Turmoil Deepens as Hue Tensions Rise In Vietnam
In Hue militant Buddhists called a general strike as government troops moved to the outskirts. A loyal officer branded Thich Tri Quang a Communist while moderates in Saigon shifted toward dialogue with Premier Ky. U.S. officials and Buddhist leaders pressed for order amid protests and arrests.
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Saigon
UPI
Hue
U.S
da Nang
Phan Xuan Nhuan
Tri Quang
Quang
U. S
Henry Cabot Lodge
Vien Hoa Dao
Committee
Thich Tam Chau
Thich Tri Quang
Turnpike Wreck Kills Ohio Man
A Cincinnati man was killed and his sister injured in a West Virginia Turnpike crash near Beckley causing severe head and internal injuries to Jack Jesse in his 40s. Annie Haskins underwent surgery in satisfactory condition after her 1964 car struck a truck driven by Lacy Griffith. Griffith was listed in good condition.
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Cincinnati, Ohio
West Virginia
Jack Jesse
Beckley Hospital
Beckley Exchange
Annie Haskins
Norwood
Ohio
Lacy Griffith
Shady Spring
Haskins
Griffith
Princeton
Jesse
Keyser- Bryant Funeral Home
France Agrees To NATO Move
In Brussels NATO ministers discuss France’s partial withdrawal from the military structure. Secretary of State Dean Rusk warns Paris it cannot participate in military decisions while maintaining a reduced role. French Foreign Minister Maurice Couve de Murville signals caution on a five nation negotiating committee, as the council opens in Brussels.
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Brussels
UPI
Dean Rusk
France
NATO
Rusk
NATO Council
Belgium
Council
Paris
Germany
Maurice Couve de Murville
NATO Council of Foreign Ministers
Charles de Gaulle
Palais Des Congres
Paul Martin
Weather Summary for Beckley and Vicinity
Partly cloudy this afternoon with a high around 75. Tonight fair with a low near 58. Wednesday partly cloudy with a high close to 80. Airport data shows 80 at 5 p.m. and 59 at 6:30 a.m. River conditions Greenbrier normal and clear, Lake normal and clear with two gates open, new gauge at Hinton 2.1 ft. Today's extremes list Presidio Texas 110 high and Williston North Dakota 35 low.
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Beckley
Pc Edgenn
Hinton
Presidio
Texas
Williston
N. D
Meredith to Finish March After Shooting in Mississippi
James Meredith, recovering after a shotgun wound, pledged to resume his 220 mile march from Memphis to Jackson to spur Negro voting. Attorney A W Willis said Meredith could be released in two to three days. Civil rights leaders Martin Luther King and Floyd McKissick visited, while Norvell faces assault and battery with intent to murder charges.
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Hernando, Miss
UPI
James Meredith
Mississippi
Meredith
A.W. Willis
Memphis
Jackson
Aubrey James Norvell
University of Mississippi
Martin Luther King
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Floyd McKissick
Congress of Racial Equality
CORE
William S. Bowld Hospital
D.E. Hoxie
Bowld Hopital
Hoxie
Mckhissick
McKissick
Outcry in Congress Over Meredith Shooting Spurs Civil Rights Action
Shock in Congress after the Meredith shooting fuels momentum for President Johnson's civil rights bill. Senators Javits Williams Case urge swift federal protection and urgent passage, while Rep Sickles Weltner push for defenses against racial violence and voting protections in Mississippi. The House Un-American Activities Committee also plans a measure targeting Ku Klux Klan activity with federal injunction power.
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Washington
UPI
James Meredith
Congress
Johnson
Jacob K. Javitz
Harrison A. Williams Jr
D-N.j
Clifford P. Case
R-N.j
Carlton R. Sickes
Dmd
Charles L. Weltner
Dga
Meredith
House Committee On Un-American Activities
Election Today in Mississippi United Primary races
Mississippi voters go to the polls to vote in five congressional primaries and the Senate contest of James Eastland. DOJ observers monitored counties with large Negro registration as white incumbents led against civil rights challengers. John Doar and FBI warned of action against voter intimidation. Eastland faced Charles Mosby and Clifton Whitley, a Negro backed by the Freedom Democratic party.
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Jackson, Miss
UPI
Mississippi
James O. Eastland
Justice Department
Eastland
Senate
Atty
Nicholas Katzenbach
John Doar
FBI
Doar
James Meredith
Meridian
Charles Mosby
Clifton Whitley
Holly Springs
Mutant Freedom Demorcatic Party
Gemini 9 Crew Learned A Lot During Mission
Thomas Stafford and Eugene Cernan say they learned a lot during the Gemini 9 flight. After a bullseye Atlantic splashdown watched by millions, the command pilot and his crewmate prepared to spend a week reviewing the mission and its results with space officials.
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Cape Kennedy
UPI
Thomas Stafford
Eugene Cernan
Stafford
Cernan
Atlantic
Dragonflylike satellite launches to study lunar travel radiation
CAPE KENNEDY UP I reports the Orbiting Geophysical Observatory OGO, a 1135 pound satellite with 21 experiments, launched to investigate Earth's radiation belts and solar energy bursts. It unfolded a 20 foot solar array, booms, and antennas to reach 49 feet in length and began producing power after detaching from its launcher. The mission is the third in a $210 million seven craft program.
