Miss America pageant contestants register in Atlantic City
About 500 contestants from all states signed up for the 1966 Miss America pageant in Atlantic City New Jersey at opening ceremonies. They will attend a four hour rehearsal at Convention Hall before events begin with bathing suit photos and a Boardwalk parade planned for Tuesday. Contestants are barred from speaking to men unless a hostess is present and cannot dine with men or have men in their rooms, even with family. A dozen contestants arrived early. most travel with large wardrobes and hair spray to combat damp air.
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Atlantic City
N.J
UPI
Convention Hall
Winer
Junta Leaders Threaten To Arm Again
In Santo Domingo former junta leaders threaten to take up arms again amid alleged Communist influence after Hector Garcia Godoy's Friday installation. Military leaders warn of renewed war, citing shadows of evil interests and a renewed state of alert as disarmament stalls.
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Santo Domingo
UPI
Hector Garcia-Godoy
San Isidro
Garcia- Godoy
Junta
Antonio Imbert Barrera
Inter-American Force
IAF
Congress Sclons Return Tuesday Face Month Work
Washington UPI Congress returns to work Tuesday after a long recess as lawmakers face at least a month's agenda. President Johnson pushes to advance key items including Immigration Reform, home rule for Washington DC, highway beautification, War on Poverty funds, foreign aid, farm legislation and higher education aid. Leaders aim to sustain momentum and possibly adjourn by June next year for campaign stops while House and Senate take up minor bills and a $3.3 billion foreign aid appropriation and a supplemental Labor and Health Education and Welfare bill.
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Johnson
District of Columbia
Senate
Labor and Ealth
Education and Welfare
Shortages Impairing Army's Readiness
The Senate preparedness subcommittee says equipment shortages harming Army readiness due to Viet Nam era diversions. Helicopters and trucks were highlighted as scarce outside Viet Nam, especially in Europe, despite adequate supply there.
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Washington
Funeral for Bert Levy Soldier of Fortune
Funeral and burial services were held Sunday for Bert Levy known as Yank Levy, the soldier of fortune whose book Guerrilla Warfare laid groundwork for American and British commando training.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Bert
Yank)levy
Soldier of Fortune
Stanley Cites Labor Progress in West Virginia Speech
President Miles Stanley of the West Virginia Labor Federation praised progress for the working man in a Labor Day address in Parkersburg. He cited federal aid to education medicare voting rights and anti poverty laws while urging higher leadership in state and local governments to meet citizens demands.
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Parkersburg
UPI
Miles Stanley
West Virginia Labor Federation
Stanley
Sky Ride tragedy at fair claims two more victims
The Sky Ride collapse at Lincoln Fair left two more in critical condition. Mrs. Isobel Perry and Mrs. Mary Stevens were injured as W. T. Collins denied claims the ride was poorly built. The ride carried about 30 gondola cars around four towers before the dismantling order.
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Lincoln
James (Isobel) Perrie
Mary Stevens
W. T. Collins
Minneapolis
Henry Brandt
Recreation Survey to Sample Outdoor Preferences
The Census Bureau will survey national outdoor recreation preferences from September 7 to 17. Data gathered will help the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation set guidelines for federal programs.
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Washington
UPS
Census Bureau
Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
U.S. Jets Hit North Viet Nam In Air Campaigns
U S fighter bombers flew 24 sorties against guerrillas as Marines were airlifted in by helicopters and amphibious tractors. Navy and Air Force planes conducted 29 Navy sorties and four Air Force jets against targets in the north, destroying 14 buildings and damaging 23 others near Na Tinh. Ground fighting near An Khe saw 10 Viet Cong captured after artillery flushed them from caves, while a separate Viet Cong attack northwest of Saigon caused heavy casualties and killed at least three government defenders.
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Hue
U.S
North Viet Nam
Navy
Air
Na Tinh
17Th Parallel
South Viet Nam
Vinh
An Khe
Saigon
Deaths And Funerals John F Harvich 80 Eccles
Funeral services for John F Harvich 80 of Eccles will be held at 1 pm Wednesday at the Melton Mortuary Chapel with Rev Mildred Jarrell officiating. Burial in Sunset Memorial Park. He died Saturday evening after an extended illness. Born in Yugoslavia 1885 he came to the United States in 1913 and became naturalized. Survived by wife Macie Treadway Harvich step daughter Anna May Buchanan five grandchildren. Body at Melton Mortuary after 4 pm Tuesday. Pallbearers listed. Funeral arrangements pending for John Clarence Stone 61 Rock Creek who died Sunday in a Dry Creek doctor’s office after heart attack. Retired coal miner survived by wife Effie four daughters six sons a brother and 15 grandchildren. Body at Armstrong in Home Whitesville. (RNS)
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John F. Harvich
Eccles
Melton Mortuary
Mildred Jarrell
Sunset Memorial Park
Harvich
Yugoslavia
Frank Harvich
United States
Macie Treadway Harvich
Anna May Buchanan
Manassas
George Nedelcoff
Adam Rusinski
Eugene Shuman
Bert Webb
Thomas Wilson
Lamar Kessler
Steve Cecchin
Burl Pettry
Frank Rose
John Clarence Stone
Rock Creek
Dry Creek
Stone
Effie
Mary Burnett
Hazel Scarbro
Cleveland
Ohio
Bonnie
Linda
Orville
Cove Creek
Johnny
Junior
James
Fort Hood
Tex
Jesse
Rodennie
Death of Joseph W. Cook at 60 in Cyclone area
Joseph W. Cook aged 60 died at 6 30 p m Sunday after a long illness at a Man hospital. The body is at Evans Funeral Home in Oceana. Funeral arrangements are pending with the Evans Funeral Home.
