Open Sessions Being Sought
Critics of the Vietnam war convene in Chicago to keep the Democratic National Convention open and draft plans for a candidate who opposes Johnson's Vietnam policies. Aimed at alternatives within the party, the gathering attracts 1,116 attendees from 35 states, with McCarthy aligned activists present but not McCarthy himself.
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Chicago
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
Coalition For An Open
Johnson
Eugene McCarthy
Allard K. Lowenstein
Congress
New York
Sherman House
Donald Peterson
Wisconsin
Eugene J. McCarthy
Sen. McCarthy
Minnesota
6th District Picks Delegates
Salem AP The 6th District Republican convention quietly named two pro Nixon delegates to the national convention. Rep. Richard H. Poff and D. Henry Almond were renominated, with two new women elected to the State Central Committee. Alternates are Mrs Wohlford and Mrs Payne.
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Salem
Richard H. Poff
Rep
Poff
D. Henry Almond
Roanoke County
GOP
Miami
Richard M. Nixon
Lewis M. Wohlford Jr
Roanoke
John M. Payne
Lynchburg
Payne
Congress
Central Committee
Robert A. Garland
Mary Gregson
Bentley Hite
Christiansburg
William B. Poff
Victor Varnon Jr
Julian F. Prufer
Three Area Boys Accepted At WVU School of Dentistry
Three Bluefield area men are among fifty eight students accepted for WVU School of Dentistry September entering class. Names include William Herbert Hitt of 2133 Jefferson St Bluefield, William Marion Brown Jr of 1006 Straley Ave Princeton, and Joseph Allan McGlothfin of Box 246 Coalwood.
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Bluefield Area
West Virginia University School of Dentistry
William Herbert Hitt
Herbert H. Hitt
Jefferson St
Bluefield
William Marion Brown Jr
William
Brown
Straley Ave
Princeton
Joseph Allan McGlothfin
C. H. McGlothfin
Box 246
Coalwood
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Reader Notice
Bluefield Daily Telegraph announces morning publication by Daily Telegraph Printing Co. at 412 Bland Street Bluefield West Virginia. Association press member with rate details and advertising representative contact listed for subscriptions and ongoing notices.
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Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
Bluefield
W. Va
Associated Press
Newsweek
Mat
West Virginia
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Deaths and Funerals in Princeton and Bluefield Areas
Obituaries list Benjamin Czechowski 86 of Princeton Lilly Grove dies after long illness a WWII veteran and former coal miner. Funeral set at Seaver Chapel with VFW graveside rites in Roselawn. Also James Martin 63 of Hampton dies after long illness. survivors include children and grandchildren. funeral at North Tazewell Methodist Church. Abraham Lincoln Addair 50 of Duhring dies after long illness. coal miner for 27 years. service arrangements pending Veterans and church affiliations noted.
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Benjamin N. M. I. Czechowski
Lilly Grove
Princeton
Hill Top
Oak Hill
American Coal Company
Pinnacle
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Czechowski
Riga
Poland
Alexander Czechowski
Richard Wellman
Seaver Funeral Home
John J. Savage
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Princeton Vfw
Abraham Lincoln Addair
Duhling
Wilcoe
McDowell County
William and
Katie Hess Addair
Duhring
Funeral services set for Otto Reed Bluefield area
Funeral services for Prince Otto Reed of Route 2 Bluefield will be held Tuesday at 1 p.m. at the residence with burial in Greenhill Memorial Gardens Richlands. Reed, a World War II veteran, died after a long illness in Oteen North Carolina Veterans Hospital. He is survived by his wife Linda Phillips Reed, two stepdaughters, seven sisters, three brothers, and three grandchildren. The body will be moved from Mercer Funeral Home Bluefield to the residence Sunday at 4 p.m. for visitation.
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James Lawless
James Allen Lawless
Bluefield
Memorial Baptist Church
Revial
Grandview Memory Gardens
Ira Lawless
Alvin Lee
Larry Hubert Lawless
Nancy Jean Lawless
Laura Spurgeon
Jimmy Spurgeon
Frank Majerczyk
David Bibb
Lee Hayden
Prince Otto Reed
Route 2
Oteen
N. C
Greenhill
Richlands
Reed
Bow
J. D. Reed
Mary Coleman Reed
Linda Phillips Reed
Francis Woollard
Ruby Hale
Oakwood
H. G. Frazier
L. C. Mutter
Bozo
Ruth Martin
Peterstown
Frankie Gunnee
Jessie Frazier
Bernard Butler
Rich Creek
Kenny Lowery
Ballard
Bernard Reed
Ada
Tilden Reed
Otis Reed
Mercer Funeral Home
Workshop Adds Creative Arts Track At 4H Conference
The 250 delegates at the Older 4H Club Members Conference will join a new creative arts workshop. Six youths from the county will attend July 14 at Jackson's Mill, including Patty McGraw Theresa Barnett Frankie Acord Kathy Lusk Carolyn McConshay and Danny Belcher. Keynote Monday is Dr. B L Coffindaffer, WVU Appalachian Center director designate, with daily speakers such as Mrs Polly Hanst John D Rockefeller TV Francis Pressly and Dr Joseph P DeBardi.
