Marines Break Out of DMZ Trap Near Buffer Zone
In jungle south of the DMZ two U S Marines companies broke through a North Vietnamese encirclement after two days. Lt Col Jack Westerman, wounded and awarded a fourth Purple Heart, aided the relief as mortar and small arms fire raged. At least 173 enemy were killed, with the Marines suffering moderate casualties. Fresh fighting continued with relief forces in the same area as the battle subsided.
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Wallace weighs 1968 White Backlash bid in 1967 news
Alabama Governor George Wallace says he is seriously considering a presidential run in 1968, aiming to carry the nation as a states rights spokesman. He appears at the Southern Governors Conference amid debate over desegregation and federal power.
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UPI
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George Wallace
Wallace
United Press International
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Indiana
Wisconsin
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Lurleen Wallace
Goodwin accuses U S of deceiving on Viet Nam policy
Richard N. Goodwin, former White House speech writer for Kennedy and Johnson, alleged the administration sometimes deceives the public about Viet Nam policy. Speaking for ADA, he urged a nonpartisan national committee against widening the war, noting intensified deception amid the Hanoi Haiphong oil storage bombing.
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National Board of Americans For Democratic Action
ADA
Viet Nam
ADA Board
Goodwin
Hanoi-Haiphong
Harvest Push Aims to Avert Winter Food Shortages
Communist China ordered millions of Red Guards and soldiers into the countryside to harvest the autumn crop and stave off a looming winter food shortage, as announced on Peking radio.
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Hong Kong
UPI
China
Red Guard
Peking
Thant May Stay Until December
U Thant expressed willingness to remain as UN secretary general until December if necessary after the General Assembly, while reiterating he will not seek a new five year term. He said a successor should be found quickly, and that any decision could be revisited if the world situation improves.
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UPI
U Thant
General Assembly
Thant
United Nations
Security Council
United States
Weather Summary for Beckley and Vicinity
Slight rain today with a high near 60. Rain becomes moderate to heavy tonight and tomorrow with a tonight low around 55 and a tomorrow high near 60. Airport readings show a high 63, low 55. River conditions Greenbrier normal and cloudy. Lake normal and cloudy with 1.2 gates open. Five day WV forecast calls for cooler conditions early in week, near normal by Thursday with rain totals around one inch.
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Greenbrier
Hinton
Imperial
Calif
Bemidji
Minn
West Virginia
Heart's In Emmons Center Dedicates New Hub
Jay Rockefeller IV dedicated a local community center in Emmons with his father John D. Rockefeller III present. He contrasted it with New York's Rockefeller Center of 65 stories, saying his heart is in the Emmons one. The event drew about 1,000 attendees and highlighted imagination, initiative and courage.
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Emmons
UPI
Rockefeller Center
New York
John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV
Young Rockefeller
John D. III
New York Center
Ring Register Guide Reminds Callers to Wait for Tone
The notice instructs persons to hold until the tone before speaking, as the electronic device starts recording after the tone. It notes many questions become unintelligible when callers talk too soon and suggests trying again if unanswered.
Abel Urges Expansionary Wage Program for USW at convention
USW president I W Abel told 3500 delegates at the 13th biennial convention in Atlantic City that Johnson administration wage price guidelines are workable, inequitable and arbitrary and must be eliminated in favor of an expansionary wage program. He argued such action curbs inflation and boosts living standards, while urging suspension of tax credits for capital expenditures over higher personal income taxes. Abel noted consent of the parties is essential, criticizing government attempts to cool the economy without it. Arthur J. Goldberg was to speak later.
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N.J
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United Steelworkers Union
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Arthur J. Goldberg
United Nations
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Leftist Youths Fire Bomb Denounces U S Action in Vietnam
About 150 leftist youths protested American action in Vietnam by hurling smoke bombs rocks and flower pots at the US consulate general building in downtown Amsterdam. Police intervened with clubs but no arrests or casualties were reported.
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Amsterdam
UPI
Viet Nam
France's Atomic Bomb Test Again Postponed
French officials said the scheduled explosion of a souped up atomic bomb was postponed again due to bad weather. Winds of 20 knots were recorded at the test site and delays continue likely by 48 hours.
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Papeete
Tahiti
API
Breathitt calls for rebirth of state responsibility
Governor Edward Breathitt urged the Southern Governors Conference to craft a rebirth of state responsibility in civil rights education and antipoverty programs. He warned that failing to innovate and reach all citizens harms the states’ case for a future and noted Kentucky’s strong civil rights law as part of the southern shift. The speech referenced broader national racial issues and the spread of southern problems beyond the region.
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Kentucky Dam Village
UPI
Edward T. Breathitt
Southern Governors Conference
Breathitt
Kentucky
Old South
Prowler Killed Valerie Percy in Windward Home
CHICAGO UPI A prowler likely entered the Percy residence with murder in mind. Valerie Percy 21 died from a skull fracture and 10 stab wounds. footprints and fingerprints are key clues. Police say no burglary motive and intruder moved through dark rooms to Valerie’s bedroom.
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Chicago
UPI
Charles H. Percy
Kenilworth
Robert M. Daley
Valerie Percy
Valerie
Daley
Mark
Percy
Windward
Lake Michigan
Pitiful Looking Thief Freed By Victims
Gilllingham nurses Diana and Jean Wakeman-Rose awakened by a strange noise found a burglar stuck in a bath and window in their flat. They freed him and handed him to police, saying they would harm none but would react if threatened. The incident ended with the burglar leaving quietly.
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Gillingham
England
UPI
Diana
Jean Wakeman-Rose
Stay of Execution Granted in First Degree Murder Case
Raleigh County Circuit Court Judge Norman Knapp granted a stay of execution for Lula Mary Stover Artie pending appeal of the April 26 verdict that sentenced her to life with mercy. The mercy recommendation could allow parole after 10 years. Stover was convicted for the pistol murder of ex-husband Buddy Edgar Stiltner at White Oak Tavern last June. The appeal hearing is set for September 23 at 10 a.m. W A Thornhill III will represent the defendant, taking over from the late W A Thornhill Jr.
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Raleigh County
Norman Knapp
Lula Mary Stover
Fiery Meteor Seen In State Across U S In Night Sky
A massive fireball lit the eastern United States on Saturday night, traced from Ontario to Missouri. Witnesses described it as an atom bomb or flash bulb with reports of near misses and a search in Indiana for meteorite fragments. Governor Romney noted alarm while scientists hoped to recover fragments.
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George Romney
Aid For Unemployed In State Announced
Gov Hulett C Smith announced a new manpower program to train unemployed West Virginians as coal mine repair and maintenance workers. The initial classes will serve 80 people in McDowell Logan Fayette and Kanawha counties with funds under the Manpower Development and Training Act and federal approval.
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Charleston
UPI
Hulett C. Smith
West
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