Red China Readied to Explode Hydrogen Bomb
London United Press International reports Communist China may test a second nuclear device very shortly, likely a hydrogen bomb. Peking’s regime accelerates its nuclear program, tied to prestige and militant posture against the United States.
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RED China
London
UPI
China
Peking
Mental Weekly
The
Peking Review
Royal Institute For International Affairs
United States
Communists Overrun Northeast Laos Stronghold
A Laotian military spokesman said Pathet Lao forces and North Vietnamese troops captured Houa Muong, the last government pocket in the region, 165 miles northeast of Vientiane. The village fell Sunday to a six-battalion offensive supported by 105 mm guns and anti air weapons.
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Vientiane
Laos
UPI
Pathet Lao
Houa Muong
Youth Trapped In Cave Near Dead Rescue Efforts
In Dolgeville New York rescue teams used bulldozers to attempt an access shaft 40 feet through limestone to reach James Mitchell 23 trapped 18 inches below in Schroder’s Pants cave. His companions Heddie Miller and Charles Bennett were treated for exposure as Mitchell is deemed officially dead. Authorities report icy water and a near vertical shaft hampered the effort in Adirondack foothills.
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Dolgeville
N.Y
UPI
James Mitchell
Mitchell
Detroit
Schroder
Frank Miller
Winthrop
Mass
Waterville
Ohio
Adirondack
Utica
N. Y
Heddie Miller
Cambridge
Charles Bennett
Croton-on-Hudson
Refugees Flee Houa Muong As Town Falls
Reliable sources from Vientiane report high officials evacuated by air from Houa Muong before its fall while most refugees head west and south over rough mountain trails. Aerial estimates place refugees between 3000 and 6000. The outpost, held for 2 1 2 years after the Geneva accords by regular right wing troops aided by Meo guerrillas, was air supplied and troubled Communist forces near Sam Neua 35 miles northeast.
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Vientiane
Houa Muong
Geneva
Sam Neua
Nat King Cole Dies Of Cancer
Hollywood (UP) Nat King Cole a velvet voiced singer and top pop star for a generation died today of cancer at age 47. He underwent surgery Jan 25 for removal of a cancerous left lung after being admitted Dec 8 for observation. Cole rose from humble beginnings in Alabama to international fame with hits like Mona Lisa Nature Boy Too Young and Rambling Rose. His voice was praised for its clear phrasing and rhythm, and though not a civil rights activist he supported causes financially. He believed actions spoke louder than words and supported organizations, saying he preferred to contribute rather than march.
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Hollywood
Nat King Cole
Cole
St. John’s Hospital
Santa Monica
Nat Cole
Alabama
Nathaniel Adams Coles
San Francisco Chronicle
Ralph Gleason
King Cole
Horatio Alger
UPI
Vernon Scott
Weather Summary for Beckley and Nearby Areas
Beckley area shows mostly sunny skies with a high near 45 and a gradual warm up to the low 50s by Tuesday. Night temps dip to about 26 with calmer winds. River conditions include a Greenbrier normal clear, Lake nine 3 ft below normal, and a new Hinton gauge at 3 ft. Five day West Virginia forecast calls for near normal highs in the 40s and lows 20s, warmer early in the week and cooler later, with rain or snow possible midweek and again Friday.
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Beckley
Greenbrier
Hinton
Vero Beach
Fla
Williston
N. C
West Virginia
Students Form Group To Fight Segregation
Four West Virginia college students form the Confederation of Civil Rights Organizations to press for desegregation in Bluefield. The group aims to target the Bluefield YM YWCA at its Feb 25 board meeting and plans demonstrations, sit-ins, and picketing to broaden a statewide student movement.
