Drop Protests Or Rates Will Go Up for NBPSD Officials
NBPSD attorney W F File Jr says district warns customers that higher sewer rates may follow added court costs. Citizens group seeks abolition of NBPSD and removal of James Lilly, citing high taps and monthly fees and a law forcing use or pay. They threaten litigation to challenge the district and push for right of way easements. File notes funds come from customer fees. grants unavailable. Two court cases on right-of-way payments pending. most residents granted access to rights-of-way.
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W. F. File Jr
Register
Ing
James Lilly
Citizens’ Group
File
Allied troops vow to fire back during Christmas truce
MACV announced a 30 hour cease fire from 6 p.m. Dec 24 to midnight Dec 25 with U S and South Vietnamese forces not firing unless fired upon. The order was authorized by General Westmoreland and Lt. Gen. Cao Van Vien despite a separate 12 hour truce proposal.
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Saigon
UPI
U.S
Military Assistance Command
Viet Nam
MACV
US S
William C. Westmoreland
Cao van Vien
Negroes Resume Picketing After Series Of Clashes
In Natchez Mississippi civil rights leaders led a renewed picketing drive amid continued violence between Negro demonstrators and whites. Charles Evers praised renewed action saying protection is needed while police reported eight arrests for fighting and disturbing the peace after clashes near an appliance store.
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Natchez, Miss
UPI
Charles Evers
J. T. Robinson
Evers
Mississippi
Ritz Brothers' Al Ritz Dies At 64 In New Orleans
Alfred Ritz oldest of The Three Ritz Brothers died of a heart attack in New Orleans at age 64. The report notes other brief world items including a New York fire tragedy, Rome's plan for a car free district, astronaut reunions, a Peruvian landslide, a court martial in El Paso, Cardinal Spellman in Vietnam, foreign students in Huntington, and the Dow Jones closing high.
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Alfred
al) Ritz
Three Ritz Brothers
New Orleans
Yonkers
N.Y
Andrew Gerlock
Rome
Eternal City
Frank Borman
James Lovell
Seabrook
Tex
Cape Kennedy
Andes
el Paso
U.S. Army
Henry Howe
Boulder
Colo
Francis Cardinal Spellman
New York
Viet Nam
United States
Huntington
New York Stock Exchange
Huntington man killed crossing street in downtown incident
Burt Brown, 65, of Huntington died after stepping in front of a car driven by Billy Ray Frye late Wednesday on a downtown street. No charges were filed. The death raised the state's 1965 highway toll to 462, up from 453 last year.
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Huntington
UPT
Burt Brown
Billy Ray Frye
Weather Warmer Beckley and Vicinity Forecast
Mostly cloudy and warm today through Friday afternoon with highs around 60 and a low near 45 tonight. Winds N to SW up to 10 mph. River levels Greenbrier low and clear. Lake normal and clear at 1.6 gates open. new gauge at Hinton 1.9 ft. Today’s extremes include a 77 high at Corpus Christi and a 3 low at Burns.
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Beckley
Hinton
Corpus Christi
Tex
Lew
Burns
Ore
White House installs new secretive chef replacement
The White House has chosen a replacement for Rene Verdon who quit over policy clashes with a Texas dietitian. The new chef’s name remains confidential as government paperwork clears. First Lady press secretary Elizabeth Carpenter says the president has no problem hiring a successor and the cook will oversee ceremonial dinners. Verdon may pursue other offers including a restaurant partnership after a Miami rest.
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Austin
Tex
UPI
White House
Rene Verdon
Texas
Elizabeth Carpenter
Verdon
Miami
Be Considerate Smith Says In Yale Message
West Virginia Governor Hulett C. Smith's annual Christmas message urges generosity and consideration for others. He and Mrs. Smith pray for health and happiness for families and call on all West Virginians to keep Christmas in their hearts and share its blessings.
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Smith
Yale
Charleston
Christ the Lord
Brown Stains Cover JFK Memorial in Brooklyn Plaza
The 10 foot John F. Kennedy Memorial in Grand Army Plaza Brooklyn, dedicated May 31, faces brown discoloration on Vermont marble. Borough President Abe Stark has halted final payment to Port Morris Tile and Terrazzo Corp until repairs, as the firm and marble maker blame moisture iron oxides and oxidation for the rust like stains.
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New York
UPS
John F. Kennedy
Vermont
Brooklyn
Grand Army Plaza
Abe Stark
Port Morris Tiles and Terrazzo Corp
Stark
Port Morris
Thomas Lee
Vermont Marble Co
Proctor
Foster D. Snell, Inc
New York City
Murder at East Liberty Church in Pittsburgh
In East Liberty Presbyterian Church a former city patrolman shot and killed the church business manager Lloyd Littrell, 75, and then tried to kill himself. Security guard Roland Schmuck, 59, was wounded and listed in very critical condition after surgery. detectives note no clear motive and no eyewitnesses.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
East Liberty Presbyterian Church
Regina Jones
Lloyd Littrell
Schmuck
Shadyside Hospital
Littrell
Nas
Anti-Obscenity Bill Becomes Best-Seller in New Jersey
The New Jersey anti-obscenity bill, criticized like Fanny Hill and Lady Chatterley, draws massive interest with hundreds requesting copies. Governor's counsel says only 20 copies exist, while a state library mails copies in plain envelopes with the state seal.
