Case Against 3 Klansmen Goes To Jury Today
In U S District Court Judge Frank Johnson Jr s courtroom on Wednesday the three Klansmen faced charges of conspiring to violate civil rights in the slaying of Mrs Viola Liuzzo civil rights activist in Detroit The defense notes Wilkins in Alabama has been freed on murder charges and Eaton and Thomas face trial next spring FBI ballistics expert Marion Williams testified a lead slug from Mrs Liuzzos brain came from Thomas .38 pistol Prosecutor Ben Hardeman argues Gary Thomas an informer aided the trio and five years as a Klansman.
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Thomas Wyn Waite
William
U.S. Dist
Frank Johnson Jr
Viola Ae
Liuzzo
Detroit
Alabama
Wilkins
Eaton
Thomas
FBI
Marion Williams
U.S
De Gaulle Faces Possible Loss Of First Round Support
Paris reports begin serious talk in France about Charles de Gaulle possibly failing to win more than half the vote in the first round. If he misses 50 percent, a runoff on December 19 between the top two candidates is expected, with many anticipating his victory in a runoff but unsure if he would accept one.
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Paris
UPI
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
France
Soe
Chiomeer
Mail Trains Revenue Loss Warned By Rail Officials
Officials warned mail train revenue is falling as public use declines. C & O and others urged operating trains to cut losses, noting a potential 1964 loss of around $10 million and a likely larger deficit this year.
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Ee A
Pre Phi de Hey
Britain and Rhodesia Crisis Deepens in Parliament
Zambia faces a parliament united against Rhodesian threat as Wilson vows Britain will not stand idly by if Rhodesia severs Kariba Dam power to Zambia. A RAF jet squadron heads toward Zambia to back Kaunda as Britain pledges action if needed.
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Wilson
Britain
Rhodesia
Kariba
Zambia
Royal Air Force
RAF
Zambia In Suitery
Pres Kenneth Kaunda
Sation Uo Watson
Gemini 6 Aboard for Pursuit of Gemini 7 Mission
Astronauts Walter Schirra and Thomas Stafford from Gemini 6 prepare for a chase of Gemini 7. Federal Space Agency reported a 9 10 a m EST liftoff window. Technicians fueled the Gemini 7 spacecraft with liquid hydrogen and loaded explosive devices for testing power systems.
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Walter Schirra
Thomas Stafford
Federal Space Ag
West Virginia project bids total 600000 dollars
West Virginia's representative commission requested 600000 for three projects. The Wesleyan College Buckhannon gets 252022 dollars, Summersville health facility for the chronically ill 190000 dollars, and development districts 161500 dollars.
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Washington Oe
West Palawian
West Virginia
Representative Commission
Wesleyan College
Buckhannon
Summersville
Chapel to be built for Wesleyan 75th anniversary
Wesleyan trustees sign contract for a new chapel to be erected behind the Atkinson Chapel and Administration Building near the college parking lot. Construction firm president Carl S. Van Degrift and secretary Clay J.B. Isell attend. The project includes classrooms a prayer chapel and a 1800 seat sanctuary and is slated for completion by March 1967 funded largely by the Faith in Action drive of the West Annual Conference of the Methodist Church.
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Theas of Trustees
Clay JB. Isell
Elkins
Carl S. Vandegrift
West Annual Conference of Methodist Church
Atkinson
Wesleyan
New Modern Warfare Resolution Offered
Vatican City reports a new resolution on modern warfare proposing multilateral disarmament with effective controls. It urges disarmament to be mutual and verifiable, not unilateral, and emphasizes true controls.
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Vatican City
UPI
B52 Bomb Runs May Be Tripled
Expansion plans suggest tripling the number of B52 bombers. Secretary McNamara visited bomber headquarters on Guam for a three hour inspection and briefing with General Westmoreland and staff in Saigon.
