Freed Convict Slain by Three Lawmen in West Virginia
Taylor County chief deputy Herbert E. Lawson Gary Wade and Frank Surina Jr faced murder charges for the fatal shooting of Adair Kennedy 48 who had been released from state prison after a West Virginia Supreme Court ruling. Kennedy was found dead near Grafton Crematory Hollow after serving a 15 year term for armed robbery. Kennedy had sought a free trial transcript as a pauper but was denied by the circuit court. The Supreme Court ruled indigent defendants are entitled to a free transcript if they substantially comply.
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Grafton
UPI
Taylor County
Area Conservation
Herbert E. Lawson
Gary Wade
Frank Surina Jr
Adair Kennedy
Justice of the Peace
P. E. Lucas
Polce
Kennedy
West Virginia Supreme Court
High Court
Circuit Court
Man Studying Fire Alarm Box Tries One Call
San Antonio police report says patrolman R A Torres encountered a man studying a fire alarm box who said he wanted to make a one call and was figuring out how to insert a dime.
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San Antonio
Tex
UPI
R. A. Torres
Funeral services for Roy Lilly held in Coal City Church
Funeral services for Roy Estil Lilly were conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Coal City Community Church with Rev. Ray Sears and Rev. James Duff officiating. Burial followed in Coal City Cemetery. Lilly, a retired miner and lifelong Methodist, died at 4 a.m. Monday after a long illness. He was born April 13, 1903 in Sumner County, the son of Charles Lilly and Mary Cox Lilly. Survivors include his wife Bessie of Sterling, Ill., four sons Billy Roy Ronald and Clinton all of Sterling, four daughters Mrs. Jack Polk of Havre de Grace Md., Mrs. Mary Johnson and Mrs. Ruby Johnson of Sterling, Ill., two brothers Hershel of Glen Morgan and Oscar of Harve de Grace Md., and four sisters Mrs. Myrtle Smith of Sophia, Mrs. Covey Brandsetter of Washington D C., Mrs. Goldie Bragg and Mrs. Lola Thomas of Sullivan. Pallbearers were Grady Canaday Kenny Canaday Archie Lilly Wesley Bragg and Ed Gillespie. Friends may call after 5 p.m. today at Williams Funeral Home, MacArthur. Clayton Church Cemetery.
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Roy Estil Lilly
Coal City
Ray Sears
James Duff
Lilly
Methodist Church
Summers County
Charles Lilly
Mary Cox Lilly
Bessie
Sterling, Ill
Hershel
Glen Morgan
Oscar
Harve-de-Grace
Myrtle Smith
Sophia
Covey Brandsetter
Washington, D. C
Goldie Bragg
Lola Thomas
Sullivan
Billy
Roy
Ronald
Clinton
Jack Polk
Havre-de-Grace
Mary Johnson
Ruby Johnson
Grady Canaday
Kenny Canaday
Archie Lilly
Wesley Bragg
Ed Gillespie
Williams Funeral
MacArthur
Charles Quesenberry 69 of Stamaford dies in hospital
Charles Quesenberry 69 of Stamaford died today at 7 30 am in a local hospital. A retired cab driver he was born at Mt Hope November 12 1896, son of the late Joe and Lula Quesenberry. Surviving are his wife Melba a brother Carl a half brother Robert and a sister Mrs Marie Parker all of Beckley. Body at Webb and Neal Funeral Home Chapel pending arrangements.
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Charlie R. Quesenberry
Stamaford
Mt. Hope
Joe
Lula Quesenberry
Melba
Carl
Robert
Marie Parker
Beckley
Webb and Neal
Services for Mrs Kirby Staton Held at Clayton Church
Mrs Bessie Ellen Kirby Staton age 74 of Alderson will have funeral services at 2 30 p m Wednesday at Clayton Baptist Church with the Rev Leslie Garten and the Rev Earl Ward presiding Burial will follow in the local cemetery authorities said
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Bessie Ellen Kirby Staton
Alderson
Clayton Baptist Church
Leslie Garten
Earl Ward
Ford recalls 30,000 1966 models over brake defect
Ford Motor Co says about 25,000 Ford and 5,000 Mercury cars built in late February and March are recalled to inspect brake lines and install a rerouting clip after reports of damaged lines en route to dealers. No brake failures reported yet as repairs begin.
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Detroit
UPI
Ford Motor Co
Ford
Chevrolet
Funeral services for George A Bragg led by Rev Ernest Barley
George Arby Bragg, 54, of Grandview, will receive funeral services at 1 p m Wednesday in the Rose and Quesenbery Peace Chapel. Burial follows at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Bragg died Sunday at 5 p m from an apparent heart attack.
