Gemini 9 Rerun: Surveyor trajectory near target lunar spot
Pasadena reports Surveyor on an apparently accurate path toward a near pinpoint landing in the Sea of Storms. NASA scientists corrected its course after launch from Cape Kennedy, with controls re locking sun and star sensors to stabilize two axes and prevent rolling. The mission could signal a 1969 manned moon landing. Meanwhile Cape Kennedy prepares for Gemini 9’s Wednesday launch with Thomas Stafford and Eugene Cernan seeking a rendezvous satellite nicknamed The Glob. Weather looks acceptable for lift off and two Atlas ages await clearance.
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Cold air grips the Northeast and Midwest
A weather system over the northern Great Lakes cooled the eastern half of the country with 30s temperatures in Michigan Pennsylvania New York and western New England. The Weather Bureau forecast frost inland in the Northeast tonight as winds gusted to 86 mph at Colorado Springs during a severe thunderstorm with minor damage. Thunderstorms were observed in the Rockies and along the central Gulf and Atlantic coasts while the rest of the day stayed mostly clear.
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West Virginia sees cold spell. Flat Top hits 32
Low temperatures hit several West Virginia towns with Flat Top recording 32 at Raleigh County Airport. Beckley 36 Huntington 35 Charleston 38 Parkersburg 38 Bluefield 40 Morgantown 41 Martinsburg 46. Frost covers Raleigh County. gardeners advised to spray water to protect plants. Shady Spring man Ivan Cole found his garden hose frozen while preparing to spray.
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Bluefield
Morgantown
Martinsburg
Ivan Cole
Cloudy And Cool Beckley And Vicinity Forecast
Cloudy and cool this afternoon with a high near 65. Tonight will be clear and cold with frost mainly in low spots, low around 33. Wednesday shows mostly sunny skies and a bit warmer with a high near 70. Airport conditions report 66 high and 36 low in the last 24 hours, no precipitation. River levels steady with Greenbrier and Lake Greenbrier normal and clear. New gauge at Hinton reads 2.1 feet. Today’s extremes include a high of 106 in Presidio Texas and a low of 28 in Traverse City Michigan.
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Johnson appeals for Buddhists to halt self immolations
President Johnson, at Arlington Cemetery on Memorial Day, urged Buddhists in Vietnam to end the acts of desperation that disrupt the push for independence and constitutional government. He said the burnings cloud sacrifices and called for keeping internal quarrels within bounds as Vietnam progresses toward stability. He paid tribute to those who died in Vietnam and visited President Kennedy's grave.
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Strikers Back To Work At Manufacturing Plant
Beckley Manufacturing Corp's 820 striking workers returned to work after a three week walkout ended by a contract ratified 450 to 71. The deal, negotiated by Local 2011 IBEW AFL CIO, raises wages and benefits and sets terms for 1966 1967. Union leaders stated the agreement met the members needs and urged workers to resume duties, with some returning on the midnight shift.
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Beckley Manufacturing Corporation
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Afl-Cio
Thomas Willey
Ibew International
Four ex-cabinet ministers face speedy trial for Mobutu plot
Four former cabinet ministers today faced a rapid trial and possible public hanging for allegedly plotting with foreign embassies to overthrow the government and kill Congo president Lt. Gen. Joseph Mobutu. Meanwhile 19 youths arrested for drag racing during Memorial Day weekend were slated for hearing by a Monongalia County grand jury, and two mild earthquakes around Buffalo were recorded by Fordham University seismology lab.
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Monongalia County
Veterans group wins apology after ice show incident
A veterans group defending Viet Nam Gas was pleased with an official apology after being turned away from an ice show at the Hilton. State Rep Leo F OBrien criticized the hotel and urged an Illinois Dram Shop Act investigation as the hotel faced scrutiny. Indonesian Ambassador Lambertus N Palar has held talks with United Nations officials to rejoin the world body, an embassy official said.
