Law Enforcement Officials Protest Rules Favor Criminals
West Virginia law officers and prosecutors criticize recent Supreme Court driven rules that favor suspects. Ohio County Prosecutor Arch Riley and Charleston detectives head the critical chorus. Judges acknowledge the conflict but say the state must follow federal rulings.
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H. Ray Evans
Charleston
UPI
Ohio
Arch Riley
Huntington
E. E. Harper
Harper
West Virginia
Logan County
Oval Damron
West Virginia official stance over cigarette license clash
M Wender writes to Mr Battle criticizing state officials for denying a cigarette license despite a court ruling. He laments costs in pursuing constitutional rights, questions authority, and thanks officials for public service while noting the Supreme Court’s decisive role. He requests guidance on resubmitting the license application if needed.
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City Hall
W. Va. Supreme Court
Battle
West Virginia
United States
Postmasters Confirmed in West Virginia by Senate
The Senate confirmed three West Virginia postmasters on Tuesday. Ova H. Tolley Dunbar in Kanawha County, William E. White in Newell Hancock County, and Lansing H. Walker in Berwind McDowell County were approved, marking final nominations for these rural offices.
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Washington
UPI
West Virginia
Senate
Ova H. Tolley Dunbar
Kanawha County
William E. White
Newell
Hancock County
Lansing H. Walker
Berwind
McDowell County
Randolph Says School Aid Bill Is Fair To W Va
Sen. Jennings Randolph of West Virginia rejects Rep. Arch Moore’s claim that Appalachia receives less per pupil. He argues richer states will pay more in taxes than they receive, noting West Virginia pays 7.2 million and gets 15.7 million while New York pays 143 million and gets 91.9 million.
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Washington
New York
Randolph
Moore
West Virginia
Congress
Marshall University to begin mass capital program
Marshall University will start a mass capital improvement program with a $2.2 million office and classroom building contract awarded to Kenhill Construction Co. The board sold $5 million in revenue bonds at an average rate of 3.3407 percent to finance the project, with completion tentatively set for January 1, 1967. The plan includes land purchases, Old Main Hill renovations, and library additions, plus a $440,000 cafeteria and dining hall at Fairmont State College and potential federal loan eligibility.
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Marshall
Main Hill
Fairmont State College
Bluefield State College
Glenville State College
West Virginia Wins Bigger Interstate Funds
Senate Public Works Committee approved a new federal Interstate Highway funding formula for 1966-67 boosting West Virginia allocations by 50 percent from 44 million to 66 million. Senator Jennings Randolph urged swift action hoping for House concurrence. The plan would let Commerce begin 1967 apportions in July.
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Washington
UPI
West Virginia
Senate Public Works Committee
Senate
Jennings Randolph
D-W. Va
House of Representatives
U. S. Department of Commerce
Barboursville Woman Is 109th Road Victim
Mrs. Lieselotte G. Estep 36 of Barboursville died in a two car crash on Interstate 64 near Milton late Tuesday night. Five others injured as a Howell's Mill Road Bridge workzone narrowed to one lane contributed to the head on collision. The 1965 highway fatality toll rose to 109, down from 112 a year earlier. Richard Stevens of Charleston led the other auto.
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Huntington
UPI
Lieselotte G. Estep
Barboursville
Milton
Estep
Richard Stevens
Charleston
Howell's Mill Road
Baby survives 20 foot fall from apartment window
Seventeen month old Lorrie McIntyre fell from a second story bedroom window in Los Angeles but landed on a small patch of grass surrounded by concrete. Authorities said she suffered no injuries.
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Lucky Landing
Los Angeles
UPI
Lorrie McIntyre
Two Colleges Honor Bethany Graduate
Bethany College and Rice University in Houston Texas honor Dr Edgar O Lovett Bethany graduate and Rice president for 38 years. Plaques exchange honors Lovett who graduated from Bethany 75 years ago today and later led Rice from 1907 to 1946 died in 1957.
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Rice
Lovett
In Memoriam Lincoln Note Placed by Student
Steven Carson a 22 year old graduate history student placed an in memoriam notice in today's New York Times honoring Abraham Lincoln assassinated 100 years ago. The message urges scholars to continue dispelling myths so the greater truth may live.
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NEW York
UPI
Steven Carson
New York Times
Lincoln
Abraham
One Man One Vote Questioned On State Convention Makeup
State Attorney General C Donald Robertson said the proposed 106 member state constitutional convention could not be successfully attacked on constitutional grounds. He noted rules for conentions are less strict than for Legislature. The plan includes at least one delegate from every county, while two newspapers questioned the apportionment constitutionality.
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C. Donald Robertson
Robertson
House of Delegates
State Supreme Court
Funeral services for Robert T Lowe at Rose and Quesenberry
Funeral services for Robert Thomas Lowe 49 of 112 Dixon Ave will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday at the Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel with Rev Randolph Johnson officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Park. He died in a Baltimore hospital at 9 p.m. Monday. The body has been returned to Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home for calling after 3 p.m. Thursday.
