Bombing of Hanoi-Area Missile Sites Heightens U.S.-Soviet Tensions
UPI reports two Soviet-supplied missile sites near Hanoi were bombed by U S planes raising questions about direct U S Soviet contact and the likelihood of further raids on Hanoi Haiphong. Administration officials acknowledge risk while stressing evidence on Russian participation remains unclear.
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UPI
Stewart Hensley
Pentagon
Darrell Garwood
State Department
Defense Department
Darrell Garwood Washington
Hanoi
Haiphong
Officials weigh risks of Russians in Viet Nam raid
Officials questioned whether Russians could have been in the raid area and warned that any fatal exchanges would strain U.S. Soviet ties. The Pentagon said Hanoi area targets have no current priority beyond storage and transport facilities. no immediate plans for broader strikes were disclosed.
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Smith Plans Action After Governors Conference
Gov Hulett C. Smith will confer with legislative leaders after returning from the National Governors Conference to map an action plan on the proposed constitutional convention. The State Supreme Court rulings struck down the representation formula, delaying the November vote and potentially requiring a special session. Senate President Howard Carson urged a timely vote, warning interest may fade and jeopardize the convention's success.
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UPI
Hulett C. Smith
National Governors Conference
State Supreme Court
Senate
Howard Carson
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GM Sets New Sales Records in 1965
General Motors reported record highs for the second quarter and first half of 1965 including unit and dollar sales, net income, earnings per share, dividends, employment and payrolls. Q2 sales reached $5.657 billion with $639 million net income or $2.28 per share, while H1 totaled $11.215 billion and $1.275 billion net income or $4.45 per share.
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New York
Weather Update Beckley Area Mixed Clouds and Mild Temps
Beckley area reports variable clouds this afternoon with a high near 83 and a cool clear night dropping to 56. Thursday will be sunny and cooler with a high in the upper 70s, while Greenbrier River remains normal and clear with 1.2 gates open at the lake and the new Hinton gauge at 1.7 ft. Five day forecast shows temperatures 3 to 6 degrees below normals with scattered showers Thursday through Monday and about one inch of rain total.
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Greenbrier
Hinton
Blythe
Calif
Reno
West Virginia
Governors Flown To Capital For Viet Nam Briefing
The 57th Governors Conference disclosed that U S governors will be flown to Washington to brief them on President Johnsons decisions in the Viet Nam crisis. The trip will be by official plane after the conference ends, then back to Minneapolis for return to their homes. Grant Sawyer defended the presidents policy amid Republican criticisms, saying most Americans back Johnson and that he will not risk world conflict for military expediency. Governors Hatfield and Love were nominated for conference chairman.
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Minn
UPI
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Johnson
White House
Grant Sawyer
Nevada
Mark Hatfield
Oregon
Sawyer
United States
South Viet Nam
Death claims one of world's richest women
CAP D AIL France UPI Mrs Izaac Walton Killam a leading heiress died at her Riviera villa in her mid sixties She was once Dorothy Johnson of St Louis and valued at several hundred million dollars The estate tax on her late Canadian financier husband who died in 1955 was unofficially estimated at 93 million.
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France
UPI
Izaac Walton Killam
Riviera Villa
Dorothy Johnson
St. Louis
Court Finds Lane Exceeded Authority in Timber Contract
The West Virginia Supreme Court refused to overturn a Kanawha County ruling that former Natural Resources Director Warden Lane exceeded his authority in signing a timber contract with Hardwood Co. of America. The deal would allow cutting on 80,000 state lands but was challenged by saw mill operators. Robert McDonough will replace Lane on Monday.
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High Court
Robert McDonough
Byrd Adds Funds for Miners Health Research and Center
Senator Byrd announced a $266,000 top up for coal miner health research in Beckley bringing total to $900,000 and boosted acid mine drainage controls in Randolph County nearing $2 million. He also secured $20,000 to plan an Appalachian Regional Environmental Health Center at Morgantown after it was cut from Johnson’s budget.
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Robert C. Byrd
D. W. Va
Beckley
Byrd
Randolph County
Senate Appropriations Subcommittee
U. S. Public Health Service
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Johnson
House
Senate
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Public Health Service
Quints Still Unnamed In New Zealand Births
New Zealand's first quintuplets, four girls and a boy, were born Tuesday to Shirley Ann Lawson and Samuel Lawson in Auckland. Doctors report mother and babies healthy as the astonished parents work to choose five new names. The quints rest in incubators at Green Lane Hospital while relieved parents adjust to their unusual arrival.
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N. Z
UPI
New Zealand
Shirley Ann Lawson
Samuel
Green Lane Hospital
Jets and Marines In Large Viet Nam Clash
Six American jets were lost in air raids near Hanoi with a seventh plane missing in a second raid. A Marine operation south of Da Nang involved 500 Marines and two battalions. President Johnson announced a doubling of draft calls to 35 000 a month and the deployment of the 1st Cavalry Division to South Vietnam as part of a broader effort to raise U S fighting strength from 75 000 to 125 000 troops.
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Apollo darts and Syncom-3 capture eyed by U S space plans
U S scientists at the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics meeting discuss bold Apollo era ideas. Plans include recapturing the Syncom-3 satellite, sending a manned Apollo to orbit Earth for a capture test, and firing instrumented darts at Mars to study its atmosphere. A 35 day lunar polar voyage and a high resolution moon mapping mission are also proposed.
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Johnson taps Chancellor to run Voice of America
President Johnson named John W. Chancellor, White House correspondent for NBC, as the new director of the Voice of America. He also announced Abe Fortas, a Washington attorney and longtime friend, to join the Supreme Court to succeed Arthur J. Goldberg.
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UPI
Johnson
John W. Chancellor
White House
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Voice of America
UPL
Abe Fortas
Supreme Court
Arthur J. Goldberg
Mrs West Virginia of 1965 named from Clarksburg
Clarksburg mother of three, Mrs Karl P Sauerwein, was chosen Mrs West Virginia of 1965 for homemaking and community work. First runner up was Mrs George W Hamrick of Charleston, second runner up Mrs John D Carlot of Shinnston. The 29 year old will represent the state in the Mrs America pageant August 20 to 29 in San Diego and win a 10 day trip for her and her husband.
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UPI
Clarksburg
W. Va
West Virginia
Karl P. Sauerwein
George W. Hamrick
Charleston
John D. Carlot
Shinnston
San Diego
Calif
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Youth Loses License Before He Receives It
In Charleston Municipal Court Judge Joseph Thomas suspended 17 year old Doyle Chapman's driving rights for 30 days after a speeding offense. The boy could only present a certificate showing he had passed the written test as the license had not yet been issued by the Motor Vehicles department.
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UPI
Joseph Thomas
Doyle Chapman
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