Dodd aide testifies on high ranking conduct charge
Washington senator Thomas J. Dodd faces ethics scrutiny as Michael O’Hare testifies that Gerald Zeiller claimed “I’ve got too much on him” and that Dodd would not be harmed despite Zeiller’s departure. Witness recounts 1965 remarks during Zeiller’s move to Norris Cotton’s staff.
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Washington
UPD
Thomas J. Dodd
Dodd
Connecticut Democrat
Michael O'Hare
Senate Ethics Committee
Gerald Zeiller
Norris H. Cotton
R-N.h
O'Hare
Zeiller
Sen. Dodd
Benjamin R. Fern
Julius Klein
Eleven Miners Rescued After 13 Hour Ordeal
In Elsa Yukon two rescue teams reached 11 sourdoughs trapped 13 hours by underground fire at the Nocash Mine. Fire started at noon on Thursday in timber supports at 200 feet. two escaped, one died, another badly hurt. Nearly 200 other workers elsewhere in the mine. United Keno Hill Mines Ltd operates the site, Elsa population around 1,000.
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Elsa
Yukon
Nocash
North America
Whitehorse
United Keno Hill Mines Ltd
Weather Mostly Sunny Beckley and Vicinity
Mostly sunny and warm this afternoon with a high near 86. Tonight will be fair and mild with a low around 62. Saturday stays sunny and warm. Airport data show 83 high, 60 low in the last 24 hours. Greenbrier river not clear, lake at normal with two gates open. Gauge at Hinton 2.1 ft. Five day WV forecast calls for highs 85 to 63 and northern 81 to 56 with showers early next week.
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Beckley
Greenbrier
Hinton
West Virginia
Premier Chou En Lai Angers Romania In Visit Conclusion
Communist China Premier Chou En Lai ended an eight day official visit without securing Romania to join the Chinese anti Soviet line. Richard Helms won quick committee approval as CIA Director promising the agency would not dictate government policy. Senate Public Works panel advanced a $6 billion 1972 waterways purification program despite President Johnson budget plans.
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Chou En-Lai
Romania
Richard M. Helms
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Johnson
Senate Public Works Committee
Greyhound resumes service after six week strike
Greyhound buses start rolling again in 11 Western states after union drivers and station employees accept a government settlement. The report also names Charles M. Harrison of Parkersburg as the new State Road Commission advisory chairman, succeeding Ira E. Eyler of Martinsburg, and notes a church merger debate at the Brethren's 180th annual Louisville conference.
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Greyhound
State Road Commission
Charles M. Harrison
Parkersburg
Ira E. Eyler
Martinsburg
Church of the Brethren
Louisville
War protest remarks faulted by Baptist association
The American Baptist Association charged Thursday that anti war demonstrations tend to destroy the respect of the American people for the flag and country. The association stopped short of endorsing American action in the war. Msgr Agostino Casaroli will fly to Belgrade to sign an accord re establishing diplomatic relations between the Holy See and Yugoslavia. The House unanimously passed a bill Thursday to train more health workers to meet an expected national shortage as a result of Medicare.
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The
American Baptist Association
Msgr
Agostino Casaroli
Vatican
Belgrade
Holy See
Yugoslavia
House
Senate backs federal safety standards for mining
The Senate approved Thursday legislation to set federal safety standards and inspections for surface and underground mining of metal and minerals. Associates of evangelist Billy Graham reported attendance at his London crusade surpassed a half million. Marin E. Loewen of the Seventh Day Adventist Church said some faithful members have been jailed for refusing to send children to state schools on Saturday, the Adventist Sabbath.
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Senate
Billy Graham
London
Marin E. Loewen
World Religious Liberty
Seventh - Day Adventist Church
Ruby's Lawyers To Make Appeal
Lawyers for Jack Ruby were to go before the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals to seek a new trial for the condemned former nightclub operator who killed the Kennedy assassin. The death sentence was handed down March 14, 1964, after a two hour jury verdict. Ruby's sanity was ruled on June 13, 1965, in a hearing his lawyers boycotted claiming rights violation. The court's summer recess begins soon, making a quick decision unlikely.
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Austin
Tex
UPI
Jack Ruby
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Kennedy
Ruby
Court of Criminal Appeals
Honey In The Rock Featured At Grandview State Park Drama
Beckley market workers processed honey for display at the sixth season premiere of the Civil War drama Honey In The Rock at Cliffside Amphitheatre Grandview State Park. Red Duncan pours honey into an eight ounce jar with a bee hive and New River Gorge label. Outdoor performances run nightly except Mondays through Sept 4 featuring period costumes music and a cast over 60 actors dancers and musicians.
