Wallace declares war on desegregation in Alabama schools
Governor George Wallace urged the Alabama Legislature to back a 36 million war chest to replace federal education funds lost over defiance of federal desegregation guidelines. He framed the move as resisting federal power, sought to nullify compliance forms, and set the legislature and governor as a local authority commission. A public hearing was scheduled for Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gov. Wallace
Montgomery
Ala
UPS
George Wallace
Alabama
Wallace
House Ways and Means Committee
Senate Finance and Taxation Committee
Jetport talks between Huntington and Charleston stall again
Rep. Ken Hechler led a second Washington meeting on a proposed jetport between Charleston and Huntington. FAA and ARC officials indicated regional support, but no conclusions were reached. Costs were discussed, with estimates around 18 to 20 million dollars and federal funding unlikely to exceed 40 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hechler
Huntington Tri - State
Ashland
Ironton
Ohio
Federal Aviation Authority
Huntington
Charleston
Hurricane
W. Va
Kentucky
FAA
Appalachian Regional Commission
Abducted Girl Sought With Ex-Marine In Mass Woods
Police hunted a rifle-toting ex mental patient and Marie Couture, 13, in dense Benjamin Hill woods after he forced her from her home. Caouette, 19, likened to a Marine, vanished with Marie despite bloodhound and helicopter searches. authorities feared for her safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchendon
Mass
Steven H. Caouette
Albert Couture
Marie
Benjamin Hill
Caouette
Waterville
George Higgins
Shirley Morande
Plymouth
N.H
Couette
Callebs Attacks Bailey Over Election Probe
John Callebs, Republican candidate for Secretary of State, criticized Robert Bailey's administration in Morgantown. He urged the State Election Commission to subpoena Kanawha County election officials to determine independence or influence from higher authorities in a voter irregularities probe. He tied the push to prior charges of inflated voter registration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgantown
UPI
John Callebs
Robert Bailey
Bailey
Callebs
Kanawha County
State Election Commission
Monongalia County
Republican Women's Club
Hearinger protests and turmoil at Viet Nam policy hearings
A congressional hearing on Viet Nam policy faced disruption as protesters and legal challenges swirled around the committee. Dozens were ejected from the Cannon House Office Building while a calmer session later aimed to begin legislative hearings. Lawyer Arthur Kinoy faced disorderly conduct charges and authorities debated whether witnesses could be compelled to testify without chosen counsel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viet Nam
Cannon House
Ireland
Johnson
U.S
Joe R. Pool
D-Tex
General Sessions Court
Arthur Kinoy
Kinoy
FBI arrests jail breaker Georges Lemay in Las Vegas casino
Elusive international fugitive Georges Lemay was captured by FBI agents in a downtown Las Vegas casino and jailed. He fled a Florida jail on September 21 1965 after an earlier May arrest linked to the Early Bird satellite. Lemay and his wife Lise 29 were taken to Clark County jail. he used the alias Robert G Palmer during arrest. The case tied to a Canada Bank of Nova Scotia burglary and multi million dollar loot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Las Vegas
Nev
UPI
Georges Lemay
FBI
Lemay
Florida
Bird
J. Edgar Hoover
Washington
Lise
Clark County
Robert G. Palmer
Golden Nugget
Hoover
Early Bird
Canada
Montreal
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ft. Lauderdale
Fla
Dade County
Miami
One of Last Survivors Of Indian Wars Dies
Washington reports 89-year-old Griffith C. Williams, a former corporal who faced the Chippewas at Deer River in 1898 with the Minnesota National Guard. He died at a Coon Rapids nursing home, reducing surviving Indians wars veterans to four.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Veterans Administration
Griffith C. Williams
Williams
Deer River
Minnesota National Guard
Coon Rapids
Minn
Postmasters Named From West Virginia by Johnson
Washington UPI Lyndon Johnson submitted two West Virginia postmaster nominations for Senate confirmation Franklin Rapp of Renick Greenbrier County and Doris Waugh of McConnell Logan County for appointment to leading postal posts.
