Runaway Santa Fe Diesel Runs 98 Miles In Kansas
A two unit Santa Fe diesel derailed after fleeing a roundhouse and rolling 98 miles on a central Kansas branch line. Speeds reached 90 mph through nine towns before derailing east of Kinsley. No one injured. damage to the units estimated at 40 000 dollars. total value about 600 000 dollars. Investigation considers dead man’s throttle failure.
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Kinsley
Kan
Kansas
Chicago
West Coast
J.R. Fitzgerald
Santa Fe Division
Newton
Hutchinson
Guns Involved In 124 Deaths In A Week
The Associated Press reports 124 gun related deaths in the United States from midnight Sunday to midnight Sunday. Homicides total 64, personal crisis reports 49, and accidental shootings 11. Texas leads with 13 gun deaths, Illinois 11, Michigan 10.
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Associated Press
United States
Texas
Ilinois
Michigan
FBI
Pennsylvania
James Mayes
Philadelphia
Massachusetts
Search Force Reduced as D H Fox Leaves Norfolk
The naval task force hunting the submarine Scorpion will drop to five ships this weekend with the D H Fox sailing to Norfolk and the salvage ship Kitti Wake heading to Holy Loch Scotland. The search concentrates near the Azores where Scorpion and her 99 crew last communicated May 21 while returning from the Mediterranean. No trace of the vessel has been found. A naval court of inquiry recesses for the weekend after a closed session hearing unidentified witnesses.
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Norfolk, Va
Scorpion
D.H. Fox
Norfolk
Kittiwake
Holy Loch
Scotland
Azores
Mediterranean
Navy
Naval Court of Inquiry
State Soldier Is Killed In Vietnam
The Defense Department listed another West Virginia soldier killed in action in Vietnam. He was identified as Sgt. William D. Sisler, son of Mr and Mrs Warren E Sisler of Morgantown.
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Vietnam
Washington
Efense Department
West Virginia
Sgt
William D. Sisler
Warren E. Sisler
Morgantown
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Ad Rates and Affiliations
The Notice lists the Bluefield Daily Telegraph affiliations with the parly telegraph Printing Co. and a member press entitled to use dispatches. Subscription rates are shown for daily and Sunday by carrier and mail, with rates to other cities available on application. Advertising representation is by the Kats Agency Inc. and a contact number is provided.
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Parly Telegraph Printing Co
Street
W. Va
Emeborizen Press
Alliews
Mai
Wow Virgin
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Kats Agency, Inc
Deaths and Funerals In Bluefield and nearby towns
Multiple obituary notices for Marvin L Bailey Amos L Belcher Noble Dickerson Henry R Jackson Graham Wilson Helen Corene Dudley deaths. Service details list churches, funeral homes, and burial sites across Bluefield Welch Davy Honaker Princeton and Kingsport with relatives and survivors named.
Obituaries for Rasnick Wright Lambert in Western Virginia and Princeton
Essie Rose Rasnick 63 of Tazewell Virginia dies from an apparent heart attack at home. Survivors include four sons two brothers and 18 grandchildren with services at Litz Presbyterian Church and Maplewood Cemetery. Charlie G Wright 65 of Princeton dies from fall injuries. funeral at First Christian Church with burial at Monte Vista Park Cemetery. Versal C Lambert 57 of Falls Church Virginia dies suddenly in Front Royal. survived by sister Bessie Johnson and brother E J Lambert. Bodies remain at Memorial Funeral Directory with arrangements incomplete.
