McNamara Wheeler to Visit Vietnam Amid Rising U.S. Strength
Defense Secretary McNamara and Joint Chiefs Chairman Wheeler plan a Hanoi trip after the war’s largest battle as U.S. forces near 200,000. They will discuss future outlook, possible new bombing, and London Paris conferences, with Westmoreland’s air staff eyeing B52 strikes on North Vietnam. President Johnson’s political situation will also factor into Hanoi’s next moves.
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Charles W. Corddry Ashington
UPI
Robert S. ‘McNamara
Viet Nam
Gapledine Uilitary
Earle G. Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
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McNamara
London
Paris
William C. Westmoreland
Newsweek Magazine
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Washing- Luey
Johnson
Sama
Hanoi
Saigon
Mobutu declares five year rule in Congo
In Leopoldville Mobutu a general and army chief stunned Parliament by deposing President and declaring he would rule for five years. The move, read to lawmakers and not open to debate, signals a new phase in Congo politics as observers watch Washington for responses.
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Leopoldville
the Congo
UPI
Joseph D. Mobutu
Mobutu
Senate of Sylvestre
Kane
Washington
Stolen Vatican Manuscripts Worth Up To 500000 Dollars
Vatican police report thieves stole two priceless manuscripts and two items from the apostolic palace. The Canzoniere by Petrarch and poems by Torquato Tasso were valued at up to 500000 dollars. Also taken were a crown replica of St. Stephen and a box with Garcia Moreno relic contents sent to Pope Leo XIII.
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Vatican City
UPI
Vatican
Apostolic Palace
Vatican Library
Francesco Petrarch
St. Ste
Garcia Morena
Morena
Ecuador
Leo XIII
Boys State Schedule Moved For WV Schools in 1966
West Virginia officials moved the Mountaineer Boys State schedule to June 26 through July 2 1966 to avoid conflicts with extended school terms. The program involves youths in a political campaign and government formation activities at Jackson's Mill.
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Jackson’s Mill
UPI
West Virginia
Mountaineer
Weather Summary for Beckley and Vicinity
Beckley area reports mostly cloudy conditions this afternoon with a high near 55 degrees. Saturday brings more cloudiness and occasional rain, with a low around the mid 40s. Greenbrier River is low and clear while Lake is normal and clear. gauges show 1.75 ft. sunset and sunrise times noted. other regional readings include high 92 at a Texas location and subzero reading at Cut Bank.
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Beckley
Greenbrier
Me Joan Presidio
Tex
Cut Bank
Nuclear powered ships enter Vietnam combat phase
Enterprise and Bainbridge join Seventh Fleet off Vietnam as B52s from Guam strike targets in Binh Tuy Province. Allied forces press a probe into a Communist area near Saigon while local fighting lulls on Thanksgiving Day with no reported casualties for 24 hours.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S. Navy
Viet Nam
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Bainbridge
Guam
Binh Tuy
Western Pacific
Japan
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Ban Me Thuot
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U.S. 1St Infantry Division
X” Mies
Protest Plans Hit Roadblock
Washington protesters behind tomorrow's Peace March face division as antiwar committees hold a four day convention. Sponsors insist the march has a finite program to end the war and will be affirmative with no civil disobedience. They plan no unapproved signs to keep focus on a two sided cease fire and halt to bombing North Viet Nam.
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Washington
UPI
U.S
Viet Nam
Som
Siike Setotarmies
White House
United States
Rhodesia Power Station Bombed
An explosion wrecked a power pylon and blacked out the copper belt in northern Zambia near the Rhodesian border. Prime Minister Tan Smith blamed sabotage and possible Communist or third party involvement. The blast disrupted Kariba Dam to Kitwe transmission, with Lusaka’s supply reportedly intact while coal and Congo power cover remaining needs. Officials offered no comment as Zambian police opened an investigation.
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Rhodesia
UPS
Zambia
Tan Smith
Chinse
Kariba
Kitwe
Zambesi
Lusaka
Congo
Smith
Central African Power Corp
Boxley Named EACC Chief Starting January 1
A. P. Boxley will become president of Eastern Associated Coal Corp in Pittsburgh succeeding William B. Ross who retires January 1. Boxley, already executive vice president, has been with the organization since 1930, previously at the Kopperston operation. He will also serve as senior vice president of Eastern Gas and Fuel Associated of Boston.
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A. P. Boxley
Eastern Associated Coast Corp
Pittsburgh
William B. Ross
Boxley
Eastern
Kopperston
Eastern Gas Andel Associated of
Boston
Lynda Johnson and George Hamilton vacationing in Acapulco
Lynda Bird Johnson spends a holiday weekend with film star George Hamilton IV in Acapulco while sister Luci and boyfriend Patrick Nugent head to the LBS ranch for a farewell fiesta. President reportedly urged delaying engagement plans as Nugent prepares to enter military service.