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Harley V. Cutlip
Jackson’s Mill
Patty McGraw
Theresa Barnett
Frankie Acord
Upper Laurel Fork
Upper Laurel Fork Club; Kathy Lusk, Oceana Hillbillies
Carolyn McConshay
Itmann Boosters
Danny Belcher
Sand Gap Trail Blazers
B. L. Coffindaffer
West Virginia University Appalachian Center
West Virginia Cooperative Exension Service
Polly Hanst
Homemaker
Oakland
House of Delegates
John D. Rockefeller
Francis Pressly
National
4-H Club Foundation
Joseph P. DeBardi
Clarksburg
First Methodist Church
A. C. Stowers Dies at 67 Former Bluefield Educator
A. C. Stowers, 67, longtime Ramsey School principal in Bluefield from 1933 to 1966, died after retirement earlier this year. He held degrees from Emory and Henry and West Virginia University, chaired county education and civic groups, and was active in Bland Street Methodist church. He is survived by wife Gladys, son Frank, a grandson, five sisters, and a brother. funeral Monday at Hawkins Chapel with burial at Monte Vista Park Cemetery.
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Bland Street Methodist Church
Bland County
Stewart F
Julia Bailey Stowers
Gladys Lyon Stowers
Frank Stowers
Dunbar
Eugene Stowers
Bluefield
Pauline Sanders
Roanoke
Helen Bourne
St. Petersburg
Fla
Louise Waugh
Hampton, Va
Elizabeth Beatles
Hampton
Lucile Fox
Washington, D.C
Hawkins Funeral Chapel
Samuel Sink
Monte Vista Park
Graebner Upsets Santana At Wimbledon Open
American amateur Clark Graebner defeated Spain’s Manuel Santana 9-7 6-2 6-1 in a third round upset at Wimbledon. Tom Edlefsen and Ray Moore also scored upsets with Moore eliminating Andres Gimeno in four sets. Defending champion John Newcombe advanced 7-5 6-0 6-1, and Arthur Ashe plus Nancy Richey won their second round matches as rain shortened play gave way to sunlight.
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Wimbledon
England
Clark Graebner
Tom Edlefsen
South Africa
Ray Moore
Andres Gimeno
Spain
John Newcombe
Australia
Dave Lloyd
Britain
Moore
Gimeno
Graebner
New York City
United States
Manuel Santana
Santana
Edlefsen
Berkeley
Calif
Cliff Drysdale
Pilot hijack ends with six aboard liners diverted to Havana
Six crew and passengers aboard Southeast Airlines DC3 were allowed to stay while others resumed travel after a hijacking report. The aircraft landed safely at Jose Marti airport near Havana about an hour after the pilot radioed the FAA in Key West. Details remain unavailable.
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Miami
Paul Gallagher
Southeast
Key West
FAA
Boca Ciega
Havana
Cuba
Gallagher
Ex Princeton Soldier Killed on Second Vietnam Tour
A former Princeton soldier, Marine Sgt. Herbert M. Allen, 22, of Winter Haven Florida, was killed in action in Vietnam from fragmentation wounds while defending the Khe Sanh Outpost. He graduated Winter Haven High School in 1964 and lived in Winter Haven nine years. Funeral services are planned in Princeton with a military graveside ceremony.
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Princeton
Vietnam
Defense Department
Herbert M. Allen
Winter Haven
Fla
Khe Sanh
Allen
McClain’s Business College
Bluefield
First Christian Church
Robert E
Margaret Morris Allen
Robert E. Allen
Arlington
A. L. Inge
Adam Chambers
Lula Strow
Evelyn Adams
Crumpler
Seaver Funeral Home
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
U. S. Marine Corps
Roanoke
Talks Open In Ship Strike
Mediation efforts began Saturday to resolve a day-old National Maritime Union strike affecting 73 ship firms and about 100 ships. Arbitrator Theodore W. Kheel asked both sides to meet Monday for negotiations in New York. The NMU said military cargo ships to Vietnam would be cleared to sail via a union committee.
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New York
National Maritime Union
Theodore W. Kheel
U.S
Vietnam
Union
Joseph Curran
NMU
National Committee of the Union
Latin America Visit Planned By LBJ
President Johnson may visit Latin America after a July stay in Texas. Speculation centers on San Jose Costa Rica and Mexico City with Johnson expressing hopes and saying he will go when he can.
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Washington
Johnson
Latin America
Texas
White House
San Jose
Costa Rica
Mexico City
Militants Conclude Miami Conference Aiming to Topple Castro
Sixteen militant Cuban exile groups closed a seven day Miami conference with the aim of overthrowing Fidel Castro. The gathering in Florida drew activists from Cuban exile organizations planning coordinated action by sea against the Cuban regime.
