Pope Paul to publish birth control encyclical during synod
Vatican sources say Pope Paul VI will release a long awaited encyclical on birth control during the synod, likely upholding the church ban on artificial devices while allowing rhythm method. The pope has stated artificial contraception is not the solution to population issues and calls for increased food productivity.
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For Sale One James Bond Type Limousine With All The Gadgets
Washington (UP) Ghana seeks to sell a 47000 dollar gadget laden limousine made for exiled president Kwame Nkrumah. It features air conditioning, TV, bar, fridge, dictating machine, bullet proof glass, hidden gun compartment, bodyguard steps and back seat phone. Embassy aims to recover funds amid coup and exile uncertainty.
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Ghana
James Bond
Kwame Nkrumah
Nkrumah
Hess & Eisenherdt
Cincinnati
Ohio
Guinea
Accra
Possibility Of Big 3 Auto Strike Looms
Detroit report on UAW and the three major automakers as talks stall with no progress on a new three year contract. union leaders from Chrysler Ford and GM report few if any issues solved and strike risk grows as contract expiration nears.
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UPI
United Auto Workers
Douglas Fraser
UAW
Chrysler
Fraser
Ken Bannon
Ford
General Motors
Louis Seaton
Chinese factions clash as Mao supporters rally nationwide
Shanghai Radio reports the kidnapping of 20 pro Mao leaders by anti Mao workers. Maoist outlets urge loyalty and cite large rallies in Peking Wuhan as the military mutinies nears. Red Flag hints at bourgeois power inside the military and warns of party line collapse if the dictatorship is not strengthened.
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Shanghai Radio
Mao
Peking
Wuhan
China
Five Die In West Virginia Highway Accidents This Weekend
United Press International reports at least five people died in West Virginia highway crashes over the weekend and three deaths occurred in neighboring states. Victims include Robert E. Barrow of Martinsburg and others from Morgantown South Charleston and Charleston area, with toll rising to 270 for 1967.
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United Press International
West Virginia
West
Core
Monongalia
Oakdale
Allen E. Wells
South Charleston
Abington
Wells
Audra Dale Guthrie
Kanawha Boulevard
Charleston
Mercer Man Drowns in New River Accident
Clinton Pritchett 44 of Princeton died after his boat hit a rock shortly after midnight in the New River below Willeys Falls. He was pronounced dead on arrival at a hospital. His wife two daughters and two other persons heard the wreck and two fishermen recovered his body about half a mile downstream.
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Willey’s Falls
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Ia Rock
Eisenhower Recovering From Third Gastrointestinal Attack
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower is recovering at Walter Reed General Hospital after his third gastrointestinal attack in a year. Doctors expect a brief stay with a physical examination and routine dental work before discharge, as tests and x rays show reassuring results. He was admitted by helicopter from his Gettysburg farm after a weekend attack.
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Walter Reed
Gettysburg
Store Robbery Reported in Wheeling
Assistant manager Earl Tuttle reported weekend theft from his car of 6007 dollars 62 cents and 18 nylon stockings. He had locked the vehicle then gone across the street for cigarettes. The money bag with over 5275 dollars in cash was missing upon return.
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Wheeling
UPI
Earl Tuttle
Tuttle
Conference on federal grants aids handicapped children begins
About 200 educators and school officials attend a three day conference at West Virginia Wesleyan College funded by a 24000 dollar federal grant. William Beer of Washington DC executive secretary of the Council for Exceptional Children will address the gathering.
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UPI
W. Va
Wesleyan College
William Beer
Washington, D. C
The
Council For Exceptional Children
Klan Rally Near Kannapolis Plans Diversions With Mini-Robes
The Ku Klux Klan organized a weekend rally near Kannapolis North Carolina with sky divers and country bands. The event featured a triple cross burning and a notable appearance by members of the ladies auxiliary wearing mini-robes.
