Viet Cong terror attacks hit Saigon and provinces
A wave of Viet Cong violence injures civilians and military personnel across South Vietnam. Grenade attacks in Saigon and on a Mekong Delta outpost kill a woman and six children, wounding several others including Americans. The unrest follows intensified strikes against U.S. forces, with multiple incidents reported near Hanoi and west of Saigon as new attacks threaten the national elections.
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Treasury official testifies on Viet Cong aid ban bill
A Treasury official told the House Committee on Un American Activities that its bill to prohibit Americans from aiding the Viet Cong was under consideration and could advance, signaling possible congressional action on the anti-Viet Cong provision.
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Bill Prohibiting Aid To Enemy Dangerous
Washington UPI summary reports Russian military aid to hot spots in the Middle East and Africa rising, with new equipment shipped to Algeria Egypt Syria Iraq Mali Somalia Guinea and India. The administration cites expansion of aid as a tool to erode Western influence and counter propaganda while lawmakers debate extending the Trading with the Enemy Act to cover advocacy and solicitation of aid to enemy forces.
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India
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Negroes Answer Dr King Call In Chicago March
Hundreds of whites and Negroes answered Dr Martin Luther King Jr s call to march for open occupancy in Chicago and suburbs. They faced jeering and rock throwing as blue helmeted police opened a path. King led 500 marchers through South Deering amid heavy rain while injunctions limit marches.
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Weather Mostly Cloudy Beckley and Vicinity
Mostly cloudy with a few showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and tonight. High 84, low 60. Fair and cooler Tuesday with mid 70s high. Airport conditions show 82 high, 64 low in last 24 hours. River Greenbrier normal and muddy. Lake normal and clear with 1.3 gates open. New gauge at Hinton 1.8 ft. Today’s extremes include 112 high in Imperial California and 32 low in Butte Montana.
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Remote Q&A from a late 1960s news page about laws and events
A collection of reader questions covers police action for property damage and trespass, solar calendars from Egypt, car horsepower basics, driving on private property, drag racing at Grandview and Beckley tracks, sunglasses while driving, and Arlington National Cemetery burial eligibility. It also includes UPI dispatches on President Johnson's campaign travels and talks with Pearson, noting peace efforts and Viet Nam context.
Solitary Newfoundland voyage skipper rescued after illness
Captain William Willis, 72, sailing alone from the United States to Plymouth, England in an 11 foot craft, was picked up by the Coast Guard cutter Ingham near Atlantic waters after reporting a strangulated hernia. A doctor diagnosed the condition aboard and Willis continued toward Argentia, Newfoundland for possible surgery.
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Newfoundland
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Pacific
Ex-Beckley Resident, Baby Killed In Wreck
Former Beckley resident Barbara Buttry Powell 19 of Boone Kentucky and her 10 month old daughter Sandra Kay died in a two car crash on Kentucky Route 21 two and a half miles south of Berea Madison Kentucky. Driver David Eugene Buttry 17 of Berea was in the car with Powell. Victims Wanda Powell 20 Christine Buttry 20 and Raymond Buttry 2 1/2 months all of Boone were listed in critical condition at Good Samaritan Hospital Lexington. Judy Powell 12 of Big Hill was listed in serious condition at Berea Hospital. Douglas Jackson 19 of Big Hill was the other driver in the second car. passenger Johnny Robinson 17 was treated and released. Warrants will be taken today for Jackson on two counts involuntary manslaughter and driving on revoked license.
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Barbara Buttry Powell
Boone
Sandra Kay
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Lexington
Judy Powell
Big Hill
Jackson
Earthquake toll rises in eastern Turkey disaster
In Varto Turkey a devastating quake left 1,897 dead and 1,067 injured as rescue teams search rubble in Berzurum Mu Bingol and Bitlis provinces. Officials warn death toll could exceed 3,000 while remote villages remain cut off and aid from Israel the United States and Europe arrives.
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Commentator Fulton Lewis Jr. Dies at 63 in Washington
Fulton Lewis Jr. prominent radio commentator and Washington columnist died after his second heart attack in four days. He built a large audience on Mutual and sister stations and wrote Washington Reports syndicated to over 200 papers. Survived by wife Alice and two children, Fulton III may continue the shows. memorial Tuesday at St David's Episcopal Church with private burial.
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Apparent suicide in Parkersburg man’s death
Police say Charles C. Spriggs about 65 Parkersburg died by his own action. His body was recovered from the Ohio River Sunday morning after two Befpre, Ohio, youths said they saw a man jump from the bridge linking Ohio with Parkersburg.
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Mayor Lindsay urges federal tax sharing in cities crisis
New York Mayor John V. Lindsay told Congress that some form of federal tax sharing is essential to help cities tackle urban decay and fiscal crises. He urged action beyond rising local taxes, warning that without large federal funds the crisis will worsen. Other mayors slated to testify include Yorty, Cavanagh, Reading, Allen, Locher, and Sorensen.
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Detroit
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Oakland
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Atlanta
Ralph Locher
Cleveland
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Omaha
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White House
Trapped Passenger Recovers After Six Days Of Wreckage Ordeal
John T. Emmanuel, 39, of Hartford, was in shock and on the danger list at American Hospital after being trapped beside the dead pilot for six days on Mount Gugby in Middlefield. The missing Cessna from Block Island crashed Aug 15, killing pilot Richard C. Grimaldi, 32, of Newington, whose body was recovered by an Air Force helicopter as rescuers pressed for water and X rays for Emmanuel.
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R.I
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Newington
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Emman
Ice shipments reach Igarka to firm ground
Moscow reports dry ice from Siberia is sent to Igarka in the Arctic town. Hollowed ice piles are driven into the ground to freeze the soil and provide a stable base for houses, overcoming permafrost softness.
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Siberia
Igarka
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