Beckleyane Wounded Lt Col Hamblin in Pleiku attack
Lt. Col. Paul W. Hamblin of Beckley was wounded in the Viet Cong assault on Pleiku base in South Vietnam. Mrs. Hamblin received notice from the Army that he was among the casualties and he was being treated at the 8th Field Hospital in Nha Trang. Hamblin, honored with the Army Distinguished Service Medal by the Vietnamese government, has a long decorated career including the Silver Star and Purple Heart.
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Paul W. Hamblin
Beckley
U. S
Pleiku
South
Viet Nam
Hamblin
Railroad Ave
Secretary of the Army
Col. Hamblin
Nha Trang
United States
Saigon
Joint General Staff
Korea
Germany
Pleiku Airfield Attack Kills Eight U S Soldiers
Viet Cong attacked Pleiku airfield in South Vietnam, killing eight Americans and wounding 126. The assault damaged or destroyed more than 25 aircraft during a about half hour barrage. McGeorge Bundy and Lt. Gen. Nguyen Khanh visited to assess the damage.
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Pleiku
South Viet Nam
Ge Gs
U.S
George Bundy
Nguyen Khanh
Here
Weather brief for Beckley and vicinity with showers
Cloudy with light rain this afternoon and tonight. High 62, low 42. Tuesday expect a 60 percent chance of showers and cooler, with highs in the 40s. River Greenbrier at 10 ft above normal, rising. Hinton crest expected late afternoon. Lake level 3 ft above normal, muddy, gates open. new gauge at Hinton 6.9 ft. Forecast notes West Virginia temperatures about 10 degrees above normal 43-22 in north and 46-28 in south. brief colder spell possible Thursday or Friday, precipitation around one inch midweek.
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Beckley
Greenbrier
Hinton
Clewiston
Fla
Hibbing
Minn
West Virginia
Russia Warns U.S. of Serious Consequences
Moscow says U.S. bombing raids on North Vietnam could lead to the most serious consequences. Izvestia brands the strikes barbaric and a gross act of aggression. Pravda denounces the raids as brazen provocation as Kosygin pledges Soviet aid to North Vietnam if attacked. Western observers fear cooling of U.S.-Soviet ties and possible anti-American demonstrations in Moscow.
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UPI
U.S
Viet Nam
Izvestia
Pravda
Hanoi
McGeorge Bundy
Johnson
Saigon
South
Alexei Kosygin
Kosygin
Soviet Union
United States
China warns it will not stand idly by in Vietnam
Beijing denounces U S imperialists for widening the war into North Vietnam. Vice premier Li?u? Lo of the Chinese army says China will support the Vietnamese people and will not stay silent if aggression continues. The New China News Agency transmitted the statements and earlier broadcast detailed strikes on Dong Hoi.
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Tokyo
API
China
U.S
Viet Nam
Juiching
New China
U. S
New China News Agency
Dong Hoi
Lewisburg Crash Kills Beckley Man Two Brothers Hurt
A Beckley man, John Thomas Mays, 23, was killed in a two car crash at 5 45 am at the U S Route 219 and Route 60 junction south of Lewisburg. His brothers Daniel 16 and Harry 19 were hospitalized. James H Keene of Ronceverte drove the other car. Keene and his wife Eloise were treated and released. John Mays was an X ray technician for the U S Government and a student at Concord College. he was born November 23 1940 in Pearisburg Va. He was member of the Methodist Temple Beckley. The body is at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home.
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Lewisburg
John Thomas Mays
120
Meadows Court
Ronceverte Hospital
Daniel
Bluefield Santarium
Harry
James H. Keene
Ronceverte
Keene
Eloise
Mays Brothers
Philadelphia
Woodrow Wilson High School
Concord College
John
U. S
Richwood
Methodist Temple
Pearlsburg
H. R. Mays
Frances Witt Mays
Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital
Rosemary
Joe Dews
Indian Mills
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Father Son Held In Fatal Brawl
Raymond DeBarr a 41 year old psychiatric aide instructor at Weston State Hospital died after a brawl at a restaurant north of Weston. Robert Jones and his son Robert Jr were charged with murder for striking him with a tire tool. DeBarr died at home hours after refusing treatment. The fight stemmed from a long known dispute between the DeBarr and Jones families.
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Weston
UPI
Weston State Hospital
Here
Raymond DeBarr
Robert Jones
Robert, Jr
DeBarr
Joneses
DeBar
Publisher Hodel in Raleigh hospital after stroke
Raleigh General Hospital reports Charles Hodel, 76, remains in critical condition after a Friday stroke at his home. Hodel publishes The Raleigh Register and Beckley Post-Herald.
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Raleigh General Hospital
Charles Hodel
Hodel
Raleigh Register
Beckley Post-Herald
Cigarette Ads Banned on British Television
London reports the Labor government banned cigarette advertising on British television, signaling a major move in public health policy.
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London
UPI
Johnson seeks new powers to curb U S pollution
President Johnson asked Congress for broad federal authority to prevent air pollution before it occurs and to curb water pollution at the source. He proposed a White House conference on natural beauty, a plan to beautify cities and rural areas, and strengthened enforcement over polluters.
