Kindergarten Student Takes LSD Sugar Pill
A five year old Brooklyn girl ingested a cube of sugar laced with LSD found in a refrigerator. Her uncle, Paul Franklin, 18 years old, bought the cube for five dollars on a Greenwich Village street and was charged with endangering a minor and drug possession. The Health Department said this was the first LSD case involving a child. about 100 adults had been treated at Bellevue Hospital. The incident prompted discussion of potential federal charges if it had occurred next month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPI
Donna Wingenroth
Brooklyn
Paul Franklin
City Poison Control Center
Donna
Kings County Hospital
Franklin
Greenwich Village
Food and Drug Administration
City Health Department
Bellevue Hospital
Soldiers Block Soviet Effort To Salvage Jet
American troops secured seven crossing points along the East West Berlin border to stop Soviet salvage teams after a Soviet jet crashed into the British sector. Russian observers were allowed to watch salvage as Washington and allies protested reckless maneuvers and the incident strained Easter weekend amid Berlin’s open border event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
API
U.S. Army
West Berlin
Tass
Berlin Wall
Havel River
Germany
Plans to Enrich Kee Campaign Drawn Up
Washington UPI reports about a fundraiser where roughly 250 business and labor leaders paid $50 each to bolster Rep. James Kee of West Virginia and honor his 33 years in Congress. The event drew praise from Speaker McCormack, Majority Leader Albert, and others, as Kee runs for a second term with rivals Rudolph Jennings and Elizabeth Bowen named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
John W. McCormack
Massachusetts
James Kee
D-W. Va
Kees
Congress
Hale Boggs
D-La
Jim Kee
Bluefield
West Virginia
John Kee
Elizabeth
Boggs
Carl W. Albert
D-Okla
House
Kee
Albert
Harley O. Staggers
House Commerce
George Titler
Beckley
W. Va
United Mine Workers
Survivors and Massacre Scene Under Viet Cong Control
U S forces faced firing as captives were freed by the Viet Cong near National Highway No 1. Le Quang Hoa survived after his wife was killed in the ambush. American troops killed about 24 Viet Cong in a swift counteroperation as part of Operation Kahuku, targeting a base camp about 20 miles northwest of the capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
le Quang Hoa
Hoa
25Th Infantry
Oil Liner Beira Delay Heeds 18,000 Tons of Oil
The Greek tanker Elias Tsirimakos sailed to Beira with 18,000 tons of oil and has not yet docked after arriving several days ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unier
Elias Tsirimakos
Beira
West Virginia Diocese Ousts Minister Amid Abuse Case
The West Virginia Diocese leader said former Episcopal minister Harold L. Elliot will not perform ministry again after his New York mistreatment arrest involving a seven year old girl. Elliot, 29, was detained by teens in Nassau County after fleeing with the child from a parking lot. Police note prior arrests in Maryland and New Jersey. church officials maintain he remains a canonical priest in West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
UPI
New York
Wilburn C. Campbell
West Virginia
Harold L. Elliot
Westbury
N. Y
Campbell
Elliot
Keyser
Ravenswood
Elizabeth
Long Island
South Vietnamese leader Ky ousts Thi to push Honolulu reforms
General Ky moves to remove Lt. Gen. Nguyen Chanh Thi at a March 10 meeting of the 10 member military directorate. The vote was 8 to 0 with two abstentions, Thi voting for his own ouster. U.S. Ambassador Lodge reportedly knew of the plan and did not object. Buddhist leader Tri Quang faced protests as Buddhists and students framed the move as a blow to Ky’s interim government and Honolulu reforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
Nguyen Chanh Thi
Viet Nam
Thi
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge
Lodge
Thich Tri Quang
Tri Quang
Doctor in Hollidaysburg takes first aid to state hospital
Doctor, 38, faced with a standoff after a domestic dispute in central Pennsylvania fled his home with four preschool children inside. He was ordered to leave at gunpoint by Police Chief Eugene L. Smith and later surrendered after a flag of truce was used. Bail set at $1,000. Authorities described him as a mental case and did not pursue further charges beyond the initial encounter with the police chief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollidaysburg State Hospital
Boccagno
Elizabeth
Eugene L. Smith
Pennsylvania
Ralph W. Homan
Albright College
Reading
