Mine sinks freighter blocking Saigon water route
A 7,601-ton American freighter Baton Rouge Victory was sunk by a Communist mine 22 miles south of Saigon, blocking one of the city’s two sea supply channels. Forty-two crewmen were saved as Viet Cong fire raked rescue vessels. seven crewmen were reported killed. The grounded ship halted regular traffic on the Long Tao River channel amid two years of disruption aimed at cutting Saigon’s supply link to the sea.
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San Francisco
U.S
Vam Co
North Viet Nam
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Haiphong
Guam
Long Tao
Viet Nam
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Qui Nhon
Nha Trang
Vam Co Tay
Will
Crackdown Near On Prostitution In Viet Nam
Saigon officials announce a government drive against prostitution tied to the American presence in Viet Nam. Social Welfare Minister Tran Ngoc Lieng says organized networks operate with offices and fleets to shuttle workers to venues. The plan targets bars and dance halls and creates recreation centers to concentrate prostitution for health and security reasons.
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UPI
Tran Ngoc Lieng
Viet Nam
Lieng
International Lions Club
Living Cost Rises 0.4 Percent In July
The Labor Department reports a 0.4 percent rise in the cost of living for July, driven by higher transportation fares and essentials such as home mortgages and medical fees. The consumer price index reaches 113.3, about 28 percent higher than a year ago, complicating inflation controls amid wage demands and airline settlement news.
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UPI
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
State Subscribes To Study Abuse
West Virginia joins a nationwide study of child abuse cases led by the Department of Welfare Division of Child Welfare. The effort, with the attorney general and local prosecutors, will compile data and establish a central registry to report cases and assess the true extent of abuse in the state.
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UPS
Ll. L. Vincent
West Virginia
Department of Welfare
Child Welfare
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Dorothy Allen
Division of Child Welfare
C. Donald Robertson
Beckley WV Weather: Partly Cloudy and Mild Temperatures
Partly cloudy this afternoon with a high near 75. Clear cool tonight with a low around 52. Mostly sunny and continued cool tomorrow, highs in the mid 70s. Airport conditions show 82 high, 60 low in the last 24 hours. River gauges report Greenbrier normal and muddy, Lake normal and cloudy with 1.6 gates. Hinton gauge at 2.0 ft.
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Beckley
Cankeneuce
Greenbrier
Gas explosion tears Tex. church during revival
A gas blast at the Church of God in Christ Gibbons chapel in Plainview toppled a 40 by 70 foot building during a week long revival. One woman died Ennis Dukes 46 Pampa and 41 people were injured. Firemen rescued trapped worshippers and most victims suffered leg injuries.
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UPI
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West Texas
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Ennis Dukes
Pampa
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Wage Increase Stymied Until Contract Expires
Detroit based UPI report states United Auto Workers skilled tradesmen must wait until their present contracts expire on Sept 6 1967 for wage increases. General Motors Ford and Chrysler rejected a reopening to raise wages above the current average of 4 dollars an hour. A UAW vice president said the international executive board will meet Sept 7 to decide next steps. Chrysler VP William M. O’Brien echoed the automakers urging adherence to the existing agreement.
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UPI
United Auto Workers
General Motors Corp
Ford Motor Co
Chrysler Corp
UAW
International
William M. O’brien
Strike Talks Resume Today In Western Electric Dispute
Western Electric Co and the Communications Workers of America restart talks amid a looming nationwide strike by about 17 000 telephone equipment installers. A union spokesman cited minor progress on health and hospitalization provisions while CWA President Joseph Beirne called the pace agonizingly slow. The installers have a 7 1 vote authorizing strike after the contract expired July 28 and work continues on an interim basis.
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New York
UPI
Western Electric Co
Communications Workers of America
CWA
Joseph Beirne
Chicago
Afl-Cio Executive Council
Western Electric
Bell Telephone System
Beckley Q and A on safety and theatre history
A compilation of reader questions and answers covers topics from artificial fluoridation safety in soft and hard water, to which theatre was built first in Beckley and Crab Orchard, local shoe shops selling clinic footwear, and a historical tally of presidents’ deaths with locations. It notes a band march permit issue in Beckley with police guidance.
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Beckley
Crab Orchard Drive
Earthquake Devastates Turkish Village of Varto
A massive quake in Turkey's Varto area leaves streets littered with rubble and corpses as fears of cholera and typhoid rise. International aid arrives while officials report 2,235 bodies counted and expect tolls to exceed 3,000 across four provinces.
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Turkey
Varto
Ex-Teacher Caught Selling LSD Quart in NY Bust
Allan Sugerman, 28, a former English teacher from Springfield Mass, was arrested in midtown New York after allegedly trying to sell a quart of LSD to an undercover detective. Police say the seized amount, valued at about 140000 dollars, could yield around 40000 doses and marked the largest LSD seizure to date.
