Five Wounded In Cleveland Rioting
Five persons including a National Guard officer were shot and wounded early today as roving bands of youths launched hit run firebomb attacks in Cleveland. The violence spread from Hough to the northeast and south while Molotov cocktails ignited numerous fires at the University Party Center. Police officials described the events as organized and warned of diversion tactics as National Guardsmen and officers fought to control the unrest.
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Beckley Q and A provide local civics and tips
The Register answers reader questions on fees at Lake Stephens, materials for dentures, airline stewardess info, and touch tone service. It notes travel distances from Beckley, prison locations, centennial dates, and a quotation origin.
Astronauts Wake Up Feeling Great Ahead Of Splashdown
Space center report says John Young and Michael Collins woke up in good spirits aboard Gemini 10 on a three day mission. They prepared for a planned splashdown 5 07 p m EDT about 544 miles east of Cape Kennedy amid Atlantic weather.
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Johnson offers Red Cross talks on Viet Nam prisoners
President Johnson condemned North Vietnamese plans to try captured U S airmen as deplorable and repulsive. He proposed Red Cross sponsored talks to broaden Geneva Convention protections in Viet Nam and said there was no indication Hanoi would engage on prisoner exchanges. He stressed airmen are military personnel not war criminals and avoided predicting outcomes if trials proceed.
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Sunny Pleasant Beckley Area Weather Summary
Sunny and pleasant conditions expected this after noon and Friday with a little warmth. Highs near 75 today and around 80 Friday. Clear and cool tonight with a low near 50. Airport data shows highs around 73 and lows near 47, with no precipitation and light NW winds. River gauges indicate Greenbrier normal and Lake normal with 1.5 gates open. Today’s extreme temperatures list 110 in Seine Texas and 33 in Philipsburg Pennsylvania.
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Marines Drive Hill 208 Assault in Hastings Fight
Air and ground combat raged as Marine battalions pressed Hill 208 in Hastings. U.S. forces reported seven U.S. planes shot down this week and 298 North Vietnamese killed since the air war began. Casualties described as light, with 421 Communists counted and 542 listed probably dead after fierce exchanges.
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Buddhist Monk Sets Self Alight in Saigon Protest
In Saigon a junior monk Thich Quang Tuong aged 25 doused his robes with gasoline outside Buddhist youth headquarters and set himself on fire to protest President Johnson's Vietnam policy. Two monks and two bystanders fought flames, rushed him to a hospital, where doctors reported serious burns.
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Cartoon mocks austerity plan with jail pun in UK
The Evening Standard carries a wry cartoon showing a prison governor addressing four prisoners for disorderly conduct. He quips that if they cause more trouble, they will all be released. The caption reflects the austerity mood in Britain.
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U S War Toll Reported Down in Vietnam Week
U S forces in Vietnam suffered 65 killed and 368 wounded in the week ending July 16, a drop from the prior week's 110 killed, 620 wounded and seven captured. Communists in South Vietnam had 1,200 killed and 116 captured as government and allied forces faced heavy fighting near the demilitarized zone.
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Johnson Warns Negro Gains Could Be Lost
President Johnson urged an end to racial violence and stressed that civil rights progress relies on a democratic power of the white majority. He cautioned that gains in equality could be erased if violence continues and said most Americans want lawful, orderly change. He spoke amid antipoverty and civil rights scrutiny and met with governors and mayors on rioting.
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Hurricane Celia Heads Toward North Atlantic End
Celia strengthened briefly from a tropical storm to a hurricane as it moved northeast at about 35 mph. The system was 375 miles north of Bermuda, near 37.8 N 64.5 W, and posed no immediate danger to U.S. land.
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Polaris submarine finalizes deadly defense weapon milestone
Wire dispatches report the USS Will Rogers, the Navy’s first and last Polaris missile firing submarine, achieving final maturity as it begins launch. Barniff International Brettia, with 38 aboard, landed safely at Carswell Air Force Base after circling Houston and Dallas. The House Commerce Committee softened an auto safety bill, amending it to require safety standards for used cars in interstate commerce within two years of enactment, with no fixed effectiveness date.
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French leaders discuss 70000 French troops in Germany
Charles de Gaulle led a government delegation to Bonn to meet West German Chancellor Ludwig Erhard on the future status of some 70 000 French troops stationed in Germany. The talks focus on alliance arrangement amid Cold War tensions.
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Consolidation Coal Co
Delaware seeks to reshape presidential selection system
Delaware attorney general David P. Buckson calls for opening the door to reorganization of how presidents are chosen, arguing the state unit vote system devalues citizens' voting rights and the status of small states. Jefferson County Ohio joins Brooke and Hancock counties West Virginia in forming a joint planning panel to address shared social and economic issues and to access federal funds.
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W. Va
Ocean drilling program aims to probe Earth's past depths
National Science Federation announces a project to drill thousands of feet and millions of years into the planet’s history. The same week the House approves a record $58.6 billion defense bill funding new anti-missile production. Republican National Chairman Ray C. Bliss plans 90 campaign workshops amid GOP dissatisfaction with the Johnson administration ahead of the November elections.
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Escapee Joseph Longwell Escapes Marshall County Jail
Moundsville notes that 21 year old Joseph Longwell escaped from the Marshall County Jail on a Wednesday night. He is held for Tyler County authorities on an armed robbery charge and apparently used an instrument to pick his cell lock.
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