Honolulu talks on South Vietnam escalation not expected
President Johnson and South Viet Nam leaders meet in Honolulu to discuss allied war aims. Officials say the conferences aim to bolster military effort, not escalate the war, with Thieu Ky Johnson Westmoreland Wheeler Sharp and McNamara among participants at Camp H. M. Smith and Honolulu events.
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Budget battles in Amending Stage Both Chambers
In Hubba Ohio legislators push budget through near certain passage. Kaufman and Tempos present. Miller and Taylor absent. Langer and Deem defeated on roll calls. Senate to read three sections for budget. House budget on second reading. Wage bill returns Monday with 41 amendments. passed 32-1 by Senate Saturday. Anti gambling bill at Senate amendment stage amid flurry of changes.
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Dabsent
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R-Wood
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D-Mason
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Castro Levels New Blast At Red China
Havana reports Premier Fidel Castro accuses Communist China of economic aggression over a sugar for rice trade pact. He charges Peking reneged on the deal and warns of strains in Cuba China relations while Chinese officials defend their position as the dispute escalates.
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Candy and Nephew Face Murder Trial Evidence Call
In the fourth week of the murder trial of Candy and her nephew Melvin Lane Powers the court admitted a transcript as state Exhibit. Candy urges handyman Roscoe Brown not to let authorities put words in him noting he washed a kitchen sink cover the day before the killing. The case centers on Jacques Messier's death and a palm print linked to Powers, 29, son of Mossler’s sister and the model’s alleged lover.
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Jacques Messier
George E. Schulz
Roscoe Brown
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Rochester
Cloudy Warmer With Light Rain In Beckley Vicinity
Weather bulletin notes considerable cloudiness and warmer conditions with intermittent light rain or drizzle Tuesday. High near 50, low 36 with some fog overnight. Airport reports show 41 degree high and 33 degree low in the past 24 hours. River levels mostly normal and clear. West Virginia five day forecast calls for average to normal temperatures.
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Presidio
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West Virginia budget bills near passage in 30 day session
The 30 day budget session nears a budget wrap as House and Senate finance panels move budget documents to amendment stage. Both chambers report highly similar bills with a Senate plan of 198,924,385 dollars and revenue projections by the Board of Public Works indicating funds will meet needs. A suspension of rules could push the measures to conferees early this week.
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UPI
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Bill Dole Dies Of Heart Attack
William E. Dole Sr., 56, former head football coach at Davidson College, was found dead beside his car in Hickory N C, likely from a heart attack suffered Sunday night. He was fired in 1964 after 13 years with the college and lived alone after his wife’s death last year. The Davidson community mourns the coach’s passing.
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UPI
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Davidson College
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Galesburg
Mich
Donald Wallace
Helen
Bill Dole
FHA Okehs Increased Mortgage Interest Rate
Washington reports the FHA will raise the maximum insured mortgage rate from 5.25 to 5.5 percent to ensure funds for FHA loans. HUD Secretary Robert C. Weaver cited financing needs as the reason. Existing FHA loans remain at their original contract rates.
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Washington
UPI
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Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Attache Drops Dead in Capitol Circle
A UPI report states George W. Roberts aged 62 of Arthur Grant County died of an apparent heart attack while in Charleston Capitol Circle. He was dead on arrival at Charleston General Hospital.
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UPI
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Charleston General Hospital
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Arthur
Grant County
C. A. Blankenship
Lebuianus
Blanenship
Parker Fund Near $1,400 Drive For Newsstand
Beclay Jaycees report Parker fund total at 1368.29 after a Sunday religious musical program attended by 200 to 250 people. Donations totaled 575 with several large gifts, far surpassing the $500 goal to start Parker’s own newsstand.
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Central
Buckshot Underwood Returns to Kentucky Coaching Past
Co E Buckshot Underwood of College Hall University will assist with the defense in Kentucky. He previously served at Kentucky from 1948 to 1956. For a decade he coached at Thomas Jefferson High School in Port Arthur Texas, compiling a 77 266 record.
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UPI
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Copyright backfire on Soviets in moon photo row
London dispatch reports the Soviet Union s refusal to sign international copyright treaties backfiring over lunar photos transmitted by Luna and intercepted by Jodrell Bank. The Standard editorial notes Moscow published Western works without royalties, while Western media may publish moon photos without payment, reversing the usual dynamic.
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Trial Today for Former State M V Commissioner and Associate
Former State Motor Vehicles Commissioner Jack Nuckols and an ex department investigator Fred Vines faced trial in Kanawha Intermediate Court. Nuckols is charged with falsification of state accounts with felonious intent to defraud, while Vines allegedly obtained money under false pretenses. A prior postponement was granted after Nuckols suffered a broken leg, hindering defense prep.
Willis and United Fuel told to appear before PSC
The PSC orders Willis and United Fuel to show why they should not be required to extend gas service to George Willis’s existing customers if Willis’ operating certificate is revoked. The order, delivered to Willis United Fuel Cabot Corporation and E Carl Meadows Jr special receiver, notes Willis’s gas utility has stirred controversy for months. Willis claimed he would rather surrender his corporation than meet United’s demanded retail terms.
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Bank Picks Up Venus Bounced Soviet Signals
Jodrell Bank in England intercepted signals bounced from Venus by a Soviet Crimea station. Two transmissions, each about an hour, traveled 70 million miles round trip and were received here. This follows a series of Venus tests linked to Luna-9 and the Crimea control efforts.
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Luna-9 Batteries Die After Brief Moon Pictures
Tass announced Luna-9 transmitted a few final television images of the lunar panorama before its batteries died. Moscow TV showed new moon pictures, including a wide panorama, then the station stopped transmitting as energy was exhausted.
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UPI
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House Approves New GI Rights Bill Debates Over Benefits
Republicans complain benefits should be larger and amendments stalled. The bill follows postwar patterns but would become permanent law. Also note Senate panel to consider Jack Hood Vaughn as director of inter American affairs. Navy budget plans for fiscal 1966 and closed hearings on President tax proposals and agency appropriations.
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Jack Hood Vaughn
For inter-American Affairs
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Grounded Noose Tightens On Viet Bomb Attacks
US air power intensifies bombing in North Viet Nam with jets from the South Dong sector targeting storage areas, airstrips, and staging facilities near Dien Bien Phu. The Sunday and today strikes mark the heaviest air campaign since the pause ended, as forces press the Dien Bien Phu region near the Laotian border.
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South Dong
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Debate on U S Viet Nam policy sparks new phase
Washington discussions on U S Vietnam policy intensify as President Johnson and Gerald Ford react to the war's course. McNamara’s testimony stance widens the controversy amid a Honolulu trip criticism and Senate inquiry.
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UPI
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Telny Tena
House
Gerald R. Ford
Mich
Viet Nam
Itas
Honolulu
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Defense
Robert S. McNamara
McNamara
Strange Bedfellows Twin Filing For Justice Of The Peace
Late mail today disclosed a twin filing for the position of Justice of the Peace in the Marsh Fork District. The contest names two candidates, each seeking the seat amid local interest and election chatter. The figures and affiliations were not fully disclosed in the fragment.
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Girl Dies Frozen Body Found In Car Trunk In Philadelphia
New York report says a 19 year old blonde woman was found dead in a car trunk in Philadelphia with authorities linking Robert Friede to the death. Police recovered white powder from his wallet after stopping him at a lower East Side street. The victim was identified as Celeste, daughter of Mrs. William M. Gooden, with connections to John Wyle Jr.
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