Questions and Answers From Beckley News Column
A compilation of short Q and A items covering topics from presidents and athletes to college costs, county populations, driver licenses, school principals, military deferments, Babe Ruth, nursery rhymes, political contests, Dean Martin, the JFK Eternal Flame, Red Cross contact, and sidewalk parking rules in Beckley.
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The
Red Cross
T. C. Moorefield
Raleigh County
American Red Cross
Bair
Marines Battle Communists Across Two Fronts In Vietnam
U S Marines fought Communist forces on two fronts near Saigon and the North Vietnamese border. About 200 enemy were killed in 24 hours. Five American planes were lost including a Skyknight jammer. At An Hoa near Quang Ngai, heavy fighting followed a government outpost capture. Operation Texas reported 46 Viet Cong killed on the ground and an estimated 150 more by air.
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Michael T. Malloy
Saigon
UPS
U. S.S
U. S
An Hoa
Quang Ngai
Texas
Buddhist leaders urge readiness amid Ky warning in Vietnam
Vietnamese Buddhist leaders told followers to be ready to act if needed after Premier Ky warned against demonstrations. The unified church voiced surprise at Ky's remarks, following Tam Chau's conciliatory stance. Buddhists push for a civilian government and had issued a manifesto nine days earlier calling for end to military disunity. Tam Chau said he spoke with military leaders who reportedly agreed with Buddhist demands. Ky spoke in Dalat, 145 miles northeast of Saigon.
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Saigon
UPI
Viet Nam
Nguyen Cao Ky
Unified
Buddhist Church
Thich
Tam Chau
Dalat
Hollywood Fling Ends For Lynda Johnson
Hollywood social weekend ends as Lynda Bird Johnson returns from a star studded visit with George Hamilton. She toured MGM studios and socialized at Grey Hall while Hamilton hosted parties and a private discotheque visit.
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Hollywood
Lynda
Vernon Scott
UPI
Hollywood Do Hollywood
Prince Charming
George Hamilton
Cinderella
Lynda Bird Johnson
Cinden
University of Texas In
Austin
Hamilton
Miss Johnson
International Airport
Beverly Hills
Fairbanks Sr
Cocoanut Grove
MGM Studios
Eddie Fisher
Red Buttons
Weather Summary for Beckley and Vicinity
Cloudy and warmer today with a high near 75. Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday with a low around 46 and a high in the mid 70s. Airport readings show 55 high and 29 low in the past 24 hours. Greenbrier River and lake levels normal and clear. New gauge at Hinton 2.1 ft. Extreme highs and lows listed for Presidio Texas and Dillon Montana.
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Beckley
Greenbrier
Hinton
Presidio
Tex
Dillon
Mont
Unidentified Flying Object Sighted Near Ann Arbor Swamp
In Howard Fields report from Ann Arbor Michigan police say at least 40 people witnessed an unidentified flying object land in a swamp Sunday night. Twelve were policemen with six cars chasing the craft as it vanished. Witnesses described a football shaped object with blinking lights and antennas.
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Howard Fields
Ann Arbor
Mich
State Names Inscribed By Governor Amid Coal Brick Work
The article notes the state name and current governor will be inscribed. A hand cut coal brick at Albans is mentioned, with a photo credit to the Department of Gentiee.
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Department of Gentiee
Weather, seas hinder H bomb recovery near Spain
Spring arrived at 8 53 p m EST as a Mediterranean snowstorm delayed U S Navy efforts to retrieve a missing H bomb 2500 feet down off Palomares Spain. High winds and rough seas forced delays while 6th Fleet units stood by. Soviet Cosmos 113 unmanned satellite launched today suggesting a possible rendezvous with Cosmos 112.
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Pacific Northwest
U. S. Navy
Mediterranean Sea
Palomares
Spain
6Th Fleet
Actor Vaughan Escorted From London After Fan Rush
Robert Vaughan was mobbed by screaming fans on arrival in London Sunday night. Police intervened to separate him from the crowd and escort him safely away from the exuberant reception.
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Robert Vaughan
U.N.C. L.E
London
Vaughan
Robert Sweeney
Viet Nam
Dean Rusk
Soviet Central Asia
Semipalatinsk
Murder indictment in Wayne County hospital case
Freelin Hunt 54 of Crum is charged by a Cabell County Common Pleas jury with the murder of James Zigler 66 of Northfork. Zigler died nine days after a Feb 3 beating at Huntington State Hospital while asleep.
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Wayne County
Cabell County
Robertson Candidacy Discussion Touches 1968 Governor Race
Robertson dodges explicit questions about a 1968 run for governor and possible re election as attorney general. He backs a gubernatorial succession amendment and signals support for Wally Barrow if Barrow runs. He also comments on compensation for the towboat Mary Alice owner after its sinking in the Monongahela River and the contract with the Natural Resources Department.
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Candice
Robertson
Mary Alice
W. W. Barron
Wally
Monongahela River
Point Marion
Point Towing Co
Marietta
Ohio
Natural Resources Department
Robertson Says Cinders Costly Joke to Public
Robertson criticizes the state Road Commission for paying more than five dollars per ton for cinders while claiming similar material could be obtained free, referencing recent controversy on Page 2.
