Bombers Hit Lang Bum Bridge Near Lao Kay
U S Air Force jets damaged the Lang Bum bridge on the Red River Rail road near Lao Kay, 30 miles from China, as 18 tons of bombs were dropped. The strike marked a further advance toward the Chinese border, with missions also hitting the Ban Theh hydroelectric complex and other targets north of the DMZ. Navy planes from the carrier Oriskany joined raids, targeting a military facility near Hanoi and three bridges in hunter killer sorties.
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Saigon
UPD
Viet Nam
China
Air Force
U. S
Lang Bum
Red River
Lao Kay
Ban Theh
Hanoi
U.S
North
Red China
Oriskany
Priest Shotgunned In Civil Rights Incident Grave Condition
In Montgomery Alabama Rev Richard Morrisroe a 26 year old Chicago priest wounded by a shotgun remains in grave condition while his father and clerical colleagues keep vigil. An Episcopal seminarian Jonathan Daniels 26 from Keene New Hampshire was killed at the Hayneville site where four Negro companions were with them. Local authorities prep for charges against a Hayneville special deputy as the state pursues the Liuzzo nightrider case tied to Sept 27 Klansmen trial.
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Montgomery
Ala
UPI
Richard Morrisree
Chicago
Jonathan M. Daniels
Keene
N.H
Hayneville
Morrisroe
Viola Liuzzo
Detroit
Matt. H. Murphy Jr
Birmingham
Marine Plane Makes Emergency Landing at Raleigh County Airport
A U S Marine Corps C1-17 twin engine plane landed at Raleigh County Memorial Airport at 12 55 pm with one engine out. About 15 servicemen aboard. No one was injured according to the airport spokesman.
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U.S. Marine Corps
Raleigh County Memorial
Greece Bans Demonstrations Indefinitely
ATHENS UPI The Greek government imposes an indefinite ban on all street demonstrations effective immediately ahead of a parliamentary vote of confidence for Premier Elias Tsirimakos. Police warn that any march will be met with proper means as anti government protests are expected to rise with the debate.
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Athens
UPI
Elias Tsirimakos
Stelios Aliamanis
Tsirimakos
Tsirimokas
Socialist Party
Constantine
Center Union
George Papandreou
Greece
Papandreou
Peace Outlook Bright After Feisal-Nasser Yemen Talks
King Feisal and President Nasser held a three hour session in Jidda saying the Yemen peace outlook is very encouraging. The two day talks are viewed as a possible breakthrough in the three year civil war with Feisal noting progress and the president driving the initiative.
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Jidda
Saudi Arabia
YPI
Saudi Arabian
Feisal
United Arab Republic
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Yemen
Nasser
Weather outlook Beckley and vicinity overcast with showers possible
Overcast in Beckley and vicinity with a small chance of showers or thunderstorms this afternoon. High near 78, tonight and Tuesday fair with a low around 55. Tuesday's high in the upper 70s. Airport conditions show 82 high, 63 low in the last 24 hours with 87 percent humidity at 12:15 pm. River gauges Greenbrier low and clear, Lake Bluestone normal and clear. Five day forecast calls for West Virginia temperatures 83-62 in the south and 80-55 in the north with showers Thursday or Friday totaling 0.5 to 1 inch.
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Beckley
Greenbrier
Bluestone
Yuma
Ariz
Blythe
Calif
Pellston
Mich
West Virginia
Congress Senate Weighs Bill To Finance Public Works
Senators begin a busy week with a 4.3 billion appropriation to finance public works and related programs. The plan aims to speed adjournment as leaders push a broad agenda including immigration reform and a foreign aid measure. James Webb and John Gronouski appear before committees on space goals and federal pay.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Mont
House
Wayne L. Morse
D-Ore
Mansfield
Johnson
Senate Agriculture Committee
James Webb
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Senate Space Sciences Committee
John A. Gronouski
Senate Post Office and Civil Service Committee
Eleven Die During Bloody Weekend Traffic Toll Rises
A brutal weekend in 1965 left eleven dead across rail and highway incidents. An Eccles boy, Okey Mitchem, 14, was struck by a Norfolk and Western freight train near the Eccles tipple after running alongside it. The state’s traffic toll reached 283, surpassing the prior year’s total, with fatalities from a Martinsburg area two-car crash and other non traffic deaths. Dorothy Ryniawec, 20, of Independence, Pa., died when a car veered off W Va 27 and hit an embankment. Nine other victims include five Martinsburg area youths in a Berkeley County crash, painter Conway Johnson in Pittsburgh, and Homer Holley of Lincoln County. Authorities cite a cigarette-related house fire and a high-tension line accident among additional fatalities.
