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Newspaper
Sunday Dominion Post
Location
Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1967
Page
1
A West Virginia University professor outlines a study toward a rapid transit system for Morgantown and the University. Pentagon and allied leaders report broad agreement on Vietnam conduct after two week talks in Southeast Asia. Fire Marshall issues 75 directives to reduce fire hazards statewide.
In New York a group of psychiatrists and psychologists says rioting by Negroes in Northern communities stems from underlying social problems sparked by an incendiary local incident. The assessment links unrest to broader urban tensions and calls for targeted social solutions.
James Reston explores national strife in a thoughtful column on page 16 A. A Wife and Daughter plan a trip to Vietnam signals personal impact of conflict. The section Teases include features on county fairs and social issues.
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower entered Walter Reed Army Medical Center for observation after a stomach upset. He arrived by helicopter from his Gettysburg farm and was reported in good condition and resting comfortably with Dr. Harold Johnson attending.
Special envoys Maxwell Taylor and Clark Clifford told President Johnson that allied governments favor maintaining or increasing bombing in North Vietnam and back a second Asian summit to review progress. They reported unanimous support from five nations after a two week tour, and noted no major objections to U.S. policy.
A 15-year-old boy, who turns 16 in August, is jailed without bond in Georgetown after the shooting deaths of his father Professor Gordon B. Wolcott, 56, his mother Elizabeth, 48, and his sister Elizabeth, 17. Police said the youth gave a brief verbal statement and will face a juvenile hearing next week. officer Massur noted the father was found with a paperback in his hand, and the mother died at a hospital after being shot in the head.
Senator Joseph S. Clark proposes a $2 billion two year emergency program to provide public service jobs for the unemployed in ghettos. The plan aims as a first step toward Hubert Humphrey's proposed Marshall Plan for impoverished areas, mirroring postwar Western Europe recovery.
The Appalachian Regional Commission reports only 38.3 miles of road finished in two years for 12 states though 2,350 miles were planned. Officials cite a three year design-to-completion timeline and note funds not used rapidly enough. Alabama did not request funds.
An Air Force F4C Phantom was damaged on landing at Da Nang and destroyed along with five light planes. The crash caused a fire and explosions that demolished an ammunition dump. no injuries were reported. Officials cited enemy ground fire as the suspected cause while other U S air actions target North Vietnam transportation routes and facilities.
Rioting and racial flare ups hit Wichita Kansas and Elgin Illinois with security curfews. Detroit death toll climbs to 42 after a National Guardsman involved shooting of George Tolbert a 20 year old Black man. Damages include a Sears Roebuck store firebombed in Elgin along with a bakery and lumber yard. three youths arrested.
A panel of psychiatrists and psychologists says two centuries of racial hatred and the Great Migration helped spark violent unrest in Northern ghettos. They warn that economic and social isolation in the North and unkept political promises fuel ongoing and broader future clashes.
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