Leathernecks Hit North Vietnamese In Hastings Campaign
Marine reconnaissance crews crawled within earshot of hundreds of North Vietnamese troops and called in air and artillery strikes that U S officials said killed at least 65 Communists. General Westmoreland said Hastings broke up enemy concentrations and that the operation was highly successful. American airmen logged a record 542 sorties, including a major strike that killed 75 Viet Cong guerrillas.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S
Leatherneck
South Viet Nam
Marines Strike North Viet Nam Amid Civilian Pollution
Communist forces suffered heavy losses after artillery fire and a Marine air strike as about 200 North Vietnamese moved in to recover bodies. No Marine casualties reported. A US Navy A4 Skyhawk went down near Vinh during a strike, pilot missing. US casualties rose to 4,440 during the week, with 578 wounded. casualties surpass Revolutionary War totals.
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North Viet Nam
Vinh
Oriskany
U.S
Saigon
Viet Nam
Ia Drang Valley
Hanoi protests Ky invasion plea and more Viet Nam claims
Hanoi formally protested to the International Control Commission over Ky’s call to invade the North to end the war. Viet Nam News Agency dispatch also alleged U S planes bombed the demilitarized zone and sprayed crops and people with chemicals in South Viet Nam.
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Tokyo
UPI
North Viet Nam
International Control Commission
ICC
Nguyen Cao Ky
North
South Viet Nam
Hanoi
U.S
Viet Nam
Quang Binh
NCC
South
Congress
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Johnson
4400 Killed In Viet Nam Toll Surpasses Revolutionary War
UPI reports U.S. combat deaths in Viet Nam reached 4,440 as of last Saturday, surpassing Revolutionary War totals. Hastings operation in the northwest near the 17th Parallel accounted for heavy losses, with U.S. Marines claiming about 1,500 North Vietnamese killed.
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Saigon
UPI
United States
Viet Nam
U.S
Trial venue for Cappolino unsettled as New Jersey seeks first crack
The question of where Dr. Carl A. Cappolino will stand trial remains uncertain with New Jersey officials optimistic about obtaining first jurisdiction. Gov. Hughes formally asked Florida for extradition while New Jersey weighs its options amid the high profile case. The same day the House Merchant Marine Committee approved a sea grant college act to promote marine science analogous to the land grant act. Wheeling Steel president Morris told stockholders an extra 150 million dollars must be invested over three years to realize gains from the 1963 65 program.
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Carl A. Cappolino
New Jersey
Florida
Richard H. Hughes
Cappolino
House Merchant Marine Committee
Wheeling Steel Corp
Kennedy Birthday and Government Coin Debate in Congress
Mrs. John F Kennedy turns 37 and visits New port Rhode Island with family. House Banking Committee members pressed concerns that a few smart operators could push a plan to sell three million silver dollars to two private health groups. Reps Fernand St Germain Paul Fine and Charles Weltner questioned coin dealers and Assistant Treasury Secretary Robert A Wallace. The House Rules Committee appeared to approve bringing President Johnsons cabinet level Department of Transportation to the floor, though confusion and possible reconvening hints surfaced without indication of a changed stance.
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John F. Kennedy
Newport
R. I
House Banking Committee
Fernand St. Germain
Paul Fine
R-N. Y
Charles Weltner
D-Ga
Eisenhower undergoes routine check at Walter Reed
General Dwight D. Eisenhower, 75, is at Walter Reed Army Medical Center for a routine physical. Officials say he is not being treated for a specific illness and did not indicate how long he would stay. The report notes no urgent health concerns.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Johnson
United States
Harry A. Batten
U. S
Weather Summary for Beckley and Nearby Areas
Cloudy and humid conditions persist with light rain or showers likely tonight and tomorrow. High 83 today, low 70 tonight, near 80 Friday. Airport reports show 89 high and 69 low in the last 24 hours. River data: Greenbrier low and clear, Lake at 1.5 ft below normal and clear. Hinton gauge 3.1 ft. Extremes list Palm Springs 112 and Kalispell 41.
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Beckley
Keeeeets
Greenbrier
Hinton
Palm Springs
Needles
Calif
Kalispell
Mont
India Aid Despite Gandhi Trip Prompts U S Plans
Washington reports the United States will near a million more in development aid to India despite Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's Moscow visit. Wheat shipments of about 1 million tons monthly will continue with payment in rupees under a resumed aid bill. Germany's hesitation on a 60 million IMF share unsettles Bonn.
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UPI
United States
India
Indira Gandhi
Moscow
America
International Bank and Monetary Fund
West Germany
Bonn
Gandhi
Kremlin
Johnson
Southeast
Wilson Flies to Washington To Back U S Viet Nam Policy
Prime Minister Harold Wilson heads to Washington to reaffirm Britain’s support for U S policy in Vietnam. He will meet President Johnson at the White House on Friday as Britain faces unprecedented economic strain. The parliament backed his austerity plan, while the Trades Union Congress endorsed a six month wage freeze to protect the pound.
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London
UPI
Harold Wilson
Washington
U.S
Viet Nam
Wilson
Johnson
White House
United States
Pope
Britain
Trades Union Congress
TUC
House of Commons
Labor
22 Counties Authorized To Use Soil Bank Land
Washington D C UPI Farmers in 22 West Virginia counties have been authorized to use soil bank land for haying and grazing due to drought. Eight counties received authorization last week. The counties named include Barbour Braxton Doddridge Grant Greenbrier Hardy Kanawha Lewis Marion Marshall Monongalia Nicholas Pendleton Pocahontas Preston Ritchie Roane Taylor Tucker Tyler Wirt and Wood.