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Amos L. Belcher
Amos Lilbert Belcher
Davy
Welch Hospital
Jay H
Naomi Conner Belcher
Free Will Baptist Church
Emma D. Hart Belcher
Quinton Belcher
Bucyrus
Ohio
Fred Queen
South Point
Lorne Bentley
Rosslyn
Johnny Harmon
Howell Harmon
Bridgeport
Henry Russell Jackson
Swords Creek
Frank Dye
Russell County
Jackson
Salina Jones Jackson
Lila Davis
Honaker
Annie Stephen
Eggleston
Agnes Strouth
Mansfield
Nelvina Dye
Eli
Charlie Jackson
Bill Jackson
Bristol, Va
Earl Jackson
Pearisburg
Harrison Jackson
Marion
Honaker Funeral
Francis Barton
Jackson Cemetery
Essie Rose Rasnick
Tazewell
Litz Yombaeeen
Adria
John R. Rasnick
Donald
Robert Rasnick
Thomas
Leonard Rasnick
Rex
Elmer Rose
Caretta
Dock Rose
Cleveland
Litz Presbyterian Church
Fred Wyatt
Bill Hitt
Maplewood Cemetery
Peery St. Clair Funeral Home
Charlie G. Wright
Princeton
First Christian Church
J. T. Moore
Monte Vista Park
Bluefield
Wright
Afol Lodge
Princeton Old Guard
E. F. Dobbins
B. R. Colvard
0. W. King
Joe Sigman
Harry Williams
Mona Mayberry
Kee Street
Versal
C. Lambert
West Lawn Drive
Falls Church
Front Royal
Lula Bailey Lambert
Crumpler
Straley Avenue
Errett J. Lambert
Bessie I. Johnson
E. J. Lambert
D C Man Charles Hayes Dies En Route Home
Charles Preston Hayes 27 formerly of Princeton died while en route to his Washington D C residence Thursday. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Sidney Hayes of Washington formerly of Princeton. The body is at Lugos Funeral Service in Bluefield pending arrangements.
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Graham Wilson
Bluefield
Kingsport
Tenn
Joseph B. Wilson
Double Gates
Bessie Caldwell
Tbb Haun
Mary Harman
Hamlet
Helen Corene Dudley
Montcalm
St. Lukes Hospital
Cravens - Shires
Bluewell
Charles Preston Hayes
Montello Drive
Washington, D. C
Princeton
Sidney Hayes
Washington
Lugo
Meade Charles G funeral at Hawkins Bluefield
Funeral services for Charles G. Meade of 1315 Larchmont Street Bluefield are today at 2 p m at Hawkins Funeral Chapel with Dr C H Patterson officiating. Burial follows in Grandview Cemetery Bluefield with pallbearers William Early Ken Huff Reese Bowen Fred Simon George Lynch Walter Ross Jr Frank Woods Paul Willis.
Byrd Urges Tear Down of Resurrection City
Senator Robert Byrd demands removal of Resurrection City after its permit expires, calling the occupancy a slum and cess pool. He urges the executive branch to seal off the site, arrest defiers, and tear down the shanties if occupants do not leave voluntarily.
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Washington
Robert C. Byrd
D-W. Va
Resurrection City
Executive Branch
Byrd
Senate
Byrd and Randolph Split on Surcharge Vote
West Virginia senators Jennings Randolph and Robert Byrd both Democrats cast opposing votes on the tax surcharge and spending cut bill. The measure passed 64 to 16 with Randolph supporting and Byrd voting against.
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Washington
West Virginia
Jennings Randolph
Robert C. Byrd
Randolph
Byrd
Army cuts civilian marksmanship sales after Kennedy report
The Army will limit civilian marksmanship sales to junior clubs and college clubs tied to the NRA. No pistols will be sold. only excess rifles for competition and small quantities of .22 ammunition will be offered. Secretary Resor announced the policy citing gun control pressures and NRA law restrictions.
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Washington
Army
National Rifle Association
Stanley R. Resor
Robert F. Kennedy
Resor
Kennedy
National Board For the Promotion of
Copter Crash Kills Fort Eustis Doctor
An Army doctor and orthopedic surgeon Capt. Wendall E. Malin Jr. 33 died when a gyrocopter crashed on an air strip near West Point. Malin, native of Wytheville, lived at Fort Eustis with his wife and three children. He served at Ft. Eustis as chief orthopedic surgeon and was an experienced gyrocopter pilot. The crash occurred about 6 30 p.m. and medical examiner Dr. William H. Hosfield ruled him dead on arrival.
