North Viet Nam Hit By Record Air Strike Escalates Da Nang clashes
U S planes pounded North Viet Nam in a heavy strike drawing 300 to 500 aircraft. Near Da Nang Marines reported strong fighting and heavy Communist casualties. Saigon said election security widened curfews for U S personnel and doubled guards around installations. A Viet Nam diplomat said disruption efforts by Viet Cong intensified as political campaigns began.
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Johnson Says U S Will Leave Viet Nam When Job Is Done
President Johnson rejects claims of a permanent U S presence in Southeast Asia and says troops will depart as soon as Communist aggression ends. He cites converting bases in South Vietnam and Thailand to civilian use and notes plans are under study to repurpose the facilities. Senator Fulbright argues the opposite, while U Alexis Johnson defends the military buildup as precautionary.
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Thailand
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China
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Japan
Henry Cabot Lodge
Saigon
GOP backs all Asia peace conference on Viet Nam
A GOP leadership group with Nixon endorses an all Asia peace conference to seek an end to the Viet Nam war. President Johnson says he would favor a conference but not a hard sell. Senate Leader Mansfield and others back the idea, while 23 House members urge administration support to foster good faith and press North Viet Nam to engage.
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South Viet Nam
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Weather summary for Buckley vicinity and regional notes
Partly cloudy and cool this afternoon tonight and Friday. High 68 today, low 52 tonight, high near 70 tomorrow. Airport: 67 high, 52 low in last 24 hours. Winds N at 7 mph. Sunset 8:05, sunrise 6:49. River Greenbrier normal and clear. Lake normal and clear with 3 gates open. Hinton gauge 2.2 ft. Needles, Calif. records: high 108, Broadus, Mont. low 36.
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Allies Kill Record High 1 827 in Viet Nam War Week
Allied forces in Viet Nam suffered 91 U S service members killed in combat last week, raising total war deaths to 4 832, while 425 were wounded and eight missing in action. Communists reportedly suffered heavy losses in Phuoc Tuy Province and Ia Drang Valley battles.
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MP Accidentally Shot To Death At Ft Dix
Ft Dix Military Police guard Pvt. David Broyles 20 Raleigh NC accidentally shot his partner while searching woods near the stockade during a manhunt for two escaped prisoners. The escapees Pvts. Lewis Ray 19 and William Warner 17 had slipped from the stockade through a window.
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Humphrey predicts Viet Cong lose in South Viet Nam elections
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey told the Jewish War Veterans convention in Atlantic City that the Viet Cong will lose next month's South Vietnamese elections. He urged Americans to view the vote as crucial to democracy and defended continued U.S. aid, noting the nation is reducing the federal deficit while bearing wartime costs.
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Viet Nam
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Actor Hospitalized After Outburst In Malibu
Hollywood report states television actor Jeremy Slate was kept under observation after an outburst toward his wife Tammy Grimes and a doctor. Deputies were called to the Malibu home by Dr. John Heiken, and Slate was transported to Los Angeles County General Hospital then moved to Mount Sinai Hospital. No diagnosis was released and his release date remains unclear.
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Malibu
John Heiken
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Ample housing claimed for WVU male students
WVU housing director Robert Robards said there is plenty of housing for male students. He noted availability in two new privately built dorms, four older privately built dorms, and a new 10 story dorm due for fall term. He said all dorms are university approved and warned substandard options would be student choices, not university policy.
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Robert Robards
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Charleston Gazette
De Gaulle Sails On 30,000 Mile Peace Mission Trip
Paris announces Charles de Gaulle began a three week world journey to press Washington to deescalate the Vietnam war. He travels from Orly to Djibouti then Ethiopia, Cambodia, Tahiti, Hoa Atoll and back to France, with stops planned in Addis Ababa and other French possessions.
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French Antilles
Beadboard Q&A on local questions and facts
A reader question column answers topics from weighing fines to tree pruning and school dates. It covers black walnut pruning timing, Raleigh County school start in late August, Joe Louis boxing history, local ceramic classes, fluoride content in Beckley water, theater health inspections, cross-state driver licenses, Beckley lock services, and linoleum sealer definitions.
Hurricane Threatens Trouble Stalls Apollo Launch
An Apollo moonship launch from Cape Kennedy was halted by computer trouble aboard a tracking ship and a looming hurricane Faith. Officials aimed to resume at 1 35 p.m. EDT after a 12 30 p.m. gate hold, racing to launch before Antigua tracking station shuts for battening down.
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Faith Aims For Caribbean Storm Threat to Puerto Rico
Faith, a 90 mph tropical storm, bears down on Guadeloupe and Leeward Islands as Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands face warnings. An Antigua tracking station forecasts winds above 40 mph by 2 p.m. EDT while authorities rush to launch an unmanned Apollo from Cape Kennedy before the station shuts down.
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Sixth Graders Tested State Students Below National IQ Average
Sixth graders in 43 of 55 West Virginia counties scored below the national IQ median on a State Education Department scholastic aptitude test of nearly 30,000 students. Higher scores appeared in better schools, with preschool Head Start participants averaging above the national median. County rankings list Brooke as 104.1 and Clay at 91.9, showing a wide spread among counties.
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Clay
Fayetteville Minor Dies From Mine Accident Injuries
Fayetteville boy Leslie R. Kelly aged 4 died from injuries suffered in a mine accident two months earlier. The incident occurred at a Brooklyn Fayette County mine on June 24.
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Apollo moonship sent to orbit to clear recovery ship
Cape Kennedy Florida United Press International reports a U S rocket launched an unmanned Apollo spacecraft aimed to position near a recovery fleet three quarters around the world. The maneuver clears the way for the December launch of a three man crew.
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Upi
United States
Sewer In Morgantown Termed Health Hazard
Morgantown residents complain that an open sewer along Collins Ferry Road is a health hazard and will have a chance to air views to the Public Service Commission on Oct. Morgantown asks dismissal arguing PSC lacks authority while the city says the State Health Department should handle the matter. Citizens filed their formal complaint in September 1965.
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UPI
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Callebs Lashes Bailey Probe Over West Virginia Elections
Republican candidate John Callebs attacked Secretary of State Robert Bailey over the ongoing election fraud probe in West Virginia. He cited a Kanawha County scandal and alleged seven dead voters were cast ballots, arguing the system favors the quick over the voters.
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