Fire Destroys Harlem Black Mosque in Alleged Retaliation
An explosion and fast fire destroyed a Harlem Black Muslim mosque after Malcolm X's assassination. Police suspect an explosive device. five firefighters injured. A brown paper bag with oily residue found on a nearby roof is under study. Police and fire crews increased patrols to head off violence between Malcolm X followers and Black Muslims.
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New York
UPIT
Harlem
Malcolm X
Martin Scott
Lawrence J. McKearney
Malcolm
W. 116Th St
Lenox Avenue
Khanh given roving ambassador role in Viet Nam
Gen. Nguyen Khanh, ousted leader, is named roving ambassador and to depart Vietnam in days for an abroad assignment. The move follows his removal by the Armed Forces Council, with Maj. Gen. ay Van Minh replacing him. A Buddhist leader backs Khanh’s ouster as U.S. says one American soldier died and nine wounded in intensified Viet Cong attacks.
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UPI
Nguyen Khanh
South Viet Nam
Khanh
Radio
Phan Khac Suu
Armed Forces Council
Ay van Minh
Tran Thanh Ben
Pham van Lieu
U.S
Police Guard Elijah Muhammad Amid Chicago Tense Vigil
In Chicago police kept a tight vigil around Elijah Muhammad's home after a New York mosque fire wounded several. The murder of Malcolm X in New York intensified fears that followers might come to Chicago seeking vengeance, with New York police hinting Black Muslims' possible involvement.
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UPI
Elijah Muhammad
New York City
New York
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Muhammad
Malcolm
Muham
Cancer Among Women Declines 10 Per Cent
New York report from Metropolitan Life Insurance notes a 10 percent drop in female cancer deaths from 1950 to 1962. Significant declines occurred in digestive system and uterus cancers, with stomach cancer deaths down 37 percent. Breast cancer remained largely unchanged.
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New York
UPI
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
Weather Cloudy And Snowy Beckley WV Area
Beckley and vicinity expect increasing cloudiness this afternoon with a high near 38. Snow begins tonight and continues Wednesday with a low around 23 and a Wednesday high in the low 30s. River conditions Greenbrier normal and clear, Lake level 6 ft with 4 gates open.
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Beckley
Beckley High
Tee de Os
Imperial
Hibbing
Minn
Toll climbs to 59 in Yubari mine disaster
In Yubari Hokkaido 24 bodies were recovered raising dead to 59 after Monday night explosion and cave in. Two miners remain missing feared dead while 170 toiled underground. Seventeen injured. about 200 others searched amid rock, timber and gas to reach the missing men. Cause of disaster not known.
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Yubari
Japan
UPI
Hokkaido
AFL-CIO Plans Major Taft-Hartley Revisions To Picketing
AFL-CIO ready to ask Congress for a second big change in Taft-Hartley provisions. George Meany says repeal of federal authorization for state right to work laws will come this year with Johnson's endorsement. Leaders of building trades and industrial unions near agreement to broaden picketing at job sites and plants.
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Miami Beach
UPI
Afl-Cio
Congress
George Meany
Johnson
Building Trades
Big Labor Federation
Auto Workers
Steel Contract Talks To Be Resumed Soon
Pittsburgh based Union and basic steel industry will resume negotiations to replace the current three year pact expiring April 30. Both sides seek a mutually satisfactory date and talks may begin as early as next week after a pause during the union election.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
United Steelworkers Union
USW
Basic
Treasury says most will not owe extra tax this year
The Treasury Department said after reviewing tax cut effects that withholding was reduced to 14 percent from 18 but tax obligations dropped only partially. It noted two of three taxpayers typically receive refunds and that many will see a smaller refund rather than an extra payment as April 15 nears.
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UPI
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The
Treasury
Congress
Uncle Sam
Britain to Trim Defense Budget Amid Nuclear War Fears
London reports Britain's Labor government announced plans to cut defense costs based on the belief that the danger of a major nuclear war can be almost entirely excluded.
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London
UPI
Britain
Dodd Warns U S Pullout From Vietnam Risks Massacre
UPI reports Senator Thomas J. Dodd warns that a U S defeat in South Viet Nam would trigger a genocidal bloodletting across Southeast Asia. He blasted withdrawal proposals as appeasement and urged steps to win without major escalation.
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Johnson
U.S
Viet Nam
Senate
Frank Church
D-Idaho
George S. McGovern
Dl.c
North Viet Nam Signals Willingness to Negotiate
In Paris reliable sources say Communist North Viet Nam hinted at readiness to negotiate an end to the Southeast Asia conflict. Officials in Washington report no overtures from Hanoi. President Johnson had stated the U.S. would not negotiate until guerrilla attacks end. Indications of talks were said to come via informal contacts with Gaullists outside the French government.
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Paris
UPI
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Hanoi
Washington
United States
North Viet Nam
Johnson
South Viet Nam
Charles C. Gaffney
Winter Garden
Fla
Lawrence W. Jordan
Puu Alam Way
Pearl City
Oahu
Hawaii
Defense Department
Gaffney
Starley
Jordan
Binh Dinh Province
Ronen
Laos
Space Glider Tested Over Ocean Recovery Scene
The Air Force launched a polka dot space glider from Cape Kennedy atop a Thor Delta rocket reaching 39 miles high. It flew 2,700 miles per hour over the Atlantic for 23 minutes before a parachute softened its sea landing. Divers and ships raced to recover the craft and flight records after the incident.