Hanneman Medical School
Philadelphia
UPI
Janusky
Albert Wigamer
Janusk
Smith
SBA Approves 360000 Loan for Summersville Factory
The SBA authorized a 360000 loan to Bright of America to buy land and construct a paper specialties factory in Summersville West Virginia. The project, supported by Senators Byrd and Randolph, will create 58 new jobs. An additional 36000 loan is to be provided jointly by Farmers and Merchants Bank of Summersville and Nicholas County Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Small Business Administration
SBA
Summersville
W. Va
Robert C. Byrd
Jennings Randolph
Bright of
America
Farmers and Merchants Bank of
Nicholas County Bank
Y To Close Friday At Beckley YMCA
The Beckley Raleigh County YMCA will close Friday from noon until 7 p m due to schedule. Executive secretary Harry Culp says the facility will reopen at 7 p m for Friday Junior High Gym Night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley-Raleigh County
YMCA
Harry C. Culp
Culp
Deaths And Funerals In Prosperity And Mount Hope
Funeral services for Mrs. Effie Stover 82 Prosperity will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Prosperity First Baptist Church with Rev. Ray Walls and Rev. Ray Franklin officiating. Burial in Stover Cemetery Prosperity. Survived by two daughters two sons nine grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren. Pallbearers named. Also funeral for Charles Lewis Letchford 71 Mount Hope at 2 p.m. Saturday at Dodd Payne Funeral Home Fayetteville with Rev. Gilda Huffman and Rev. Paul Green. burial in Huse Memorial Park Fayetteville. Letchford a retired miner died in Beckley nursing home. Survived by wife Marie a son Bobby Lee five daughters and six grandchildren. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Effie Stover
Prosperity
Prosperity First Baptist Church
Ray Walls
Ray Franklin
Stover Cemetery
Eli
Emily Williams
George
Charles Lewis Letchford
Mount Hope
Dodd. Payne
Fayetteville
Gilda Huffman
Paul Green
Huse Memorial Park
Letchford
Beckley
Roanoke
Assembly of God Church
Margie
Bobby Lee
Carlisle
Edith Mae Hudnall
Route 1
Louise Bryant
Kathleen Domitrovich
Columbus
Ohio
Maple Leen Letchford
Charlotte Lou Letchford
Drema Gale Letchford
Russell
Blue Ridge
Walker H. Johnson Dies After Short Illness At 61
Walker H. Johnson 61 died in a local hospital at 4 a m after a short illness. A retired miner born May 4 1904 in Hurts Virginia he was the son of Harvey and Mandy Snow Johnson. Survived by brothers Herbert T Raleigh Joe and Claude Chester Pa and sisters Mrs Helen Harvey and Mrs Myrtle Waller Brooklyn New York. Body at Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Home pending arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walker H. Johnson
Johnson
Hurts
Harvey
Mandy Snow Johnson
Herbert T
Raleigh
Joe
Claude
Chester
Helen Harvey
Myrtle Waller
Brooklyn
N. Y
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral
Mrs Borders Funeral Arrangements Noted
Mary Borders died Tuesday in Cincinnati Ohio. Survived by husband Rev Foster Borders five sons Foster Jr Eugene Sen Kenneth Alfred US Air Force New Mexico three daughters Lillie Mae McLean Catherine Penn June Borders sister thirty grandchildren four great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Borders
Cincinnati
Ohio
Foster Borders
Foster Jr
Eugene
Sen
Cleveland
Kenneth
Beckley
Alfred
US Air Force
New Mexico
Lillie Mae McLean
Catherine Penn
Canton
June Borders
Funeral services for Beveridge Rorrer in Pettus Baptist Church
Beveridge Rorrer 72 of Pettus dies after long illness in a Charleston nursing home. Funeral at 1 p.m. Friday in Pettus Baptist Church with Rev. Leonard Maddy in charge. Burial in Williams Cemetery at Naoma. Survivors include wife Lillie, son Delbert of Pettus, daughter Elsie Scarbro of Highlawn Park, brother Lawrence of Sundial, sisters Bertha Canterberry Nellie Borrer Gracie Richmond, five grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Body at Valley Funeral Home in Whitesville and will be moved to church one hour before service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beveridge Rorrer
Pettus
Pettus Baptist Church
Leonard Maddy
Williams Cemetery
Naoma
Rorrer
Charleston
Lillie
Delbert
Elsie Scarbro
Highlawn Park
Lawrence
Sundial
Bertha Canterberry
Nellie Borrer
Gracie Richmond
Rock Creek
William Hall Rites Pending at Local Funeral Home
