Great Debate Heats Up Five Year Economic Boom
Washington dispatches analyze the economic outlook as President Johnson signals possible blame for a future tax rise. Officials hint at inflation and war costs while Johnson and advisers deny immediate tax increases. The piece notes potential blame shifts to Viet Cong, business, and labor.
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Allied Dispatches
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Business and Labor
Congress
John Pierson Washington
UPI
Johnson
Viet Cong Congress
Viet Cong
U.S
Tax Increase Backed by Javits Hartke and Douglas
Senator Javits and Senator Hartke push for a larger tax burden amid inflation fears while Senator Douglas joins other congressmen predicting a tax rise. The Economic Committee warns inflation worsened and urges fast tax action. Johnson faces pressure as new GI Bill adds $200 million and widens the 1967 deficit toward $2 billion. House leaders signal more clashes over budget cuts and milk subsidies.
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Patrick J. Slovan
Congress
Johnson
Jacob K. Javits
Vance Hartke
Paul H. Douglas
Inl
Douglas
House
Senate Economic Committee
Senate
Seiidtae
Russell B. Long
Long
Labor View Sees Best Bargaining Climate In Years
William J. Eaton analyzes labor conditions as unions push for gains amid worker shortages and a strong job market. AFL-CIO head George Meany opposes White House wage guides while Johnson advocates restraint. Few major agreements expire, though a key fight looms in the electrical industry between AFL-CIO unions and General Electric and Westinghouse.
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William J. Eaton
George Meany
Afl-Cio
White House
Johnson
Meany
General Oo
Westinghouse
William Parker Fund Drive seeks site for newsstand opening
The Beckley Jaycees and The Register report no building location yet for William Parker’s newsstand. Several sites are under consideration, but none are available. Parker will open once a site is secured, with about $1,700 in donations held in trust at Raleigh County Bank.
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A. Lee Daughtery
William Parker
Beckley Jaycees
The
Register
Parker
Raleigh County Bank
Jaycees
GM Denies Sex Lures Used Against Nader
GM President James M. Roche testified before the Senate autosafety subcommittee denying any use of sex lures or intimidation to discredit auto critic Ralph Nader. Roche acknowledged a routine inquiry into a public figure but rejected harassment claims and noted Sorensen acted as GM's attorney.
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Nader
Washington
Exline Ouster in Clay County Sheriff Case
In Charleston, UPI reports a Clay County Circuit Court ruling involving Exline and family ties in law enforcement. The case discusses de facto deputy status, payments made in the sheriff’s name, and funds deposited under a deputy’s duties during 1960 to 1964.
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UPI
Clay County
Pescee
Chauncey Browning
Rlan M. Calhoundisa
Exline
Randall Exline
Anna Exline
Randall
Berry
Clay
Iff
Rubber Fabricators Wins Federal Defense Contract
Washington UPI reports Rubber Fabricators Inc Grantsville West Virginia received a 1,897,500 defense contract for 250000 pneumatic mattresses according to Rep Arch A Moore Democrat of West Virginia.
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Washington
UPI
Rubber Fabricators, Inc
Grantsville
W. Va
Arch A. Moore
Weather windy and warm Beckley region forecast
Beckley and vicinity expect windy warm conditions through Wednesday with showers and thunderstorms developing late tonight or Wednesday morning. Highs near 77 today and in the mid 70s Wednesday, 58 overnight low, airport readings show 73 current high and 54 low in past day. River Greenbrier steady normal and clear. new gauge at Hinton 2.1 ft.
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Beckley
Greenbrier
Hinton
UFO sighting report echoes near Ann Arbor area
Director and 87 coeds witnessed a repeated UFO sighting in swampy terrain near Ann Arbor Michigan. The Air Force said it would bring in Dr H Allen Hynek from Northwestern Evanston Illinois as scientific consultant to its UFO study program. Reports describe the swampy landing area about 45 miles northeast of Selfridge Air Force Base Mount Clemens Michigan with three police cars dispatched and dormitory witnesses at a second floor window.
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H. Allen Hya
de Eene University
Evanston
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Mount Clemens
Force Loge
Pelice
Raleighs All Negro Schools Under Fire
Raleigh faces upheaval as HRD plan to discuss rights guidelines prompts scrutiny. UPI reports heightened debate over education policy and race in state schools. Charles to observe developments as officials weigh new guidelines and community reaction.
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Raleigh
State Director Defends Rink and NAACP Critique
The State Human Rights Commission director defends a Charleston rink against forced integration while noting no statewide demand for integration. NAACP leaders endorsed picketing and visited the rink scene, urging broader Negro participation and voicing concerns about internal NAACP dissent and apathy in parts of West Virginia. The discussion touched on education guidelines, state funding, and compliance with federal rules impacting counties statewide.
