Court To Release Funds For Stephen's Lake Improvements
The Raleigh County Court will release 16000 for Stephen's Lake capital improvements. M A Johnson, Stephen's Lake Authority president, claimed funds were mismanaged earlier. The State Sinking Funds Commission sent 23178.28 by mail, and the Attorney General urged the court to use the money to activate the lake.
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Raleigh
Charles T. Burdiss
M. A
Ping) Johnson
Lake Authority
Wy Ha
Stephen’ S Lake
Burdiss
H. G. Farmer
State Sinking Funds Commission
Johnson
Beote
Boerston Ca
RFK Skips Samba Festival After Acid Threat
In Recife Brazil police warned Communists planned an acid attack on Robert F Kennedy and his wife at a samba festival. Kennedy canceled his appearance with Ethel as a precaution. Three university students were arrested in a related incident involving a reported bomb with acid, though details remained unclear.
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RFK
Recife
Brazil
UPI
Robert F. Kennedy
D-N.y
Plan Outlined To Legislative Panel Regents Board For WVU
In Charleston West Virginia University President Charles Wise outlined a proposed Board of Regents structure to govern higher education. The plan calls for a chancellor led board with lay members to control budgets and allocation of functions at public and private colleges. The current Board of Education would relinquish higher education duties to a new Board of Higher Education while retaining other responsibilities. Final recommendations won't be ready until after further study for the next legislature.
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Charleston
UPI
West Virginia University Board of Governors
Charles Wise
Board of Regents
SS Es
Miller
Publi Naka
He ‘Alo
Wises
Board of Education
Board of Higher Education
Board of Educa
Birth and anti gambling measures urged in Wheeling call
Wheeling report says Gov Hulett C Smith urged birth control legislation and an anti gambling measure in the 1966 Legislature. The Wheeling Clergy Council including Protestant and Catholic priests pressed safeguards for conscience and personal freedom. Ohio County prosecutor Arch Sequelman noted a similar measure failed in committee last year.
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Wheeling
UPI
Hulett C. Smith
Wheeling Clergy Council
Ohio
Arch Sequelmaan
Riley
Meg Pot Luck Supper Ends Festivities at Four Seasons
Princess Ena and Lord Snowdon bid farewell to New York with a pot luck supper at the Four Seasons Restaurant. More than 200 guests sampled Americana cuisine in the gleaming kitchen before departing for Kennedy Airport en route to the United States.
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Ena
Perincess
Eypanet
Lord Snowdon
New York
Manhattan
Four Seasons
Ty Cabinee
Kennedy
United States
Weather summary for Beckley area and Bexley vicinity
Cloudy and mild with a high around 55. Tonight remains fair and cooler with a low near 28. Wednesday turns mostly sunny with a high near 50. Also notes on Beckley 24 hour readings and river conditions across Greenbrier and related gauges.
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Beckley
Greenbrier
Hinton
McAllen
Tex
Grand Forks
Rhodesia police fire on marchers in Bulawayo killings
Police opened fire on black nationalist demonstrators in Bulawayo injuring and killing one. About 54 arrests followed as Rhodesia crack down amid escalating anti independence protests. Thousands clashed with officers near Mopooma as workers stayed home and protests spread across the region.
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Bulawayo
Rhodesia
UPI
Mopooma
Britain
Iity
Salisbury
Johnson enters third year facing foreign policy strains in NATO nuclear debate
President Johnson begins his third year amid rising foreign policy burdens. A planned meeting with West German Chancellor Erhard highlights NATO nuclear strategy disputes. Vietnam war casualties and peace efforts also press him as he marks Kennedy's Dallas anniversary.
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William J. Eaton
Johnson City
Tex
UPI
Johnson
Rotwig Erhard
NATO
U.S
Texas
John F. Kennedy
Dallas
LBJ
St. Mary’s
Fredendent
President And Wilson Set Dec 17 Meeting
President Johnson will confer with British Prime Minister Harold Wilson on December 17 to discuss world problems. The meeting will be their first face to face talk and will take place at a pre announced location.
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Johnson City
Tex
UPI
Johnson
Harold Wilson
Gemini Launch Threat Lifted Talks Resume
Federal mediators resume talks with union and management at McDonnell Aircraft to settle a five day machinists strike. Meeting set for 10 a.m. EST as the Gemini 7 launch on Dec 4 faced delay due to the strike.
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Washngton
McDonnell Aircraft Co
Key Accord Reached In Five-Day Machinists Strike
UPI reports that after five days of action machinists and McDonnell Aircraft Corp reached a key accord. Federal mediators resumed bargaining as both sides continued discussions on a major obstacle to settlement.
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Aon Ae Ee
UPI
McDonnell Aircraft Corp
Viet Nam Battle Reports and Air Strikes Near Tuy Hoa
U S forces bombarded a 2000 strong Communist force near Tuy Hoa after a night attack on coastal positions. U S planes and ships destroyed two North Vietnamese missile sites and crippled an airport preparing for further operations. Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces attacked Tuy Hoa and Quang Ngai with heavy casualties reported on both sides. US Army 1st Cavalry and Vietnamese paratroopers led a sweep in the Central Highlands while Marines near Da Nang faced missing personnel after an amphibious incident.