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Beckley
New River Gorge
Grandview
Cliffside
Virginia
U.S. Cavalry Attack North Vietnamese Battalion in Central Highlands
U S 1st Cavalry troops attacked a North Vietnamese battalion of about 400 men and blasted the Communists out of their positions with artillery and air strikes. The heavy fighting is part of operation Nathan Hale in the Central Highlands 230 miles northeast of Saigon. The operation has already killed an estimated 634 Communists.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S. 1St Cavalry
Central Highlands
Michael
Mike) Kalla
Cleveland
Ohio
7Th Cavalry
1St Air Cavalry
Saigon Port Project Shut By Nationwide Strike
A major walkout by construction workers in Saigon halted work on an $80 million port facility on the Saigon River and delayed runway projects at ARI bases. The strike, led by RMK BRJ, involved about 10,800 workers, up from 9,000, with 5,000 still on other American sponsored sites.
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Saigon
UPI
U.S
Rmkbrj
Bien Hoa
Mad butcher reward and police protection inquiry
The Rotary Clubs of Fayetteville and Oak Hill offer a $1,000 reward for information leading to the conviction of the mad butcher. Contact Sgt. J. P. Richardson or Prosecutor Zane Summerfield for tips. police protection would be extended per Richard Q.
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Rotary
Fayetteville
Oak Hill
J. P. Richardson
State Police
Zane Summerfield
Fayette County
Richard
De Gaulle Sees Soviet Ties Grow in Siberia Visit
President Charles de Gaulle toured a turbine factory and Akademgorodok in Novosibirsk, receiving two diamonds from Yakutia scientists. He praised Soviet French cooperation and said joint scientific efforts should advance peace and progress, indicating strong friendship and expanding ties.
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Siberia
UPI
Charles de Gaulle
France
Siberian
Pittsburgh
Aswan High Dam
Egypt
Akademgorodok
Yakutia
de Gaulle
Academy
Russia
Akadmgorodok
Lynda Johnson declines Spain government plane tour
Lynda Bird Johnson declined a Spanish government plane offer during her two week Madrid visit as guests of U.S. Ambassador Angier Biddle Duke. She chose to tour Toledo on Thursday as a private traveler with a college girl’s dream, a Flamenco doll given by a shopgirl, and a formal lunch in her honor.
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Madrid
UPI
Lynda Bird Johnson
Spain
U.S
Angier Biddle Duke
Johnson
Robin
Lynda
Europe
Toledo
Ammo Shortage Delays U.S. Missions in Vietnam
The Senate preparedness subcommittee reported U.S. forces in Vietnam sometimes paused missions due to ammunition limits. It found early inventories fell short of goals by about 1 billion dollars in ground ammo, though officials say no prolonged curbs occurred and stocks are now rising toward targets.
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Washington
Aps
Senate Preparedness Subcommittee
Viet Nam
John C. Stennis
D-Miss
U.S
South Viet Nam
Southeast Asia
Army
Air Force
Navy
Faisal Snub Sparks Cold Welcome In New York
King Faisal of Saudi Arabia, staying in the Waldorf Astoria, faced a chilly New York reception after remarks about Jews supporting Israel. Mayor Lindsay canceled a dinner, Gov Rockefeller postponed a courtesy call, and U Thant faced cooler vibes amid hopes for a warmer UN greeting.
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New York
UPI
New York City
Faisal
Saudi Arabia
Waldorf, Astoria Hotel
State Department
U Thant
United Nations
Washington
Johnson
Israel
John W Lindsay
Nelson A. Rockfeller
Robert F. Wagner
Saud
Eisenhower
U.S
Hershey Seeks Less Selective Draft System
Washington The draft chief Lt General Lewis B Hershey urged broadening eligibility by lowering service standards while avoiding changes to the law He spoke before the House Armed Services Committee as critics accused the draft of unfairness O Konski contrasted the system with actor George Hamilton and a deferment tied to family support
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Washington
UPS
Lewis B. Hershey
Hershey
House
Armed Services Committee
L. Mendel Rivers
D-S.c
Alvin E. O’konski
Rwis
O’konski
George Hamilton
O'Konski
Hamilton
Navy jet crashes off carrier. pilot missing
A Navy Cougar jet fighter crashed into the Gulf of Mexico after taking off from the USS Lexington in Corpus Christi. Ensign D R Kratz of Nazareth Pennsylvania, stationed at Kingsville naval air station, was reported missing.
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