Johnson advisers report satisfaction with wage stabilizing approach
Washington UPI President Johnson's labor and industry advisers joined in a unanimous report that the current voluntary wage price guidelines offer a workable path to curb inflation. They stressed flexibility and noted it is impractical to apply the goals as rigid formulae to every contract or pricing decision. President Johnson defended the guidelines as the best inflation control method available though acknowledging imperfections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Johnson
Council of Economic Advisers
Deaths And Funerals Involving Shrewsbury And Carper
Jack Columbus Shrewsbury 77 of Naoma died after long illness. Survived by four daughters Hattie Cavaliero Clara Ratliff Violet Guovai and Juanita Williams. two sons Jack Shrewsbury and Richard Shrewsbury. one stepson Ray Wise and one stepdaughter Marguerite Bowles. 17 grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Body at Armstrong Funeral Home Whitesville. Services for James Carol Carper 27 of Page conducted Sunday at Page Baptist Church. burial Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Prosperity. Carper died following a motorcycle crash August 14 Route 61 Kincaid. Born November 21, 1938, miner Beards Fork Coal Corp. Survived by wife Sonja, mother Ethel Carper, two sons James Carol Jr and Brian, two brothers Frank and Vance, five sisters Morris, Louisbury, Hargreaves, Peters, and Kincaid. Body from Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill to church an hour before service. Friends may call after 4 p.m. Saturday.
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Jack Columbus Shrewsbury
Naoma
Hattie Cavaliero
Clara Ratliff
Bridgeton
N. J
Violet Guovai
Juanita Williams
Clinton
Ohio
Jack Shrewsbury
Elyria
Richard Shrewsbury
Ft. Myers
Ray Wise
Marguerite Bowles
Roanoke, Va
Armstrong Funeral Home
Whitesville
James Carol Carper
Page
Page Baptist Church
James Casto
Clifford Bane
Saeger
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Prosperity
Carper
Bluefield
Kincaid
Beards Fork Coal Corp
Sonja
Ethel Carper
James Carol Jr
Brian
Frank
Vance
Chicago
Ill
Jerline Morris
Emma Louisbury
Donna Hargreaves
Sarah Peters
Shirley Kincaid
Cleveland
Tyree
Oak Hill
Funeral services for Rev Louis Levice in Lester
Rev Louis Levice 69 of Lester dies after brief illness in local hospital. Funeral set 1 p m Saturday at First Baptist Church Lester with Rev J W Carter Rev Elmer Day and Rev B F Furgeson presiding. Burial in Greenwood Memorial Park. Friends may visit at Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor after 1 p.m. today. Body to church one hour before service.
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Louis Levice
Lester
First Baptist Church
Funeral services for Mrs Maude Robinson
Mrs Maude Robinson 65 of 102 Dock St East Beckley will be laid to rest Sunday at 1 p m at New Hope Baptist Church under Rev J L Bly with burial at Greenwood Memorial Park. The body lies at Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor withCalling hours after 10 a m Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maude Robinson
Dock St. East Beckley
New Hope Baptist Church
J. L. Bly
Greenwood Memorial Park
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor
Auto Insurance Rate Hike Challenged in Hearing
West Virginia officials heard a challenge to Nationwide Mutual Insurance auto rate hikes up to 20.8 percent in Wood County. W. Va. Trial Lawyers Association president George Daugherty questioned the method of computing increases, arguing that auto accident trials do not justify higher premiums. Nationwide cited claim costs as the primary driver, with various regional increases planned across multiple counties and territories. The commission will also hear a separate 22.3 percent rate proposal from the National Bureau of Casualty Underwriters on August 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
API
Wood Couty
George Daugherty
W. Va
Nationwide
R. W. Griffith
W. A. Wilson
West Virginia
Wood County
Logan
McDowell
Mingo
Lincoln
Wyoming
Doddridge
Lewis
Monongalia
Cabell
Wayne
Harrison
Marion
Brooke
Hancock
Frank A. Montgomery
Wilson
Insurance Commission
National Bureau of Casualty
WVU Professor's Son Drowns In Farm Pond
In Cincinnati a five year old boy, Robert Eugene Smith, son of Dr and Mrs Eugene Smith recently named WVU professor, drowned Thursday in a farm pond at grandparents home. The body was found about ten feet from shore after he wandered into the water while the family visited en route to Morgantown where the father will join WVU civil engineering faculty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
UPI
Robert Eugene Smith
Eugene Smith
West Virginia University
Robert Lutz
Morgantown
W. Va
Smith
WVU
Graveside rites set for infant Melanie Faith McKinney
