Indonesia Malaysia sign peace ending undeclared war
Indonesia and Malaysia formalize a peace accord at Merdeka Palace in Jakarta restoring diplomatic ties after three years of conflict. Foreign Minister Adam Malik and Tun Abdul Razak sign, with Razak visiting amid Indonesia's Suharto regime shift. The pact includes Malaysia elections in Sabah and Sarawak to reaffirm federation ties.
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Jakarta
UPI
Indonesia
Malaysia
Sukarno
Merdeka
Freedom
Adam
Sabah
Sarawak
North Borneo
Farm Officials Hear Rising Food Costs Debate
Washington based agriculture officials told House investigators that the cost of feeding the American family rose 5 percent from a year ago. For the three months ending in June the annual food bill reached 1095 dollars per household, up from 1038. Bread prices have surged since 1947-49, with overall food costs up about 35 percent.
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Washington
UPI
Agriculture Department
House Agriculture
Graham Purcell
D-Tex
Purcell
N J Murderer Goes After Redheads in Surf Area
Authorities in Howell New Jersey dismissed a redhead killer theory as five women with red hair have been slain in the seashore area since September. The latest victim, Dorothy L. McKenzie, 45, was found bludgeoned in her car behind a diner, her face battered beyond recognition until autopsy revealed bullet wounds. Her husband identified her by clothing, as the search for the culprit continues with state troopers and bloodhounds joining the investigation amid brief links to other slayings nearby.
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McKenzie
Point Pleasant
Allaire State Park
Donna DeRier
House Approves Open Housing Provision By 259 To 157
President Johnson praised the House action as a milestone in race relations and urged Senate action without delay. Mansfield noted the delay would let the Senate move other bills while its Judiciary Committee reviews the measure. The provision targets discrimination in about 40 percent of housing, covering roughly 23 million units.
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House
Johnson
Senate
Mansfield
Judiciary Committee
Larger Force Needed In Viet Nam Westmoreland says more troops likely required
General William C Westmoreland commander of U S forces in Viet Nam arrived in Hawaii and told reporters that more American troops will be needed The exact number depends on enemy actions and Cambodian sanctuary activity He noted no magic ratio and that Communist forces have less firepower but greater mobility than U S troops
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Honolulu
UPI
William C. Westmoreland
U.S
Viet Nam
Hawaii
Westmoreland
William
Bill) Carpenter
Lonesome End
Army
Cambodia
Haiphong
Vinh
Thanh Hoa
Dong Hoi
Mu Gia
Air Force
Guam
Pleiku
Man Dies After Tortung Jest Turns Fatal in Park
In Valenciennes France Ernest Dore 45 teased friend Henry Batel 46 on a park bench. Batel attacked delivering head injuries leading to Dore’s death in hospital. Batel was held on homicide charges.
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Valenciennes
France
UPI
Ernest Dore
Henry Batel
Dore
Batel
Bates
French atomic engineers missing after Pacific plane crash
Three French officials including two Atomic Energy Commission engineers and three military personnel are missing after a light plane crashed 800 yards off Fangataufa Atoll in the French Pacific nuclear test zone. The crash occurred as the craft was landing while returning from work at a test site. identities were not released.
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Papeete
Tahiti
UPI
France
Atomic Energy Commission
Pacific
Fangataufa
French Atomic Energy Commission
Paris
Commission
Thompson Houston Company
Pontine
300 To Attend Chamber Meet At Greenbrier
More than 300 persons are expected to attend the 31st annual meeting of the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce at The Greenbrier September 1 through 3. Earle L. Elmore says officials from federal and state government, industry and education will discuss a wide range of topics. Notable speakers include Julius Singleton Burl Sawyers and James M. Quigley. The chamber will hold joint sessions with the West Virginia Bar Association to hear Charles Rothe and John P. Fishwick.