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Hardy
Kanawha
Lewis
Marion
Marshall
Monongalia
Nicholas
Pendleton
Pocahontas
Preston
Ritchie
Roane
Taylor
Tucker
Tyler
Wirt
Wood
Q and A column on legal and social queries from 1940s WV
A compilation of reader questions and official answers covers divorce, gun permits, library fines, Social Security, All-Star game wins, daylight length, RBIs, and mine disaster hearings. Authorities and experts from county agents to federal mines officials provide concise, practical guidance and updates.
Troop Carrier Hit By Mouse Strike Over West Germany
At about 1000 feet over West Germany a U S Air Force troop carrier nearly collided with an eagle carrying a mouse. Captain Robert W. Carter of the 346th Troop Carrier Squadron landed safely at Rhein Main and faced reporting difficulties due to missing mouse strike forms.
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Langley Afb, Va
UPI
U. S. Air Force
West Germany
Robert W. Carter
346Th
Carter
Rhein Main
Germany
Air Force
TAC
Chemical Blast Kills Two at West Virginia Terminal
An explosion at Chemical Seaman Tank Lines yards near West Virginia 25 left two men dead and two others in critical condition. Paul Wilkinson, 23, of Charleston, died at once, while Charles Massey, 46, of Orgas, Boone County, died earlier. Adrian Lucas, 59, of Ridgeview, and Fred Wright, 30, of St. Albans, were burn survivors in critical condition. Firefighters quelled a ensuing blaze after the wash room blast where empty tanks were flushed.
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St. Albans
Tragedy Strikes Pinney Family Again in Detroit Crash
CHICAGO UP I Tragedy visited Lyman Pinney for the second time in 15 years as his wife Carol 32 and daughter Joanne 19 were killed when their station wagon collided with another car. Fifteen years earlier in Detroit Pinney's first wife and another daughter died in a similar crash, and neighbor Linda Passmore 19 was also killed in Wednesday's wreck. Joanne had been seriously injured in the earlier accident.
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Chicago
UPI
Lyman Pinney
Pinney
Carol
Joanne
Detroit
Mich
Linda Passmore
Joanne Pinney
Bliss to keynote GOP meeting in Charleston West Virginia
A spokesman for the Republican National Committee said Ray Bliss will fly in by chartered plane to Charleston West Virginia at 7 30 p.m. Friday and deliver a keynote address at 11 a.m. Saturday to a grass roots GOP meeting. He will then visit Cincinnati and Covington Kentucky.
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Washington
UPI
Republican National Committee
Ray Bliss
Charleston
W. Va
Bliss
Cincinnati
Covington
Swift rescue halts tragedy on burning Gulf boat
PORT ARANSAS Texas swift rescue saved 51 people when the White Marlin Queen caught fire and sank in 60 feet of water. 49 fishermen and 2 crewmen abandoned ship into life rafts as flames spread from the engine room. Coast Guard vessels and shrimp boats plucked the survivors while Captain James McNatt reported the distress.
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Port Aransas
Gulf of Mexico
Coast Guard
James McNatt
John Davenport
Davenport
Austin, Tex
McNatt
Aiken Seeks Full Viet Nam Veterans Benefits Aid
Senator George D. Aiken argues that despite no formal war declaration, Viet Nam service members deserve full veterans benefits. He endorses Sen Joseph Montoya's bill to extend complete benefits, calling for Senate support.
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Washington
UPI
George D. Aiken
R-Vt
U.S
Viet Nam
Aiken
Joseph M. Montoya
D-N.m
Mine Fire Ends Safely With No Injuries
In Harrison County a mine fire sparked by an electrical short circuit caused heavy smoke but no injuries. Baxter Ellison of Gallo way Land Co. said a shuttle car ran over a wire near the continuous mining machine, and workers John Morgan and Doy Murphy escaped unharmed. Fire crews from Salem to Shinnston assisted. the No. 3 Mine near Clarksburg will be sealed.
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Nutter Fort
Reynoldsville
Spelter and
Shinnston
Ellison
Clarksburg
U. S. 19
Two Drown In Tygart River Near Hammond
Fairmont man E Shaw, 14, drowned in the Tygart Valley River at Hammond Wednesday evening. John P Seccuro, 20, also of Fairmont, was with Shaw and said he could not swim. Seccuro reports he attempted a rescue but Shaw disappeared before help could reach him.
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Fairmont
UPI
E. Shaw
Tygart Valley
Hammond
Sheriff's Deputies
Shaw
John P. Seccuro
Secorro
Icarus Asteroid Not Threat To Earth Says Scientists
Washington reports that scientists debunk fears of a looming asteroid danger from Icarus. UPI notes a June 15 1968 close pass within 4 million miles, while experts dismiss any intent or capability to launch an anti asteroid missile. Asteroids numbered over 1650, many orbit between Mars and Jupiter, with a few occasionally approaching Earth.
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Sydney
Australia
U.S
United Press International
Icarus
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
West Virginia crime rate among nation’s lowest in 1965
FBI report credits West Virginia with the second lowest crime rate, 528.8 per 100 000, down from 548.3 in 1964, amid crackdowns on gambling and aid to the poor. Wheeling and Steubenville Weirton areas show varying rates. Charleston Huntington Parkersburg crimes tallied, while Clarksburg and Fairmont noted incomplete data. Local officials praise policing and economic aid in reducing crime.
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Washington
UPI
West Virginia
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
North Dakota
U. S
Mountain State
Wheeling
Steubenville-Weirton
Ohio
Charleston
Huntington
Parkersburg
Clarksburg
Fairmont
Arch Moore
Dallas
Riley
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