State Convention Declared Illegal by State Supreme Court
Gov. Hulett C. Smith will consult with legislative leaders on the best action after the West Virginia State Supreme Court ruled the proposed constitutional convention illegal for improper 1965 Legislature apportionment. The ruling cancels a planned November special election unless a corrective session or 1966 legislation aligns convention delegates with the House makeup.
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Charleston
UPI
Hufett C. Smith
Statehouse
Supreme Court
Smith
Minneapolis
Minn
High Court
State Supreme Court
Fred Caplan
Missile sites hit as 46 U.S. fighters strike Hanoi area
A fleet of 46 U.S. fighter-bombers attacked two North Vietnamese anti-aircraft missile sites forty miles northwest of Hanoi. Three U.S. planes were shot down, one site reported destroyed and the other badly damaged. Two parachutes were seen, suggesting two pilots may have landed safely. Conventional anti-aircraft fire was intense but no missiles were launched at the attacking planes.
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Washington
UPS
U.S
Pentagon
U. S
Hanoi
U.S. Marine
da Nang
Mekong River Delta
Saigon
South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
Phu Tho
United States
Robert Kimball
Johnson Calls In Cabinet On Viet Nam War Plans
President Johnson summoned his cabinet to discuss steps to strengthen U S forces in South Vietnam. He conferred by phone with Defense Secretary McNamara before the meeting and planned calls to bipartisan congressional leaders. A doubling of U S forces and a possible large reserve callup were anticipated.
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Merriman Smith
UPI
White House
Washington
Johnson
Viet Nam
U.S
South Viet Nam
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Senate
Democratic
Mike Mansfield
McNamara
Celebrezze
Cleveland
John F. Kennedy
HEW
Ohio
Michigan
Tennessee
Kentucky
Lester L. Cecil
Dayton
Gardner
Carnegie Corp
Weather Chronicle Beckley Tonight Showers Possible
Increasing clouds and a small chance of showers or thunderstorms by late afternoon. High around 80, then showers and thundershowers tonight. Wednesday showers ending early morning, then partly cloudy by afternoon. high near 80. Beckley temperatures: 82 high, 60 low in past 24 hours. river and lakes conditions normal and clear. new gauge at Hinton 1.75 ft. Today’s extremes high 109 in Blythe, low 40 in Reno.
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Beckley
Greenbrier
Hinton
Blythe
Calif
Reno
Nev
Soviet Blast At U S Reopens Arms Talks
The Soviet Union opened the 17 nation disarmament conference in Geneva with charges of U S aggression in Viet Nam the Congo and Latin America. Tsarapkin urged concrete decisions citing danger and the need for general disarmament. Chou En lai accused U S proliferation proposals as fraud while Moscow signaled no willingness to bargain on terms. The talks resumed after a 10 month recess and set three weekly meetings.
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K. C. Thaler
Geneva
UPI
Soviet Union
U.S
Viet Nam
Congo
Latin America
Semyon K. Tsarapkin
Moscow
Tsarapkin
China
United States
Chou Enlai
Tokyo
William C. Foster
Russia
Germany
MLF
Viet Nam war air and ground action records heavy losses
UPI reports 232 sorties flown and a 24 hour toll of about 198 Viet Cong killed, plus extensive bombings on Thanh Hoa and Mekong Delta targets. U.S. and Vietnamese forces hit supply areas, camps, and strongholds as air power continues near Hanoi and Da Nang.
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Saigon
UPI
South Viet Nam
U.S
North Viet Nam
Thanh Hoa
Hanoi
219 To Be Drafted In West Virginia
The Selective Service System announces September draft calls for West Virginia with 219 men to receive greetings. This is the fourth such call this year and 13 more than the July figure.
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Charleston
UPS
Selective Service System
West Virginia
Mountain State
Babysitter Barbara Iversen Found Near Cambridge
The body of 14 year old Barbara Iversen, missing since June 9, was found buried in a shallow grave about 40 miles from her Shoreview home. Ramsey County Sheriff Ker mit Hedman said she was identified by a tennis shoe bearing her name, and secrecy surrounded the investigation of her death.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Ramsey County
Kermit Hedman
Barbara Iversen
Cambridge
Minn
Barbara
Shoreview
Green Bank Opens 140 Foot Telescope With $13 Million Scope
The National Radio Astronomy Observatory in Green Bank unveils a new 140 foot telescope costing 13 million dollars after nearly seven years of construction. It is the facility’s largest instrument and named as the work horse of the equipment. Dedicatory ceremonies are planned this fall. A separate 5 foot telescope upgrade has NSFs approval but Congress has not appropriated the 500000 needed for construction.
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Green Bank
UPS
National Radio Astronomy Observatory
National Science Foundation
Congress
Jail Doors To Heavenly Gates Police Chief Quits
ST ALBANS UP I reports Police Chief Bill Long, age 41, resigns to pursue Christian ministry with wife Sarena. They will enroll at Tennessee Temple College in Chattanooga to study Bible and become missionaries. Long, a 13 year officer, says police experience will aid his new path and cites a need for Christian service in communities.
