B52 Raids Expanded Amid Viet Nam Student Protests
Daily B52 attacks are reportedly stepping up to a daily schedule, pressuring Viet Cong positions. In Da Nang, rapid student protests demand Thieu's ouster while Saigon talks with defense ministers highlight conscription issues. Marines counterattack near Marble Mountain, leaving five guerrillas dead and two weapons captured with light casualties.
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UPI
da Nang
Viet Nam
Neuven van Thieu
Hue
Saigon
Nguyen Huu Co
South
U.S
Marble Mountain
Congress Floor Action On Home Rule Bill Sought
Washington updates show home rule advocates seeking 218 signatures to discharge the DC bill from committee and bring it to the House floor with President Johnson urging accession. signatures stood at 163 after three days of solicitation, amid a light work week and members traveling home.
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Washington
UPI
District of Columbia
House
Johnson
House Committee
Congress
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Strom Thurmond
John Conyers, Jr
D-Mich
Two Killed As Car Hits Tree Near Matoaka
A car traveling along West Virginia Route 10 near Matoaka skidded 434 feet and struck a tree, killing Robert W. Via aged 26 of Elgood and Delbert Elliot aged 35 of Matoaka. Two others were injured and one walked away unharmed. debris was scattered 100 feet from the crash site. The 1965 WV highway fatality toll rose to 288.
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West Virginia
Steel Strike Tensions Rise Over Taft Hartley Action
The White House talks sparked fears a Tuesday midnight shutdown of about 8 percent of basic steel production could occur unless Taft Hartley powers are invoked. USW seeks a three year wage boost totaling 53.7 cents with retroactive May 1. producers offer 40.6 cents. Disputes cover contract duration and vacation benefits risking 100,000 workers' current perks.
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White House
United Steel Workers Union
USW
Chu Lai Battle Shapes Viet Cong Tactics Says Colonel
Col. Ngyuen says if Viet Cong faced French he'd stay and fight, praising American bravery and coordination at Chu Lai. He notes VC will spend months evaluating US tactics, studying every phase of the battle and Marine Corps equipment to identify weaknesses and plan a tactical shift.
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V. C. Command
Chu Lai
Marine Corps
Ring Thief Nabbed After Short Chase in Wheeling
Wheeling police arrested 27 year old Terry A Ramsey of near Bridgeport Ohio after a two block pursuit. He allegedly broke a jewelry store window, grabbed 13 rings, and signed a statement admitting the theft. Ramsey was held on 5000 dollars bond. He had been released Friday on 1000 dollars bond for receiving stolen goods from Posins Jewelry Store.
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Wheeling
UPI
Terry A. Ramsey
Bridgeport
Ohio
Posins
Ramsey
Crime Still Rising Slower in First Half 1965
Washington Reuters United States crime remained on the rise in the first half of 1965 though the increase was smaller than the previous year. FBI figures show serious crime up 5 percent through June from the same period in 1964 with rape up 7 percent murder burglary and larceny up 6 percent each robbery up 5 percent automobile theft up 4 percent and aggravated assault up 3 percent.
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Washington
UPI
United States
FBI
Fbis
Desegregation Push Reaches Atlanta Students in 1954
In 1954 Martin Luther King III and Yolanda King attended Spring Street with children of prominent Atlanta families including Douzaleigh Juandalynn and Ralph Abernathy III. The U S Education Department ordered schools to accept all students or risk federal funds. Desegregation in the South was slow but may see enrollment more than double the 66 000 Negro children in 11 states last term. Atlanta lowered segregation bars this year with school space as the transfer criterion.
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Martin Luther King, III
Yolanda
Spring Street
Atlanta
Douzaleigh
Juandalynn
Ralph Abernathy
South
U.S. Office of Education
Appointment Kennedy Sept 30 1963 cabinet economist
Kennedy, a pipe smoking former economics professor with broad fiscal government experience, appointed to the cabinet on September 30 1963 and reappointed by Johnson in February. He previously served as Wisconsin's state commissioner of taxation.
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Kennedy
Johnson
Wisconsin
Slavin Calls Statewide Talk On Education Tech
Dr Slavin urges an active statewide discussion among educators economists business and government leaders to address rapid changes in the economy and its impact on West Virginia high school students and their computer exposure.
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West Virginia
Slavin
Day Care Center a Possibility for Brooks Adair School
The Raleigh County Mental Health Association plans a year of improvements at Brooks Adair School Sprague through its Mental Retardation Committee. Volunteers from NIH association and the public will assist teachers run errands and an open house and dinner will honor staff. Plans include a class on grooming and hygiene and playground upgrades with aim to establish a day care center for severely retarded children. The group will study a pilot center in Charleston visit local training school at St. Marys and seek a diagnostic center with a large land tract as first step.