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Robert McNamara
Saigon
William C. Westmoreland
U.S. Viet Nam
McNamara
Guam
First day combat reports from Enterprise pilots
Personal reports describe two fliers ending in the first aid room after a wet mission. Both pilots remained under observation but showed no injuries. Lt. John Curtin, 27, of Connecticut, described dropping 500 pounds on a Viet position with no ground fire noticed. He said he focused on the mission and felt little emotion. He also admitted missing the arresting gear on his first landing attempt.
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J.g
John Curtin
Conn
Viet Nam
Curtin
Enterprise
Jury delays in murder case with comments by Stoner
The jury received the case at 11 50 a m CST and deliberations began after a lunch break at 1 15 p m. Clarence Williams prosecuted while J B Stoner defended. Stoner predicted no conviction citing weak state case and long jury deliberation.
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Stoner
Deaths And Funerals For Saundlers And Gills
World War II veteran James Harvey Saundlers of Fayetteville and wife Evelyn Britton Saundlers mourned as funeral services were held at Second Baptist Church. Survivors include five sons Jimmy Eddie Joey David Donnie and four daughters Norma Jean Evelyn Ruth Doris and Maria. Also two Fayetteville sisters and a Beckwith sister. Service details reference Dodd-Payne Funeral Home. Second obituary notes Mrs Carrie Lillian Gills of Beckley with burial at Greenwood Memorial Park. Survivors include Luther Gills spouse, six grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral home arrangements listed with Friday call times.
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Soevies
Second Baptist Church
Fville
James Harvey
Pearl Shelton Saunders
Fayetteville
Evelyn Britton Saundlers
Jimmy
Eddie
Joey
David
Donnie
Norma Jean
Evelyn Ruth
Doris
Maria
Georgia Curry
Beckwith
Gertrude’ Drake
Elizabeth Bitton
Dodd-Payne Funeral Home
Church of Jesus
Carrie Lillian Gills
Beckley
Wesley Scott
Greenwood Memorial Park
Gills
Luther Gills
Bertha Dillard Foster
Gladys Dillard Holt
Toledo
Ohio
Eloise Hensley
Martha Wilson
Chester
Ruby Apple
Chicago
Nellie Brooks
Glenmore
Leo K. Eberhart
Hollywood
Fla
Trent and Durgan Funeral Home
Obituary notices for McVey Walker and Johnson in West Virginia
Funeral services for Andrew J McVey 78 of Pemberton will be at 1 p m in Sophia. Burial in McVey Cemetery Sulivan. Survived by four sons and other relatives. Also funeral for Omar Booth Walker Jr 56 of Mount Hope at 2 p m in Mount Hope with burial in Prosperity Cemetery. Survivors include wife two sons two daughters two brothers and three grandchildren. Also notice of Dr E Leon Johnson MP of West Iran Bap Montgomery with funeral arrangements pending. Johnson served as pastor and church leader with family at Anderson and Hairston Funeral Home. Survivors include wife three sons a daughter two brothers and a sister. Body at respective funeral homes.
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Omar (Booth) Walker Jr
Mount, Hope
Melvin”lin
Mount Ae
Prosperity
Walker
Kilsyth
Omar Walker
Madge Walker
Earlen Weis
Summersville
Russell
Oak Hill
Alice
Anna Walker
Arnold
Herbert Walker
Mount Hope
Lewis Sanders
Lewis
Lavanamith
Marie Brewster
Beckley
Edith Evans
Tyree
E. Leon Johnson
West Iran
Satsgomery
Bay
NAACP
Johnson
Masonic Lodge
Lynchburg
First Baptist Church of
Althea Brown Johnson
Leon
Norman
Donald
Washington, D. C
Shirley Royal
Puerto Rico
Nathan
Anderson
Albion
Mich
Hattie Cain
Ironton
Anderson and Hairston Funeral Home
Montgomery
Services for Mrs Mary Em ma Richmond in Beaver
The 71 year old Mary Emma Richmond dies and services are set for 2:30 pm Saturday at Rose Quesenberry Peace Chapel with burial in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. She was born October 3 1894 in Amherst County Virginia and was a painter. The body will lie in state at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home Friday afternoon.
