Edwards Chosen To Attend National Key Club Seminar
Sam Edwards of Kawaras and the governor of the West Virginia District is selected as one of two state officers to join 35 Key Club members for a national leadership seminar at Valley Forge and Philadelphia. The program covers themes on freedom, communism, campus unrest, and conference goals with housing and tours organized by the Kiwanis Foundation. Edwards, a Woodrow Wilson High School student, is the son of Drs. Francis and Theresa Edwards of Beckley.
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Kawaras
West Virginia
Kay
Mike Club
Herron
United States
Valley Forge
Kiwanis Foundation
Ood
Chile
Philadlephia
King
Prussia
Valley Forga
The
Freedoms Foundation
Edwards
Woodrow Wilson High School
Drs
Francis
Theresa Edwards
Heeklay
Whisman Death Sentence Delayed by Federal Stay
Whisman’s execution will be postponed past September 3 as Judge Sidney O. Smith granted a stay and ordered removal of Muntington West Virginia mail from death row. His attorney plans Georgia Supreme Court action to overturn the sentence. Whisman and accomplice Toy Dale Chatterton were convicted in the murder of Billy Joe Copeland of Lafayette Georgia. Chatterton’s death sentence was later reduced to life imprisonment.
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UFT
Woodrow Whisman
Muntington
W. Va
Sidney 0. Smith
Georgia
Olevicie
Wilsman
Georgia Supreme Court
Whisman
Toy Dale Chatterton
Huntington
Billy Joe Copeland
Lafayette
Chatterton
U. & Supreme Court
Whitman
Summerville
Reidsville
F.C. Thaler Mifnna
UPI
Kremlin
Ibloc
Soviet Union
Moscow
J Kremlin
Blee
Alexander Dubcek
Czechoslovakia
Red Army
Iiation
Dubeek
Judge Refuses To Stay BSC Suspensions
Judge Clement Haynesworth Jr. refused to stay suspensions of ten Bluefield State College students whose ousters were appealed to the 4th U S Circuit Court of Appeals. Attorneys said a decision on the appeal may come soon. Only two students, Alonzo Saunders and Albert Smith, wish to return to campus next month.
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Clement Haynesworth Jr
Mi Iy
Sons of
Bluefield
W. Va
U.S 4Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Haynesworth
Alonzo Saunders
Albert Smith
LU. S. Jadge
Sidney Chuislie
Southey
West Virginia
$50,000 Damage Suit Filed in Beckley Circuit Court
A $50,000 damage suit was filed in Raleigh County Circuit Court on behalf of 11 year old Gary Wayne Buckland and his mother Zetta Underwood. The suit claims permanent injury and disfigurement from a motorcycle crash on U.S. 2b in Cradley August 22, 1947, against Judith Ann Harrah and owners Robert Harrah Jr. and Patricks Harrah. Buckland seeks $45,000 for injuries, $1,000 for bike damage, $1,600 for lost wages. Underwood seeks $3,000 for capsids. A separate Beckley Hospital case seeks $452 for medical expenses against W. E. Favors of Beckley.
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Ralelyi
Gary Wayte Buckland
Zetta Underwood
Buckland
Judith Ann Harcoah
Robert Harrah Jr
Patricks Harrah
Funeral rites for James Cable in Ohio church
Funeral services were held for James Madison Cable, 25, of Aurora Ohio at Coon Fork Church with Rev Dallas Adkins and Rev Simns Burks presiding. Burial followed at Crivett Cemetery in Keyrock after a car crash fatally injured him near Streetshoro, Gh ia. He served three years in the Army and is survived by his parents, four brothers, four sisters, and other relatives. Burial arrangements through Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home in Pineville.
