Johnson Says We're Winning In Viet Nam
President Johnson expressed cautious optimism that the United States is on the way to winning the Viet Nam war during a televised news conference at his ranch. He cited air strikes hitting petroleum storage in North Viet Nam and noted broad public support for raids on Haiphong and Hanoi depots, while diplomacy suggested victory was no longer expected. Clark M. Clifford joined the president for top secret intelligence talks at the ranch.
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Merriman Smith
San Antonio
Tex
UPI
Johnson
Viet Nam
Defense
Robert S. McNama
Johnson City Ranch
Hawaii
Adm
U.S
Grant Sharp
Pacific
North
South
Haiphong
Hanoi
Clark M. Clifford
Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board
United States
Texas
Southeast Asia
Washington
Harry W. C. Kinnard
Army
1St Air Cavalry Division
Kinnard
Last Seen Saturday Search Continues For Missing Girls
An extensive dawn search at Indiana Dunes State Park resumes for three Chicago area women missing since Saturday. Civil Air Patrol with two planes and a helicopter joins police, Coast Guard, Army personnel in combing the 2200 acre dunes south of Lake Michigan. The trio Renee Bruhl 19 Ann Miller 21 and Patricia Blough 19 were last seen entering a motorboat with three men after a lifeguard warned about feet in the water. A blanket with keys sunglasses towels and purses was found on the beach.
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Chesterton
Ind
UPI
Indiana Dunes State Park
Civil Air Patrol
Lake Michigan
Coast Guard
Renee Bruhl
Chicago
Ann Miller
York Center
Ill
Oak Brook
Patricia Blough
Westchester
Commonwealth Edison Co
Park Beach
Edward Burke
Miss Miller
175000 Volkswagens Recalled for Front Axle Repair
Englewood Cliffs New Jersey United Press International reports Volkswagen of America will replace defective front axle ball joints at dealers for about 175,000 1966 model cars built between August 1, 1965 and mid January 1966. Moisture penetration caused corrosion. sealing rings failed. All joints will be relubricated and new seals installed. No accidents have been linked to the defect.
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Englewood Cliffs
N.J
UPI
Volkswagen
Volkswagen of America, Inc
Humphrey outlines foreign policy stance on Vietnam and Asia
Hubert Humphrey described a measured foreign policy avoiding appeasement and nuclear risk, comparing U S actions in Vietnam to responses in Greece Korea and the Cuban missile crisis. He asserted only stay or withdraw as options, warning withdrawal could invite Communist aggression and threaten Asian independence.
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U.S
Viet Nam
Greece
Korea
Humphrey
Asia
Great Britain Backs U S War Effort In Viet Nam
London MPs voted overwhelmingly to support Prime Minister Harold Wilson's policy of backing the United States in Vietnam while dissociating from Hanoi Haiphong bombings. A leftwing motion condemning U S action failed 246 to 46 as over 50 Labour MPs shifted to Wilson.
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London
UPI
Harold Wilson
United States
Viet Nam
Britain
Wilson
U.S
Hanoi-Haiphong
More Aid Sought to Reclaim Stripped Appalachian Land
Washington reports the Appalachian Regional Commission will study a plan for more federal aid to reclaim strip mined land in eight Appalachian states. A single federal agency would coordinate all strip mining efforts, with stronger uniform controls required to participate. The Interior Department, noting 797,951 acres stripped and 282,920 reclaimed, cites water quality issues as the core problem and estimates basic reclamation costs at 251 million dollars.
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Washington
UPS
Appalachian Regional Commission
Appalachian
Interior Department
Appalachian States
West Virginia
Appalachia
State Supreme Court Grants Dotson Hearing In Primary Battle
The West Virginia State Supreme Court granted a hearing to Ralph L. Dotson seeking to be declared the Republican winner in the Grant County Court commissioner race after a May primary tied with incumbent Brook Muntzing at 239 votes. The court also handled bail denials in a murder case and scheduled hearings on probation violations and a mandamus suit over lease payments in Martinsburg and Charleston.
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Charleston
UPI
State Supreme Court
Ralph L. Dotson
Grant County Court
Dotson
Brook Muntzing
High Court
Ethel Hardman
Mary Bennett
Justin Hardman
Kanawha County
Brooks
Marshall County
Fay Henson
Martinsburg
Henson
Deaf Man Improves Tiny Transistor Hearing Aid
An advertisement reports a compact transistor hearing aid perfected by a hard of hearing inventor. It promises clear whispers and asks interested readers to write HEARING, 32 E. 9th St., Erie, Pa., for free information with no obligation.
