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Newspaper

Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 06, 1968

Page

2

Violence Closer To Surface Of U S Life Say Psychiatrist

New York AP doctors link rising public violence to frustration and a gun culture. They point to Lincoln Kennedy Garfield King and Medgar Evers among others as symptoms of a society built on success and anger. They caution violence emerges when public figures become targets.

U.S New York Lincoln Garfield McKinley Medgar Evers Malcolm X Kennedy King John Spiegel Center For the Study of Violence Brandeis University Spiegel America David Abrahamson Old West Thaddeus Kostrubala Chicago American Psychiatric Association Abrahamson Columbia University Jacob Chwast Peple Sen. Kennedy

U.S. Presses for Bombardment Cease as Hanoi Delays

U S efforts to halt bombardment face ambiguity as Hanoi signals resistance. Spokesman William J. Jorden notes the Hanoi statement could cover either version, while Xuan Thuo reiterates Hanoi will not commit to a ceasefire without a U S withdrawal.

William J. Jorden U.S Harriman Hanoi Jorden Xuan Thuo

Ainu Origins Said Tied to Early Northern Asia People

The Ainu of Japan are described as distinct in language and features from mainstream Japanese. They are believed to descend from early Caucasoid-type populations who once inhabited Northern Asia.

Japan Asia

Ethel Kennedy At Husband's Side After California Primary

Mrs. Robert F Kennedy remained at her husband’s bedside in Los Angeles Good Samaritan Hospital after he was shot. The Kennedy family and CBS noted a bruise on his forehead from rescuing son David at Malibu Beach.

Los Angeles Robert F. Kennedy California Ethel Kennedy Kennedy Good Samaritan Hospital Episcopal Church Sen Robert Victor Baz Central Receiving Hospital Baz Roger Mudd CBS Mrs. Kennedy David Malibu Beach

Baboon Escapes Surgery Room At South Africa Hospital

A mature male baboon used for kidney transplant research escaped during surgery at Karl Bremer Hospital in Cape Town. It fled through a window and was cornered in a sergeant’s home before a hospital official shot it after about 20 minutes inside the house.

Cape Town South Africa Karl Bremer Hospital

Rome China Trade Routes Stir Early Silk Road Links

In 97 CE China sent an envoy to Rome to open trade but failed to reach the empire. Within a few decades a wealthy Roman merchant organized trading expeditions into central Asia signaling early long distance commerce between Rome and China.

China Rome Central Asia

High Grades Mean Money in Hawaii Insurance Plan

Hawaii students in the top 20 percent of classes will receive 15 to 25 percent discounts on auto insurance under a new plan by the Hawaii Casualty and Surety Rating Bureau. Spokesman says the discount reflects maturity and responsible driving among top students.

Honolulu Hawaii Hawaii Casualty and Surety Rating Bureau

Unusual Greeting From Son Appears in Louisville Classifieds

In The Louisville Times a classified ad to Mrs. Lula Crain read Happy Easter Mother Dear Love Your Son. Marine Sgt. J R Cowan placed the message from South Vietnam where he was fighting near Khe Sanh, explaining no card was available.

Louisville, Ky Louisville Times Lula Crain J. R. Cowan Cowan Khe Sanh South Vietnam

Teachers Give Apples To Kids In Pittsburg Tradition

In Pittsburg Kansas the annual apple gift from teachers to students marks 64 years of a school custom begun after a legislative dispute over 10 000 dollars for land. President R S Russ was fined apples by lawmakers and the gag was repeated by students for generations.

Pittsburg Kan Kansas State College R. S. Russ

Alaskan Shelf Study Begins

The first comprehensive oceanographic study of the Gulf of Alaska shelf is underway. Marine Advisers Inc., a Bendix Corp subsidiary, will survey an 850 mile by 110 mile area from shore to the 600 foot depth to aid oil companies planning drilling, by detailing typical and extreme weather and sea conditions.

Marion Reservoir Nears Completion in Kansas

The Marion Reservoir on the Cottonwood River in Kansas is about 90 percent complete and nearing full pool. At $13.6 million, the project will cover over 6 000 acres with a 60 mile shoreline and hold more than 60 000 acre feet for floodwater storage, with dedication ceremonies planned later this year.

Marion Kan Cottonwood River Kansas

Journalist Val Cooper Receives City Council Plaque

Farmington New Mexico AP reports Val Cooper managing editor of the Farmington Daily Times was honored with a plaque for 14 years of coverage of City Council meetings. The plaque bears signatures of six former Farmington mayors and inscribes praise for faithful accurate unbiased reporting.

