Utah gas attendants abducted and murdered near Salt Lake City
Two young Utah gas station attendants were abducted from their jobs, stabbed to death, and left nude beside remote roads. A manhunt and state rewards followed, with police seeking leads and urging stations to close at dark or employ two older workers.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Desert News
Secretary of
Clyde Miller
Dewey Fillis
Mike Holtz
Wyoming
Steven Shea
Utah Desert
U.S. 40
Holtz
Trial Date Set In Klan Case
A March 8 trial date was set in U S District Court Richmond for Ku Klux Klan chaplain Robert Ray Long charged with assaulting an FBI agent and resisting arrest on November 21. Two Richmond men Thomas Earl es and Robert Guy Saunders Jr were set for March 1 on charges of attempting to influence intimidate and impede an FBI agent linked to Long's activities. All three pleaded innocent and requested jury trials.
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Richmond
U. S
FBI
Robert Ray Long
John D. Butzner Jr
Butzner
Long
Thomas Earles
Robert Guy Saunders Jr
Lester V. Chalmers Jr
Raleigh
N. C
Alexandria
Walter Parker
Parker
Wilson B. Waddell
Lanning
Saunders
Waddy
Woman Charged In Slaying Of Husband in West Virginia
Clarksbury AP Harrison County woman Yvonne Wodzinski 34 was charged with murder after her husband John Wodzinski 38 was shot in the stomach during a family argument at Lost Creek. Powell County authorities said the couple had 11 children. Wodzinski remained jailed pending a preliminary hearing set for Wednesday afternoon.
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Clarksburg
Harrison County
Yvonne Wodzinski
Lost Creek
John Wodzinski
Wodzinski
Senior Citizens Club Christmas Party Planned
Members of the Bluefield Senior Citizens Club hold their annual Christmas party Wednesday at 1 p.m. at the Hardy Street Recreation Center. Presents will be exchanged and a Christmas dinner served after the business session.
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Bluefield Senior Citizens Club
Hardy Street Recreation Center
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Local News Sample
Community newspaper text presents subscription details and affiliation notes with the Associated Press. The snippet lists bureau contact numbers and mailing zones for West Virginia readership.
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Daily Telegraph Sane .O
Bland Street
Bluefield
W. Va
Associated Press
Ooeey
West Virginia
Audit Bureau of Circula- Adva
The
Katz Dac. de
WVU Centenary to feature notable national figures on campus
West Virginia University marks its 100th birthday with a series of conferences and appearances by figures such as Arthur Schlesinger on Feb 22 to 24, Richard C. Hottelet on March 13, Baroness Maria von Trapp on April 9, and entertainers including Yakov Zak on Feb 8 and Tyrone Guthrie on Feb 27.
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Morgantown
West Virginia University
Arthur Schlesinger
John F. Kennedy
CBS
Richard C. Hottelet
Willy Ley
Maria von Trapp
Singing von Trapp
Schlesinger
Hottelet
Barooness von Trapp
Yakov Zak
Tyrone Guthrie
Council approves field surveys for Double Gates annexation
Bluefield Virginia officials authorize Town Manager W N Lambert and Planning Administrator Ronald R Workman to begin land surveys for the proposed Double Gates annexation area, likely starting in early 1967 after a council field trip. The group also included a Pine Hill Park drain pipe project and moved the December meeting up a week due to a holiday.
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Bluefield
W. N. Lambert
Ronald R. Workman
Double Gates
Pine Hill Park
Bid Opening Set On War Project In McDowell County West Virginia
The State Road Commission will open bids on January 24 for a West Virginia Route 16 improvement in McDowell County to build a new underpass at the Norfolk and Western Railway opposite Big Creek High School. The 0.16 mile section extends from the eastern bridge over the Dry Fork of Tug River to Johns Branch Road, including the underpass to provide clearance for large vehicles and mitigate high water. Financing is entirely federal under a safety program.