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Robert Thomas Lowe
Dixon Ave
Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel
Randolph Johnson
Sunset Memorial Park
Lowe
a_ Baltimore
Funeral arrangements announced for Douglas D Biggers
Douglas Delmar Biggers, 63, of Raleigh, died in a local hospital Tuesday. The body is at the Trent and Durgan Funeral Home awaiting services and final disposition.
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Douglas Delmar Biggers
Raleigh
Trent and Durgan Funeral Home
William B Wilk inson of McKinney Dies in Virginia Crash
William B Wilk inson of McKinney Virginia was killed in a two car crash near Boynton Virginia Sunday night. He worked as a chemist at South Boston Virginia and was alone in his car when the accident occurred around 9 30 p m. Funeral services were planned today at J T Morris Funeral Home in Petersburg Virginia. He was a brother of Dr E M Wilkinson of Pineville and is survived by three sisters and two brothers.
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William B. Wilkinson
McKinney
J. T. Morris
Petersburg
Wilkinson
E. M. Wilkinson
Pineville
Boynton
South Boston
Obituaries for Cooper Williams Hellems Hinton deaths
Funeral notices list services for Mrs Georgia Anna Cooper 86 Odd at 2 30 pm Thursday at Rose with Rev C E Walker. burial at Cooper Family Cemetery. Also Mrs Arlie Williams 61 at Ritchie and Johnson Parlor Friday 3 pm with Rev G D Toler. burial Greenwell Memorial Park. Mrs Nellie Hellems 93 of Hinton service 2 pm Thursday First Baptist Church Hinton. burial Restwood Memorial Estates. Survivors and details noted. services at Ronald Meadows and local chapels. death dates in late April.
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Hinton
First Baptist Church
H. A. Thompson
A. H. Chapman
Restwood Memorial Estates
Okey, Earl
John
Billy Joe
James H. Hellems
Belle
Bertha Hellems
Lottie Hawley
Beckley
J. H. Hellems
Ronald Meadows Funeral
Mrs Margaret Jones funeral services set for Friday
Funeral services for Margaret Jones, 44, of 804 F Street, will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor Chapel with Rev Edward Abrams officiating. Burial follows at Greenwood Memorial Park. She died in a local hospital Sunday after a long illness. The body is at Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor where friends may call after 9 a.m. Thursday.
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Odd
Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel
C. E. Walker
Cooper Family
Cooper
H. UW
Stella) Cole
Arlie Williams
Ritchie and Johnson
G. D. Toler
Greenwool Memorial Park
Margaret Jones
F St
Edward Abrams
Greenwood Memorial Park
Oily
Ritchie Wee’ Johnson Funeral
Levy City Levy Defeated After Low Voter Turnout
Levy supporters blamed apathy as only about 21 percent of qualified voters backed the measure. City Atty E M Payne said a new election could be held, but funds would miss the 1965-66 budget. If approved, the levy could fund city needs in late 1967, while officials weighed a fresh vote.
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Smith
Larrick
Council
Flooded Twin Cities as Rivers Rise and Crews Hold Line
Ten persons die as Minnesota floods force evacuations. Holman Field sits under several feet of water while rail and air traffic reroutes through Minneapolis. About 3,000 volunteers reinforce dikes as east and west walls brace the heart of St Paul. Mayor Vavoulis vows protection amid rising flood threats. The city council lifts emergency funds from 100000 to 300000.
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St. Paul
Holman Field
Milwaukee Road
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Minneapolis
Minneapolis-St. Paul International
Riverview
Heart of St. Paul
George Vavoulis
Milam 65 Dies After Long Illness in Charleston Hospital
Leslie Milam of Route 1 Searbro, born August 31, 1899 in Saxon, died Tuesday evening after a long illness. He was a retired merchant and member of Fairview Methodist Church East Kingston. Survived by wife Eunice, a son Tom Williams of Dayton, Ohio, a brother Bert Skelton, a sister Mrs Emory Daniels Saxon, and four grandchildren. Body at Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill.
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Searbro
Charleston
Saxon
Floyd
Mary Webb Milam
Fairview Methodist Church
East Kingston
Eunice
Tom Williams
Dayton
Ohio
Bert
Skelton
Emory Daniels
Tyree
Oak Hill
Snoopy Not For Sale Says Owner John Daniel
John Daniel of Harper Daniel confirms Snoopy the beagle shown in the Post-Herald is not for sale after receiving numerous calls. He states he does not want to give the dog away.
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Snoopy
Post-Herald
John Daniel
Harper Daniel
Three Free On Bond In Reed Slaying
SELMA Ala UPI three men were freed on ten thousand dollar bonds each after a murder indictment tied to the street slaying of Rev James Reed a 38 year old civil rights advocate from Boston. The grand jury indicted William Hoggle 38 O Neal Hoggle 31 and Elmer Cook 41. Reed died two days after the beating following an assault on ministers leaving a Negro restaurant during a civil rights protest.
