Election Amendment Series on WV Constitutional Proposals
West Virginia voters face five proposed constitutional amendments on the November 8, 1966 general election ballot. The series, by J R Redmond, will feature expert analyses from scholars and officials on Amendment 1 through 5, including topics from special elections to school bond votes, Governor’s succession, judicial circuit appointments, legislative session rules, and school levies.
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West Virginia
Judicial Circuit
William Ross
West Virginia University
Julius Singleton
Charleston
Clarence Martin
New Martinsville
John Morgan
Ralph E. Fisher
Moorefield
Bayonet may be murder weapon in Percy death near lake
Coast Guard divers recovered a 14 inch bayonet from Lake Michigan near the Percys' private beach. Police and coroner discuss stab wounds and possible use of multiple weapons including a heavy tool or poker in Valerie Percy's fatal beating and stabbing.
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Chicago
Vane Velie
Percy
Charles Percy
Lake Michigan
Coast Guard
Kenilworth
Robert M. Daley
Percys
Crime Lab
Cook County
Andrew J. Toman
Valerie
Daley
First Day Of Fall Aligns With Calendar Across Nation
United Press International reports the first official day of fall brought varied weather. Hot summerlike temperatures hit the Far West while light rain fell in the drenched Northeast with flash floods and swollen rivers. New York City saw a record rain event even as water supplies neared normal. Major rivers were expected to stay within banks despite heavy showers from Pennsylvania to Maine.
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United Press International
New York City
Pennsylvania
Maine
Pacific Coast
Rockies
Mercury
Arizona
California
Cloudy And Cool With Clearing Skies This Weekend
Beckley area sees variable clouds and cool temperatures with a high near 68 this afternoon, clearing tonight to 43. Saturday aims for mostly sunny but continued cool conditions. Airport reports show 24 hour high 62, low 47, breezy at 16 mph. Greenbrier River one foot above normal and muddy. Lake level normal and cloudy with 3.5 gates open. Five day WV forecast calls for 6 to 8 degrees below normals, with rainfall 0.25 to 0.5 inch mainly Monday or Tuesday.
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Beckley
Ceandathiaemanvent
Greenbrier
Hinton
West Virginia
Seven Dead In Chicago Fire At Crowded Apartments
Seven people were trapped and killed when a three story building burned in Chicago. Firefighters rescued others as screams and panicked residents fled from windows and ladders. Fire broke out between 11 30 p m and midnight Thursday. four more were injured and taken to Michael Reese Hospital in fair to satisfactory condition.
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Chicago
UPS
Michael Reese Hospital
Mary Williamson
Edgar J. Bedar Jr
Robert Jultin
Kopperston Workers Return After Mine Strike
Kopperston employees at the Kopperston mine of Eastern Associated Coal Corp returned to work on the hoot owl shift and the morning crew worked today. About 800 workers had walked off at the midnight shift Wednesday for unclear reasons. A company spokesman said the issue remained ill defined late Wednesday, while a union official indicated no grievances had been finalized. workers are back on duty.
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Kopperston
Eastern Associated Coal Corp
Man Orders Chicken Gets Dough In Sack Incident
A Long Beach construction worker ordered two chicken dinners from a fried chicken restaurant. He received a sack with the day's receipts instead. He returned to the restaurant, found the grateful manager preparing a police report, and requested anonymity. The man said the woman with him was not his wife.
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Long Beach
Calif
UPI
Newport Beach
Raids by B52 Bombers North of 17th Parallel Mark First Time in Six Months
UPI reports giant U.S. Air Force B52 bombers struck targets in North Vietnam three times this week marking the first north-of-DMZ flights in six months after Mu Gia Pass closure. Tran Van Do warned intensified bombing could be the only path to force negotiations. Waves of attacks hit near Hanoi and the DMZ as ground forces clashed with Viet Cong units.
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Saigon
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Tran van Do
UPI
Hanoi
U.S
United Nations
Arthur J. Goldberg
Dragon
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Viet Nams
North Viet Nam
Formal Reaction To Peace Offer Russia To Answer Proposals
In New York Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko is due to respond to U S Viet Nam peace proposals after talks with Dean Rusk. Canada’s External Affairs Minister Paul Martin urged a political settlement and China’s U N membership, as Gold berg’s three point package and Russia’s reply loom.
