Eisenhower urges bipartisan Vietnam stand for GOP platform
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower, recuperating in Washington, urges GOP platform writers to adopt a bipartisan stance on Vietnam and reject a camouflaged surrender at Paris. He warns against partisan attacks and stresses a united American resolve to secure South Vietnam's safety, shaping words for the Miami and Chicago conventions.
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24 Marines Die in Northern Vietnam Ambushes
North Vietnam massed 100000 men in five northern provinces for an August offensive, say top U.S. and South Vietnamese commanders. In the latest clashes, 24 Marines and 65 were wounded in I Corps. Other firefights occurred as Communist forces attempted to infiltrate Hue amid heavy bombing and renewed U.S. air strikes. A Navy pilot downed a MIG near Vinh in a dogfight involving multiple fighters.
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Rockefeller seeks 41 delegates to block Nixon at convention
Rockefeller aides in Miami Beach say the strategy is to stop Nixon on the first two ballots by forming a coalition with Reagan supporters and pledged favorite sons. They claim a convention majority would favor Rockefeller, while Nixon aides dispute the claims and cite over 700 delegates.
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Post Office Cuts Likely As Senate Moves to Shield Service
Congress nearing final approval to exempt federal postal manpower cuts. Postmaster General Watson ordered curtailments to begin last week, with House Senate conference negotiations continuing amid efforts to limit service reductions and avoid disruption.
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Rusk Says U S Won't Stop Bombing Vietnam
Secretary of State Dean Rusk told reporters the United States will continue bombing North Vietnam until some responsible authoritative source promises a major reduction in its military effect.
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Memorial Airport to Receive $19000 for Upgrades
The Talelys County Memorial Airport will get federal funds from the Department of Transportation appropriation passed by the Senate. Sen. Robert C. Byrd announced $19,000 earmarked for improvements to the instrument landing system at the local airport. Airport manager Herbert Alley and engineer Robert L. Davis had no comment. Charles S. Lewis, president of the Raleigh County Memorial Airport Authority, said he had heard of upgrades but lacked details.
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Weather Continued Mild In Beckley And Vicinity
Beckley area remains mostly sunny and mild this afternoon with a high near 77. Tonight stays partly cloudy and not as cool with a low around mid-50s. Wednesday turns warmer and cloudier with a chance of afternoon showers, high in the low 80s and a 40 percent precip chance. Airport conditions report highs around 2:30 p.m. and low values in the evening with sunrise noted.
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Local Housing Project secures 590000 loan for Beckley site
Central Baptist Church Housing Association obtained a 590000 mortgage to finance a three acre Beckley development at 123 Hager Street. The project partners include The Centurion Corp of Cincinnati building the 50 unit low income housing with loan mods by Thomas and Hill Inc of Charleston. Ground breaking occurred early in April as the nonprofit moves to aid displaced urban families while releasing mining rights to Peake Petroleum.
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Pressure Mounts as Czechs Conserve Talks in Prague
Czech reformers and former Kremlin masters resumed talks at 10 a.m. as pressure for a crisis solution grew. Moscow announced extended peacetime maneuvers including East Germany and Poland near Czechoslovakia. Prague warned that Soviet threats of intervention could doom Kremlin leadership.
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Czechoslovak Leaders Clash as Free Enterprise Edges In
In Czechoslovakia near Tisza, Soviet and Czech Communist leaders confront each other while a suburban restaurant serves a steak meal for about 85 pints before the conference, rising to about $1.89 as the day progresses.
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Steelworkers seek wage offer as strike threat looms
The Malled Steelworkers Union board met briefly to receive a promised wage contract offer that failed to materialize. Negotiators from the union and major steel firms asked for two more hours to draft a retirement plan to avert a 40,000 worker strike set for midnight Wednesday. President Johnson signed a two year food for peace extension, stressing aid to developing countries adopting voluntary birth control. The Senate honored Sen Robert Kennedy with a two hour tribute after his Los Angeles assassination. An eruption in Costa Rica displaced over 100 people as the U S Army deployed a helicopter in relief. In Hanesek County a judge blocked pay raises for seven Weirton council members and the mayor. Johnson hosted Crown Prince Birendra of Nepal at the White House.
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Colonial Mall planned on Willis site in Berkley
A 20 acre site on Harper Road in Berkley known as the Willis property will be converted into a Colonial Mall. Blackburn Patteson Realty Co of Bradley owns the site and plans a U shaped one to two story shopping center valued around $3 million with 600 parking spaces and an additional 200 for employees. Leases are being negotiated for supermarkets drug stores clothing and shoe shops a ladies dress shop specialty shops beauty and barber shops a laundromat and a department store with a gas station and restaurant proposed.
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Colonial Mah Planned by Blackburn Patterson Realty Co
Blackburn Patterson Realty Co of Iradley announced a general plan for a model community development called Colonial Mah along Fat date Interstate routes. The exec said the project aims to meet expected growth from the coal industry and business in the Beckley area, with the MAI mall positioned on Mar per Road turning Beckley into the hub of Southern West Virginia.
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