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N.C
UPI
Ku Klux Klan
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Moving van halves city bus near Welcome Aboard sign
A moving van collided with a city bus on Sunday in San Antonio, slicing the bus in two beside a sign that read welcome aboard. No passengers were aboard the bus at the time.
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San Antonio, Tex
UPI
Deaths And Funerals Mrs Mae Scarbro Mab scott 65
Death notices for Mae Scarbro 65 Mabscott and Archie King 82 Oak Grove Ringleben St list survivors including spouses children and grandchildren. Bodies at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home and Wright and Anderson Funeral Home awaiting arrangements. Four other relatives noted with funeral plans and burial details.
Emerson Lewis Funeral Arrangements Set for Md. Man
Emerson H. Lewis 49 of Blandensburg Maryland formerly of Oak Hill died at Cheverly hospital after a morning death. Born September 7 1917 in Fayette County son of Walter and Laura Lewis he leaves wife Gladys three sons David Chicago Billy Patrick Washington and Hayward at home two daughters Jean Smith Chicago Linda Lewis Mount Hope a brother Leonard Washington and sisters Phoebe Craddock Mount Hope Beulah Hall Parkersburg. Body remains at Tyree Funeral Home Mount Hope.
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Blandensburg
Oak Hill
Cheverly
Fayette County
Walter
Laura Lewis
Route 1
Mount Hope
Gladys
David
Chicago
Ill
Billy Patrick
Washington, D. C
Hayward
Mrs Ora Brown Rites Pending for 175 Resident
Mrs Ora Brown 175 of 1203 Mulberry Street died Sunday at 4 15 am in a local hospital after a long illness. Born December 23 1891 in Pocahontas Virginia she was a daughter of the late Ulysses and Cora Morris. She was a member of Central Baptist Church the Womens Improvement League and American Legion Auxiliary Post 70 Beckley. Survivors include a daughter Christine Onion Beckley a son Waymon Roberson Brooklyn New York eight grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren. The body is at Wright and Anderson Funeral Home.
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Mattsville
Joe
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Archie James King
Ringleben St
Tazewell County
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Ohio
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Charleston
Rosie Whitten
Philadelphia
Ruth Clark
Brooklyn
N.Y
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Beckley
Ora
Brown
Mulberry St
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Ulysses
Cora Morris
Central Baptist Church
Women’s Improvement League
American Legion Auxiliary Post 70
Christine Onion
Waymon Roberson
Brooklyn, N. Y
Wright and Anderson Funeral Home
Miner Harrison Bishop Dies From Itmann Accident Injuries
Harrison Keith Bishop of Pineville died in Welch hospital from injuries suffered July 30 at Pocahontas Fuel Co. Itmann mine when he fell from a buggy and was pinned against timber. He leaves parents Mack and Hazel Bishop, wife Sue Fitch Bishop, and son Donald Keith.
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Harrison Keith Bishop
Pineville
Pocahontas
Kennedy calls for South Vietnam burden to win its war
In a Meet The Press interview Kennedy says the United States should not pull out of Vietnam but urges South Vietnam to do more. He notes U S casualties rising while South Vietnamese losses fall and argues the South should carry more of the fighting while the U S assists.
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United States
Kennedy
Meet the Press
NBC
Vietnam
Miss Mary Swain Dies After Long Illness at 67
Miss Mary Ida Swain age 67 of 220 Eighth Street died Sunday morning in a local hospital after a long illness. Born June 9 1900 at Stoney Mountain Virginia she was a daughter of the late Reid and Nanny Swain. Completion of arrangements pending.
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Eighth St
Stoney Mountain
Reid
Nanny Swain
Wright and Anderson
Hood River operation targets Communist hideout in Vietnam
U.S. and South Vietnamese forces moved from Buddha Mountain in a large sweep aimed at trapping North Vietnamese troops. Reports describe firefights with light contacts as troops press toward a mountain sanctuary and a Viet Cong munitions cache near the Cambodian border.
