Israeli patrol kills five Arab saboteurs on West Bank
Israeli troops report five Arab saboteurs opened fire with Communist Chinese mortars and rifles six miles north of Allenby Bridge on the Jordan River. Israelis suffered no casualties. Two rifles and a mortar were seized after a brief clash. Jordan staged air raid drills as part of civil defense.
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London
Britain
Sharon Remez
Israel
Times of London
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Mahmoud Riad
Cairo
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Riad
Amintore Fanfani
Obituary for Laura W. Childers of Hopemont State Hospital
Laura Watkins Childers 94 of Hopemont State Hospital died Saturday. Born Oct 9 1873 to Stephen and Martha Watkins. Widow of Joseph C. Childers. Survived by son Henry Childers of Loraine OH stepson Lester Childers LA, four brothers John Stephen Lawnie Watkins of Independence and Walter Watkins of Grafton, two sisters Wilma Johnson and Icie Weaver of Grafton. Oak Grove Baptist member. Funeral 10 am Monday Knotts Funeral Home Grafton Rev Alvin L. Guyon officiating. Burial Woodsdale Memorial Park. Friends may call.
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Laura W. Childers
Laura Watkins Childers
Hopemont State Hospital
Stephen
Martha Shacklefort Watkins
Joseph C. Childers
Henry Childers
Loraine
Ohio
Lester Childers
Los Angeles
Calif
John Watkins
Stephen Watkins
Lawnie Watkins
Independence
Walter Watkins
Grafton
Call for 50 000 to 100 000 more troops in Vietnam
Reports indicate Westmoreland could sustain only a limited allied defense with current forces and that the Joint Chiefs of Staff recommended 50 000 more reservists be called up. President Thieu urged more U S troops as Wheeler toured Saigon to assess Tet damage from the three week offensive, which left 1 359 Americans killed.
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Westmored
Wheeler
America
Johnson
Vietnam
Washington
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Nguyen van Thieu
South Vietnam
U.S
Thieu
Saigon
Westmoreland
Funeral notices for several local residents
Laura Childers 94 of Hope mont State Hospital died Saturday morning. Services Monday 10 a.m. Knotts Funeral Home Gratton with Rev Alvin L Guyon. burial Woodsdale Memorial Gardens. Jennie Saffron Purse xe died Friday evening. High Mass 9 a.m. St Marys Orthodox Catholic Church. interment East Oak Grove Cemetery. Remembrance service 7 p.m. Sunday at Fred L Jenkins Funeral Home. blessings Monday 8:30 a.m. Bevanes received at funeral home Saturday 7? to 9 p.m. Elva Mary Sperinzo 56 Mason town died Friday at St Vincent Pollotti Hospital. Call Morgan Funeral Home Reedsville after 6 p.m. Saturday. rememberance Monday 7 p.m. at St Zito Catholic Church Masontown. Rosary 7 p.m. Sunday. Donald Fleming Stewart 27 Blacksville died Friday morning in Florence, Pa. Visitation One Funeral Home Blacksville. services at Blocker Methodist with Rev Victor A Tenney Peat. interment Blacksville Cemetery. John Fire 80 Prinedeville Myersdale Pa died at hospital. viewing Williams Funeral Home Merilevaburg then Asher Glade Brethren Church. services 2 p.m. with Rev Donald Wentz. burial Asher Glade Cemetery.
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Jennie
Purse
St. Vincent
Peenee High
St. Mary's Orthodox Catholic Church
Basil Kurvtz
East Oak Grove
Fred L. Jenkins
Sperinzo
Elva Mary
Masontown
St. Vincent Pollotti Hospital
Morgan Funeral Home
Reedsville
St. Zito's Catholic Church
Peter Sonnet
Sontown
Stewart
Donald _ Fleming
Blacksville
Florence
Yancey
Blocker
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John
Senate hearing over McNamara remarks on 1964 bombing
Senators challenged McNamara's 1964 testimony about the Gulf of Tonkin incident while Gore accused the administration of misleading the nation. Mansfield defended McNamara as candid with the facts at hand, amid questions on information timing and escalation of attacks.
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Albert Gore
D.tenn
McNamara
David A. Burchinal
Congress
Mansfield
Births and medical notes from regional hospitals
Births listed from Garrett Memorial Preston Memorial Monongalia General Greene County Memorial across multiple towns including Thomas Davistown Waynesburg and Clarksville. Medical and surgical staff names, patient discharges, and Monday worker rosters populate the regional hospital notices with times and locations.
