Bartlett Clears First Hurdle in Alaska Bid
In Anchorage Alaska Sen E L Bartlett won the first hurdle in his bid for re election as the Alaska primary gave him six times the combined vote of the three Democratic nominees. Gov William A Egan secured the Democratic gubernatorial nomination defeating Wendell P Kay. Congressman Ralph Rivers faced a strong challenge from Mike Gravel as Bartletts general election foe Lee L McKinley defeated Larry Brayton and Maxine Byrd Whaley for the GOP nomination.
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Anchorage
Alaska
UPI
E.L. Bartlett
Wiliam A. Egan
Wendell P. Kay
Ralph Rivers
Mike Gravel
Bartlett
Lee L. McKinley
Palmer
Larry Brayton
Maxine Byrd Whaley
Fairbanks
GOP
Walster Hickel Wins GOP Nomination For Governor
Walster J. Hickel, Anchorage businessman and hotel owner, captured the Republican nomination for governor after defeating former territorial Governor Mike Steponovich of Fairbanks and Bruce Kendall of Anchorage. Howard W. Pollock, an Anchorage attorney, was unopposed for the GOP nomination to Alaska's single House seat.
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Walster J. Hickel
Anchorage
Territorial
Mike Stepovich
Fairbanks
Bruce Kendall
Howard W. Pollock
Alaska
Westmoreland Orders Board Over Civilian Casualty Control
General Westmoreland, alarmed by rising civilian deaths and injuries in Vietnam, forms a board to review U.S. firepower controls. He notes 157 civilians killed and 241 wounded since July 1, mostly from errors, with a few from violations of procedures. He vows careful review of each incident to improve procedures and prevent repeats.
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U.S
Westmoreland
United States Military Assistance Command
Viet Nam
MACV
Historic Heart Patient May Leave Hospital
Mrs. Esperanza del Valle Vasquez, 37, of Mexico City, is pressing toward discharge after the Methodist Hospital in Houston reduced updates to once daily. She remains the longest surviving patient after a heart pump reoperation, with her own heart healed enough to allow removal of the pump on August 18 following procedures beginning August 8.
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Houston
UPI
Esperanza del Valle Vasquez
Methodist Hospital
Asphalt Firms Told To Curb Air Pollution
West Virginia ready mix asphalt companies were ordered by the State Air Pollution Control Commission to curb air pollution from their operations. The third ruling takes effect Oct. 1, with Monday’s action also reelecting N. H. Dyer as chairman and keeping Carl Beard II as secretary.
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Charleston
API
West Virginia
State
Air Pollution Control Commission
N. H. Dyer
Carl Beard II
Johnson vows to curb poverty with cabinet visits
President Johnson told a Syracuse audience he will "take the profit out of poverty" and urged federal help for slum dwellers. White House aides said cabinet members are visiting Negro slums in Roxbury Boston Hough Cleveland and Miami to ensure existing programs run properly rather than launching new ones.
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Syracuse
White House
Johnson
Boston
Roxbury
Nicholas’ Deb. Katzenbach
Hough
Cleveland
Robert C. Weaver
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Miami
Fla
John W. Gardner
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Titan Launch Delayed Over Satellite Signal Flaw
The Defense Department postponed a Titan 3D rocket launch to orbit eight more communications satellites after evaluating signal strength from seven relay satellites orbited in June. NASA planned a Saturn 1 test flight to support an unmanned Apollo mission before the November crewed launch. The issue could lie with the satellites or ground equipment.
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Cape Kennedy
UPI
Defense Department
Defense Communications Agency
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Pacific Ocean
Twelve Motorcycle Gang Members Arrraigned in Beavers Falls Case
Twelve members of a motorcycle gang were arraigned in Criminal Court in Pittsburgh on morals charges and assault and battery related to an alleged attack on an 18 year old girl from Beaver Falls. All 12 detainees remain in the County Jail with $10,000 bond and plan jury trials with defense or stand-by counsel. The alleged incident occurred August 10 in Leetsdale Borough near the Beaver County line.
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Pittsburgh
API
Beaver Falls
Leetsdale
Beaver County
Price Fixing Suspects Named in West Virginia Probe
American, Barton, Cutler Magner, Cargill Inc Minnesota and Kansas firms named as co conspirators in a price fixing case though not defendants due to no direct dealings with West Virginia. Morton memo Aug 7 notes 14 Illinois Indiana suits settled out of court for 850000. Robertson says no talks with counsel and favors reviewing company records in court, noting out of court settlements elsewhere.
