Reconnaissance plane downed by ground fire near North Vietnam
Saigon reports a US reconnaissance aircraft shot down by ground fire while taking images of North Vietnam's southern panhandle. The crew bailed out and were rescued near the coast at Dong Hoi. Marines and South Vietnamese troops pushed into a Viet Cong stronghold near Da Nang, claiming 91 guerrillas killed and 16 US, 37 South Vietnamese wounded.
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U.S
North Vietnam
da Nang
Dodge City
South Vietnam
da Nan
Saigon
Viet Cong Moves to Set Up Puppet Saigon Government
The Viet Cong announced via Hanoi Radio its attempt to create a puppet Saigon government before Paris talks conclude. It urged a series of political offensives to end the war and form a peace cabinet to negotiate with the National Liberation Front.
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George Libera
Paris
UPI
Viet Cong
Saigon
Hanoi
National Liberation Front
South Vietnam
United States
North Vietnam
Vietnam
Apollo 8 Moon Dress Rehearsal Delayed by Malfunction
Ground equipment troubles delay the Apollo 8 countdown rehearsal at Cape Kennedy. The setback won’t affect the December 21 launch date, with engineers given six days to fix the issues and still proceed on time. The test included fueling Saturn 5 and related systems but not engine ignition. A ground oxygen pump problem and pad computer faults caused the seven hour delay, pressing the pretend launch into the afternoon.
Beckley WV Weather Summary and Five Day Forecast
Variable clouds and cold with snow flurries this afternoon high 25. Flurries ending tonight with low 15. Tuesday partly cloudy and cold high in the lower 30s. Precipitation chances 20 percent tonight, 10 percent Tuesday. Five day outlook favors above normal temperatures, with daytime highs in upper 40s to low 50s and nights in upper 20s to low 30s. Precipitation expected mainly late week, total about half to one inch.
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Beckley
Miami
Fla
Watertown
N.Y
Greenbrier
Hinton
No Water For Sophia As Tank And Lines Fail
Sophia and nearby communities remain without water as a two inch line failed to feed the town’s 350000 gallon tank after an eight inch main. Repairs underway but officials fear water won’t return before midweek. Schools in Sophia Midway and Soak Creek remain closed as residents rely on fire department trucks for limited supplies.
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Sophia
John Milano
Milano
Sophia High School
Midway
Soak Creek
Sophia High
Carl Neff
Charles D. Munson
North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
Robert Porter
Moore Margin Over Sprouse In West Virginia Race
Gov elect Arch Moore Jr. defeats James Sprouse by 12 785 votes in the official canvass. Moore totals 378 315 to 365 530 for Sprouse. Rockefeller leads Democratic ticket with 433 142 votes, 155 215 more than rival. Other results list Gainer, Cochran, Kelly, Lambert, Douglass, White, Caplan, Knapp with party tallies.
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Charleston
Upi
Arch Moore Jr
James Sprouse
Robert Bailey
Moore
Sprouse
John D
John Callebs
Charles H. Haden II
Morgantown
Chauncey Browning Jr
Haden
Browning
Denzil Gainer
Robert Cochran
John Kelly
J. Kenton Lambert
Gus Douglass
Edward White
Supreme Court
Fred Caplan
Dennis R. Knapp
Report Authorized On Bluefield State College Troubles
Gov Hulett C. Smith authorized release of the State Human Rights Commission report on racial trouble at Bluefield State College. Commission Chairman Rabbi Samuel Cooper said the full report would be provided to the press, and a separate request urged reopening of now-closed dormitories to restore normal operations.
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Charleston
UPI
Hulett C. Smith
State Human Rights Commission
Bluefield State College
Smith
State
NAACP
Commission
Rabbi Samuel Cooper
Leslie L. Martin
State Board of Education
Bluefield State
Dr John Nat Kurish Dies in West Virginia Funeral Planned
Dr John Nat Kurish president of Webster County Board of Education and Cowen Clinic owner for 29 years died after a heart attack Sunday in Richwood. Funeral services are set for Tuesday in Cowen.
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COWEN
UPI
John Nat Kurish
Webster County Board of Education
Cowen Clinic
Kurish
Richwood
Scotland Egg Eating Champion Named After 83 Eggs
Mike Kluczowski of Inverness, Scotland, claimed the egg eating title by devouring 83 fried eggs in a single sitting on Sunday. The nearest challenger trailed by 32 eggs.