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Bluefield Pioneer Keleel Ammar Dies After Illness
Keleel Abraham Ammar 74 of 1430 Whitehorn St Bluefield died Sunday in a Bluefield hospital after a short illness. Born Aug 10 1893 in Magdel Shams Syria he led Ammar Department Store with branches in Florida Arizona Kentucky Virginia and West Virginia. He was active in Westminster Presbyterian Church Bluefield Kiwanis O’Brien Masonic Lodge No 101 Williamson. Survived by wife Lydia Radwan Ammar three daughters three sons two brothers one sister and many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Funeral Wednesday at 2 pm Mercer Funeral Home Chapel with Bishop Shaheen and Rev C H Patterson in charge burial Monte Vista Cemetery Bluefield. Pallbearers listed. Tribute body at Mercer Funeral Home Bluefield.
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Logan
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Beckley
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Canton
Ohio
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C. H. Patterson
Monte Vista
Clyde Hatfield
John Mickel
Fred Simson
Farris Sayer
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Karl Queen
George Kawa Jt
Joe Hartson Jr
Funeral held for Michael Judy in Ft Pierce Fla
Funeral services were held today at a.m. for Michael Judy two year old son of Michael and Helen Walton Isley Judy in Ft Pierce Florida. He died Saturday in Ft Pierce after a long illness. His mother is formerly of Beckley.
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Elgin council blamed as scapegoat in race tensions
In Elgin Illinois the city council faces criticism as officials argue the mayor and poverty programs scapegoat the local CEO amid racial tensions. Senate panel urges anti missile deployment in resposta to China nuclear threat.
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Office of Economic Opportunity
Elgin
Richard Fullmer
Aigin
E. C. Alft
Senate Appropriations Committee
China
Johnson
New York Telephone workers walk out over crime area protections
More than 27 000 New York Telephone Co employees joined a statewide walkout after failed last minute talks. About 15 000 others across NYC observed picket lines amid fights for protective pairing in high crime zones and suspensions of three local presidents.
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UPI
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Major Air Pollutant May Be Turned Into Profit
Fly ash from coal plants is viewed as a potential raw material for bricks tiles and pipes as well as fertilizers and soil conditioners. Studies by the Office of Coal Research and WVU officials note bricks made from fly ash can be lighter stronger and colored by coal origin with wide economic potential including cost reductions for utilities and substantial future tonnages.
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Joseph W. Leonard
Coal Research Bureau
West Virginia University
Leonard
Niger
American Society of Testing Materials
Texas
Montana
Charleston
W. Va
United States
Perkins Sees Changes-But CEO Will Stay
Washington (UPI) Chairman Carl Perkins said the House Education and Labor Committee will tighten federal control over local antipoverty programs amid rioting charges. He predicted the GOP will fail to abolish the Office of Economic Opportunity and that OEO’s major functions will stay intact.
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UPI
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House Education and Labor Committee
Big City
Perkins
United Press International
Johnson
GOP
Office of Economic Opportunity
OEO
Covaattteee
Charles E. Goodell
R-N.y
Boards of Trustees
R. Sargent Shriver
Nashville
Shriver
House
South Vietnamese Candidates Balk at Triumphant Welcome
Ha Thuc Ky and Thieu Ky faced a hostile rally as a C47 plane could not land at Quang Tri, landing seven miles away at Bong Ha. About 1,000 voters waited in vain while U.S. Marines and trucks stood by in the dust.
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Ha Thue Ky
Saigon
Tan Son Nhut
Quang Tri
Bong Ha
U.S
Nguyen Dinh Quat
Phan Quang Dan
Byrd outlines John Brown Fort plans at Harpers Ferry park
Sen Robert Byrd said the Jefferson County site within Harpers Ferry CW Va National Historical Park will receive about 456800 dollars for 1969 to 1973 development. Plans include road and walkway restoration, removal of railroad film, exhibits and archeological work at the John Brown Fort, a John Brown museum, an Arsenal Trains exhibit, building rehabilitation and an amphitheater.
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