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UPS
West Virginia Chamber of Commerce
Greenbrier
Earle L. Elmore
State Chamber
Julius Singleton
Hulett C. Smith
Burl Sawyers
James M. Quigley
Federal Water Pollution Control Administration
Chamber
West Virginia Bar Association
Charles Rothe
Tulsa
Okla
National Manufacturers Association
John P. Fishwick
Norfolk and Western Railway Co
Ky defends Viet Nam war stance in Manila protests
Premier Nguyen Cao Ky urged critics in Manila to address Hanoi, saying antiwar placards call him a dictator Am war monger miss the point as Vietnam defends freedom and independence He backs Marcos peace initiative but insists Viet Nam must secure its own case before Communists He arrived in Baguio for an overnight stop during a three day Philippine visit
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Baguio City
The
Philippines
UPI
Nguyen Cao Ky
South Viet Nam
Hanoi
Ferdinand Marcos
Funeral services for Minnie Meadows held at Rose and Quesenberry
Minnie Meadows 72 of Blue Jay died in a local hospital at 12:55 a m today. Funeral services are set for 2 m Saturday at the Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Chapel with Revs Virgil Cook and Paul Uphole officiating. Burial will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens at Prosperity. Surviving are husband Dewey R a son William T Harris of Beckley a daughter Katherine Harris Kranig of Atlanta Ga a stepson Basil N Meadows of Beckley and a stepdaughter Charlotte Meadows Al ford of Vienna Va plus seven grandchildren. Pallbearers named. The body remains at the funeral home until the hour. Also noted is the death Aug 6 of Clifton Stanley a former Fayette County man in Baldwin Park Calif Survivors include wife Attie three daughters Myrtie Brown Kathleen Manuel and Maxine Rust all of California and five sons Gerald Ashland Ky Leonard Warren Ohio Clifton Jr Don and Eugene Calif He was a retired coal miner last at Kaymore.
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Minnie Meadows
Blue Jay
Rose and Quesenberry
Virgil Cook
Paul Uphole
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Prosperity
Harvey
Lydia Wood Richmond
Blue Jay Methodist Church
Women’s Society of Christian Service
Dewey R
William T. Harris
Beckley
Carl
Katherine Harris) Kranig
Atlanta
Basil N. Meadows
Wylie
Charlotte Meadows) Alford
Vienna
Ray Elliot
Omer Elliot
Melvin Rice
Ed Bartlett
Casey Jones
Woodrow Canterbury
Fayette County
Clifton Stanley
Fayetteville
Baldwin Park
Calif
Attie
Myrtle Brown
Kathleen Manuel
Maxine Rust
California
Gerald
Ashland
Leonard
Warren
Ohio
Clifton Jr
Don
Eugene
Kaymore
Death of Uncle, Humphrey Young, Varies Local Notice
Area residents report the death of Humphrey Young of New Canton Virginia. He died Wednesday evening at a Charlottesville hospital. Survivors include two nephews and two nieces.
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Humphrey Young
New Canton
Young
Charlottesville
William L. Cox Funeral Services Incomplete
William L. Cox, 76, of Dunns, died at his home after a short illness. Born May 4, 1890, in Dunns, he was a son of Wellington and Elizabeth Cox. Survivors include son Eddie Cox of Flint Michigan, daughter Magdaline Bacus of Guam, brothers John of Dunns and Samuel of Logan, 11 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. The body lies at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home, call after 5 p.m. today.
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William L. Cox
Dunns
Wellington
Elizabeth Cox
Edzie Cox
Flint
Mich
Magdaline Bacus
Guam
John
Samuel
Logan
Rose and Quesenberry
Mrs Willie Johnson Final Rites Held In Lester
Mrs Willie May Johnson 69 of Lester died Sunday after a long illness. Final rites were to be held at 2 p m today at Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor with Rev Louis Levicy officiating. Burial to follow at Greenwood Memorial Park. She is survived by niece Mrs Claudia White of Baltimore and was predeceased by husband Henry Johnson on Oct 1 1964. Body lies at the funeral parlor.
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Willie May Johnson
Lester
Ritchie and Johnson
Louis Levicy
Greenwood Memorial Park
Johnson
Claudia White
Baltimore
Henry Johnson
Milam Graveside Rites for One Day Old Infant
Funeral services are planned for Gerry Dean Milam infant son of Roy and Mary Milam. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Park in Town Send Maryland with Rev. Denny Dinsmore officiating. The infant was born Monday and died Tuesday. Survivors include paternal grandparents William and [unnamed] Milam of Maple Meadow and maternal grandparents James Miser and spouse of Glen Daniel. Body returned to Williams Funeral Home in MacArthur.
