Sino-Russian Break Imminent After Moscow Row
Red China rejects Russia’s invitation to world communist party congress in Moscow and accuses Moscow of aligning with the United States to undermine Vietnam. Beijing’s fury escalates a rift dating to Khrushchev’s denouncement and 1965 clashes, signaling likely end to joint anti US action and foreshadowing strained far eastern ties. Albania joins Beijing in boycott as Indonesia turmoil deepens diplomatic cracks.
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Noryoci
UPI
Russia
Moscow
Ehanamen
Central Committee
Allin
United States
Viet
March Blizzard Strands Scores in Midwest Deadly Storm
A spring blizzard across the Northern and Central Plains left at least seven dead and widespread disruption. Omaha reports four inches of snow in six hours, power outages, and closed schools. Minneapolis and St Paul face three foot drifts. Nebraska activates National Guard to assist.
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United Press International
Mississippi Valley
Weather Bureau
Iowa
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
Omaha
Neb
Coe College
Cedar Rapids
Goodland
Kan
Brewster
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Minn
Twin Cities
Hennepin County
Sheriff's Office
Frank Morrison
National Guard
North Platte
Johnson pledges NATO unity despite De Gaulle pullout
President Johnson declared the United States will preserve and strengthen NATO with 13 allies, while leaving room for French President De Gaulle to reconsider withdrawing French forces from the integrated military command. He urged consultation over isolation and warned that division within the alliance could erode global security.
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Stewart Hensley Washington
UPI
Johnson
United States
Charles de Gaulle
NATO
Atlantic Alliance
Atlantic
France
de Gaulle
North Atlantic
Honey in the Rock tryouts and local school updates
A reader questions a list of local education and public safety topics. Auditions for dancing and singing parts of Honey in the Rock’s sixth season will be at Woodrow Wilson High School on April 9 from 9 30 a m to 4 30 p m. Other items note park net installation near April 1, first Midway School teachers, new Shady Spring High School occupancy in 1966 67, and district judge John A Field Jr. Details cover exchange programs, rural housing loans, barber courses, turn signal recognition, and chewing gum safety.
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Woodrow Wilson High School
Shady Spring High School
A. Virgil Sarrett
Weather Showers and Colder Beckley Weather Update
Beckley and vicinity expect warm windy conditions with showers and possible thunderstorms this afternoon into tonight, then turning cloudy windy and colder Thursday with snow flurries late in the day. Highs in the mid 40s, lows around 40s. Airport reports show 77 high, 54 low in the past 24 hours. River gauges Greenbrier and Lake normal and clear. Hinton gauge at 2.1 ft. Five day West Virginia outlook: temperatures 3 to 8 degrees below normal, rain Saturday 0.25 to 0.50 inch. pattern colder Thu-Fri, warmer Sat, then colder Sun-Mon.
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Beckley
Greenbrier
Hinton
Presidio
Tex
Sheridan
Wyo
Craig
Colo
West Virginia
Honey in the Rock selects Fagan for fifth season as manager
Norman Fagan was named to a fifth season as manager of the Beckley outdoor Civil War drama Honey in The Rock. He said the board of directors of the West informed him of the decision this Tuesday night.
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Norman Fagan
Beckley
Fagan
Board of Directors of
the West
Roommates Brutally Murdered in Quincy Slayings
Two young career girls were found slain near their shared apartment in Quincy Illinois after being stabbed repeatedly and shot with a shotgun. Police investigated separately, with both bodies discovered within a short distance of the Mississippi River town. The incident shocked residents and prompted a search for suspects. Authorities did not release further details.
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Quincy
Ill
UPI
Mississippi River
Donetta Pickens
Judith Ann Greening
Miss Pickens
Lloyd Pickens
Plainville
Miss Greening
Eugene Greening
Monroe City
Gerald Points
State Crime Laboratory
Springfield
Jacksonville
Not Twins Born 29 Days Apart in California
In Pomona a 23-year-old woman with a double uterus gave birth to two children 29 days apart, not twins. Lisa Michelle, 5d 14oz, born Feb 18, and Eric Norman, 8lb 2oz, Caesarean, were delivered at Pomona Valley Community Hospital.
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Pomona
Calif
Irby Pugh
Lisa Michelle
Archbishop Pope Pledge Dialogue in Vatican Meeting
Archbishop Michael Ramsey and Pope Paul VI embraced after pledging increased dialogue toward Christian unity in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel. The historic summit ends a 400 year hiatus amid protests outside All Saints church, as Ramsey urges unity while noting doctrinal difficulties.