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Ernest Barley
George Arby Bragg
Grandview
Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Bragg
Marganel Wright Barney Dies At East Hampton Home
Marganel Wright Barney, sister of architect Frank Lloyd Wright and widow of economist Hiram Barney, died Monday at her summer home in East Hampton. She was 88 years old.
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East Hampton
N.Y
UPI
Marganel Wright Barney
Frank Lloyd Wright
Hiram Barney
McCullen Former NJ Bell VP Dies at 68 in Lakewood
Jesse B. McCullen, a former public relations vice president for New Jersey Bell Telephone Co., died Sunday night at Paul Kimball Hospital in Lakewood. He was 68.
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Lakewood
N.J
UPI
Jesse B. McCullen
New Jersey Bell Telephone Co
Paul Kimball Hospital
Newark executive dies after speech in New Orleans
William Chodorcoff of Newark, New Jersey, second executive five president of the Prudential Insurance Co. of America, died of a heart attack after delivering a speech in New Orleans. He was 55.
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New Orleans
UPI
William Chodorcoff
Newark
N.J
Prudential Insurance Co. of America
International dog handler Sangster dies in Arizona crash
Harry Sangster a well known professional dog handler from El Monte California was killed when his station wagon overturned on a road near Temple Bar Arizona on Sunday.
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Kingman
Ariz
UPI
Harry Sangster
el Monte
Calif
Temple Bar
Powell assumes CONARC deputy chief of staff post
Fort Monroe Va Major General Beverly E Powell former commander of the 101st Airborne at Fort Campbell arrives to take on duties as deputy chief of staff for unit training and readiness of the U S Continental Army Command CONARC She succeeds Major General David W Gray who served as CONARC chief of staff Powell led the 101st for two years prior to the move and brings airborne experience to the post
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Fort Monroe, Va
UPI
Beverly E. Powell
101St
Screaming Eagles
Fort Campbell
U.S. Continental Army Command
Conarc
Powell
10St
David W. Gray
Mansfield Peace Parley Proposal Backed but Question Lingers
Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield urged a general Viet Nam peace conference in Asia. He argued negotiations must secure authentic free choice for South Vietnam and proposed bypassing the UN and Geneva framework. China rebutted U.S. beleid as hostile, citing expansion of the war and skepticism about Hanoi talks.
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Washington
U.S
Viet Nam
Rusk
Hanoi
Peking
Mansfield
Senate
Asia
United Nations
Britain
Russia
Indochina
South Viet Nam
Court Weighs 2 Logan Hassles in State Supreme Court
Charleston UPI reports Logan County Democrats clash in state Supreme Court over redistricting and election official appointments. Amos Wilson and Horace England seek to void April 5 district changes and reclaim ballots altered after certification while Logan County officials challenge or defend the reapportionment and lineup of election workers amid qualification concerns and residency counts.
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Charleston
UPI
Logan County
State Supreme Court
High Court
Logan
Amos C. Wilson
Horace England
County Board of Ballot Commissioners
W. E. Bivens
W. C. Dingess
Raymond Chaflin
W. Bernard Smith
Bivens
Dingess
Democratic Executive Committee
Smith
Chapmanville
Guyan
Island Creek
Williamson
Zane Grey Staker
Staker
Concord College Receives $21910 Anti Poverty Grant
Washington reports Concord College at Athens West Virginia has been awarded a 21910 federal anti poverty grant to fund part time student employment. Senators Byrd and Randolph said the federal government will cover the majority while the college covers 10 percent of the program.
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Washington
UPI
Concord College
Athens
W.va
Robert C. Byrd
Jennings Randolph
D-W. Va
Stafford driver fined for truck with faulty equipment
Ronald Shelverdine of Stafford England was fined 70 dollars after his truck’s rear wheels fell off while driving through town, authorities said. The incident highlighted unsafe vehicle equipment and resulted in the citation.
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Stafford
England
UPI
Ronald Shelverdine
Be A Lucrezia Borgia In Gingham Seminar Coaches Wives
Washington reports a Democratic Women’s Conference held to train wives of candidates in 13 workshops on campaign roles. Mrs. Herbert L. Stern of Illinois said the ideal wife varies with the candidate and should be articulate yet self effacing, not too outspoken or shy. She hopes voters elect her husband for his competence and avoids personal judgment of his wife.