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Gerry Dean Milam
Roy
Mary Milam
Townsend
Maple Meadow
Sunset Memorial Park
Denny Dinsmore
William Milam
James Miser
Glen Daniel
Williams Funeral Home
MacArthur
Obituaries for Arthur M. Anderson and W D Horton
Arthur M. Anderson, 85, former partner and vice chairman of J P Morgan Co died Tuesday at his Bedford Hills estate. He was an advisory officer of Morgan Guaranty Trust Co. of New York. W D Horton, longtime president of Mississippi Delta Junior College since 1944, died after two weeks in hospital with a heart ailment. funeral services planned in Moorhead, Mississippi.
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Bedford Hills
N.Y
UPI
Arthur M. Anderson
J.P. Morgan & Co
Morgan Guaranty Trust Co
New York
Jose L Beltram Funeral Services in Sprague
Jose Leon Beltram 74 of Sprague died at 11 05 p m Tuesday in a local hospital after a short illness Funeral services set for 2 p m Friday at Rose and Ques enberry Funeral Peace Chapel with Rev John Harding officiating Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Park He was born in Spain Aug 14 1891 son of Jose L and Mary Leon Beltram a retired coal miner last with New River Coal Co He is survived by his wife Myrtle M Beltram Friends may call after 5 p m today
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Jose Leon Beltram
Sprague
Rose and Quesenberry
John Harding
Sunset Memorial Park
Spain
Jose L
Mary Leon Beltram
Beltram
New River Coal Co
Myrtle M. Beltram
Ten Killed As Bridge Breaks In Ottawa
A 60 foot bridge section collapsed on Heron Road under construction dumping up to 75 workers into the Rideau River. At least 10 dead and 51 injured, 21 critically, as rescue teams using saws and hammers scoured wreckage. Civic Hospital crowded, bloodied stretchers and a large onscene crowd watched.
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Ottawa
UPI
Rideau River
Heron Road
Civic Hospital
William E Maynor Funeral Arrangements Noted
William E. Maynor of Willis Branch who died Wednesday in a Beckley hospital after a lengthy illness. The body is at Tyree Funeral Home in Mount Hope.
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William E. Maynor
Willis Branch
Beckley Hospital
Tyree
Mount Hope
Nationwide racial tension violence reports across states
The scene shifted nationally with clashes in Grenada where Mississippi troopers dispersed white hecklers from a Negro demonstration. Tear gas and clubs broke up a Negro crowd as 150 troopers pursued 500 whites. In Detroit few incidents, 37 arrests. Lansing saw no incidents after a previous week of violence.
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Grenada
Mississippi State Patrol
Detroit
Belle Isle
Lansing
Mich
Safety Device For Coal Mines
Washington officials report work on a breakthrough safety device for coal mines designed to instantly smother explosions. The experimental system is to mount in a mine passageway and use ultraviolet detection to identify methane or coal dust ignition and spray a flame quenching chemical within moments. Rigorous testing continues to perfect the device.
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Washington
UPI
Bureau of Mines
Bureau
Big Switch In House Members Rights Voting
A wave of 38 lawmakers who backed civil rights two years ago shifted to oppose Johnson's 1966 rights bill. The House passed the 1966 measure 259 to 157, down from 290 to 130 in 1964. The change reduced the margin but left the bill viable, with housing discrimination central this time after public accommodations led two years prior.
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Washington
UPI
House
Johnson
Emanuel Celler
D-N.y
Wilson Makes Cabinet Change Amid Wage-Price Fight
London United Press International reports Prime Minister Harold Wilson reshuffled his cabinet as the wage price freeze bill cleared the Commons. George Brown becomes foreign secretary and Michael Stewart moves to economics, signaling a push toward European Community entry while opposition Republicans protest. The Commons approved the bill 272 to 214, with Liberals opposing and turncoat Labour members abstaining.
