Rockefeller Seeks New York Governorship Ties to 1968 White House
Albany reports Nelson Rockefeller pursues a third NY gubernatorial bid with national stakes. His victory could shape Kennedy and Javits prospects for the White House, as Kennedys neutrality and OConnor opposition stir intra party maneuvering. Javits backs Rockefeller for the national ticket, hoping to secure a 1968 convention spot.
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Edward Flattau
Albany
N.Y
UPI
Nelson Rockefeller
New York
Kennedy
Javits
White House
Rockefeller
Robert Kennedy
Jacob Javits
U.S
Frank O'Connor
O'Connor
O’connor
No Constitutional Convention Funds Linger Unspent in 1965-66
Charleston API reports state agencies carried forward 1.6 million dollars in appropriations for 1965-66, up from 1964-65 expirations. About half the balance covered for a constitutional convention and Hopemont to Pinecrest transfers, though the convention was not held after a Supreme Court ruling and a 1966 legislative rejection. Pinecresta Beckley saw 199,173 dollars unused for patient transfers from Hopemont.
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Charleston
API
Hope
State Supreme Court
Wyoming Voters Elect Former Shoeshine Boy
Wyoming voters chose Republican Gov. Clifford Hansen and U S Rep Tenlo Roncalio for the U S Senate race. Stan Hathaway won the Republican primary for the House seat, facing Democrat Ernest Wilkerson. Roncalio rose from shoeshine boy to congressman, and Hansen, 53, a rancher, led the GOP ticket in a health related Senate election.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
UPI
Wyoming
Clifford Hansen
U.S
Tenlo Roncalio
D-Wyo
Stan Hathaway
GOP
Ernest Wilkerson
House of Representatives
William Henry Harrison
March Jeered By Teen-Agers in Chicago
In Jefferson Park on Chicago's northwest side white teens pelted hymn singing demonstrators with rocks and firecrackers, police fired into the air to disperse them, and at least 12 were arrested. Rev. Jesse Jackson protested the arrest of two youths whose car bore swastikas as civil rights leaders sought open occupancy solutions with a summit conference in Chicago.
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Chicago
UPI
Jesse Jackson
Jefferson Park
Martin Luther King
Freedom Movement
Richard J. Daley
Wise Will Fill Education Post
Charleston attorney Charles C. Wise Jr. was elected chair of the West Va Committee on Higher Education to succeed Dr. Paul A. Miller who resigned to join the federal education department. The steering committee reviewed proposed legislation for the 1967 Legislature and named W. Robert Abbot as vice chairman. Jefferds’ Board of Education term expired. full committee to meet September 15-16.
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Charleston
UPI
Charles C. Wise Jr
West Va
State Board of Education
Joseph C. Jefferds
Jefferds
Board of Education
Veteran West Virginia State Coach Hamblin Dies
Adolph P. Hamblin, 70, veteran West Virginia State College instructor and longtime head coach of football, basketball, and baseball, died Tuesday night in a local hospital. He led the 1936 State football team to the NAIA Negro College Championship and the 1936 team to the national title. Hamblin retired after 45 years on the State faculty and earned an honorary Doctor of Humanities degree after retirement. Born in Galesburg, Illinois, he held a BA from Knox College and an MA from Ohio State University.
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Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
Adolph P. Hamblin
Hamblin
Rationalegro
Hamlin
Navy Negro
Guidelines For Stamps In Charleston Workshop
Charleston guidelines for nutritious foods and education programs were prepared Tuesday to aid 72,000 food stamp participants. Health workers will assist locally, said State Welfare Commissioner L. L. Vincent, stressing personal contact. Nutrition specialists listed 60 essentials the body needs. About 175 attended the two day workshop sponsored by Welfare and Health Departments.
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Charleston
UPS
L. L. Vincent
State Welfare and Health Departments
Five Agree On Latin American Common Market
Five South American nations reached groundwork for a Latin American common market at a two day conference. The declaration, signed in Bogota on the fifth anniversary of the Alliance for Progress, urged greater economic integration and unity. The five nations pledged stronger cooperation and supported a hemispheric summit with President Johnson, possibly by December.
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API
Alliance For Progress
Chile
Venezuela
Colombia
Ecuador
Peru
San Carlos Palace
Johnson
Arturo Illia
Illia
Rural Health Reform Sparks Debate In West Virginia
Health Action Councils would authorize many satellite centers under a plan to tackle rural health issues. A task force member argued for immediate rural action while others said the era of the country doctor is gone and young physicians avoid hill and hollow communities. Factors include professional and social contact, long GP hours, and weaker rural schools. A doctor proposed using helicopters to shuttle patients instead of many clinics.
