Two Downed Fliers Rescued Under Fire Off N Viet Beach
In March off Hon Me Island, North Vietnamese shore batteries fought a rare duel with a U S Navy destroyer the Berkeley and rescue aircraft. A two and a half hour operation saved six of eight downed crew members before two perished from a direct hit on an amphibian. The action involved Yorktown Kitty Hawk England and Stickwell ships plus Skyraider and Albatross aircraft coordinating the rescue amid heavy fire and beach bombardment.
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Saigon
UPS
Hon Me Island
Berkeley
Long Beach
Calif
Tonkin Gulf
Gulf
Hon Me
England
Stickwell
Ale. Skyraider
Yorktown
Norman I. Wight
Benedict Fights New Airport
Lewisburg Republican figure Cooper Benedict vows to oppose Greenbrier County Airport plans even to court. He criticizes the project for threatening his Buck D Farm and says runway sites would disturb his land and local scenery, claiming eminent domain would be used to seize property.
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Lewisburg
UPI
Cooper Benedict
Greenbrier County
U. S. Senate
Ae Aviation Agency
Buck D
Benedict
Homer Holt
Areenbret
Playboy Bunny Rights and Youth Bias in the Jobs Market
Washington columnist Dick West argues the Equal Employment Act solved men versus women discrimination but notes women discriminate among themselves for youth and looks. He cites New York Human Rights Commission criticism of airline retirement policies and imagines a comic exile ritual for aging Playboy Bunnies at Hefner’s mansion, illustrating cultural fantasies about aging and beauty in the industry.
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Washington
UPI
New York
State Commission For Human Rights
Playboy
Playboy Magazine
On Es
Hug Hefner
Playboy Empire
Hefner
Chicago
Esquire
Walker's Impeachment Answer Due April 20
Kanawha Prosecutor Charles M. Walker must answer an impeachment petition by five county residents by April 20. Judge Frank L. Taylor reset the hearing date at petitioners' request. The petition adds two charges of malfeasance in office involving a travel expense account and Walker's failure to prosecute a malicious wounding case.
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Charleston
Walker
John T. Smiley
St. Albans
Drive On For Books For His In Viet Nam
West Virginia University residents and students launch a drive to collect books and magazines for servicemen in Viet Nam. Pre med student Robert Allen originated the effort after a soldier friend praised the reading materiel sent to Southeast Asia. Shipments are planned through April 4.
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Morgantown
UPI
West Virginia University
Viet Nam
Robert Allen
WVU
Southeast Asia
Allen
After marriage a man finds his chick becomes a pecking hen
Classified display notes a humorous saying on marriage and married life. The quip suggests change in a spouse after tying the knot, reflecting old local humor about relationships and expectations. No names, places, or dates are provided.
Fulbright Warns U.S. Against unstable South Nam regime
Senator J William Fulbright warns the United States risks war with China over unstable South Nam policy. He urges recognizing the Viet Cong as a belligerent and negotiating peace, while advocating rehabilitation of China and broader talks to defuse Asia tensions amid Vietnam escalation. He also urges including Viet Nam allied groups in talks and cautious engagement with Thailand to avoid widening conflict.
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New York
UPI
J. William
South Nam
United States
China
Senate Foreign Relations
Vas
U.S
Saturday Evening Post
Fulbright
Asia
Viet Nam
America
Thailand
Sanei
Saigon
West
Dawes Honored With Nobel Peace Prize in 1925
The Nobel Peace Prize in 1925 was awarded to Charles Dawes jointly with Sir Austen Chamberlain of England. Dawes was noted as a former U.S. president.
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Charles Dawes
Mr. Dawes
United States
Austen Chamberlain
England
Funeral notices from Rose & Quesenberry Chapel listed for area residents
Obituaries and funeral notices for John Ed Simmons, Elma Adkins, Charles Wills, Oley Richmond, Minnie Frances Murdock, and Tracy Aubrey Hatcher. Services planned at St Matthews AME Church, Ghent Missionary Baptist, and Fred X Williams Funeral Home. Burial at Greenwood Memorial Park, Tom Lilly Cemetery, Sunset Memorial Park.