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Sheila Walsh
Vatican City
UPI
Dante
Paul VI
Vatican
Michael Ramsey
Paul
Dr. Ramsey
Christ
Christendom
God
John
Aides
All Saints Church
Rome
Britain
Beckley Wins Big at WVFWC Convention
Beckley Woman’s Club dominates the 60th WV Federation of Women’s Clubs meeting winning 10 first place awards 10 second place awards and two honorable mentions. First prizes covered Leadership development crafts cultural heritage savings stamps for school children public education home development and finance family well being and mature years traffic safety veterans affairs and citizenship. Second prizes went to seven participants including Amen? Pag.
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West Virginia Federation ‘of Woman’s Clubs
Woman’s ‘Club of
Beckley
Viet Nam War Triggers Chinese Break from Moscow, Analysts Say
Diplomats in Hong Kong say the Chinese boycott of the Communist party congress in Moscow stems from the Viet Nam War. They view the Peking note to the Soviets as a potential first step toward a formal Sino Soviet split, with Maoist theory under test and Beijing isolated abroad. Analysts note China seeks to pressure North Vietnam while weighing consequences of shifting alliances.
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Hong Kong
UPI
China
Communist Party Congress
Moscow
Peking
Mao Tze-tung
Central Committee
Viet Nam
Chou Enlai
Hanoi
Constable Denies Trap Hill District Ties
Roscoe Allen, constable for Trap Hill District, states he has no connection with the matter and that the district in question is not his. He asks The Re to make his lack of involvement clear.
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Roscoe Allen
Trap Hill District
Job Corps Center Dispute Hits Charleston
Washington reports a controversy over a women's Job Corps Center in Charleston West Virginia. Rep Albert H Quie charges misused anti poverty funds and political motives while OEO defends the renovation cost at 187400 dollars and the 90000 dollar yearly rent. OEO notes no firm advised against the project and WV Democratic leaders say no conflict of interest with Angus Peyton who was leasing the hotel.
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Washington
UPI
Charleston
W. Va
Albert H. Quie
R-Minn
Office of Economic Opportunity
Quie
OEO
Kanawha
West Virginia
Angus Peyton
James Sprouse
Peyton
Peyton refutes claim linking Kanawha Hotel to job center
Charleston dispatch notes State Commissioner Angus Peyton denying UPI claims by Rep. Quie that the Old Kanawha Hotel is owned by a Peyton-led corporation and used as a job center with political implications. The dispute centers on ownership and the implications of the transaction.
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Charleston
Peking recalls top diplomats from Jakarta amid anti communist wave
Chinese officials including ambassador Yao Chunming have left Jakarta with 11 senior diplomats recalled as anti communist sentiment sweeps Indonesia. Another six or so are expected to depart soon, according to diplomatic sources.
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Jakarta
UPI
China
Indonesia
Yao Chun-ming
Operation Texas Kills 500 Viet Cong Bodies Found
U S Marines in Quan Nghai Province recovered over 500 Viet Cong corpses buried near a major enemy command post as Operation Texas concluded. Meanwhile Air Force and Navy strikes along the North Vietnamese coast destroyed a 50 truck convoy 60 miles south of Vinh and damaged antiaircraft fire during 55 bombing missions. Demonstrations in Da Nang and Hue paralyzed cities with anti government and anti American chants as a general strike shut down business. A U S Air Force F100F Pathfinder jet was missing after a crash 32 miles west of Vinh amid monsoon weather.
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Saigon
UPS
Quan Nghai
Texas
Vinh
da Nang
Hue
U.S
Air Force
Navy
17Th Parallel
Guam
South Viet Nam
Johnson attends funeral of Stella B. Celler in New York
President Johnson flew to New York unannounced to attend the funeral of Stella B. Celler wife of Congressman Emanuel Celler. The White House said the Johnsons and Cellers have been close friends for years.
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Washington
UPI
Jonson
New York
Stella B. Celler
Emanuel Celler
Johnson
White House
Johnsons
Cellers
Lincoln Letter Sold For Record 20000 At Auction
A Lincoln letter to Grace Bedell from 1860 sold for a record 20000 dollars at a New York auction. David L. Wolper, Hollywood producer, was the sole bidder at the opening price. The sale marked the highest price for a single signed letter, with Bedell’s Westfield New York plea cited in context.
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New York
UPI
Abraham Lincoln
David L. Wolper
Wolper
Grace Bedell
Westfield
N.Y
Lincoln
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