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Brooks Adair School
Sprague
Raleigh County Mental Health Association
Don Bare Jr
NIH Association
Bare
W. W
Jackie) Withrow
Charleston
Colin Anderson
St. Marys
Withrow
Verlin Walker
E. S&s. Moran
Camp Galahad
J. K. Edmundson
William Binderman
E. W. Elloitt
Nella Bailey
School Begins In 24 West Virginia Counties
Public schools opened in 24 West Virginia counties starting Monday with Cabell County to open next Tuesday after Labor Day. Enrollment is projected around 437,000, roughly unchanged from last year but down from five and ten years ago, reflecting a continuing downward trend in student numbers.
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Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
Cabell
State Education Department
Cabell County
William K. Hamilton
Texans Toast Gemini 5 Crew After Splashdown in Sea
Johnson praised the Gemini 5 astronauts as their helicopter rescued them from the Atlantic and brought them to safety in the Lake Champlain area. Their wives Trudy Cooper and Jane Conrad joined the congratulations as the crew celebrated a successful return after 120 orbits. The astronauts stepped from the carrier in space suits, wiping sweat and flashing smiles, while the ship played the Washington Post March and a red carpet formed in the shape of the number 5.
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Houston
Washington Post
Cooper
Conrad
Earth
Ex Roane Sheriff Bartlett Dies at 73 in Parkersburg
Spencer West Virginia ex sheriff and former Spencer mayor Howard Bartlett 73 died Sunday at a Parkersburg hospital. Bartlett served Roane County sheriff from 1940 to 1944 and won four two year mayoral terms. He was a former schoolteacher and is survived by his widow two daughters and a son. Funeral services planned for Tuesday.
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Spencer
W. Va
UPI
Howard Bartlett
Roane County
Parkersburg
Bartlett
Seven Arrested For Conservation Law Violations
Captain Raymond V Eye of District IV reports seven conservation law violations in the district. John Frazier 60 of Jolo paid 27.50 fine for stream littering. Mont Coleman 26 of Panther paid 27.50 for illegal possession of a raccoon. John Spinhour 33 of Ripley paid 24 for pulling a skier without a rear view mirror or another person in the boat. O B Cunningham 31 of Hinton paid 24 for the same offense. D C Martin 26 of Crab Orchard fined 24 for fishing without a license. Danny Kelly 18 of Smithers fined 24 for fishing without a license. Julius Baldridge 17 of Longacre fined 24 for making unusual noise in a camping area.
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Raymond V. Eye
Department of Natural Resources
John Frazier
Jolo
C. M. Hayslette
Mont Coleman
Panther
Hayslette
John Spinhour
Ripley
Jack Holt
Hinton
O. B. Cunningham
Holt
D. C. Martin
Crab Orchard
Danny Kelly
Smithers
Charlie Bess
Boomer
Julius Baldridge
Longacre
Allen Castle
Gauley Bridge
Smith To Meet Newsmen Today
Gov. Hulett C. Smith is set to hold his weekly press conference in Charleston this afternoon. He plans to outline his third Government to the People trip to Glenville on Wednesday, following prior tours to Moundsville and Martinsburg. He will also speak at the State Chamber of Commerce convention in White Sulphur Springs Thursday on constitutional revision.
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Charleston
Greek Clash of Wills Continues
Athens reports a continuing political crisis as King Constantine clashes with former Premier George Papandreou. Premier Elias Tsirimakos resigned after a 159-135 confidence vote, amid efforts to form a government able to end the impasse. Papandreou’s Center Union blocks the monarch’s bids, keeping the crisis ongoing.
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Athens
API
Constantine
George Papandreou
Papandreou
Elias Tsirimakos
Tsirimokos
Center Union Party
Defense Ministry
TV To Play Local Event At Appalachian Art Festival
The Sandy Higgins News show airs tonight on Channel 4 with the first of five director and exhibitor interviews for the Appalachian Art and Craft Festival. Mrs Umland, exhibits chairman, says the taped segment runs 6:25 PM for five minutes.
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Channel 4
Sandy Higgins
Carl Umland
Umland
Jim Kessinger
Stamford
A. R. Cook
Oscar Dick
State Department of Agriculture
Earl Cochran
Shady Spring
H. L. Hayes
Coal City
U S Official to Visit De Gaulle Amid Viet Nam Talks
U S Undersecretary George W Ball will meet President Charles de Gaulle in Paris on Tuesday to discuss new Viet Nam peace moves and deliver a personal Johnson message. Ball and Treasury Secretary Fowler arrived to push plans for an international monetary conference in Europe’s financial centers.
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Paris
Ramp Blown To Bits At Harlan Strip Mine
In Harlan Kentucky a coal loading ramp at an independent operator Alvie Posie’s mine near Aegis was blown apart by dynamite. The blast damaged equipment valued around 2000 dollars and several nearby homes but caused no injuries. State police said Posie did not know who committed the act.
