Martial law urged in riot torn East Side Cleveland
A Cleveland Negro councilman Morris Jackson urged declaring martial law in the Hough district as rioting left three dead and over 100 buildings damaged. Mayor Locher had no plan to request such action while Governor Rhodes planned observers. the riot area extended beyond Hough with National Guard and police patrolling as tensions rose.
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West Side Story clash erupts in Brooklyn
In East New York a racial melee between Italian American youths and Black and Puerto Rican youths escalated, leaving an 81-year-old Black boy dead and injuring ten officers. Police used riot control units as hundreds fought amid flying bricks and projectiles while Mayor Lindsay visited the scene.
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Monday Bus Service to Lake Stephens Begins
Quesenberry Bus Lines launches daily service from Prince Street terminal to Lake Stephens recreation area for summer. Four runs Monday through Saturday, two on Sundays and holidays, with Beckley departures at 10:00 and 13:15 to 16:00 and 17:15 arrivals. Fares: adults 50 cents one way, 90 cents round trip. children under 12 25 cents one way, 45 cents round trip.
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Record Cold Grips West Virginia On Two Consecutive Nights
Winter's chill returned as Elkins posted a record low of 41 and Charleston sank to 50 for the second night, both breaking old marks. Other readings ranged from 49 at Flat Top to 58 in Bluefield and 55 in Wheeling, with Morgantown at 51 and Martinsburg 48.
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Beckley and Vicinity Weather Forecast Update
Sunny this afternoon with a high of 80. Clear tonight with a low of 58. Partly sunny and warmer tomorrow with a high in the mid 80s. Airport conditions show a 76 high in the last 24 hours and a 52 low at 4 a.m. Winds 4 mph. River Greenbrier normal and clear. Lake normal and clear with 1.1 gates open. Today’s extremes include a 109 high in Needles California and 39 low in Philipsburg Pennsylvania and Oakland Maryland. Five day forecast: temperatures 2 to 4 degrees below normal in south and 83 to 58 in north, warmer weekend, cooler Monday/Tuesday, slight rainfall under one fourth inch Sunday and Wednesday.
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Green Bank Radio Observatory cost questions answered
Groundbreaking for the National Radio Astronomy Observatory at Green Bank occurred October 17, 1957. The 85-foot telescope cost $5 million, the 140-foot design about $13 million, and the 120-foot horn antenna around $6 million. Additional telescopes ranged from $5,000 to $30,000, with the 300-foot movable dish completed under $1 million in 22 months.
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World News in Brief Amid Space Flight Wrap Up
Wire dispatches report 2000 nurses quit in two weeks for back pay in the San Francisco Bay area. hearings set on water systems in Cabell Wayne and Lincoln counties. Congress weighs airline strike intervention. China bars Dutch envoy in Peking and hosts mission home. Senate panel urges tighter pesticide rules. Advertising execs attend Columbia University seminar. West Germany eyes defense shifts amid Britain US troop questions. State investment profits rise by 4 million dollars. interest totals leap. Italian fashion week in Rome spotlights color fur and glitter. NAACP ADA oppose vague anti Klansman bill. Haiphong ceasefire allows loading of 350 French WW2 dead. Gemini 10 crew return after 43 orbits. questions linger about space life and space dust. debriefing and Cape Kennedy stay planned.
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Union Revolt Hinted Over Wage Freeze
London underlines a government appeal to union leaders to back a new six month wage and price freeze. The Trades Union Congress and its economics chief weigh the plan amid an emerging revolt led by Frank Cousins and the Transport and General Workers Union. Prime Minister Harold Wilson seeks union cooperation as calls for action rise.
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Polaris Sub Arrives in Holy Loch to Replace Hunley
The US Navy depot ship Simon Lake arrived at Holy Loch Scotland on Thursday to replace the USS Hunley which will depart for the United States on August 10.
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Milk price to rise two cents a quart in five states
The Cleveland Milk Producers Federation announced a two cent per quart rise effective Aug 1 for Class 1 milk, affecting 20,000 dairy farmers across Ohio Michigan Indiana Pennsylvania and West Virginia. The new price is 87 cents per gallon, higher than the current level, as farmers unite to set non negotiable prices above federal market order levels amid milk scarcity and producer decline.
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Full Viet Cong Division Hits South Viet Nam
A US military spokesman said a full division of regular North Vietnamese troops fought in South Viet Nam, with a large unit ambushing two U.S. Marine companies during Operation Hastings. Nine U.S. planes were shot down this week, bringing the total to nine, and Viet Cong gunfire hit Saigon suburbs, killing six aboard a helicopter crew near Saigon. The Hastings force now faces the crack 324th Bravo Division from the north, amid signs that both sides are escalating the war.
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North Vietnamese sailors held by U S may fuel exchange
The United States is detaining 19 captured North Vietnamese sailors possibly for a prisoner exchange with Hanoi for American airmen. State Department confirmed the capture and holding, while press officials declined to discuss details or the capture method. The crew were seized after a failed motor torpedo boat attack on a U S ship in the Tonkin Gulf on June 30.
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New Jersey gas station weighs topless outfits for attendants
Englewood operator John B. Underhill asked the city council if an ordinance would bar his three stations from replacing bunny bumper costumes with topless bathing suits. He said sales rose 10 to 15 percent with the outfits but novelty faded. City Clerk Carmey will review legality of the proposal.
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Senator Deem Says McDonough Distorts Facts
West Virginia news reports show Natural Resources Director Robert McDonough replying to Sen. Frank Deem with a sharp rebuke. McDonough labeled Deem’s criticisms as political flag waving and defended hiring decisions, park concessions plans, and a controversial playground concession claim, urging Deem to present the matter to the prosecutor or drop it.
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Observatory Gets Grant to National Radio Observatory
Washington UPI reports a $100,000 grant to the National Science Foundation for the National Radio Astronomy Observatory at Green Bank West Virginia. The grant, announced Thursday, will go to Associated Universities Inc. to support operation and maintenance of the facility.
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