France in run off as de Gaulle trails in vote
Paris reports Charles de Gaulle failed to reach 50 percent in the first ballot of the presidential race. Francois Mitterrand, backed by left groups, placed second with about 31.7 percent. Jean Lecanuet trailed, as observers cited tensions with the United States and Britain as a possible factor.
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Paris
UPI
Charles de Gaulle
France
de Gaulle
Francois Mitterand
Radical Party
Jean Lecanuet
Lecanuet
Gaulle
Interior Ministry
Mitter
Lecannet
United States
Britain
Papal Bull On Abstinence Reported For Friday Meat
Vatican sources say Pope Paul VI prepared a Papal Bull allowing Catholics to eat meat on Fridays with certain exceptions for Good Friday, Christmas Eve, and one major feast day. The decree reportedly lists fast and abstinence rules for all Catholics except religious orders.
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Vatican City
UPI
Paul VI
Vatican
Ecumenical Council
Public Service District Suspended Move Faces County Court Hearing
A county committee seeks to abolish five public service districts NBPSD Crab Orchard-Mac Arthur Bradley Shady Spring and Coal City until a public hearing is held. They allege residents lack awareness of district reach and fear unaffordable fees and liens for nonpayment, and call for a petition to remove NBPSD chair James Lilly.
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Adva
Federal
North Beckley
Crab Orchard-MacArthur
Bradley
Shady Spring
Coal City
NBPS
William Wright
Sprague
Norman Jgunderson
Maxwell Hill
C. M. Elmore
Ery
Cranberry School
PDS
Elmore
Imore
NBPSD
Elmore Sa
James Lilly
C. 0
Gemini 6 may beat schedule to rendezvous with Gemini 7
Launch crews at Cape Kennedy pushed Gemini 6 ahead of schedule as electrical mating with the Titan 2 rocket completed early. Officials warned Gemini 7 could be maneuvered into orbit Tuesday to enable an on time or earlier rendezvous with Gemini 6.
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AL Rossiter Jr
Cape Kennedy
UPI
Gram
Walter Schirra
Thomas Stafford
Houston
Gemini Control
Cape
Titan
Space Agency
Gemiemini
Schirra _ Stafford
Final Working Session Council Approves Space Age Decree
In Vatican City the Ecumenical Council completed its final working meeting and approved a 26,000 word decree outlining the Catholic Church's path in the space age. It was the last of 16 decrees.
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Vatican City
UPI
Ecumenical Council
Snowy And Cold Beckley And Vicinity
Snow continues through tonight with light accumulation possible in some sections. Windy and cold today with a high near 35 and a low around 20 tonight. Clearing and warmer Tuesday with a high in the low 40s. Airport conditions show a 46 high at 7 pm and a 28 low at noon. River gauges: Greenbrier low and clear. Lake normal and clear. Hinton gauge 1.75 today. Five day West Virginia temps near normal to five degrees above. little precipitation expected.
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Beckley
Greenbrier
Hinton
San Diego
Calif
International Falls
Minn
West Virginia
Moonlight And Blood Eyewitness Report From Viet Nam Battle
Eyewitness accounts describe a night ambush 35 miles north west of Saigon near Lai Khe. Capt. Douglas Nelson and 1st Lt. Donald Noble recall moonlight, blood, and a brutal clash with Viet Cong using machine guns, mortars, and rifles.
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Saigon
UPI
U.S
Michelin
George Schaffer
Fort Lewis
Wash
U. S
Phu Thu
Qui Nhon
Monticello
South China Sea
Dirck Halstead
Halstead
Bravo
Arlie
Air Force
Lai Khe
Viet Nam
Douglas Nelson
Housiston
Tex
Nelson
Moena
Lars
U.S .Army
Donald Noble
Burlington
Johnson Opposes FRB Rate Increase Amid Inflation Fight
President Johnson blasted the Federal Reserve Board after it raised the discount rate from 4 to 4.5 percent and boosted the maximum time deposit rate from 4 to 5.5 percent. The 4-3 vote cited actions aimed at curbing inflation, with Johnson signaling possible regulatory or policy responses.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Reserve
World A
Texas White House
Traffic Deaths Continue Climb in West Virginia
Four persons died in weekend traffic accidents in West Virginia. James E. Childs, 29, of Charleston, died from injuries after being struck on a city street. Clay W. Dolly Jr., 5, died in a wreck on a secondary road near Keyser. Arthur E. Penney, 30, driver of a vehicle, died in a crash on U S 19. Lewis was killed in a car crash on U S 19 near Falls.
