Smith Changing Mind On Convention? Real estate taxes rise
County Assessor Steve Carpenter announced a required 10 percent increase in the assessment percentage for Raleigh County districts including Beckley and Shady Spring to meet the Reappraisal Act. State figures show Class IV at 36.78 percent, the lowest in the state, prompting calls to raise the rate as part of a step by step appraisal program begun in 1963.
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World Briefs Touch Vatican Links and Cold War Echoes
A mosaic of brief items covers diplomacy and tragedy. Rome hosts attention on Canabate Spain’s ambassador to the Holy See and a friend of a former first lady. Geneva disarmament talks aim to seed preliminary nuclear safeguards. In Washington, Vice President Humphrey memorializes Lal Bahadur Shastri as a peacemaker with uncommon courage. A Soviet note implies dispute over a Russian prison train death, while the widow of a WWII hero contemplates Arlington burial after a Communist conviction. Britain signals a 16 percent defense cut over four years, with ministerial assurances of continued commitments. In Atlanta, a landmark federal case tests jurisdiction over a Viet Nam protest expelling a draft-card critic. Beckley area weather turns wintry as snow looms, with river and gauge readings and regional extremes.
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Hubert H. Humphrey
Washington
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India
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Britain
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Denis Healey
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Mideast
President weighing when and how much in Vietnam conflict
U S para troops and air cavalrymen attacked Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces on two fronts near the coast of the South China Sea. A downed American helicopter prompted a security ring as forces pressed to retrieve it. A third American force moved 20 miles southwest of Saigon in Operation Buckskin amid heavy fighting.
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South China Sea
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Viet Nam
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Wyoming Soldier Killed in Action in Vietnam
Pvt. Roger Harsanyi of Allen Junction Wyoming was killed in Vietnam when struck by fragments from a booby trap. He served with Co A 1st Battalion 7th Cavalry and had been in Vietnam since November. He is survived by his parents a sister and grandmother. he was predeceased by a brother who also served and died in 1964.
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Viet Nam
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Joe Harsanyi
Harsanyi
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7Th Cavalry Division
James
Goldie) King
Cleveland
Ohio
Ethel Harsanyi
Roderfield
Paul
Stennis Calls for Unrestricted War in Senate Hearing
Senator Stennis urges the Senate preparedness subcommittee to consider unrestricted wartime actions, stating that all-out strikes should be available if necessary to defend national security. The remarks frame a tougher posture amid mounting global tensions and defense debates.
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Javits Endorses 'Worthy' Fight in Vietnam War Debate
The article outlines Senator Javits praising the fight as worthy and liberal senators urging Johnson to halt bombing. It notes Stennis calling for broader action, criticizing limited aims, and predicting long war lengths with possible troop increases to 350,000 to 600,000 if needed.
Prince Charles Goes to School in Australia on Qantas Flight
Prince Charles, 17, departed London as an ordinary first class passenger aboard a Qantas Boeing 707 bound for Sydney via New York and San Francisco. He will spend 30 months at Geelong Grammar School Timbertop. aims include outdoor life and preparing for London A-levels to enter Dartmouth naval college.
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Queen Elizabeth
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Quantas Airline
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Derek Sharp
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State School Superintendent Urges 14 SSAC By Laws Changes
State Superintendent Rex M. Smith released a 14 item proposal to revise the West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission bylaws. The plan recommends making SSAC voluntary under the Board of Education, adding the state superintendent as ex officio on the Appeals Board, requiring the executive secretary to report on discipline, ending auto fines, clarifying band payments, and capping three preseason basketball scrimmages.
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UPI
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W. Vaecondary School Activities Commission
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Arenes Commission
Ssac Appeals Board
Luxury Car Plans Comeback Ground Broken In Indianapolis
Ground broken in Indianapolis for a Deusenberg assembly plant to produce a modern ultra luxury car. The first model a four door sedan priced at 19500 with extras, later variants include a touring car convertible at 29500. Customers have placed deposits while options include rear controls, bar, water, color television and other add ons.
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Palmer
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California Divorce Reform drive targets June ballot
SAN FRANCISCO United Press International reports backers of United States Divorce Reform Inc seek 468,259 signatures by April 12 to place an amendment on the June 7 ballot. The proposal creates a Department of Family Relations with exclusive jurisdiction over divorce, annulment, and separate maintenance, subject to appellate review.
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UPI
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State Department of Family Relations
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United States Divorce Reform, Inc
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Germany
Pakistan
G. J. Winterfield
California
Reform Group
Winterfield
Department of Family Relations
Succession Amendment Moves in West Virginia House
Charleston UPI report says the House Judiciary Committee tabled a bill to let the governor plan the state budget while approving a measure to put the governor’s right to succeed himself on the 1966 general election ballot. A second bill would simplify constitutional amendment submissions. Gov. Hulett C. Smith reportedly withdrew support for the constitutional convention, seeking an amended constitution and another four year term. The piece notes resistance in the Senate and outlines other stalled bills and calendar changes ahead of Feb. 10 adjournment.
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UPI
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House
Thomas P. Fazio Charleston
Hulett C. Smith
Del
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Legislature Moves On Constitutional Amendment
The Senate was to receive a resolution beginning multiple constitutional amendments through the Legislature. A House-passed one dollar per hour minimum wage bill drew committee hearings as Senate Finance prepared late Thursday. The specific amendment seeks to allow school...
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UPI
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Hedy Lamarr Charged With Shoplifting in Los Angeles
Actress Hedy Lamarr, famed for film roles in the 1940s, was arrested for petty theft after a store detective said she took $86 worth of clothes and cosmetics from the May Co in Los Angeles. Lamarr, 51, was booked and posted bail before a municipal court hearing next Wednesday.
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Six Children Die In Two Family House Fire
A two family dwelling was destroyed by fire killing six children. Firefighters fought the blaze through the night with warning that there may be more victims inside. Investigators expect to determine the cause as neighbors mourn the loss.
Memphis Fire Claims Three Children In NE Memphis Blaze
In Memphis five occupants escaped a northeast side blaze that engulfed a wooden frame three bedroom house. Mrs Onie Mae Dailey woke to a child crying and found the home on fire. The dead were identified as Johnnie Miller seven Larry Miller and Willie Hodges.
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Memphis
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Johnnie Miller
Larry Miler
Willie Hodges
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