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Robertson
State Road Commission
Out-Of-State Mishaps Kill 2 From W. Va.
Toledo police reported Clarence R. E. McCoy, 19, of Big Sandy McDowell County West Virginia, died when his car crossed the center line and hit an oncoming vehicle. The crash occurred Saturday in Toledo.
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W. Va
Toledo, Ohio
UPI
Clarence R. E. McCoy
Big Sandy
McDowell County
McCoy
Weirton Man Killed in Bushnell Traffic Crash
Stanley G. Thomas, 68, of Weirton, West Virginia, was killed Sunday when his car left U S 301 near Bushnell and struck a tree. He was alone in the vehicle.
Smallpox Epidemic Kills 1300 in East Pakistan Districts
A UPI report says a smallpox epidemic is sweeping two East Pakistan districts, with about 1,300 deaths. Semane district, 160 miles east of Dacca, reports about 1,000 fatalities and adjacent Khuina district about 300 deaths.
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Dacca
East Pakistan
UPI
Semane
Here
Khuina
Earthquake in Uganda Kills and Hurts Hundreds
A strong quake near Lake Albert on the Uganda Congo border disrupted western Uganda. Bundibugyo village reported 12 deaths. officials warned the death toll could reach 100, while Santina saw casualties. Aftershocks lasted four hours as police and doctors rushed aid by helicopter.
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Kampala
Uganda
UPI
Upeate
Bundibugyo
Western Region
For Portal
Santina
Eee
Lake Albert
Congo
NAACP Leader Calms Criticism of Gov Smith in Charleston
West Virginia NAACP President Rev. C Anderson Davis toned down earlier criticism of Gov Hulett C Smith after the governor said his administration fights pockets of intolerance. Davis spoke at a Charleston NAACP chapter meeting following a roller rink protest that barred Black attendance. Smith disclosed he may no longer know his NAACP membership status and said Granville Reed will discuss it. He noted state departments have adopted non discrimination assurances and urged continued action, not empty statements.
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Charleston
UPI
NAACP
Rev. C. Anderson Davis
Hulett C. Smith
Davis
Smith
West Side
Granville Reed
New York
West Virginia
Department of State
Assur Davis
The
Batman Labeled Poorest Driver
Batman labeled poorest driver after a string of unsafe actions in Boston. The incident reportedly involved crashing through a safety bar crossing a highway white line and parking illegally while failing to signal turns.
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Boston
UPI
Batman
UMW Seeks Wage Policy Session On Coal Talks
United Mine Workers President Tony Boyle convened a 200 member Wage Policy panel in New York to discuss contract talks with soft coal operators. Possible outcomes include a tentative deal with the Bituminous Coal Operators Association or maintaining panel involvement if no agreement is reached, with a potential contract termination notice under a 60 day notice clause. A hoped April 1 expiration date could bring retroactive pay demands if talks stall.
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New York
UPI
United Mine Workers
UMW
Tony Boyle
Muashong Ta
Boyle
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
BCOA
Bayle
Edward G. Fox
Geen
One Car Crash Claims Two Away From Ridgeley Police
In Cumberland Maryland two people died after a one car crash on West Virginia Route 28 about two miles south of Lorraine or St. on the Cumberland side. Police said the victims were pronounced dead on arrival at Sacred Heart Hospital. Schoonover was identified as a former Ridgeley policeman.
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Cumberland, Md
UPI
W. Va
Lorraine
Cumberla
Sacred Heart Hospital
Schoonover
Ridgeley
Daughter Pleads for Mercy in Father’s Death Penalty
Brenda Sharp, 13, daughter of Dallas Quinton Sharp who killed Brenda’s mother in western Oklahoma, asks Gov. Henry Bellmon to spare her father from the electric chair set for March 28. The Pardon and Parole Board denied clemency after a four-hour hearing.
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Mcalester
Okla
UPI
Brenda Sharp
Brenda
Oklahoma
Henry Bellmon
Dallas Quinton Sharp
State Pardon and Parole Board
Charles Esnut
Sharp
Jerry Sokolosky
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John Adams
Jim Thorpe
Prague
Indian Territory
America
Beckley College
Kanawha
Cabell
Wood
Harrison
Raleigh
McDowell
Mercer
Marion
Fayette
Motor Vehicles Department
Jack W. Blair
State Selective Service Office
United States
Col
Blair
Babe Ruth
Ruth
Peter Piper
Piper
Lyndon B. Johnson
Dean Martin
Martin
Steubenville, Ohio
John F. Kennedy
Bobby Breeks
Italy
Cleveland
Prince Street
W. A. Teubert
North Viet Line
George and
Washtenaw County
Stanley McFadden
McFadden
David Fitzpatrick
Fitzpatrick
Waco
Iwo Jima
Department of Commerce
Arlene Dodd
Nancy Nicholas
Ils
Governor Belmon
U.S
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