Memphis March Unites Diverse Crowd in King Memorial
A solemn peaceful march through Memphis honors Martin Luther King Jr as workers from unions, students, whites and Blacks join a cross nation turnout. Demonstrators march under heavy protection while some youths clash with police and damage windows before the later rally and Rosa Parks attends with faith leaders.
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Aris Haked
Wites
Marlin Luther King Jr
Linden Avenueo Main
Sanitation Meat Street
Union Justice Now
Tennessee National King
Memphis
Sam
King
Real
Atlanta
Ihalwational
Measles Clinics Planned In Wyoming During May
Wyoming County Board of Education approved seven measles clinics to be held in May across county schools as part of a county-wide vaccination drive for children aged one to 13, in cooperation with health authorities. Also approved were field day activities at Palisades Mayground and a National School Board subscription renewal. A delegation from the Telfer Schools Committee sought improvements at Pineville area schools, including playground expansion and drainage work, painting, lighting upgrades, and safety enhancements, with consideration for additional rockers for the annex.
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Wyoming County Board
Pine- Ville
Ele MeMary
Road Branch
Qecana Hlgh School
Lawrel Gardery Club
Mullens
Millens Tuniar High School
King Funeral Service Draws National Attention
The King funeral continues with Mahalia Jackson singing and a procession to South View Cemetery. Attendees include Deacon Charles Collier, Atlanta Mayor Ivan Allen, and numerous governors and dignitaries. The ceremony features a speech by Abernathy and concludes with We Shall Overcome. A historic national mourning marks this event.
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Hipaut
SCLC
Charles Collier
Ebenezer Church
Atlanta
Ivan Alten
Mahalia Jackson
King's
Srewnds
South View Cemetery
Abernathy
Victor Williams
Leontyne Price
Muhammed Ali
America
Meyer
Miner Killed at Whitvale Mine in Sterling Smokeless blend
A 55 year old Meadow Bridge man James ntl Gwinn died after his body was caught in an auger at Sterling Smokeless Ene Co No 10 Mine Whitvale. He was working on a continuous miner machine and died en route to Beckley hospital. Burial arrangements were set with Bond Smathers Funeral Home in Rainelle.
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Meadow Bridge
James Ntl Gwinn
Beckley
Sterling Smokeless Ene Co
Whitve
Tle
Bond Smathers Funeral Home
Enat Rainelle
Gackt
Kaufman Plans Release of Draft Executive Orders
Senator Paul Kaufman outlined the first in a series of draft executive orders he says would enable him to implement campaign promises if elected governor. He announced plans for a Wheeling release and described orders on pollution control tax reform education and conservation as areas the governor could pursue without legislative approval.
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Paul Kaufman
Kaufman
Wheeling
Democrate Condiate
Kalina
Beckley Police Probing Store Fire and Vandalism
Beckley police investigate a blaze at Pack's Super Market 10698 Fayette St. Damage estimated around 150 dollars. An attempted arson with a bushel basket of newspapers noted at the rear. Earlier reports cite vandals shooting car windshields and throwing racks through windows. Investigations begin today.
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Delking
Pack
Fayette St
Ousom
Deaths and Funerals in Violence Plot Prevails
Funeral services for C W McGuffin 73 Oak Hill will be at 2 p m Wednesday at Free Will Baptist Church Guk Hil with burial in Hine Ridge Memorial Gardens Prosperity He died after a heart attack at Beckley hospital Friends may call after 5 p m today Other obituaries list William Bix 69 Forest Hill and a spree of violence in Negra city with state of emergency declared and National Guard deployment as looting arson spread across Cincinnati and Buffalo.
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C. W
Bear) McGuffin
Oak
Guk Hil
Till Menefee
Tally Hanna
Hine Ridge Memorial Gardens
Prosperity
McGuffin
Satay
Tyree
Oak Hill
William Bix
Forest Hill
Thelma Brown
Barracksville
Sabine
Bethesda Baptist Church
Grandview Memorial Gardens
Fairmont
Nlry
Brown
Airmont Hospital
Clyde
Sonny
Navy
James
James (June) Asbby of Baltimore, Md, Ated Mrs. Inme (Maxine) “Demiatteis
Pineville
Pratytion
Grady Delano Lewis
Danese
Green Valley
Perry Bragg Coal Co
Hemlork Baptist Church
Lewis
Tayet Migner Lewis
Loretta
Tanne
Donny Gaye
Karen
Clara Migner
Manese
Leo
Lanark
Fred
Beckley
Jeminie
Brooklyn
Henry I Simmons
Kluge Field
Montcalm Primitive Baptist Church
Fidler F.C. Cadle
J. Sutphin
Bariat
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Princeton
Simmons
B. R. Bay Aie
Homer Bath
Montcalm Luge
Baieley Funeral Home
Final rites for Robert Ballard in Montgomery
Robert Ballard 19 of Boomer will be buried in Montgomery Memorial Park after services at J C Kooper Funeral Home with Reverend Harold Shatman in charge. He died in a Charleston hospital after a long illness. Survived by sisters Thyltis Fersinger of Oak Hill and James Ballard of Fayetteville. a Fayette County native and World War II veteran who lived in Boomer and was employed by Camelon Coal Co.