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Panies
West Virginia
American
Kansas
Barton
Cutler-Magner and
Cargil Inc
Minnesota
Morton
Illinois
Indiana
Robertson
Iowa
Wage limits shift in committee bill for 1967 and 1969
The committee bill lowers wage and income thresholds from 1 million to 500 000 in 1967 and to 250 000 in 1969. Farm workers on larger farms and many employees in big service and retail establishments gain coverage for the first time. The Senate bill would cover about 800 000 fewer workers than the House, due to excluding low paid elementary and secondary school employees.
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Senate
Governor urged troop aid amid Cicero march plan
Protests said Governor would likely secure troops and Ogilvie warned a court injunction could block the march into the racially tense suburb. Cicero officials noted 90 policemen and feared state and county troopers would be insufficient. Ogilvie branded King's march as a personal crisis.
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Kerner
Ogilvie
Cicero
King
Final rites for Hickman set at Baptist church
Death notices for Gordon R. Hickman 27 of Glen Rogers mention funeral at Cook Memorial Baptist Church at 11 a.m. Thursday conducted by Rev. Harry L. Stevens and Rev. Robert Wheeler. Burial in Fairview Cemetery. Hickman died after a brief illness in a Bluefield hospital. Body at Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home in Pineville with viewing after 4 p.m. today.
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Gordon R
Butch) Hickman
Glen Rogers
Cook Memorial Baptist Church
Harry L. Stevens
Robert Wheeler
Fairview
Pinnacle Creek
Bluefield
Robertson and Foglesong
Pineville
Final rites set for Albert B. McComas in Lynco church
Albert B. McComas 59 of Lynco died Monday at Kopperston No. 1 mine of Eastern Associated Coal Corp from an apparent heart attack. Born December 15, 1907 in Hamlin, he was son of General McComas and the late Eva McKinney McComas. He leaves a wife Louise Argabright McComas, six sons Don Steve Michael Billy James Bobby, two daughters Ruth Adkins and Lois Ferrer, two stepsons L C and Roger Argabright, siblings Harding Mack, five sisters, and seven grandchildren. Final rites will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Lilly Haven Baptist Church with Rev. Stellie Parsons and Rev. James Frazier officiating. burial in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens at Matheny. Body remains at Evans Funeral Home in Oceana for calling this afternoon.
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Albert B. McComas
Lynco
Lillyhaven Baptist Church
Stellie Parsons
James Frazier
Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
Matheny
General McComas
Chapmanville
Eva McKinney McComas
Louise Argabright McComas
Don
Steve
Michael
Billy
James
Bobby
Cleveland
Ohio
Ruth Adkins
Peach Creek
Lois Ferrer
Leet
L. C
Roger Argabright
Lynce
Harding and
Mack
Virginia Gillenwater
Locell Garrett
Virgie Peck
Nellie Russell
Mice Cora McComas
Detroit
Mich
Evans Funeral Home
Oceana
Kellis Ayers dies. longtime machinist and church member
Kellis Ayers 74 of 224 N Vance Drive died in a local hospital at 6 15 a m. He was a retired machinist and member of the Holiness Church at Sandstone. Born June 22 1892 at Brooks he was a son of Floyd and Isabell Grimmett Ayers. Survivors include his wife Delia three sons Forrest Clyde Virgil one daughter Virginia Foster and one grandson Don Lee Ayers. Body at Webb and Neal Funeral Home with funeral arrangements incomplete.
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Kellis Ayers
Vance Drive
Holiness Church
Sandstone
Brooks
Floyd
Isabell Grimmett Ayers
Delia
Forrest
Florida
Clyde
Nashville
Tenn
Virgil
Virginia Foster
Sprague
Don Lee Ayers
Webb and Neal Funeral Home
Funeral arrangements pending for Mrs Eula Bailes Lilly
Funeral arrangements are pending for Mrs. Eula Violet Bailes Lilly 58 of 419 Myers Ave died at 1 30 p m Tuesday in Beard hospital She was a nurse who worked until 1953 at Pinecrest Sanitarium She was born May 4 1908 in Nicholas County Survivors include her husband J F Ted Lilly two sons David of Beckley and Royal of Detroit Mich one daughter Mrs Thomas Ann Beth Allen of Chicago Ill one brother Russell Bailes of Washington D C three sisters Mrs Orva Dorsey Mrs Dena Rock both of Nettie and Mrs Rhoda Bowling of Cuya from fragmented text
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Eula Violet Bailes Lilly
Myers Ave
Beard Hospital
First Assembly of God Church
Pinecrest Sanitarium
Lilly
Nicholas County
J. F
Ted”’ Lilly
David
Beckley
Royal
Detroit
Mich
Thomas
Ann Beth) Allen
Chicago, Ill
Russel Bailes
Washington, D. C
Orva Dorsey
Dena Rock
Nettie
Rhoda Bowling
Cuya
Soviet Fishing Port Sub Base Near Havana
Cuban refugees report the Soviet Union operates a multi million dollar fishing port in Havana that could serve as a submarine base though one ex worker saw no military facilities. Refugees say most workers are Russian and port facilities include docks warehouses and repair shops. Tass called the base the largest modern in Latin America and it keeps direct radio contact with Moscow.
