Drastic revision of canon law urged to curb heresy trials
A UPI report says an Episcopal Church committee proposes a drastic canon law revision to make initiating heresy trials nearly impossible. Led by Bishop Stephen Bayne Jr., the panel urges freedom to test faith in open debate, while demanding clergy publicly align with core tradition or resign official roles.
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New York
UPI
Episcopal Church Today
James A. Pike
John E. Hines
Seattle
Pike
Center For the Study of Democratic Institutions
Santa Barbara
Calif
Graduate Theological Union
Berkeley
Stephen F. Bayne Jr
Slaying of Tennessee Sheriff’s Wife Stuns Rural Town
Sheriff Buford Pusser survived a Saturday ambush that killed his wife Pauline and left him with a jaw wound. Police questioned several suspects by Monday but had no arrests. Pusser, 29, led a hard campaign against moonshining and gambling in McNairy County along the Tennessee Mississippi border.
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Tennessee
Selmer, Tenn
UPI
Red Clay
Tennessee-Mississippi
Buford Pusser
McNairy Country
Pusser
Pauline
Selmer Police Chhief
Hugh Kirkpatrick
Tito Meets Arab Leaders in Middle East Diplomatic Push
Yugoslav President Tito talked with Syrian leader Noureddin Atassi in Damascus and planned further talks with Iraqi President Abdel Rahman Aref and Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser. He aims to press for Arab unity and a plan to counter Israeli actions while tensions rise across the region.
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United Press International
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Tito
Noureddin Atassi
Baghdad
Abdel Rahman Aref
U.A R
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Belgrade
Nasser
Nikolai Podgorny
Middle East
India
McCourt undecided on running for governor in West Virginia
West Virginia State Senator Hans McCourt said on a Charleston TV panel he may run for governor but has not decided yet. He emphasized he would seek stronger public school support and better facilities if he runs, and criticized Rex Smith's leadership while noting he might run without administration backing if needed.
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UPI
Hans McCourt
Webster Springs
McCourt
Rex Smith
Smith
Drinking Seen as Major Cause of Highway Deaths
Washington report states excessive drinking factors into about half of the 53,000 annual highway deaths. Dr William Haddon Jr notes the danger in fatal crashes, with roughly 8,000 pedestrian deaths yearly and many single car accidents linked to high blood alcohol levels.
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UPI
National Highway Safety Agency
Wiliam Haddon Jr
UPY
California
New York
Bombing Policy Controversy Over Target List Expansion
Johnson approved an expanded target list for raids on North Vietnam amid Senate hearings on bombing policies. General Taylor said there was no escalation and noted untouched targets remain. Washington sources describe the list including transport and military facilities in Hanoi Haiphong and along the Tay road to the border.
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Senate Preparedness Subcommittee
U.S
House
Gerald R. Ford
Maxwell D. Taylor
Joint Chiefs of Staff
South Vietnam
Face the Nation
CBS
Washington
Hanoi
Haiphong
Tay
Girl Pronounced Dead Is Revived In Ohio Crash
Seven year old Rhonda Faulkner and her cousin Deborah Leach, ages 1, were struck by a car as they darted across a busy four lane road in Columbus. Rhonda was pronounced dead on arrival but later revived by external heart massage and placed in critical condition at Children's Hospital. Deborah Leach also remained in critical condition at the same hospital.
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Columbus, Ohio
UPI
Rhonda Marie Faulkner
Children’s Hospital
Deborah Leach
Jamestown
Deborah
Deaths And Funerals Lecous Nation 31 Detroit
Lecous Nation 31 of Detroit Michigan formerly of Beckley dies after a long illness in a Detroit hospital. Survived by mother Mrs. Almeda Hughes and step father John D. Hughes of North Beckley and sister Mrs. Mary Fultz of Detroit. Body being returned to Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlors for arrangements.