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Robert Ballard
Robert Sherrely
Boomer
J. C. Kooper Finrral
Montgomery
Harold Shatnan
Montgomery Memorial Park
London
Ballard
Charleston
Thyltis Fersinger
Oak
Assault charges loom after King murder protests
Trooper says a man grabbed a trooper and an argument with a booth attendant led to heightened patrols near Linbar Institute amid rising racial tension after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s assassination. Hearing set for Bimgardueer Intington and Bush on assault charges as market closures mark the day.
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Jets
Lewis
Ihold
Baisden
Meader Sentenced in Armed Robbery Case at Raleigh Court
Donald Meader pleaded guilty to armed robbery before Judge Harry L. McCreery. He received 11 years in the State Penitentiary with credit for time served, and was ordered jailed to await transport. Also, a capias was issued for Paul Lilly on check charges, and Ronald Bennett pleaded guilty to maiming with a one year term plus six months for carrying a pistol, plus a two year probation.
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Donat
Thnothy ‘Meader
Raleigh County
Harry L
Bery
McCreery
Jat Moundgeille
Jed Ds
Jn Eagle
Little Haleigh
Meador
MrCreery
Paul L. Lilly
Ahfayon
Ronald Bennett
Enact
Lipa al ‘Smotion
Anthony J. Sparacion
Clifford Denies Hanoi Charge
Secretary Clifford denied a Hanoi report that U.S. warplanes bombed north of the 20th parallel. He cited a four day Pentagon probe showing no attacks north of the parallel since President Johnson’s speech and detailed the April 4 incident as occurring 35 miles south of the line.
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Washington
Fapd
Lurk
M. Clifford
Maxday
U.S
Johnson
Clifford
Pentagon
Hanoi
Lai Chau
Vietnam Front Page Briefing On Border Skirmishes And Air Strikes
Military officials report fierce activity near the Khe Sanh border fort as U S and South Vietnamese troops probe for the 20 000 strong North Vietnamese army. B 52s fly seven missions against supply routes in the A Shinn Valley while jets strike below the 14th parallel in North Vietnam. President Johnson pushes toward de escalation while signaling continued bombing to spur negotiations.
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A Shinn
Khe Sanh
U.S
Saigon
Qui Nien
Eitheir
North Vietnam
Johnson
Horsbing
Pineville Council Hires Playground Director And Staff
Pineville town council hired Ger ad Scott as director of the Palisades Playground with Raymold Rose as senior lifeguard Katy Noul as lifeguard for the baby pool and Frankie Parker in charge of the concession stand A junior lifeguard vacancy remains. The meeting covered spring cleanup schedules for April 21 to April 28 and dust control work near Temann mire with equipment installation planned within a year. A march meeting in the Wyomine County Courthouse at 7 pm May 1 aims to discuss tickets to be voted on at the town election in June.
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Pineville
Gerad Scott
Palisades Playground
Jand Paol
Raymold Rose
Katy Noul
Frankie Parker
Sounvil
Crawley-Wayrell
Pine Avenue
Spruce Avenue
Oakwood
Cedar
Uke Coeg-Cylawant
Riverdrive
Deather Hark
Bailey-Murphy
Williamson Avenue
East Pinevills
Bearhole
San Lambert
Connell Action
Témann Mire
Charles W. ‘Porterfield
Connell
Gaiail
Browning Attacks Governor Smith Over Car Purchase
Chauncey Browning Jr. accused Governor Smith of a politically motivated attempt to influence the 1967 attorney general race. He cited Smith’s remarks about a 1958 Chrysler and missing DMV records as potential campaign disclosures tied to State Senate President Howard Carson’s bid.
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ohAhee Ston
Public Institutions
Chauncey Browning Jr
Guy
Hulett Smith
Browning
State Department of Motor
State Head Commission
Wandyaw Yokum Hrowsing
Smith
Senate
Howard Carson
Fayeteville
Supreme Court
Channcey Browning
Carson
Johnson Conference Spurs White House Talks On Peace
President Johnson and top aides including Walt Rostow and George Christian met at Camp David with Secretary Rusk and others to discuss Vietnam as a helicopter hearing session wound down. The talks followed the Hawaii trip cancellation after Dr. King’s assassination and began with breakfast at Aspen Lodge.
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Walt We Rastaw
Vietnam
George Christian
Wiile
Trouse
Johnson
Bunker
Rusk
Clifford
Wheeler
Camp David
Aspen Lodge
Jahnson
Hawaii
Martin, Luther King
Soviet Curtailed Fray Echoes Summit Postponement
The report notes a Soviet led summit in East Germany last month. It cites rapid exchanges within Czech Communism and Kremlin oil ally Fragna, referencing Antoin Novotny. It discusses U.S.–Soviet ties amid Vietnam tensions and pre summit talks aimed at a full red summit next winter. The Soviet delegate to Budapest, Mikhail Sustov, is ill and may be replaced by a deputy.
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East Germany
Kremlin
Fragna
Antonin Novotny
Vietna
Linki
Audapest
Mikhail Sustov
Talks Start in Vietnam Peace Effort Faces Rough Path
The article notes that talks begin with prominent negotiators but the Viet Cong demand a loyal communist government in the South. It argues President Johnson would struggle to concede to such terms, making de escalation and withdrawal more likely to reduce war costs while protecting key bases like Da Nang Cam Ranh Bay and Da Lat.
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Hanoi
Viet Cong
Saigon
Johnson
Davish
Ote
South
United States
Delta
Ra Jut
da Nang
Cam Ranh Bay
Highlands
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