigh Insurance Agency owned by former State Motor Vehicles Commissioner Jack Nuckols. The IRS says the firm owes 168 in Social Security withholding taxes for 1964 first quarter and 38 667 in corporation taxes for 1959 61. Nuckols has been convicted in Kanawha County Circuit Court of falsifying state records while he was motor vehicles commissioner.
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IRS
Kanawha County
Funeral Mass for Whitman Sparks Church Controversy
A Mass of Requiem for Charles J. Whitman drew about 400 mourners as Rev. Thomas Anglim defended the sniper’s Christian burial, saying moral theology absolves the killer of responsibility for his final actions. The service honored Whitman and his mother, with prayers for all victims and their families.
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Lake Worth
Fla
UPI
Charles J. Whitman
Thomas Anglim
Sacred Heart Church
Witman
Whitman
Anglim
Wirtz defers stand as Congress weighs airline strike bill
Labor Secretary Willard Wirtz told the House Commerce Committee the 29 day old airline walkout poses no threat to national vitals and urged prompt talks once a bill to end the strike is narrowed. He cited 85,000 workers idle and airlines losing about $8.2 million daily while warning against rushing action without broader talks.
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Washington
UPS
Willard Wirtz
Congress
House
Wirtz
House Commerce Committee
Senate
Johnson
Raleigh County Science Camp charges per child and selection method
The camp will charge $15 for each of the 120 selected students. Each county school could nominate one delegate and several additional students were chosen from recommendations by a Science camp committee.
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Raleigh County
A. James Lowry
Lowry
Whitman Knew He Would Die at Texas Tower
A grand jury said Charles Whitman went to the 27 story University of Texas tower fully aware he would not survive. The body of evidence points to a brain tumor causing mental pain, while a pathologist disagreed, calling Whitman an antisocial psychopath. Gov. Connally will convene national experts to study the case and motives.
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Austin
Tex
UPI
Charles Whitman
University of Texas
Whitman
Coleman de Chenar
Texas
John Connally
Suit filed against Oak Hill mayor for 587000 fraud
UPI reports trustee Paul Hutchinson Jr. filed in U S District Court a 587000 lawsuit accusing Oak Hill Mayor Earl Mullins of fraudulent transfer of assets and funds. The suit alleges Mullins manipulated bankruptcy, moved assets to Mullins Building and Supply, and that creditors include the U S Government and the state with back taxes. Hutchinson is Mullins’ son in law and an attorney for the Public Service Commission.
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Mullins Building and Supply
U. S
Hutchinson
Hulett C. Smith
Public Service Commission
Robert J. Ashworth
Beckley
NAACP Rejects Beckley Police Offer on Race Hiring
Beckley Chief of Police W A Teubert denied NAACP discrimination charges arising from an offer to place a Negro on a temporary basis and an alternative civil service exam for five or six Black applicants. NAACP executives rejected both proposals, asserting they only want equal rights and qualified applicants. Teubert noted past efforts to recruit from Negro civic groups and outlined a probationary path for hires under state civil service rules.
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W. A
Bill) Teubert
Beckley
Raleigh County
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Chief Teubert
Central Baptist Church
Teubert
Archie Johnson
Jack Thomas
Johnson
John Wesley Smith
Smith
Civil Service Commission
Candy price moves debated by committee
A House Commerce Committee heard that Fair packaging proposals could force higher candy costs for consumers as producers adjust sizes to keep prices steady. National Confectioners Association spokesman Robert W. Minter warned the vending machine industry may suffer.
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House
Congress
Robert W. Minter
National Confectioners Association
Commerce Committee
Ross Downing
United Press International
News Service
Pennsylvania
Water Pollution Control Association
Hayden Resting Comfortably At Bethesda Naval Medical Center
Sen Carl Hayden 88 year old president pro tem pro tempore of the Senate is reported resting comfortably at Bethesda Naval Medical Center after a recurrence of a lower urinary tract infection Hayden was hospitalized last week. Also announced is approval for over 80 million dollars in veterans programs in West Virginia to be possibly increased if mortgage funding remains scarce for veterans and the Senate Appropriations Committee backed restoring full funds for Project Mohole the 10 million government effort to sink a shaft into the earth's mantle.
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Carl Hayden
D-Ariz
Bethesda Naval Medical Center
Hayden
Senate
U. S
Robert C. Byrd
Veterans Administration
West Virginia
Senate Appropriations Committee
Epstein Smoothing Effort Averts Beatles Tour Clash
Beatles manager Brian Epstein flew to New York to calm discontent after John Lennon said the group is more popular than Jesus. Epstein did not deny the remark but said it was misinterpreted and aims to prevent misreading as the 14 city U S tour opens Aug 11. He ruled out canceling the tour for now.
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New York
UPI
Brian Epstein
John Lennon
Jesus
Epstein
Lennon
United States
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