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Lecous Nation
Detroit
Mich
Beckley
Almeda Hughes
John D. Hughes
North Beckley
Mary Fultz
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral
Funeral services for Mrs Emma P Harvey
Mrs Emma P Harvey 83 of Beckley dies after long illness in local hospital. Funeral at 1 p m Tuesday at Melton Mortuary Chapel with Dr Kenneth L Swank and Rev W Reece Burns officiating. Burial in Workman s Creek Cemetery. Born Harrisburg Arkansas Jan 9 1884 she lived in Beckley several years. Survived by will be husband Rev H A Harvey died 1937. Member of First Baptist Church Beckley Philatha Class Circle 5 Rebec ca Lodge Mabscott Golden Age Club. Body at Melton Mortuary after 5 p m today. Pallbearers Hogtle Cook Men s Bible Class.
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Emma P. Harvey
Beckley
Melton Mortuary
Kenneth L. Swank
W. Reece Burns
Workman's Creek
Harrisburg
Ark
William Lewis
Sarah Harris Ponder
Harvey
H. A. Harvey
First Baptist Church of
Philatha
William Sarver Elder William McKinley Sarver Funeral
Funeral services for Elder William McKinley Sarver 66 of Pierpont will be held Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Pierpont Freewill Baptist Church with Elder Ira Toller and Elder Dean Pack in charge Burial will follow in Mount View Cemetery at Cool Ridge He died Sunday at noon while preaching at Lester Born March 11 1901 at Pineville he was a son of the late Bob and Iome Sarver Survivors include his wife Eleanor a son Harvey of Detroit Michigan four daughters Ethel Reynolds Detroit Mabel Carter Columbus Louise Graham Wyco and Pegsy Pedri Corinne a brother Johnny Sarver Oak Hill a sister Lillie Roanoke Va 18 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren The body is at Sam Foglesong Nease and Neely Funeral Home where friends may call after 4 p.m. Tuesday
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Pierpont
Pierpont Freewill Baptist Church
Ira Toller
Dean Pack
Mount View
Cool Ridge
Lester
Pineville
Bob
Iome Sarver
Eleanor
Harvey
Detroit
Mich
Ethel Reynolds
Mabel Carter
Columbus
Ohio
Louise Graham
Wyco
Pegsy Pedri
Corinne
Johnny Sarver
Oak Hill
Lillie
Roanoke
Sam Foglesong
Nease and Neely
Charles F Grimes Funeral Services Held
Charles F Grimes of Cennova Park West Melbourne Florida died at 2 a m Wednesday in a Melbourne hospital age 61 he had moved from Beckley seven and one half years ago S Sgt Ray A Leach died at 815 am Aug 12 from injuries in a Vietnam truck accident he was the husband of Ruby Fuller Leach Boomer formerly of Long Branch survivors include two daughters Sue and Mrs Peggy Tilley and one granddaughter body to be returned to Tyree Funeral Home Mount Hope RNS
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Cennova Park
West Melones Fla
Beckey
Melbourne
Grimes
Beckley
Ray
A. Leach
Vietnam
Ruby ‘Fuller
Leach
Boomer
Long Branch
Sue
Peggy Tilley
Tyree
Mount Hope
Funeral for Mrs Rosa D Phillips Held in Minden
Mrs Rosa D Phillips 87 of Minden died Monday at an Oak Hill hospital after an extended illness. Funeral services are set for 2 p m Wednesday at Tyree Funeral Home Chapel Oak Hill with Reverends Houston Hall and Bill Menefee officiating. Burial will follow in Odd Fellows Cemetery. She was born June 14 1880 in Dothan. Survivors include two sons Ira Legg Minden and Roger Legg Route 1 Fayetteville two sisters Elva Beckleheimer Oak Hill and Myrtle Clendenin Minden six grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Friends may call after 6 p m Tuesday at the funeral home.