William Hall 59 of 229 Seventh St East Park died at his home at 7 a.m. He was a Church of the Living God member. Survived by Sally two sons Don ald Hall Spec 40 in Georgia and William Jr at home six daughters Linda Eva Mae Della Mary Alice Sharon and Cynthia all at home and a brother the Rev R J Hall of Kentucky. Body resides at Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Home pending arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Hall
Seventh St
East Park
Church of the Living God
Sally
Donald Hall
Georgia
William Jr
Linda
Newark
N.J
Eva Mae
Della
Mary Alice
Sharon
Cynthia
R. J. Hall
Kentucky
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Home
Final rites for Mrs Augusta Hamby Jones
Mrs Augusta Hamby Jones of 134 Sour St. will receive funeral services at 1 p.m. Saturday at Wright and Anderson Funeral Home Chapel with Rev Ronald Dyer officiating. Burial follows at Esquire Cemetery in Hinton. She was pronounced dead on arrival Tuesday at a local hospital after a long illness. Body is at the funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta Hamby Jones
Sour St
Wright and Anderson Funeral Home
Ronald Dyer
Esquire
Hinton
Mrs Nettie Saunders Obituary Notice in Wheeling
Mrs Nettie Saunders, 83, of Wheeling, died Wednesday evening at a Wheeling hospital after a long illness. The body is being returned to the Trent and Durgan Funeral Home for completion of funeral arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nettie Saunders
Wheeling
Trent and Durgan Funeral Home
Death notice for Charlie Brown of Winona
Charlie Brown, 73, Winona, was dead on arrival at a local hospital this morning at 2 a.m. He was a retired miner and a World War I veteran. Edna, five sons, Donald, Vernon and Cleveland, all of Detroit, Mich., William and Charlie, both at home, two daughters, Mrs. Jane Young of Washington, D.C., and Cheryl at home, and three grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Brown
Winona
Edna
Donald
Vernon
Cleveland
Detroit
Mich
William
Charlies
Jane Young
Washington, D.C
Cheryl
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Home
Funeral for Mitchell Lee Carson Led by Rev Samuel Jackson
The Rev. Samuel Jackson will conduct funeral services for Mitchell Lee Carson, 68, of Fireco, at 1 p.m. Friday at St. John’s Baptist Church in Garrison. Burial follows at Greenwood Memorial Park. Carson died Monday, one hour before services at Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Jackson
Mitchell Lee Carson
Fireco
St. John’s Baptist Church
Garrison
Greenwood Memorial Park
Carson
Ritchie and Johnson
James M Bailey Funeral Rites in Matheny Church of God
Funeral services for James Madison Bailey 37 of Matheny will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the Matheny Church of God with Rev Stellie Parsons officiating. Burial will be in Stewart Cemetery at Matheny. He died at 2 a.m. Wednesday in Stevens Clinic Hospital Welch. He was born January 14 1927 at McGraw the son of Wilburt and Ollie Browning Bailey. He is survived by his wife Garnet Stewart Bailey three sons David Terry and Jack his mother Ollie Bailey of Glen Fork five brothers Luther Tennis Robert Roger and Frank all of Glen Fork three sisters Mary Tilley Bula Bailey both of Glen Fork and Bernice Ackerson of Des Moines Iowa. Evans Funeral Home Oceana will handle arrangements and the body will be taken to the church one hour prior to the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Madison Bailey
Matheny
Matheny Church
David
Terry
Jack
Ollie Bailey
Glen Fork
Luther
Robert
Roger
Frank
Mary Tilley
Bula Bailey
Bernice Ackerson
Des Moines
Iowa
Evans Funeral Home
Oceana
Swiss theologian Professor Brunner dies at 77
Prof Emile H Brunner a renowned Swiss theologian died on Wednesday at the age of 77 in Zurich Switzerland. He led multiple theological faculties and influenced ecumenical dialogue during his long career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zurich
Switzerland
UPI
Emile H. Brunner
Funeral services for John M. Smith on Friday
The Rev. Ernest Barley will officiate at the funeral for John M. Smith, 50, of 213 Crawford St, at 2 p m at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home Peace Chapel. Burial follows in Sunset Memorial Park. Smith died at home Tuesday night after a long illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Barley
John M. Smith
Crawford St
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home Peace Chapel
Sunset Memorial Park
Smith
Dr James Greenough MSA NY president dies at 72
Cooperstown New York Dr James Greenough longtime president of the Medical Society of the State of New York 1956 57 died Tuesday at age 72.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cooperstown, N.Y
UPI
James Greenough
