Negroes Gain But Fail To Thwart Wallace In Alabama Primary
Raymond Lahr United Press International reports that the newly registered Negro vote in the Deep South showed political muscle at local levels but did not prevent Mrs Lurleen Wallace from winning the Alabama Democratic gubernatorial nomination. Wallace, proxy for Gov George Wallace, led nine opponents and secured a majority without a runoff. Oklahoma Florida and New Mexico primaries also noted, with Gary Burns Kirk Rhodes and Lusk defeating rivals or entering runoffs.
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Raymond Lahr
United Press International
Deep South
Alabama
Alabama Democra
Lurleen Wallace
George Wallace
Wallace
Oklahoma
Florida
Raymond Gary
GOP
Hayden Burns
Birmingham
Ala
UPI
Wallace Dup
James D. Martin
Lurleen
Mrs. Wallace Wins Primary in Alabama Gubernatorial Race
In Birmingham, Gov. George Wallace and his wife Mrs. Lurleen Wallace scored sweeping Democratic primary victories. Lurleen won the governor nomination amid large Black turnout breaking color barriers in local races. The win positions the Wallaces for a possible 1968 ticket and affects upcoming state races.
World News In Brief From Wire Dispatches
Communist Vietnam shows no signs of complying with POW rules despite secret talks between the American Red Cross and Viet Cong. Janet Lennon 19 to marry Lee Fernhardt 25 on Saturday. Parliament balks at toppling Pearson government amid sex and security probe. Gilmer County budget review set to test teacher raises. Slippery Rock State College students plan Wednesday class boycott for citizen rights. Floyd Kapp known as Frank Moore seeks ex extradition to West Virginia to face conviction. Saigon bus workers seek citywide strike over union leader attack attempt. Henry Ford II urges wealthy citizens to join the war on poverty and social ills. Pope Paul VI may extend Little Holy Year Jubilee to Dec 8. Joan Caulfield files for divorce from Dr. Robert Peterson. Pittsburgh awaits Bridge to Nowhere completion by May 1968 for new stadium. Income tax receipts fall short of $3.9 million April estimate, state board reports.
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American Red Cross
Janet Elizabeth Lennon
Slippery Rock State College
Floyd Kapp
Oregon
Frank Moore
Mark Hatfield
West Virginia
Saigon
Henry Ford II
Paul VI
Vatican
Joan Caulfield
Robert Peterson
Pennsylvania Highways Department
Pittsburgh
State Board of Public Works
Lakin Hospital Inquiry Delayed By State Commission
The State Human Rights Commission will withhold for 60 days a report on allegations of racial discrimination at Lakin State Hospital. Gov. Hulett C. Smith said the delay comes after a 12 hour closed meeting and aims to pursue constructive steps to prevent future charges while not judging the charges' truth.
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Commission
Frost Warning and Forecast for Beckley Area
Frost warning issued for Beckley and vicinity with tonight clear and cold and frost likely. Sunny cool afternoon with high near 58. Thursday mostly sunny with mid 60s. River and lake conditions show rising gauges and muddy water. precipitation none. Five day WV temps expected 3 to 6 degrees below normal with a brief warm spell Thursday then cooler weekend and early next week.
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Beckley
Hinton
Palm Springs
Calif
Traverse City
Mich
West Virginia
Wriday
Katzenbach To Testify Today On Civil Rights Bill
Atty Gen Nicholas Katzenbach returns to Congress as the lead witness before the House judiciary civil rights subcommittee. He pitches Johnson’s civil rights bill to outlaw housing discrimination, shield blacks and rights workers from violence, reform jury selection, and grant DOJ broader authority to fight segregation and bias.
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Washington
UPI
Nicholas Deb
Katzenbach
Congress
House Judiciary Civil Rights Subcommittee
Johnson
Justice Department
Defense charges Senate probe on Army surplus sales
The Defense Department labeled a Senate subcommittee inquiry into Army surplus sales irresponsible and accused Sen Ernest Guren of wanting soldiers in Vietnam to fight with junk. In a separate statement Attorney General Katzenbach urged passage of Johnson civil rights legislation, saying deep rooted racial injustice persists.
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Washington
UPI
Defense Department
Senate
Ernest Guening
Alaska
Viet Nam
Department of Defense
House Approves Space Program
The House approved a 5 billion space program aimed at landing a man on the moon by 1970 with a moon sample lab to prevent earth contamination. The 348 to 10 vote drew warnings from NASA head James Webb that the plan barely keeps pace in the space race with Russia.
