Beckley Q and A column mixed with space news
A Raleigh County Q and A page answers local questions on permits costs hog farming on roads school graduation counts and driving licenses. The piece shifts to CAPE KENNEDY reporting unmanned Agena target rocket failure cancels Gemini 9 launch delaying space objectives and detailing mission control drama and speculation on the cause.
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AL Rossiter Jr
Cape Kennedy
UPI
Thomas Stafford
Eugene Cernan
America
Red-Hating Cabbie Kills 1 Wounds 3
An unemployed Detroit cab driver Edward Waniolek 40 claimed the country was overrun with Communists and shot three college students in a Socialist Workers hall injuring two and killing Leo Bernard 27 a Wayne State biology senior. Jan Garrett 22 and Walter Graham 19 were critically wounded. Waniolek was later arrested at the Detroit Public Library listening to Beethoven.
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Detroit
Mich
UPI
Edward Waniolek
Socialist Workers Party
Lenin
Detroit Public
Jan Garrett
Walter Graham
Waniolek
Leo Bernard
Wayne State University
Changing BECKLEY AND VICINITY Weather Update
Mostly sunny with increasing cloudiness this afternoon high 76. Tonight and Wednesday mostly cloudy with scattered showers or thunderstorms low 52. Warmer Wednesday. Airport conditions show no precipitation, calm winds. Greenbrier River normal and clear, Lake normal and clear with four and a half gates open. Gauge at Hinton 2.6 ft optimistic. Today’s extremes: high 109 in Presidio Texas, low 26 in Kalispell Montana.
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Beckley
Greenbrier
Hinton
Presidio
Texas
Kalispell
Mont
80-Foot Fall Fatal In Edgewood Area
Albert N. Miller, 70, was killed near his Edgewood home when he fell 80 feet down an embankment. Police said he was dead on arrival at Charleston General Hospital while walking to a neighbor's home at the time of the accident.
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Charleston
Albert N. Miller
Edgewood
Miller
Charleston ‘General Hospital
Collision Kills Man Near Guysville Ohio
Athens Ohio UPI reports Dove V. Wilson 60 of Parkersburg West Virginia died in a head on crash on U.S. 50 about a mile from Guysville. Two other people were injured in the collision that occurred Monday night.
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Athens, Ohio
UPI
Dove V. Wilson
Parkersburg
W. Va
U. S. 50
Guysville
Here
Politial drama shadows Pennsylvania lieutenant race
A May 7 plane crash victim was favored to win the Pennsylvania Republican primary for lieutenant governor, with Walter Alessandroni urged as the party candidate over Blair Gunter. If the deceased is nominated, a substitute could be chosen for November.
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Pennsylvania
GOP
William W. Scranton
Walter Alessandroni
Pittsburgh
Blair Gunter
Roberts Lumber Co
Wheeling
France
Gen. de Gaulle
Paris
Folsom Injured In Two Car Crash Near Falkville Alabama
Former Alabama Governor James E. Folsom was hurt in a Monday two car crash near Falkville and transported to a hospital where he was listed in satisfactory condition with a broken collar bone. President Johnson planned to fly to Chicago for a Democratic fundraiser at McCormick Place, arriving about 5:30 p.m. Ohio and Hancock counties received Head Start grants totaling 78,500 dollars for preschool training for 300 children in Ohio County and 100 in Hancock.
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Alabama
James E
Big Jim) Folsom
Falkville
Ala
Johnson
Chicago
McCormick Place
Ohio
Hancock
Ohio County
Big Red One siezes Viet War Zone C assets in sweep
The U S 1st Infantry Division ends a 20 day operation along the Cambodian border near Saigon by destroying 4.2 million pounds of rice 7 050 Communist uniforms and 163 boats and sampans 66 Red base camps four jungle factories three hospitals and six aid stations and 814 other buildings and huts in War Zone C the effort described as highly successful with flame throwers and tracer rounds used during destruction
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Saigon
Machine Gunner Ends Riot Threat in Viet Nam Flight
In Hue, a U S helicopter carrying South Viet Nam area commander Maj Gen Huynh Van Cao came under fire from a South Vietnamese lieutenant amid a riot. An American machine gunner, Spec 4 James E Fulton, fired a burst killing the attacker and wounding six nearby soldiers. The helicopter’s crew, including a U S Marine general, escaped unharmed as Cao’s reception remained cool and the motives of the rebel lieutenant were unclear.