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West Point
Ft. Eustis
Wendall E. Malin Jr
Malin
William H. Hosfield
Hosfield
Wytheville
Rockefeller Expands Attack on Nixon Policies
Washington governor Nelson Rockefeller broadens his critique of Richard Nixon focusing on urban renewal crime and the Vietnam War. Rockefeller seeks Nixon's direct responses as they trade public charges amid Nixon's refusal to debate.
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Washington
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Richard M. Nixon
Vietnam
Rockefeller
Nixon
New York
Chicago
State Schools Are In Danger
Dr. Carlton Beck of the University of Wisconsin warned here that West Virginia public schools face loss of accreditation under North Central Association standards unless counselor numbers rise. He urged a crash program using Education Professions Development Act funds, with teachers taking summer courses at WVU or Marshall University for 12 credits.
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Morgantown
Carlton Beck
University of Wisconsin
West Virginia
North Central Association
Beck
West Virginia Youth Conference
Mount Chateau
West Virginia University
Marshall University
Laymen's Meet Set at Bluefield Center on Bland Street
An interdenominational laymen's meeting is scheduled for Saturday at 7 30 p m. at the Bluefield Community Center located on Bland Street with local church and civic leaders expected to attend.
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Bluefield
Bland Street
Counsel Requests New Trial in Spock Conspiracy Case
Boston AP counsel for Dr Benjamin Spock and three others convicted of conspiring to urge draft evasion filed motions for new trials. Spock Mitchell Goodman and Michael Ferber seek retrials, Coffin did not join. Marcus Raskin was acquitted. four defendants face up to five years and $10 000 fines at July 10 sentencing.
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Boston
Benjamin Spock
Leonard B. Boudin
Boudin
Mitchell Goodman
Temple
Maine
Michael Ferber
Harvard
Spock
Goodman
Ferber
Yale University
William Sloane Coffin, Jr
Coffin
Marcus Raskin
Washington
U.S. District Court
Francis J.W. Ford
Warren as Chief Justice Speculation and Court Changes
The article notes talk of Earl Warren's potential elevation to chief justice and possible vacancies. It mentions Justice Brennan as Warren's ally, Homer Thornberry as a potential successor, and ongoing health updates for Justice Douglas. Warren, a former California prosecutor and governor, was chosen by Eisenhower and became a liberal leader on the court.
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Estance
Arthur J. Goldberg
Supreme Court
White House
United Nations
William J. Brennan
Warren
Uul
U.S
Homer Thornberry
Austin
Texas
Johnson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
California
Alameda County
Thomas F. Dewey
Harry Truman
Eisenhower
Seven Car Crash Injures Several Near Bluefield
A late-model convertible headed toward Princeton veered into the westbound lane, colliding with three cars parked at Crowder Freeman's lot on the Bluefield Princeton Road. The crash also involved three more vehicles. minor injuries were reported, and state police continued the inquiry late Friday night.
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Bluefield
Princeton
Crowder Freeman
Bluefield - Princeton
Snow and chill sweep New England peaks
Summer arrived with a snowfall and cold snap across the region. Readings dropped to the low 40s in New England, 23 on Mt Washington, and 30 at Whiteface Mountain as winds whipped snow drifts over Adirondack peaks.
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Associated Press
New England
Mt. Washington
New Hampshire
Adirondack Mountains
New York State
Whiteface Mountain
Lake Placid
N.Y
Soviet Airline Wins Route to New York
President Johnson approved Aeroflot to operate Moscow to New York, endorsing a Civil Aeronautics Board order. The decision clears the last hurdle for the long delayed service and allows Aeroflot and Pan American to begin jet service as soon as possible.
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Washington
Johnson
Moscow
New York
Aeroflot
Civil Aeronautics Board
Pan American World Airways
Plan To End Strike Refused
Detroit unions refused Dr. Nathan Feinsinger's 36 month contract plan with a $33 weekly raise and fringe benefits as a framework for settlement. He returned to the dispute at the request of Gov. Romney and Mayor Cavanagh after flying in from Madison Wisconsin.