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Invernessn Scotland
UPI
Mike Kluczowski
Scotland
Court Opens Way For Trial Of Clay Shaw
The Supreme Court allowed Louisiana to try Clay Shaw for conspiring to assassinate President Kennedy. Shaw argued the case aimed to portray him as a patsy and sought to challenge Louisiana conspiracy law and jury procedures. The district court had delayed the trial pending the appeal.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Louisiana
Clay L. Shaw
John F. Kennedy
High Court
U. S. District Court
New Orleans
District Court
Shaw
Jim Garrison
Eee Oe
Lee Harvey Oswald
David W. Ferrie
Kennedy
Ferrie
Warren
Oswald
United States
Earl Warren
Garrison
Coast Guardsmen Search Planned After Cutter Collision
Divers will enter the muddy Mississippi today to locate the bodies of 17 Coast Guardsmen missing since the White Alder collided with the Nationalist Chinese freighter Helena. Three of the 20 crew survived the crash. 17 missing will not be listed dead until survivors have been ruled out.
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Mississippi River
Coast
White Alder
Helena
Coast Guard
Mississippi
Harlem
P.S 39
Prague reels at secrecy over Kiev talks and Nixon team
Prague reacts angrily to covert weekend Czechoslovak Soviet talks in Kiev with journalists complaining leaders hid plans. Herbert G. Klein says Nixon administration cabinet is nearly complete and will be announced this week. He notes no observer to Paris talks to avoid misinterpretation and expects no issues from replacing ambassadors Harriman and Vance with Nixon’s team.
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Kiev
Prague
Richard M. Nixon
Herbert G. Klein
Klein
Nixon
Paris
Averell Harriman
Cyrus Vance
Nixon to announce cabinet picks this week
President elect Richard M Nixon will begin revealing his cabinet choices this week with announcements likely starting Tuesday or Wednesday and continuing over about a week. Spokesman Herbert G Klein said most selections are already made and reports placed Rep Melvin R Laird as Defense Secretary choice.
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New York
UPI
Richard M. Nixon
Herbert G. Klein
Melvin R. Laird
Wisconsin
Washington
Roland Evans
Robert Novak
Laird
House
Republican Conference
Beckley Readers Ask About Clocks and Santa Appearances
Questions and answers from the Ring Register column cover a Beclky area clock repair by Virgil Lewis of Cabell Heights, Santa Claus appearances sponsored by the Beckley Downtown Improvement Group, and school holiday timings. Also included are notes on property deeds for school sites and police key incident exemptions under state law.
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Santa Claus
Santa
Little Red House
James Fink
Beckley
NBPSD Amends Petition Lowering Requested Rates
The North Beckley Public Service District amended its petition for higher rates, stating the requested charges tentatively set to take effect July 1 are higher than reasonably required. NBPSD President B. F. Bailey cites the growing number of new customers tapping in as a factor.
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North Beckley
NBPSD
Commission
PSC
Charleston
Raleigh County
Second WVU bomb threat follows campus melee
In Morgantown a bomb threat targeted Mountainlair prompted a search with no device found. This followed a Saturday morning melee at the student center involving about 40 students with five treated. University officials say the incident was not racially motivated and will pursue prosecution. security measures included a midnight closing and ID checks 6 p.m. to midnight.
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Morgantown
UPI
West Virginia University
Mountainlair
University
Harry Ernst
RFK Youth Center Dedication Draws High Level West Virginia
U S Attorney General Ram sey Clark and Sen Edward M Kennedy led a dedication for the Robert F Kennedy Youth Center to rehabilitate federal juvenile offenders The $10 5 million facility will house about 350 youths with an opening in early January Key speakers included Sen Byrd Rep Staggers and WVU President Har low describing the center as a national symbol and a willingness to try new rehabilitation methods An open house was held over the weekend and dignitaries praised Kennedy’s memory and the center’s mission
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Morgantown
UPI
U. S
Sen. Kennedy
West Virginia
Kennedy
Clark
Bob Kennedy
Robert C. Byrd
D-W.va
Jennings Randolph
D-W. Va
Harley
Staggers
Myrl Alexander
Federal Bureau of Prisons and
Uni
Versity
James G. Harlow
Byrd
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James Lovell Jr
Nguyen Cao Ky
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Orly
Pham Dang Lam
Lam
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BSC
Dr. Kurish
Clay Shaw
Wicomico County
Maryland
Samuel A. Graham
Albert L. Kelley
Joseph James Bartholomew
Baltimore
Salisbury
Lynda B Robb
Bangkok
Robb
President Johnson
Maj
Charles Robb
Virgil Lewis
Cabell Heights
Teel School
Munson
W. A
Bill” Teubert
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Kanawha Street
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W.va
Ted
RFK
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