New Sewage System Rates Stir North Beckley Area
Citizens in the North Beckley Public Service District protest the upcoming sewer system rates and mandatory connections. A local meeting at Tees School is scheduled to discuss the issue with officials from the district and engineers. Construction has progressed on the $1.8 million project funded by federal grants and revenue bonds.
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James D. Lilly
North Beckley
Virginia
Connection
Beckley
Massive U S Air Raids Hit North Vietnam In Major Attack
UPI reports more than 160 U S Air Force and South Vietnamese planes bombed North Vietnam in the heaviest strike yet. Bombing targeted an am munition dump at Xom Bang as Marines prepare to land in Da Nang.
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UPI
North Viet Nam
Moscow
Xom Bang
Washington
Laos
Quang Khe
17Th Parallel
U. S
Viet Nam
da Nang
Air Force
South
U.S
Johnson edges toward possible Soviet visit
Washington reports Moscow welcomed a Johnson visit after Kosygin revealed a month old message offering such a trip. White House says Johnson replied but no decision on a two way visit or on Soviet leaders visiting the United States. Diplomatic talks continue through channels with both sides saying a visit would be welcome.
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UPI
Johnson
Soviet Union
Alexei N. Kosygin
Communist Party
Leonid I. Brezhnev
United States
Kosygin
Leipzig
East Germany
Moscow
White House
George E. Reedy
Reedy
Anti- Defamation League of B'nai B'rith
U. S
West Virginia highway deaths reach 55 this year
West Virginia reports 55 highway fatalities in 1965, down from 71 last year. A Charleston woman Roxie Mason, 68, died after a collision with a tractor trailer on U S 21 near Parkersburg, heart attack linked to the crash. Brooke County records note Marina Tijera, 71, died Feb 13 from injuries suffered Jan 4.
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Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
Brooke County
Roxie Mason
U. S. 21
Parkersburg
Accident Prevention Bureau
Marina Tijera
Weather Windy And Cooler For Beckley Area
Beckley and vicinity expect cloudy windy and cooler conditions with occasional light rain this afternoon, high around 51. Rain tonight with a low near 41. Wednesday remains cloudy and cool with possible rain. highs in the upper 40s. Details include last 24 hour highs and lows, sunrise sunset times, and river conditions for Greenbrier and Lake.
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Beckley
Greenbrier
Hinton
Brownsville
Tex
Craig
Colo
World News in Brief Faces Shifts in Key Leaders
Senate GOP Leader Dirksen returns to duties after nine day stomach ailment and Walter Reed discharge. Kosygin tours Berlin wall Checkpoint Charlie in rare first post Khrushchev era visit. Schaerf lies in state in Vienna before Friday funeral at 74. Ulbricht ends UAR mission amid Egyptian-West German tensions. Luci Johnson, 17, gains admission to Georgetown nursing school. Valerian Zorin named Russian ambassador to France.
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GOP
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Dirksen
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Alexei N. Kosygin
Berlin Wall
U. S. Army
Kosygin
Nikitai S. Khrushchev
Adolf Schaerf
Vienna
Schaerf
Walter Ulbricht
East Germany
United Arab Republic
Gamal Abdel Nasser
West Germany
Luci
Lyndon B. Johnson
School of Nursing
Georgetown University
Valerian Zorin
Soviet Union
France
Explosion Toll Now 26 in Montreal Suburban Blast
A three-pronged inquiry opened into the Ville LaSalle explosion that tore through a three story brick building killing 26, with 37 survivors in hospitals. Rescue crews recovered 15 children and 11 adults placed on arena ice, as officials assessed missing persons and a possible natural gas leak. Meanwhile Patricia Neal, 39, remained unconscious after brain surgery.
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Montreal
UPI
Ville LaSalle
Arena
LBJ pushes housing plan for one million needy families
President Johnson urged Congress to fund housing for one million needy families over four years. He proposed rent supplements for slum dwellers the elderly and displaced families plus funds to repair existing homes and assist low income owners. He also pressed a cabinet level housing department and federal support for new towns and metropolitan planning.
