Rusk Says U.S. Ready To Talk Peace With China
Secretary of State Dean Rusk told new American ambassador John Gronouski that the United States is prepared to discuss peace in Viet Nam with Communist China but only on terms that guarantee South Viet Nam’s independence and integrity. Western allies fear the conflict may head to all-out war as NATO ministers meet in Paris amid French election concerns.
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Stewart Hensley Paris
UPI
Dean Rusk
China
United States
Viet Nam
South Rusk
Poland
John A. Gronouski
Red China
Warsaw
Gronouski
Rusk
Gronovski
Southeast Asia
Charles de Gaulle
Georges Pompidou
Maurice Couve de Murville
Rhodesia
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO) Council of Ministers
Serene
U.S
North
New Trouble Reported With Gemini 6 Rocket
Cape Kennedy news reports a fresh delay as engineers rush to fix the Titan rocket for a Wednesday rendezvous attempt after Gemini 7. Officials cite an electrical plug issue and possible propulsion problems, while Flight Director Kraft says Cape workers push ahead with plans despite gaps in understanding the vehicle.
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Cape Kennedy
UPI
Space
Walter Schirra
Thomas Stafford
The
Cape
Houston
Christopher Kraft
Frank Borman
James Lovell
World News In Brief From Wire Dispatches
News in brief from wire services covers W Somerset Maugham in Nice in a coma with no hope of recovery and other items. Ivy Supreme Court decision on Krebiozen trial in Chicago. Police search for escaped youths in Bellaire Ohio. Hulett C Smiths Washington trip for Ayub Khan reception. UN Security Council talks on Rhodesia sanctions. Pitt trustee Price mentions Gov Scranton as potential successor to Litchfield. De Gaulle to TV interview ahead of runoff vs Mitterrand. East Germans flee to West Germany across mined border.
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W. Somerset Maugham
Nice
France
Dogress
Supreme Court
Andrew C. Ivy
Chicago
Ivy
Bellaire
Ohio
Wheeling
Hulett C. Smith
Washington
White House
Ayub Khan
Pakistan
United Nations Security Council
Rhodesia
Gwilym A. Price
University of Pittsburgh
William Scranton
Edward H. Litchfield
Charlies de Gaulle
Francois Mitter
East Germany
West Germany
Weather Summary for Beckley and Vicinity
Cloudy and cooler conditions with a high near 54 and a low around 33. Airport reports show 24 hour highs to 59 and lows near 49, with light winds and a trace to a tenth inch of precipitation. River and lake levels are mostly clear and normal. Hinton gauge at 1.5 ft. Five day forecast calls for above normal temperatures by 4 to 8 degrees and rainfall around six tenths of an inch midweek.
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Beckley
Sithsdendien
Hinton
Fort Meyers
Fla
Limestone
Maine
West Virginia
Borman Lovell Set New Marks On Gemini 7 Mission
Franklin Borman and James Lovell push Gemini 7 toward records on its 10th day in space. They extend elapsed time and orbital hours, surpassing American endurance marks while facing minor fuel cell issues and planned laser communications tests.
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Thomas Stafford
Cape Kennedy
Borman
Lovell
Gordon Cooper
Charles Conrad
America
Cooper
Seat Of Pants Heroics Save Gemini 6 Lift Off
Wally Shirra kept cool nerve atop a Gemini 6 booster as the Titan 2 engines fired. He avoided pulling the D rings, preventing an abort that could have sent Star and Schirra into a field, ensuring the mission could proceed.
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Cape Kennedy
UPI
Wally Shirra
Ape
Shirra
Thomas Star
Schirra
Stafford
Bluefield Man Held For Murder
Bluefield police held Spurgeon P. Turner age 66 on murder charges for the fatal shooting of Luther Gardner age 43. Gardner was shot in the left eye early Saturday as the men sat in a club called The Hole during an argument over a woman. Turner was arrested at his home less than two hours after the shooting.
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Bluefield
UPI
Spurgeon P. Turner
Luther Gardner
Gardner
Turner
Court Rejects Voluntary School Prayer Plea
In Queens a federal court ruling supported school prayer limits as judges battled over student devotional exercises. Parents formed PRAY seeking daily classroom prayers for kindergartners and primary students, arguing for expressions to God. The dispute began when principal Elihu Oshinsky banned two kindergarten prayers before meals at Public School 184 Whites Tone. The case moved through district court before appeals.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Queens
Elihu Oshinsky
Whitestone
Prayer Rights For
PRAY
Con
Aanem
Rooklyn
Walter Bruchhausen
2Nd Circuit
Plastic Ice Cubes Are Health Threat
Arkansas officials warn freezable plastic drink coolers may harbor sewage type bacteria. Thousands sold as ice kools and ice balls often contaminated, risking dysentery or typhoid fever if leaks reach drinks. FDA urges stores to remove these items.
