West Virginia lawmakers join travel to inspect embassies and tour Europe
Congressmen and senators from West Virginia travel abroad to examine security at embassies and consulates and to attend conferences. Arch Moore Jr. and his wife visited Rome, Paris, and the Soviet Union. Byrd went to southern Europe and Geneva. Randolph flew to Tripoli with his son. Additional trips include Slack Jr. on a Latin America tour with stops in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Peru, Venezuela and Caribbean islands.
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West Virginia
Jennings Randolph
Robert C. Byrd
Arch A. Moore Jr
Moore
Rome
Paris
Soviet Union
U.S
Byrd
Europe
Geneva
Switzerland
Randolph
Tripoli
Libya
Africa
Spain
Elizabeth Kee
Ken Hechler
Harley O. Staggers
Hechler
Washington
John M. Slack Jr
Latin America
Argentina
Brazil
Chile
Peru
Venezuela
Caribbean
Slack
Supreme Court voids Florida race based occupancy ban
The Supreme Court struck down Florida's law prohibiting Negro and white nonmarried people from sharing a room at night as discriminatory. Justice White warned such laws burden freedom from racial discrimination, while Florida noted a similar statute exists prohibiting lewd behavior. NAACP leaders hailed the ruling as a step toward legal racial equality.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Florida
High Tribunal
Byron R. White
Jack Greenberg
Legal Defense Fund
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
James Kynes
Homemakers Dollar Discussed At Welch Workshop
A Home Management and Child Development Workshop at the Appalachian Building in Welch covered budgeting for immediate and future expenses. Mrs. T. J. Livisay discussed teenage emotional needs and guidance, urging realistic instruction for youths to absorb and apply.
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Appalachian
Welch
T. J. Livisay
Burl Ives Seeks Ireland Home To Cool Off
Folk singer Burl Ives arrived in Dublin to search for a site for a house and said he plans to live in Ireland for several months each year to cool off. He described the trip as a way to relax and refresh amid touring commitments.
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Burl Ives
Dublin
Ireland
Local Telegrapher News Summary
An obscure 1893 item from Bland County and nearby West Virginia mentions a telegraph service tied to the Associated Press with contact details and rates. It notes mail subscriptions, provincial regions, and a regional agency presence with a West Virginia connection.
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Bland
Soest
Casuibscat
Grn
Sories
West Virginia
Agercy
Bluefield Man Arrested by FBI for Flight to Avoid Confinement
Ian D. MacLennan of the Pittsburgh FBI announced the arrest of Danny Victor Stacey, 19, of Rt 3 Sheffield, on charges of unlawful flight to avoid confinement. Stacey fled Virginia on November 23 1964 after breaking and entering two stores in Martinsville and was held on bond after a U S commissioner hearing.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
Bluefield
Ian D. MacLennan
Pittsburgh FBI
Danny Victor Stacey
Henry County
Martinsville
Stacey
Rt. 3
Shiefield
U. S
John R. McGee
Detroit Democrat West arrested on tax fraud charges
Daniel W. West a Detroit Democrat and Michigan House member was arrested by federal officers on charges of filing false information on income tax returns potentially linked to a $250000 tax scheme. West, who was posting bond on a voter registration fraud case, faces possible grand jury indictments. He has a history of posing as a New York attorney and is tied to over 120 potential charges with others who used his tax services. West represents the mostly Negro 24th District in Wayne County and begins a new term January 13.
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Detroit
Daniel W. West
Michigan House of Representatives
West
New York
Thomas P. Thornton
Wade H. McCree
Internal Revenue Service
Secret Service
Detroit Area
R. I. Nixon
Nixon
PRS
Recorder's Court
Troit Elections
John A. Smith
24Th
Michigan House
Wayne
Weather outlook for West Virginia and Virginia
The Associated Press reports West Virginia will be partly cloudy and slightly warmer Tuesday and Wednesday with occasional light snow in the north. Temperatures in the north reach the 30s while the south remains in the 30s. In Virginia, expect mostly sunny skies and easing cold with highs from 38 to 45 degrees Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Upper Great Lakes
North Atlantic States
Pacific Northwest Coast
Associated Press
West Virginia
Virginia
Landslide To Close Part Virginia Road
The state highway department will close a section of U S 538 at the Lee Scott County line in Southwest Virginia due to landslide danger after heavy rains. Repairs are estimated at about 20 working days with detours via Duffield and Jonesville and a through route using Alt 58 and Virginia 23 via Pennington Gap and Big Stone Gap.
