Record 139 U S Mission Flights in Viet Nam War
U S pilots flew a record 139 missions against North Viet Nam on Monday, with three planes downed and one airman rescued. In the South, two Army helicopters crashed during Operation Paul Revere, killing seven Americans and wounding one. Ground fighting yielded heavy Viet Cong casualties as U S forces reported 44 enemy deaths in a 12 hour reconnaissance stand.
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Countdown for Flying Photo Lab Shot Near Moon Orbit
Cape Kennedy UPI The countdown for a lunar orbiting flying photographic lab proceeded smoothly aiming for an Atlas Agena launch to image nine potential Apollo landing sites. The 850 pound orbiter will orbit from 125 to 1150 miles, then fly closer for tests beginning Aug 18, with photos of nine sites along a belt near the moon equator.
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I-70 Bridge Rejected by State Agency Plan
The Ohio SRC halted its Interstate 470 bypass bridge plan for I-70 after the Army Corps found insufficient navigation clearance and pier spacing. Public opposition arose at a January meeting from barge companies and the International Organization of Masters, Mates and Pilots.
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International Organization of Masters
Seven Conflict Of Interest Proposals By West Virginia Panel
Interim legislators wrap three days of joint meetings with seven proposals to curb conflicts of interest. Drafted from Pennsylvania and New York codes, they seek a general ethics code covering legislative and executive staff, gifts limits, outside pay bans, and post tenure representations. Proposals include banning gifts over 25 dollars, barring lawyers from representing pending state cases, and requiring full personal business disclosure. The panel plans to refine enforcement procedures and penalties by the next interim session September 11 to 13.
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Weather forecast Beckley area 50-50 rain chances
Variable cloudiness through Wednesday with a 50 percent chance of thundershowers. Warm and humid with a high near 80 today and a low around 64. Tomorrow’s high in the low 80s. Airport observations show 81 high and 63 low in the last 24 hours. River levels Greenbrier normal, Lake normal and cloudy with 1.3 feet gauge at Hinton 1.7 feet. Extreme temperatures include 113 in Needles California and 38 in Williston North Dakota.
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Double Hero is Dog Of Year
Hero a Blue Merle collie from Priest River Idaho was named Americas dog hero of the year by a dog food maker after saving Shawn Jolley by biting a enraged horse. Hero suffered injuries but saved the child while Persistence a Rosemayne Ohio mongrel placed second for awakening a mother during gas fumes. Tippy a Walton Indiana collie finished third after warding off a 600 pound hog attacking Alvie Tyre.
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Princeton crash kills Carolina girl six in road tragedy
A head on collision near Princeton kills six year old Carol Paige and injures her mother Thelma Paige and two others including Mary Francis Nugent and her husband Herbert Nugent The Paige family was moving from Fayetteville North Carolina to Indianapolis Indiana the crash occurred on Oakvale Mountain U S 219 near the West Virginia Turnpike.
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Unemployment Drops Not Considered Significant In July
Washington reports unemployment fell to 3.9 percent with 82,771,000 workers in July. A Labor Department spokesman said the decline was not significant and did not mean full employment. The year’s average is about 4 percent, with factory earnings and hours down for a third month, including autos. No impact seen from the airline strike.
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Lynda Bird Johnson weighs writing job offers in New York
Lynda Bird Johnson, 22, daughter of the president, is considering several magazine offers including McCall's and National Geographic while in New York. She may pursue work with the Ford Foundation and has written for McCall's and National Geographic. She aims to avoid remaining in Washington and wants a life and career of her own away from the White House.
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George Hamilton
Luci and Pat Are In Hiding in Nassau Bahamas
The Nugents, newlyweds Luce and Pat, continue a guarded honeymoon in a six acre Nassau villa. Reporters stalk the couple from a sun baked road as their security keeps crowds away. A Nassau Tribune photographer caused a stir with a delivery jump while a man in striped shirt warned trespassers.
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Nagasaki Toll Marks A Bomb Anniversary Observance
In Nagasaki Japan temple bells rung and sirens wailed at 11 02 am as 400 000 residents marked the first anniversary of the atomic bombing. The city had endured a second bomb three days after Hiroshima with an estimated 80 000 killed.
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Wheat Acreage Upped To Keep Prices Stable
Washington officials announced an 8.9 million acre expansion of the 1967 wheat acreage allotment raising total wheat acres to 68.2 million and boosting expected 1967 production to 1.6 billion bushels. The move aims to replenish dwindling reserves, meet domestic and foreign needs, and curb rising bread prices without changing support prices.
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Orville L. Freeman
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Woman receives DeBakey artificial heart in Houston
A 37 year old Mexican woman, Esperanzoa del Ville Vasquez, is recovering after a four hour operation to implant a DeBakey artificial left ventricular bypass. She is reported progressing satisfactorily and visited by family members.
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No Progress But Airline Strike Talks Continue
Washington report details renewed talks by five airlines and IAM after a deadlock described as ceiling zero. Labor Secretary Wirtz noted eight hours of face to face talks yielded no progress. House committee weighs Senate plan to force 180 days back to work for Trans World, National, United, Eastern and Northwest.
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Mother Of Two Killed Near Welch. Brother-In-Law Held
Mrs Gladys Rutter Whitt of Jolo is dead after a shooting at her sister's Wolfpen home. William Cole, 21, brother-in-law, is charged with murder claiming the weapon discharged accidentally while he handled a .25 caliber pistol. He said he called his father Jim Cole to aid and they took the victim to Welch Hospital where she died. A hearing for Cole was set for this afternoon.
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Beatniks Refused Entry to Brindisi Museum
Three French beatniks believed male were denied entry to Brindisi province museum on Monday. Museum director cited unspecified policy and added a retort about their appearance.
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Persistent Tormentor Shotgunned By Woman
In Wheeling Ohio Valley, police were called to Vineyard Hill apartment twice in one morning over a quarrel between a mother of eight, Rosella Smith, and Eddie Adams. Adams, 45, was shot in the stomach with a shotgun when he allegedly kicked in the door after returning. he died hours later. Smith was held for questioning with no charges filed yet.
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Noted WVU first athletic director Harry Stansbury dies at 74
Harry A. Stansbury 74 of 1515 Harper Road WVU’s first athletic director and WV Sports Hall of Fame member died at Beckley Hospital at 8 30 p m after years of ill health. He shaped a Mountaineer program that moved WVU to national prominence, helped build Mountaineer Field and the Fieldhouse, and supervised intercollegiate athletics from 1916 to 193? He also helped organize the 1914 West Virginia High School Basketball Tournament while at Wesleyan College.
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Texas Girl's Body Found in Burleson After Triplet Slayings
Edna Louise Sullivan a 16 year old high school sophomore was found murdered after being raped and strangled. Her boyfriend Robert Brand 17 and his cousin Mark Dunnam 16 were found dead in the trunk of Brand's car. Roy Green 18 admitted rape but said Kenneth McDuff the ex convict friend strangled Sullivan and shot the two boys.
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Callebs Urges Robertson Probe Focus at Home
Charleston dispatch reports John Callebs, Republican nominee for West Virginia Secretary of State, wrote to Atty Gen C Donald Robertson urging him to limit coast to coast probes and tackle state issues such as cinders price fixing, park concessions, Kanawha County primary election concerns, and the Matt Reese memo theft within state agencies.
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Hardman to Outline Info Dept Plans for State Government
Charleston based report says gubernatorial assistant Don Hardman will submit an outline of a proposed State Department of Information at the next interim session. He met with legislators Sunday to discuss a Kentucky style department serving as a central news bureau for the state government, a proposal from Gov. Hulett C. Smith last year.
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