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United Nations
UPI
Andrei Gromyko
Dean Rusk
Russia
U.S
Viet Nam
Gromyko
General Assembly
Arthur J. Goldberg
Kremlin
U.N
Paul Martin
Canada
China
Martin
Goldberg
North
Pentagon Boosts Warplane Orders for Vietnam War
Washington McNamara announced a 700 million boost in combat aircraft production for the Vietnam War. Beginning July 1, yearly output will rise by about 280 fighter and attack planes, with the Navy receiving the majority for operations over North Vietnam. The move followed a separate offer to halt bombing North Vietnam if it reduces its war effort.
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Washington
UPS
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Navy
McNamara
North
Viet Nam
Pentagon
United States
South
Arthur J
Goldberg
United Nations
Drought relief pleas from West Virginia leaders to Freeman
West Virginia Governor Hulett C. Smith and Senator Robert C. Byrd urged Agriculture Secretary Orville Freeman to grant immediate emergency drought aid for livestock farmers. They cited a critical drought, hay shortages, indebted farmers, and possible impact on a $50 million livestock sector without a federal feed program. Byrd asked for a rapid yes or no.
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United Press International Agriculture
Orville Freeman
West Virginia
Hulett C. Smith
Robert C. Byrd
Smith
Byrd
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Morgantown
W. Va
Farmers Home Administration
Gus Douglass
Mountain State
USDA
Peace proposals reframed Vietnam policy for broader support
The Johnson administration presents three public peace points to soften war talk and counter calls for immediate air attacks. Ambassador Goldberg’s plan echoes prior U.S. offers, proposing phased withdrawal tied to North Vietnam’s steps while under international oversight. Fulbright praises the direction but notes continuity with existing statements.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
U.S
Sen
J. William Fulbright
United Nations
Arthur J. Goldberg
Paul VI
U.N
Thant
United States
Southeast Asia
Mahant
Park Korea President Will Boycott Parliament Meetings
President Park Chung Hee said the government would boycott parliamentary meetings until a firm guarantee is given that a bucket incident will not recur. He rejected the cabinet’s resignation and ordered Premier Chung Il Kwon and ministers to stay on, following a legislator hurling a bucket of human waste at the premier and aides during a debate.
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Seoul
UPI
Park Chung Hee
South Korea
Park
When to wear winter clothes in Beckley towns
A local dress shop saleslady says it is time for woolens or dark cottons and that mid-September is typically when Beckley towns switch to full clothing. The notice notes the era as the signal for winter attire.
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Beckley
Spending Money Drops 20 Cents A Week In Aug
Washington reports rising living costs and lower spendable earnings for U.S. factory workers. The August cost of living rose four tenths of a percent, with the CPI at 113.8, up 3.5 percent year over year. Factory spendable earnings slipped 20 cents weekly from July to August, to 98.46 dollars, while a year earlier they stood at 95.87 dollars.
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Washington
UPI
U.S
Labor Department
Smith Promises To Help Secure Education Aid
Gov. Hulett C. Smith told West Virginia Education Board to press for more funds for programs staff and administration. He urged long range planning to keep needs before the Legislature and warned against sidetracking. The board heard that several colleges and Marshall University risk losing accreditation within three years if improvements are not made including library holdings personnel services and faculty loads.
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Charleston
UPI
Hulett C. Smith
Board of Education
Board of Public Works
State Colleges
Marshall University
North Central Association
Fairmont State
Glenville
Shepherd
Bluefield
Council On Higher Education
D. Banks Wilburn
Glenville College
Wilburn
Judge Urges Teen Parking Lot Plan in Park
Huntington Ohio Cabell Juvenile Court Judge Russell L. Daugherty proposed a late night teen parking area in a portion of a local park. He said teenagers need a place to park and that parking is a normal part of teen life, though he anticipated parental protest.
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Huntington
UPI
Cabell Juvenile Court
Russell L. Daugherty
Daugherty
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