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Cape Kennedy
UPI
OGO
Orbiting Geophysical Observatory
United States
Abraham Leventhal
Cong Routed In One Of Largest Battles Of War
In central Kontum Province Vietnam the U S 101st Airborne Division attacked a reinforced North Vietnamese company during Operation Hawthorn. The clash on a high plateau killed about 77 enemy fighters as U S planes rockets and artillery supported the assault. The battle was among the war's larger recent engagements with additional strikes against Communist positions and supply routes reported.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S
101St
Screaming Eagle’ Airborne
Kontum Province
South
Viet Nam
United States warns Germany on arms buys
The United States warned West Germany in clear terms that American troop levels in Germany could be cut unless Bonn increases its purchases of U S arms. Evangelist Billy Graham told a fifth night crowd at his London crusade that blame for youth immorality lies with the older generation for exposing them to pornographic literature and salacious films.
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United States
West Germany
Germany
Bonn
U. S
Billy Graham
Greater London
Mundt Faces First Party Opposition in South Dakota Primary
In a South Dakota Republican primary Sen. Karl Mundt faced his first party challenge in 18 years, opposed by former John Birch Society member Richard Murphy. Three state officials were ordered to appear before the State Supreme Court to show cause why the state should not pay 20500 to an Ohio towboat firm. Eisenhower and Truman lunched together marking the 22nd anniversary of D-Day with a UN tribute. Lilly Grove Public District gains PSC approval to build a 288327 sewage system in Princeton financed by two federal grants and bonds.
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South Dakota
Karl Mundt
Senate
John Birch Society
Richard Murphy
Robert McDonough
Truman Gore
Budget Division
William Coffman
State Supreme Court
Ohio Towing Company
Mary Alice
America
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Harry S. Truman
United Nations
Public Service Commission
Lilly Grove
Princeton
Charm Versus Experience In California Primary
Reagan, 55, leads Christopher in California GOP primary as Brown seeks a third term. Yorty challenges in a field of six while rain forecasts dim Christopher’s bid. Reagan campaigns by air across the state insisting victory is possible come November.
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San Francisco
UPI
Ronald Reagan
George Christopher
California
Edmund G
Pat) Brown
Samuel W. Yorty
Los Angeles
Brown
Johnson
Reagan
Christopher
Godfrey Starts Round World Flight From Japan
Entertainer Arthur Godfrey and three co captains boarded a twin engine jet at Chitose Japan on a 1542 mile leg toward Shemya in the Aleutians. They will fly on to New York via Anchorage Seattle Los Angeles and Oklahoma City with about 52 hours total flying time. Co captain Fred Austin a TWA executive called the flight going very well.
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Tokyo
UPI
Arthur Godfrey
Cocaptains
Chitose
Hokkaido
Shemya
Aleutian Islands
New York
Anchorage
Seattle
Los Angeles
Oklahoma City
Fred Austin
Trans World Airlines
Divers Resume Search For Drowning Victim
Diverswere expected to resume a search of the West Fork River today for the body of Daniel Cottrell about 40 of Mt. Clair who drowned while swimming in eight to ten feet of water near the Clarksburg Country Club with three companions Monday.
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Clarksburg
West Fork
Harrison County
Daniel Cottrell
Mt. Clair
Clarksburg Country Club
Lake Stephens fishing rules and local questions
Readers ask about permits for Lake Stephens fishing Minnows are banned and only a fishing license is required A private mental health clinic is not county owned The governor should be addressed to Gov Hulett C Smith Charleston WV Groundhog Day occurs on February 2 Sodium fluoride safety noted Little Beaver Lake condemned for swimming Dan Snyder involvement in Honey in the Rock Mostly musician with possible speaking role Ring Register inquiries answered legal voting booth rules for couples Charles House hotel ownership Practical nursing graduation rule state fishing after dark Babe Ruth real name George Herman Ruth
Alma Hurricane Spares Florida Coast Despite Slow Northward Move
UPI reports Alma moving slowly toward the north off Cuba delaying threat to extreme south Florida. Gale winds and heavy rain extend 275 miles from center while watchful authorities urge advisories as forecasters track its path.
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Miami
UPI
Alma
Cuba
South Florida
Isle of Pines
Cuban Weather Bureau
Las Villas
Pino
Florida
Havana
Raymond Kraft
Flora
Miami Weather Bureau
Castro
Suit Brought Against Acme Construction Co
A $125,000 civil suit filed in the Circuit Clerk's office names Acme Construction Co of Beckley as defendant after an August 6 1965 accident fatally injuring Keith Gill. Martha Gill as executrix of Keith Gill's estate sues Acme and driver Harry D. Bryant of a 1956 model Acme truck. Attorneys Peter Anania and Larry W. Andrews represent the plaintiff.
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Acme Construction Co
Beckley
Martha Gill
Keith
Harry D. Bryant
Acme
Gill
VU. S. Rt
Charleston
Peter Anania
Larry W. Andrews
Gull
Four Huttonsville inmates at large in escape
Four young men escaped Monday from Huttonsville Medium Security Prison and remain at large. Authorities say they are not considered dangerous. Identified as Elmer L. Beha 22 of Wood County Joseph Cost 22 Monongalia County Jerry Jackson 17 Wyoming County and Dewey Stiltner 23 Marshall County.
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Huttonsville
API
Elmer L. Beha
Wood County
Joseph Cost
Monongalia
Jerry Jackson
Wyoming County
Dewey Stiltner
Marshall
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Joseph P. Addabbo
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Round-World
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Little Beaver Lake
Health Department
Beckley-Raleigh County Board of Health
Dan Snyder
Snyder
Norman Fagan
ING Register
Commissioner of Election
Raleigh
C. O. Smith
Smith
Charles House Hotel
Charles House Motor Hotel
William Sheffield Jr
Ida Carper
Raleigh County Vocational-Technical School
Babe Ruth
George Herman Ruth
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