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New York
UPI
Allan Sugerman
Springfield
Mass
Sugerman
McNamara Announces Draft Recruits to Fight Poverty
Defense Secretary McNamara unveils a policy shift to enlist 40,000 this year and 100,000 annually thereafter from the draft rejects, using advanced education and health care in the military to salvage them for productive careers and society, while offering no new money or legislation. The plan aims to expand the armed forces as a major tool in poverty reduction.
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UPI
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
McNamara
America
U.S
Defense Department
Department
State Cyclist Killed Near Smithfield
A motorcycle accident on West Virginia Route 20 two miles south of Smithfield claimed the life of 17 year old David Dansalni of Wilsonburg Harrison County. State police said the rider died instantly when his motorcycle went out of control and struck a bridge abutment.
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UPI
Here
David Dansalni
Wilsonburg
Harrison County
Dansalni
Planes Bombard Dallas Mosquitoes For 3rd Day
Six Air Force cargo planes roared over northwest Dallas spraying malathion to curb St. Louis encephalitis carrying culex mosquitoes. The third day of spraying followed 83 reported cases and five deaths in Dallas County, with virologist Dr. Jay Sanford predicting up to 70 more cases before the epidemic ends.
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Dallas
UPI
Air Force
St. Louis
Dallas County
Jay Sanford
University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
Body Of Ohio Youth Found In Kanawha River
Luther Holland, 16, of Chagrin Falls Ohio, was recovered from the Kanawha River near here after disappearing while swimming with two cousins. He formerly resided in Eagle Fayette County and was visiting relatives.
Orbiter Returns Closeup Pictures From Moon Mission
Pasadena reports NASA hopes to salvage 75 percent of the Lunar Orbiter mission after a malfunctioning camera delay. The 850 pound orbiter sent closeup photos of potential astronaut landing sites, with officials noting improvement but continuing film advancement issues in the high resolution camera.
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Pasadena
Calif
UPI
U.S
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Negro Leaders Call For Another Chicago March
Civil rights leaders urged a new protest march in an all white Chicago neighborhood as authorities prepared a weekend march into Cicero led by Dr. Martin Luther King. Cook County Sheriff Ogilvie weighed National Guard help while King refused to call off the open housing march into the suburb.
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UPI
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Cook County
Richard B. Ogilvie
National Guard
Martin Luther King
King
Ogilvie
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South Side
Feasibility Of Jet Airport In Planning Stage
Huntington chamber launches a $15 000 survey to study the economic feasibility of a mid between Huntington and Charleston jet airport. Don Baker says cities will share costs with Huntington’s proposed $2 500 contribution. Charleston backers favor Guthrie Base site. chamber rejects Guthrie as location.
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UPI
Huntington Chamber of Commerce
Charleston
Don Baker
Chamber
Tri-State
Guthrie Air Force Base
Appalachian Regional Commission
Baker
Guthrie
Missing Huntington Lawyer Charged With Killing Wife
Authorities linked a diminutive white haired man found with his wife’s body to a missing Huntington lawyer. Robert Coleman Johnson aka William Henry Waldron Jr. faces first degree murder charges after officers found Phyllis Waldron dead from hammer blows at their Madeira Beach home. FBI fingerprint checks sought to verify identity.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
West Virginia
Robert Coleman Johnson
Madeira Beach
Phyllis
William Henry Waldron Jr
Huntington
W. Va
FBI
Charles Miller
Waldron
Bond Set In Matoaka Quarter Dispute Killing
Two Matoaka coal miner brothers James Fuda and Carlo Fuda Jr. are released on $2,509 bond each on murder charges in the death of Roscoe Gills 44 after a quarrel over a found quarter at the Miners Inn. Gills died from a skull fracture following a tavern fight.
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Princeton
UPI
Matoaka
Roscoe Gills
James Fuda
Carlo Fuda Jr
Mercer County
Grand Jury
Gills
Fuda Brothers
The
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Fuda
Appalachian Residents Seek Effective Spending
Appalachian residents from Kentucky West Virginia and Virginia toured Washington to press for more effective antipoverty funds They represented Raleigh County and the Community Action Association led by Chester Workman The 250 delegates met 18 congressmen and a dozen officials urging reforms in health welfare jobs education pollution and mining policies Their brochures criticize the handling of funds and depict local governments as feudal tied to influential families They call home improvements and Medicare meaningless without initial costs.
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Kentucky
West Virginia
Virginia
Chester Workman
Abraham
Raleigh County
Community Action Association
Workman
Tom Rhodenbaugh
The
Appalachia
Byrd Eyes Scenic Roads Feasibility Report Nears Completion
Washington Senator Robert Byrd said the pending feasibility report on a National Program of Scenic Roads and Parkways should be ready within weeks. He notes two alternative scenic road plans could support recreation and preserve natural beauty, aiding potential Allegheny Parkway construction through West Virginia.
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U. S
Robert C. Byrd
DW. Va
West Virginia
Byrd
Senate
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