101st Airborne in Highlands Kill 292 Communists
UPI reports the 101st Airborne Division fought a two day hand-to-hand battle 300 miles north of Saigon, killing 292 Communist fighters as a North Vietnamese battalion was pinned down. Air attacks also killed 117 Viet Cong in the South and 70 missions targeted northern centers. The division is described as the Screaming Eagles.
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101St
Hunger Strike Threat Ties Buddhist Leader to Ky Regime
In Hue Thich Tri Quang vows a hunger strike until U S support for Ky government ends. Moderates control Saigon scene while anti government protests continue in Hue. Buddhists blockade U S convoys and assaulted a pro American bystander as Quang presses for Johnson to cease aid and Thieu support.
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UPS
Thich
Tri Quang
Hue
Johnson
Gao Ky
Quant
Nguyen van Thieu
Da _ Nang
Alma Aims Toward Florida From Havana Storm
Hurricane Alma tore from Havana with 90 mph winds and moved toward the Florida Straits. The National Hurricane Center warned the center could reach near Key West by early afternoon as a 150 mile Florida island chain stayed on emergency alert.
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UPI
Alma
Havana
Florida Straits
Key West
Florida
National Hurricane Center
Key Largo
Everglades City
Weather Bureau
U S Missile Gap Advocated by UPI Report
UPI reports U S has about 1 480 land and sea based missiles versus nearly 400 Russian ICBMs and SLBMs. Most Soviet missiles sit above ground, while U S ICBMs are buried in silos. Expert views split on Soviet ABM progress and defense effectiveness.
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UPI
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America
U.S
United States
United Press _ Inernational
Soviet Union
Chinese oppose U.N. meddling in Vietnam issue
Peking's People’s Daily declares China will not permit U N interference in the Vietnam question. It repeats the charge that the United Nations is a U S tool and asserts the international organization has no right to intervene in Vietnam.
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Tokyo
UPI
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Viet Nam
U. S
Mississippi Rights March Continues In Mississippi
Leaders vow to march from Memphis toward Jackson despite Meredith shooting. Doctors say Meredith may leave hospital to rejoin marchers. King urges full march to Jackson as Norvell faces assault charges. rally near the Coldwater River Bridge.
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UPI
Mississippi
James Meredith
Meredith
William Bowld
Memphis
Tenn
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Here
Martin Luther King Jr
Jackson
Aubrey James Norvell
Reagan Brown roll to big California primary wins
Ronald Reagan and Edmund G Brown won California primaries with Reagan amassing 1,211,356 votes and Brown 1,046,532 as they head toward a November governorship showdown. Christopher and Yorty trailed, setting up a high stakes contest between film star and veteran politician.
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UPI
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Edmund G. Brown
California
Reagan
San _ Francisco
George Christopher
Hollywood
Brown
Los Angeles
Samuel Yorty
Christopher
Yorty
West Virginia Public Answers On Local Laws And Services
A compilation of reader questions answered by state police and local officials covers motorbike use on private property, licensing rules for learners, junk cars on private land, voting card handling, marriage consent for 18-year-olds, ownership of blank guns, and where to obtain portraits or acting lessons. It notes the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, the Beckley directory delivery date, and fishing spots in Cranberry River, Greenbrier, and New River areas.
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A. C. Bartlett
West Virginia
West Virginia State Police Department
Cranberry River
Shavers Fork
Greenbrier
New River
South Branch
Potomac
Fish and Game Division
Department of Natural Resources
Overseas Weekly to sue Defense Dept over Viet Nam circulation ban
The Overseas Weekly plans to sue the Defense Department alleging a Birchite oriented cabal is banning its newspaper in South Vietnam and the Pacific. A state police study shows 25 percent of adult pedestrian deaths on state highways in 1964 and 1965 involved alcohol influence.
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Overseas Weekly
Defense Department
Pentagon
South Viet Nam
Pacific Area
Graham group to issue statement over campaign costs
Evangelist Billy Graham's organization announced plans to publish a financial statement to counter ongoing criticism of campaign expenses. The statement aims to defend the crusade against accusations it sought to swell coffers. A separate report notes a farmer was killed by lightning and six golfers were hurt by hail during a Tokyo thunderstorm.
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Billy Graham
Tokyo
GOP Lawmakers Urge Fast Action on Rights Bill Title V
A group of Republican lawmakers led by Rep. Charles Mathias seek immediate House action on President Johnson’s civil rights measure focusing on racial violence. They propose treating the Title V racial violence section as separate legislation and aim for quick subcommittee consideration despite opposition from administration supporters who fear splitting the bill.