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UPI
State
Human Rights Commission
John S. Turner
Youth Council
Tucker
Turner
NAACP
McKinney
West Virginia
NAA
Nepe
Ky Urges Calm as Saigon Students Stage Walkout
In Saigon Prime Mac officer Ky among others addressed Buddhist concerns after hundreds of students from one of the citys largest high schools walked out in protest against the government. Teachers barred the pupils from returning to classes as tensions rose and the military sought to restore order.
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Saigon
UPS
Mac
Nguyen Cao Ae Oe
Jets Blast Truck Convoy in North Vietnam Mission
U S Air Force planes on one of 57 missions over Communist North Viet Nam hit a truck convoy 60 miles south of Vinh. Ten trucks destroyed and 21 damaged in a daytime strike as Leathernecks in Operation Texas pressed coastal plains and_quick action against Viet Cong forces. A Skyhawk napalm run struck a tree. pilot ejected and was rescued. a UH34 helicopter was shot down with no crew losses reported.
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Viet Nam
Panhandle
Winh
Texas
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Quang Ngai
Aé Skyhawk
Arine
Parkersburg Soldier Killed in Viet Nam Action
Parkersburg, W. Va. Army Sgt. Dallas E. Hickman has been killed in action in South Viet Nam. The Defense Department announced the fatality as reports circulated about political turmoil in Saigon and the Buddhist crisis, while Ky's government faced protests over ouster of Lt. Gen. Nguyen Chanh Thi. Ky defended the war cabinet decisions as taking into account the people’s legitimate aspirations and warned against traitorous behavior by factions.
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UPI
Army
Dallas E. Hickman
Parkersburg
W. Va
South Viet Nam
Defense Department
Selma Hickman
Dalat
Penn
Nguyen Chanh Thi
U-2 Plane Crashes Near Tucson Arizona
The Air Force reported a U-2 reconnaissance plane crashed about 16 miles south of Tucson. The pilot was said to be okay and was taken to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base Hospital. A spokesman said the aircraft likely went down near the bombing range as an Air Force crew moved to the site.
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Ariz
UPI
Air Force
Davis- Monthan Air Force Base
West Virginia Dropped From Atom Smasher Sites Plan
The mission cuts six sites including locations in Colorado Madison Wisconsin Sierra foothills near Sacramento California and South Barrington near Chicago. The atom smashing machine will accelerate electrons to 200 volts and smash them. It is intended as a tool in the nation’s physics program and will be buried, spanning more than a mile in diameter.
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Washington
UPS
Ene
Ver
Colo
Madison
Wis
Sierra Foothills
Sacramento
Calif
Barrington
Mrs. G. M. Ford Dies At 95 In Beckley Nursing Home
Annie Laurie Linn Ford, 95, longtime educator and state schools head from 1920 to 1928, died after a three month illness in a local nursing home. She had lived with her daughter and son-in-law, Harry W. Hall, at 122 Granville Ave., Beckley. Her son Frederick W. Ford, former Federal Communications Commission chairman, heads the National Cable Television Association in Alexandria, Virginia. Born in Maryland, she was the eldest child of David Morrison and Buckhannan Linn.
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George M. Ford
Harry W. Hall
Granville Ave
Beckley
Frederick W. Ford
Federal Communications Commission
National Cable Television Association
Alexandria
Annie Laurie Linn
Lona Coning, Md
David Morrison
Buckhannan Linn
Visitors From Via U S 19 By As Much As Twenty Five Miles
Visitors traveling along U S 19 reported they could reach destinations up to about 25 miles farther than usual. Officials cautioned travelers to plan routes and allow extra time due to ongoing improvements and traffic slowdowns in the corridor. Local businesses anticipated modest spikes in activity from the increased accessibility.
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U. S. 19
Canterbury Archbishop Reaches Rome for Historic Papal Meeting
Archbishop of Canterbury Dr. Michael Ramsey arrived in Rome for talks with Pope Paul VI amid protests by Irish and British Protestants. Police removed two hecklers as Ramsey and a pro Union group from London faced sharp demonstrations at Rome and London airports. The visit aims at Christian unity with a public act of worship in St Paul’s Basilica and a joint declaration on Christian aims.
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Rome
Archbishop of Canterbury
Paul VI
Italy
London
Michael Ramsey
Ramsemsey
Briin
Prema
John Wylie
Free Presbyterian Church of
Colraine
Northern Ireland
Ian R.K. Paisley
Ustin Cardinal Bea
Roman Catholic Secretariat For Christian Unity
Dr. Ramsey
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Sistine Chapel
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