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West Virginia
Hill
Hollow
Alaska
PSC To Hear Complaint Against Fairmont Water Supply
The Public Service Commission will hear a complaint from Robert and Elizabeth Hamilton against the city of Fairmont on September 8 alleging the city failed to provide adequate water to their residence. The filing is reported by UPI and centers on municipal water service.
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Charleston
UPI
Public Service Commission
Fairmont
Robert
Elizabeth Hamilton
Banks Raise Prime Interest Rate Across Nation
Banks nationwide moved to raise the prime rate on business loans to a record 6 percent, led by First National City of New York. The move aims to tighten credit despite White House appeals to hold rates steady, with officials noting the rise may curb loan demand while acknowledging it may not be stringent enough to slow lending.
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New York
UPI
First National City of
Washington
Johnson
Henry Fowler
Fowler
Appalachian Road Program Totals $148.7 Million Obligation
Washington reports more than 148.7 million in federal and state funds obligated under the Appalachian highway program. As of June 30, 173.5 miles of highways and local roads are completed or under construction, with 451 miles in engineering and right of way. The act aims to build 2,350 miles of highways and 1,000 miles of local access roads across Appalachian states, including Pennsylvania Ohio West Virginia and Kentucky.
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UPI
Commerce Department
Tuesay
Commerce
John T. Connor
Appalachian
Pennsylvania
Ohio
West Virginia
Kentucky
Broadcasters Plan Annual Meeting in White Sulphur Springs
West Virginia Broadcasters Association will hold its annual meeting at the Greenbrier from Friday to Sunday with Douglass Anello of the NAB as banquet speaker. A Friday emergency broadcast systems seminar precedes an afternoon workshop, and officers are to be elected Saturday.
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UPS
West Virginia Broadcasters Association
Greenbrier
Douglass A. Anello
National Association of Broadcasters
William Becker
Obituary notices for Wanda Virginia Kincaid in Oak Hill
Deaths and funerals list Wanda Virginia Kincaid aged 50 of Oak Hill with services at 2 p m Thursday at Jones Avenue Church of God. Burial at High Lawn Memorial Park. She died Tuesday morning after a short illness. Survives include son Charles W. Cody Jr and daughters Virginia L Johnson and Henrietta Hottle, five brothers, four sisters, and seven grandchildren. Burial details and viewing arrangements noted. Funeral home: Tyree in Oak Hill. Also listed are incomplete funeral arrangements for E W Bennett age 69 of Mabscott, with survivors and residence details.
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Oak Hill
Jones Avenue Church
Winston
Erma Cox Blake Epperly
Ira Blake
Charles W. Cody Jr
Topeka
Kan
Virginia L. Johnson
Columbus
Ohio
Henrietta Hottle
Robert
Carl
Ray
Morristown
Tenn
John
Leonardwood
Lowell
Hampton
Beulah Mosely
Bernice Malenick
Edith Burns
New Concord
Betty Joyce Marlowe
Santa Monica
Calif
Tyree
Charles Giles Funeral Arrangements Pending After Fatal Shooting
Charles Giles, 64, died of gunshot wounds following a personal argument at the home of Laura Cartwright on 602 Patch Street. A retired miner born in Graham, Virginia, he is survived by a sister in Pittsburgh and a stepson in Columbus. The body is at Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor with arrangements pending.
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Patch St
Laura Cartwright
Graham
Vaten
Willie Giles
Cora Wright
Pittsburgh
Schofield Clybern
Columbus
Ohio
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor
Death Notice for Fred Johnson of Tip Top Va
Fred Johnson, 41, of Tip Top, Va., died Monday at his home after an apparent heart attack. He was a nephew of Mrs. Fannie Milam of Princewick. Survivors include his parents Mr. and Mrs. Hedley Johnson of North Tazewell, Va., six brothers Sidney Johnson of Maben, Delbert, Hobert, Jack and Adrian, all of North Tazewell, and Roy Johnson of Man.
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Fred Johnson
Tip Top
Fannie Milam
Princewick
Hedley Johnson
North Tazewell
Sidney Johnson
Maben
Delbert
Hobert
Jack
Adrian
North Tazer
Roy Johnson
Man
Heart Pump Workload Drops to 20 Percent in Patient
Mrs Esperanza del Valle Vasquez a 37 year old Mexico City beauty operator remains stable at Methodist Hospital as doctors lower the left ventricular bypass pump from 75 percent to 20 percent of her heart’s workload. Surgeons led by Dr Michael E DeBakey replaced mitral and aortic valves and implanted the pump to allow her heart to heal after rheumatic fever damage.
