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A Kentucky soldier arreste d by FBI agents in Wilmington Ohio on charges of stealing government medical supplies and selling them to a Beckley drug store. FBI declines to name the store fueling townwide suspicion and sparking debates on law enforcement transparency. The piece contrasts this with the Beckley murder case where officials closed the inquiry claims without presented evidence.
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Wilmington
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FBI
Ray Farrow
Gladys Carter Treadway
Treadway
Fewer Cards In Our Handi in Viet Nam Policy
The piece argues the Vietnam War has escalated from air strikes to large scale bombing and a surge in U S manpower from 42 000 to about 250 000. It notes rising American casualties and a shift to direct combat while questioning future options beyond bombing Hanoi Haiphong and a possible North Vietnamese invasion. It warns that free elections in the south are increasingly dubious amid civil strife in Saigon Hue and Da Nang.
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Viet Nam
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Washington
Kremlin Warns Red China Over Siberia Ambitions
Leonid Brezhnev declared no tolerance for Chinese territorial ambitions in Siberia during a Vladivostok speech. The trip signals a pointed message to Peking as Sino-Soviet tensions widen. NATO reorganization and Romanian roles shadow European security amid Brussels council talks.
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Siberia
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Moscow
Peking
NATO
France
Brussels
Repairs to Governor Mansion Total 305946
Gov Hulett C Smith moved 60000 from his contingency fund to cover mansion repairs joining 88000 from 1966 legislature and earlier allocations for a total 305946. Work includes garage extension, parquet floors, paint, electrical, doors, fire alarm, air conditioning, and marble. supervision by Zando Martin Milstead is paid separately.
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Fanny Seiler
Charleston
UPI
Hulett C. Smith
Department of Finance and Administration
Zando
Smith
Martin
Milstead
Lofton Milstead
Gore
Kuhn
The Kissing Disease Explained Infectious Mononucleosis
A reader question on the kissing disease is addressed with a health department briefing. Mononucleosis affects children and young adults, can mimic other illnesses, is not caused by kissing alone, and commonly follows stress or fatigue. Symptoms include fatigue fever sore throat swollen glands and sometimes splenic enlargement. Recovery ranges two to six weeks with possible lingering weakness. Treatment emphasizes rest fluids and a healthy diet with medical advice for symptoms.
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Ring Register
State Department of Health
Vincent
Employers Urged to Tailor Jobs for Negro Skills
Washington reporting outlines a sweeping plan within the civil rights movement to redesign job patterns so hard core unemployed Negroes can be hired as they are. Planners seek nationwide, coordinated, round-the-calendar efforts across business, labor, churches, and government to deliver concrete job commitments and reduce unequal employment.
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Nea
U.S
Watts
New York
Los Angeles
Ray Cromley Folk Singers Helped Move Viet Red Movement
Fifteen years ago Pham Day led singing teams to accompany Ho Chi Minh troops moving guns and supplies over mountains. Singers softened villagers and carried political songs about freedom and resistance to French colonists. Pham Duy left Viet Minh in 1951 amid class-hate demands and later sang against the Communists.
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Washington
Nea
Pham Day
Ho Chi Minh
Song Lo
Pham Duy
Viet Minh
National Front
Newlyweds face 300000 lifetime spend dilemma
Aileen Snoddy notes that the average couple will spend about 300000 in a lifetime on housing, essentials, and education. Couples often lack preparedness for credit use and debt, so budgeting and transparent finances are urged, with guidance from family services and consumer finance resources.
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Aileen Snoddy
Family Service
West Virginia Police Shakeup And Miner Relief
25 years ago in Charleston the temporary assignment of Captain Arnold Moore of Elkins to command at Beckley was reported by Supt. John W. Bosworth. He will replace Capt. l C. Myers of Beckley who is moved to Charleston for special duty. In Charleston about 51 000 of West Virginia's 104 000 soil coal miners received relief during the 28 day April shutdown in the Appalachian coal fields.
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Progress Corps
West Virginia
Massachusetts
John Volpe
Volpe
Barry Goldwater
Charleston
Arnold Moore
Elkins
Beckley
John W. Bosworth
State Police
L C. Myers
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