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Bluefield
UPS
West Virginia
Patricia Austin
Civic Interest Progressives
Marshall University
W. Va. State
John Nettles
NAACP
Bluefield State
Concord
Ymywca
Nettles
Ym-Ywca
Charleston
Fire kills mother and three children in Ohio home
A Pleas ant View, Canton household fire claims a mother and three of her children. The father and three other kids escaped via a second story window and were helped to safety. The father George Blair, 30, and three daughters were hospitalized with injuries. Dina, Linda, and Barbara were treated for burns and cuts.
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Canton, Ohio
UPI
Pleasant View
Ohio
Toledo
George Blair
Timken Mercy Hospital
Blair
Linda
Barbara
Dina
Riots Rise as Protests Over Official Language Grow
In Madras India a woman was killed amid renewed riots over making Hindi the official language. The death toll climbed to at least 55 as protests entered a second week across the region with clashes and demonstrations reported in southern India.
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Madras
India
UPI
Area Pinpointed For Mars Photos
NASA has pinpointed a 4000 mile stretch on Mars for Mariner 4 to image on July 14 as it flies past the planet. The camera will capture both Martian fall and spring as the craft targets a northern hemisphere autumn and southern hemisphere spring.
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Washington
API
Space Agency
Mars
Mariner 4
Red Planet
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Mariner
Widow Sees Last Letter Proves Soldier Died for Country
Kansas City report says Dorothy Ruth Alexander recalls her husband James B. Alexander a specialist fifth class with 16 years in the Army who died in a Viet Nam billet. He expressed concern over Viet Cong activity and danger but urged his family not to worry, planning to return to his two daughters. Mrs. Alexander plans to resume college to improve care for Caroline.
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Kansas City
UPI
James B. Alexander
Viet Nam
Dorothy Ruth Alexander
Caroline
Korea
Germany
Alexander
V.C
Viet Cong
Southeast Asia
Canada Hoists Flag at Parliament Hill Ceremony
Canada officially raised its first distinctive national flag today ending the Red Ensign that flew for two centuries. Governor General Georges P. Vanier presided at Parliament Hill as the white flag with red borders and a red maple leaf was raised atop the buildings.
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Ottawa
UPI
Canada
Great Britain
Georges P. Vanier
Parliament Hill
Parliament Buildings
Texas Rattlesnake Roundup Yields Venom for Research
Sweetwater Tex upi reports 1 940 rattlesnakes were bled during the seventh annual roundup drawing about 18 000 visitors. Venom is sent to an Army medical research lab while snakes are consumed as barbecue. Prizes totaled 75 for largest snake and 10 for smallest. No fatalities in seven years.
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Sweetwater
Tex
UPI
Ft. Knox
Edwin Aiken
Tony Halen
James Kamer
C. W. Carlyle
Blackwell
Okla
Army Medical Research Laboratory
Selma Voter Drive Could Close Today
United Press International reports Selma Alabama prepares for a pivotal march as part of MLK led voter registration drive. About 1,000 Negroes expected to march though 600 permit was issued. tensions linger after 3,400 arrests in Selma and Marion. Sheriff James Clark ill, meeting easing tensions with white leaders.
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United Press International
Dallas County
Selma
Ala
Martin Luther King
Alabama
Marion
King
James Clark
Washington
Mississippi
Paul B. Johnson
Johnson
FBI
New York
Malcolm X
Mother runs over daughter in Morgantown tragedy
A mother, Mack Lewis, unaware her two year old Pamela Ann was under the car started the vehicle and ran over the child. Pamela Ann died soon after at a hospital. The Lewis family has seven other children.
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Morgantown
UPI
Mack Lewis
Pamela Ann
Lewis
Johnson nominates Gronouski for four more years
The White House said President Johnson will seek a new four year term for Postmaster General John A. Gronouski. The announcement underscores continuity in postal leadership at the federal level.