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Monongalia
Patrick Beard
Davistown
Wilma Rye
Rt. 7
Russell Cumpston
Burton
James Robinson
Manchester Drive
David Jeffrey
Mt. Morris
Alberta Bell
Tammy
Pamela Shultz
Joyce Herrington
Marcia Johnson
Barkley Easley
Rebecca
Levadia Ayersman
Mary Shaffer
Ward Stone
William Jones
Clyde Brand
T. Wally Williams
Glenn Squires
Greene County
Larry A. Scott
Waynesburg
Gilbert Finley
Westaburg
John W. Brottish
Clarksville
Sophie Ross
Dorothy Miller
Greensboro
Clyde A. Cunningham
Carmichaels
Sandra R. Bottish
June Lois Finley
Vestaburg
Dorothy Morosky
Fredricktown
David E. Henderson
Steven Stosich
Perry Moore
Brave
Gertrude Z. Blaker
Maude Haney
Mather
Susie Patterson
McNamara details Gulf of Tonkin reports and strikes
The testimony cites a five hour window after a cable reached Washington when 64 U.S. warplanes were ordered to strike North Vietnamese bases. McNamara says intelligence was fully evaluated and reports were sometimes ambiguous. He recalls urging caution before acting and notes Herrick’s preattack assessment lacked a solid basis.
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Frank Carlson
R-Kan
Clifford Case
R.N.J
U.S
Wayne L. Morse
D-Ore
McNamara
Maddox
Washington
Adm
Grant Sharp
Pacific
Fulbright
Herrick
U.S. 7Th Fleet
Clear Cold Day Forecast For Mason Dixonland
Today's high near 40 degrees with clear skies across the area. Tonight remains cold with lows in the 20s and increasing cloudiness. Tomorrow brings colder temperatures and more clouds as Western Pennsylvania follows suit, with Monday expected to be cloudy and cool.
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Great Lakes
Pacific Northwest
Northern Plains
California
Atlantic
Plains
Mason Dixonland
U.S. Weather Bureau
Communists Gather in Budapest for Global Conference
Leaders from more than 60 parties worldwide arrive for a Communist conference in Budapest to discuss restoring unity to the fractured international movement. Invitations went to 74 parties. China, Albania refuse. several Southeast Asian and other states could not attend or sent observers.
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Budapest
Hungary
Soviet Union
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China
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Malaysia
Thailand
Burma
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Russia
Mikhail Suslov
Kremlin
Tokyo
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Norway
North Korea
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Pyongyang
Romania
Fairmont Receives 3.5 Million HUD Hospital Grant
The Department of Housing and Urban Development announced a 3.5 million loan to Fairmont West Virginia to build a new hospital and overhaul Fairmont General Hospital. The project aims to remove health and fire hazards from overcrowding and expand space for long term patients.
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Fairmont
Washington
UPI
Department of Housing and Urban Development
W. Va
Fairmont General Hospital
HUD
Hussein Refuses Provocation Link to Israeli Skirmish
King Hussein speaks in English denying Jordanian forces provoked recent clashes with Israel and implying Israeli policies spur Arab commandos in occupied areas. He remains calm yet grim, sighing and smoking as he notes satisfaction with potential fresh American military aid, with the United States supplying the bulk of Jordan's armament in recent years.
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Usalem
Israel
United States
Jordan
Mileground Valuations Increased and Board Hearings
The board increased Mileground property valuations cited by John Peluso in the courthouse map room. Two Stewartstown Road parcels owned by Mason rose from 7310 to 9710 and 7550 to 8090. The board will continue adjustments until year end. 26 unfair assessment complaints have been heard this month, including an automibile overcharge and alleged unequal assessment rates between real estate and personal property.
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Omon
John Peluso
Court House
Stewartstown Road
Mason
Nestor
Galford
Rexroad
Death ruled asphyxiation of Huntington student
Authorities say James Newman 18 of Huntington a freshman at West Virginia Tech died from asphyxiation in Montgomery West Virginia. The UPI report notes investigators believe the cause of death to be asphyxiation and ongoing inquiries are planned.
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Montgomery
W. Va
UPI
James Newman
Huntington
W. Va. Tech
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