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Trenton
UPI
Fanny Hill
Chatterley
New Jersey
Senate
Garden States
Statehouse Lyee
David J. Goldberg
State Library
John Dawson
U.S
Ashington
Charleston Board Works Toward 1967 Budget Total Near 196 Million
The Board of Public Works in Charleston plans a two day session next week to finalize a record budget around 196 million dollars. It adjusted the earlier 197.8 million figure after aligning with expected revenues for the next fiscal year and trimmed the excess by 1.8 million. Finance Commissioner Truman Gore will tabulate adjustments and provide exact figures next Thursday as the BPW prepares the budget bill for the Legislature in January.
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Charleston
UPI
Board of Public Works
BPW
Truman Gore
Janary
Saigon Curfew Lifts For Christmas Day
The U S military Command in Saigon announces the dusk to dawn curfew for American troops will end at 6 a.m. on Christmas Day. After the lift, servicemen fall under the standard midnight to 4 a.m. curfew for residents in Saigon.
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Saigon
UPS
Christmas Truce Proposal Ignored by Saigon Units
General Westmoreland orders U S forces in Vietnam to fire only in self defense from 1800 December 24 to 2400 December 25 amid a Christmas truce offer by the Viet Cong Political Arm. President Johnson and Secretary Rusk left to Saigon commanders whether to accept.
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Westmoreland
U.S
Viet Nam
National Liberation Front
Viet Cong
Johnson
Dean Rusk
Saigon
State Solons Protest Imported Oil Increase
West Virginia's Sens Byrd and Randolph protest Johnson's rise in foreign residual oil imports. The Democrats say the increase equals eight million tons of coal and argue domestic coal can meet fuel needs, urging Appalachian recovery not to be curtailed by imports.
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Washington
UPI
West Virginna
Johnson
Robert Byrd
Jennings Randolph
Appalachia
Three More Planes Lost At Yong Bi Plant Near Haiphong
U S planes hit Yong Bi power plant near Haiphong as four crewmen were missing after three aircraft were shot down including two A4 Skyhawks and a two man RASC recon bomber. Fire and destruction spread across the facility as air and ground actions intensified toward a Christmas truce.
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Saigon
UPI
U. S
Haiphong
Viet Nam
Yong Bi
U.S
Hanoi- Haiphong
U.S. Air Force
U.S. Navy
Hanoi
Ngai Lo
Quang Tri
Explosions Hit Armco Ashland Works Furnace Amanda
A series of blasts rocked Armco Steel Corp Ashland Works as workers tried to cast molten metal. Officials blamed cooling system water leaks. no injuries reported and all workers accounted for. The Amanda furnace was shut but production continued while damage assessment was delayed by hot metal.
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Ashland
API
Free World
Armco Steel Corp
Ashland Works
Amanda
Pope Paul VI Warns World Away From War In Christmas Message
Vatican broadcast Pope Paul VI censures both United States and Hanoi for Vietnam crisis while urging world leaders to alter course. He praises peace as essential yet warns it is endangered by nationalism and new ideologies. The pontiff stresses love for peace beyond self interest and cautions against deception.
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Vatican City
UPI
Paul VI
United States
Viet Nam
Paul
Tractor Joyride Ends In Death In Wetzel County
A Wetzel County man died in a tractor accident near New Martinsville after taking a neighbor's machine around midnight. James Guthrie 59 Wileyville reportedly drove through fields hit a house overturned in a gully and was found about 20 feet from the tractor. Coroner Lorraine Eubanks says the death appears accidental and autopsy planned.
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New Martinsville
UPI
Wetzel County
James Guthrie
Wileyville
Guthrie
Robert Mason
Burl Richmond
Mason
Wetzel
Lorraine Eubanks
White Stars Secret Society Shaped LBJ Early Politics
Authors of Lyndon Baines Johnson Formative Years say a campus secret society, the White Stars, gave Johnson his first taste of personal politics at Southwest Texas State College in 1928. The group used intelligent members to win student government control, while rival football players led the Black Stars. Johnson later served as editor and aided the White Stars in securing student jobs, with lessons that aided his later Senate leadership.
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San Marcos
Tex
UPI
Lyndon Johnson
Johnson
Southwest Texastate College
Lyndon Baines Johnson
Southwest Texas State College Press
William C. Pool
Emmie Cr
Black Stars
White Stars
Senate
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