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London
UPI
Harold Wilson
Wilson
House of Commons
Labor Party
George Brown
Michael Stewart
Brown
Commons
House of Lords
Death row inmate James D. French Dies in Prison
James D. French, the convicted killer known as the “gingerbread kid,” died in prison after three trials for the 1961 Eddie Shelton slaying. While on death row for Shelton, he had a life sentence for the Frank Boone hitchhike slaying. He had sparked national attention by repeatedly seeking death and left a note and a St Christopher medal for Tulsa Newsman Burt Charney.
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C. D. French
Huntington
French
Eddie Shelton
State Court of Criminal Appeals
Shelton
Frank R. Boone
Morgantown
W. Va
Stroud
Oklo
Charney
Jack Lescoulie Leaves Today Show Fire or Firing?
New York UPI reports Jack Lescoulie claims he was fired from NBCs Today show, while NBC says only a contract expiration. Lescoulies value cited at about 150000 dollars a year, with last program planned. Producer Al Morgan denies firing linked to vacation dispute and notes planned show changes.
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New York
UPI
Jack Lescoulie
NBC
Lescoulie
Islands
al Morgan
Morgan
Dave Garroway
Lee Meyers
Beatles Launch Fourth US Tour Amid Welcome Backlash
London fans lined at London Airport as the Beatles board Pan Am for Boston amid fears of a US reception. About 350 of 500 Beatlemaniacs waited overnight as security tightens at Logan Airport. Lennon’s remarks on Jesus spark controversy fueling American fan protests and headlines.
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London
UPI
United States
John Lennon
John
Jesus
Pan American World Airways
Boston
Pan Am
Logan International
Chicago
Lennon
Beatle
Marines Overrun Cam Che Trenchline in Viet Cong Battle
The clash five miles west of Tam Ky left at least 150 Viet Cong dead as Marines stormed a trenchline near Cam Che. Operation Colorado totals rose to 598 Communist deaths. U S casualties were reported as 71 killed, 615 wounded, 10 missing. total U S combat deaths reached 4,640. Communist losses cited at 649 killed and 75 captured, with 130 South Vietnamese killed and 54 missing or captured.
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Cam Che
Sandy Plains
Tam Ky
U.S
Wallace M. Greene Jr
1St Marine Division
Lewis Fields
Saigon
Army
Tist Military Police
Can Opener Helps Prisoners Escape From Montrose Jail
Three dangerous inmates escaped a Montrose County jail by chipping away mortar with a can opener a skillet handle and a flapjack turner to remove a sandstone wall block from their second story restroom cell authorities said.
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Montrose, Colo
UPI
Montrose County
Police Barracks Funded for Welch Site in Charleston
The Board of Public Works released 60 000 dollars to the Department of Public Safety for constructing a State Police barracks at Welch. Funds come from motor vehicle inspection fees.
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Charleston
UPI
Board of Public Works
Department of Public Safety
Welch
Senate Economy Bloc Defeated in Budget Fight
In two days of debate the Senate Economy Bloc failed to curb federal spending with nine failed bids. The $14.1 billion appropriations measure cleared 82 to 2, with Williams and Young voting no. The bill funds independent federal offices through next June 30, reducing $17.9 million from the floor total. Major items include an $11.3 million FBI building and a $6.6 million U.S. Tax Court building. The rent supplement program was cut from its $642 million HUD allocation as part of routine reductions, while the Veterans Administration received $5.9 billion without challenge.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
John J. Williams
R-Del
Stephen M. Young
Ohio
House
FBI
U.S
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Veterans Administration
Crowson weighs action if Elmore seeks reimbursement
Crowson indicated court action possible if Elmore is repaid a 1100 dollar airplane expense by the state. He said he was pleased with the meeting and will study Elmore’s report with an open mind to judge if it benefits. The report critiques Finland, Norway and Sweden for monopolizing alcohol, noting high taxes, strict minor laws, and restricted liquor sales as common policies.
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Elmore
Crowson
Imore
Finland
Norway
Sweden
West Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control Commission
West Virginia
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Ana
Willie M. Johnson
Jose L. Beltram
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Senate Economy Bloc
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Apgar
Russia
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Apgarskya
Beckley Post-Heraid
Valeigh & Register
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