Governor Smith Weighs Tax Plans and 1967 Run
Gov Hulett C Smith says no tax hike this year but expects one next year if programs continue He cites possible taxes including corporate income tax sales tax exemptions and excise taxes He would consider a second term if constitutional succession is allowed and favors a constitutional convention He defends replacing Insurance Commissioner Justice and defends the Worlds Fair Pavilion decision and airplane purchase by the Statehead Commission
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Charleston
UPI
Hulett C. Smith
Harlan Justice
State Road Commission
Smith
Ironsi Seizes Power In Nigeria Coup Crisis
Gen. Ironsi declared control as Nigeria faced a one day coup bid. Prime Minister Balewa and Finance Minister Okotie-Eboh remained missing amid reports of their possible kidnapping or detention. The interim military government announced a new regime in Lagos and Kaduna networks.
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Lagos
Nigeria
UPI
Africa
Aguiyi
Fronsi
Sund
Abubaker Tafawa Balewa
Festus Okotie-Eboh
Sie
Britain
Balewa
Kaduna
Calabar
Estern
Arctic Weather Grips Nation With Severe Cold and Storms
United Press International reports widespread frigid conditions from Panhandle to Chicago, with 1 below at O'Hare and 6 above in the Panhandle. Coastal California storm damages reach 250000 with 60 mph winds and 20 foot waves. 14 boats destroyed at Avalon Harbor. Across the Midwest and Rockies, rain and sleet replace snow as storms subside.
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Panhandle
California
Avalon
Santa Catalina Island
Rockies
Atlantic Seaboard
Midwest
Supreme Court Hears Voting Rights Act Constitutionality Challenge
Six southern states and Justice Department argued before the Supreme Court over the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Attorney General Katzenbach led the defense while David W. Robinson II spoke for South Carolina and other states pressed challenges. The court returned from a five week recess as it weighs the law’s constitutionality and contemplates early rulings amid multiple cases.
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Washington
UPI
U.S. Supreme Court
High Court
Atty
Nicholas Katzenbach
Katzenbach
South Carolina
David W. Robinson II
Justice Department
High Court of
Supreme Court
Virginia
Alabama
Mississippi
Georgia
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Jet and Tanker Collide Over Spain Crashed In Air
A Strategic Air Command B52 bomber and a KCB135 flying tanker collided during a refueling mission off the southeast coast of Spain and crashed. Four parachutes were seen. four crew were rescued, one hospitalized with serious injuries. The B52 from Seymour Johnson Air Base and the tanker from Bergstrom Air Force Base. Capt. Charles Wendorf said he bailed out with six crew aboard. Maj. Ives Buchanan among survivors. two more crewmen treated in Aguilas.
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Spain
UPI
Strategic Air Command
Air Force
Torrejon
Madrid
Air Py
Mal Oo Aa Bateese Manele
Cartagena
Seymour Johnson Air Base
North Carolina
Bergstrom Air Force Base
Texas
Charles Wendorf
Hospital de Caridad
Aguilas
Wendorf
France Ends EEC Boycott In Luxembourg Meeting
France ends a six month boycott of the European Economic Community and joins a crucial six nation session in Luxembourg to negotiate how much say each country has over the market policies. French Foreign Minister Maurice Couve de Murville warned the talks will be difficult as the bloc seeks to end paralysis.
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Luxembourg
UPI
France
Maurice Couve de Murville
Economic Union
Europe
West Germany
Italy
Benelux
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
Cuba Seizes Three Florida Boat Crews Near Yucatan Channel
Cuban officials seized three Florida crewmen after two boats were directed to a western Cuban port while aiding a third shrimp boat aground near Cape San Antonio. The Coast Guard in Miami tracked the distressed vessel and reported the trio aboard the Charles Singleton.
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Miami
UPI
Cape San Antonio
Yucatan Channel
Coast Guard
Mark E. Singleton
Penny Singleton
Charles Singleton
Gargantuan Waste Plan Blasted by WV Architect
West Virginia architect C E Silling condemns a state capitol complex expansion as a gargantuan waste of urban land. He warns Charleston valley floor must be protected as it houses essential facilities. Silling criticizes the 17-block office and facility plan approved by the State Office Building Commission as a clumsy attempt to solve planning issues, offering his own land-sparing alternative.
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Charleston
UPI
State Capitol
Coenabaann
West Virginia
C. E. Silling
Ae Medical Center
Capitol
Mars
Silling
State Office Building Commission
Mount Hope Eyes Toll-Free Service Expansion
Dale Williams of the C and P Telephone Company announces a customer canvass in Mount Hope Bradley to measure interest in extended area calling to Beckley. Mail letters outline potential new monthly charges, with a stamped reply card for preferences. Past canvasses show mixed interest, guiding a future recommendation by the company.