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Que
South Kanawha Street
Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel
Ralph Poole
Miller Cemetery
Rock Creek
Rose & Quesenberry Funeral Chapel
Adkins Adkins
Elma
Ghent
Ghent Missionary Baptist Church
Henry Smith
Tom Lilly
Raymond Adkins, Jr
Wills Wills
Charles
Beaver
Rose and Quesenberry
Richmond Richmond
Mr. Oley B
Bolt
Murdock Murdock
Minnie Frances
Ellison Avenue
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Chapel
South
Kanawha Street
Hatcher Hatcher
Tracy Aubrey
Sophia
Fred X. Williams
Shirley Donnelly
Sunset Memorial Park
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Raleigh County
West Virg
Dorothy Barbara I Meadows
Scotty Leon Meadows
West Virginia
Roy A. Cunningham
C. Harold Hanks
Douglas Bowers
George W. Willis
Willis ‘Gas and Water Works
Halle A. Willis
Grover
Grover C. Trail
Circuit Court of Place
Elizabeth Henry
Ately
Harper Road
Veterinarsees Safe Ene
An Ene
Bede
Trap
Tely
Willis Gas and Water Works
Onte Gas of Works
Marsh Fork
Coal River
Trap Hill
Said
George Illis
Sarah L. Callaway
Pase 10
Said County
G. B. Borrer
Orville
By Dick West
Sean
Kyle Davis
Old Eccles Road
Bluefield Monument Co
Bluefield
Virginia
John
Todd’s Grocery and Hardware
Robert Les
Beckley Newspapers
Sam G.foley
Porter Street
P. A. Cole
Samuel Croy
Ieee Woodlawn
Grant
Aeanie
IFOR
Southern Institute of Graphic Arts
Secial
Southern Institute P. O. Box
Nashville
Tennessee
Kidd Barber Shop
N. Oakwood Ave
Old Dominion
Rimmer Drug
M. T
Buck
Rimmer
Johnstown Road
Perry’s
Orchard Ave
Wickham Ave
John W. Eye CO
W. W. Neville
Wheeler Plumbing
Pat H
Hotpoint
Maytag
RCA
West Sparks
STV & Appliance Co
Prince St
Met Ab
Wright
Nadio
Dial
Ashworth Firestone
Mnissien Ant
John W. Eye. CO
W. Neville St
Sparks Radio & TV
Prince St. St
Halstead
Sophia Builders
FORD
MacArthur Area
Cal
Hinton
W. Va
Chrck Oun Rices
Rostese J
Beckley
Iwill
Herbert Boyce
Mabscott
Robert Richardson
Murray Street
Ely
Middie
Beckley Newspapers Corp
Avon
Bostick Avenue
Cleveland
Ohio
Blaney's Grocery
George Smith
RFD
Elko
Georgia
Berman Jewelry
Neville Street
Edward Snuffer
Dry Hill Rd
Geneva
Cecil
Lilly
Installatio
Tee
al Rugss
Chamber of Commerce
McCreery St
TAXI
Yellow Cab CO
City Cab Co
Gray Lumber
F.H.A. VA & Conventional Loans
Gray Lumber Co
W. Vo
Scholz Homes
Raleigh & Fayette Counties
R. E. K. Construction Co
Ock Hil
W. Ve
F.H.A
Quality Lumber & Supply CO
Clay Avenue
Biel
Chico
Ting
P.O. Virginia
Westey
D’angelo
President Hotel
Town & Country Drive
Washington D
Quebec Arms Apartments
14Th Avenue
Hyattsville
Maryland
Sunoco
Sun
SUN Oil Company
P. O. Box
Kenova
Ing Feir
Buriel
Beckley Tire & Rubber CO
Person Valley Drive
Pineville
P.O. Box
Beckley, W. Ve
Charles House
LIFE
Sound Good
Norway
City Avenue
Montgomery Ward
Beckley Insulation Co
Yanan Nnside
Nomi
Beckley Post-Herald
The
Raleigh Register
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