Infant daughter of Curtis and Carolyn McKinney Bud McKinney to be buried in Basin family cemetery at 11 a.m. Saturday with Rev. Gilbert Dodson officiating. Survived by three brothers Michael Buddy and Ronnie and three sisters Terry Fannie and Melanie, plus paternal grandparents Sherman and Mae McKinney of Basin. Body at Sam Fogleman Nease and Neely Funeral Home in Mullens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melanie Faith McKinney
Curtis
Carolyn McKinney
Bud
Basin
Gilbert Dodson
Bluefield
Michael
Buddy
Ronnie
Terry
Fannie
Melanie
Sherman McKinney
Sam Foglesong
Nease and Neely Funeral Home
Mullens
Lillie L Jones 82 Found Dead at Home
Funeral arrangements pending for Mrs Lillie L Jones 82 of 602 Temple Street found dead at home at 10 am Rescue squad notified Webb and Neal Funeral Home handling arrangements Body located upon arrival at residence at 10 a m today
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillie L Jones
Temple St
Webb and Neal Funeral Home
Funeral services for Geneva Stover at Bethel church
Geneva Stover 86 of Mac Arthur died Thursday after a long illness. Services are at 1 p.m. Sunday at Bethel Free Will Baptist Church with burial in Upland Cemetery near Hinton. Additional services at 3 p.m. Sunday at Upland Baptist Church. Friends may call Melton Mortuary after 2 p.m. Saturday. Grandsons will be pallbearers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethel Free Will Baptist Church
Geneva Stover
MacArthur
F. C. Calhoun
L. E. Garten
Upland Cemetery
Hinton
Upland Baptist Church
W. E. Harvey
Melton Mortuary
Bethel Church
Funeral services for Larry Clinton Brewster
Funeral services for Larry Clinton Brewster 26 Mullens will be held at 11 a m Monday at Covel Baptist Church with Rev Leonard Repass officiating Burial will follow at Roselawn Memorial Gardens Princeton Brewster a gunners mate second class died in a missile room accident aboard the Navy aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk in San Francisco California on August 16 Surviving are his parents Louis Brewster Ballard and Mrs Pansy Brown Mullens his wife Margaret Mullens a stepdaughter Shelia Barlow Mullens and a sister Carolyn Brooks Mullens The Sam Foglesong Nease and Neely Funeral Home in Mullens handled arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Clinton Brewster
Mullens
Covel Baptist Church
Leonard Repass
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Princeton
Brewster
Kitty Hawk
San Francisco
Cailif
Louis Brewster
Ballard
Pansy Brown
Margaret
Shelia Barlow
Carolyn Brooks
Sam Foglesong
Nease
Neely
Harvey infant Victor Todd laid to rest in Hopewell
Graveside rites for Victor Todd Harvey infant son of Mr and Mrs Richard T Harvey were held Tuesday at Harvey Cemetery on Reedy Creek Hopewell. Morse Funeral Home of Hopewell directed arrangements. Surviving siblings Rebecca Jean Gregory and Richard Thomas Jr along with grandparents Mr and Mrs Ralph Williams and Mr and Mrs Dick Harvey of Hinton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Todd Harvey
Richard T. Harvey
Hopewell
Simon
Harvey
Reedy Creek
Morse Funeral Home
Rebecca Jean
Gregory
Richard Thomas Jr
Ralph Williams
Dick Harvey
Hinton
Gill Nephew of Eisenhower Freed in Worthless Check Case
A Miami judge dismissed charges against Michael Doud Gill, nephew of Mrs. Dwight D. Eisenhower, who was involved in a contract dispute with an electronics firm over gear for a salvage houseboat. The case, linked to a salvage of a sunken Spanish treasure ship, was deemed civil after the firm settled. Gill had faced claims totaling $3,277.05 and argued the dispute hindered his treasure operations worth about $2.8 million from a reef near Freeport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
UPI
Michael Doud Gill
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Bahamas
Washington, D.C
National Republican Party
Marvin A. Friedman
Gill
Friedman
E. S. Klein
Freeport
Grand Bahamas
Mexico
Cautious View Taken On LBJ Reservist Call
Washington lawmakers debated Senate backed plan to allow President Johnson to call up individual reservists and guardsmen for Viet Nam duty alongside civilian draftees. Critics warn it could disrupt reserve units while supporters see appeal in broader manpower. Senate approved call up 66 to 21 and defense package 86 to 0.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Johnson
Senate
Trial Opens For Accused Mass Killer Speck
Chicago officials and defense advocate Gerald W Getty debated forming a blue ribbon panel of six psychiatrists and two psychologists to assess Richard Speck’s mental condition and competency to stand trial. The proposal would allow majority and minority reports and consultation, with the prosecution choosing four panel members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
UPI
Richard Speck
Gerald W. Getty
Speck
Getty
Paschen
John Stamos
Beautification Coordinating Committee Named for West Virginia Event