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West Virginia
Mud-Covered Bodies Found Near Shelbyville Dump
In Shelbyville Tennessee the mud covered bodies of two 9 and 8 year old girls Deborah Ray and Phyllis Seibers were found in a ditch near a fog covered refuse heap. Sheriff Sanders said foul play is involved but autopsies must be completed for comment. The girls were cousins and were left at the dump by Ricky Ray 12.
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Shelbyville
Ricky Ray
Deborah
Lawyers seek injunction to force Georgia governor runoff
In Atlanta a group of lawyers filed suit in state court seeking an injunction to compel a runoff election between Democrat Lester G. Maddox and Republican Howard H. Callaway. Plaintiffs J Barton Jones and his wife hew to claims the general election remains undetermined after a deadlocked campaign. Judge Claude Shaw tentatively scheduled a Wednesday hearing, awaiting contact with Atty. Gen. Arthur K. Bolton.
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Atlanta
Lester G. Maddox
Howard H
Bo) Callaway
J. Barton Jones
Sandy Springs
Superior Court
Claude Shaw
Arthur K. Bolton
Kidnapped Virginia Mother Of 3 Reported Abduction
A 23 year old mother of three told Radford police she was kidnapped Saturday by men in a 1954 station wagon. She reported being held for over 18 hours and assaulted five times before being released near her home Sunday evening.
Judge Rules Baker Must Stand Trial
Federal Judge Oliver Gasch ruled Baker must stand trial January 9 on charges of larceny fraud conspiracy and income tax evasion. He refused to dismiss the indictment due to prejudicial pretrial publicity but suppressed unidentified recorded conversations.
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Washington
Oliver Gasch
Senate
Bobby Baker
Baker
Kiwanis Inducts New Member at Monday Meeting
Robert J. Newton Jr. was inducted as a new member of the Bluefield Kiwanis Club during a Monday meeting at the West Virginian Hotel. Newton, administrator of St. Luke's Hospital, hails from Greenville South Carolina and resides at 1509 Augusta Extension. The program featured the Bluefield High School A Capella Choir and Girls Glee Club directed by Donald Kensinger. The club approved a scholarship fund contribution and announced Salvation Army kettle duty Tuesday. The next meeting is Thursday December 29 at noon at the West Virginian.
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Robert J. Newton Jr
Bluefield Kiwanis Club
West Virginian Hotel
Newton
St. Luke’s Hospital
Greenville
S.C
1509
Augusta Extension
Bluefield High School
Donald Kensinger
Garland Yates
Don Orander
Kiwanis Club
Salvation Army
West Virginian
Seventh Floor Scaffold Fall Kills Marshall Worker
William J. Overly, 38, of Huntington, died Monday after a seventh-floor scaffold gave way at Marshall University’s new eight-story Academic Center. He fell onto a temporary wooden walkway at ground level with neck and head injuries. The Taylor Brick Cleaning Co. worker was father of two. firm head Otis R. Taylor cited slipping knots on the scaffold ropes.
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Liam J. Overly
Huntington
Marshall University
Overly
Taylor Brick Cleaning Co
Otis R. Taylor
WVU Receives NSF Grant for Summer Science Work
West Virginia University announced a National Science Foundation grant to fund an eight week program for high school biological science teachers. It runs June 12 to August 4 with participating teachers from across the state attending classes and conducting graduate student style projects.
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Morgantown
West Virginia University
National Science Foundation
Two Virginians Die In Vietnam
The Defense Department announced two more Virginians killed in Vietnam in nonhostile cases. Lit. Cmdr. Edwin L. Koenig of Norfolk and Army Pfc. Terry D. Pierce of Hopewell are the deceased, with their families named in the notice.
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Washington
Vietnam
Defense Department
Edwin L. Koenig
Alice J. Koenig
East Ocean View Ave
Norfolk
Army
Terry D. Pierce
John P. Pierce
Riverside Ave
Hopewell
SRC Schedules Bids On Interstate 79
The State Road Commission will receive bids January 24 for a 3.6 mile Interstate 79 project in Harrison County. The work runs from just north of Lost Creek to southwest of Quiet Dell and includes two twin bridges within the project limits.