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E. 9Th St
Erie
Deaths and Funerals Balaskey Kiskin services announced
Funeral services are set for Walter Balaskey 30 of Pontiac Michigan formerly Beckley at Cranberry Community Church Friday at 3 p m with burial at Sunset Memorial Park. Balaskey died in a Pontiac boat accident Sunday. Requiem mass for Anna Kiskin 72 of Oak Hill is scheduled for Thursday at Sts Peter and Paul Catholic Church Scarbro with burial at High Lawn Memorial Park. Mrs Kiskin died Monday after a long illness born in Lithuania March 12 1894 she is survived by her husband William T Riskin a brother and a sister three sons a daughter and eight grandchildren. Rosary is today at Thomas Funeral Home Chapel.
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Walter Balaskey
Beckley
Pontiac, Mich
Cranberry Community Church
Ernest Barley
Sunset Memorial Park
Balaskey
Pontiac
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
William
Anna) Kiskin
Oak Hill
Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church
Scarbro
Leo Werner
High Lawn Memorial Park
Kiskin
Lithuania
Anthony
Katherine Gilmore
William T. Riskin
George Gilmore
Chicago
Ill
Margaret Jone Jones
Lemont
Charles Strauss
Accident
George Strauss
St. Petersburg
Fla
James Kiskin
Bay Village
Ohio
Anne Ki
Obituary notices for Ozella Livesay and Jesse Lusk
Obituary notices report services for Ozella Livesay 80 of Alexandria Virginia to be held Friday at Pickaway Methodist Church with burial in Salem Cemetery Organ Cave. Lifelong Monroe County resident daughter of Hugh and Anna Burdette. husband Ott died 1962. Also funeral services for Jesse Preston Lusk 78 of Pluto at Spanishburg Baptist Church with burial in Bowling Cemetery following long illness. Lusk a retired coal miner and longtime Methodist. survivors include wife and many children. body at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home after 4 p.m. today.
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Ozella Livesay
Alexandria
Pickaway Methodist Church
Billee S. Mick
Salem
Organ Cave
George Burdette
Piney View
Pickaway
Anna Level Burdette
Ott
Broyles
Union
Jesse Preston Lusk
Pluto
Spanishburg Baptist Church
Robert Koontz
Bowling
Spanishburg
Lusk
Methodist
Burle Smokeless Coal Co
Herndon
Sn A
Martha Mitchem Lusk
Peggy Lusk
Kenneth
Richwood
Mack
Grants
N. M
Jesse B
Los Angeles
Calif
David Lusk
Fort Belvoir
Calvin
Bobby
Joe Smith
Grants, N. M
Otis Cook
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Ralph Mullins
Keith Adkins
Joyce Lusk
Shady Spring
Carmen Lusk
Imogene Lusk
Vergie Kester
Lashmeet
Ida Shrewsbury
Glen Daniel
Rosa Rumberg
Princeton
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Mrs Annabelle Carkhuff Dies At 69 In New Jersey
Mrs Annabelle Carkhuff aged 69 of Elizabeth New Jersey died Monday from an apparent heart attack. Survived by daughter Mrs Junior Ruth Osler of Glen White and three brothers John Albert and Theodore all of New Jersey. Body being returned to Williams Funeral Home in MacArthur with arrangements incomplete.
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Annabelle Carkhuff
Elizabeth
N. J
Junior
Ruth) Osler
Glen White
John
Albert
Theodore
New Jersey
Williams Funeral
MacArthur
Garretson, 70, Dies at Home in Resaco
G. W. Garretson George Washington Garretson aged 70 of Resaco died at his home today at 8 50 a.m after a long illness. The body remains at Keyser Bryant Funeral Home pending completion of arrangements.
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George Washington Garretson
Resaco
Keyser- Bryant
Miller named WVU president in record education move
The 48 year old East Liberty Ohio native and WVU alumnus replaces Elvis J Stahl Jr as university president. Miller earned a 35 thousand dollar salary proposed with Keppel’s 27 thousand assistant secretary pay awaiting board action. He held Air Force service in WWII and earned advanced degrees at Michigan State. Charleston attorney Charles Wise Jr. calls the appointment a serious educational blow while Gov. Smith and Sen. Randolph laud Miller as capable and competent.
