State Of Emergency Declared Near Viet Nam Border Provinces
Laotian government proclaims a state of emergency in two southern provinces Tharek and Savannakhet near the Viet Nam border. The move places the area on a war footing as North Vietnamese forces and the Pathet Lao are accused of violating Geneva accords while U.S. airstrikes continue to threaten the Ho Chi Minh Trail. Several North Vietnamese prisoners are shown at a news conference, including Capt Thoung Uy. General Kuprasit Abhay grants local military commanders broad powers to manage the crisis.
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Laos
Vientiane
UPI
Viet Nam
Tharek
Savannakhet
Dor
North Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
Thoung Uy
Kuprasit Abhay
Johnson calls for sacrifices by industry and labor
President Johnson urged business and labor to match sacrifices of troops in Viet Nam and back wage price restraint to keep 1966 a record year. He promised continued economic expansion at a reasonable pace and reiterated willingness for unconditional talks to end fighting in Asia. He said peace hinges on readiness of leaders abroad. The Business Council, a group of top executives, is noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson City
Tex
UPI
Johnson
U. S
Viet Nam
Asia
Business Council
Jury weighs Pope’s fate in Nebraska bank raid case
Lincoln, NE. A federal court jury resumes deliberations on Duane Pope, a Kansas farmer who confessed to killing three in a Big Springs bank robbery. The case hinges on insanity vs guilt and the jury must determine a unanimous verdict for punishment or acquittal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln, Neb
UPI
Duane Pope
Kansas
Big Springs
Neb
Pope
van Pelt
Cloudy Skies and Mild Weekend Forecast Beckley Area
Beckley and vicinity anticipate considerable cloudiness this afternoon with a high near 47. Tonight remains cloudy and not as cold, low around 30. Friday will rise into the upper 40s. Local bulletin notes a new gauge at Hinton reads 2.0 feet while Lake levels stay normal and clear. Today's extremes report a high of 79 at Thermal California and a low of 1 at Grand Forks North Dakota.
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Beckley
Hinton
Thermal
Calif
Grand Forks
N. D
Rhodesia Plans Dam Blow Up Threat Looms
Rhodesia prepares to destroy Kariba Dam as part of a broader crisis with Britain over Zambia. UK Prime Minister Harold Wilson warns of force to protect Kariba while Britain seeks RAF basing in Zambia and HMG aid to shift economic ties away from Rhodesia. OAU calls emergency meeting as Rhodesia flags full resistance to British actions.
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Laurence Meredith London
UPI
Zambia
Britain
Rhodesia
Harold Wilson
Bri
Riba
Kenya
Commonwealth
Secpola
Arthur Bottomley
Lusaka
Kenneth Kaunda
Addis Ababa
Organization For African Unity
OAU
IOAU
Ian Smith
Wilson
Kariba
Royal Air Force
Kaunda
Conservative
Salisbury, Rhodesia
Zambesi
Northern Rhodesia
London
Eeamibia
RAF
of Dence
UDI
Zambezi
Astronauts Are Fit And Ready For Gemini 7 Launch
Gemini 7 crew Frank Borman and James Lovell are fit and ready for a 14 day mission after a day of meetings and final status briefings. They will study a 329 hour flight plan and attend medical clearance notes, with T minus 48 hours to launch. Weather officials tentatively approve Saturday lift off with good conditions at the Atlantic launch site and ocean landing zones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Kennedy
UPI
Frank Borman
James Lovell
Borman
Lovell
Charles E. Berry
Lockheed to Build Aircraft Sub-Assembly Plant
The Lockheed Georgia Company announces a plan to build an aircraft sub-assembly plant in Martinsburg area, employing about 150 people. The move is expected to boost consumer spending and vitality in the Martinsburg region, with top executives to lead the project. The site follows a regional practice, as Lockheed already operates a similar plant in Clarksburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maretta
Simlar Aircraft
Clarksburg
Railways decry revenue loss as mail trains canceled
The U S Post Office Department will remove all mail from C&O trains 46 and 47 effective Jan 3 1966. The trains run Ashland Kentucky to Detroit as part of the Sportsman mainline through West Virginia. C&O-B&O director Paul H Reistrup calls it an upsetting holiday present and notes a $170 000 annual loss from the diversion to trucks and its impact on passenger service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Post Office Department
Chesapeake and Ohio and
Baltimore and Ohio Railroads
C&o
We Railways
Ashland
Detroit
Sportsman
West Virginia
Vic
Post Office Department
Paul H. Reistrup
Post Office
West Virginia economy up from 1964 in 1965 ten months
The West Virginia Chamber of Commerce reports the state economy in the first ten months of 1965 is well ahead of the same period in 1964. Earle Elmore notes 21 of 22 indicators rose year to date, with October 1965 higher than October 1964 though October 1965 vs September 1965 showed no overall gain.