Medical Society of the State of
West German Ambassador Seeliger Dies of Heart Attack
Mexico City report says West German Ambassador Gunter Seeliger, aged 58, died Wednesday from a heart attack. A Berlin native, he had served as ambassador in Mexico since December 1963.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
UPI
Gunter Seeliger
Berlin
Mrs Meridith Harrah Funeral Services Held
Funeral services for Mrs Meridith Harrah 41 of Chicago Illinois will be at 2 p m Friday in the Webb and Neal Funeral Home Chapel with Rev J W Berry in charge Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Park She died Sunday evening after a short illness Pallbearers named include Denvil Emmett Emory Martin Solem Atkins Hillie Redden and Dallas Maddy
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meridith Harrah
Chicago, Ill
Webb and Neal
J. W. Berry
Sunset Memorial Park
Denvil
Emmett
Emory
Martin
Solem Atkins
Hillie Redden
Dallas Maddy
Funeral services for Ada Barber Talman Sr.
Beverly Hills obituary notes Ada Barber Talman 75 mother of actor William W. Talman Jr who played the district attorney in Perry Mason. She died Tuesday with services scheduled today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly Hills
Calif
Ada Barber Talman
William W. Talman Jr
Carmel burial ends life of Maj. Gen. Caleb V. Haynes
Maj. Gen. Caleb V. Haynes US Air Force retired died Tuesday at his Carmel home at age 71. He led air operations during his service and his passing marks the end of a long career with the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carmel
Calif
UPI
Caleb V. Haynes
US Air Force
Earthquake Strikes Okinawa Scattering Residents
A quake rocked Okinawa driving islanders from homes and offices into the streets. No casualties or damages were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naha
Okinawa
Grape pickers near deal with Schenley in NFWA talks
Striking grape pickers marching from Delano toward Sacramento hope to seal a settlement with Schenley Industries, the first of 33 Delano grape producers to bargain with the NFWA. Di Gioglio and other firms were expected to follow. Officials in San Francisco planned a news conference as Rev. James Drake urged boycotts. The marchers aim to meet Gov. Brown in Sacramento for a Sunday confrontation at the state Capitol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lodi
Calif
UPI
Schenley Industries, Inc
Schenley
Delano
National Farm Workers Association
NFWA
Los Angeles
Vast
di Gioglio Corp
San Francisco
James Drake
Thornton
di Giorgio
S and W Foods
Sacramento
Edmund G. Brown
Palm Springs
State Capitol
Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee
Afl-Cio
Mexico
California
U.S. Labor Department
United States
Rail unions seek reinstatement of firemen on diesel trains
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen says firemen must be aboard all diesel trains under a 1950 agreement now that the federal award expired. Railroads challenge the view and ask Judge Holtzoff to rule that 18,000 jobs are gone unless restored by agreement. A hearing on April 27 will address a similar firemen issue, with a likely ruling mirroring prior decisions that could severely impact the BLFE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BLFE
Holtzoff
Polaris A3 Missile Fails Off Course In Test
A Polaris A3 missile launched from the submarine USS George Bancroft veered off course two minutes after launch and was destroyed by ground command. It marked the first failure in 30 consecutive firings, with the prior failure on July 16, 1964. Observers watched from Cape Kennedy as the second stage malfunctioned and the rocket was hidden by clouds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Kennedy
UPS
Florida
Air Force
Bird Nest Stops Freeway Work in California
In Los Altos California construction halted on an underpass scaffold after a hummingbird nest with an egg was found in the roadway path. Biologists from Foot Hill College relocated the mother and her eye to a safer area before resuming dismantling the scaffold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Altos
Calif
UPI
California
Dick Knabel
Foothill College
Mixup saves Viet Nam victim from draft in obituary mixup
Richard J. Preskenis of Canton Mass read his name in the obituary column as killed in Viet Nam but officials traced the error to William F. Joyce of Stoughton who enlisted as Preskenis. Joyce used the alias from 1963 and died in Quan Lai. the mixup surfaced when Joyce was identified by Joyce s sister Mrs Paul Collins of Brockton. The tale exposes how a mistaken listing reached relatives and prompted an investigation two years into the draft era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