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Harlan, Ky
UPI
Alvie Posie
Aegis
Posie
Deaths and Funerals In Beckley Area
Funeral services for Russel E. Paice 59 of 102 Bluff Road will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel with burial in Sunset Memorial Park. Paice, born December 25 1905 in Wheeling, was district supervisor of Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company later advancing through A&P roles in Huntington Montgomery Beckley and Southern West Virginia. Pallbearers are local A&P managers. Also noted is the pending arrangements for Mrs Mary Mitchell 72 of 119 Plumley Ave a longtime Beckley resident and church member. She died after a long illness and is to be interred after Wright and Anderson Funeral Home complete arrangements. A third item mentions the Hutcherson family in El Paso Texas and survivors including Mrs J B Watkins and Mrs Robert Hawthorne with three grandchildren. Final rites are set for John Henry Hatcher 80 of Daniels at Daniels Community Church with burial in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. The body will be moved from Rose and Quesenberry one hour before service.
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Russel E. Paice
Bluff Road
Reece Burns
Sunset Memorial Park
Wheeling
Paice
Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company
A&p
Huntington
Huntington Service A&p
Montgomery
West Virginia
Kentucky
Beckley
Rose and Quesenberry
Charlie Ferrell
John Surgeon
Sam Carman
Fred Huffman
Pat Hollingsworth
Ray Carter
Mary Mitchell
Plumley Ave
Rocky Mountain
Mitchell
Primitive Baptist Church
Songtag
Ellis Mitchell
Wright and Anderson Funeral Home
Illinois
Daniels Community Church
John Henry Hatcher
Daniels
L. A. Garten
Oscar _Lilly
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Funeral services for John W Eastwood in Sprague
John W. Eastwood 86 of Sprague will have funeral services at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel with Rev. C. E. Walker officiating. Burial follows at Sunset Memorial Park. Eastwood died Saturday in a Veterans Administration Hospital after a long illness. The body remains at the funeral home until services.
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John W. Eastwood
Sprague
Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel
C. E. Walker
Sunset Memorial Park
Eastwood
Veterans Administration
Funeral services for Delbert Elliot in Matoaka
Delbert Elliot, 35, of Matoaka, and Robert W. Via, 26, of Matoaka, died in a single car wreck Saturday near Matoaka. Funeral services for Elliot will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Matoaka Baptist Church with Rev. Edgar Sigman officiating. Burial follows at Monta Vista Park Cemetery near Princeton. Elliot, born November 29, 1929 in Ivanhoe, Va., was a son of Mrs. Cora Elliot and the late Glen Elliot and a brother of Wilburn Elliot of Covel. He worked for Crozier Coal and Land Co. at Dott. Bailey Funeral Home of Princeton is in charge.
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Delbert Elliot
Matoaka
Matoaka Baptist Church
Edgar Sigman
Monta Vista Park
Princeton
Elliot
Robert W. Via
Wilburn Elliot
Covel
Ivanhoe
Cora Elliot
Glen Elliot
Crozier Coal and Land Co
Bailey Funeral Home
Massie Carl Lewis Massie dies after long illness
Carl Lewis Massie 48 of Oak Hill died at his home at 8 10 a m today after a long illness He was a World War II veteran and a retired mechanic A member of Little Vine Baptist Church Born May 5 1917 in Summers County he was the son of Mrs Sara West Massie and the late C L Massie Surviving are his wife Mrs Meerle Lee Massie of Oak Hill a stepson Odis Farley Gustal Bay Nevada a stepdaughter Mrs Jean Grindstaff Clarksburg a brother Earl Massie Fayetteville two sisters Mrs Marie Harvey Oak Hill and Mrs Mary Allen Rockville Md and four grandchildren The body is at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home pending arrangements
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Carl Lewis Massie
Oak Hill
Little Vine Baptist Church
Beaver
Summers County
Sara West Massie
Jumping Branch
C. L. Massie
Meerle Lee Massie
Odis Farley
Final rites for Mrs Josephine Wright in Cyclone
Mrs Josephine Wright 69 of Cyclone will have funeral services at Lacoma Baptist Church Cyclone at 1 p m Tuesday with Rev Clyde Robinson officiating Burial follows in Claypool Cemetery Da vin She died Sunday morning in a Man hospital after a long illness Born May 27 1896 at Branchland she was the daughter of John H and Mary Howard Payton Survived by husband James W three sons Howard James Jr and Monterey all of Cyclone five daughters Grady Cook Davin Willard Thomas New Castle Ind Fred Stewart Jesse Cletis Cook and Prather Toler Cyclone a sister Mrs Walter Minor Huntington 22 grandchildren and three great grandchildren Evens Funeral Home Oceana is handling arrangements calling after noon today and at the church one hour prior to the service RNS
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Josephine Wright
Cyclone
Lacoma Baptist Church
Clyde Robinson
Claypool
Davin
Wright
Man
Branchland
John H
Mary Howard Payton
James W
Howard
James Jr
Monterey
Grady Cook
Willard Thomas
New Castle
Ind
Fred Stewart
Jesse
Cletis Cook
Prather Toler
Walter Minor
Huntington
Evans Funeral Home
Oceana
Hutcherson R T Die, Funeral Planned in Alexandria
Funeral services for R T Hutcherson, 46, of Alexandria Virginia and formerly of Glen White, will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday in Alexandria. Hutcherson died of a heart attack Sunday morning while at home.