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Selma
Ala
UPI
Dallas County Grand Jury
James Reed
Boston
William Hoggle
O'Neal
Duck) Hoggle
Elmer Cook
R. B. Kelley
Reed
Birmingham
Montgomery
Alabama
Viola Gregg Liuzzo
Detroit
Liuzzo
Lowndes County
Convicted killer faces capital punishment debate
Hanning back and Smith received eighty dollars a portable radio and cheap binoculars after the crime. Smith called the life taken in this manner a hell of a thing and condemned capital punishment as wrong politically and morally. He said apologies would be meaningless and bore no ill will toward anyone. Hickock remained philosophical, asking not to hold bad feelings as he faced execution.
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Smith
Humphrey Declines Moscow May Day Invitation
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey regrets missing Moscow celebrations due to a prior commitment on May 1. His office stresses the decision is not ideological and cites a riot-related engagement that prevents participation in the Moscow Idaho event.
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Washington
UPI
Hubert H. Humphrey
Moscow
Humphrey
Idaho
Burglar Dies Trapped in Basement Wall Hole
Thomas James Pearl an Ohio prison escapee and father of four died trapped in a 10 by 12 inch hole he chopped in a basement wall while burglarizing a jewelry store in ERSE Pennsylvania. Found by an exterminator after a week, Pearl had escaped from Marion Ohio prison on February 28 and was last seen April 4 at a hotel. Police say death was due to suffocation with the body wedged head and shoulders.
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Erse
UPI
Thomas James Pearl
Pearl
Ohio
Mentor
Marion
Merle Wood
Abbott Jewelry
Hubert Predicts Minimum Wage Increase Ahead
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey forecast Congress would raise the federal minimum wage from 1.25 dollars, signaling administration support. AFL-CIO sources called it the strongest sign Johnson would seek higher pay and broader wage-hour law coverage amid a federal inter-agency review.
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UPI
Hubert H. Humphrey
Congress
Afl-Cio
Johnson
Humphrey
Federal Inter-Agency
Johnson to tour Midwest tornado flood areas
President Johnson mapped a quick Midwest swing to inspect tornado and flood damage in seven states including Minnesota Michigan and Ohio. He planned meetings with governors and officials to coordinate federal relief while warning no formal disaster aid applications had yet been filed.
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Michigan
Ohio
Toledo
Washington
Johnson
Minnesota
Elkhart
South Bend
Illinois
Wisconsin
Minneapolis
Midwest
White House
Contractor C E Slim Wyatt Drowns Near Ripley
The body of Ripley contractor C E Slim Wyatt of C E Wyatt Contractors was recovered Monday night from a pond near his home after he apparently slipped and drowned Sunday during a heavy rainstorm while crossing a small bridge. Jackson County Coroner Dr. C R Kessel identified the deceased. Wyatt was last seen Sunday carrying fishing gear.
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UPI
Jackson County
C. R. Kessel
C. E.slim
Wyatt
C. E. Wyatt
President Johnson May Get New Armored Car Regardless
Congress plans would fund a $325,000 armored limousine for President Johnson even if he does not request it. Rep. Tom Steed confirms the move to bolster presidential protection, despite the President's urge to strike the item from a $3.9 million Secret Service appropriation that also included a $197,000 follow‑up car. The proposal, linked to Kennedy era security reforms, bypassed the President in budget requests.
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Washington
API
Johnson
Tom Steed
D-Okla
Treasury Department
Senate
Secret Service
Steed
House
White House
John F. Kennedy
Appropriations Committee
U.S. Drives to Boost Domestic Travel to Cut Deficit
The administration expands a campaign urging Americans to travel at home to reduce the balance of payments gap. President Johnson is to name a private businessman to head Travel U.S.A. to coordinate automakers, oil firms, airlines, hotels, travel agencies and other travel-industry players. Officials say no dramatic drop in the travel gap is expected in 1965, with 1964 showing a $1.6 billion excess of U.S. tourism spending abroad. Commerce Secretary Connor framed keeping the gap from widening as the main goal.
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Washington
UPI
U.S
U.S.A
Johnson
United States
Commerce
John T. Connor
Viet Nam raids target roads radar and Da Nang buildup
Air Force jets dropped leaflets hitting roads convoys and radar stations in North Viet Nam and returned safely despite light anti-aircraft fire. North Viet Nam proposed a four point peace plan demanding US withdrawal from South Viet Nam. In Da Nang Marines expanded to 8000 troops with jets helicopters tanks Hawk missiles and heavy artillery, Br Gen Kerch warning Viet Cong face trouble.
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North
Viet Nam
Hon Matt
Cua Lo
Hanoi
United States
South Viet Nam
da Nang
Southeast Asia
Frederek J. Kerch
9Th Marine Expeditionary Brigade
Dassersby Refuse Aid To Bedly Burned Man
A man burned in a home fire was ignored by several people in Wichita before a neighbor called firefighters. Harold Callaway, 40, wandered in street in shorts and undershirt seeking a ride to a hospital and received first aid from firemen until an ambulance arrived. He suffered first and second degree burns over 25 percent of his body. The fire started in a living room divan likely from careless smoking and he escaped by jumping from a window.
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Wichita
Kan
Harold Callaway
Callaway
St. Francis Hospital
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