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Washington
Aps
House
Space Agency
Russia
House’ Appropriations
James E. Webb
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Pool
Senate
John J. Williams
R-Del
Veterans Administration
Federal Housing Administration
House Judiciary Committee
British Teens Lie On Tracks For Kicks
Railway police reported British teenagers lying in railway tracks for kicks as trains passed overhead. A conductor described a near miss at 80 miles per hour when a boy lay face down between the rails. the train passed, and the boy rode away on a bicycle.
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Leicester
England
UPI
Campaigners warned against using neighbor route mailboxes
Assistant postmaster J. E. Rorrer at Beckley Post Office warns campaign materials must not be placed in minor route and rural carrier boxes. He says much of this has been reported and is illegal. All such material will be returned and postage charged to the campaigner. He asks candidates not to do this.
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J. E. Rorrer
Beckley Post Office
Rorrer
Post Office
Leathernecks Triumph Marines Bou t Cong Ambush
U S Marines stormed through heavy fire and routed a Viet Cong force from a hilltop village near Da Nang. In another action a Marine patrol with air support killed about 20 guerrillas as reinforcements arrived. Weather affected air raids over North Vietnam.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S
Xuan Ngoc
da Nang
Tinh Yop
North
Viet Nam
Guam
Nuclear Issue Showdown Seen
Washington report on Congress pressing Defense Secretary McNamara over a nuclear navy, arguing faster build is needed. McNamara counters that atomic-fuel gains do not justify costs. Navy has four atomic ships excluding submarines and seeks funds for a second carrier, with the House Armed Services Committee approving $258 million.
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Washington
UPS
Congress
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Johnson
McNamara
Navy
Defense Department
House Armed Services Committee
L. Mendel Rivers
Southern Coals Corp Awarded 1 64 Contract
Southern Coals Corp of Beckley was awarded a $5.4 million contract for the third Interstate 64 project in Kanawha County. The work covers five bridges and runs from east of Jim Rosa Lane at Institute to east of 12th Street in Dunbar.
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Charleston
UPI
Southern Coals Corp
Beckley
Kanawha County
Institute
12Th Street
Dunbar
Red China Says Prioritizes Soviet Aid to North Viet Nam
The New China News Agency quoted a Foreign Ministry spokesman in Tokyo declaring top Soviet aid shipments to North Vietnam and calling Defense Minister Malinovsky a liar. China dismissed U S Soviet collaboration claims as a sham and denounced Dean Rusk over China’s isolation remarks at a Beijing reception for overseas Chinese.
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Tokyo
UPI
Red China
Viet Nam
Rodion Y. Malinovsky
China
New China News Agency
Chinese Foreign Ministry
Dean Rusk
Community of Nations
U.S
Chen Yi
Peking
Hong Kong
Macao
Foreign Ministry
Malinovsky
Hungary
Beckley question and answer column on local services
The Beckley Ring Register offers 24 hour information except 10 to 11 am. Readers submit questions about ballots, schooling age, youth centers, farm help, Social Security, hedge spacing, pruning, rabies, girls softball, barbering, toupees and more. Answers cite local officials, extension agents, and area professionals.
VESC Pursues New Auto Safety Standards Expansion
Washington APS reports the Vehicle Equipment Safety Commission faces skepticism over its成果 yet asserts momentum. Chairman Louis P. Spitz says the body, created in 1958 with 44 states and DC, is drafting further uniform standards within six months after issuing a tire standard adopted by about four states.
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Washington
APS
Auto Industry
Vehicle Equipment Safety Commission
VESC
Commission
District of Columbia
House Commerce Committee
Johnson
Louis P. Spitz
Nevada
House
Congress
Torbert H. MacDonald
D-Mass
Spitz
WESC
MacDon
Auto Sales Reported Up Despite Safety Hearings
Washington based report notes Ford Motor Co and car dealers say April sales rose overall despite Senate car safety hearings. Ford posts a first-half lag but a record final ten days. general auto groups show no universal downturn. Dealers point to taxes, tight credit, and war as sales factors. one NY dealer cites Corvair issues, while a Raleigh VW dealer sees no impact.
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Johnson
Ford Motor Co
Ford
General Motors Corp
American Motors Corp
Chrysler Corp
UPI
Senate
New York
Chevrolet
Don Allen
Midtown
Volkswagen
Raleigh
N. C
Ralph Nader
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