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Little Rock
Ark
UPI
Arkansas Health Department
William B. Hope Jr
Arkansas Bureau of Laboratories
Arkansas
U. S. Food and Drug Administration
Marines Find Tracked Foe Fled In Vietnamese Jungle
In Saigon nations report U S Marines search 335 miles north of Saigon reach a base camp area believed used by fleeing Viet Cong. They find abandoned gear as Maj Gen Walt says major fighting not yet begun. B52s bomb mountain caves while Mekong Delta fighting leaves hundreds more communist dead.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S
da Nang
Tokyo
Strategic Air Command
Earth
Viet Nam
Lewis Walt
Third Marine Amphibious Force
Phuoc Valley
Fire injures 15 on homeward bound carrier
A carrier returning to Norfolk after a non stop voyage from a war zone caught fire on takeoff injuring 15 crew members. Brass bands and champagne greeted the homecoming as the ship docked with the F4 Phantom II jet ruptured during departure and two crew members plunged into the sea.
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Norfolk
WV highway deaths rise with weekend toll toppling records
United Press International reports West Virginia weekend traffic left 10 dead including a child. Fatalities raised year total to 453 from 438 last year with multiple crashes across Marion Mullens Winfield Bluefield Sissonville and Morgan counties. Negligent homicide charges were filed against several drivers in separate incidents.
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United Press International
West Virginia
Marion County
Jolly H. Efaw
Mannington
U.S. 250
Mullens
Brooks L. Tuttle Jr
Brooks Tuttle
Charleston
Harold C. Burks
Welch
Shirly Earl Wright
Point Pleasant
W. Va
Winfield
Lee Bowen
Salem
Vides
Bluefield
Mercer County
Never Too Late Most Successful Run for Curtain Callers
The Beckley Curtain Callers production of Never Too Late was described as their most successful. Director Mrs Muriel Hodel said about 1500 people saw the show at The Playhouse ending Saturday night. The group reported cash receipts far exceeding previous plays with two sellout final performances. Starred Mrs Frankie Wheeler and Fred Burdiss.
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Beckley
Little Group
Muriel Hodel
The
Playhouse
Frankie Wheeler
Fred Burdiss
13 Killed In Fire Set By Ejected Bar Patron
Chicago report recounts a West Madison Street fire where a patron ejected from a saloon ignited gasoline across the floor and outside, killing 313 people as bystanders fled the burning doorway amid chaos and trampling. Police later charged Robert Lee Lassiter, 26, with multiple murder counts in connection with the deadly blaze.
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Robert Lee Lassiter
Panel Proposes Three Tax Bills in Legislative Study
Charleston. A legislative subcommittee studying the state tax structure heard three bills to create a corporate income tax and reduce reliance on the gross sales tax. Sen. Paul Kaufman presented the measures, arguing timing favors tax changes. The bills would raise an initial seven percent corporate tax with business credits under the sales tax and allow the legislature to decide after year two whether to continue, alter, or repeal the plan. Sen. Hans McCourt noted a Supreme Court ruling challenging the net privilege tax necessitates tax reform.
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Charleston
UPI
Paul Kaufman
D-Kanawha
Kaufman
Hans McCourt
D - Webster
State Supreme Court
War enters new stage of danger and intensified U S effort
Washington reports that American participation in Vietnam may escalate with more casualties and broader tactics. Gen Maxwell D Taylor cited possible air raids on Hai Phong and supply routes, while stressing the goal is to change Hanoi, not annihilate it, and urging use of all resources.
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Donald H. May
Washington
UPI
U.S
Vietnan
North
Viet Nam
Laos
Maxwell D. Taylor
U. S
Saigon
Johnson
Issues and Answers
ABC
Haiphong
Hanoi
Taylor
United States
Slate Fall Kills Beckley Miner Pinson
A Beckley coal miner died in a slate fall. He recently lost his sister and brother in law in a car crash. Survived by widow Wanda, a daughter Katie and son James, his parents Wade and Mrs. Wade Pinson, three sisters, and a brother. The body is at Melton Mortuary awaiting arrangements.
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Beckley
Pinson
Elva M. Smiley
Glen Daniel
Harper Road
Henry Smiley
Wanda
Katie
James
Wade Pinson
Ravencliff
Minnie Billings
Pansy Mosley
Washington, D. C
Ruth Vaught
Clarence
Dayton
Ohio
Melton Mortuary
All Fowled Up Fire Incident at Sturgill Residence
A report from the scene states Sturgill suffered smoke inhalation and was treated by the Fire Department. The incident details appear to involve a home or property fire with emergency responders on site. No further names or locations are provided in the readable text.
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Sturgill
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