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Miami Fla
Miami
A's Option Pierce To Vancouver Club
The Oakland A's optioned pitcher Tony Pierce to Vancouver of the Pacific Coast League due to tendon trouble in his pitching elbow. Ken Saunders was recalled from Vancouver to fill Pierce's roster spot.
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NEW York
Oakland A’s
Tony Pierce
Vancouver
Pierce
The
A’s
Ken Saunders
Humphrey Wins Oklahoma Delegation Support At Convention
Oklahoma sent 58 delegates to Chicago with 52 for Humphrey 4 for McCarthy and 2 uncommitted. A proposed resolution would let the Oklahoma delegation invoke the unit rule after arriving in Chicago, potentially giving Humphrey all 41 Oklahoma votes.
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Oklahoma City
Hubert Humphrey
Oklahoma
Eugene McCarthy
Humphrey
Chicago
McCarthy
Ben Heller
Leaves For Talks In Hanoi
Le Duc Tho, North Vietnam’s top delegation member, left for Hanoi to confer with leaders, fueling speculation on policy shifts. U S officials had no briefing and spokesmen gave no explanations. Tho outranks Xuan Thuy and will meet Soviet and Chinese authorities before returning to Paris.
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Paris
North Vietnam
le Duc Tho
Hanoi
U.S
Tho
North Vietnamese
Communist Party
Xuan Thuy
Peking
Kennedy’s Son Heads to Africa for Wildlife Study
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., 14, left Paris for Nairobi on Saturday en route to Tanzania for a summer wildlife study with conservationist John Owens. This marks his second Africa trip, following a Serengeti visit with his uncle Sargent Shriver and cousin Robert. He is accompanied by family friend Lem Billings.
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Paris
Robert F. Kennedy Jr
U.S
Nairobi
Kenya
Tanzania
John Owens
Africa
Serengeti
Sargent Shriver
France
Shriver
Bluefield Y Center Closed July 4 for Independence Day
Bluefield Y and YWCA officials announce the College Avenue center will close Thursday in observance of Independence Day. A noon to 6 pm camp for members and guests will be held at Cove Creek with swimming pool access and a lifeguard on duty. Bring own food. Various games and activities available.
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YWCA
Congress delays gun control action until after July Fourth
Congress moves gun control action to post holiday time with licensing favored over universal registration. A Senate aide notes licensing may win broader support, while President Johnson seeks national firearm registration and owner licensing.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Johnson
Congress
WVU Plans Major Computer Purchase for Research Growth
West Virginia University will buy a large new computer for 2.4 million dollars, financed partly by a 20 million dollar bond issue authorized in 1966. President James G. Harlow says the system will boost WVU into a leading research center across medical, engineering, agricultural, natural, and social sciences. A nine state data bank for rehabilitation counseling is planned, with efforts to secure federal funds.
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Morgantown
West Virginia University Board of Governors
WVU
James G. Harlow
Harlow
Gov. Hulett C. Smith
Lockheed Missiles & Space Co
Five Killed Six Hurt In Houston Shootings
Five Houston residents were killed and six others wounded in separate shootings Friday night and early Saturday. Police said Houston has 125 shooting deaths so far in 1968, up from 115 at the same time last year.
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Houston, Tex
Houston
TV Programs Are Slashed
Senator Jennings Randolph urged CATV operators at the National Cable Television Association convention to curb violence on TV calling it a public trust issue that numbs judgment. He noted many programs advance democracy but urged elevated standards and a reexamination of media contributions to violence.
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Boston
Jennings Randolph
D-W. Va
National Cable Television Association
Mosquito Inspectors Count Bites Per Minute in Florida
In south Florida, three mosquito inspectors stand 60 seconds while salt marsh vectors bite to measure bites per minute. Dade County Mosquito Control, led by James Heidt, deploys 38 crew members to areas exceeding 10 or 20 bpm with extra spraying, while inspectors guard against double counting by swatting mosquitoes after the bite.
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Miami
Fla
Florida
Ben Cohen
Bill Sims
James Heidt
Dade County
Rockefeller's credit deemed good after gift-shopping mishap
Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller was told by Vice President Humphrey that his "credit is good" after an incident in which he borrowed eight cents to cover a $21.08 purchase at Humphrey’s Drug Store in Huron, South Dakota during a campaign stop. Humphrey quipped the store is bipartisan and thanked Rockefeller for his visit.
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San Antonio
Tex
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
Huron
Singing Set Tonight at First Church of God Montcalm
Reverend Bobb Blevins announces a 7 30 singing at the First Church of God in Montcalm featuring the Coburn Brothers of Bluefield Virginia and the Poole Brothers of Princeton.
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Church O God
Montcalm
Bobb Blevins
Coburn Brothers
Bluefield Va
Poole Brothers
Princeton
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