Tide Turning In Viet Nam War Said To Be Gains For U S
UPI analyst Phil Newsom reports in Saigon that American blood and effort are turning the tide for the better in South Viet Nam, but warns of rising American casualties and the risk of manpower exceeding the 125,000 promised by President Johnson. The Viet Cong monsoon offensive is described as a failure, with district capital Dak Sut overrun earlier but now under stronger U S and South Vietnamese pressure.
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South Viet Nam
Johnson
United
Dak Sut
Kontum
Yanks Capture Phuong Xa Tay hamlet siege ends
U S and Vietnamese Special Forces occupied Phuong Xa Tay 325 miles northeast of Saigon soon after B52 bombers from Guam dropped hundreds of tons. The village in Quang Tin Province near the Do Xa base was long considered impenetrable. Helicopters airlifted troops as ground forces scoured the area for Viet Cong amid cratered zones and smoke over the valley.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S
Phuong Xa Tay
Sagion
Guam
Quang Tin
Viet Cong
Do Xa
Ho Chi Minh
Viet Nam
UPI
Ray F. Herndon
Strategic Air Force
Pleiku
Herndon
Army
A Company
82Nd Aviation Battalion
W-O
John L. Sullivan
Freeport
N.Y
A. E. Bert Smith
White House
Merriman Smith
Air Force
Betsy Dims After Fatal Louisiana Hurricane Strike
New Orleans and Baton Rouge endure ferocious Betsy with winds to 125 mph. A heart attack death in a New Orleans shelter plus widespread injuries. Power outages hit 70 percent of Baton Rouge, and 9 percent of New Orleans. Thousands flee as sugar cane crops suffer heavy damage and cities declare disaster actions.
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New Orleans
UPI
Baton Rouge
Florida
Gulf of Mexico
Louisiana
Gulf Coast
Red Cross
R.S. Trigg
Victor H. Schiro
Mississippi
Offi
Pakistan Breakthrough Reported At Ferozepore
Pakistan broke through Indian lines at the Pun jab city of Ferozepore and said it had turned the tide of war on that front. Indian defense minister Y B Chavan admitted Indian troops had been thrown back in that sector. A Pakistani military spokesman in Bhawalpindi said the army pressed a relentless drive against Indian troops who invaded West Pakistan in three areas. Heavy fighting was reported in Kashmir, the Sialkot area north of Jahore, in Punjab east of Jahore and in the Sind Desert 500 miles south. Pakistan claimed victories here too. Maj Gen Mohammad Musa ordered a second call up of all forces below major to strengthen the army in its undeclared war. The air war raged with both sides claiming heavy damage. Karachi was bombed for the seventh time in three days. Indian bombers struck a port area of Pakistan’s largest city. Indian defense minister told Parliament Indian troops had withdrawn from Kasur. He said patrols crossed the Ravi River but admitted heavy Pakistani attacks near Amritsar. The government said Pak military leadership was shaken with reshuffles. S:
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Bhawalpindi
Pakistan
Kashmir
Sialkot
Jahore
India
Punjab
Sind
Mohammad Musa
Karachi
Argest
New Delhi
Kasur
Chavan
Ravi
Lahore
Amritsar
All India Radio
Noor Khan
Ashgar Khan
United Nations
Thant
Rawalpindi
Mohammed Ayub Khan
China
Radio Peking
U.N
Ghaziabad
Miss Nevada wins second round Miss America swimsuit event
Atlantic City reports Kathryn Bakkie Miss Nevada tall 5 10 36 24 36 in fiery red suit wins second round swimsuit. Nancy Moore Miss South Carolina 18 wins talent round with quick tempo piano Miss Moore practiced 14 months. Preliminary rounds continue with semis finals and crowning set for Saturday.
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Atlantic City
N.J
UPI
Nevada
Kathryn Bakkie
South Carolina
Nancy Moore
Carson City
Lake Tahoe
Miss Bakkie
University of Nevada
Mississippi
Patsy Puckett
Sunny and Warm Beckley Area Forecast Update
Mostly sunny and warm with a high near 85. Tonight increasing clouds with a 30 percent chance of showers before morning, low around 60. Saturday mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers, high in the upper 70s. River and gauge notes indicate greenbrier low and clear, lake normal and clear, new gauge at hinton open. regional temps trending near normal with rain likely over the weekend.
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Beckley
Greenbrier
Hinton
Blythe
Calif
Jamestown
N.C
West Virginia
Typhoon Shirley Ravages Japan With 173 MPH Winds
Typhoon Shirley struck Japan with 173 mph winds, the strongest recorded there, hitting the Tokyo Yokohama region before veering into the Sea of Japan. At least 35 people were killed and 398 injured, with 12 missing. Destruction was heaviest on Shikoku, where a home collapsed trapping five people, one dead and four injured.
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Tokyo
UPI
Shirley
Japan
Tokyo - Yokohama
Sea of Japan
Kyodo
Aki
Shikoko Island
Osaka
Honshu
Shikoko
Naruto City
College Pupils Prefer Beef Turkey Chicken
A 33 state survey by Slater School and College Service Division of Automatic Retailers of America found American college students favor roast beef roast turkey and fried chicken at meals. Potatoes corn on the cob and tossed salads were top sides with strawberry shortcake apple pie and ice cream as preferred desserts. Geography influenced choices with 73 percent of southern students liking black eyed peas and milk preferred by over 93 percent of all students while coffee attracted 69 percent. Vegetables ranked low with brussels sprouts preferred to steamed cabbage and many others not popular.
