Massive Submarine Search After Scorpion Loss in Atlantic
The French submarine Requin aided U S Navy in a vast hunt for the missing Scorpion and its 99 crewmen. Search areas spanned over 300000 square miles near the Azores as Kittiwake and Gato continued, with salvage ships Preserver and Hoist en route to assist. A Mizar carrying 19 scientists joined the effort to deploy two camera fish and collect data for analysis.
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Atlantic Fleet Headquarters
Marcala Bank
Azores
Kittiwake
Gato
Irving Banks
Preserver
United State East Coast
Bermuda
Atlantic Ocean
America
U.S. Naval Research Laboratory
Mary Baldwin Seniors Lauded at 164-Grade Commencement
STAUNTON AP President Samuel R. Spencer Jr. told 164 Mary Baldwin College graduates that despite student assaults on exams not on the administration building riots and protests show concern. He noted Peace Corps VISTA teaching and Red Cross work in Vietnam as careers reflecting steady commitment. Dr Carlyle Marney delivered the baccalaureate sermon before a 2 p.m. commencement marking the largest class in the women's college history.
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Vietnam
Carlyle Marney
Lake Junaluska
N. C
Woman’s College
Randolph urges peaceful protest at West Liberty graduation
U S Senator Jennings Randolph told 352 West Liberty State College graduates that the right to speak includes foolish remarks but not unlawful acts. He urged peaceful work to correct injustices while condemning campus uprisings at Columbia and Ohio University.
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West Liberty
W.va
U.S
Jennings Randolph
D-W.va
Columbia University
Ohio University
Randolph
West Liberty State College
Matlocks Have Two Births in One Day in Separate Cities
In Thornton Colorado police sergeant Wallace Matlock and his wife welcomed a son in Parsons Kansas and twelve hours later their older daughter gave birth to a girl in Fort Walton Beach. The unusual sequence left the family with two newborns in one day.
Rites for Vidaic Tator Marked in Local Obituary
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph records a rites ceremony for Vidaic Tator, noting participation from community members and a local bureau involvement in circulation. The notice lists individuals connected to the service and the year of the event.
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the Eats PT
Obituaries of Local Residents Include Five Deaths
Multiple deaths are reported from Virginia and Kentucky, including Stuart Leach of Princeton and Mae Hackney Viars of Pilgrims Knob. Surviving spouses, children, and extended families are listed. Funeral services and burial details span Evington, Maple Grove, Raven, and Clark Cemeteries with local church affiliations noted.
Death notice for young Donahue with service details
Kenneth Jorge Donahue the son of Kenneth and Martha Spicer Donahue died recently. He is survived by one sister, Kamel a Denise Donahue, paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Herndon Donahue, and maternal grandmother Mrs Linda McKenney. Funeral conducted Tuesday at 11 am at Herndon Heights Baptist Church with Rev Gilbert Dodson officiating. Burial at Lusk Cemetery. Pallbearers Marvin and Roger Spicer Jimmy and Larry Donahue. Body moved to paternal grandparents home in Lashmeet Monday from Seaver Mortuary in Princeton.
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Stuart Leach
Henry St
Princeton
Mercer County Vocational School
Glenwood Park
First Methodist Church
Mercer County Vocational Association
Concord College
University of Cincinnati
Groseclose
Stuart
Juanita Deverle Leach
Sarah Elizabeth Hughes Leach
Evington Methodist Church
Evington
James Core
Evington Church
William C. Hughes
Porter A. Hughes
William H. Farmer
Ned Givins
William Deyrle
Seaver Mortuary
Kenneth Jorge Donahue
Kenneth
Martha Spicer Donahue
Kamela Denise Donahue
Herndon Donahue
Linda McKenney
Herndon Heights Baptist Church
Herndon
Gilbert Dodson
Lusk Cemetery
Herndon Heights
Marvin
Roger Spicer
Jimmy
Larry Donahue
Lashmeet
Funeral services set for Leon J. Fields in Breaks Virginia
Leon J. Fields 67 of Breaks Virginia died at home after a short illness. Survived by wife, two daughters Kassie Butler and June Wolfe, four sons Alfred Clyde James and Jimmy, six daughters in law and ten grandchildren. Funeral Tuesday at 10 a.m. at Little Josie Baptist Church with Elders Lane Mullens Adkins. Burial Colley Cemetery. Body to be taken from Clintwood Colley Funeral Home Monday at 10 a.m.
