Trades Union Congress weighs moves to end maritime strike
A world news brief survey notes Britain's Trades Union Congress may move to end the 10 day maritime strike amid broader labor actions. Other items report price increases in steel, a parolee convicted of auto theft, Nigeria's political crackdown, the Presbyterian Assembly's end and Sino relations, NATO talks with Germany, Cuban immigration eligibility, a missing Philadelphia girl found unharmed, farm accident deaths, cancer treatment trials, a U S foreign aid vote, and a Finnish farmer fined for warning lapse.
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Britain
Trades Union Congress
Iron Age Magazine
Carl C. Dunn
John F. Kennedy
Aguiyi Ironsi
178Th Presbyterian General Assembly
Communist
China
Ludwig Erhard
London
NATO
France
West Germany
State Department
Havana
Roberta Filler
Philadelphia
Judson Bailey
Geelick
Lewis County
Weston
George Spurgeon
Albuquerque
N. M
Buffalo
N. Y
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Johnson
Washington - Moscow
West Virginia contractors named to national committees
The Associated General Contractors of America appointed ten West Virginia contractors to national committees. Named are David G. Agnew Ronceverte Charles R. Neighborgall Jr Hunting ton Carl N. Haynes Bluefield Arthur H. Ritchie Ravenswood Carl E. Stephens Parkersburg James E. Coombs Morgantown William S. Ritchie Jr Ravenswood John H. Hill Charleston Evan L. Harris Jr Charleston and Robert E. Troy Huntington.
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Charleston
UPI
Associated General Contractors of America
West Virginia
National Organization of Contractors
David G. Agnew
Ronceverte
Charles R. Neighborgall, Jr
Huntington
Carl N. Haynes
Bluefield
Arthur H. Ritchie
Ravenswood
Carl E. Stephens
Parkersburg
James E. Coombs
Morgantown
William S. Ritchie, Jr
Ravens
Voters Ban Topless Go Go Dancers in Walport Oregon
In Walport Oregon voters approved banning topless go go dancers at the Iron Kettle Club by 172 to 101 after city officials left the decision to residents amid protests over the displays. Some merchants had reported a business boost from the acts prior to the vote.
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Walport
Ore
UPI
Oregon
Iron Kettle Club
Weather Summary Beckley and Vicinity
Partly cloudy with pleasant temperatures this afternoon high 77 fair tonight low 50 Thursday variable cloudiness upper 70s. Airport conditions show 73 last 24 hours, no precipitation, northwest wind 13 mph. River gauges Greenbrier and Lake normal and clear, Hinton gauge 2.2 ft. Today's extremes 106 in Presidio Texas and 81 in Crete. Five day forecast near normal then warmer weekend. southern 79 55 northern 76 50. rainfall 0.25 to 0.50 inch mainly Monday estern sections.
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Beckley
Greenbrier
Hinton
Presidio
Texas
Crete
West Virginia
Viet Cong monsoon offensive likely stalled by new US gains
UPI reports US and allied forces have taken the initiative with ground actions this week killing about 65 Viet Cong in scattered engagements. Airpower hit targets from Hanoi to Haiphong while troops north of Saigon and at 275 miles north faced heavy combat. The spokesman says monsoon offensives may be checked as more troops are available and supply lines are battered.
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Saigon
Upi
U.S
North Viet Nam
Aly
South Viet Nam
Hanoi
Vinh
Thanh Hoa
Dong Hoi
Haiphong
Navy
Air Force
Marine
2Th Infantry
1St
Air Cavalr
North
Viet Nam
Explorer Satellite Launch Marks Moon Mission Anniversary
Cape Kennedy reports a budget Explorer satellite liftoff near the fifth anniversary of the moon program. The 492 pound satellite tests upper atmosphere sampling while Saturn V looms for a future moon shot. Astronauts Stafford and Cernan observe the Delta rocket ascent alongside the anticipated Gemini 9 flight on May 31.