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Richmond, Va
State Highway Department
Lee-Scott County
Virginia
Stickleyville
Duffield
Jonesville
Virginia 23
Pennington Gap
Big Stone Gap
Man Enters Plea To Manslaughter
In Huntington AP William M. Johnson 22 agreed to plead manslaughter in the death of Charles B. Gwinn 58. Gwinn died from a blow to the head and was found in a rural Cabell County area. Johnson was sentenced to 15 years in prison.
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Huntington (Ap
William M. Johnson
Huntington
E. AP
Cabell County
Arab Iraqi Forces Wind Up Exercises
United Arab Republic and Iraqi forces wound down two days of joint exercises Monday. The maneuvers occurred some where north of Baghdad and involved coordination between the two allied forces.
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Damascus
Syria
Baghdad
Three Big TV Nets In Tight Nielsen Tie
A nationwide Nielsen report shows ABC CBS and NBC nearly equal in 7:30 to 11 p.m. viewership. Ratings: CBS 19.4 NBC 19.4 ABC 19.3. The period covered two November weeks with under 1,200 homes sampled. The study notes shifts versus last season and lists top sponsored programs including Bonanza Bewitched Gomer Pyle and The Fugitive.
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New York
ABC
CBS
NBC
National Nielsen
Research Department
Nielsen Reports
Gomer Pyle
Nielsen
Andy Griffith
Red Skelton
Jackie Gleason
Last Of Road Bonds To Be Sold Today
Charleston AP reports the final road bond issue under the 1920 Good Roads Amendment, a 1.3 million sale on Tuesday. The state aims to complete 50 million total authorized, with 46.68 million already outstanding, sold to the lowest bidder.
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Charleston
Gotham stocks emergency rations for Pearl Harbor anniversary
Gotham observes Pearl Harbor day with a city first stockpiling emergency rations for a million people for about two weeks. Civil Defense director Robert E. Condon notes rations stored in 1,874 borough buildings with a long term goal of 25,070 structures for about 13.5 million residents.
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New York
Robert E. Condon
Sammons Rites Set Wednesday
John V. Sammons 61 prominent Princeton businessman dies after illness at home. Final rites at Burns Wornal Chapel Wednesday at 2 p.m. with burial in Resthaven Memorial Park. Masonic Lodge and Eastern Star honor guard. survivors include wife Josephine, son Paul, daughter Lee, and multiple siblings. Friends may call at the mortuary after 2 p.m. Tuesday.
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Burns Wornal Chapel
Princeton
John V. Sammons
Old Oney Gap Road
Jimmy Jones
Herbert Parks
Resthaven Memorial Park
Princeton Masonic Lodge
Order of Eastern Star
Ella Sue Wagner
First Methodist Church
Sammons
Princeton Mill and Feed Co
Johnson Chapel
Princeton Masonic Lodge No
Protective Order of Elks of
Josephine Bird Sammons
Paul M. Sammons
Lee R. Ellison
D. B. Sammons
Dave Sammons
Tomahawk, Ky
Anderson Sammons
Middleport
Ohio
T. D. Daniels
Clifford Hammons
Louisa, Ky
Albert Fraley
Fort Gay
Jim Mullitt
Tomahawk
Judge voids additional $5 fine for moving violations
Radford VA judge John B. Spiers Jr. refused to levy the extra five dollar fine on moving traffic violations as unconstitutional. The ruling followed the 1964 General Assembly’s enacted levy to raise money. A 16 year old pled guilty to speeding in the cited case.
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Radford
General Assembly
John B. Spiers Jr
Juvenile and Relations Court
Assembly
Spiers Sien
Norfolk
Celanese Plans 25th Anniversary Celebration at Narrows
Celanese plans a 25th anniversary fete for its Narrows operation. The event in the Technical Center at the plant will occur Thursday at 3 30 p m with Peter H Cae president and group vice president as principal speaker. Invitations were mailed to area business leaders and regional media.
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Narrows
Southwest
Virginia
West Virginia
W. J Cramer
Peter H. Cae
Deaths and Funerals Chronicle Local Area
Cobra Sanders of Glen Fork dies after long illness in Beckley hospital. Survived by wife Mary and 11 children, plus siblings and 14 grandchildren. Ferrie Battoin of Keystone dies after three months illness. Elizabeth Tashe of Hemphill dies after years of illness. services at First Church of God Welch. Argenia Bane former Bluefield resident dies in Brooklyn. Janie Frazier, Princeton restaurant worker, dies at sister’s home in Princeton. arrangements pending. Funeral notices cite local churches, funeral homes, and burial plans across Glen Fork, Keystone, Welch, and Bluefield areas.