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Minden
Tyree
Oak Hill
Houston Hall
Bill Menefee
Odd Fellows Cemetery
Phillips
Dothan
Ira Legg
Roger Legg
Fayetteville
Elva Beckleheimer
Myrtle Clendenin
Funeral service for Howard H. Gentry in Oak Hill
Howard H. Gentry 57 of Oak Hill died Sunday after a long illness. Services will be held 2 p.m. Tuesday at Thomas Funeral Home Chapel Oak Hill with Rev. David Harper officiating. Burial at High Lawn Memorial Park. He was a retired maintenance man with New River Co. and a Scarbro resident. He is survived by his wife Lois, a son James Robert, a daughter Brenda Ellen Harrah, three brothers and a sister and two grandchildren. The body lies at the funeral home after 4 p.m. today.
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Oak Hill
Thomas Funeral Home
David Harper
High Lawn Memorial Park
Gentry
Scarbro
New River Co
Mount Hope
Scarbro First
Thomas J. Gentry
Mimi Ann Gentry
Lois Wilmer Gentry
C. C
Mullens
Richard E
Columbus
Ohio
Harry A
Peterstown
J. T. Mundy
James Robert
Brenda Ellen Harrah
Decatur
Cold Front Advances East as Midwest Sets August Cold Records
A cold air front edged toward the East centered over Ohio, driving temperature drops behind it. Readings across the West stayed hot with Death Valley at 120 degrees, while the East saw 40s to 60s and showers from Maryland to Maine, as twelve states posted August low marks.
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Desert
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Mississippi
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Maine
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Wash
Philipsburg
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Oklahoma
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Michigan
Nugents Back From Vacation
Luci and Pat Nugent returned from a two week Bahama vacation to assume babysitting duties for 2 month old Lyn at the White House. President and Mrs Johnson welcomed them as Lyn’s parents reconnected with the infant by telephone and in person. The Nugents planned to visit Waukegan Illinois to meet Lyn’s paternal grandparents.
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UPI
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Pat Nugent
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Johnson
White House
Lyn
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Vietnam Raids Near Chinese Border See Shift in Rules
Reports say two days of raids brought pilots closer to the Chinese border than ever before with potential allowance for hot pursuit. MIGs avoided direct engagement as American forces targeted Lang Son bridges and rail ties while Chinese reinforcement of anti aircraft guns aided North Vietnam. In Quang Tin Province, 35 Communists and 2 Americans died in jungle fighting as Operation Venton and Cochise proceeded with casualties and battalion actions amid a larger sweep.
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South Vietnam
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Saigon
U.s.army
101St Airborne Division
196Th Light Infantry
U.S
Cochise
Leathernecks
Ex-Hinton Family Son Killed in D C Car Wreck
The teen aged son of a former Hinton family, William Gwinn Smith 18 of Baltimore Maryland, was reported killed in a Washington D C car crash Sunday morning.
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UPI
Washington, D. C
William Gwinn Smith
Baltimore
Smith
Miss Mamie Lee Dies After Long Illness
Miss Mamie Lee 56 of Harlem Heights dies at Oak Hill hospital after a long illness. Born July 10 1911 in Catherine she is daughter of the late Zack Legg. Funeral at First Baptist Harlem Heights with Rev Walter Harris. Burial Meadow Haven Cemetery Ingram Branch. Survived by sister Mrs Margaret Brown of Harlem Heights. Friends may call Ritchies and Johnson Funeral Parlor Greenstown after 3 p.m. Tuesday.
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Harlem Heights
First Baptist Church
Walter Harris
Meadow Haven
Ingram Branch
Oak Hill Hospital
Catherine
Zack Legg
Margaret Brown
Har
Lem Heights
Ritchies and Johnson Funeral
Greenstown
Dean Andrews Guilty Of Perjury In Kennedy Probe
A five member jury in New Orleans found attorney Dean Andrews Jr. guilty on three counts of perjury connected to Jim Garrison’s Kennedy assassination investigation. Andrews lied about identifying Clay Bertrand who phoned to ask him to represent Lee Harvey Oswald. The verdict ends his bid to reveal Bertrand’s identity amid the probe, with sentencing expected soon.