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UPI
Johnson
Congress
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Federal Housing Administration
Federal National Mortgage Association
Cabinet Department of Housing
Legislature Pay Hike Bill Up For Vote
In Charleston UPI reports the admin's main department head salary hike bill, already passed by the House of Delegates, faced a Senate vote with amendments. A resolution to allow the governor to succeed himself expected approval, sending to ballot for 1966 ratification. A separate measure would raise West Virginia minimum wage to 1 an hour for most workers, with exemptions and a 48 hour work week.
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UPI
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Senate
Hanes
House Finance Committee
House
H. Laban White
White
Senate Medicine and Sanitation Committee
West Virginia
del. Carmine Cann
D-Harrison
Del
Paul England
Wyoming
Communists Curtain Unity Talks In Moscow Meeting
The Kremlin imposed secrecy on the second round of international Communist unity talks. Delegates from 18 parties aligned with Moscow in the Sino Soviet feud were believed to meet at an undisclosed Moscow location with additional bilateral meetings reported.
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Moscow
UPI
Kremlin
Communist “Unity
FBI Finds No Evidence On Party Girls Allegations
The FBI report found no substantiation for claims by Don B Reynolds about party girls and payoffs linked to the Bobby Baker inquiry. Confirmed by both Democratic and Republican Rules Committee sources, the 30 page document did not back Reynolds testimony. The committee delayed its meeting to review the findings.
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UPI
FBI
Senate
Bobby Baker
Senate Rules Committee
Don B. Reynolds
Reynolds
Youth Electrocuted Near Parsons ID Rosier in Accident
Billie Junior Rosier aged 18 of Hambleton died Monday afternoon when a wire he held touched high voltage lines. State Police said he tried to throw the wire over a TV cable after tying it to a rock. James Humphrey pulled the wire free and rushed him to a hospital but he died on arrival.
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Parsons
YPI
Billie Junior Rosier
Hambleton
James Humphrey
Rosier
Man Dies In Brush Fire Near Williamson Home
UPI reports Shirley Clevenger a 63 year old Williamson city employee died after his clothes caught fire while combating a brush blaze encircling him near his home. He sustained burns over 90 percent of his body. His wife Minnie aged 70 was treated for burns after attempting the rescue.
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Williamson
UPI
Williamson City
Shirley Clevenger
Clevenger
Minnie
Hearing Improves Odds For Anti-Gambling Bill
West Virginia Senate hearing on undue influence charges raised support for a bill to curb commercial gambling. Key figures Har ry Hamm and Arch W. Riley testified alongside Senate leaders including Howard Carson. With only 11 days left, advocates urge swift passage while critics caution action remains uncertain.
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J. Richard Toren Charleston
UPI
Senate
Wheeling
Harry Hamm
Ohio County
Arch W. Riley
Howard Carson
Riley
Senate Judiciary Committee
Hamm
West Virginia
William Tompos
D-Hancock
Judiciary Group
News - Register
Judiciary Committee
Atlas Moon Rocket Explodes On Pad At Cape Kennedy
An Atlas-Centaur moon rocket exploded on the pad at Cape Kennedy during a 8 25 a m launch, triggering a long fire as thousands of pounds of fuel fed the blaze. The failure disrupts the planned Surveyor rehearsal for lunar surface tests ahead of the 1970 Apollo program, with no injuries reported.
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UPS
America
Earth
Space Agency
Lunar
Moon
Surveyor
United States
Project Surveyor
Mariner 4 Nears Mars Close Approach
Pasadena reports Mariner 4 has traveled 153.6 million miles of a 325 million mile mission. If stable, it will pass Mars on July 14 at about 5,400 miles distance. Cameras will take 22 pictures over 25 minutes, covering roughly 288000 square miles of the Martian surface. The probe launched from Cape Kennedy on November 28.
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Calif
UPI
America
Mariner 4
Red Planet
Mars
Texas
Cape Kennedy
Fla
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