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Hue
South Viet Nam
UPS
U.S
Neuyen Cao Ky
Huynh van Cao
James E. Fulton
Fulton
Nguyen Cao Ky
Dan Nang
Beckley Flier Listed Missing in Southeast Asia
Air Force Lt. George W. Thompson, 25, of Beckley, is listed missing in flight over Southeast Asia by the Defense Department. A 1958 Woodrow Wilson High School graduate, he starred in track, baseball and wrestling and is son of Mrs. Dorcas Thompson. He attended West Virginia University before enlisting and has served for 40 years. Thompson trained as a pilot and was commissioned at Conley AFB, Texas. His mother says he was assigned to Southeast Asia in November 1965. He is not married and has three brothers.
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Air Force
George W. Thompson
Beckley
Southeast Asia
Defense Department
Thompson
Woodrow Wilson High School
Dorcas Thompson
Third Ave
Gilbert
West Virginia University
Conley Air Force Base
Waco
Texas
Navy
Richard L. Thompson
Gales Ferry, Conn
Donald D. Thompson
Augusta, Ga
Robert W. Thompson
Bladensburg, Md
Battleships Considered for Viet Nam War Use
Vice Admiral Lot Ensey told the House Appropriations Committee on March 10 the Navy is weighing bringing back battleships for Vietnam. He said 16 inch shells offer greater punch and a strong psychological impact, noting World War II shore bombardment and Korea showed effectiveness. The remarks were from prior secret testimony made public.
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Washington
UPI
Lot Ensey
House Appropriations Committee
Ensey
Korea
Johnson pressures warring Viet Nam factions for unity
President Johnson operates behind the scenes to push South Viet Nam factions toward a constitutional government. He also urges caution to Ky against armed attacks on Buddhist temples in Da Nang or Hue. Secretary Rusk to hold a news conference as Lodge wraps up talks with no policy change stated.
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Stewart Hensley Washington
UPI
Johnson
South Viet Nam
U.S
Saigon
Nguyen Cao Ky
da Nang
Hue
Viet Nam
Dean Rusk
Henry Cabot Lodge
Washington
Lodge
White House
Bill D. Moyers
Moyers Falls at White House Severely Injures Himself
Bill Moyers press secretary tumbled down stairs at the White House late Monday and was carried to Bethesda Naval Hospital for observation. He was reported doing fine today.
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Washington
UPI
Bill D. Moyers
White House
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Bananno Surrenders After 19 Months Hidden From U.S.
Mafia leader Joseph Bananno known as Joe Bananas turned himself in to U.S. authorities in New York facing charges in a sealed indictment. The 57-year-old chief of a New York Long Island Cosa Nostra family vanished October 21, 1964 with two gunmen on the eve of a rackets grand jury appearance. His surrender ends a world wide manhunt tied to a federal probe into his disappearance. His son Salvatore Bonanno has acted as a key witness from Tucson, Arizona.
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New York
UPI
Joseph
Joe Bananas
Bananno
New York-Long Island
Cosa Nostra
U.S
Robert M. Morgenthau
Bonanno
Federal Grand Jury
Salvatore Bonanno
Tucson
Ariz
Tags Go In Mail Friday For Fast 48-Hour Service
State Motor Vehicles Commissioner James Kay Thomas says 570000 auto license applications will be mailed Friday. Extra staff have been hired for the period, with tag window sales opening Monday. New gold on blue tags must be displayed by July 1 for autos and July 31 for other vehicles.