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Houston
UPI
Esperanza del Valle Vasquez
I Ted
Vasquez
Mexico City
Methodist Hospital
Funeral services set for Johnny Watkins in Kimball
The Rev T B Winston will lead funeral services for Johnny Watkins 80 of Kimball at 1 30 p m Thursday in the Trent and Duran Funeral Home Chapel Burial will follow at Greenwood Memorial Park Watkins died Saturday after a long illness He is survived by daughter Mrs Hattie Morris of Kimball The body lies at the Trent Duran Funeral Home with calls after 3 p m
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T. B. Winston
Johnny Watkins
Kimball
Trent and Duran Funeral Home
Greenwood Memorial Park
Watkins
Hattie Morris
Trent-Dur
Stray SAM fire near Haiphong raises civilian casualty fears
Amid ongoing air missions over North Vietnam, a Russian built SAM misfired and exploded east of Haiphong injuring or killing civilians, with no confirmed toll. U S pilots described the weapon as a flying telephone pole. A similar incident was reported last month in a Vietnamese village.
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Hanoi
Navy
Haiphong
U.S
Thanh Hoa
Guam
Tay Ninh Province
Saigon
da Nang
Richard A. Brenneman
Wooster
Ohio
Pioneer probes to send first science from space
After a 14 hour launch the 15 million Pioneer probe is to radio its initial scientific report. It carries six experiments to study charged particles cosmic rays and magnetic fields as part of a new series sending eyes around the sun to monitor radiation and deep space magnetism through 1969.
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Pioneer 6
Venus
Earth
Pioneer 7
John H. Wolfe
Pioneer Project
Outer Space
Rates Suspended On Utilities Increase In Shepherdstown
The Public Service Commission suspended increased water rates by Utilities Inc in Shepherdstown Jefferson County until December 8. The PSC received several protest letters about the July 7 announcement that the hike would take effect August 10. A hearing is scheduled for August 25.
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Charleston
UPI
Utilities, Inc
Shepherdstown
Jefferson County
Public Service Commission
PSC
Belly Landing For Two Engine Plane West Of Elkins
A private two engine aircraft belonging to Monsanto Chemical Co. skidded 400 yards on U S 33 about 15 miles west of Elkins after the motor quit at 9 200 feet. Pilot A Paul Vance of Indianapolis and Don Thompson of California were uninjured in the belly landing. The left wing tip struck a telephone pole causing slight damage and no cap was found on the gasoline tank. They were flying from Indianapolis to Patuxent River Maryland.
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Elkins
APS
U. S. 33
Here
A. Paul Vance
Indianapolis
Ind
Don Thompson
California
Monsanto Chemical Co
Patuxent River
Apollo Ahead Of Schedule Moon Landing On Track By 1968
NASA's George Mueller said a small possibility exists of landing Apollo astronauts on the moon in 1968 ahead of schedule. He cautioned that no firm date can be forecast and noted major ground and orbital tests remain. He also said Gemini could wrap up this year, potentially accelerating the overall program.
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Washington
UPS
America
George E. Mueller
National Space and Aeronautics Administration
NASA
Mueller
National Space Club
Lan
U.S
Commission To Probe Charges In Kanawha
The State Election Commission will investigate irregularities in Kanawha County's May primary. Secretary of State Robert D Bailey called a special session. Roland L Taylor, named by Gov Smith, joins Bailey and two Democrats and two Republicans. Voter registration will be reviewed as 14 Kanawha election workers face indictments over willful neglect. Mario Palumbo, defeated candidate, alleged vote buying and forged poll worker signatures. Other commission members are W Graham Smith Jr, Stanley Preiser, and Claire Hewitt.
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Charleston
UPI
Kanawha County
State Election Commission
Robert D Bailey
Roland L. Taylor
Welch
Hulett Smith Taylor
Welch Daily News
Olin J. Barrows
Grantsville
Bailey
Mario Palumbo
S. Grover Smith
Election Commission
W. Graham Smith Jr
Williamson
Stanley Preiser
Claire Hewitt
Richwood
Hearing Turns Chaotic Over Viet Nam Probe Actions
A U S congressional hearing on antiwar activity erupts as Kinoy is forcibly removed, spectators are ejected, and demonstrators are arrested. The panel challenges Communist links while opponents call the probe unconstitutional and a tool to stifle dissent. Police restore order after clashes in the Cannon House Office Building.
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Mr. Kinoy
Jeremiah S. Gutman
ACLU
United States
Kinoy
Richard A
Brooklyn
N. Y
Pool
Rhoads
U.S
Johnson
Viet Nam
Fink
Luce
Progressive Labor Party
PLP
Howard F. Corcoran
Cannon House
Machinists Win Big Wage Raise in Airline Contract
Washington United Press International reports airline machinists won about 92 million dollars in wage and benefit gains over three years, with top mechanics rising from 3.52 to 4.08 dollars per hour and other workers from 2.88 to 3.26. The contract, subject to ratification by 35,400 members, could resume flights for five grounded carriers. A cost of living clause was added in year two, a major hurdle in negotiations.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
International Association of Machinists
Trans World
United
Eastern
Northwest
National
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