Settlement Ends Threat of Great Lakes Shipping Strike
Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson announced Thursday night a settlement to a threatened strike that could have halted Great Lakes shipping and harmed Canada's economy. Senate bill proposes to give remaining U S silver dollars as bonuses to savings bond buyers if held to maturity. Trustees at Pleasant Valley Hospital plan to find office space for two doctors operating private practice in the hospital building. Communist China and Romania open talks, Viet Nam and independence from the Soviet bloc likely on agenda. House Public Works panel backs a 260 million highway safety bill funding driver training research and vehicle inspection. Donald J. Brydon named Asia general manager for United Press International based in Tokyo. A resolution invites the Southeastern Negro Methodist Conference to join the white counterpart. President Johnson standing wartime authority over credit terms killed in House 275 to 73. Rules committee to unsaddle anti poverty war bill with vote June 27 likely 8 to 7 in favor.
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Lester B. Pearson
Great Lakes
Canada
George A. Smathers
D-Fla
U. S. Treasury
Pleasant Valley Hospital
Chou En-Lai
Communist Party
Viet Nam
Romania
Soviet Bloc
House Public Works Committee
Donald J. Brydon
Asia
United Press International
Tokyo
Mims Thomason
UPI
Southeastern Negro Methodist Conference
Johnson
House
Rules Committee
Mississippi Governor Withdraws Troops From March
Governor Paul Johnson pulled most state troopers from guarding the Mississippi freedom marchers, leaving only four to manage traffic as the march proceeds toward its destination. A Negro leader warned of possible tragic incidents in the delta, and James Meredith’s shooter past hangs over the event. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. planned a rally in Winona as the march continues, with King’s return expected today.
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Greenwood
Miss
Paul Johnson
Mississippi
Delta
James Meredith
Hernando
Martin Luther King Jr
Winona
Johnson
Jackson
Clear Skies Prevail Over Most of Nation
United Press International reports clear skies and cool to mild temperatures across the nation. A large Midwest high pressure system spurred good weather from the Great Lakes to the Rockies. Thursday night storms caused isolated tornadoes in Virginia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Texas with no reported damage.
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United Press International
Midwest
Great Lakes
Rocky Mountains
Virginia
Alabama
Mississippi
Texas
Weather Update for Beckley and Vicinity
Partly cloudy this afternoon with a high of 77. Tonight and Saturday expect fair skies and a low of 52 with Saturday’s high near 80. Airport readings show 80 at 2 pm, 57 at 6:15 am, with a 7 am 58, 10 am 65, and 12:15 pm 69. River Greenbrier normal and clear. Lake normal and clear with two gates open.
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Beckley
Greenbrier
Hinton
B52s Bomb Heavily In North Viet Nam
UPI reports heavy B52 bombing of North Vietnam with missions near Tay Minh and Vinh to blunt Communist offensives while pilots dodged Russian SAM missiles. Viet Cong explosions at a Saigon bus stop wounded 10 Americans and others. Australian troops evacuated Duc Tan billets amid Buddhist unrest. A downed Navy pilot radioed a farewell before radio destruction to prevent rescue. SAMs failed to halt the strikes as Skyhawks attacked launch sites.
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Saigon
Duc Tan
Vien Hoa Dao Peoe
Tay Minh Province
Air Force
Vinh
Panhandle
Twenty Die as Tankers Collide in New York Harbor
A fiery collision between the British tanker Alva Cape and the Texaco Massachusetts outside Shooter's Island leaves 20 dead 12 missing and 69 survivors. Coast Guard and fire crews search Kill Van Kull for victims as foam cools the burning Alva Cape harboring 143000 barrels of naphtha.
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New York
UPI
Coast Guard
Texaco Massachusetts
Alva Cape
New York City
Shooter’s Island
van Kull
Staten Island
Bayonnne
N.J
India
Kill van Kull
Newark Bay
Graham _ Cecil Lewis
Tretthomas
England
Bayonne
YMCA origins and West Virginia church history noted in Q&A
A historical overview recounts how the YMCA started in England and spread to America via railroads, with local figure Harry Culp describing its expansion. It also lists church founding details in West Virginia, including Matoaka 1918 and W. M. Rumler as first State Overseer, plus current church stats.
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George Williams
England
London
YMCA
America
New England
Harry C. Culp
United States
Church of God
West Virginia
Church
Church of God In
Matoaka
Hiawatha
W. M. Rumler
Cedar Grove
Taxes May Boost to Curb Inflation
Treasury Secretary Henry H. Fowler says there is a chance taxes will have to be raised to curb inflation depending on Congress's spending. He notes indications the economy is not growing as fast as earlier, but a tax increase remains an open question amid potential budget additions. Fowler contrasts with Commerce Secretary Connor, who predicted no tax proposal this year. Johnson will not hesitate to impose further restraints if needed.