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Charleston
UPI
James Kay Thomas
Thomas
Monay
Fleming named WV Alcohol Action Program executive secretary
Reverend Elwood Fleming, pastor of Calvary Methodist Church for six years, is appointed the first full-time executive secretary of the Unit ed Church Alcohol Action Program of West Virginia. He will relocate to Charleston, travel statewide, work with the Legislature, and help publish a monthly magazine.
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Moundsville
UPI
Elwood Fleming
Calvary Methodist Church
United Church Alcohol Action Program of
West Virginia
Fleming
Charleston
Rising political star Rockefeller guests at LBJ Ranch
Jay Rockefeller IV, a rising West Virginia political figure and recent landslide winner in the Democratic House of Delegates race, toured the LBJ Ranch in Texas at the invitation of Mrs. Johnson. He traveled with his aunt and uncle, then returned to Charleston and later Palm Springs.
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Charleston
UPI
John D
Jay) Rockefeler IV
West Virginia
President Johnson
Lbj Ranch
Texas
Rockefeller
Texas White House
Johnson
Laurance Rockefeller
New York
House of Delegates
First Lady
Linda Bird
Rockefeller Ranch
Jackson Hole
Wyo
Wyoming
Jay
Sharon Percy
Stanford University
Charles Percy
Illinois
Young Rockefeller
Washington
Johnson City
Palm Springs
Calif
Lady Bird
Washington Park
Action For Appalachian Youth
Smiley Reinstates Impeachment Petition in Kanawha
John T. Smiley, a St. Albans motel operator, refiled an impeachment petition Monday in Kanawha Circuit Court. Prosecuting Attorney Charles M. Walker must answer by June 11. The suit cites 11 alleged acts of misconduct, malfeasance and incompetence, after a May 11 dismissal by Judge Frank Taylor for lack of certified record jurisdiction.
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Charleston
UPI
Kanawha County
Charles M. Walker
Kanawha
John T. Smiley
St. Albans
Smiley
Frank Taylor
Soviets Plant Remote Control Missiles At Sea
London reporting diplomatic sources says Russia built Polaris type missiles operable by remote control from sea bed containers. The aim is to extend range by placing rockets near hostile coasts to hit fixed targets, though details remain unconfirmed.
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London
UPS
Russia
WVU Law School Move Balked by Board
Morgantown officials report the West Virginia University Board of Governors balked last fall on a vote to move the Law School to Charleston. A May 9 public note by WVU President Paul A. Miller said sentiment favored the move, but legislators’ action was deemed necessary for locating the Medical Center.
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Morgantown
UPI
West Virginia University Board of Governors
Law School
Charleston
Morgantown Dominion News
WVU
Paul A. Miller
Thomas L. Harris
Parkersburg
Miller
John F. Golay
Kentucky man arrested in theft of government medical supplies
FBI agents announced the arrest of Sgt. Billy E. Cole of Louisville for stealing government medical supplies last June 27 and selling them to a Beckley drugstore. A hearing in Cincinnati on June 1 will determine if the case proceeds, after which Cole may be sent to Beckley for federal trial. The store’s name was not released and no action against the store was expected.
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Kentucky
Beckley
Billy E. Cole
Louisville
FBI
Cole
Wilmington
Ohio
Cincinnati
The
Register
Five Escaped Convicts Captured in Hazelton Hunt
State troopers armed with shotguns captured five escaped convicts hiding in a laurel thicket in a wooded mountain area Monday night about four hours after they fled Luzerne County prison. Earlier, police recovered stocks and U.S. bonds valued at 123,755 dollars believed taken in a burglary by one fugitive on November 26.
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Hazleton
UPN
Luzerne County
U.S
FBI agent shot in shade gap kidnap case ends
An FBI agent was shot and killed today by a sniper believed to be the man who kidnapped 17 year old Peggy Ann Bradnick near Shade Gap Pennsylvania. State Police reported.
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Shade Gap
UPI
FBI
Peggy Ann Bradnick
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East Prince St
Raleigh County Public
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Henry H. Holt and Co
Sherman C. Trail
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Gemini Control
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William W. Momyer
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Moyers
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WVU Law School
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