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UPS
Air Force
Earth
Atlantic Ocean
India moves to OK English as official language status
New Delhi India’s ruling Congress party moved to give English equal status with Hindi as official language in a multi lingual country. Rioting in southern India over Hindi imposition last month left at least 55 dead, fueling the push to add English as an official language.
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New Delhi
UPI
India
Congress Party
Archbishop Arrives for Three Day Visit in New York
Archbishop of Canterbury, head of the Church of England, arrived in New York on Monday for a three day visit.
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New York
UPI
Ex Justice Felix Frankfurter Dies Of Heart Attack
Ex Supreme Court associate justice Felix Frankfurter died at 82 at George Washington University Hospital after a series of heart seizures led to his reluctant retirement in 1962. Born in Vienna in 1882, he became a Harvard professor before his 1939 appointment by FDR and was praised by President Johnson and Chief Justice Warren for shaping the law.
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Frankfurter
Harvard Law School
Supreme Court
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Secretary of Labor
Arthur J. Goldberg
Vienna
United States
College of
Marshall Football Star Patrick Woody Dies in Gas Tragedy
Marshall University star tackle Patrick Woody, 20, was found dead from gas fumes in a small garage apartment behind the president’s home after a heater vent flue blew down. His roommate Ken Simpson, 20, was unconscious but survived. Woody had helped Marshall post a 7-3 season.
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Huntington
UPI
Marshall University
Charley Snyder
Patrick Woody
Woody
Thundering Herd
Monay
Williamstown High School
Marshall
Stewart Smith
Ken Simpson
Elkins
Simpson
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Herbert Woody
Williamstown
Legislature Senate Ponders Birth And Death
West Virginia Senate weighs two opposing bills at amendment stage. One would authorize local health boards to run birth control clinics under the State Health Department. the other would abolish the death penalty. House approved capital punishment bill 82 15 earlier this month.
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House
Dels
Robert Holliday
D-Fayette
Jesse Barker
D-Kanawha
William Brotherton
Brotherton
John Carrigan
R Marshall
Senate
Sen
Paul Kaufman
Carrigan
Kaufman
Wrongful Death Bill Passed By House 90-8
Charleston UPI delegates vote 90 to 8 to remove the 25000 limit on jury awards in wrongful death cases allowing any reasonable award. House also approved a Senate bill to create a special account for revenue and appropriations for the state pavilion at the New York World's Fair, awaiting Senate concurrence on a minor House amendment.
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Charleston
UPI
House of Delegates
Senate
House
Auto sledding crash seeks $150,000 damages
Henry C. Nichols of Welch named defendant in a $150,000 suit filed by Raleigh County Bank guardian of Frankie Lee Harmon. The claim alleges Nichols, driving on Harper Road, hit Harmon who rode a sled, causing head and eye injuries and permanent loss of earning capacity and future medical expenses. Paul J. Fourney represents the plaintiff.
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Henry C. Nichols
Welch
Harper Road
Raleigh County Bank
Frankie Lee Harmon
Nichols
Harmon
Paul J. Fourney
Road Bond Audit Sparks House Review in Charleston
A Senate approved bill for an independent audit of the $200 million road bond expenditures heads for House reading in Charleston. House Rules may place it on the special calendar, limiting passage to bills chosen for formal consideration. The measure, introduced by Senate President Howard Carson and Senator R E Barnett, passed the Senate Feb 16 and would authorize an audit by the governor selecting either the legislative auditor or a resident CPA.
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Charleston
UPI
House Rules Committee
House
Senate
Howard Carson
D-Fayette
R. E. Barnett
D-Mercer
Bill to End Voting Straight Ticket Opens West Virginia Debate
A Republican senator introduced a bill in the West Virginia Legislature to end straight ticket voting. The measure would require voters to select a candidate for each office, replacing the current practice of a single mark for all nominees of one party. Also noted were related bills on tobacco tax revenue, teacher retirement funding, annuities tax guidance, bill note clarity, and Wyoming County legal resources.
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Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
Chester R. Hubbard
Ohio
Dels
Laban White
C. P. Marstiller
D-Harrison
George Porter
D-Raleigh
Del
George H. Seibert
Rohio
Huntington Votes Today On Charter Amendments
About 10,000 of Huntington's 45,000 registered voters were expected to cast ballots in a special charter election. Voters will ratify or reject amendments drawn up by a charter board elected last May, mainly to set up seven city council districts and limit one council member per district.
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Huntington
UPI
President Johnson Eyes Europe Trip If Situation Permits
Paris reports that President Johnson told French sources he hopes to visit Europe this summer if the international situation allows. The message was conveyed to Foreign Minister Maurice Couve de Murville in Washington last week and similar hints were given to other foreign diplomats.
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UPI
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Europe
Maurice Couve de Murville
Washington
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