U S Admits Using Drone Planes To Photograph North Viet Nam
U S Air Force launches pilotless reconnaissance aircraft from mother planes in South Viet Nam. Drones fly missions over North Viet Nam by remote control, jet propelled. Chinese claim of shooting down a drone gives no certainty of entry into China. State Department has no information to support it. Officials say there are no known robot controlled drones for such work.
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North
Viet Nam
Saigon
UPS
U.S. Air Force
South Viet Nam
UPI
China
South China
U. S
Washington
State Department
Sabrejet Shot Down In Laos
Washington announces a U S Air Force F100 Super Sabre was shot down in central Laos during a reconnaissance escort mission. Secretary McNamara said two Super Sabres and an RF101 Voodoo were involved and rescue teams hunted for the pilot as the incident follows prior retaliatory actions linked to North Vietnamese infiltration into Laos in violation of the 1962 Geneva accords.
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Washington
UPI
U.S. Air Force
Laos
Defense
Robert S. Mc
McNamara
U. S. Navy
Navy
U.S
Explosion at Robena Mine Kills 37 in 1962
Judge Shugart acquits mine supervisor Michael Wyde and dismisses charges against other officials over deficiencies in equipment blamed for the December 6 1962 blast at U S Steel Robena No 3 mine. Investigators cited ventilating equipment failure and ignition of gas as factors. The ruling argues against imposing criminal liability on supervisors for unknowable violations given the mining industry's dangers.
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U.S. Steel Corp
Robena No. 3
Dale F. Shugart
Shugart
Michael Wyde
Commonwealth
Wyde
Marion Misiak
Albert
Wydo
Carolina Youth Held In Station Robbery
An 18 year old Washington North Carolina youth was held at Raleigh County Jail for a robbery at Dinkler's Esso on Eisenhower Drive. Barry Boyd was charged with taking 53 dollars and carrying a concealed weapon. He appeared before Magistrate Joe Rodriguez and was held to the Grand Jury and fined 50 dollars with six months jail on the weapon charge. Ronald Bryant identified the suspect after the theft and later helped arrest him at a Laundromat on Johnstown Road.
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Washington, N. C
Raleigh
Dinkler
Eisenhower Drive
Barry Boyd
Boyd
Joe Rodriguez
Ronald Bryant
North Carolina
Bryant
Johnstown Road
Fog And Drizzle Across Beckley Area Forecast
Beckley and vicinity expect considerable fog and drizzle this afternoon with a high near 48. Tonight and Thursday remain cloudy and cool with light rain possible. Lows around 35 tonight, highs in the low 40s Thursday. Precipitation about .02 inches. Winds WNW around 3 mph. Five day forecast notes statewide temperatures 4 to 7 degrees below normal with rainfall around half an inch possible. River Greenbrier low and clear. Lake level 5 ft below normal with 3 gates open. A new gauge at Hinton shows 2 ft.
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Beckley
Beckley High
Boss Vest
Erie
West Virginia
Hinton
U S And Soviet Union Sign Nuclear Cooperation Pact
Moscow reports the United States and the Soviet Union signed a two year agreement to cooperate on using atomic energy to produce fresh water from oceans. The pact covers a broad range of data exchange and joint work including desalting sea water with nuclear power.
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Moscow
UPI
United States
Soviet Union
Theater Serves Notice No More Babysitting Here
Ventura California theater owner Gertrude Clark, a 50 year old widow, announced in newspaper ads that children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult for admission. She says police are called to deal with parents who abandon kids after late shows and plan to limit unattended minors to curb the problem.
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Ventura
Calif
UPI
Gertrude Clark
Bomb injures 18 Americans at Saigon cafe near airport
A convoy of UPI reports a terrorist blast at a Tan Son Nhut Airport cafe in Saigon injuring 18 U.S. servicemen and two Vietnamese. The device hidden on a concrete beam exploded at noon as servicemen took lunch, breaching the snack bar but the beam shield limited fatalities.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
UPI
Tan Son Nhut
Saigon International
Viet Nam War large heliborne operation nets few captures
The largest helicopter assault of the war involved 115 US Army helicopters and about 3,000 allied troops in Tay Ninh Province near Bien Hoa. Initial reports show two Viet Cong captured with documents, one suspect, three small arms, fifteen grenades, and one motorbike. no further contact reported as the operation continued.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Tay Ninh
United States Army
Republic of Viet Nam
Bien Hoa
Ben Suc
145Th
Tan Son Nhut
Army (of the Republic of Viet Nam
Lai Thieu
Smith unveils four point plan for West Virginia poverty fight
Governor-elect Hulett Smith outlined a four point plan to enable WV participation in the federal anti poverty program. It calls for a large residential training center for 1000+ young men, remedial reading teachers in 55 counties, a women's Job Corps center, and accelerated implementation of Titles III and IV. Smith said Shriver was sympathetic and favorable to the plan. He spoke after meeting with Shriver and prior discussions with Johnson and Barron about Appalachian aid and an expected Appalachian Bill. A roads victory committee also named 11 WV leaders to study the road bond issue and draft related legislation.
