Morning clouds and showers grip West Virginia forecast
Mostly cloudy with rain in southern West Virginia. The high in the mid 70s to low 80s. Monday expected to be fair and warm. The All Night Quadrad for seniors at Suburban Lanes ended early Saturday with about 600 graduates. Ground broken Saturday for a new Volkswagen dealership building in Labraton, William Richter owner, completion targeted Sept 30. Morgantown Fire Department answered two calls near University High School and at the city dump, a quonset hut at the university sustained about 200 dollars damage and the dump fire produced heavy smoke. Sen Stuart Symington in Charleston urged support at the Jefferson Jackson Day dinner, saying the U.S. has overcommitted globally.
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National News Highlights from Washington and Boston
Capt Howard B Levy an army doctor convicted by a general court martial faces three years in federal prison and a dishonorable discharge. In Boston a Roxbury riot drains nerves as 1,700 police clash with looters and 1,000 black protesters, 40 arrests recorded. A presidential task force says science helps crime fight but costs and privacy matter. Adm Thomas Moorer named Chief of Naval Operations. Johnson tours New York with partisan speeches stressing promises kept and to come.
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Security Council ends session without Middle East vote
United Nations Security Council met for about 31 percent of hours to discuss the Middle East crisis and adjourned without adopting a resolution. British Prime Minister Wilson conferred with Secretary Thant and Security Council President Hans Tabor. In Saigon, Marines reported 474 North Vietnamese killed after a 16 hour battle with 4 Marines dead and over 300 wounded. Peking urged Hong Kong Chinese to prepare for overthrow of British rule in an editorial, with no date given. Israel set three demands to the Soviet Union to maintain peace in the region.
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Airliner crash in France kills 88 aboard
A British Air Ferry Ltd airliner carrying tourists to sun destinations crashed into Canigou mountain in the East Pyrenees near Perpignan killing all 88 aboard. Witnesses reported a low flight before the impact in clear but moonless weather. 83 passengers were recorded dead.
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Peking Urges Hong Kong to Prepare for Struggle
An editorial in Jenmin Jih Pao urged Hong Kong's Chinese to be ready at any moment to respond to the great motherland's call to smash the British imperialist regime. The piece signals a protracted conflict stance amid calm in Hong Kong and solidifying anti-British sentiment among 3.8 million residents.
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Levy Given 3 Years Hard Labor By Army Med Officer
Army medical officer Capt. Howard Levy was dishonorably discharged and given three years hard labor for refusing to train Green Beret medics for Vietnam duty and for advocating disloyalty. He was sent to Ft. Jackson Stockade pending transfer to Leavenworth. A second case, Pvt. Andrew Stapp, 23, received 45 days for refusing to open a foot locker with leftist literature.
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Israel Issues Demands for Peace in Mideast Crisis
In a note to Soviet Premier Kosygin, Israeli Prime Minister Levi Eshkol demanded three conditions for peace: Arab states must accept Israel’s territorial integrity, the UAR blockade of the Gulf of Aqaba must end, and non interference in international affairs must be observed. He urged Moscow to use its influence with Arab allies to ease the crisis, calling the Straits of Tiran blockade a warlike act.
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Boston Sniper Fires On Fireman In Roxbury Clash
A rooftop sniper shot a fireman during a second night of violence in Roxbury Boston. Police reported the firefighter was alive but both officers and residents were pinned down by the gunman as the shootout continued.
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Soviet Ship Not Bombed U.S. Says Denial in Note to USSR
Washington reported the United States denied Soviet claims that American planes bombed and strafed the Russian ship Turkestan at Cam Pha in North Vietnam. The U.S. said any damage likely resulted from North Vietnamese antiaircraft fire as pilots reported targeting with antiaircraft fire in the area. The State Department noted a crewman died from injuries, while Cocked defense officials attributed the damage to anti aircraft fire.
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Johnson Avoids Demonstrators in Midtown Manhattan
AP report describes President Johnson slipping in through a side door as about 80 demonstrators near the Americana Hotel and 60 Peace Corps veterans at the Waldorf protested Johnson’s visit. Police kept tight security amid protests over Vietnam and Middle East tensions in New York City.
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Two MIGs Shot Down Near Hanoi
U.S. Marines clashed with Communist forces in Hiep Duc Valley near Dan Nang and near Quang Tri on the coast. About 450 enemy dead were counted in one assault while Marine losses reached 44 killed and 120 wounded. Air missions totaled 125 as two U.S. planes were shot down leaving three crew missing. Navy B52 strikes targeted North Vietnam as civilian casualties from mine explosions near Saigon were reported.
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Post Office to Give G Washington a Shave
The Post Office will revise the George Washington image on the five cent stamp, softening harsh highlights after critics called the portrait unattractive. A shaved, refined portrait will be unveiled to the public on November 17, announced by Postmaster General Lawrence F. O'Brien following a reassessment of the February 1966 stamp.
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