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Washington
Lucrezia Borgia
Elsie Dinsmore
Scarlett O'Hara
Democratic Women's Conference
Topcat
Herbert L. Stern
Highland Park, Ill
Illinois
France and Bonn Stick To Guns In NATO Talks
In Bonn and Paris a day of talks failed to yield concessions as France and West Germany stood firm. Schroeder demanded that France place 75,000 troops in Germany under German authority by July 1 or withdraw, while Couve de Murville insisted troops could remain only under French control. New negotiations are planned in about three weeks.
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Bonn
UPI
France
West Germany
NATO
Gerhard Schroeder
Maurice Couve de Murville
Germany
Charles de Gaulle
Schroeder
Couve de Murville
de Gaulle
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Lynda Johnson Exhibit Steals Spotlight At Academy Awards
Lynda Bird Johnson and George Hamilton drew cameras and fans at the 38th annual Academy Awards in Santa Monica California. Bob Hope joked about Hamilton becoming a future Hamilton in the White House while Secret Service agents accompanied the couple to the Grand Ball at the Beverly Hills Hotel.
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Santa Monica
Calif
UPI
Lynda Bird Johnson
Hollywood
Miss Johnson
George Hamilton
Civic Auditorium
Academy
Lynda Bird
Hamilton
Secret Service
Bob Hope
White House
Hope
Beverlying Hotel
Beverly Ills
Lilly resigns from NBPSD board amid petitions
NBPSD action formally accepts Lilly resignation after the County Court weighed two petitions about his status on the committee. He had opposed the petitions, which challenged the initial presentment as illegal and improper, and Basil Bailey was named chairman with Jack Clemens also a recent appointee remaining on the committee.
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Lilly
Elec
Basil Bailey
Jack Clemens
Storm Continues Across I state Area With Warm Rain
Storm warnings stretch across the i state as warm temperatures prevail. Chicago logged 75 degrees with a light rain overnight. Gulf Coast towns saw heavier showers with Pensacola Florida and Mobile Alabama both reporting 1.16 inches.
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I-State
Chicago
Gulf Coast
Pensacola
Fla
Mobile
Ala
West Virginia Democratic women at Randolph coffee event
About 100 West Virginia Democratic women attended a Randolph campaign planning conference in Washington. The group spoke informally with Senator Jennings Randolph, Senator Robert Byrd, and Representatives Slack Hechler Kee and Staggers. Notable attendees included Nunley Snedegar Morgantown Anne Hearst Charleston Marjorie Gregg Charleston Dorothy Beckner Parkersburg Hulet Smith and Rosemary Everett Parkersburg.
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Elkins
Anne Hearst
Morgantown
Marjorie Gregg
Charleston
Dorthy Beckner
Hulett C. Smith
Rosemary Everett
West Virginia Federation of Democratic Women Inc
Parkersburg
Marvin the tough American film hero with heart of gold
A column praising actor Marvin for his versatile career on stage and screen. It recalls a 1952s interview noting the pressure to be a goodie in Hollywood and the value of variety in an actor’s career. The piece also comments on TV series longevity and the ABC Oscar show of color with Eastman Kodak as sponsor.
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Hollywood
Marvin
M Squad
Variety
Eastman Kodak
Ellard pleads guilty in Charleston shotgun murder case
Robert Lee Ellard changed to a guilty plea for first degree murder in the February shotgun slaying of Justin Hardman at a Charleston summer camp. Judge Thompson set May 23 for a life sentence. defense plans to seek mercy with mitigating evidence on April 26. Ellard, his girlfriend Judith Carte and Mrs Ethel Hardman and daughter Mary Bennett are tied to the case. Mrs Hardman and Mary Bennett face separate trials next month.
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Charleston
UPI
Robert Lee Ellard
Justin Hardman
Kanawha County
William Thompson
Thompson
Ellard
Judith Carte
Miss Carte
Ethel Hardman
Mary Bennett
UPI Columnist Wilson Hospitalized After Mild Heart Attack
Lyle C. Wilson, 66, a national columnist for United Press International, was hospitalized in Stuart Florida after a mild heart attack at his home. He is at Martin Memorial Hospital and expected to stay about three weeks. Wilson previously served as UPI vice president and Washington manager, relinquishing those posts in 1964 but continuing to write the National Window column.
200 To Be Retrained In West Virginia Under Federal Grant
About 200 jobless persons in Clarksburg and Harrison County will be retrained under a federal grant of 96793 dollars. Sens. Byrd and Randolph said the funds come from the U S Labor Department to the Employment Placement Service Committee of Clarksburg, a private organization aiding unemployed workers.
