Congress Adjourning With Key Nominations and Pay Bills
The 89th Congress nears adjournment amid setbacks to Johnson programs. A Senate vote on David Bress for U S attorney in D C is pending after a closed hearing. A compromise sugar bill and a federal pay raise bill progress, with Johnson likely to veto the higher House version. A plan for a permanent vice president residence advances in the Senate.
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Johnson Returns To White House After Hospital Stay
President Johnson leaves Bethesda Naval Hospital and returns to the White House, with officials noting he is not expected to remain at the executive mansion long and will continue recuperation elsewhere. The brief return signals gradual recovery as plans for ongoing care are arranged.
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Free Legal Services Considered
CHARLESTON UPS reports a Thursday opening for a meeting on extending legal aid to the very poor with plans that wind up Saturday. President Zane Grey Staker urged lawyers to accept the trend as opposition could jeopardize the plan. See Legal Page 2.
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Woman Drowns 3 Children Jumps Under Train
An Irish immigrant, 35, returns home to find his wife Mary missing after she reportedly jumped under a subway train. His three children Maureen 4 Brian 2 and 3 month Kathleen were found drowned in the bath. Police call the case baffling with no clear motive or prior mental health issues.
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Republicans Claim Win an Morrissey's Setback
In Washington, the fight over Morrisey's federal judgeship ends as Sen. Edward Kennedy urges sending the nomination back. The Senate quickly shelves the case, with Johnson's renomination unlikely without resubmission. Morrissey, tied to the Kennedy family, is labeled unqualified by ABA, as Dirksen and GOP celebrate a political victory amid Democratic backlash.
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Weather Forecast Beckley and Vicinity Tonight and Saturday
Beckley area expects rain tonight with a low around 47 and a high in the low 60s on Saturday. Mostly cloudy tonight with some showers, and a few showers possible Saturday. River gauges show Greenbrier river normal and clear, Hinton at 2.9 ft. Temperature extremes listed include 102 for High in El Toro, California and 23 for Low in Pocatello, Idaho.
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Klansman Quits Wants To Testify Before Panel
North Carolina Ku Klux Klan member James G. DuBois resigned in a dramatic House Un American Activities hearing. He said he would not plead the fifth amendment and would testify to avoid self incrimination while turning over documents and bank records. Rev Jack Crum of Raleigh testified Klansmen had threatened him at a rally. DuBois stated his local group granted authority to comply with the subpoena.
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Prosecution rests in Liuzzo murder case in Alabama
FBI agent Marion Williams testified that a .38 revolver found at Eugene Thomas’s home matched a bullet from the Liuzzo slaying. The case names Collie Leroy Wilkins, Eugene Thomas, and William Eaton as murder defendants connected to the Selma to Montgomery march. Tests at FBI labs linked shells and slugs to the weapon used during the March 25 incident on Highway 80 in Lowndes County.
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LeMay says U S air power in Viet Nam too late
General Curtis E. LeMay faults American air strategy in Vietnam as insufficient and belated. Speaking at a National Aeronautics Association lunch, he urged broader raids on North Vietnam’s industries, ports, power plants and transportation while warning civilians to evacuate target areas.
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Communists Renew Offense At Pleime Camp Siege
UPI reports Communist forces renewed attacks near the Pleime outpost 315 miles northeast of Saigon as Viet Cong guerrillas mass in mountain jungles. A KTLA cameraman Charles Burnett was wounded and evacuated to a Nha Trang hospital. Air sorties number 215 to support defenses. siege strength exceeds 600 allied personnel.
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Rail Merger Is Denounced by US Official
Washington UK4AIA officials condemned a four year old rail merger plan as contrary to public interest arguing it would upset the eastern rail balance and reduce competition. Joseph J. Saunders told the Interstate Commerce Commission the merger overstates its financial and operating woes and would lessen competition. A New York Central attorney urged a broader merger but suggested divesting the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad now controlled by NY Central.
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Buckbee 14 dies in hunting accident near Sandyville
Joey Lee Buckbee the 14 year old son of Mr and Mrs Wilford Buckbee of Sandyville was killed near his home in a hunting accident on Thursday. Officials say he was attempting to crawl through a barbed wire fence on a neighboring farm when the shotgun discharged striking his right shoulder and heart.
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Killed At Parkersburg
Vivian Hill 45 of Parkersburg died in a local hospital from injuries from a traffic crash near her home Saturday night. Three other persons were injured in the accident.
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Refugees Label Castro A Modern Nero In Florida
Refugees arriving in Key West from Cuba label Fidel Castro a modern Nero while reporting Castro’s speech denying fears of a renewed exodus. Coast Guard notes 343 refugees reached Florida in 24 hours, part of a steady flow since the open door policy began.
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Infernal Machine Beats Comptuers Yet Again in Fresno
A Fresno professor, Dr George B Kauffman, faced an endless stream of duplicate bills after returning wrong chemistry books. He wrote to the computer, asking if it was listening, then sent his note to a human clerk who offered an apology and help.
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Ford backs LeMay on Viet Nam air power
House Republican Gerald R. Ford said he agrees with Gen Curtis E LeMay that the United States is doing too little too late with air power in Viet Nam. He urged destroying surface-to-air missile sites in North Vietnam before they become operational to protect pilots from Russian installed missiles.
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Ham Radio Doc Saves Eskimo Boy Life
In Zama Japan a U.S. Army ham operator heard a voice from Alaska pleading for medical help for a critically ill 1-year-old Eskimo boy. Captain H. R. McCarroll Jr. guided the remote diagnosis via radio, identifying pneumonia and directing treatment until help arrived. The child's condition improved after penicillin.
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Humphrey Skips Marshall University Football Game
Vice President Hubert Humphrey will not attend Marshall University's home game against Louisville in Louisville as planned. He will return to Washington after an address in Washington to the Democratic gathering, and was to crown the Cardinals homecoming queen at halftime.
State Students Favor U S Rule On Viet Nam War
United Press International finds West Virginia campus students broadly support U S involvement in Southeast Asia. Marshall and Morris Harvey students praise the war, collect petitions, and plan marches to show backing, while minority groups protest the draft.
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