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Philadelphia
UPI
Slater School and College Service Division
Automatic Retailers of America, Inc
Ile
Kashmir plebiscite demanded by Pakistan stalls Thant
United Nations Secretary General Thant met Pakistani President Ayub Khan in Rawalpindi as Pakistan pressed for a Kashmir plebiscite. Talks lasted over an hour with more planned, while Thant prepared to brief Indian officials in New Delhi before reporting to the UN Security Council.
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Rawalpindi
Pakistan
UPI
Kashmir
United Nations
Thant
India
Mohammad Ayub Khan
Ayub
New Delhi
New York
U.N. Security Council
Logan Youth Held For Love Rival's Murder
Logan, UP I News story reports 17 year old Gene Autry Morgan to be arraigned on a murder charge for fatally shooting 24 year old Billy E Toppins at the home of Morgan's girlfriend Thursday night. The killing occurred at the residence near Rita where Morgan and Toppins resided. Police planned a lie detector test before arraignment.
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Logan
UPI
Gene Autry Morgan
Morgan
Billy E. Toppins
Toppins
Ruby Epperhart
Rita
Steve Soltes Killed In Mining Accident
A Midway man, Steve Soltes, 53, died at 3 15 a m in a belt head mishap at the Maben Mine of the Winding Gulf Coal Co. He was moving equipment from an upper seam to a lower seam when a 1500 pound belt head toppled onto him. The incident occurred early today. obituary noted on page 2.
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Midway
Maben
Winding Gulf Coal Co
Steve Soltes
Three-State Search For Kidnaper In Panther Tavern Robbery
A three state search is under way for Roger Smith 26 of Pikeville Kentucky and Ruby Cline 16 of Isaban Mingo County after they allegedly kidnapped a girl near her home then robbed a Panther tavern. They were traced into Virginia Thursday before vanishing. Chapman the tavern owner was pistol whipped but not seriously hurt.
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WELCH
UPI
Mingo County
Panther
Roger Smith
Pikeville
Ruby Cline
Isaban
Virginia
Williamson
Smith
Miss Cline
John Chapman
Chapman
Kentucky
Roger Huffman
Detroit
Cline
Ruby
Mary Ann
Michigan
Enforced Attendance Faces Crow Students
The Raleigh County Board of Education will enforce compulsory attendance if Crow Elementary students remain out of class. Sherman Trail, superintendent, said several parents agreed to a schedule, others refused. Crow Elementary has 61 pupils with two teachers, residents want three. The board offered moving seventh and eighth graders to Beaver on a reasonable schedule. Mrs. Grant Richmond, spokesman for boycotting parents, says 20 children were kept from school Thursday and several more today.
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Raleigh County Board of Education
Crow
Sherman Trail
Raleigh County Schools
Trail
Grant Richmond
De Gaulle Puts NATO Policy in French Hands
Paris French President Charles de Gaulle signaled a hard line on NATO saying France will end subordination under NATO integration by 1969 and may pull armed forces from the alliance. He asserted France will stay allied with its friends while pursuing independent foreign policy. President Johnson urged updating the alliance to serve all members.
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Paris
UPI
Charles de Gaulle
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
de Gaulle
Elysee Palace
United States
Europe
France
Washington
Johnson
Three Charged After Hit and Run Death Near Pineville
Mrs. John Holland, 37, of Pineville, was struck and killed on Route 10 at 8 p.m. Wednesday. Jerry Pack of Keyrock, jailed on hit and run and manslaughter charges, with brothers Jack Pack and Seymour Farmer charged for withholding information. Jack and Farmer fined $25 plus costs in a magistrate hearing. Pack held in Wyoming County Jail awaiting hearing.
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Pineville
RNS
John
Ann) Holland
Jerry Pack
Keyrock
Wyoming County
Jack
Seymour Farmer
William Harper
Jerry
Holland
Father Divine Dies at 100, Heads Class of Angels
Philadelphia reports Father Divine, age about 100 and founder of an international cult, died of a heart attack at 2:20 am at Woodmont in Gladwyne. His wife Edna Ritchings remains, while his followers and angels worldwide mourn the loss of a spiritual leader once jailed in New York.
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Philadelphia
UPI
Father Divine
Woodmont
Gladwyne
God
God Almights
Divine
Edna Ritchings
City of
New York
New Jersey Turnpike Authority
Harlem
Heaven
Manse Says Senate Will Push 14-B Repeal Despite Filibuster
Washington (UPI) Senate Democratic Leader Mansfield stated the bill to nullify state right to work laws will advance despite Dirksen filibuster threats. Dirksen warned 25 senators would mount a talk campaign to block a vote on repeal of section 14-B Taft Hartley. He warned the session could end with a whimper if the president forces action amid late-session resistance from both parties and union shop opposition.
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Washington
Senate House Gop
Senate
Congress
Dirksen
White House
Illinois
Right To Work Forces
PSC Continues Power Hearing On Bluestone Dam
The Public Service Commission extended until Sept 23 a hearing into Appalachian Power Co. plans for two hydroelectric units at Bluestone Dam. After two days of testimony by Appalachian and opponents Electric Cooperatives of North Carolina Virginia and Harrison County W Va a cooperative witness argued steam plants may be more feasible. Appal&apos. plan claims hydro units would cost 10 percent less to operate per the study requested earlier.
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Charleston
UPI
Public Service Commission
Appalachian Power Co
Bluestone Dam
Appalachian
Electric Cooperatives
North Carolina
Virginia
Harrison County
W. Va
PSC
Jack Ramsey
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Green Bay
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Ferozepore
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