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Charleston
State Road Commission
Harrison County
SRC
Lost Creek
Quiet Dell
Compromise On Book Sought
The article details Mrs. Kennedy objecting to parts of a manuscript about the Kennedy era. It covers personal letters, the president’s assassination, and family dynamics. A Manhattan injunction hearing is set for December 27 with Look magazine and other publishers facing potential publication delays.
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Kennedy
Caroline
John F. Jr
New York Times
New York Post
Nashville Tennessean
Massachusetts
Arlington National Cemetery
Manchester
Life
Look
The
Saturday Evening Post
Ladies’ Home Journal
McCall’s
Good Housekeeping
Handshakes at White House Receptions Highlighted
Thomas Jefferson introduced handshaking at White House receptions. Calvin Coolidge recalled shaking hands with 1900 people in 34 minutes, a feat he described with pride in his autobiography.
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White House
Thomas Jefferson
Calvin Coolidge
Obituaries From Virginia and Maryland Rural Communities
Multiple deaths include Clint Goodman of Silver Spring Maryland former Burkes Garden resident. Mont Endicott of Keen Mountain. Clara Davis Dunn of Bluefield. Ida Stiltner of Grundy. services set at local churches. Survivors listed with spouses children and siblings. funeral arrangements and burial details provided.
Mrs Mary Johnston 68 of Baltimore dies after long illness
Mrs Mary Johnston age 68 of 183 Meadow Road Baltimore Md formerly of Bluefield died Sunday in a Baltimore hospital after a long illness. She was the wife of Robert C Johnston and a daughter of the late Samuel and Elizabeth Roseman. She resided in Bluefield before moving to Baltimore in 1929 and was a member of the Christian Church. Survived by husband three sisters Mrs Hugh Stanley Mrs George Neal of Bluefield and Mrs E S Felty of Wytheville Va three daughters three sons and four grandchildren all of Baltimore. Funeral conducted Wednesday at 1 p m at McCulley Funeral Chapel with burial in Baltimore.
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Clara Davis Dunn
Tazewell Avenue
Bluefield
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
Robert Cummings
Maple Hill Cemetery
Bedford
Walter Bradley
Elles Davis Dunn
Narrows
M. R. Calloway
Roy Hall
Winston-Salem
N.C
C. A. Simpson
Athens
Margaret Williams
Roanoke
Robert Butler
Baltimore
James Dunn
Graham Funeral Home
Crockett Hughes Jr
W. E. Osborne
J. J. Hodges
W. L. Spracher
Joseph H. Barnes Jr
Harold L. Miller Jr
George W. Stiltner
Chris and
Lou Stiltner
Poplar Creek
Grundy
Sam Stiltner
J. P. Stiltner
George Stiltner
Warren, Mich
Charlie Stiltner
Popular Creek Church of Christ
E. W. Cameron
Jim Hill
Clarence Greenleaf
Grundy Funeral Home
Mary Johnston
Meadow Road
Mad
Robert C. Johnston
Samuel
Elizabeth Bailey Roseman
The
Christian Church
Hugh Stanley
George Neal
E. S. Felty
Wytheville
McCulley Funeral Chapel
Henry Clint Mann obituary in Princeton details
Henry Clint Mann aged 89 of 508 Washington Ave Princeton died Monday after a long illness in a Huntington hospital. Born in Gate City Virginia he was a son of James and Mary Mann and a retired mine foreman for U S Steel in Gary. He belonged to the Gary Odd Fellows Lodge. Survived by wife Pearl Mann a brother W B Mann of Gate City a half brother Farley Mann of Bluefield and two half sisters Mrs G W Hall of Gary and Mrs Don Talley of Bristol Tennessee. Body taken to Memorial Funeral Director Princeton pending funeral arrangements.