Farmington, N.M Farmington

Hillary Eyes River Trek With Jet Boats in Nepal

Sir Edmund Hillary plans a Nepal river expedition using two New Zealand jet boats to navigate a 21 mile stretch of the Sun Kosi from the Indian border to Kathmandu. He has seen 90 miles from a helicopter and notes rapids every two miles. If permitted, the party of five New Zealanders and Sherpas would tackle about 100 rapids and aim for August or September.

Sun Kosi Matmandu Nepal Sir Edmund

Youth Aided By Athletic Club

Macon Missouri AP reports the local Athletic Club launches a Joe Terry fund with $200 to aid Joe Terry a three sport athlete and Macon High School graduate suffering kidney disease He travels to Kansas City twice weekly for a kidney machine and may need a transplant.

Macon Macon High School Joe Terry Terry Kansas City

Kennedy Victory and Kennedy Wounded in California Crisis

Kennedy leads in California with 1.325 million votes 47 percent after 19 577 precincts. McCarthy 41 percent. Kennedy wins South Dakota and defeats Humphrey. Kuchel loses to Rafferty, paving Cranston Beilenson Beilenson race. Reagan unopposed for 86 GOP votes.

Kennedy Los Angeles McCarthy Humphrey South Dakota California U.S Thomas H. Kuchel Senate GOP Max Rafferty Los Angeles County North Kuchel Earl Warren Richard M. Nixon Nixon Ruchel Rafferty Alan Cranston Anthony C. Beilenson Beverly Hills William Bennett Public Utilities Commission Ronald Reagan

Veiled Yemeni Women Win Limited Cinema Access

Veiled women in Sanaa gain right to attend movies on two days weekly. Police guard theaters to bar men and boys over six. Women must return to the harem before sunset.

Sanaa Yemen

Deaths and Funerals in Bluefield Area

Several obituary notices from Eckman Welch Bluefield and nearby areas. St Clair McGill 56 died after a short illness at home in Eckman. Edward Cline Newman 64 died in Newark Delaware after a heart attack. Thelma Bowling Cecil 67 died in Bluefield Virginia hospital after a short illness. John Melvin Yarber 75 of Glen Lyn Virginia, a retired coal miner, died in Welch hospital. John S. Thompson 96, chief of police in Tazewell, died at home after a long illness. Annie Neal 68 of Welch died in Welch hospital after a short illness. Mrs Estella Jenkins of Princeton died at a Princeton hospital. Burial and funeral details follow for each.

John Melvin Yarber Glen Lyn Welch Hospital John S. Thompson Tazewell Main Street Greever

Funerals for Altizer, Brown, and Hager Held Locally

Funeral services were held or scheduled for Dewey Ervin Altizer 30 of Jewell Valley Virginia at his home with ministers John and Richard Kennedy officiating. James D Brown 8 of Bastian Virginia held at Concord Church Gratton with Rev C W Breese. Frank Columbus Hager Jr 46 of Santa Anna California to be buried at Monte Vista Park Cemetery Bluefield with pallbearers listed.

Hager Frank Columbus Jr Santa Anna Calif Hawkins Funeral Chapel Bluefield Weldon Sheets Monte Vista Park Cartee Long David Spracher Robert Wilkins William Hall Dixon Jones James Granger

Funeral Services Today For Dickenson Miners

Funeral services are scheduled today and Friday for two Dickenson County miners killed in a state fall at the Bridge Coal Company near Elk Horn City Kentucky. Leonard Turner 44 of Clinchco Virginia will be buried after a 1 PM service at Turner Church with local elders officiating. Jess Mullins 58 of Hayside Virginia will be honored at 11 AM with burial in the family cemetery following services at the residence. Survivors for Turner include his mother Flora Willis wife Milpe Pee Saree ine and Mary Turner plus five sons two sisters and several brothers and half siblings and grandchildren. Mullins's survivors list his wife Aughtha and seven daughters plus five sons and several brothers and a sister and twelve grandchildren.