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Dale Williams
C. & P. Telephone Company
Oak Hill
Mount Hope - Bradley
Beckley
Mount Hope
Glen Daniel
Trap Hill Country Life Group
C&p
Public Service Commission
U S Plans Giant Psychological Warfare Campaign
General Westmoreland ordered a nationwide cease-fire at noon as part of a major psychological warfare campaign in Vietnam. The move, tied to Tet, involved leaflets and surrender passes dropped by twenty planes to urge guerrillas to defect.
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U.S
William C. Westmoreland
U. S
Viet Nam
Bus bombing in Saigon leaves 26 dead in route 29 attack
Twenty six Vietnamese civilians were killed today when a bus was struck and exploded on route 29 between Moc Hoa and Cai Lay in King Tuong Province. No further details were available immediately.
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Saigon
UPI
Gene of
Moc Hoa
Cai Lay
King Tuong
Vietnam Cease-Fire Efforts Continue Amid Truce Doubts
A softspoken report cites continued South Vietnamese troop movements under orders from commanders as U.S. officials pursue a second cease fire within a month. The previous 30 hour Christmas truce collapsed almost immediately by Viet Cong action. The piece notes a broader psychological war campaign described by U.S. authorities.
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Ac Ee
Naies
U.S
Viet Cong Kidnap USOM Officer Near Saigon
Viet Cong guerrillas ambushed an automobile and kidnapped Douglas Ramsey, 28, of Boulder City Nevada, assistant USOM province officer for Hau Nghia west of Saigon. Ramsey was seized at 5:15 p.m. while en route to Trung Lap village. The driver was wounded and escaped on a scooter. Ramsey was led away. Ramsey is the second USOM official seized by the Viet Cong, after Gustav Hertz last year.
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Saigon
Ramsey
USOM
U.S
Gustav Hertz
Brooklyn
N.Y
Hertz
Peace offensive in critical phase
President Johnson’s peace offensive enters a critical phase as officials say no clear response from Hanoi yet. The suspension of U S air attacks on North Vietnam continues at least through Tet. Humphrey and Bundy report no decisive reply to peace efforts while Kosygin’s talks in New Delhi are described as frank and useful.
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Stewart Hensley Washington
UPI
Johnson
Viet Nam
U. S
Hubert H. Humphrey
McGeorge Bundy
U.S
William Porter
South Viet Nam
Porter
Saigon
Humphrey
India
Alexei Kosygin
Hanoi
New Delhi
Lal Bahadur Shastri
Body Identified In Ravenswood Casualty
The body of an elderly man identified as Cuotis W Lowe, 80, was found near Ravenswood after he wandered from his nearby home and died from exposure about two weeks earlier. A farm boy locating stray cattle found the body last Saturday, police said.
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Ravenswood
UPI
Cuotis W. Lowe
Lowe
West Virginia 1966 Legislature Opens Budget Hearing
Charleston UPI The first full week of the 1966 session begins with the House as a Committee of the Whole to hear Finance Commissioner Truman Gore discuss the budget. Senate also meets. Bills include birth clinics and minimum wage. Committees rush bills despite controversy.
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Charleston
UPI
House
Truman Gore
Senate
Gore
George Seibert
Wheeling
Board of Public Works
West Virginia
Finance Committee
Judiciary Committee
del. J. E. Watson
D-Mason
Only One Bill Introduced in Governor's Session
The session saw a single bill introduced upon the recommendation from Civil Service, based on an examination.
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Civil Service
Senate to tax is aster s commere first Negro cabinet member
The Senate today confirmed the first Negro member of the Cabinet by unanimous voice vote. A Supreme Court ruling also held that a park willed to Macon Georgia in 191 for white women and children must be operated in character.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Macon
Upward Pressure On Prices In Viet Nam Buildup Report
Sen. A Willis Robertson says the national economy is beginning to feel inflationary pressures from the Viet Nam buildup. The House Senate Committee on Defense Production released its annual report noting price pressures and rising demands similar to WWII and Korea, as GOP leaders map an election year attack on Johnson’s war and domestic spending. Robertson calls for proper fiscal and monetary policy and vital authorization for defense materials and weapons delivery to South Viet Nam.
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Washington
UPI
House
Senate Committee On Defense Production
A. Willis Robertson
Dva
Korea
Congress
Johnson
Ford
Robertson
Direct
South Viet Nam
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Jack Byrd
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