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R. T Hutcherson
Alexandria
Glen White
Hutcherson
Rail clerk to arrive after week end steam roller trip
Bledlow Ridge England reported Harold Bennett, a British rail clerk, was due to arrive today after a weekend journey from West Drayton aboard his 38 year old steam roller. The 12 ton vehicle travels at a top speed of two miles an hour.
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Bledlow Ridge
England
UPI
British Rail
Harold Bennett
West Drayton
Shrimp Peeling Champion Crowned in England
Ruth Smith of King’s Lynn claims the local shrimp peeling title with a claimed rate of 1,200 shrimp peeled per hour. The report notes her as the champion in the field.
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King's Lynn, England
UPI
Ruth Smith
W H Lowe 83 Richmond Va former Turkey Knob resident
W H Lowe 83 of Richmond Virginia died Sunday after a short illness. Born January 12 1881 in Moore County Virginia he is survived by a son George of Columbus Ohio a daughter Mrs Mary Griffen of Richmond a brother John Tynson and a sister Miss Mary Tynson of Wingrove. The body returns to Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Home in Beckley.
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W. H. Lowe
Richmond
Turkey Knob
Lowe
Moore County
George
Columbus
Ohio
Mary Griffen
John Tynson
Mary Tynson
Winggrove
Ritchie and Johnson
Beckley
Memorial service for Taylor E Wagner in Oak Hill
Taylor Edward Wagner 74 of Oak Hill died Sunday evening after an extended illness in an Oak Hill hospital. Funeral 2 p.m. Wednesday at Tyree Funeral Home Chapel Oak Hill with Rev. Bill Menefee officiating. Burial in High Lawn. Survived by wife Blanche a son Cecil four daughters Lillian Simpson Dennison OH June Hurst Hines Polly Dawes Garland TX Brenda Ordonez San Francisco CA a brother Charley Quinwood a sister Sarah Manley Mount Carbon and 11 funeral home callers after 6 p.m. Tuesday. RNS
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Taylor Edward Wagner
Oak Hill
Tyree
Bill Menefee
High Lawn Memorial Park
Wagner
Imperial Smokeless Coal Co
Quinwood Umwa
Blanche
Cecil
Lillian Simpson
Dennison
Ohio
June Hurst
Hines
Polly Dawes
Garland
Tex
Brenda Ordonez
San Francisco
Calif
Charley
Quinwood
Sarah Manley
Mount Carbon
Funeral services for Hassett in Northfield Vermont
William D. Hassett, 85, who served as an aide to two presidents, died of a heart attack Sunday at his Northfield home. Funeral services are set for Wednesday in Northfield Vermont.
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Washington
UPI
Northfield
William D. Hassett
Hassett
Robert E. Galloway Dies at 70 in Memphis Burial
Robert E. Galloway who played a key role in administering the Marshall Plan in Europe will be buried today in Memphis. He died Saturday at age 70 from a heart attack.
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Memphis
Tenn
UPI
Robert E. Galloway
Europe
Galloway
Requiem Mass for Walsh Chicago Sun-Times editor
Karin Walsh 51 managing editor of operations for the Chicago Sun-Times died of a heart attack in New York City Saturday. A Requiem Mass was to be offered today in Chicago.
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Chicago
UPI
Karin Walsh
Chicago Sun-Times
Walsh
New York City
Earl of Dunraven dies at 78 in Kilgobbin Ireland
Richard Southwell Wyndham Robert Wyndham-Quinn Earl of Dunraven died Saturday at his family home Kilgobbin in County Limerick. He was 78.
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Dublin
Ireland
UPI
Earl of Dunraven
Richard Southwell Wyndham
Robert Wyndham — Quinn
Kilgobbin
County Limerick
DuPont Plant Damage Is Less Than Feared
WILMINGTON Del UP I reported that damage to DuPont's large neoprene plant at Louisville Kentucky after last week's blasts is far less extensive than feared A company spokesman said initial checks show damage confined to two MVA units and partial operation is expected within two weeks Lyle King said orders will be filled at about 70 percent of the monthly average.
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Wilmington, del
UPI
duPont
Louisville
Lyle King
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