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Washington
UPI
Clarksburg
Harrison County
W. Va
Sens
Robert C. Byrd
Jennings Randolph
Dw.va
U.S. Labor Department
Employment Placement Service Committee of
Lee Marvin Thanks A Horse For Cat Ballou Oscar
Lee Marvin accepts best actor for Cat Ballou and jokes that half the award belongs to a horse. He credits the animal’s role alongside his own screen performance. The moment underscores the film’s blend of Western and comedy.
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Santa Monica
Calif
UPI
Lee Marvin
Cat Ballou
Mansfield calls for Asia based Viet Nam peace conference
Washington Senator Mike Mansfield of Montana urges a general peace conference on Asian soil. He argues peace must be made and kept in Asia and that it is the place to seek peace directly and vigorously.
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Washington
UPI
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Asia
Surfside spokesman: no news on Goldman kidnapping
Surfside Florida spokesman Robert Traurig, father of kidnapped Danny Goldman, said there is no news and no contact with the kidnapper three weeks after the abduction.
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Surfside
Fla
UPI
Robert Traurig
Danny Goldman
Senator Frank Church Comments on U S China Relations
Idaho Democrat Frank Church commented on relations with Communist China noting a previously frozen stance and reporting that the State Department is taking the first steps to ease tensions. The remarks reflect a shift in Washington diplomacy amid broader Cold War era tensions.
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Washington
UPI
Frank Church
Idaho
China
State Department
WVU Medical Complex Receives Federal Grant Totaling 131846
The Public Health Service awarded 131846 in federal funds to West Virginia University's medical dental and pharmacy schools. The medical school gets 56148 the dental 45464 and the pharmacy 30234. Under the health professions scholarships program for fiscal 1967, 12000 is earmarked for the medical school 11200 for the dental school and 10000 for the pharmacy school.
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Washington
UPI
The
Public Health Service
West Virginia University
Dental
Pharmacy
Health Professions
Two Joints Suspen d Brown Derby and McLane Restaurant
The State Beer Commission suspended the Brown Derby in Fairmont for 30 days and placed the McLane Restaurant in Charleston on six months probation after citing both establishments for selling alcoholic liquor.
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Charleston
UPI
State Beer Commission
Fairmont
McLane
First statewide Parents Without Partners prize for Lake Travis weekend
Planners of the first statewide conference of Parents Without Partners Inc announce a door prize of a weekend for two at Lake Travis near Austin Texas. The prize promotes the event and highlights community support for the organization.
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Ausin, Tex
UPI
Parents Without Partners Inc
Lake Travis
Joint Election Coverage Slated in West Virginia
West Virginia will tabulate May 10 primary results jointly by United Press International and the Associated Press. The West Virginia Election Service will process all races across multiple counties using Center College’s IBM 1401, delivering totals to both agencies for immediate dissemination. UPI's J.R. Toren and Robert M. Gornall lead the operation with AP's Ed Tunstall and Herbert C. Little directing coverage.
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Charleston
UPS
West Virginia
United Press International
Associated Press
UPI
ABC
CBS
NBC
New Election Service
NES
J.R. Toren
Robert M. Gornall
AP Charleston
Ed Tunstall
Herbert C. Little
Miners Strike Hits Nine States Across Coal Fields
Rebel miners totaling about 40 000 led a national strike closing mines in Alabama Colorado Illinois Kentucky Ohio Pennsylvania Utah Virginia and West Virginia. About 28 000 remained on strike with 4 000 returning in parts of Ohio Pennsylvania Kentucky and West Virginia. Robena mine in Pennsylvania stayed closed as 1 200 workers refused to return without a better contract.
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Alabama
Colorado
Illinois
Kentucky
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Utah
Virginia
West Virginia
Boyle
R. Humphries
UMW
Robena
U. S. Steel Corp
Masontown
Oscars of Music Award Night Highlights Speech
Miss Christie cried during her thank you speech as she accepted the Oscar for a leading song. Johnny Mandel and Paul Frances Webster won for The Shadow of Your Smile, while Marvin Marvin noted public nerves and Julie Andrews remained a nominee.
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Johnny Mandel
Paul Frances Webster
Christie
Hollywood
Marvin
Julie Andrews
Beckley Bureau Forms Under Chamber of Commerce
The Beck ley Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce establishes a Speakers Bureau with Murry Shuff as chairman. Robert Hamilton, the chamber’s managing director, says area civic clubs are being notified that the bureau exists and is available for use.
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Murry Shuff
Beckley-Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce
Robert Hamilton
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