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Miami
UPS
Soviet Union
Havana
Caribbean
Gulf of Mexico
Tass
Latin America
Moscow
State Again First In Helping Handicapped
Gov Hulett C Smith announced West Virginia again leads the nation in handicapped rehabilitation for the seventh straight year. The state vocational rehabilitation division restored 4028 handicapped residents to employment, an average of 222 per 100000 population vs a national rate of 78. The Clarksburg district has led the divisions in total rehabilitations for seven years.
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Charleston
UPI
Hulett C. Smith
West Virginia
Smith
West
Clarksburg
Final rites for Garfield D. Davis held in Fayetteville
Garfield D. Davis 85 of Route 2 Fayetteville died Monday after a long illness. Final rites at Fayetteville Baptist Church with Rev. David Sneed. burial Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Prosperity. He was born August 27 1880 in Raleigh County son of Samuel and Lena Davis a retired blacksmith and United Mine Workers member Local 5875. Survived by wife Ida J. Davis three sons Alfred F. Davis Twin Falls Idaho Lemmon Davis Ontario Oregon and Dewey Davis Eugene Oregon a brother Henry Davis Lawn seven grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Body at Dodd Payne Funeral Home to remain until one hour before funeral. Friends may call after 4 p m today.
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Garfield D. Davis
Route 2
Fayetteville
Fayetteville Baptist Church
David Sneed
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Prosperity
Davis
Raleigh County
Samuel and
Lena O'Neal Davis
United Mine Workers of America
Ida J. Davis
Alfred F
Twin Falls
Idaho
Lemmon
Ontario
Ore
Dewey Davis
Eugene
Henry Davis
Lawn
Dodd- Payne Funeral Home
Notable Cantor Moshe Koussevitzky Dies at 67
National obit reports Moshe Koussevitzky a leading cantorial figure died Tuesday at his Long Island home aged 67. He was widely celebrated for his vocal artistry and contributions to Jewish liturgical music.
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Kings Point
N.Y
UPI
Moshe Koussevitzky
Long Island
Engineer Erwin Komenda Dies Aged 62 In Germany
In Stuttgart Germany UPI reports the death of Erwin Komenda a 62 year old engineer who helped build the winning Auto Union Grand Prix team in the 1930s He died Monday in Germany leaving a legacy in early auto racing design.
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Stuttgart
Germany
UPI
Erwin Komenda
Auto Union
Guthrie, San Bernardino Sun-Telegram editor emeritus, dies
James A. Guthrie, editor emeritus of the San Bernardino Sun-Telegram and longtime civic leader, died Tuesday at age 78 in San Bernardino California. He guided the paper and served the community for decades after a long career in journalism.
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San Bernardino
Calif
UPI
James A. Guthrie
The
San Bernardino Sun-Telegram
Committee backs bill after tense House hearing
Administration officials argued the bill unnecessary due to existing laws and potential First Amendment problems and harm to prisoners of war in North Viet Nam. The subcommittee approved the bill but dropped a clause that would penalize those who advise or urge transfers to the Viet Cong.
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House
North
Viet Nam
Grants Announced for WVU and Kingwood Center
Washington UPI reports the Department of Health Education and Welfare awarded WVU a 5,741 professional nurse training grant under Dean Dorothy M. Major. Kingwood Center receives 110,722 for a comprehensive learning resources program to support inservice education curricular media and coordinate educational television across 11 West Virginia counties.
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Washington
UPI
Department of Health, Education and Welfare Today
West Virginia University
North Central West Virginia
Kingwood
WVU
Dorothy M. Major
Medical Cost Study Points To Higher Wages, Treatments
A government study ordered by President Johnson is likely to cite rising hospital worker wages and the cost of new treatments as major drivers of medical costs. The survey covers hospitals and doctors in key metro areas and aims to assess Medicare effects. Charles W. Cordwell of Jackson Memorial Hospital notes six to eight percent annual hospital cost growth, driven by salaries for both professional and nonprofessional staff.
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Jed Stout
Washington
UPI
Johnson
Medicare
John W. Gardner
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
Gorham
Gardner
William Gorham
Tary
Charles W. Cordwell
Jackson Memorial Hospital
Miami
Fla
Boston
Dallas
New York City
Cowen Cop Shoots Mourner At Funeral Case Sent to Grand Jury
Webster County grand jury will hear charges against Cowen police officer Carl Nichols for shooting mourner James Thomas during an altercation at a funeral on August 13. Prosecutor Talbott notes varying accounts. state police investigate. Thomas was hit in the abdomen by a .38 pistol. funeral service ended abruptly as bystanders gathered. Funeral director released on $500 bond after magistrate hearing.