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Breaks Va
Ocie Fields
Kassie Butler
Detroit
Mich
June Wolfe
Columbus
Ohio
Alfred Fields
Green Cove Springs
Fla
Clyde Fields
Steele, Ky
James Fields
Jimmy Fields
U. S. Army
Julie Stanley
Haysi
Italy Mullens
Bellevue
Alice Davis
Bluefield
Mack Kemper
Dewey Fields
Colley Cemetery
Brakes
Clintwood-Colley Funeral Home
Clintwood
Obituary notices Ora E Barbor 75 Princeton WV
Mrs Ora Ethel Barbor 75 of New Ingleside Road Princeton died at home after a long illness Born in Virginia she was the daughter of the late Mr and Mrs Henry Willard She is survived by six sons Robert B and Fred J Barber of Wilmington Del William H Aubrey Alva B and Kenneth L Barber all of Princeton two daughters Mrs Ray Baker Huntington and Mrs Myrtle Smith Beckley 11 grandchildren and two great grandchildren Memorial Funeral Directory in Princeton
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New Ingleside Road
Princeton
Virginia
Henry Willard
Robert B
Fred J. Barber
Wilmington
Del
William H
Aubrey
Alva B
Kenneth L. Barber
Ray Baker
Huntington
Myrtle Smith
Beckley
Death of Santa Ana man Frank C. Hager Jr.
Frank C. Hager Jr. of Santa Ana California and former Bluefield resident died Saturday in a Santa Ana hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at Hawkins Funeral Home in Bluefield pending arrival of the body.
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Frank C. Hager Jr
Santa Ana
Calif
Bluefield
Hawkins Funeral Home
Mrs Dora Roatsey Dies After Long Illness at 75
Mrs Dora Roatsey aged 75 of Jen kin Jones died early Sunday at her home after a long illness. The Pocahontas Union Funeral Home in Pocahontas Virginia arranged the arrangements.
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Dora Roatsey
Funerals for Roberta Faye Miller and Blanche Green
Roberta Faye Miller 9 of Kimper Kentucky and formerly Swords Creek Virginia. Service today at 2 p.m. with Howard Bostic and Truel Brown officiating. Burial at Honaker Funeral Home home residence. Blanche Green 62 of Lilly Grove Princeton. Service today at 1 p.m. at Silver Springs Baptist Church with Harry Sisk and Lonnie Blankenship officiating. Burial at Roselawn Cemetery. Pallbearers listed. Bailey Funeral Home Princeton handling arrangements.
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Roberta Faye
Kimper
Swords Creek
Howard Bostic
Truel Brown
Honaker Funeral Home
Degrees Given At Sweet Briar College
Carlisle H. Humelsine, president of Colonial Williamsburg, urged Sweet Briar College's 59th graduating class to value service in every aspect of life. Speaking to 129 graduates, he warned there is no sudden light after graduation and reminded them the world belongs to a vast, diverse global community.
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Carlisle H. Humelsine
Colonial Williamsburg
Sweet Briar College
Humelsine
Spong Urges Hampden-Sydney Grads to Tackle Modern Problems
Sen. William B. Spong told Hampden-Sydney College graduates that today’s societal issues are old industrial-age problems wrapped in advanced technology and urban life. He cited war as an example and urged graduates to use their tech and education to address expanded challenges.
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Hampden - Sydney
William B. Spong
Hampden - Sydney College
New York to Pick Delegates in Democratic Nominations
In New York 190 delegates are at stake with 123 chosen in the June 18 primary. McCarthy plans a broad push across 3.7 million Democrats, Kennedy to campaign post-California primary, and Humphrey to speak in Rochester. Delegates and alternates are allocated across 41 districts with petitions mounted in most districts.