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Washington
Congress
White House
America
Laurance Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Johnson
Johnon
ACLU flags education bill over church state clash
The ACLU warned that a $1.2 billion school aid program could subvert church state separation. Lawmakers heard testimony from Lawrence Speiser and George La Noue urging major changes. The House subcommittee approved the measure 6-0 last Friday.
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Washington
UPI
American Civil Liberties Union
ACLU
Senate Education Subcommittee
Lawrence Speiser
George la Noue
Columbia University
Church State Committee
Civil Liberties Group
James Madison
House
General Education
State Court To Rule On Libel Suit Site
The State Supreme Court will decide if a $100,000 libel suit against the Beckley Post-Herald may be tried in Wyoming County. The Wyoming County Circuit Court certified the case after the paper argued it should be tried in Raleigh County where it is published. The suit was filed by Raleigh County Circuit Clerk C Harold Hanks Beckley.
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Charleston
UPS
State Supreme Court
Beckley Post-Herald
Wyoming County
Raleigh County
Raleigh County Circuit
C. Harold Hanks Beckley
Hanoi Move Pressures Moscow in Southeast Asia
The weekend clash between North Vietnam and the United States is seen squeezing Soviet policy as Kosygin seeks to aid Hanoi while limiting Red China influence. Washington frames the attack as a test of will, aiming to widen neither side’s war but to force broader commitment from Moscow.
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Stewart Hensley Washington
UPI
North Viet Nam
United States
Russia
Red China
U. S
South Viet Nam
Washington
Hanoi
Viet Nam
Alexei N. Kosygin
Moscow
United Nations
Adlai E. Stevenson
U.S
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
McNamara
Stevenson
Soviet Union
Kosygin
North
Legislature To Get Education Bills Today
Charleston reports Gov. Hulett C Smith prioritizes education bills expected to reach the floor this week. The measures would boost state teacher salaries by an average 1300 over three years, with debates anticipated to be limited. The permanent 3 percent sales tax and 2.75 million funding hurdle has been cleared.
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Charleston
UPI
Hulett C. Smith
House
Senate
Hans McCourt
D-Webster
Ivor Boiarsky
Dhanawha
Smith
West Virginia Water Development Commission
Congress Shows Unity on retaliation for North Vietnamese attack
UPI reports Congress praised swift U.S. retaliation after the North Vietnamese strike on U.S. bases. Critics urged an explanation for why the raid succeeded, with Sen. Case and Sen. Kuchel calling for further inquiry while defense officials described terrain aiding guerrilla attacks near Pleiku. Republican and Democratic members alike backed the 12 hour retaliation.
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Washington
UPI
Viet Nam
U.S
Clifford P. Case
R-N
Case
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Thomas H. Kuchel
Calif
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Pleiku
Joint Chiefs of Staff
McNamara
Pg & Cover of
Plane Missed Mountain By Thirty Feet In Fatal Crash
An air force investigator said the LAN DC6 airliner passed within 30 feet of clearing Mt. San Jose before striking the volcano, killing 88 aboard. Among dead was Helen Berger, a 67 year old tourist from Long Island.
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Los Valdes
Chile
UPI
Air Force
Alio Tapia
National Airlines
LAN
San Jose
Helen Berger
Long Island
Vinh Linh Hit By 24 Planes Crisis Deepens
UPI report from Saigon notes American and South Vietnamese air forces attacked North Viet Nam bases for a second day. Lt. Gen. Khanh claimed 10 percent of objectives at Vinh Linh were destroyed as 24 skyraider bombers allied with U.S. aircraft blasted installations beyond the border. Smoke columns and fires were observed. the U.S. Embassy confirmed the strikes but provided few details on American participation.
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Vinh Linh
Crisis Grows Saigon
UPI
North Viet Nam
Nguyen Khanh
Khanh
U.S
U. S
Johnson calls Security Council to review Viet Nam crisis
Washington (UPI) President Johnson summoned the National Security Council and congressional leaders to a daylong briefing on the Viet Nam crisis. It followed the second joint air attack on North Viet Nam in two days and aimed to hear a firsthand report from presidential adviser McGeorge Bundy who returned from South Viet Nam.
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Washington
Viet Nam Air Raids Escalate With North Targets
Announcement by acting prime minister and U S ambassador notes military strikes by Vietnamese and U S aircraft on North Viet Nam targets. Reports say 10 U S planes shot down over two days, with one loss at Dong Hoi and one South Vietnamese plane down. Evacuations of nearly 1 819 U S dependents ordered as jets hit Dong Hoi and Vinh Linh in retaliation for Viet Cong raids. Khanh claims Sky raiders led by Ky. he is wounded but pilot safe. North Viet Nam’s positions near Dong Hoi and the 17th Parallel are cited as targets and the U S Embassy confirms additional action.
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U.S
North Vietnm
North Viet Nam
Red New China News Agency
Dong Hoi
Vinh Linh
Quang Binh
United States
Dong Hoie
South Viet Nam
Poe
Guerrill
Khanh
Nguyen Cao Ky
Viet Nam
Republic of
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