Three U.S. copters down near Da Nang in Viet Nam battle
Viet Cong guerrillas shot down three U.S. helicopters near Da Nang as Vietnamese troops were ferried into a major operation. Two Marines and a U.S. Navy pilot killed. 16 Americans wounded. Attacks followed heavy raids on North Viet Nam and embassy protests in Saigon. Military actions and casualty tolls cited by Pentagon and Tass outlined amid continuing air strikes and regional tensions.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S
da Nang
North Viet Nam
Hanoi
China
Navy
Pentagon
Viet Nam
Joseph Moore
South Viet Nam
Washington
State Department
Egyptian ex king Farouk buried near Fuad`s grave
Cairo's Al Ahram reports ex king Farouk who died in Rome at 42 was buried beside his father King Fuad with no service details released. Chile raises quake death toll to 252 and damages to 58 million dollars as 27 000 left homeless and 4500 dwellings needed. US Embassy bombing in Saigon identifies two Americans Barbara Robbins 21 Denver and Manolito W Castillo a Filipino Navy sailor.
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Farouk
Fuad
Cairo
al Ahram
Rome
Chile
U.S
Saigon
Barbara Robbins
Denver
Colo
Navy
Manolito W. Castillo
U.S. Navy
Comedienne Cass Daley faces arraignment in Newport Beach
Cass Daley, a comedian, is arraigned in Newport Beach Municipal Court on charges of contributing to the delinquency of minors for allegedly furnishing a 15% keg of beer to her 16 year old son and his friends at a motel party last Friday. Five West Virginia lawmakers urge Johnson and Udall to extend and strengthen controls on residual oil imports. United Steelworkers threaten to strike to push a new contract with the aluminum industry, replacing the expiring three year deal June 1.
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Comedienne
Cass Daley
Newport Beach
Calif
Miss Daley
Westirginia
Congress
Jennings Randolph
Harley O. Staggers
John Slack
Ken Hechler
James Kee
Astronauts Grissom and Young Head to Houston Reception
Gus Grissom and John W. Young left Chicago for Houston for a quiet reception by city leaders today before returning to suburban homes to escape publicity after their Gemini flight last Tuesday. Senator Byrd plans to back vocational training expansion at West Virginia Rehabilitation Center and will seek a $100,000 addendum to the HEW 1966 appropriation bill. Dravo Corp of Pittsburgh bids $28,853,975 for Racine Locks and dam project on the Ohio River near Letart Mason County.
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Gus Grissom
John W. Young
Chicago
Houston
Robert C. Byrd
D-W. Va
West Virginia Rehabilitation Center
Institute
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Dravo Corp
Pittsburgh
Racine
Ohio River
Letart
Mason County
Civil rights progress noted by U S Information Agency chief
Carl T. Rowan told a labor union civil rights workshop in Washington that America's racial problems are increasingly seen abroad as less a source of criticism and more a basis for congratulation. The report also notes a Cape Kennedy space launch, Red China's atomic aid to Indonesia, a strike at Union Protestants Hospital, a Laotian army revolt, and Dr. Harry Heflin urging admissions of low income students to aid the war on poverty.
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U.S. Information Agency
Carl T. Rowan
Washington
America
United State
Rowan
Air Force
Cape Kennedy
Space
Kuala Lumpur
Red
China
Indonesia
Clarksburg
Union Protestant
Thakhek
Paksane
Harry N. Heflin
West Virginia University
North Central Association of Colleges and Universities Today
Chicago
Humphrey to Speak at ASNE Convention in Washington
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey will be among the featured speakers at the American Society of Newspaper Editors annual convention in Washington, scheduled for April 14 to 17. He joins other editors and journalists for discussions on press issues and industry trends during the four day event.