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Washington
UPI
Hulett Smith
West Virginia
R. Sargent Shriver
Office of Economic Opportunity
Shriver
Appalachian
Johnson
W. W. Barron
Congress
Beckley
West
Eisenhower Offers Advice If Sought On Gop Direction
Former President Dwight D Eisenhower, en route from Georgia to Gettysburg, Pa, told a UPI reporter he has no plan to intervene in the GOP direction controversy but would be delighted to offer advice if asked. The report also notes progress toward a NATO nuclear surface fleet on compromise lines discussed by Britain and West Germany, with Wilson's aides signaling agreement.
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Dwight D Eisenhower
Washington
Georgia
Gettysburg
UPI
Republican Party
United States
Britain
West Germany
Harold Wilson
Federal mediator meets rail reps and unions to avert strike
Federal mediator Fran is A ONeill plans separate Chicago talks with railroads and six shopcraft unions to avert a nationwide rail strike set for 6 am next Monday. Three UAW locals sign three year deals with Allis Chalmers ending 11,000 member walkout though Ford production stays crippled by parts shortages. 74,000 workers off job and output at 10 percent. Merriman Smith, UPIs White House reporter, wins USC journalism award for achievements in news communications at a USC banquet.
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Francis A. O'Neill
Chicago
UAW
Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Co
Ford Motor Co
Ford
Merriman Smith
United Press International
White House
University of Southern California
Global test detection system eyed after underground nuke shock
Defense officials said underground nuclear test shock waves in Mississippi were four to six times stronger than expected, raising the possibility of a global detection system with less difficulty than previously thought.
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Defense Department
Mississippi
Carol Lawrence
Robert Goulet
Christopher
United States
Brazil
Forest fires near Charleston show marked improvement
Charleston API The Department of Natural Resources reports a sharp drop in active fires across the state with 84 fires outstanding and 64 out or under control by Tuesday night. Total area burned reaches 120000 acres, still below 1952 and 1967 records, but potential to exceed 1963 totals as year-end figures finalize.
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Charleston
API
Department of Natural Resources
Asher W. Kelly
Kelly
Moroccan diplomat intrigue ends with man found in trunk
In Rome two Egyptian diplomats were expelled after a Moroccan interpreter, Youssef Dahan, was found bound and gagged inside a diplomatic trunk en route to Cairo. The incident sparked a police chase, a formal protest, and questions about espionage links.
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Rome
UPI
Italy
Cairo
United Arab Republic
Fiumicino
Youssef Dahan
Abdel Moneim el Nelhway
Selim Osman el Sayed
State Police Begin Statewide Radar Use Saturday
Charleston West Virginia state police will deploy radar across the state starting Saturday to enforce speed limits. Superintendent Burchett said electronic speed timing has worked for years, and rising traffic and accidents require expanding the speed control program. He cited excessive speed as the top cause of West Virginia highway crashes.
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Charleston
UPS
W. FE
Burchett
West Virginia
Love And The Berlin Wall Refugee Rescues Wife Across Blockade
In 1964 East Germany, Peter Selle, 26, fled to the West via the Elbe, leaving wife Barbara, 24. He wooed Dorothea Voss, 18, and used her identity to visit East Berlin, then returned with Barbara. Dorothea was jailed for six weeks. Selle admits guilt, hoping Dorothea forgives him. Authorities pressed kidnapping charges after the failed exchange.
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Germany
UPI
Berlin Wall
Peter Selle
Selle
Elbe
Barbara
Dorothea Voss
Dorothea
East Berlin
German Democratic Republic
Selles
Bann
Crisis over UN financing looms as U.S. and USSR clash
President Johnson convened top advisers in Washington to map strategy for an imminent UN funding crisis. Russia balks at past due assessments of 54 million dollars for Congo and Middle East peacekeeping. A General Assembly opening Dec 1 in New York could trigger a showdown with potential world consequences.
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UPI
Johnson
U.S
Soviet Union
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World Organization
Russia
U.N
Congo
Middle East
U.N. General Assembly
New York City
United States
State Department
Dean Rusk
Adlai Stevenson
Harlan Cleve
Council Clears Way For Declaration About Jews
Vatican City UPI says the Ecumenical Council prepared a declaration absolving Jews of sole blame for Jesus death for a Friday vote. The move, championed by Cardinal Bea and the Secretariat for Christian Unity, faced opposition from conservatives and Arab circles.
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UPI
Ecumenical Council
Augustin Cardinal Bea
Secretariat For Christian Unity
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