Third Anniversary Riots in Watts See New Uprising
Los Angeles police and National Guard battled snipers and fires as Watts again erupted on the third anniversary of the 1965 riots. More than 2,000 officers patrolled the area, 37 shot victims reported, 5 officers wounded, curfew imposed, 45 arrests, and a helicopter deployed to monitor the scene.
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OS Angeles
UPI
Reddin
Poatico
Watts
Low Ritter
Los
National Guards
Angeles Police Department
Ritter
Tom Reddin
Will
Rugers Paw
Little Rock Vigil Follows Drunken Arrest Amid Race Tension
At least one policeman was grazed as crowds gathered after a Negro woman was arrested for drunkenness in Little Rock. National Guard troopers swarmed Bill White Park while police and onlookers faced vandalism and gunfire in a tense overnight scene. Governor Rockefeller warned of ongoing demonstrations and ordered patrols to secure the area as curfew took effect and 1,000 people were involved in the incident.
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Little Rock
Ark
UFI
Sama Fe
Winthrop Diockaleler
Ajand ‘Omorean
Rockefeller
National Guard
Witte Rock
Mackefeller
Qe Park
Weis
Nolit
New Mexico
David Carrol
Thame Ander
Milter
Jury Selection Begins Barron Five Plead Innocent
In Charleston UPI ex governor Barron and five others pleaded innocent as jury selection started in a federal probe into payments to Florida land development ventures. Special Judge J Robert Martin presided as 99 prospective jurors from nine Southern West Virginia counties prepared for voir dire. The indictments allege kickbacks paid into state vendors via development firms used by Barron and associates.
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UPI
SV. W. Barr
Thay
Vial
Canielere
J. Robert Martin
Martin
Strivan
Lens
Burk A. Sawyers
Vincent M Jounkoski
Finance
Truman i, Gove
Bout Brown
Elkins
Clarksburg
Alfred W. Schroath
Southern Judicial Circuit
West Virginia
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Marlin
Die Dndao
Brown
Greenville
Maddox May Run To Save Demo Party
Maddox said on Sunday night he might run for president to salvage the national Democratic Party. He noted chances are slim but said Chicago in 1969 could change things, citing a wave of patriotism and conservatism. He planned to wait days to gauge public reaction before seeking the nomination. Georgia and South Carolina officials reacted with surprise and concern about a split of delegates and potential alignment with George Wallace.
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Allanta Clint—nou
Maddox
National Democratic Party
UPL Saint
Chicago
Eve
Georgia
Democratic Party
Joe Sports
James Gray
Conventinn
South Carolina
Atlanta
Eisenhower still recovering after heart attack doctors say
Reports from Walter Reed Army Hospital say former President Eisenhower, 77, no longer needs oxygen and has resumed solid foods but will require prolonged convalescence. Other items note a murder charge in Mudfork, Syrian jets near northern Israel, ships tied at a Rome port for pay, a $24 plate fundraiser in Charleston, East Berlin police shooting escapees, a missing woman near Marmet, and medical talks on artificial hearts in Sydney.
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Wallur Reed Army
Clyde Maynard
Mount Gay
Maynard Wis
Hall
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Bone
Israel
Tel Aviv
Gan
Michelangelo Sane
Leonardo da Vinet
Rome
Charleston
W. Wy Woodroe
Storm Dolly Forms Near Cape Hatteras Increasing Threat
The National Hurricane Center reports the season's fourth tropical storm Dolly has formed from a tropical low near Cape Hatteras. A Navy recon aircraft observed rapid intensification off North Carolina and warned it could reach hurricane strength later tonight.
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UPI
National Hurricane Center
Maami
Dolly
North Carolina
Robert Simpson
Navy
Cape Watteras
Weather Summary for Beckley Area
Partly cloudy and cool this afternoon with a high near 74. Tonight will be fair and chilly with a low around 48. Tuesday remains partly cloudy with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation about 6 percent this afternoon and tonight and 29 percent Tuesday. River conditions show Greenbrier slightly abnormal and muddy. Lake at normal. gates open. gauge readings uncertain.
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Beckley
Phillipsburg
West Virginia
Ring Register and questions on state laws and towns
A reader asks what GOP stands for and requests details on smallest town in West Virginia, isolation in the mountains, and lists five W V communities with no population in a 1967 publication. The note also mentions a marriage age question, a Vietnam address, a five day forecast, and a community action controversy with a personal account.
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W. Va
West Virginia
Henry
Grant County
Hanging Rock
Hampshre
Natrium
Marshall Counsy
Glen Aluan
Mingo County
Beriree
Nicholas County
Rateigh County
Road Narrows
Bids Set On Kanawha City Bridge Piers
In Charleston UPI reports the West Virginia Road Commission will open bids September 10 for construction of bridge piers to link Charleston with Kanawha City. Officials note work may proceed with the Interstate 79 project sections near Jane Lew and Me Italy route areas. The festival incident in Harrison County injured several and prompted a state-wide safety response.