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Arab Family Is Killed By Blast In Gaza City
An explosion leveled a small house in Gaza City killing an Arab man his wife and three children. Police suspect the man was a guerrilla tinkering with a mine. A pathologist said the man's face neck and chest were blown away. Seven other children were injured.
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Pastor Protects Draft Resister Seeks Sanctuary
In Providence Rhode Island two draft resisters seek sanctuary after being shielded by the Church of the Mediator and Rev Albert Q Perry The resistors Ronald Moyer 23 and Anthony Ramos 24 say they stand for higher than civil law and refuse to kill arguing human values guide their stance Ramos notes jail as not a higher law penalty The sanctuary move follows a Boston Unitarian church precedent and Catholic sermon by Rev G Anthony Vanderhaar of Providence College
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G. Anthony Vanderhaar
Providence College
Church of the Mediator
Arlington Street
Steel Union Opens Talks On Contract
In New York the AFL-CIO United Steelworkers begin negotiations with 11 major steel producers amid optimism after a new three year aluminum pact. The union seeks a 6 percent raise as wages average $3.83 an hour, while aluminum firms see separate talks and a weekend strike by the Aluminum Workers Union.
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Randolph-Macon College President urges focus on students as individuals
Luther W. White III told graduates at Randolph-Macon College that institutions must consciously treat students as worthy individuals to avoid harming an entire generation. He linked campus revolts to isolated groups and urged personalized support to foster responsible citizens. 150 seniors received degrees in the 136th commencement.
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Randolph- Macon College
Luther W. White III
White
Poor People's Campaign Demonstrators Near Agriculture Dept
Several hundred marchers from Resurrection City praised poverty and attacked food distribution while denouncing wealthy elites. Hosea Williams led the protest promising further demonstrations as a memorial for Arthur Easton, amid rain and security at the Department of Agriculture.
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Southern Christian Leadership Conference
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Barboursville Man Killed in Vietnam
Huntington AP reports Marine Ezra D. Craft of Barboursville was killed by enemy rifle fire May 28 near Quang Nam South Vietnam. His widow Diane Craft was notified. The 21 year old rocket technician had served about one month in Vietnam and leaves a two month old son.
Record: Randolph-Macon Woman's College grants history class
In Lynchburg 192 graduates received bachelor's degrees on a Sunday as the largest class in the college's history. President Dr. William F. Quillian Jr. urged students to pursue the mind's growth and reject college as a site for indoctrination.
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Randolph - Macon Woman's College
Rivermont
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Wanted Buyer for Colorado Town for Sale
Auctioneer Curley Borchert says a town with 40 buildings in Hiawatha Colorado is up for sale as Mountain Fuel and Supply Co. closes its Hiawatha oil field camp in Salt Lake City Utah.
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Mountain Fuel & Supply Co
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Utah
Attacker of Cahmoun Found
Beirut reports claim a lone youth tried to kill former President Camille Cahmoun with four bullets. Intelligence agents of an unnamed foreign country allegedly plotted the act, aiming to divide Lebanon and please the enemy. Cahmoun, wounded, progressed well after surgery and planned hospital discharge in about ten days.
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Lebanon
Camille Cahmoun
Nabil Mustafa Akkari
Israel
Chamoun
Man Killed As House Burns In Nitro West Virginia
A 56 year old Putnam County carpenter, Clarence James Rooper, was found burned beyond recognition when his frame house near Nitro WV burned Sunday morning. State police are investigating foul play as a possibility and an autopsy is planned after the body was found fully clothed at 7 am.
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W.va
Putnam County
Here
Clarence James Rooper
Rooper
Bluefield Youth Remains Critical After Accident
Five year old Dallas Ivan Clendenin of Brook Street Bluefield is in critical condition at Bluefield Sanitarium after an auto pedestrian crash on the Grassy Branch cut off Tuesday evening.
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Brook Street
Bluefield
Bluefield Sanitarium
Clendenin
Grassy Branch
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