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Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
State Chamber of Commerce
Earle Elmore
Chamber
Elmore
Nine Utah Children to Undergo Thyroid Tests Over Fallout
Nine St George youths aged 10 to 18, exposed to Nevada nuclear tests in the 1950s, will undergo thyroid exams at the University of Utah Medical Center next week. Health officials warn of possible growth and cancer risks, with the Public Health Service funding the study.
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Salt Lake City
API
Utah
M. G. D. Jane Thompson
St. George
Nevada
Inc
U.S. Public Health Service
University of Utah Medical Center
Thompson
Woman 57 Dies After County Car Truck Crash
Mrs Smiley, 57, of Glen Daniel, died at Appalachian Regional Hospital from injuries in a November 26 crash with a milk truck. Her husband, Henry Lloyd Smiley, was killed in the same wreck. The county death toll matches 1964 with 29 days left. Body at Melton Mortuary pending funeral plans.
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Raleigh
Miley
Glen Daniel
Harper
Smiley
Appalachian Regional Hospital
Henry Lloyd Acs
Melton Mortuary
Wesleyan Chapel Contract Signed in Buckhannon
Officials of West Virginia Wesleyan and John S. Van Degrift Co Inc of Cumberland Md signed a contract today for a one million dollar chapel and religious center to be built at the college. Work is to begin soon after a preliminary meeting of engineers contractors and college personnel for discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buckhannon
West Virginia Wesleyan
John S. Vandegrift Company, Inc
Cumberland, Md
Two West Virginians Win 4-H Scholarships at National Congress
Chicago UP I reports two West Virginians earned national 4-H scholarships at the 44th National 4-H Congress. Robert R. Clark, 19, Moorefield, received 1600 dollars from Homelite Co., division of Textron, Inc., for his national program showing. Carl J. Billick, 20, Triadelphia, earned 800 dollars from the S and H Foundation Inc. for the national 4-H Home Economics scholarship program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
UPI
West
Coal To Brick Plant Set At Morgantown
West Virginia University signs a 30 month contract for a pilot coal to brick plant at Morgan Falls. The project will run bricks from coal fly ash at a rate of 1000 per day and aims to select a site and develop the pilot facility in Morgantown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne
Ups
West Virginia University
Morgan Falls
Morgantown
Kremlin Signals Flexible NATO Nuclear Stance
Moscow hinted at softening its option to NATO nuclear sharing proposals in a move that could remove the main obstacle to an East West nonproliferation agreement. British sources cited a two hour Kremlin meeting as the moment when a shift toward compromise appeared possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
UPS
Kremlin
NATO
Bri
De Gaulle Declares War On Analicized French
Paris reports that the French government begins a campaign to clean up the language with a 12 member high commission to enforce native terms in international talks led by Premier Georges Pompidou and Charles de Gaulle.
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de Gaulle
Paris
UPI
le Cowboy
le Barman
le Wate
le Jazz Het
Ae Charles Wanes
Ds Cane Srremier
Georges Pompidou
High
Enterprise Begins War with 140 Sorties as Carriers Fights
The nuclear powered USS Enterprise flew 140 sorties against Communist targets in South Vietnam. Two Phantom jets were lost but crews were saved. Two other U.S. planes were shot down near Hanoi, with both crews rescued. The carrier faced rough seas complicating landings as raids near Hanoi continued.
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Michael T. Malloy
Saigon
UPI
South
Viet Nam
U.S
Hanoi
Meeting Set This Afternoon In Bus Strike Break Hope
A possible break in a three day stalemate between Quesenberry Bus Lines owners and workers may occur at a 3:45 p.m. meeting at the bus garage with Assistant Regional Director Tom Johnson of the United Mine Workers District 50. Union officials say settlement hinges on wage demands, with drivers at 1.55 per hour and mechanics at 1.70 to 1.85, all unchanged for years. A federal mediator has been unable to resolve the dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quesenberry Bus Lines, Inc
Tiucs Wucsenucity
Tom Johnson
United Mine Workers District 50
Mistrial Seen In Nightrider Case Amid Deliberations
In Anniston Alabama jurors in the Willie Brewster murder case enter a second day of deliberations on Hubert Damon Strange and two codefendants. Odds of a mistrial loom as juror Olen B. Deason fell ill prompting a doctor to be summoned. The defendants pleaded innocent and a verdict remains pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grew Uoon Shan Gite
Jarors
Olen B. Deason
Robert Parker
Deason
Stormy flight aboard USS Enterprise ends in rescue
A UPI report from aboard the USS Enterprise recalls a fierce wind on the deck as planes battled the storm. Two parachutes were sighted and a pilot fell into the sea, later pulled from the water by a rescue helicopter nicknamed an Angel. The incident ends with the flier saved and the crew celebrating ashore.
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Joseph Galloway
Enterprise
UPI
Navy
Poalen
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C&o Mail
W. Va
Wesleyan
Onidohs
Chris
Nightrider
Xuan Dan Village
da Nang Air Base
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