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Kanawha City
Charleston
UPI
State Road Commission
Trnet
Hamill
Inian Medical Congress
Lewis County
Wayne County
Jane Lew
Dewis County
San
Martha Vallie Candin
Italy
Waunt Worther
Farrison County
North Vietnam denounces Nixon as impudent in Vietnam policy
Hanoi spokesman Nguyen Thin Le condemned Richard Nixon for impudence and accused him of threatening to use any weapon, even atomic bombs, to force victory in Vietnam. Le dismissed the Miami platform as propping up a neocolonial puppet regime and argued the GOP would perpetuate South Vietnam’s division. He also rejected Vice President Humphrey’s claim of progress as inaccurate.
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Richard M. Nixon
Vietnam
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Nguyen Thin le
Hubert H. Tumphrey
Miami
Nixon
Richard Nixon
Hanoi
Saia
Smetnam
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Delegaton
United Aates
Republican Party Vietnam
Miami Beach
South Vietnam
U.S
Sanol Nixon
Pope Paul VI safety feared during Latin America visit
Vatican sources warn Pope Paul VI's safety could be at risk during his Latin America tour amid armed guerrilla activity and revolutionary hostility to the Catholic Church. They fear rebels may stage incidents in Bogota during the papal visit, with the two year old pope among those seen as potential targets.
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Latin America
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Colombia
AML
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Vatican
B52 raids pound North Vietnam bases near DMZ
UPI reports B52 Stratofortress bombers struck invasion bases near the DMZ in a move seen as a possible prelude to ceasefire talks. The bombardment followed 119 missions by jets and targeted troop centers, gun positions, and supply lines, with no U.S. ships hit and North Vietnam pressing for a halt to all bombing in Paris talks.
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UPI
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Demilitarized Zone
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Boston
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Humphrey Sees First Ballot Victory In Democratic Race
UPI reports Humphrey claims delegates will nominate him on the first ballot at the Democratic Convention, while McCarthy and McGovern seek to derail that outcome. McGovern debuts with criticism of bombing in North Vietnam, urging a halt to end the war. An independent poll shows Nixon ahead of likely Democrats after securing the Republican nomination, with Agnew favored as running mate by many GOP voters.
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United Press International
Hubert H. Humphrey
Vietnam
Eugene J. McCarthy
Minnesota
George 5. McGovern
South Dakota
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McGovern
Senday
NBC
Meet the Press
New York
UPI
Richard M. Nixon
Sindlinger and Co., Inc
Nixon
Maryland
Spice T. Agnew
Eugene J.mccarthy
Nelson A
Albert J. Sindlinger
Death Toll Reaches 35 In Virginia Beach Crash
A Piedmont Airlines crash near Cincinnati killed 35 people and left 2 survivors. Barbara Schiller, 1, said she survived as if spared by an act of God. Her mother Mrs. Schiller described a miracle moment, noting a window seat and extinguisher foam. The incident occurred during an attempted landing at Covington’s airport, with passengers en route to Virginia Beach for a reunion.
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Arcuissi van
Barbara Schiller
Virginia
Schiller
Barbara
Lover Me
Miss Schillergalt
Susan Resken
Piterman
Vit
Ginia Beach
Atiss Sclittey
Tom Volgaler
Satur Cincinnati
Dey Walle
Katuwha
Beckleyans Seek Gambling Stamps
Figures from the Tuterial Revenue Service district office show Weirton leading West Virginia communities in gambling tax stamp applicants. Fairmont is second with 18. Wheeling 10. Parkersburg and Clarksburg nine each. Illington eight. Morgantown seven. Charleston four. Follansbea Mayndsville Grafton Welch and Beckley three. Welaburg two.
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Farr Medum
Tuterial Revenue Service District
Weirton
West Virginia
IRS
Fairmont
Wheeling
Parkersburg
Clarksburg
Iillington
Morgantown
Charleston
Follansbea
Mayndsville
Grafton
Weleh
Heckley
Wellaburg Old Dlwedfeld
Johnson Undergoes Further Tests At San Antonio Hospital
President Johnson is undergoing additional hospital tests for diverticulosis at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio. The White House said results would be sent to Bethesda Naval Hospital and the Mayo Clinic. He arrived at 4:05 p.m. and departed at 11:19 a.m. EDT after X rays.
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Nex
UPI
Johnson
White House
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Washington
Mayo Clinic
Brooke Army Medical Center
Adm
George
Surviving a Husband's Unthinkable Surprise Gone Wrong
A Oakland woman describes a nightmare when her husband of one month allegedly beat her, threatened murder, and set their car ablaze after taking her to a lonely area. She aided by unidentified youths who found her and rushed her to hospital while the husband was arrested on assault and murder charges, later held for investigation.
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Cail
Seluy
Theo
Billy
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Theleamraga
Alameda County
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