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United Press International
West Virginia
James E. Childs
Charleston
Clay W. Dolly Jr
Keyser
Arthur E. Penney
U. S. 19
Lewis
Follansbee
Earthquake Off Mexico Registers Sharp Tremor Near Berkeley
UPI reports a moderate quake off western Mexico detected by UC seismographs. Dr. Cinna Lommitz, UC seismologist, calls it fair sized and estimates a 6 to 6 on the Richter scale with the epicenter about 1,500 miles from Berkeley.
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Berkeley
Calif
Luna 8 Aims for Soft Moon Landing
Soviet Luna 8 races toward a soft touchdown on the Sea of Storms to survey the lunar surface with cameras and instruments. Tass reports the landing would precede a possible manned flight, marking a lead in the moon race as Supreme Soviet opens.
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Moscow
UPI
Tass
Supreme Soviet
Spacesuit Exposed Lovell In Longjohns On Gemini 7 Flight
Gemini 7 astronaut James Lovell shed his spacesuit to float in longjohns beside Frank Borman on the third day of the two week mission. Officials at Cape Kennedy reported crews ahead of schedule in preparing Gemini 6 for a planned rendezvous by December 13. If conditions stay favorable, Schirra and Stafford may launch a day early to attempt the first docking.
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Lovell
Cape Kennedy
Walter Schirra
Thomas Stafford
Borman
Orbit
Chris Kraft
Kraft
Gemini
Mission Control
Houston
McNamara to Close or Cut 149 Bases With $410 Million Save
Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara announced plans to close or reduce 149 bases at home and abroad, saving about 410 million dollars annually. He said the list of 126 domestic bases in 39 states and Washington, D C, would be identified on Wednesday.
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Washington
UPI
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
McNamara
Washington, D. C
Firing Of 3 Triggers Maben Mine Walkout
A firing of three miners at the Maben mine of Winding Gulf Coals Inc. sparked a walkout by about 150 workers. The company would not comment. A local UMWA meeting was set for 2 p.m. at Maben School to plan next steps. Bernard McGraw leads the local union.
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MABEN
RNS
Winding Gulf Coals, Inc
Register
UMWA
Bernard McGraw
Peace Corpsman Among Togo Victims in Runaway Truck Crash
A speeding trailer plowed into a snake dancing tribal procession in Soutouboua, Togo, killing at least 115 people and injuring over 100. An American Peace Corps worker James George Driscoll, 20, from Buffalo, N.Y., was among the dead with four others injured. Police cite two trucks involved. national mourning declared. air ambulance from Cotonou assisted the wounded.
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Lome
Togo
UPI
Here
Peace Corps
Soutouboua
Washington
James George Driscoll
Buffalo
N.Y
Peace
Nicholas Grunitsky
Cotonoun
Dahomey
Witnesses gathered after West Virginia gambling raid
West Virginia State Police busted the Club Pad on U S 30 Saturday night. Fifteen troopers seized three dice tables a roulette wheel a blackjack table poker chips and 88 bottles of whiskey. James Fife 45 of Weirton was charged with possession of gambling tables liquor. Sixty seven patrons were taken to a justice of the peace as material witnesses posting 25 bonds and released. Fife faces a JP in Weirton Tuesday.
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Justice of the Peace
Weirton
Fife
Thomas Bellanco
Beall probes Boiarsky wife’s stake in soft drink firm
Parkersburg report says House member Russell Beall demanded Finance Committee chairman Ivor Boiarsky disclose his wife’s interest in Huntington Coca Cola Co. Boiarsky defends the “pop tax” on soft drinks funding WVU Medical Center and notes his wife is a stockholder. He says the ownership is public knowledge.
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Parkersburg
UPI
House of Delegates
Russell Beall
R-Wood
House Finance Committee
Ivor F. Boiarsky
D-Kanawha
Boiarsky
West Virginia University Medical Center
Beall
Huntington Coca Cola Co
West Virginia
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