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Miller
Keppel
East Live
Ohio
Elvis J Stahl Jr
WVU
Army
Michigan State
Air Force
Air Transport Command
Africa
India
South America
Charleston
Charles Wise Jr
WVU Board of Governors
West Virginia
United States
Wise
Hulett C. Smith
Los Angeles
West
Peter A Berry Funeral Arrangements Completed
Peter Arthur Berry 64 of Springfield Ohio former Gatewood dies after long illness. Born Oct 3 1901 at Laurel Creek son of the late Peter Fred and Rhoda Kelly Berry. Survived by brother Fred Berry Columbus and three stepbrothers Raymond and Okey Route 1 Fayetteville and Basil Berry Columbus. Body at Dodd Payne Funeral Home.
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Peter Arthur Berry
Springfield
Ohio
Gatewood
Laurel Creek
Peter Fred
Rhoda Kelly Berry
Fred Berry
Columbus
Raymond and
Okey
Route 1
Fayetteville
Basil Berry
Dodd-Payne Funeral Home
RNS
Funeral services for Roy Meade at Open Bible Baptist Church
Roy Meade aged 56 of 440 Bailey Ave will be laid to rest in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens after funeral services conducted by the Rev. John Atkinson and the Rev. Edward Kinglsey at 2 p.m. Thursday. The body was moved from Keyser Bryant Funeral Home to the residence for visiting after 11 a.m. today. Pallbearers named: George Meade, Harold Meade, Ronald Meade, Allen Ray Keel, Johnny Chizmar, Fred Sparks.
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John Atkinson
Edward Kinglsey
Roy Meade
Bailey Ave
Open Bible Baptist
Hedrick St
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Keyser Bryant
George Meade
Harold Meade
Ronald Meade
Allen Ray Keel
Johnny Chizmar
Fred Sparks
Final rites for Albert Toler of Guyan set at home
Albert Toler 74 of Guyan dies after long illness. Final rites will be held at his home Thursday at 11 a.m. Burial in the family cemetery at Guyan. Born September 4, 1891 in Guyan to Sanford and Lucinda Toler. He leaves two brothers Millard Guyan and Willis Emmett and two sisters Ella Hatfield and Mrs Victor Walls of Guyan. Body at Evans Funeral Home in Oceana.
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Albert Toler
Guyan
Toler
Sanford
Lucinda Toler
Ivors
Millard
Willis Toler
Emmett
Ella Hatfield
Victor Walls
Evans Funeral Home
Oceana
Parker Rites Set For Fayetteville Native In Laurel Car Crash
Jerry Wayne Parker 18 of Laurel Md formerly Route 1 Fayetteville was killed Tuesday in a Laurel car accident. Born Oct 20 1947 at Kaymoor he was a carpenter by trade and survived by six brothers Ray Harry Lee Eugene Jr Clifford Johnny Freddy. five sisters Wanda Jean Delores Ann Annie Rose Betty Jo Helen and grandparents Summers Parker and John Cooney. Funeral arrangements are with Fayetteville Funeral Home.
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Jerry Wayne Parker
Laurel
Fayetteville
Kaymoor
Eugene Parker
Josephine Coppney Parker
Ray
Harry Lee
Chicago
Ill
Eugene Jr
Clifford
Johnny
Freddy
Ft. Blackmore
Wanda Jean
Delores Ann
Annie Rose
Betty Jo
Helen
Summers P. Parker
Route 1
John Cooney
Garten
Dodd-Payne Funeral Home
Policy battlefield shapes Hanoi outlook on peace talks
The administration voices cautious optimism as undersecretary Ball cites factors delaying a peace move. Saigon’s unity, Viet Cong casualties, rising North Vietnamese costs, and bold U S actions bolster the view that the war is turning. President Johnson notes greater U S pressure and a reduced hope of military victory for the Communists, while military leaders declare continued progress amid no fixed end date.
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Hanoi
United States
U.S
Ball
Saigon
South
North Viet Nam
Johnson
Haiphong
Viet Nam
New Evidence Sought in KKK Trials for Penn Death
In Athens Ga UPI reports the U.S. government may present new evidence today in the trial of three Ku Klux Klan members charged with conspiring in the 1964 slaying of Negro educator Lemuel Penn. U.S. attorney Floyd Buford says 11 witnesses testified in a separate case. a sealed verdict from the first trial remains unrevealed.