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Washington
UPI
Hubert H. Humphrey
American Society of Newspaper Editors
ASNE
54 Aboard as Iberia Plane Crashes Into Atlantic near Tangier
An Iberia twin engine Convair charter plane carrying 54 people, mostly Danish and Swedish tourists, crashed in thick fog three miles off Cape Spartel near Tangier. Three survivors, two women and a man, were rescued by a fishing boat and RAF launch. Rescue teams from American British and Moroccan crews searched the sea as weather worsened. The Malaga to Tangier flight went down about 8:55 am local time, six hours after the crash no wreckage was found.
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Tangier
Morocco
API
Strait of Gibraltar
Royal Air Force
U.S. Navy
Rota
Atlantic
Cape Spartel
Malaga
U. S. Navy
Special Envoy Set For Talks With Sukarno
Presidential envoy Ellsworth Bunker arrived in Jakarta to ease tense US Indonesia relations amid Indonesia ordering the American Ind onsian Institute to close by Thursday. The move follows a UPI report noting U.S. protest filed by the U.S. Embassy.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
UPI
Ellsworth Bunker
United States
Johnson
U.S
Sukarno
Malaysia
Inao
Southeast
Headstart Plan Outlined by West Virginia Officials
West Virginia outlines Project Headstart at a Charleston meeting of governors, educators, and federal officials. About 15,000 preschoolers from low income homes will receive professional guidance before school entry, with projects funded 90-10. Applications due April 15. centers to be county supervised and targeted to high-need areas.
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Thomas P. Fazio
Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
Hulett C. Smith
Paul Crabtree
Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity
Rex Smith
Jule Sugarman
House of Delegates
Revenge Raid On Hanoi Ruled Out By Johnson
President Johnson, in Washington, ruled out a single drastic strike such as bombing Hanoi in retaliation for the U S embassy bombing. Officials expect intensified air strikes in North Vietnam and stronger Viet Cong offensives while delaying any major punitive action. Taylor meets with Rusk McNamara and officials before returning to Saigon.
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United Press International
Communist
China Today
U.S
Saigon
Viet Nam
Peking
North Viet Nam
Hanoi
Russia
Young Communist League
Moscow
United States
China
Johnson
South
Japan
Tokyo Shimbun
The
Shimbun
Harold Wilson
House of
Stewart Hensley Washington
UPI
South Viet Nam
North
Maxwell D. Taylor
Taylor
Dean Rusk
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
White House
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Rusk
State Department
Pentagon
West Virginia Publishes Boondocks Lodging Booklet
West Virginia Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources released a booklet titled Food and Lodging for Sportsmen on West Virginia Farms. It catalogs remote areas with fishing spots and abundant game, lists fishing rules and trout areas, and promotes private farm stays to boost income and open up rural regions to sportsmen.
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Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
Department of Natural Resources
Rev Dryfield Among 4 State Road Victims
The Rev Joseph B Dryfield 4 pastor of Montgomery Methodist Church was among four killed in West Virginia traffic crashes Tuesday His car crossed into the path of a vehicle driven by Edward J Woods of Logan Woods remained hospitalized with a broken leg Also killed were Robert A Brashear 42 of Fayetteville a Mingo County bicyclist and a Wellsburg man The tally reaches 93 state highway deaths this year with further details on Page 2
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First Methodist Church
South Heber Street
West Virginia
Joseph B. Dryfield
Montgomery Methodist Church
Beckley
Shrewsbury
Charleston
U. S
Robert A. Brashear
Fayetteville
Edward J. Woods
Logan
Woods
Montgomery
Broshears
Wood
Ronnie Earl Nichols
Kermit
Williamson
U.S. 52
Chris W. Peluchette
Wheeling
W. Va
Wellsburg
State Warned Of Smallpox Peril
West Virginia health officials warn of dangerously low smallpox immunization levels. Results from 29 county surveys show only 39.5 percent of children under five vaccinated, with booster coverage at 9.7 percent. A single unprotected case could trigger an epidemic, the report says.
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Charleston
Quotes and Eulogy Comment on Terrorist Attack
Washington President Johnson says such attacks will strengthen resolve to aid Vietnam. Detroit Rev James Sheehan delivers eulogy for 39 year old Viola Lauizzo shot on Alabama highway, lamenting national grief and pride.