Edward Cline Newman Steven’s Drive Newark Del Mae Jones Newman Freeman Shirley Margaret Hester Newman Jimmy Larry Pete Newman Home Mattie Phillips Bluewell Laura E. Gilmore Pocahontas Nell Buckland Hinton Woodrow Newman Clinton Iowa Willard Newman Jones Funeral Home Dickenson County Bridge Coal Company Elkhorn City Leonard Turner Rt. 1 Clincho Turner Church Manis Mullins Conrad Stallard Johnny Dotson Dewey Cantrell Jess Mullins Hayside Bruce Mullins Frank Oquin James Oquin Howard Colley Turner Flora Willis Haysi Milpe Pee Ee Sareeine Mary Turner Dollie Blankenship Ivelee Harman Nancy Cherry Genia Mullins Carl Mullins Detroit Mich Cars Mullins Breaks Clint Willard Jeffrey Mullins Merdith Rufus Jack Mullins Clum Mullins Kimper Mu

Bluefield Woman Ailes After Short Illness

Aileene Woolwine of 102 Lee Street Bluefield died Wednesday morning in a Bluefield hospital after a brief illness. She was born in Bluefield and was the daughter of the late Walter J. Woolwine and Annie Duncan Woolwine. She attended Bluefield schools and belonged to First Presbyterian Church Bluefield McClung Sunday School Class and Circle No. 6. She is survived by two brothers Gen Walter J. Woolwine of Alexandria Virginia and Charles B. Woolwine of Charleston. Funeral services were held Friday at 10 30 a.m. at Hawkins Funeral Chapel Bluefield with Rev. Richard Rougie officiating. Burial followed at Walnut Grove Cemetery Bluefield. Friends may call at the funeral home after 4 p.m. today.

Thelma Bowling Cecil Bluefield Tazewell B Sarah Mink Bowling Graham Christian Church M. Cecil Robert Harmon Portsmouth B. B. Cecil Jack F. Cecil Grover L. Cecil Mount Holly N. J Verna Bouton Akron Ohio Robert S. Bowling Middlesboro Dudley Memorial Chapel Earnest Worrell C. E. Smoot Grandview Annie Neal Welch Samuel Amanda Ewing James Neal William Barrett Warrenville Heights James Barrett Orine Jackman Nashville Claude Smith Oak Grove Bluewell Page Funeral Home Aileene Woolwine Lee St Walter J. Woolwine Annie Duncan Woolwine First Presbyterian Church McClung Alexandria Charles B. Woolwine Charleston Hawkins Funeral Chapel Richard Rougie Walnut Grove Cemetery

Rasnake Rites Held for Glenn C Rasnake

Glenn C Rasnake 34 of Cleveland Virginia died after a long illness at a Lebanon Virginia hospital. He was son of Bob Rasnake and the late Mrs Rasnake. He belonged to the Baptist Church and worked for Wolverine Industry in Garden City Michigan. He is survived by Mary Ellen Rasnake of Detroit and three brothers and three sisters. Funeral arrangements are pending at Lebanon Funeral Home Lebanon Virginia.

Glenn C. Rasnake Cleveland Lebanon Bob Rasnake The Baptist Church Wolverine Industry Garden City Mich Mary Ellen Rasnake Detroit Hubert Rockford Ill Delmer Robbins, N. C Bill Clintwood Agness Rasnake Cleveland Va Shirley Johnson Edith Earls Tazewell Lebanon Funeral Home Lebanon, Va

Dowdy 68 Victim of Princeton Hospital Death

Robert Lee Dowdy age 68 of Princeton died Wednesday night at Princeton Memorial Hospital. The body was taken to George W. Seaver Mortuary in Princeton where funeral arrangements are incomplete.

Robert Lee Dowdy Princeton Princeton Memorial Hospital George W. Seaver

Princeton builder Ernest M. Brown dies after long illness

Ernest M. Brown of Princeton died Wednesday in a Philadelphia hospital after a long illness. He owned the Brown and Wright Construction Company in Princeton. Funeral arrangements were complete at Seaver Funeral Home in Princeton.

Ernest M. Brown Princeton Philadelphia, Pa Brown and Wright Construction Company Seaver Funeral Home

WVU Names Neely At Branch College

Harold E. Neely, former GOP gubernatorial candidate in 1960, is named assistant dean of resident education at WVU Parkersburg branch. A WVU Bureau of Government Research analyst since 1964, he will start July 1 under President James G. Harlow's announcement.

Morgantown Harold E. Neely GOP West Virginia University Parkersburg Neely WVU Bureau of Government Research WVU James G. Harlow

Doctor discusses brain injuries from shooting Kennedy campaign

Dr. French warns brain stem damage can endanger recovery and end campaigns. He says prognosis is unclear and wonders if Kennedy can resume campaigning. Neurosurgeon Dr. Aguilar notes a small caliber bullet may offer limited hope amid uncertain extent of damage.

Tate Jose Aguilar Stanford University Medical Center

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