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Cobra Sanders
Glen Fork
Beckley
R. C. Sutherland
Princeton
J. W
Victoria Sanders
Goodwill
Mary Harvey Sanders
Rodney Sanders
U.S. Air Force
Washington, D. C
Paul Sanders
U. S. Army
South Viet Nam
Douglas Sanders
Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Chapel
Pineville
Ferrie Richard Battoin
Keystone
Bluefield Sanitarium
Glenalum
Mingo County
Eastern Gas and Fuel Co
United Mine Workers
Stanya Mazinsky Battoia
Joann
Julia Battoia
Regina Furches
Maybeury
Ferrie E. Battoia
Norfolk
Elda Brown
First Baptist
Elizabeth Tashe
Hemphill
Welch
Hungary
Andy and
Dora Polo Roatsey
John Tashe
Joe Oris
Castlewood
Mary Fazio
Chicago
Ill
Fred Slane
Detroit
Mich
Steve Tashe
Fanning Funeral Home
First Church of God
Ralph T. Hubble
Woodlawn
Argenia Bane
Bluefield
Henry Watkins
Brooklyn
N. Y
Linkford and Richardson Funeral Home
Janie Frazier
Nora Owens
Lugo
Powell and Lilly funeral notices from Bluefield area
Robert Henry Powell 75 retired Bluefield furniture dealer died Sunday evening at St Luke's Hospital. Funeral Tuesday in Hawkins Chapel with burial at Birchlawn Park Pearisburg. Lena Powell, Aubrey Powell, sisters J G Barber, Minor Bailey, Dewey Spangler among survivors. Mary Maxey Lilly 82 longtime Spanishburg resident died Monday in Princeton Memorial Hospital. Her survivors include Orville Lilly and three siblings. Further notice lists Howard Bowman 61 as another obituary item.
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Hawkins
Robert Henry Powell
Bluefield
St. Luke's Hospital
James T. Browning
Birchlawn
Pearisburg
Charles Davidson
Bill Davidson
Cecil Lawrence
W. J. Freeman Jr
Aleck Funari
James and Mary Powell
Trinity Methodist Church
Lena Tracy Powell
Aubrey Powell
Peterstown
J. G. Barber
Princeton
Minor Bailey
Roanoke
Dewey Spangler
Norfolk
Mary Maxey Lilly
Spanishburg
Princeton Memorial Hospital
John H. Lilly
Rich Creek Baptist Church
Mercer County
John W
Nancy Jane Meadows Maxey
Orville W. Lilly
Clyde
Edward Maxey
Annc Maxey
Funeral plans for Mrs Helen Mae Hardaway at Princeton
Funeral services for Mrs. Helen Mae Hardaway are set in the George W. Seaver Chapel Princeton led by Dr. Herbert Parks with burial at Resthaven Park Cemetery. Pallbearers include Matthew Cooper Frank Gibson Dr. Fred C. Goodall and others. First Methodist Church Sunday School class members will carry flowers. dinner at the mortuary after 2 p.m.
Burch cites unity as Evans calls for party strength
Gov elect Dan Evans said Burch can ride out the storm while noting a Denver meeting majority favored ousting Burch. Grenier faces GOP attack over the Southern strategy as calls to replace the national chairman surface ahead of Chicago meetings.
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Dan Evans
Washington
Burch
Evans
Denver
Grenier
National Committee
Republican Party
Birmingham
Alabama
Goldwater
Fiew
Deep South
Mississippi
Louisiana
South
GOP
GOP Governors Association
Chicago
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
William W. Scranton
Pennsylvania
George Romney
Michigan
Robert A. Smylie
Idaho
Governors Group
Tim Babcock
Montana
Clifford P. Hansen
Wyoming
George D. Clyde
Utah
William H. Avery
Kansas
Pastor Battles Klan Power in Mississippi Town
In Philadelphia Mississippi the Rev. Clay F. Lee denounces Ku Klux Klan control over town life as FBI ties the Klan to a civil rights workers murder case. Local business leader R. C. Peebles laments risk to commerce while noting many here remain pro or anti civil rights amid a tense climate.
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Philadelpha
Miss
Ku Klux Klan
Clay F. Lee
FBI
R. C. Peebles
Philadelphia
Chamber of Commerce
Rotary Club
Peebles
Major Party Leaders Choose House and Senate Leaders
Democratic caucuses held in Charleston select Leaders for both chambers. Carson considered separating majority floor leader and Judiciary chair. McCourt and Baker led nominations for Carson and Martin respectively. Seniority determined by Hamlin's Lloyd Jackson amid questions of who is the elder senator.
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White
Judiciary
House
Vickers
del. W. T. Brotherton Jr
Charleston
Senate
Sen
Wiliam A. Moreland
Morgantown
Carson
Senate Democrats
Senate Chamber
House Democrats
Boiarsky
Watson
Harry R. Pauley
Jaeger
Hans McCourt
Webster Springs
Donald J. Baker
Moorefield
Martin
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