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Detroit
James Sheehan
Alabama
America
Viola Lauizzo
Chicago welcome for John Young and Virgil Grissom
Astronaut John Young and Virgil Grissom faced a warm Chicago reception as a crowd gathered. Young joked about a 120 degree shade temperature while the pair met locals and discussed their spaceflight milestone.
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Chicago
John Young
Virgil
Gus) Grissom
Newspaper Man Harry Schlegel Sees Strikes Possible
New York City editor Harry Schlegel comments on the chance of a newspaper strike at seven daily papers. He says he is optimistic, though he admits he felt optimistic before.
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New York
Harry Schlegel
New York City
Beckley and vicinity weather forecast
Sunny mild today with high near 49 and a clear night low around 29. Thursday will be partly cloudy with highs in the mid 50s. River conditions show Greenbrier slightly above normal and lake levels at 8 ft above normal with gates open. new gauge at Hinton reads around 6.0 ft and falling. West Virginia five day forecast expects near normal highs around 61 and 40 in the south and 59 and 34 in the north with a rise through Saturday and cooler Sunday or Monday.
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Beckley
Greenbrier
Hinton
Bartow
West Virginia
White House denies Taylor is resigning
Washington reports both the White House and State Department reject a claim that General Maxwell D. Taylor will resign as U.S. ambassador to Vietnam by week’s end. Officials call the rumor completely untrue and unfounded.
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White House
Taylor
Lovers Lane Officer Nabbed In Midnight Impersonation
Huntington area man Paul Heck 36 was arrested after posing as a park ranger officer with a revolver and badge along a lovers lane near Huntington State Hospital. He allegedly stopped a State Police ranger and his wife for parking with out lights and was taken to a justice of the peace. He posted 2,500 bond.
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Huntington
UPI
Huntington Area
Paul Heck
Ceredo
Parker
Lovers
Here
Ralph Porterfield
Porterfield
Heck
Pilot Plucked From Life Raft After Raid Near Red China
Navy jet pilot Cmdr. William N. Donnelly was found alive in a life raft in the South China Sea after a raid on Bach Long Vy Island. He is in good condition with minor injuries. Lt. Cmdr. Kenneth E. Hume is listed as dead. another pilot rescued after his craft sank. Three planes were lost in the North Vietnamese raid near the Red China coast.
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Bach Long Vy
Nightingale) Island
South China Sea
Cmdr
Kenneth E. Hume
Caroline Hume
San Diego
Calif
Red China
County Parks Meeting Postponed To April 8
The Raleigh County Court and the Park Board rescheduled their joint meeting to 7:30 p.m. Thursday April 8 in the courtroom. Court Commissioner Charles Burdiss said the change will ensure fuller attendance of the eight‑member park board and the three court commissioners. The session will discuss future plans for Raleigh County recreational areas.
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Raleigh County Court
Park Board
Charles Burdiss
Burdiss
Raleigh County
China Probes Russia in Southeast Asia Maneuver
Reports from Moscow say China aims to discredit the Soviet Union in Southeast Asia by blocking arms shipments to North Viet Nam while criticizing Moscow for not fulfilling promises. Russian aid reportedly stalled as Beijing imposes transit conditions, risking longer routes and exposure to U S surveillance or blockade.
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China
Russia
Southeast Asia
Moscow
UPI
Soviet Union
Viet Nam
Hanoi
ProMupe
North
Gulf of Tonkin
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Dong Hoi
Peking Radio
U.S. Information Service
Humphrey
Iberia
Spain
National Airlines
Hulett Smith
Stockholm
Sweden
Ingela Brander
Laos
Nam
Thailand
South Viet
W. Va. ‘Boondocks
Rev. Dryfield
Saneateamen
High
Low
Bank of Raleigh Bank Money
F.D.L.C
Donnelly
Alexei N. Kosygin
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