Was It A Tornado At Kanawha Station
Panicked residents described a violent wind event near Kanawha Station Wood County as possibly a tornado but the Weather Bureau attributed it to a roll cloud. The storm damaged several outbuildings and six to seven houses briefly blacking out the rural area. Air Force meteorologist Sgt Charles Newhouse and his family faced the event as their home withstood the blast.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Charleston
Kanawha Station
Bennett
Air Force
Charles Newhouse
Oe House
Rapid City
Newhouse
Korea
Cold Wave and Snowstorm Batter Northeast Report
A severe cold wave and snowstorm swept the Northeast and Ohio Valley. High winds toppled a house trailer in Canton, Ohio, killing one and leaving three missing. Homes damaged, power lines down, and dozens of traffic incidents followed as pockets of Scottsdale and nearby areas lost power and weather calmer skies emerged.
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Atlantic
New Yard
U.S. Weather Bureau
Ohio Valley
Canton
Ohio
Peptenders
W.va
Scottsdale
Angeles
Weather Beckley and Vicinity Cold Wave Warnings
Weather report notes cold wave warnings for Beckley and surrounding area. Cloudy windy conditions with intermittent snow flurries and a steady drop in temperatures this afternoon. Partly cloudy and much colder tonight with a low near 14. River Greenbrier low and clear. Lake Greenbrier normal and clear. new gauge at Hinton reads 1.8 ft.
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Beckley
Greenbrier
Hinton
Kingsville
Tex
Havre
Mont
World News Briefs Highlight Civil Rights Budget Call
Veteran leader A Philip Randolph launches a White House Conference on Civil Rights with a $100 billion freedom budget to end urban ghettos, warns against another Watts-like riot. Britain’s Wilson convenes cabinet over Rhodesian crisis. Magician Harry Blackstone dies at 80 in Hollywood. Princess Margaret tours and hosts a White House dinner-dance. Fire disrupts a Yokosuka Navy hospital with 300 patients evacuated, no injuries. Goldwater criticizes GOP prospects for 1966 off-year elections. Dr Mildred Bateman to report on Lakin State Hospital. A Communist disperses leaflets during Rusk wreath event. a man injured at a Uruguayan hero statue. GOP set three-day research conference in Kansas City.
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A. Philip Randolph
White House
U. S
Watts
Los Angeles
Harold Wilson
Cabinet
Defense Committee
Harry Blackistone
Hollywood
Princess Margaret
Jer
U. Navy
Yoksenka
Japan
Barry Goldwater
Mildred Bateman
State Mental Health Department
Lakin State Hospital
Hulett C. Smith
Dean Rusk
Rusk
Duesday
Jesus P. Rojas
Maciel Hospital
Ray C. Bliss
Republican National Committee
Kansas City
Renewed Hill Top Mountain Battle in Viet Nam
North Vietnamese attack waves press Chu Pong Mountain as B52s strike hilltop positions. About 1,500 fresh troops driven into combat, mortars heavier than earlier clashes. Four U S planes shot down, two helicopters lost, and guards report heavy American casualties.
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Michael T. Malloy
Chu Pong
U.S
B52 Strategic Command
Air Force
North Viet Nam
Cav
Hanoi
Vatican Council Endorses Social Justice Program
Vatican City UPI The Ecumenical Council backed a progressive social justice program within the Church in the Modern World charter. The economic life section passed 1740 to 41 as bishops prepared final redrafting after 33 preliminary votes. Massively supported aims include reducing glaring injustices and ensuring access to necessities for the hungry.
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Vatican City
UPI
Ecumenical Council
Assembly
Peety
State argues for $186 million road funding and more HR staff
West Virginia officials told the Board of Public Works of a needed $186 million more for roads by 1972 and urged a $100 million road bond issue. Lawmakers also pressed for expanded Human Rights staff to coordinate between state agencies and communities, citing school integration at Liberty High School in Williamson and the broader effort in Mingo McDowell and Jefferson Counties.
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Ie Commiedien
Human Rights
Howard McKinney
Mingo
McDowell
Jefferson
Liberty High School
Williamson
McKinney
Human Rights Commission
State Road Commission
BPW
Thomas Battle
W. E. Burchett
Harlan Justice
Lewis Myles
Lawrence Barker
W.F. Eigenbrod
Carl Early
Army Deserter Kills Himself in Aurora Pond
Charles Edward Lucas 23, a deserting Army private who used the alias Charles E Hall and told a landlady he was a secret agent, was found dead with a gunshot wound in a pond near Aurora. FBI confirmed his identity from fingerprints. he had been missing since July after leaving Ft Benning and was later reported absent from duty at Ft Leonard Wood. A .22 revolver with one round fired was found near the body. coroner to rule death as self-inflicted.