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Washington
UPI
Treasury
Henry H. Fowler
Congress
Fowler
Virginia Bankers Association
Hot Springs
Johnson
Commerce
John T. Connor
Connor
Construction Workers Chime In Right On Cue
In New York a stage performance of Alls Well That Ends Well was interrupted by a group of construction workers hammering pneu matic tools in a park during a night road repair. Foreman halted work when alerted and Highway Commissioner Donnelly agreed to end night shifts for the rest of the Shakespearean Festival.
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New York
UPI
Lady Hamilton
Harry J. Donnelly
Paratroopers pressing final phase of major Highland battle
American paratroopers of the 1st Brigade 101st Airborne, supported by a 1st Air Cavalry battalion, claim a decisive victory in the Central Highlands. By late today they had 565 enemy killed, 20 captured, with total kills estimated over 1,000. Westmoreland and Brig. Gen. Pearson forecast a kill ratio above 10 to 1 as operations continue.
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Saigon
William C. Westmoreland
U.S
Westmoreland
Henry E. Emerson
Viet Nam
Blast at bus stop wounds 15 near American billet
A terrorist bomb and a hand grenade exploded at a bus stop near an American billet today wounding 15 people including 10 Americans. The blast could have been a lot worse due to a fluke.
Buddhist protest in Saigon seeps into unrest in Hue
A 19 year old girl attempted self immolation at Vien Hoa Dao pagoda in Saigon to protest Ky government. clashes followed with police firing into crowds and tear gas. Militant Buddhists called a three day general strike in Saigon while Ky dispatched 1000 more troops to Hue amid open rebellion by 500 troops at the old imperial fortress. A 13 year old boy was shot in Hue as authorities moved to quell demonstrations.
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Saigon
UPI
Vien Hoa Dao
Nguyen Cao Ky
Thich Tam Chau
Buddhist Institute
Hue
Thich Tri Quang
Chau
Thic Tink Kiet
Thich Don Hau
Tam Cau
Viet Nam
Two Elephants Escape Carnival From Franklin Park
Two full grown elephants escaped from a suburban Chicago area carnival in Franklin Park and rampaged through two towns. Police from several communities joined carnival handlers in a bid to recapture them as traffic halted and damages were reported. No injuries noted though lines to Franklin Park police were clogged.
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Chicago
UPI
Franklin Park
Franklin’ Park
Northlake
Ill
Smith Named Chairman of Southern Regional Education Board
West Virginia Governor Hulett C. Smith was elected chairman of the 15 state Southern Regional Education Board at the annual meeting in Miami. He pledged wholehearted support for the goals presented. Smith has focused on education since taking office in January 1965, succeeding Georgia Governor Carl B. Sanders. The 1967 Legislative Work Conference will be held at White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia.
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Miami
UPI
West Virginia
Hulett C. Smith
Southern Regional Education Board
Smith
Georgia
Carl B. Sanders
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Gabor Glad She Was Snubbed by Social Register
New York based Zsa Zsa Gabor welcomed being snubbed by the social register after learning she was left out of the summer edition despite recent marriage to Joshua Cosden, a listee in the New York edition. She joked about social snobbery and noted she has married five times. Cosden’s background ties to prominent 1930s New York society.
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New York
UPI
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Social Register
Register
The
Miss Gabor
Joshua Cosden
Dallas
Cosden
Joshua Cosden Jr
Gabor
Europe
Castro Rumor Says Castro Out Of Power In Cuba
Washington officials say Castro has not been in the foreground of events since May 1 and that Cuba faces growing dissatisfaction with living conditions. The State Department did not incite exiles, though its toned down statement hinted at Castro losing political grip and speculated about his whereabouts.
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Cuba
Castro
United States
Alliance For Progress
Department
Wilson Johnson to meet in Washington next month
London reports Prime Minister Harold Wilson and President Johnson will hold a bilateral meeting in Washington next month, officials announced. The high level talks aim to discuss pressing economic and international issues between the United Kingdom and the United States.
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London
UPI
Harold Wilson
Johnson
Washington
Siege near Coliseum billets gripped by grenade blast
In Saigon 21 year old William Nicolas witnessed a hand grenade at a bus stop near his billet, injuring 15 including Americans and Korean officers. A claymore mine exploded minutes later as guards monitored the area, driving potential attackers away. Nicolas aided victims and warned of possible diversionary firearms aimed at the billet.
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Steve van Meter
Saigon
UPI
William Nicolas
Nicholas
Bridgewater
Mass
Coliseum
Nicolas
Leary Predicts Boom For LSD Use in California
In San Francisco UPI reports Timothy Leary, longtime advocate of LSD, urged government readiness for a surge in use. He claimed two million doses would arrive in California this month and that millions more will soon be users. he cited university students as leading consumers and noted his own extensive LSD experience.
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San Francisco
UPI
Timothy Leary
Harvard
California
Leary
Harva
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