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A compiled Q and A column answering reader questions on noise laws for motorbikes, obtaining birth certificates, delayed birth certificates, column numbers in papers, travel timelines, Medicare and other insurances, painting questions, mower blade balance, violin instruction, Social Security with a minor, E series war bonds interest, and Daylight Saving Time end date. Includes references to West Virginia Vital Statistics and social services.
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BNC
Tom McMannamay
Topeka Tornado Kills At Least 12 In Citywide Destruction
A powerful tornado ripped through Topeka Kansas killing at least 12 people and injuring more than 425. The half mile wide 15 mile path damaged homes and businesses including national reserve life building and university facilities. Rescue efforts started at first light as thousands faced displacement and widespread debris.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas State University
Bill Bibert
Hurricane Alma Glances Tampa Area Then Hits Florida Panhandle
Alma hit the Florida panhandle with 75 to 90 mph winds after veering from a direct north course spared the Tampa-St. Petersburg area. The Weather Bureau warned 7 to 10 foot tides in Apalachee Bay as residents evacuated low-lying coastlines while Alma moved about 16 mph offshore.
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Apalachicola
Fla
Upi
Alma
Florida Panhandle
Tampa-St. Petersburg
Tampa
Florida Peninsula
Weather Bureau
Apalachee Bay
Florida
Two Reported Killed As Windstorm Hits Chicago Suburbs
A violent windstorm and tornado struck Chicago suburbs, overturning airplanes and ripping roofs. Two deaths were reported, with numerous injuries across Wheel ing Palatine and nearby areas as Arlington Park race track faced the twister and residents were urged to take precautions.
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Chicago
UPI
Cook County
Wheeling
Loop
Palatine
Arlington Park
Weather Bureau
Arlington Heights
Two Die as XB70 Test Flight Collides Over Edwards AFB
Veteran test pilot Joe Walker 45 and Air Force Maj. Carl Cross 40 were killed when Walker’s F104 chase plane collided with the XB70 research bomber during takeoff from Edwards AFB California. Al White 47 parachuted to safety after the crash which occurred at about 25,000 feet amid cloud cover as civilian pilot Clay Lacy and others photographed the operation. The XB70, built for supersonic transport testing, plunged near Lane Mountain north of Ft. Irwin after the mid-mair collision as investigators began work and White recovered at Edwards Hospital in good condition.
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Edwards Afb
Calif
UPI
Joe Walker
Air Force
Carl S. Cross
Walker
Cross
Edwards
Mojave Desert
Barstow
al White
Clay Lacy
Learsiegler Aircraft Equipment Corp
Lacy
White
Edwards Base
North American Aviation
Beckley Area Weather Forecast and Extremes
Partly cloudy this afternoon with a 20 percent chance of showers or thundershowers. High near 87. Showers and thunder showers tonight and tomorrow with a low around 58 and a high tomorrow near 80. Airport conditions show recent highs and lows, wind WSW around 12 mph. River Greenbrier normal and clear, Lake normal and clear with 1.8 gates open. New gauge at Hinton reading 2.1 ft. Today’s extremes include 106 at Presidio Texas and 32 at Marquette County Airport Michigan.
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Beckley
Greenbrier
Hinton
Presidio
Texas
Marquette County
Mich
Students Walk Out As McNamara Receives Honor
New York University hosted Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara for an honorary Doctor of Laws degree while more than 130 students and faculty walked out in protest of U.S. involvement in Vietnam. McNamara received a standing ovation from the remaining graduates.
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NEW York
UPI
Robert S. McNamara
New York University
U.S
Viet Nam
McNamara
Amherst College
Massachusetts
Defense Secretary
Girl Injured Going Home From School
Cedar Grove report says 9 year old Sherry Adams was struck by a train while retrieving dropped crayons along New York Central Railroad tracks on the way home from school. She was hospitalized at Laird Memorial Hospital in Montgomery in fair condition after X rays.
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Cedar Grove
UPS
Sherry Adams
Sherry
New York Central
Laird Memorial Hospital
Montgomery
Kennedy Leaves South Africa Amid Tense Racial Climate
World wires report Sen Robert F Kennedy departed South Africa amid goodwill from many blacks and younger whites but without a greeting from the segregationist government. The dispatch notes global reactions and the lasting strain of apartheid era tensions.