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UPI
Dean Andrews Jr
Jim Garrison
Kennedy
Adrews
Clay L. Shaw
Clay Bertrand
Lee Harvey Oswald
Dallas
Andrews
Shea
Louisiana
Harry Burglass
Bertrand
Shaw
Burglass
James Alcock
Romney Plans Europe Tour To Bolster 1968 Candidacy
Michigan Governor George W. Romney announces a three week Europe tour starting September 9 aimed at strengthening foreign policy credentials. The trip may include Russia and possibly the Middle East, as Romney elevates his profile amid political maneuvering and reviews with Rockefeller Scranton and Chafee.
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Mackinac Island
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UPI
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Rhode
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Chafee
New York
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Pennsylvania
William Scranton
Istops
Middle East
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Rockefeller
Scranton
U.S
WVU Names Three to Grad Center Posts at Kanawha Valley
Acting President Harry B. Heflin announced three administrators to the Kanawha Valley Graduate Center near Charleston. Dr Richard H Barnard will head engineering studies. Dr Paul W Hamelman becomes chairman of the MBA program. Dr Arthur N Hofstetter chairs human resources and education. Barnard hails from Pleasants County and has taught at WVU and its Parkersburg branch. Hofstetter, from McDowell County, has conducted WVU research and teaching. Hamelman was previously assistant to the WVU provost.
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UPI
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Kanawha Valley
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Charleston
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Paul W. Hamelman
Arthur N. Hofstetter
Bernard
Hamelman
Hoffstetter
Barnard
Pleasants County
WVU
Parkersburg
Hofstetter
McDowell County
Tax hike push faces tough vote in wartime tone
Fowler argues the United States must fund the war effort with a 10 percent surcharge on personal and corporate incomes. Mills calls the measure the toughest tax proposition Johnson has faced, as the administration seeks to finance Southeast Asia needs with deadlines for Oct 1 and potential retroactive timing. The White House presses Congress, warning delays risk deficits and IRS readiness for 1967 tax tables.
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United States
Fowler
Southeast Asia
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
Congress
Johnson
Mills
ABC
Bheen
White House
Safety measures urged by West Virginia clubs
Gov. Hulett C. Smith is asked by the West Virginia Federation of Women's Clubs to push safety legislation in the 1968 session. The group seeks crash helmets for motorcyclists and other public safety measures, according to a spokesman.
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Charleston
UPI
Hulett C. Smith
West Virginia Federation of Women’s Clubs
West Virginia Sees Four Fatal Weekend Auto Crashes
Four people died in West Virginia auto accidents over the weekend, lifting 1967 highway deaths to 277, compared with 303 at the same point last year. Franklin Dotson, 29, died in a collision on Route 20 near Webster Springs. Dorothy Keiser, 45, perished on U S 50 in Hampshire County. Fred Vaas, 57, of Wheeling, was killed when a car struck him in his yard after jumping a curb. Doris Clise of Wheeling faces negligent homicide charges. William Hamilton, 45, of Newark, N J, died when his car left a secondary road in Clay County Friday night.
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United Press International
West Virginia
Franklin D. Dotson
W.va
Webster Springs
Dorothy Keiser
U. S. 50
Hampshire County
Fred J. Vaas
Wheeling
Doris M. Clise
William Hamilton
Newark
N. J
Clay County
SCLC Shifts Focus North As King Seeks Peace and Justice
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. announces the SCLC will move attention from the South to the North at its 10th convention. He cites progress in the South but urges a stronger stance against the Vietnam War while avoiding making the group a peace organization. King envisions a national program of social justice with jobs better housing and schools to uplift Negro slum dwellers and reduce riots.
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UPI
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Southern Christian Leadership Conference
SCLC
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America
Meet the *Press
NBC
China Pressures Rise in Sino Soviet Power Struggle
Reporters recount Red Guards looting a freighter in Dairen and clashes near Canton railway station as Maoist forces claim victory in western Shanghai province. Kosygin admonishes Peking while observers doubt a durable Ming regime in the ongoing cultural revolution.
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