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Webster Springs
UPI
Webster County
Cowen
William W. Talbott
Carl Nichols
Nichols
Talbott
Pocahontas
James Thomas
Nine SRC employees Fired In Logan Since Primary
Logan County nine state road commission workers were fired since the May Democratic primary. Daniel Cahill alleged factional ties to Mullins led to dismissals ordered from Charleston. Mullins defended the action, saying most firings followed county committee recommendations for poor performance.
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Logan
UPI
State Road Commission
Logan County
Daniel Cahill
Cahill
David W. Mullins
Democratic Executive Committee
Mullins
J. W. Ferrell
Charleston
David Mullins
Six Die From Encephalitis In Dallas Area
Six people have died from encephalitis and 89 others have contracted the mosquito borne disease in the Dallas area. Air Force planes converted to mosquito bombers were to spray more county acreage with Malathion insecticide as winds shortened bombing runs. City health director Hal Dewlett said 53 cases were confirmed by the CDC with 22 inconclusive and nine negative tests. The latest death was a 74-year-old woman from suburban Lancaster, reported Tuesday, with six more new cases that day.
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Dallas
UPI
Hal J. Dewlett
US Public Health Service
Marines Launch Oil Depot Raids Near Haiphong
Marines press attacks in the southern panhandle and near Haiphong targeting oil depots and supply lines. They claim destruction of a North Vietnamese torpedo boat and damage to two others, while salvage work continues on the Baton Rouge Victory after Viet Cong mine damage near Saigon.
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Panhandle
Haiphong
Baton Rouge Victory
Long Tao
Saigon
South China Sea
Road bids total 2.35 million for 14 projects in 13 counties
The State Road Commission announced apparent low bids totaling 2.35 million dollars for 14 resurfacing projects across 13 counties. Harris and Brooks Inc. of Riverdale, Maryland led with 1.4 million for a bridge over Middle Island Creek and relocation of W Va 2 at St Marys.
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Charleston
UPI
State Road Commission
Middle Island Creek
W. Va
St. Marys
Harris and Brooks Inc
Riverdale
W. Harley Miller, Inc
Martinsburg
Jefferson County
Charles Town
Boone
Van
Wharton
Mobile Paving, Inc
Huntington
Brooke
W.va
Fowlerstown
Pennsylvania Line
Tri - State Asphalt Corp
Wheeling
Brooke and Hancock
Main Street
Weirton
Clay
Ivydale
Arnoldsburg
State Construction Inc
Doddridge
Salem
Sistersville
Terra Alta Limestone Co
Aurora
Fayette
Meadow Bridge
Greenbrier County
Soviets Launch New Moon Probe
The Soviet Union launched an unmanned Luna-11 moon probe weighing 3,600 pounds aboard a rocket. Tass News Agency announced the launch as part of an exploration program near the moon, with no human aboard.
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Moscow
UPI
Soviet Union
Tass
West Germany military chiefs resign in protest crisis
In Bonn, defense leaders Gen Heinz Trettner and Lt Gen Werner Panitzki offered resignation and were suspended respectively amid disputes with Defense Minister Kau Uwe von Hassel over recruiting by unions and Luftwaffe issues. Maj. Gen. Guenther Pape also asked to be placed on inactive list, signaling growing civilian-military tensions. This marks a historic collective protest among top officers since 1938.
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Defense
Kau Uwe von Hassel
Panitzki
Hassel
Luftwaffe
Guenther Pape
Duesseldorf
Pape
Tretner
Trettner
Ludwig Beck
Hitler
Johnson May Attend Summersville Dam Dedication
Rumors of President Johnson's planned attendance at the Summersville Reservoir dedication in West Virginia persist despite no firm decision. Army Corps of Engineers invited him for September 3, with Sen. Jennings Randolph saying invitation favorable but undecided. White House confirmation noted, while a security survey team reportedly surveyed routes from Kanawha Airport.
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Charleston
UPI
West
White House
Washington
West Virginia
Kanawha
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Shirley Donnelly
John Barton
Koga Falls
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
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Thomas Kerrigan
St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church
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Mount Calvary
Sunset Memorial Park
Onori
Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel
Eula Lilly
Kingwood Center
UPI Survey
SRC
D. M. Bostic, Inc
Rupert
Gilmer
Glenville
Burnsville
Meadows Stone & Paving Inc
Gassaway
Greenbrier
U. S. 219
Maxwelton
Renick
Andersons’ Blackrock, Inc
Hancock
Kings Creek
Tri-State Asphalt Corp
Marion
U. S. 19
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