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Robert F. Kennedy
South Africa
William McChesney Martin Jr
Federal Reserve Board
House Banking Committee
Vietnamese Marines Break Buddhist Roadblock Near Da Nang
Vietnamese marines smashed a Buddhist roadblock at the Lang Co bridge near Da Nang and arrested 50 militants after disarming the group. In Hue, Buddhist protesters halted a troop convoy, with Thich Tri Quang demanding government permission before military movement. Quang claimed authority over northern provinces and pledged more disruption, while moderates urged restraint.
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Saigon
UPI
da Nang
Struggle Force
Tri Quang
Thich Tri Quang
Nguyen Coa Ky
Hue
Johnson
Ex Football Star Hero In Viet Nam
Former West Point football star Bill Carpenter, nicknamed lonesome end, ordered a napalm strike on his own position to aid a company overrun by North Vietnamese forces 300 miles north of Saigon. As night fell, trapped men fought a larger Communist unit. Carpenter, a captain with the 1st Paratroop Division, requested artillery support during Operation Hawthorne, part of a 6,000 to 7,000-strong offensive. His unit had killed about 410 enemy troops in three days. His wife and mother live in Monroe, New York.
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Screaming Eagle
Saigon
Carpenter
Rush For Tags Hits Vehicles Department
CHARLESTON UPI A rush on 1966 67 auto license plates has put the Motor Vehicles Department in a bind as it races to mail plates. Deputy Commissioner Sam Mills says training caused early delays with about 170000 tags issued and 450000 more expected by July 1. Extensions denied. processing is accelerating.
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State Police Department
Charleston
UPI
Motor Vehicles Department
Sam Mills
Power Failure Slows Topeka Newspaper Printing
Topeka based Capital printed a four page news only edition at Lawrence Journal World plant after losing power. The edition, limited to about 35 000 copies, was distributed in Topeka only.
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Topeka, Kan
UPI
Daily Capital
Topeka
Lawrence
Kan
Journal: World
Balaguer's Party Seizes Big Majority in Dominican Congress
SANTO DOMINGO United Press International reports unofficial returns from the June election show President-Elect Joaquin Balaguer's Reform party winning a commanding majority in both houses. Reformists are poised to hold 22 of 27 Senate seats and 48 of 74 Deputies seats, with the PRD led by ex-President Joan Bosch taking the remaining seats. No other party gains congressional representation.
Western Union Talks Continue
Washington negotiators remain deadlocked on day two of a Western Union strike that halted telegraph service nationwide except New York City. Talks recessed with no movement toward settlement. wage offers linger around 3.3 percent annually versus the union seeking about six percent plus fringe benefits.
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Washington
UPI
New York City
Commercial Telegraphers Union
CTU
United States
James Holden
Western Union
Robert Morgan
March Invades Klan Country in Freedom March
Senatoria Mississippi marchers led by Martin Luther King Jr venture into Panola County, aiming to cross into Senatobia after days of travel from Hernando. The trek, part of the Mississippi Freedom March, faces Klan activity warned by James Meredith and an arrest of two white men near Coldwater for blocking the route. The group travels with state trooper protection, while tensions rise over access and safety along U.S. 51 and the new I-55 corridor.
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Senatoria
Miss
Mississippi
Martin Laither King Jr
James Meredith
Meredith
Senatobia
Panola County
Desoto County
Lee Meredith
Hernano
Merdith
Batesville
Panola
King
Memphis
Tenn
Coldwater
Meredith plans return to finish Mississippi march
James Meredith leaves Memphis hospital, walks with a limp and cane, to resume the voter registration march from Memphis toward Jackson. He aims to organize a mass reunion for the last 25 miles, says he will be armed if necessary, after being wounded by a sniper on day two.
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New York
UPI
James Meredith
Mississippi
Meredith
la Guardia
Memphis
Jackson
Marshall James McShane
Quirks pick on judges in London case tops police blotter
Lord Justice Winn of the high court reports his wallet stolen from private chambers becoming the third judge targeted in recent weeks. A separate London item notes a meteorite fragment found in Greenhithe after a reported bedroom ceiling strike. Another item from London features Mike Patrick O Conner, bus inspector by day and mayor of Camden by title, arriving home in a chauffeured limousine.
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London
UPI
Justice Winn
High Court
Mike Patrick O'Conner
O'Conner
Camden
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