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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1968
Page
7
A fragmented 1948 weather page reports cool, mostly cloudy conditions in Kentucky Ohio and West Virginia with showers in the east and highs mainly in the 70s to 80s. Virginia and Western Pennsylvania anticipate partly cloudy skies with scattered thunderstorms and cool nights.
At a NAACP convention reception in Atlantic City McCarthy defended meddling as a healthy tradition dating to Jefferson. Humphrey praised McCarthy while Roy Wilkins accused him of intruding on NAACP affairs at the Convention Hall event attended by about 300 delegates and others.
Funeral services are planned for Robey C Knight 58 at Lefthand Union Church of God in Roane County He died suddenly of a heart attack at his Lefthand General Store and stock farm He served as Roane County Board of Education president business manager for the Snewear State Anenuat and was active in Masonic groups Survivors include widow Lilian Raines Knight daughters June Ann Bell and Brenda Watson a son Robey Jack Knight sister and brother Burial will follow at Knight Family Cemetery with masonic graveside rites Visitors are welcome at Linnett Funeral Home.
A Raleigh County man died when his tractor overturned on Harper Road on Thursday. The incident occurred as the victim, identified as a Raleigh resident, was operating the tractor near his home.
The Commerce Department reports 11 industries have cut package sizes from 289 to 104, with cereals and toothpaste among others already shrinking. Others have moved toward fewer sizes and 65 more have pending plans to cut, aiming to aid shoppers in choosing the best bargain. The changes include oils from 15 to 7, coffee from 10 to 8, olives from 30 to 14, and toothpaste from 57 to 5, among others.
Lance Cpl. Harold L. Edward Graham 18 of Wilkinson dies in Vietnam hospital from wounds received in February combat. A 1967 Logan High School graduate, he joined the Marines before graduation and had been stationed in Vietnam since December 1967. Survived by parents, siblings, and several relatives. body returned to James Funeral Home.
Carmel Co announced a new 7.5 acre plant near Shinnston to produce coal mining tools. The Al legheny-Ludlum division expects 30 workers by year end and 100 by end of 1969, after paying $152,000 for the site.
A courtroom scene centers on Ray in the Martin Luther King assassination case. Frisby clashes with extradition questions as Scotland Yard guards flank Ray, who refuses to confirm any personal connection to King. British lawyer David Calcutt presents the U.S. case in just over an hour.
Sunrise plans an open house at 7 30 p m Sunday to celebrate new woodlights lighting the mansion. Pipefitters led by Kelley E Reed pledge floodlight benefits funded by the Greater Charleston Plumbing Contractors Assn and a one year maintenance offer. The event features a 9 p m light switch by Reed and temporary tree topping to improve visibility from across Charleston. The occasion also marks use of new microphones donated by Old Fort Garden Club for Tech Singers at 8 30 p m from Virginia Tech and Charleston National Bank of Commerce buildings.
A two year wage increase was agreed after late night talks with the local union. A contractors spokesman said the deal matches the terms accepted by the ironworkers two weeks earlier.
Steubenville Ohio reports Allen Bennett 68 of Tyler County West Virginia fell 42 feet from a scaffold at the Ohio Baby plant in Stratton. He had worked 25 years with Du Pont and was an agent for Federal Mutual Insurance. He leaves a widow Clara White a son George Hubert Jr and daughters Ruth Hansen Sharee Glover and Ruth Buck. Burial at Cunningham Cemetery St Albans. Memorial Park burial pending.
Thomas N. Stillwagon was awarded five thousand dollars by a Kanawha County Circuit Court jury in a personal injury suit. The case arose from a highway accident on June 20 involving a driver for Oil and Refining Co. at Shawnee Reservation.
Reader's Digest highlights 43 articles and features in the July issue including What Makes The Perfect Wife What You Should Know About Nursing Homes These Facts About Cancer Could Save Your Life and notes civilization’s link to human traits.
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