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Athens, Ga
UPI
Lemuel Penn
U.S
Floyd Buford
Buford
Penn
North Georgia
James Lackey
Denver Willis Phillips
Herbert Guest
Joseph Howard Sims
George Turner
Cecil Myers
Funeral rites for author of Jack Rabbit stories held
New York author David Cory 93 died at his Brooklyn home Monday. Cory wrote about 50 children books and the Jack Rabbit bedtime tales syndicated in newspapers for four decades. Funeral services are today.
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New York
UPI
David Cory
Jack Rabbit
Cory
Brooklyn
Cajun Pete Vidcovich Sr. to be honored in New Orleans services
New Orleans mourns Irvine J. Vidcovich Sr. known as Cajun Pete dies at 61 after a Tuesday passing. Funeral services were scheduled in his hometown today drawing thousands of Louisiana radio and TV followers. In a separate report from Los Angeles, Dr. Robert W. McNulty, 69, former dean of Loyola University Chicago and USC dental schools, also died on Tuesday.
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New Orleans
UPI
Irvine J
Pinky) Vidcovich Sr
Pete
Louisiana
Vidacovich
Los Angeles
Robert W. McNulty
Loyola University
Chicago
University of Southern California Dental Schools
Anti-Drag Racing Law Explored in West Virginia Dispatch
Editor notes this is the first of three dispatches examining an anti drag racing law for West Virginia. The series compares motive and how similar bills fared in Ohio and North Carolina as reporter Robert M. Gornall outlines context and implications.
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West Virginia
Ohio
North Carolina
Dodd aide testimony on disloyalty ties to 1965 removals
The cross examination reveals O'Hare may have taken papers before mid-October 1965 and confirms Terry Golden remained involved with O'Hare. Dodd discusses dismissals, a judge's warning, and later firings, while the investigation spawns a broader drag racing debate in West Virginia with interim committee plans and a proposed statute to curb dangerous road use.
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Mittee
John C. Stennis
D-Miss
O'Hare
Terry Golden
Dodd
Carpenter
Boyd
Blumenfeld
Pearson and Anderson
Miss Golden
Investigation Of Appalachian To Be Stepped Up
The Public Service Commission moved to speed up its investigation of Appalachian Power Co. rates, saying the case has lagged too long. Started in March 1965, the case seeks to reduce general charges and offer special rates for all electric schools. Interveners United Fuel Gas Hope Natural Gas and Manufacturers Light & Heat protested reductions. A three‑man committee will work out details and conflicts, including a company and intervener representative plus a PSC staff member. Appalachian was ordered to file calendar year 1965 cost of service and to provide access to books and records. The PSC gave Appalachian an option to prepare part of the information itself.
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Charleston
UPI
Public Service Convision
Appalachian Power Co
Appalachian
United Fuel Gas
Hope Natural Gas and Manufacturers Light & Heat Co
PSC
Commission
Appalachian Power
Power Company
Omaha Riot Liable Youths Clash in North Omaha
In Omaha on the near north side a week of disorders saw more than 100 arrests, mostly young Negroes, with fighting looting and attacks on police. Morrison tied the unrest to youths rejecting societal ties and planned meetings with local leaders before leaving for Los Angeles.
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Omaha
Taal Volcano Rumbles Second Straight Day
Manila reports Taal Volcano belching steam ash and boulders as officials order evacuations near the 984 foot volcano. A scientific team on the island notes intensified tremors but sees no definite major eruption imminent.
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Manila
UPS
Freedom of Information Bill Gets ASNE Praise
The American Society of Newspaper Editors commends President Johnson for signing the freedom of information bill. A telegram from ASNE leaders Robert C. Noston and J. Edward Murray lauds the move as historic and vital for public access to government records and open communication between citizens and authorities. It also cites the case of University of Oregon student editor Annette Buchanan, fined $300 for withholding interview names from a grand jury.
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Portland, Ore
UPI
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Johnson
White House
Robert C. Noston
The
Portland Oregonian
ASNE
J. Edward Murray
the Phoenix
Raiz
Republic
Freedom of Information Committee
Freedom of Information Bilt
University of Oregon
Annette Buchanan
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Bank of Raleigh Main & Kanawice Streets
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Bernard Brooks
Moundsville Penitentiary
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William Kiskin
Mrs. Ozella Livesay
J. Preston Lusk
Mrs
G. W. Garretson
Peter A. Berry
Jerry W. Parker
KKK
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Myers
Sims
Turner
Clark Couny
Dallas
J. W. Bateson
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Morelane
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