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Saigon
North Viet Nam
Oere US
Osses
Tuy Hoa
Qui Nhon
Sea Highlands
Quang Ngai Province
U.S. Army 1St Cavalry Division
da Nang
Casualties Listed In Day In Vietnam War Coverage
Washington reports 85 American servicemen killed in Vietnam last week, all Army. The Defense Department released names on a single day, a record for identifications due to next of kin notifications. The total dead this year rises as part of a growing cumulative toll.
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Washington
UPI
Defense Department
United States
Army
Navy
Pentagon
United Sates
Viet Nam
Four West Virginians among eight U S soldiers killed in Vietnam
The Defense Department said four West Virginians were among eight American soldiers killed in Vietnam last week. They include Platoon Sgt. Wilbert H. Johnson of Morgantown and PFC Charles Anders of Leckie McDowell County, PFC Tommy A. Doak of Morntown, and PFC Darrell Sanders of Wayne.
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Washington
UPI
Defense Department
West
Resolution Passed 910 United Nations Calls For World Disarmament Meeting
The United Nations General Assembly. 117 member main political committee passed a resolution backing a world disarmament conference with broad invitation. The United States supported the measure but with reservations about participation of Communist China. Debate centered on which nations would be invited.
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United Nations
N. Y
UPI
General Assembly
France
China
United States
Goldberg
Man
United Alions
Red China
Court To Set Guidelines For Confessions
The Supreme Court announced it will consider guidelines on confessions in a term that could affect thousands of accused and felons. Justices will hear cases and issue written opinions, building on the Escobedo ruling that denied counsel during interrogation.
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Washington
UPI
W. R Argum
Ton
Nnece
Igh Court
Escobedo
Altho
Ohio Man Shot In Leg In W Va Deer Hunt
A Dayton man Lester Sites, 42, was wounded in the arm and leg on the first day of West Virginia firearms deer season near the Grant Hampshire Hardy county border. He is listed in good condition. The department noted one injury on the opening day last year.
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Charleston
UPI
Dayton
Ohio
West Virginia
Department of Natural Resources
Lester Sites
Grant - Hampshire -Hardy County
Amish Children Win Temporary Victory Over School Force
In Hazleton Iowa Amish children thwart county officials and keep attending one room country schools. Gov Hughes announced a temporary moratorium lasting until state talks with other states yield a solution.
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Hazleton
Iowa
UPI
Harold E. Hughes
Consi Public
Des Moines
Hughes
Nancy Keller Escapes Attic Kidnapper in Louisiana
Nancy Keller, 8, escaped from an attic where she had been imprisoned by 18-year-old Douglas Emerich in Bastrop Louisiana. She called a plant nursery to seek help, was found unharmed, and authorities arrested Emerich nearby. Her rescue ended a large search by federal, state, parish, and local officers and volunteers. Nancy would be examined in Monroe to confirm Emerich as her abductor.
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Bastrop
UPI
Nancy
Louisiana
Piney Woods
Douglas Keller
Douglas C. Emerich
Monroe
Emerich
Connie Spear
Highway Death Toll Tops 1964 Figures in West Virginia
United Press International reports West Virginia highway fatalities reached 420 for the year, six more than 1964 at this date. Fred R. Davis, 21, of Parkersburg, died in a head on crash on West Virginia 47 east of Parkersburg. Driver William Dodd, 42, of Weston, is critical. Larry Randant, 21, and Earl Hargis, 21, both of Huntington, were killed in a separate crash near Huntington.
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United Press International
West Virginia
Fred R. Davis
Parkersburg
W. Va
William Dodd
Weston
Earl Hargis
Larry Randant
Huntington
Reports of New D.R. Uprisings Unconfirmed
Santo Domingo reports describe unconfirmed small uprisings in the Dominican Republic after Monday’s failed vest pocket revolt in Santiago. El Caribe cited a minor uprising at Jarabacoa, reportedly crushed by troops, with communications in the region disrupted and 28 arrests linked to the Santiago event.
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Santo Domingo
UPI
Dominican Republic
Santiago
el Caribe
Jarabacoa
Santo Dominco
Bandits Armed With Sawed Off Gun Rob Three States
Huntington dispatch reports two bandits in three states sought with a sawed off shotgun and a nickel plated revolver. They robbed Kennety's Market in Ironton taking cash, then Ashland's Shoe Mart for 600 dollars, and Sloan's Market in Kenova where 465 dollars was seized before fleeing in a late model auto.
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Huntington
UPS
Tg AE
Era
Ohio
Ashland
Kenova
Kennety's
Ironton
Aioe Shoe Mart
Sloan’s
Soviet Cosmos 96 Satellite Launch Reported by Tass
The Soviet Union announced the unmanned Cosmos 96 satellite with scientific instruments aboard for ongoing space research Tass said all systems on board were functioning and the satellite was placed in an orbit with a defined maximum altitude and trajectory details provided by the Tass agency
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Moscow
UPI
Soviet Union
Cy Hae Sd Sam Agency
Tass
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