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ST. Albans
UPI
Bill Long
Long
Sarena
Tennessee Temple College
Chattanooga
Christ
West Hollywood
Fla
The
Baptist School
Cer
South Charleston
Dunbar
Lord Jesus
International Christian Businessmen's Committee
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Alabama
Michigan
Delaware
Washington
Youth For Christ and
Child Evangelism Fellowship
Heath Leads On Conservatives First Ballot
Edward Heath led in the first round of Conservative leadership balloting in London with 150 votes. Reginald Maudling received 133 and John Enoch Powell 15, but Heath did not secure an outright first round victory and results were announced by a party statement.
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Heath
London
UPI
Edward Heath
Conservative Party
Reginald Maudling
John Enoch Powell
National Precedent Likely Court To Review Raleigh Decision
The State Supreme Court will hear a case from Raleigh County Circuit Court involving the federal Medical Recovery Act. The U S Government seeks $1,700 for medical expenses in 1964 for James F Tolliver, a veteran injured in a Dec 13 1963 car crash. The ruling could establish a national precedent.
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State Supreme Court
Raleigh
U.S
High Court
James F. Tolliver
Supreme Court
U. S
George D. Beter
Tolliver
Nancy E. Shumate
Bailes Captured After SevenHour Parkersburg Manhunt
Parkersburg area manhunt ends with 55 year old Albert L Bailes found beside a campfire near his home in Wood County. He is accused of shooting his stepson William A Bailes four times during an interstate 77 incident. The 25 year old victim is hospitalized in fair condition with multiple wounds. Police say the elder Bailes denied the shooting as officers recovered a pistol.
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Parkersburg
UPS
Albert L. Bailes
Kites Run
Walker
Wood County
William A. Bailes
Ira Wharton
Bailes
Cigarette Warning Label Law Signed
Washington Johnson signed a bill requiring a health hazard warning on cigarette packages. The warning will read Caution: Cigarette smoking may be hazardous to your health and must appear starting January 1. Opponents derided the bill for not requiring warnings in cigarette advertising.
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Washington
UPS
Johnson
White House
Congress
U.S. Public Health Service
Johnson asserts U S will honor worldwide commitments
United Press International reports President Johnson warns against miscalculating American resolve. He says none abroad or at home should doubt the patience and perseverance to do what mankind’s cause and U S commitments require. Castro calls Latin American revolutionaries to continue liberation efforts. King urges Chicago reform for racial justice.
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United Press International
Washington
Johnson
United States
Philippi Girl Dies Of Wreck Injuries
Miss Betty Stalnaker 20 of Philippi died from auto injuries after a Sunday wreck on West Virginia 57 between Clarksburg and Philippi. State Police said Samuel Wright 19 of Philippi lost control, struck a tree, and Wright was in fair condition at a local hospital. The death raises West Virginia’s road toll to 238 for the year, compared with 252 last year.
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Clarksburg
UPI
Betty Stalnaker
Philippi
W. Va
Here
Samuel Wright
Rt. 2
Wright
GOP Chiefs Rally Against Splinter Groups At Governors Meet
In Minneapolis Republican governors backed national chairman Ray Bliss in a quarrel with splinter factions such as Barry Goldwater’s Free Society Association. The GOP seeks to revive a unified voice for states while Democrats resist. a compromise on how resolutions are handled was proposed by Governor Tim Babcock of Montana.
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Minneapolis
UPI
GOP
Ray C. Bliss
Barry M. Goldwater
Free Society Association
Karl Rolvaag
Minnesota
Tim Babcock
Montana
Babcock
Five Additional Steel Price Fix Fines Levied
A federal judge in New York fined four major steel producers and a trade association $150,000 after they pleaded no contest to price fixing and bid rigging in steel forgings. Bethlehem Steel led with $40,000, while U.S. Steel Corp and Midvale-Hoppenstall each paid $35,000, Erie Forge & Steel $25,000, and Open Die Forging Institute $15,000.
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NEW York
API
US. District Court
Bethlehem Steel Co
U.S. Steel Corp
Midvale - Hoppenstall Co
Quintuplets Born In New Zealand At National Women’s Hospital
Shirley Ann Lawson, 26, gave birth to New Zealand’s first quintuplets at National Women’s Hospital in Auckland. Four girls and one boy arrived without complications, all in good health. The boy weighed four pounds at birth and the four girls ranged from 3 pounds 3 ounces to 4 pounds 3 ounces. The babies were placed in incubators as a precaution after a planned multiple birth. Mrs Lawson had been at the hospital about three months.
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Auckland
N.Z
UPI
Shirley Ann Lawson
New Zealand
Kanawha Burglar Eats Cake And Has Loot too
Charleston police seek to link two burglaries by a single suspect. One break in Human Carp’s home yielded antique guns and a fruitcake, while a Chesapeake and Ohio freight yard boxcar was robbed of 14 cases of premium beer, totaling about $2800.
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Charleston
UPI
Chesapeake and Ohio
Tragedy Hits Family On Fishing Trip In Ohio
In Clairsville Ohio a father's fishing outing ended in tragedy when his car plunged into Shawn Lake eight miles from Powhatan Point. Inside were wife Helen Williams 25 and three children Michael Ray 6 Mark 5 Eva Jane 3. The father William was hospitalized for shock as divers continued a tense search for the fourth child Marty 4. Bodies were taken to Lutes Funeral Home in Moundsville West Virginia.
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Clairsville
Ohio
UPI
Shawn Lake
Powhatan Point
Helen Virginia Williams
Bellaire
Michael Ray
Mark
Eva Jane
Marty
William
Ohio Highway Patrol
Williams
Ohio 149
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