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Henry Clint Mann
Washington Ave
Princeton
Huntington
Gate City
James and
Mary Mann
U. S. Steel Corporation
Gary
Gary Odd Fellows Lodge
Pearl Mann
Home
W. B. Mann
Farley Mann
Bluefield
G. W. Hall
Don Talley
Bristol
Tenn
Memorial
Larkin Rites Held for Pearisburg Man
Girard C. Larkin 56 of Pearisburg Va died Sunday in a Charlottesville hospital after a long illness. He managed the Foot Mineral Co Plant at Kimballton Va and served on civic committees. Survived by Elsie Farmer Larkin wife a son Girard C Larkin Jr and daughter Patricia Jean Larkin both of Pearisburg and two sisters. Funeral services were held at Holy Family Catholic Church Pearisburg with burial in Birch Lawn Cemetery. A Bible service was held at Givens Funeral Home with Father Curtin presiding.
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Girard C. Larkin
Pearisburg
Charlottesville
Foot Mineral Co
Kimballton
Larkin
Pearisburg Lions Club
Elsie Farmer Larkin
Girard C. Larkin Jr
Patricia Jean Larkin
Fred Gustafson
Ashville
N. Y
G. C. Aldrick
Jamestown
Holy Family Catholic Church
Joseph Curtin O
Death of Woodrow Harris in Bluefield
Woodrow Harris of Mudfork Virginia died Monday afternoon at Bluefield Sanitarium after a lengthy illness. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Sinkford-Richardson Funeral Home in Bluefield.
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Woodrow Harris
Mudfork
Bluefield Sanitarium
Sinkford-Richardson Funeral Home
Bluefield
Funerals for Bailey and Shrewsbury Led by Local Clergy
Leander Bailey age 93 of Giotto laid to rest at Resthaven Memorial Cemetery Princeton after Bailey Memorial Baptist service. Pallbearers and honorary pallbearers listed. flowers by Women of the Church. call at Memorial Funeral Directory after 2 pm. Lydia Shrewsbury, 66 of Rt. 1 Rock, funeral at Mount Olive Methodist Lashmeet with burial at Mount Olive Cemetery. Bailey Funeral Home Princeton in charge.
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Mack Shrewsbury
Joseph Shaffer Jr
Troy Davidson
Kennie Hatfield
T. C. Lugar
Henry Wheeler
John S. Foley
Princeton
Shrewsbury
Lydia
Rt. 1
Rock
Mount Olive Methodist Church
Lashmeet
Paul Hall
T. H. Mills
Mount Olive
Garnet Vaughan
Willis
Christmas Party Held for Welch Dealers at Tropical Club
J. R. Hall an automobile dealer in Welch hosted a Christmas party for employees at the Tropical Supper Club. The gathering highlighted year end celebrations and staff recognition.
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J. R. Hall
Welch
Mercer Miner Killed In Gary Mining Accident
A 55 year old Mercer County resident Loman Bowers of Lorton Lick Road was killed at 3 15 a m Monday in the U S Steel No 2 mine at Gary when a large piece of sandrock fell and crushed him. He was a World War II veteran and a member of United Mine Workers Local 7635 Gary. Survived by his wife Ella Black Bowers a daughter Karen Sue and multiple relatives. Funeral arrangements were set for Cravens Funeral Home Bluewell with burial at Roselawn Memory Gardens Bluefield Princeton Road.
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Mercer County
Gary
Loman Bowers
Lorton Lick Road
U.S. Steel
United Mine Workers of America
Ella Black Bowers
Karen Sue Bowers
P. M. Bowers
Elden M. Bowers
Baltimore
E. D. Bowers
Curtis Vaughn
Princeton
Bombers clash with Viet Cong along river bank in Vietnam
A U S Navy crew of four aboard a 31 foot swift boat suffered heavy casualties while others endured lighter damage after a fierce eight minute battle with Viet Cong using automatic weapons mortars and recoilless rifles at 20 to 30 yards. U Thant considered a cease fire talks and the United States sought UN coordination. Westmoreland welcomed the 9th Division brigade to Vietnam as U S forces total 372 000 with seven divisions expected.
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U.S
U.S. 9Th Division
South Vietnam
William C. Westmoreland
Europe
Westmoreland
Vietnam
United States
North Vietnam
Hanoi
U.N
Thant
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Peery and St. Clair Funeral Home
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Keen Mountain
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