Mass
UPI
Richard J. Preskenis
Department of Defense
Viet Nam
Preskenis
Defense Department
Livermore Falls
Maine
Paul Collins
Brockton
William F. Joyce
Stoughton
Washington
Marine Corps
Joyce
Collins
Co. C
7Th Marines
Quan Lai
Draft quotas drop aid to college students evading service
Washington reports a June draft quota of 15,000, down from 34,600 in May, due to heavy enlistments and crowded training bases. Officials expect good standing students to avoid call if quotas stay below 30,000 through September. By June 1 the Viet Nam buildup nears completion at 3,093,000 total, with a shortfall of 100,000 men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Defense Department
Selective Service
Korea
Riots Roil Saigon As Buddhist Rift Deepens
Saigon faced a fourth night of rioting as student mobs clashed with police and Vietnamese paratroopers. Tear gas, bayonets, and vomit gas were used while Americans were warned off streets. Buddhist leaders urged a pause. Ky promised a constitutional assembly within six months amid tensions in Da Nang and Hue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Saigon
Nguyen Cao Ky
William C. Westmoreland
Viet Nam
Tam Chau
Buddhist Institute
Chau
Buddhist Church
da Nang
Hue
NRA elects regional leaders at Rehabilitation Association meeting
Domingo Collaco of Puerto Rico was chosen as president with Les Cole of Washington DC as president elect. Dr. R. C. Thompson of Maryland becomes secretary treasurer and Grady Galloway of North Carolina joins the board. The regional group includes West Virginia DC Virginia Maryland North Carolina Kentucky the Virginia Islands and Puerto Rico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ripley
UPI
Domingo Collaco
Puerto Rico
National Rehabilitation Association
Les Cole
District of Columbia
R. C. Thompson
Maryland
Grady Galloway
North Carolina
West Virginia
Virginia
Kentucky
Virginia Islands
Quotes By United Press International PICKENS SC
Mrs Essie Johnson a Negro mother who lost one son in Viet Nam another missing and a third wounded comments on the Southeast Asia war No war is good but I felt real strong about this one even before Charles died and it ain't right for three sons to have to go I don't think any of our boys should be there fighting
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Pickens
S.C
Essie Johnson
Viet Nam
Charles
Actress Mau reen O'Sullivan denies marriage plans
New York actress Mau reen O'Sullivan, age 55, denies intends to marry a 23 year old rabbinical student. She says public figures face such stories and expresses deep embarrassment for herself and him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Maureen O'Sullivan
Soviet denounces West Berlin access to crash site
Berlin reports Tass criticizes Western Allied forces for barring Soviet armed forces from the crash site in the Western sector. Tass says the move prevented paying last honors to dead Soviet servicemen, calling the Western authorities callous and note worthy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Tass
West Berlin
Editorial Charges Soviet Leaders Pitch Nominal Socialism
A Peking Daily editorial accuses the Soviet Union of practicing nominal socialism that serves a privileged class of managers and technicians. It claims industrial mines and collective farms are used to profit the elite, enriching a privileged stratum while others bear the costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
China
Peoples’ Peking Daily
Sweden's Ewa Aulin Named Miss Teen International
Ewa Aulin a 16 year old from Landskrona Sweden was selected Miss Teen International Wednesday night from 11 contestants. Runners up were Suzuko Asano 17 Japan and Cinda Lewis 16 Santa Barbara California and Seattle Washington. Aulin now lives in Stockholm and was chosen for beauty poise scholarship and community service she received a $3000 prize check and clothing among other prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
UPI
Ewa Aulin
Landskrona
Sweden
Suzuko Asano
Japan
Cinda Lewis
Santa Barbara
Calif
Seattle
Wash
Aulin
Stockholm
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Walter James
Carl Toney
Noel Thurman
Carl Bailey
Billy West
Loomis Kaiser
Wilbert Stover
Cecil Bowyer
Caffee
Charles Letchford
Mrs. Mary Borders
Valley Funeral Home
Whitesville
Augusta H. Jones
James M. Bailey
Mrs. Meridith Harrah
Polaris
Nguyen Cao
NRA
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