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Cleveland
API
Earl Brown
Epocal
FBI
Charles Edward Lucas
Aurora
Lucas
Gore
W.va
Ft. Benning
Ft. Leonard Wood
Charles E. Hall
Opera
Johnsons celebrate 31st anniversary with White House visit
President Lyndon B. Johnson and Lady Bird Johnson mark 31 years of marriage with a White House dinner in honor of Princess Margaret. The couple, wed in 1934 after a whirlwind courtship, recall a life of shared public duties and personal patience as they gaze back on their years together.
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Washington
UPI
Lady Bird
White House
Aus
Princess Margaret
Charlestonian Lt Timothy Blake dies in Vietnam
UPI reports Charleston native Lt Timothy Blake, 24, a Purdue University graduate and son of Mr and Mrs John Blake, was killed near Pleime by grenade fragments while serving in the First Cavalry Division. His parents were informed Tuesday.
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Charleston
UPI
Timothy Blake
Viet Nam
Blake
Purdue University
John Blake
Plei Me
First Calvary Division
Regiment At A Time American Meat Grinder in Vietnam
UPI report from Saigon notes North Vietnamese regulars march into South Vietnam as U.S. 1st Cavalry Division routs the 66th Regiment at Chu Pong Mountain. Analysts say further regiments may cross the trail as Viet Cong raids continue, with U.S. strategy targeting Viet Cong bases to allow village forces to hold the countryside.
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U.S. 1St Cavalry Division
Chu Pong Mountain
U.S
South
Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
Hanoi
66Th
V.C
1St Cavalry
UN Denies Seat To Communist China In 47 47 Tie
United Nations vote on China’s seat ends 47 10 47 with no majority. United States and allied nations press for two thirds rule before another ballot. Chaing Kai-Shek government from Nationalist China listed among nations weighing in. See United Nations page 2.
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United Nations
N. Y
UPI
China
General Assembly
Peking
United States
Rapes Lane
Genelaty Sa
Chaing Kai-Shek
Jamaica
Chile
Fragmented quotes from UPI dispatches mix Chile rally and Vietnam frontline
United Press International reports Dean Rusk comments in Venezuela and Montevideo amid protest in Chile where Robert F. Kennedy defends free speech after garbage pelted him, while a U.S. soldier describes a fierce three day battle in South Vietnam ending in a North Vietnamese regiment wiped out.
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United Press International
Rio DE Janeiro
Dean Rusk
Venezuela
Argentina
Montevideo
Uruguay
Concepcion
Chile
Robert F. Kennedy
D-N.y
Government Aluminum Producers Compromise
Washington reports a compromise between the government and aluminum producers on selling surplus metal at 100000 to 200000 tons yearly. The agreement, announced Tuesday, ensures at least 150000 tons will be allocated to defense needs. Defense Secretary McNamara met with ALCOA Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical and Reynolds Metals, firms majorly producing the nation’s aluminum.
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Washington
API
Sesecmuree
Defense
Robert &. McNamara
Stativns of Aluminum of America
ALCOA
Kaiser “Aluminum and Chemical Beee Metals Co
Chemical Corp
State Receives Final Payment On Train Centennial Train settlement reached
Charleston West Virginia and Montana completed a financial settlement over the Centennial Train with a final $10 000 check clearing. Montana agreed to pay $40 000 for the train two years ago after West Virginia marked its 100th birthday. Montana Gov Tim Babcock welcomed WV extension delaying the final payment which was due in September.
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Charleston
Upi
West Virginia
Montana
Mountain State
Tim Babcock
Ike Allowed To Sit Up
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower was moved from Gordon Army Hospital to Walter Reed General Hospital in Washington. He was allowed to sit up during the transfer, indicating improving health as he continues treatment after his hospitalization.
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Ike
Augusta, Ga
UPI
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Gordon Army Hospital
Walter Reed General Hospital
Washington
86 G Is Killed 230 Wounded Last Week
Saigon reports eighty six Americans killed and two hundred thirty wounded in the past week in action against Communist forces. The figure marks a second straight week of high casualties and follows a revised prior week tallied with fluctuating counts.
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Alrymen
Saigon
UPS
U.S
Viet Policy U.S. Refuses Talks Summary
UPI reports authoritative sources explain why the United States rejected two Communist Viet Nam peace offers about a year earlier. Rusk argued talks would signal surrender while U.S. strength was weak. later bombings and troop buildup improved leverage, yet no new offers appeared. The State Department cited lack of evidence of serious intent from the Reds.
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Stewart Hensley
Washington
UPI
Viet Nam
Rangoon
Burma
Johnson
U.S
U.S. Star
Rusk
United States
America
Navy
Reds
Personal Report From Chu Pong Battles End In Hooded Victory
A First Air Cavalry unit on Chu Pong Mountain reports four North Vietnamese battalions failed last-ditch assault. The Americans unleashed heavy firepower, killing many attackers. One sergeant bayoneted a foe, then fired thrice as enemy bodies piled before them.
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Ere
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Karol A. Bennett
Wood County
Here
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Vatican Council
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Virginis
Od F. Byrd Jr
Congress
Lbjs
Johnsons
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Prospect
Red
Bulletin
Salete En Oan Anand
Aluminum
Joseph Galloway
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