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James Madison Cable
Aurora
Ohio
Irene Oliver Gable
Keyrock
David
Cleveland
Cave
Edward
Jet Keyrack
Clarence Tr
Let Webster
Springs
Delbert Sawders F
Lorain
Louise Nambrick
Garfield
N. J
Judy Gowis
Springfield
Shavan Cable
Pineville
Howevier
Jonath Hergropina
Stout
Jonah ' In
Harper fReights
Valloway Ieights
Roberty Baptist
Loydton Stewart
Mount Tabor
Johnson
Phillpps
Borg
Jonathan
Loving
Margaret Scott Pikington
William and
Mary Herero
Slab Fork Coal Co
Mite
Mwe
Te Callo
Stella Horgro
Heeperway Heights
T Heights
New Policeman A Vietnam Veteran Sergeant at Discharge
A Vietnam veteran who became a new police officer previously held the rank of sergeant at his discharge from military service.
Daley Defends Chicago At Democratic Convention
Chicago mayor Richard J. Daley faces a hostile scene as Democrats meet at the International Amphitheatre. Daley seeks unity and security amid protests, threats, and a tense turnout, insisting Chicago remains a vibrant and orderly host city despite the disruptions. The article notes relatives and local officials preparing for ceremonies and public events surrounding the convention.
Three Inmates Escape Buckhannon Farm Area Breakout
Three inmates flee Upshur County jail using wooden wedges to force locks. They overpowered a cook during Sunday night meal, then vanished into nearby woods. Suspects are Wild Jad J. Davis 19 Buckhannon area Bobbie G. Trinkke 28 formerly Buckhannon now Sacksonville Ele Elwood Sneeden 24 alias James Lee Tatum Jacksonville Fifa are at large.
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Buckhannon
UPI
Upshur
Wild Jad J. Davis
Bobbie G. Trinkke
Sacksonville
Ele
Elwood Sneeden
James Lee Tatum
Jacksonville
Fifa
Glamour Star of 30s Dies in New York Apartment
New York confirms the death of Kay Francis, the husky-voiced leading glamor icon of the 1930s. Born Katherine Gibbs in 1903, she starred in Raffles, The Ly Men, and Between Us Girlish, co-starring with John Boles. Francis spent semiretired years in New York after a long career and several marriages.
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New York
uPy
Kay Francis
Henuly
Hollywood
East Side
Miss Brancs
America
John Boles
Miss Francis
Katherine Gibbs
Oklahoma City
Dwight Francis
Francis
Massachusetts
Boston
William A. Gaston
Kenneth McKennna
John Meehan
Baron
Data Processing School Opens in Bank Building
A new School for Data Processing opens in a Bank Building in Raleigh. Classes will meet two nights weekly starting Sept 9, with tuition at 305 dollars. Instructors Othar Grogan and Wayne Hill will lead the key punch course, while Burns serves as regional technical rep for Zerex Corp. Applications from high school graduates are being accepted.
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Vita
Raleigh
Bank
Rusch Week
Roger F. Burns
Wayne Hill
Beckley
Hill
Othar Bia
Grogan
Data Pep
Heras
Kil
Center College
Charleston
Hussiness College, Inc
Vecellia
Burns
Woodrme Wilson High
Zerex Corp
Rom High School
Democratic platform and trial testimonies unfold in court
In a lengthy session, defense motions challenged a verdict while the Democratic platform touted civil rights progress and voter inclusion. The judge ruled on testimony limits, with Gov. Smith and a state official barred as defense witnesses. The trial proceeds to determine conspiracy and individual guilt beyond reasonable doubt.
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Martin
Hulett Smith
Fred Mr. Merchant
Smith
Merchant
Ssacurg Lashinsky
Charleston
Lashinsky
Thomas Waddened
Lishinsky
Two Alternate Delegates Named To Democratic National Convention
CHICAGO UP I E two alternate delegates were appointed to the Democratic National Convention during the weekend. E D Stephens of Strutmersville was named by TJ Jones Slack VA and Trapino, the state party chairman, was pressed by State Sen. Carl Gainer of Richwood WV. The appointees replace Bud Sawyers and Vincent Johnkeski who could not attend due to trial in Charleston WV on formal charges.