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Tex
UPI
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Hollywood
George Hamilton IV
Acapulco
Mexico
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Patrick J. Nugent
LBS Ranch
White House
Earl Deathe
Austin
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Lynda
Hamilton
Luci 18
Texas
Nugent
Waukegan
Thanksgiving in Viet Nam Feeds Many Troops
In South Viet Nam thousands of tons of roast turkey and cranberry sauce were served to American troops. Cpl. Billetdeaux of Johnstown Pennsylvania stood in line in An Trach, near Da Nang, noting this was only their second hot meal this month while Capt. Colcombe, from Tacoma Washington, commented on the meals being quite different from home.
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Saigon
UPI
South Viet Nam
R. Billerdeaux
Johnstown
An Trach
da Course
David Colcombe
Tacoma
Wash
Cpl. Billetdeaux
Another Viet Nam victim returns home for funeral
The body of Army Pfc Franklin Conn of Amerstdale will be returned to Logan County for funeral services and burial in his native area. Conn, 23, foster son of A. P. Conn, was killed in action in Vietnam on November 12, the Defense Department announced.
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UPI
Army
Franklin Conn
Amherstdale
Logan County
Conn
A. P. Conn
Amerstdale
Viet Nam
Defense Department
Mullens Residents Die in Car From Carbon Monoxide
Two Mullens residents Glen Fortner and Ruth Perkins died of carbon monoxide poisoning in a parked car at Still Run near Itmann. Investigators deem the deaths accidental, noting the car was warm inside with one window slightly open and they had likely been dead five to seven hours. Fortner, 48, and Perkins, about 50, were found after Effie Fortner reported the missing husband to friends. The bodies were taken to a Mullens funeral home pending funeral arrangements.
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Still Run
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Ruth Perkins
Wyoming County Sheriff's Department
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Pineville
Pinto Police
Fortner
Effie
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Co
Sidney Burcham
Burchams
Bessie Fortner
Itmann
Sam Foglesong
Nease and Neely
Missing Heiress Turns Up Wed in Caracas Married to 24-Day-Old Baby’s Father
A 17-year-old heiress, Anna Maria Hitz, missing from California, appeared in Caracas claiming marriage to Ulrich Bierschenk, a 25-year-old Polish-born German. She is linked to a $10 million Swiss coffee fortune and had been sought by her mother Anna Spring-Hitz of Washington. The marriage date remains unclear as authorities verify the claim.
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Caracas
UPI
Anna Maria Hitz
Ulrich Bierschenk
Miss Hitz
California
Anna Spring- Hitz
Washington
Sam Huff’s Brother Dies Of Heart Attack
FAIRMONT UPI Don Huff 35 of Farmington died Thursday of a heart attack while hunting near Romney West Virginia Friends said he was robust and in excellent physical condition He was older brother of Sam Huff the Washington Redskins linebacker Another younger brother John is a freshman kicking specialist for Fairmont College which faces St John sMinn in an NAIA playoff game in Minneapolis on Saturday.
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Fairmont
UPI
Don Huff
Sam Huff
Romney
W. Va
Farmington
Sam
Washington Redskins
John
Fairmont College
St. John’s
Minn
Minneapolis
France Launches First Satellite Entering Space Age
Paris reports France placed its first satellite into orbit marking inclusion in the space age alongside the United States and the Soviet Union. The UPI dispatch notes the historic achievement as a milestone for France's science and technology programs.
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Paris
UPI
France
United States
Russia
Ex Governor William C. Marland Dies at 47 in Barrington
Former West Virginia governor and once child prodigy, William C. Marland died Friday at his Barrington home after pancreatic cancer surgery in August. He left West Virginia in 1959, later worked as a Chicago cab driver, battled alcoholism, and was survived by his wife Valerie Dickson, daughter Susan Nightingale, sister Grace Elizabeth Beck, and brother Robert. Funeral plans unclear, cremation requested with ashes spread in Kanawha County, West Virginia.
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UPI
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West Virginia
Barrington
Marland
Alcoholic Anonymous
James F. Edwards
Waterford Park Race Track
Hay
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Mann
J. W. Marland
Charleston
W. Va
Kanawha
Valerie
Rogers
Wyoming
Glen, Rogers
Thanksgiving Weekend Traffic Death Toll Rises Nationwide
The four day holiday period up to 6 p.m. Wednesday saw at least 201 traffic deaths, with California leading at 19 and Texas 14. The National Council cautioned the toll would rise during the 102 hour period. A notable crash occurred near Kan., described as a major police pursuit incident.
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Texas
Ohio
National Council
Ee Vow Kan
Ne Sone
Holiday Mishaps Claim 4 Lives in West Virginia
A series of Thanksgiving mishaps in West Virginia left four dead including a man choking on a kidney bean and a heart attack death while hunting. Victims span Boone Mercer and Turtle Creek area with a traffic death and a house fire under investigation as firemen fought the Mount Hermon blaze.
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Bias
Turtle Creek
Boone
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