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Chicago
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WV plans extradition papers for Deems fugitive
West Virginia authorities prepared to file papers to extradite Moundsville penitentiary fugitive James Deems from Corpus Christi Texas. Vandals burned 150 U S flags on veterans graves at Rosedale cemetery for Memorial Day. Wheeling native J Montgomery Curtis received a national journalism award at weekend commencement. Republicans trumpet gains ahead of 1966 elections while Senate contests remain tough. Possible southern governorship pick eyed in Alabama Arkansas Georgia or Florida. State Police reported a UFO sighting and an ostrich on the loose near Champaign Illinois.
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Arkansas
Georgia
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Champaign
Libel Suit Opens After 1963 Delays in Wyoming Case
The $100,000 libel suit against Beckley Newspapers Corp and Emile J. Hodel opened in Wyoming County Circuit Court after continuances dating to 1963. Raleigh County Clerk C. Harold Hanks filed suit in February 1963 over editorials in Beckley Post-Herald. Hanks and Hodel reside in Beckley. case cites WV Supreme Court ruling on circulation-based libel jurisdiction. D. Grove Moler represents Hanks. editors Jack Mann and G. Berk Lynch for the newspaper.
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Emile J. Hodel
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Beckley Post-Herald
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Post Herald
West Virginia Supreme Court
D. Grove Moler
Jack Mann
G. Berk Lynch
Quake Felt Across Washington DC to Richmond Area
An earthquake described as small and local was felt from Washington DC to Richmond early Tuesday. Georgetown University reported a 4.0 tremor on the Richter scale. Police received many calls. little damage occurred. Father Bernard McConnell noted such tremors are common in the Appalachian range. Virginia police said the quake was felt in Washington, Charlottesville, Culpeper, Williamsburg and Richmond but not in Tidewater.
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UPI
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Economic Boom Slowing Down and Inflation Surges
Washington reports the economy may be slowing with declines in auto sales, industrial production, personal income, and housing starts. Yet consumer prices rose sharply with a four tenths percent CPI increase, prompting questions about ongoing inflation amid a cooling expansion and expectations of defense spending leveling off.
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Labor Department
U S Bombers Hit Targets Near Hanoi in Heavy Strikes
Saigon reports the heaviest day of bombing since raids resumed January 31 with close to 300 sorties. Navy planes flew 46 missions and Air Force 37 against targets near Hanoi Vinh Thanh Hoa Dong Hoi and the Mu Gia Pass with roads bridges railways and coastal shipping among the aims.
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Big Bill) McGinty
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Thanh Hoe
Dong Hoi
Mu Gia
Viet Nam
Man Killed in Hunting Accident Near Mount Hope
Monroe County sheriff reports a hunting accident in the Knobs section that killed 27 year old Gary Stephen Blake of Mount Hope. The shooter, 34 year old William Boyd of Kilsyth, was charged with homicide after a single head shot. Also present were William B. Ramsey and James R. Gentry.
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Monroe County
Blake
Mount Hope
Air Force
Beckley Q and A column answers local civic questions
Readers get brief replies on Medicare deadlines for 65 year olds, hospital bed counts, work permit contacts, baseballs used per game, classified ad terms close in, parachute feasibility on commercial airlines, college necessity for MLB players, fluoride in Sophia water, National Guard summer training dates, and Clint Walker’s origins as an Illinois native.
Rusk sails to Europe to rally NATO over Gaulle rift
Secretary of State Dean Rusk leaves Andrews to mend ties with Europe and bolster NATO after France’s bid to pull bases and leadership from the pact. He will push for Brussels HQ relocation, Paris political HQ move, and a 14 nation military committee. He aims to pressure De Gaulle before Moscow trip.
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Record Deaths Over Memorial Day Weekend
A three day Memorial Day weekend record saw 530 traffic deaths nationwide, with 133 drownings and 84 other miscellaneous fatalities among 753 total. California led with 57 deaths, followed by Michigan 40 and New York 30, while Alaska, Hawaii, Rhode Island and Vermont reported no fatalities. Howard Pyle of the safety council called it a tragic weekend and warned the year’s toll would exceed 50,000.
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Batman Comes to Mexico in Spanish TV Version
In Mexico City, a station announced the Caped Crusader adventures dubbed in Spanish will air on Tuesdays and Wednesdays starting today. The broadcast uses the Spanish title Cruzade Ecapudado and features dialogue dubbed for local viewers.
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