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Joseph W. Cook
Cyclone
Man
Evans Funeral Home
Oceana
Funeral for Mrs. Iva Dougherty in Oak Hill Church
Mrs. Iva Gertrude Dougherty of Oak Hill dies in Charlottesville hospital. Funeral at Oak Hill Baptist Church with Rev. Randolph Johnson and Rev. Gilmer H. Cross officiating Tuesday at 1 p.m. Burial in Rocky Branch Cemetery. She taught 37 years at Scarbro, member of Oak Hill Baptist Church and Order of Eastern Star. Survivors include husband J. W. Dougherty and siblings. Burial at Tyree Funeral Home arrangements.
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Iva Gertrude Dougherty
Oak Hill
Oak Hill Baptist Church
Randolph Johnson
Gilmer H. Cross
Rocky Branch
Walton
Tyree Funeral Home
J. H. Gray
Arthur Burgess
Vernon Miller
George Siehl
John Scott
O. W. Dixon Jr
Obituary: Robert F Koontz of Cranberry Dies at 66
Robert F Koontz 66 of Cranberry died at 9 45 am after a long illness. He was a Freewill Baptist deacon, member of AF and AM No 95 UMWA Local 5822 and a retired coal miner last with New River Co. Born March 9 1899 in Greenwood, he was son of the late Joseph F and Lilly Koontz. Survived by wife Violet Hamilton Koontz two sons Robert F Jr Sprague and Billy C Victoria Tex a daughter Mary K Reed Cranberry a sister Lena Bent Illinois and 10 grandchildren. Body at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home pending arrangements.
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Robert Francis Koontz
Cranberry
Freewill Baptist Church
Summerlee
Freewill Baptist Conference
AM No. 95
New River Company
UMWA
Greenwood
Joseph F
Lilly Koontz
Violet Hamilton Koontz
Robert F. Jr
Sprague
Billy C
Victoria
Tex
Edward
Mary K.) Reed
Lena Bent
Illinois
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Mrs Pauline Boyles laid to rest in La Follette arrangements
The body of Mrs Pauline Boyles aged 43 of Layland will be moved from Webb and Neal Funeral Home to Walters Funeral Home in La Follette Tennessee for completion of arrangements. She died on arrival Sunday afternoon at a local hospital. A Church of God Pioneer Tennessee member and former Sparks Coal Company store manager, she was born December 4, 1922 in Pioneer and is survived by her parents Mr and Mrs Howard Gaylor and by her husband.
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Pauline Boyles
Layland
Webb and Neal
Walters
la Follette
Tenn
Boyles
Church of God In
Pioneer
Sparks Coal Company
Howard Gaylor
Charles L. Phillips Funeral Services Held in MacArthur
Funeral services for Charles Lonnie Phillips 26 formerly of Raleigh County will be held at 11 a m Tuesday at Williams Funeral Home Chapel MacArthur with Rev. Ernest Barley presiding Burial will follow at Marvin Grove Cemetery Creamery He died Thursday evening after falling from a third floor apartment in Chicago Pallbearers include Arnold Lester James Monarchy Earl Richards John Hedrick Leroy Scott and Duane Anderson
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Charles Lonnie Phillips
Chicago, Ill
Raleigh County
Williams Funeral Home
MacArthur
Ernest Barley
Marvin Grove
Creamery
Chicago
Arnold Lester
James Monarchy
Earl Richards
John Hedrick
Leroy Scott
Duane Anderson
Cabin Creek couple die in murder death by own action
In Cabin Creek a man Vincent E. Thomas and his wife Dorothy were shot in their apartment Sunday night. Police say the man shot his wife in the chest with a .22 rifle and then killed himself. Their three small children were in the house. Both died at the hospital.