Gov. Hulett C. Smith named sixteen members to a coordinating committee for the 1966 Keep West Virginia Beautiful conference to be held in October. The committee met with chairmen Mrs. Hulett C. Smith and Angus E. Peyton to plan the program and arrangements for the one day statewide event. Members include former Gov. W. W. Barron, State Treasurer John H. Kelly, Road Commissioner Burl A. Sawyers, Natural Resources Director Robert P. McDonough, Fire Marshal Lewis E. Myles, Schools Superintendent Rex M. Smith, and others from Morgantown, Charles Town, Fairmont, Parkersburg, Clarksburg, Institute, and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
UPI
Hulett C. Smith
West Virginia
Angus E. Peyton
Governor's Progress Corps
W. W. Barron
John H. Kelly
Burl A. Sawyers
Robert P. McDonough
Lewis E. Myles
Rex M., Smith
Delmas Miller
Morgantown
C. Manning Smith
Maurice Viener
Charles Town
E.D. Curry
Walter Gumbel
Fairmont
N. G
Machinists Vote Dilemma As Strike Edges Toward 44 Days
The IAM leaders in Miami and San Francisco delay endorsement of a three year contract while union boards debate, potentially shaping a nationwide vote amid a 44 day strike. A tentative accord with United Eastern National Northwest and Trans World Airlines totals 92 million dollars, about 18 million more than the earlier White House plan, with wage increases expected at 6 to 8 percent, far exceeding government targets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
IAM
Miami
San Francisco
United
Eastern
National
Northwest
Trans World
White House
Johnson promotes coal in new water filter plan
President Johnson touts pulverized coal as a filtration agent to clean water and fuel production. He outlines a multi state tour with eight speeches, plus ocean and coastal stops aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Ojibwa and aboard the U S S Northampton. He emphasizes duty and public outreach while visiting Buffalo Syracuse Elonville Campobello Island and other sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
Lake Erie
Coast Guard
Ojibwa
Syracuse
N.Y
Elonville
Catskill
Johnson
Rhode Island University
Kingston
Manchester
N.H
Burlington
Lewiston
Maine
U.S.S. Northampton
Lester Pearson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Campobello Island
New Brunswick
New York
New England
Aussies Fight Viet Cong After Air Attacks Amid Heavy Battle
Australian forces press the siege near Vung Tau as Viet Cong battalion clashes erupt. U S and allied artillery pour fire while air units strafed guerrilla ranks. American pilots logged 97 missions bombing SAM sites and depots near Hanoi as Viet Cong withdrew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thunderchief
Richard A. Fleitz
Newark
Ohio
Nicholas E. Pool
Pocatello
Idaho
Vung Tau
New Zealand
U.S
Highway Safety Plans Approved
Washington reports the House approved 317 to 3 a 270 million dollar measure to fund state highway and driver safety programs for three years, with a 10 percent penalty on highway funds for states lacking broad safety programs. Senate action mirrored auto safety and 465 million dollars in three year safety aid, plus 215 million in direct state aid and 55 million for research including alcohol accident studies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
House
Senate
Congress
White House
Farm Bureau Opposes Most Gubernatorial Amendments
The amendments committee reports the farm bureau opposed the Better Schools Amendment and a yearly ballot box voting amendment to change the constitution. It supported only a measure giving legislative authority to increase circuit judges. A salary increase for legislators and allowing lawmakers to set expenses with an annual 60 day session drew no stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
Better Schools
Bureau
Logan Pleads Guilty in Second Degree Murder Case
Leonard Logan 39 of Salem Virginia and Beckley West Virginia pleaded guilty to second degree murder in Elko Nevada. He received a sentence of 10 years to life for the strangulation of David Gilliland 53 of Dayton Ohio during a July 9 drinking spree in a shack near railroad yards. The killings grew from an argument over a $5 bill. Logan appeared before District Judge Taylor Wines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elko
Nev
UPI
Leonard Logan
Salem
Beckley
W. Va
David Gilliland
Gilliland
Dayton
Ohio
Logan
Taylor Wines
Teen invades Beatles stage at Suffolk Downs
A shaggy maned teen dashed toward the Beatles at Suffolk Downs as 25,000 fans cheered. He tagged George Harrison John Lennon and Paul McCartney on stage before police grabbed him. He escaped twice, was recaptured, then vanished back into the crowd as the Beatles continued their set during a 14 city U.S. tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
UPI
Suffolk Downs
George Harrison
John Lennon
Paul McCartney
Ringo Starr
Beatles
U.S
Memphis
Tenn
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Melanie F. McKinney
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