Stotesbury Mine May Reopen and Museum Move Rumors
Rumors swirl that Eastern Associated Coal plans to reopen the Stotesbury mine and relocate the Coal Town Museum to the Beckley Exhibition Mine. Officials refuse to confirm details while residents fear demolition for new facilities and a funded museum move, with no official word yet.
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Many Die as U.S. Bomber Crashes in Da Nang Village
A U.S. Marine F8 Crusader crashed on takeoff near Da Nang in South Vietnam, killing 24 villagers and injuring many others. The pilot ejected safely seconds before impact as bombs and cannon shells exploded in the wreckage. Da Nang, 380 miles northeast of Saigon, is a principal U.S. air base.
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Camera Poised For Historic Moon Pictures
Pasadena based Lunar Orbiter, an 850 pound spacecraft, carries its camera to photograph the moon's far side. The craft circles at 124.2 to 1151.9 miles in 3 hours 37 minutes per orbit and will begin pictures on Thursday. If successful, first images of the back side will reach viewers via NASA's deep space network.
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Soldier Gerald L. Perry Killed in Vietnam
Gerald L. Perry of Bald Knob Boone County West Virginia was killed in action in Vietnam according to the Defense Department. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Charles L Perry of Bald Knob.
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UPS
Gerald L. Perry
Bald Knob
Boone County
W. Va
Viet Nam
Defense Department
Charles L. Perry
Beckley WV Today and Five Day Forecast Summary
Beckley and vicinity expects mostly sunny weather with a high near 80 and a low around 62 tonight. The forecast calls for increasing cloudiness and warmer temperatures Thursday with highs near 80s and rain totals around three-quarters of an inch possible over the weekend across West Virginia where north and south regions will see highs near 81 to 84 and lows in the mid 50s to mid 60s. River gauges show Greenbrier normal and muddy conditions with three gates open at Lake, Gauge at Hinton at 2.3 feet.
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Hinton
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Olympic
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Beckley area licensing and campus details in Q A format
Q A on Mabscott residents needing city licenses only if living inside Beckley city limits. Parking fees illegal unless on private property. Stray dogs: city call Beckley Police or Raleigh County Animal Shelter. Beckley College first day requires freshmen and sophomores to register Sept 13 14 with classes starting Sept 16. Social Security increases in 1967 not expected per district manager Dwight Billings.
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Raleigh
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Dwight Billings
Sukarno Demands U.S. Exit From Viet Nam Rally
Indonesian President Sukarno, addressing 100000 on independence day, urged the United States to leave Viet Nam and offered to help broker an Asian settlement. He condemned Communist plots, praised Suharto, and reaffirmed himself as the revolution’s great leader amid mixed student reactions.
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U S Pioneer To Chart Sun Mission Launches From Cape Kennedy
The United States launched a 140 pound Pioneer solar physics lab aboard a Delta rocket at 11 20 am EDT from Cape Kennedy. The craft is set for a 404 day solar orbit between Earth and Mars to study interplanetary space and radiation hazards for future astronauts. The mission marks the Delta rocket's 40th launch with the Pioneer satellite traveling skyward in a glittering drum shape.
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Lawyer Kinoy ejected from House hearing in clash with Pool
UPI reports Arthur Kinoy, lawyer for the ACLU, was hauled from the House Un-American Activities Committee hearing room by U.S. marshals after a heated exchange with Rep. Joe Pool. Kinoy, among witnesses subpoenaed, insisted a witness used his client’s name in a slanderous way. He was the 24th person ejected from the ongoing hearings.
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Senate panel backs minimum wage raise to 1.60
Senate Labor Committee approved a bill to raise the federal minimum wage to 1.60 an hour and extend coverage to about 7.2 million more workers including over 6 million in large service and retail sectors and nearly 500,000 farm workers. The House delayed action on a $34 million Capitol front project. A one year $150 million mass transit aid extension won approval. Severe weather struck the Great Plains and Ohio Valley with tornadoes in Pennsylvania and a Canastota New York airport windstorm. A murder charge against Homer L. Jobes will be presented at the October grand jury term after a transfer from New Philadelphia. A petnapping bill advanced, though the National Humane Society questioned its efficacy.
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Marshall County
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Moundsville Penitentiary
National Humane Society
Mingo's Negro School Closed by Consolidation
Williamson county consolidates Liberty and Williamson high schools ending the last all-Negro school in Mingo County. School Supt. J Hershel Morgan cites low Liberty enrollment of 100 juniors and seniors vs 1,125 at Williamson. Grade 9 through 12 consolidation takes effect Aug 30.
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President Johnson to Speak at Rhode Island Campus
President Johnson will deliver a major address Saturday at the University of Rhode Island in Kingston. A White House spokesman said he will visit several New England states that weekend, with a stop at Quonset Point Naval Air Station before arriving by helicopter to the campus around 10:15 a.m. EDT.
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Johnson says Alliance for Progress shrugs off Castro myth
President Johnson marked the Alliance for Progress fifth birthday in Washington at Pan American Health Organization HQ. He said the program proves social change can occur peacefully and rejects the view that communism is the hemisphere's future, urging focus on housing education and food while avoiding unnecessary arms costs. The 1961 program, born from Kennedy, has faced near-collapse but is described as a revolution at work transforming lives across Latin America.
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Latin America
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No Tiger In Tank Just Cat In Motor
In Milan Italy Alberto Gavirat found a cat injured by a motor fan after hearing strange noises from his car. The 28 year old pulled into a service station and discovered the cat with a badly cut paw. The animal was turned over to the local animal protection society.
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Task Force drops second medical school plan in state
Governor's Task Force on health kills the recommendation for a second medical school in southern West Virginia. It instead backs eight urban health centers and shifts away from satellite centers. Dr. Seigle W. Parks cautioned that another medical school would not solve shortages without system-wide reforms and better local internships.
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Seigle W. Parks
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Morgantown
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Parkersburg
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