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Cabin Creek
UPI
Vincent E
Johnny) Thomas
Dorothy
Goldwater says Johnson courted White House invite for political edge
Goldwater accused Lyndon Johnson of inviting him to the White House for optics as Eisenhower waited, calling Johnson's move a calculated political trowel. He urged Johnson to let the steel strike run its course and allow market forces to adjust wages and prices, countering claims of steel price hikes harming the economy. Goldwater noted Johnson did not follow this approach.
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Steel Goldwater
Johnson
White House
Dwight D
Eisenhower
Goldwater
Johnson plans to divert mint seigniorage profits
President Johnson faced congressional proposals to earmark the new seigniorage from silverless coins for specific projects. A preliminary Treasury report foresees rising seigniorage through 1967 before leveling at about 200 million yearly. Budget chief Schultze noted receipts go to miscellaneous, while some lawmakers push for a trust fund to fund water projects, notably in the Northeast drought area.
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Johnson City
Tex
UPI
Johnson
Treasury
Committee
Budget Bureau
Charles L. Schultze
Congress
Schultze
House Republican Policy Committee
William Widnall
R-N.j
Northeast
Civil rights actions spark national legal and protest debates
Clark tempt of court fining 1599 on civil rights actions cites Selma lessons amid planned double march in Bogalusa with Crown Zellerbach as rival. Natchez seeks Guard withdrawal, Klan vows school picketing after desegregation, Wallace convenes state officials, Bridgeport NAACP plans protest against de facto segregation at school openings.
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Selma
Los Angeles
Rochester
Chicago
New York
Bogalusa
Crown Zellerbach Corp
Natchez
Miss
Bessemer
Ala
Ku Klux Klan
Montgomery
George Wallace
Bridgeport
Conn
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
India Pakistan clash rocks Lahore front after air strikes
Hours after Indian forces backed by air power launched a three pronged assault against Lahore Pakistan declared a state of emergency and vowed a crushing reply. Ayub Khan warned the hour of trial has struck for 100 million Pakistanis as India reportedly strafed a stationary train at Wazirabad. The Pakistan action followed a sequence of alleged Indian aggression over five months.
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Lahore
Pakistan
Ayub
Wazirabad
India
Kashmir
Karachi
International Airways
East Pakistan
West Pakistan
Chavan
Lahore-Amritsar
New Delhi
Amritsar
Wagah
Punjab
Anall
Khalra
Khem Karan
Steel union contract raises labor costs and relief needs
A high source warned steel workers face a critical cost problem as labor costs rise and past price hikes yield little relief. The new USW contract for 350,000 workers costs about 500 million and sets wage increases, pension boosts, extended sick leave, and a vacation option across major steel firms including Armco and U S Steel, with Wheeling Steel joining later.
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Abel
Pension Fund
USW
Armco
Bethlehem
U.S. Steel
Colorado Fuel and Iron
Great Lakes
Inland
Jones & Laughlin
Pittsburgh Steel
Republic Steel
Youngstown Sheet & Tube
Wheeling Steel Corp
Marooned Hikers Feared After Zion Narrows Flood
Zion National Park Utah UPI about 45 hikers feared marooned after a flash flood hit the Zion Narrows early Sunday. Park rangers could not confirm exact numbers but believed none were in serious danger unless they remained at campsites. A 10 to 12 foot wall of water surged through the gorge at 5 am. The river did not recede to a safe level before nightfall. Rangers expected hikers to move out in 2 3 hours if safe ground was found.
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Zion National Park
Utah
UPI
Zion Narrows
Virgin River
del Armstrong
Sub Seeks Wreckage In Lake Michigan Search
The Civil Aeronautics Board plans submarine search for the United Airlines Boeing 727 wreckage after a New York to Chicago flight with 30 aboard plunged into Lake Michigan on Aug 16. CAB spokesman Truman Finch said at least one submarine would be used in the hunt.
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Chicago
UPI
Civil Aeronautics Board
CAB
Lake Michigan
Truman Finch
United Air Lines
Byrd Warns on Centralized Government and Right to Work
Senator Byrd denounces centralized government as open to influence by organized pressure groups. He cites Virginia and 18 other states enacting right to work laws, arguing such enactments threaten fundamental liberty and the republic’s founding principles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Byrd
Betsy Hurricane Remains Large Near Abaco
At 6 a.m. EDT the storm center lay about 75 miles northeast of Hope Town, Great Abaco, and 270 miles east-northeast of Miami near 27.0N 76.0W. A low pressure in the Caribbean spurred Betsy back toward the islands as it shifts southwest then west-southwest tonight. No change in size expected. eye described as large and diffuse. Small craft from Florida to New Jersey urged to stay in port.
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Air Force
Hope Town
Great Abaco
Miami
Caribbean
Weather Bureau
Florida
New Jersey
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