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Eccles
Martinsburg
Okey Mitchem
Albert Mitchem
Norfolk and Western
Eccles Tipple
Dorothy Ryniawec
Independence
W. Va
Wellsburg
John Ryniawec
Wheeling
Berkeley County
Margaret Ann Painter
Florence Ann Smoot
John F. LaFollette
Norman Housden
David L. Nune
Charlestown
Berryville
Nune
Miss Smoot
Conway Johnson
Pittsburgh
Quiet Weekend After Los Angeles Rioting Calm Steps Taken
In Los Angeles 1000 National Guardsmen were deployed to maintain peace as the city entered its first relatively quiet weekend since the August riots. Two shootings occurred but were not tied to the rioting which officials say killed 37 and caused over 50 million dollars in damages.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Two Tots Die In Clarksburg Apartment Fire
In Clarksburg a blaze gutted the Glover family apartment killing two young boys, Robert Jr aged 4 and Pat, while their mother rescued six month old Barry. The fire began around 8:30 a.m. in the living room and spread to two bedrooms.
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Clarksburg
UPI
Robert Glover
Glover
Interim Committee Hears of State News Agency Saving $500,000
Charleston UPI report notes former gov aide Hardman told a legislative subcommittee that creating a centralized state news agency of 18 or 19 staff could cut costs by about 500000 annually by consolidating publication of news releases and annual reports now handled by 88 staff across agencies. Other topics on the agenda include birth control clinics conflict of interest laws and Medicare bill provisions for West Virginians.
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Charleston
UPI
Don Hardman
Hulett C. Smith
Hardman
West
Congressmen Brown Dies in Bethesda Hospital
Rep. Clarence J. Brown of Ohio, 70, a longtime publisher and GOP leader, died at Bethesda Naval Hospital in Maryland at 1:15 am EDT after kidney failure. He was dean of the Ohio delegation and authored Hoover Commission reforms. Survived by three children. Funeral plans pending.
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Washington
UPI
Clarence J. Brown
Ohio
Brown
Bethesda
Naval Hospital
Ethel
House Rules Committee
Blanchester
Clinton County
Brown Publishing Co
Urbana Daily Citizen
Western Star
Lebanon
Miamisburg
Wcom-Fm
Urbana
Congress
Hoover
Herbert Hoover
Clarence J. Jr
L. M. Dearing
Robert A. Haines
Gemini Taps Imaginary Target In Orbit Rendezvous Drill
Gemini astronauts Gordon Cooper and Charles Conrad fired maneuvering rockets and began a complex rendezvous drill with an imaginary Agena target. They neared the simulated linkup path as flight surgeons reported good rest but lighter appetites.
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United States
Gemini Control
Gemini
Agena
Soviets Plan Soft Moon Landing, Eyes Possible Flight
Moscow reports a top Soviet space official says preparations are underway for a soft landing on the moon with no target date given. Matislav Keldysh praised US Gemini 5, says Soviets are watching, while Tass criticizes American risk in spaceflight.
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Moscow
UPI
Keldysh
Tass
United States
U.S
Russia
Quotes From United Press International
MORGANFIELD Ky Tex Smith 17 leaving the Camp Breckinridge job corps center after a weekend riot says he is ready to leave if three men threaten a stomp. Detroit Grace Kelley deputy clerk in Wayne County marriage license bureau notes many men wed for draft relief and asks for extra copies of licenses. Washington Maj Gen Lewis W Walt Marine commander in South Vietnam reports perceived headway saying more people are freed each day and more South Vietnamese are thankful for protection against Viet Cong terrorists.
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United Press International
Morganfield
Tex Smith
Camp Breckinridge Job Corps Center
Detroit
Grace Kelley
Wayne County
Washington
Lewis W. Walt
South Viet Nam
Gemini 5 Astronauts Sleep Less Amid Ground Tasks
SPACE CENTER Houston Pete Conrad explains to ground scientists that he and Gordon Cooper are not getting much sleep while in orbit. He says they are trying to sleep but must stay awake due to ongoing tasks and assignments from the ground teams.
Paint thinner cocktail fatal to inmate at Moundsville
Theodore T. Webb, 41, a Kanawha County offender sentenced in 1961 for breaking and entering, died after drinking a home made mixture of paint thinner and fruit juice at Moundsville Penitentiary. A second convict was treated and is expected to recover as authorities note paint thinner is readily obtainable in the prison.
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Moundsville
UPI
Theodore T
Teddy) Webb
Kanawha County
Marshall County
Dareld Morris
Webb
Miners End 4 Day Strike at Island Creek Mines
About 860 miners in Logan area return to work after a four day wildcat strike at four Island Creek Coal Co. mines. Unsettled peace as automation looms with a continuous mining machine and crew cuts from nine to six. Safety concerns cited with seven men needed per shift. A Sunday meeting led to return to morning shift with a safety committee and inspectors to observe the machine, determine crew size. Strike began Wednesday at Kelley mine and spread to Stowe and Amherstville, later.
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Kelley
Stowe
Amherstville
O Heiden
Tragedy Strikes Michaels Family in Eight Days
WHEELING Ohio UP I reports James Michaels 26 suffered critical injuries after a wind gust toppled a small aircraft during landing in St Clairsville Ohio. While he remains unconscious his wife Shirley learned their home in Wheeling was destroyed by fire the same day. The couple has one child and is expecting another.
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Wheeling
UPI
James Michaels
Michaels
St. Clairsville
Ohio
Shirley
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Soviet Academy of Sciences
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