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Chicago
UPI
E, D. Stephens
Rutolph DiTeaping
Stephens
Strmamersville
TJ Joon
Slack
D-W
Trapino
Carl Gainer
Richwood
Westvirgin
Bud Sawyers
Vincent Johnkeski
Wig
Stack
Gainer
Iage
Charleston
W. Va
Formateconate
Woman's body recovered after Elk River pull in Clendenin
The body of Mrs. Mars Cum mings, 24, of Clendenin, was recovered from Elk River Monday evening and taken to West Virginia University Hospital at Morgantown for an autopsy. Local authorities investigated the drowning incident as the day followed.
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Mars’ Cummings
West Virginia University Hospital
Morgantown
Elk River
State Supreme Court To Hear Appeal By Nuchols Sept 24
The State Supreme Court will hear the appeal of former State Motor Vehicles Commissioner Jack Nuchols on September 24. Convicted in 1965 of falsifying records tied to $12,000, he was sentenced to 1 to 10 years. His appeal, filed March 23, 1967, follows prior rulings by Kanawha Circuit Court and immediate Kanawha Court. Nuchols has been free on a $10,000 bond and resides in the Washington, D.C. area.
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State Supreme Court
Nuchols
de Oupremé Coury
Grauments Pt
Jack Nuchols
Hig Hey
Itn
Aive
Beckleyan
Bob
Kanawha Itaymediate Courtow
Kanawha
Circuit Court
Supreme Court
Lopinsky
Charleston
Washington, D.C
Withdrawal and talks mark Soviet Czechoslovak stance in crisis
A communique describes withdrawal plans and continued unity of the Socialist camp after Soviet Czechoslovak meetings in Bratislava and Moscow. It notes no fixed dates for troop withdrawal, emphasizes adherence to January and May plenary decisions, and cites mutual commitment to easing tensions while preventing counterrevolutionary moves amid Prague reforms.
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Czechinslovakia
Warsaw Pact
U.N. Security Council
Czechoslovak Communist Party
Ilavas
Ceuchoslovak Narty
Jiberal Dubcek
Antonin Nayainy
Cievca Nad Tison
Bratishiva
Clerna Natl
Tisow
Warsaw
Prague
Hratislaviv
Moscow
Czechoslovakia
Comigte
Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
Soviet Union
Poland
Hungary
East Geeminny
Bulgaria
Dubceck
Vidrien Ceroik
Josef J Smrkovsky
Judvik Svoboda
Tinalfieley
Dubcek
Dubeck
Hact
Dubeek
Irssen
Kremlin
Sovetskaya Hussia
Remhik
Prague Clears Streets As Soviet Occupation Feels Pressure
Reports from Prague recount a shifting scene as Soviet troops pull back from key sites like Wenceslas Square and the Parliament building. Czech leaders including Svoboda and Dubeek confer in Hradcany Castle amid unclear Moscow terms. At least dozens killed amid ongoing protests and clashes as occupation gradually eases yet tensions remain high.
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West Germal
Wenceslas
Ines
Dubeck
Moscow
Neek
Radio Fyea Prague
Hradeanyi Palace
Mohomia
Inva
Drowning Victims Include Fayette Couple’s Daughter Date
A Fayette County incident left a 23 year old woman Anne with a drowning partner and a 28 year old patrolman Doni Hutson among four missing. State police say they were in a drift fishing boat swamped by a large wave in the Elizabeth River near Morris Avenue. Authorities charged Ernest Wristax with concealed weapon and related counts as the investigation continues.
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Saugen
Malelvh
wasroLk
UPI
Auuwar Coupe
Kenneth Milam
Portsmouth
Boone
Jkis Wie
Anne
Elizabeth
Hoone
Oity
Ernest
Hales
Morris Avenue
Kantawha
Doni
Hutson
Linda
Hudson
James Wristax
W. Va
Fayelle Coun
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Vietnam battle reports from Nghia Province and Can Tho area
Reported ground operations west of Saigon in Nghia Province near Can Tho resulted in seven Communist deaths for Vietnamese forces with four soldiers dead and 23 wounded overall. Attacks described as harassment to tie up Allied troops. In the Due Lap area 125 miles northeast of Saigon Allied forces found 803 Communist bodies after a four day siege, with final Red death counts likely over 1,009. Allied casualties totaled 107 wounded, including six American Green Berets.
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Due Lap
Saigon
Pkely
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