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Detroit
Nathan Feinsinger
George Romney
Jerome P. Cavanagh
Feinsinger
Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin
Romans Says Charges True In Disbarment Case
Former Municipal Court Judge William M. Romans admits the charges in disbarment proceedings are true and will not appear on July 15 to defend himself. The case, filed in Rockbridge County Circuit Court, follows his May conviction on 17 criminal counts including forgery and a 34 year sentence with four years to serve. Three judges will preside: Holstein of Rockbridge Circuit, Haas of Rockingham County Circuit, and Davis of Bristol Corporation Court.
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Lexington
William M. A. Romans
Romans
Rockbridge
Jaycee
7Th District Committee
Virginia State Bar
Paul A. Holstein
Rockingham County
Hamilton Haas
Robert B. Davis
Bristol Corporation Court
Poor People Protest Blockade At Agriculture Dept
About 150 demonstrators from the Poor People Campaign returned to the Agriculture Department to protest government policy on feeding the destitute. They blocked entrances as police kept watch. Two youths were arrested for unlawful assembly and disorderly conduct as the protest planned a weekend encampment.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Jesse Jackson
J. W. Wilson
Wilson
McGill researchers announce 80 percent cancer tumor detector
Dr. Freedman and colleagues claim an 80 percent effective test to detect digestive tract tumors before growth. The test aims for rapid lab use within hours, contrasting with current two day assessments. It targets esophagus stomach intestines pancreas and liver, though cannot locate the specific region.
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Honey I Harbour
Ont
McGill University
S. 0
Freedman
Phil Gold
John Kroupy
Canada
Card Burned In Vietnam Protest By Tourist
Annapolis man Mark W Rankin age 23 burned his U S draft card in downtown Saigon to protest U S involvement in Vietnam. Police detained him briefly and he was released after questioning. U S officials said his tourist visa would not be renewed.
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Saigon
U.S
Mark W. Rankin
Annapolis
Vietnam
Rankin
1St Precinct
Francis §. Hall
South Vietnam
Calvary Baptist Holds Daily Bible School
Daily Vacation Bible School is in progress at Calvary Baptist Church 1415 Highland Ave through June 28. Youths ages three to sixteen are taught in five departments under Mesdames Donna Murray Ann Steinmetz Lillian Bourne Carolyn Shelley and Nelma Massie with Rev Bob Steinmetz as principal. A picnic at City Park is planned for Friday June 28.
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Calvary Baptist Church
Highland Ave
Mesdames
Donna Murray
Ann Steinmetz
Lillian Bourne
Carolyn Shelley
Nelma Massie
Bob Steinmetz
Davis and Elkins Wins NSF Grant for Science Dept Upgrades
Davis and Elkins College in Elkins West Virginia received a 121900 dollar National Science Foundation grant to upgrade biology chemistry mathematics and physics facilities. A second NSF grant of 13000 dollars will fund a regional computing center at the college announced Thursday.
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Elkins
W.va
Davis and Elkins College
National Science Foundation
NSF
Davis and Elkins
Five Day Forecast Warm Trend With Weekend Rain
The forecast calls for temperatures through Wednesday to average above normal with highs in the mid 80s and lows in the 60s. Saturday brings rain followed by cooler Sunday and a warm Monday then cooler midweek. Rain totals estimate about three quarters of an inch, centered on Saturday and Tuesday.
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Giles Street
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Anna Bailey
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L H. Lilley
Frank Peters
Oxford
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Woodlawn
Jimmy Peters
Buddy Lilley
Steve Lilley
Glen Lilley
Eddie Moricle
Bobby Moricle
Tommy Thomas
Jimmy Arnold
Kers
Membe Pentecostal Holiness Church
Noble Dickerson
Princeton Memorial Hospital
Dickerson
Harve
Annie King Dickerson
Rosa Dickerson
Christine D. Jackson
Indianapolis
Ind
R. D. Dickerson
Pembroke
Seaver Mortuary Chapel
T. M. Stevens
Restlawn
Henry Jackson
Helen Dudley
Essie Rasnick
Charlie Wright
Versal Lambert
Charles Hayes
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