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Washington
UPI
White House
Johnson
John A. Gronouski
Indonesia protests target U.S. air raids in Vietnam
About 20 000 Indonesians demonstrated around the U S Embassy in Jakarta opposing American air strikes on North Vietnam. Police used tear gas to restrain the crowd after some refused to disperse. Officials reported no major incidents.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
UPI
U. S
Viet Nam
U.S. Information Service
USIS
Johnson
Uncle Sam
Tengku Badul Rahman
National Front Party
Pham Binh
North Viet Nam
Joy Operator Killed In Kopperston Mine
Beech er Osbourne about 30 from Huff Creek area was killed in a mining accident early this morning. He was operating a joy machine at the No 1 Kopperston mine of Eastern Associated Coal Corp. The body is at Evans Funeral Home in Oceana.
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Kopperston
KNS
Beecher Osbourne
Huff Creek
Funeral Home
Osbourne
Eastern Associated Coal Corp
Evans
Oceana
Buckhannon man charged with first degree murder in apartment slaying
Dewey Hoover, 61, of Buckhannon faces first degree murder charges in the shooting death of Gertrude Francis, about 65, in her Upshur County apartment early Sunday after an argument. Police said the woman was shot to death.
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Buckhannon
UPI
Dewey Hoover
Upshur County
Gertrude Francis
Saigon says 20000 Reds infiltrated since 1959
Saigon charges 20000 Communist trained officers have infiltrated South Viet Nam since 1959. Report says infiltrators were armed with Soviet and Chinese weapons. U.S. officials confirm the figure and note six year scope. Frontline clashes north of Saigon result in government and allied casualties. North Viet Nam seeks ICC withdrawal as U.S. and South Vietnamese bombers strike.
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Saigon
UPI
South Viet Nam
Soviet Union
Red China
U.S
Hin Alacme
Ve City
Perir
Here
International Control Commission
Viet Nams
North Viet Nam
Hanoi
Quat Heads New Civilian Government in Saigon
Dr Phan Huy Quat announced approval from the armed forces to lead as prime minister of South Vietnam. The proposed cabinet includes three deputy premiers from central, southern, and northern regions, and Gen Nguyen Van Thieu becomes defense minister. Tran Van Do, former foreign minister, is named foreign minister with Viet Namese nationalist ties.
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Dr. Quat
Nguyen van Thieu
Viet Nam
Tran van Do
Tran van Tuyen
Thieu
South Viet Nam
British Dentists Threaten Boycott of NHS System
London reports that Britain’s 12000 dentists may join 23000 family doctors in boycotting the National Health Service over pay. The BDA's General Dental Services Committee planned an emergency meeting in London on February 26 to discuss possible resignations. the BMA urged undated resignations to be used after April 1, 1965. The dispute raises questions about the NHS, created in 1947, as the Labor government’s socialized medicine project. The doctors seek a 53.8 million pound pay rise, while the government offers about a third of that.
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London
UPS
Britain
National Health System
NHS
General Dental Services Committee
British Dental Association
BDA
Lodon
British Medical Association
BMA
Peking slams United Nations as tool of US policy
Peking accuses the United Nations of being a tool of American neo colonialism and denounces U S Vietnam policy. In a weekend editorial in the Peking Peoples Daily Beijing says the UN cannot continue as is and must be reorganized or bow to US dictates. The piece frames Washington as seeking broader war in Southeast Asia and labels such claims as pure humbug.
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Tokyo
UPI
China
United Nations
Peking
United States
Washington
Southeast Asia
U.N
Peking People’s Daily
Chinese Communist Party
Pilot Johnny Jet Narrowly Escapes Crash Near Connellsville
John Morgan of Fairmont West Virginia nicknamed Johnny Jet crash landed a Piper Commanche near Connellsville Country Club while en route from Washington DC to Morgantown with an unidentified passenger. Both escaped with only minor injuries and minimal aircraft damage.
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Connellsville
UPI
John Morgan
Fairmont
W. Va
Johnny Jet
Connellsille Country Club
Morgan
Washington D.C
Morgantown
W.va
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East Germany
NSH
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