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Cape Kennedy
API
America
Gemini
Thomas Stafford
Eugene Cernan
Oregon primary backs LBJ Viet Nam policy in vote of confidence
United Press International reports Oregon Democrats gave President Johnson a vote of confidence on Viet Nam policy in Tuesday’s primary. Rep. Robert B. Duncan won the Democratic senatorial nomination over Howard Morgan with backing from Morse and Green. Duncan faces a tough race against Gov. Mark Hatfield in November.
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United Press International
Oregon
Johnson
Hayden Burns
Florida
Kentucky
Oklahoma
Robert B. Duncan
Howard Morgan
Doves
Viet Nam
Morgan
Wayne L. Morse
Edith Green
Duncan
Maurine Neuberger
Governor Urges Clean Up Help Campaign Kickoff
West Virginians were urged by Governor Smith to join a statewide clean-up effort. He spoke at a Kanawha County breakfast, challenging one third of the population to participate, noting tourism could boost the economy. He urged each citizen to remove one junked auto, with Barron and Shanklin joining in a Capitol Street sweep to launch the drive.
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Charleston
UPI
West
Smith
W. W. Barron
John Shanklin
Capitol Street
Becl ey Junior High Gets New Principal Noel Christian
Raleigh County Board of Education named Noel Christian personnel director of county schools as Beckley Junior High principal replacing retiring Jerome Van Meter. Halsey moves to personnel director. Hartson to Teel Elementary principal. Christian since 195? and 30 years with county. Van Meter retires after 44 years.
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Furrow Register
Raleigh County Board of Education
Noel Christian
Beckley
Earl Halsey
Teel
James Hartson
Soak Creek
Teel School
Christian
Jerome R. van Meter
Raleigh County
Beckley College
Raleigh
Woodrow Wilson High School
Morris Harvey College
West Virginia University
Egeria School
Beckley Junior High
Stoco
Lions Club
The
Methodist Temple
Edwina Carmichael
Kentucky
James Walker
Sophia
Carol Lane
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Halsey
Wyoming County
Pineville High School
Tom Meadows
Princewick
East Gulf
Sullivan
RMS
Maxwell Hill
Ring Register Q&A: legal and general inquiries answered
A long Q and A column answers diverse questions. Topics include juvenile welfare in Raleigh County, passport steps, mental health contact in Charleston, and remarrying after divorce. Other items cover Bill Russell’s height, miners pension rules, piercing ears, city council timing, and local schooling plans.
Boy Scout’s practice fires burn one acre in San Jose
An 11 year old boy scout practicing for a firemanship badge set dry wildland alight near his home. Four engines fought the blaze which consumed one acre. In England, Harry Bishop and his wife Ethel fear crossing a field with a bull to reach a mailbox and urged the council to move the mailbox closer.
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San Jose, Calif
UPI
East Peckham
England
Harry Bishop
Ethel
Bishop
Company To Insure Virginity Of Girl
Italo-Peruvian Insurance Co. said it will issue a 1600 dollar policy on a Italian girl’s virginity after Lloyds of London refused the risk. The Peruvians of Italian descent aim to exalt the virtues of the Italian woman while Lloyds refused coverage for a Sicilian daughter seeking waitress work in Germany.
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Lima
Peru
UPI
Italo-Peruvian Insurance Co
Lloyd's of London
Lloyd's
Alto Adige
Italy
Germany
Confab Aimed At Negro Aid
Washington delegates prepare for a White House conference on June 1 and 2 to craft more than 100 recommendations for Negro advancement. The executive council report flags massive unemployment as the urgent issue and outlines proposals for government jobs low cost housing and education improvements. Rep Augustus Hawkins calls for real jobs not handouts while Rep Charles Weltner cites education as key to progress.