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UPI
Congress
Johnson
James Meredith
Charles Mathias
House Judiciary Subcommittee
Mathias
House
Emanuel Celler
D-N.y
Judiciary Committee
Administration
Soviet farmers hit sowing targets aided by good weather
Tass reported farmers over filled targets for sowing wheat corn and cotton aided by perfect planting weather. Experts say a bumper spring crop could help Russia avoid another round of wheat buying in the west. Attorneys met with Special Judge S N Fried berg in Williamson to delay Carl David Whittaker second murder trial by several days.
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Russia
West
S. N. Friedberg
Williamson
Carl David Whittaker
No Agreement On Pullout Of French Troops
In Brussels NATO ministers failed to resolve terms for French troops to stay in Germany after July 1. Secretary of State Dean Rusk urged one last attempt while planning to revert to broader issues. The stalemate was announced as talks resumed after morning caucuses.
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UPI
France
NATO
Germany
Dean Rusk
NATO Permanent Council
Paris
Council
Rusk
Maurice Couve de Murville
NATO Council
Weather Summary for Beckley and Vicinity
Variable cloudiness with a few showers and possible thunder. High near 80 today with a low around 57. Thursday high in the low 80s. Airport: last 24 hrs 76 high, 55 low. precipitation 0.02. SW wind 10 mph. sunset 8:45, sunrise 6:02. River gauges Greenbrier and Lake Bluestone normal and clear. Hinton gauge 2.1 ft. Five day WV temps near to slightly above normals 79-84 in north, 2-6 in south. rain likely tomorrow and Friday, possibly Saturday night.
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Hinton
Presidio
Texas
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International Falls
Minn
West Virginia
Four Huttonsville Escapees Caught
Huttonsville prison authorities and state police recaptured four escapees within a day. The men, all serving grand larceny terms, fled the prison slaughterhouse armed with butcher knives and were apprehended on Cheat Mountain north of the prison without incident. Identified as Delmer Beha, 22, Wood County. Joseph Cost, 22, Monongalia County. Jerry Jackson, 17, Wyoming County. and Dewey Stiltner, 23, Marshall County.
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Huttonsville
UPI
Cheat Mountain
Here
Delmer Beha
Wood County
Joseph Cost
Monongalia
Jerry Jackson
Wyoming County
Dewey Stiltner
Marshall County
Man Electrocuted Replacing Light Bulb in Garwood Home
Edward Howerton aged 36, a Garwood resident and father of six, was electrocuted Tuesday while attempting to replace a light bulb in a wet basement. The incident occurred in the basement of his home, with authorities noting the bulb burned out and the victim was working in damp conditions.
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Garwood
Edward Howerton
Gemini 9 Crew Reports On Trip
NASA said human error caused the Gemini 9 shroud failure on the target satellite after orbiting, hindering one major objective. Astronauts Thomas Stafford and Eugene Cernan reported on the rest of their space adventure as plans moved to launch Gemini 10 pilots John Young and Michael Collins on July 18.
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Cape Kennedy
UPI
Thomas Stafford
Eugene Cernan
John Young
Michael Collins
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Stafford
Cernan
Eastland and incumbents coast to Mississippi primaries
Mississippi voters backed Senator James O Eastland and four congressional incumbents in early returns. A single congressional race remained unsettled as votes in over 60 precincts in the 4th District and a potential runoff between G V Montgomery and J O Hollis hung in the balance. The scene marked a rare major GOP primary contest since Reconstruction in the district.
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Jackson
Miss
James O. Eastland
D-Miss
Mississippi
4Th
G.V. Montgomery
Meridian
Carthage
J.O. Hollis
Eastland
Prentiss Walker
Man Killed In Auto Wreck Re-Elected
VALLEJO Calif CAPD County Clerk Larry E Ball who was killed in an auto accident May 19 was re elected Tuesday. The accident occurred too close to the election date to remove Ball s name from the ballot.
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Vallejo
Calif
Capd
Larry E. Ball
Ball
Weirton Man Killed in Farm Tractor Accident
Martin M. Jones, 38, of Weirton, was killed Tuesday when a farm tractor overturned onto him on his Wolf Pen property. Jones was dragging a farm road when the mishap occurred. he worked as a crane operator for Wheeling Steel Corp.
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Harrisville
UPI
Martin M. Jones
Weirton
Jones
Wolf Pen
Wheeling Steel Corp
Mundt Wins South Dakota Nomination For Fourth Term
Senator Karl Mundt won the Republican primary in South Dakota with about 64,701 votes to 14,120 for Richard Murphy. Mundt led with his Senate seniority and national appeal while Murphy campaigned against federal programs. About 46 percent of Republicans voted as Mundt spent election day in Washington.
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Mundt
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