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Washington
UPI
White House
Johnson
Augustus Hawkins
Dcalif
Watts
Los Angeles
HRC to Request Lakin Report on Discrimination Case
The State Human Rights Commission led by Carl Glatt will seek a formal report from Lakin State Hospital about meetings aimed at resolving employment discrimination charges with the employees union. Weekly talks near the 60 day mark prompt a progress update, as the panel disputes an April The Crisis article regarding former director McKinney’s resignation.
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Charleston
UPI
State Human Rights Commission
Carl Glatt
Lakin State Hospital
Glatt
National
NAACP
McKinney
C. Anderson Davis
West Virginia
Buddhist Demonstrations Rock Saigon After Rebel Pledge
Thousands of monks nuns and children marched through Saigon demanding Ky's overthrow as Vietnamese forces used clubs and tear gas to keep order. Deputy Premier Nguyen Huw Co announced Maj Gen Phan Xuan Nhuan pledged support from Hue cutting the rebel threat. protests continued amid high Hue tensions and a blood letter to President Johnson.
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Saigon
UPS
Nguyen Huw Co
Hue
da Nang
Nguyen Cao Ky
Phan Xuan Nnuan
Johnson
International Red Cross
United States
Nhuan
Buddhist Leader Urges End to Vietnamese Fighting
South Vietnamese Buddhist leader Thich Tam Chau urged followers and government officials to halt fighting and seek a compromise to benefit the country. He asked Premier Ky to withdraw military action in Da Nang and called for an end to street demonstrations hunger strikes and fiery personal crises as rebels sheltering in a pagoda surrendered.
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Singapore
UPI
Thich Tam Chau
Unified Buddhist Church
Nguyen Cao Ky
Vien Hoa Dao
Chau
da Nang
Ceylon
Nguyen Cao Thanh
Kuala Lumpur
Saigon
Court Declares Baker Sheriff in Dallas County
In Selma Alabama UPI report, U.S. District Judge Daniel H. Thomas ruled the Dallas County Democratic Executive Committee erred by discarding six ballot boxes from predominantly Negro areas after the May 3 primary. The discarded votes would have given nomination to Wilson Baker, a racially moderate candidate. The committee was ordered to name Baker as the sheriff nominee and to address James Clark’s challenge of all 80 boxes. Chairman Alston Keith said the order is meaningless because the contest continues.
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Selma
Ala
UPI
Dallas
Baker
Clark
Alston Keith
Civil War Fears Rise in Uganda Amid Palace Attack
News from Nairobi reports fresh fighting between Ugandan government troops and rebels near the Buganda king’s palace in Kampala. King Edward Frederick Mutesa was reportedly arrested on treason charges, with at least 22 killed in disorders since Monday and 50 arrested at Makindye. The clash marks a long power struggle between King Freddie and President Milton Obote since independence in 1962.
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Nairobs
Kenya
UPI
Uganda
Buganda
Edward Frederick Mutesa
Kampala
Makindye
Milton Obote
Freddie
Britain
Obote
Indiana Mother Held In Murder
Edith Louise Schmidt 27, mother of two, is held on a first degree murder charge in the slaying of her husband on Mother's Day. Glenn E. Stewart, 30, former Arkansas worker, was captured in Arkansas and held there. Police say Schmidt altered her statement about her husband Larry Schmidt's death, denying a confession and a love triangle plot. Stewart says he was in the house when the death occurred and may have helped a friend.
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Marion, Ind
UPI
Edith Louise Schmidt
Arkansas State Troopers
Arkadelphia
Ark
Marion
Ted Null
Larry
Null Flaty
Glenn E. Stewart
Arkansas
Null
South Arkansas
Stewart
Juveniles Held After Bank Holdup Attempt
In Redondo Beach California a 16 year old boy and a 13 year old accomplice were held by juvenile authorities on suspicion of attempting a bank robbery at a Bank of America branch. An uncooperative teller declined to provide cash and the boy wrote a note reading This is a holdup before fleeing and being caught by a vigilant employee.
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Redondo Beach
Calif
UPI
Bank of America
Katherine Wallace
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