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Mary Emma Richmond
Beaver
Rose Quesenberry Peace Chapel
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Richmond
Wednes Hospital
Amherst County
Beulah Kincaid, Kincaid
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Mrs Celia B Smith Toney dies at 86 in Raleigh area
Mrs Celia Bell Smith Toney age 86 of 502 N Oakwood Ave Raleigh died at 3 am today at home Born July 4 1879 Dry Hill daughter of the late William Harrison and Sarah Elizabeth Evans Smith lifelong Raleigh Conn resident member of the First Church of God on South Valley Drive widow of Charles E Toney died March 3 1953 Survived by four daughters Mrs Char Knight Beckley Miss Clarice Toney at home Mrs Via Berkeley Heights NJ and Mrs Mildred Alley Houston TX a son Audra Melton Mortuary Burial Mount Tabor Cemetery pallbearers named George Earl Smith Roy Barber Bill Davenport James Bobblett Carl Okes Rex Smith
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Celia Bell Smith Toney
Oakwood Ave
Dry Hill
William Harrison
Sarah Elizabeth Evans Smith
Raleigh Conn
Lrst
Church of God
South Valley Drive
Charles E. Toney
Char Knight, Beckley
Clarice Toney
Via
Berkeley Heights
N. J
Mildred Alley
Houston
Tex
Richmond
William P. Smith
Beaver
Henry C. Smith Beckley
Audra
Melton
John S. Winters
Mount Tabor
George Earl Smith
Roy Barber
Bill Davenport
James Bobblett
Carl Okes
Rex Smith
Harvey services set for Bert B at Church of God of Prophecy
Bert B Harvey 75 dies after short illness in Charleston hospital. Born Bentree Jan 16 1890, he was a retired Page M Co employee. Survivors include wife Lona Beth Gatri sons Carmel Bert Charlottesville and Gerald Morganton two daughters Hazel Nelson Beards Fork and Ramona Burnett Morganton sister Hazel Jarrett Charleston 27 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren. Burial at Hilltop Cemetery after a service at 2 p.m. Friday. The body transferred from Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill to the home then to the church an hour before service.
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Bert
Page
Will Eden
Church of God of Prophecy
James W. Bailey
Hilltop
Harvey
Charleston
Bentree
Albert
Sarah Coleman Harvey
Page M. Co
Lona B. Beth Ga
Beclay Bus Lines Strike Over Wages Standoff
Workers at Bogemen Bus Lines threaten a stoppage amid a wage dispute. The union originally sought 10 cents per hour for 12 employees, who work 54 hours weekly with no overtime. After a partial compromise to five cents per hour, the company refused further talks, calling the offer unreasonable. The fleet carries 1,000 to 1,200 passengers daily across Beckley and surrounding Raleigh and Summers counties.
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Mullins
Bogemen
Beckley
Raleigh
Summers Counties
Resenberry
Ron
Enager Ab Uesenberry Ways
Viet Nam air strikes and Viet Cong attack near Saigon
Communist gunners downed two planes while four surface to air missiles failed to hinder them. In Binh Chanh, 10 miles southwest of Saigon, Viet Cong fought a 90 minute mortar duel against Vietnamese defenders as helicopters and flare light aided the defense. The night action, tied to broader efforts to isolate Saigon from the Mekong Delta, occurred as a Mansfield delegation arrived in Saigon for discussions with Lodge and Westmoreland.
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South
Viet Nam
Binh Chanh
Saigon
North
Air Force
Hanoi
Air
Mekong River
My Tho
Senate
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge
William C. Westmore
Stewart and Kosygin Discuss Nuclear Pact Prospects
Foreign Secretary Michael Stewart wrapped up a week in Moscow with cautious optimism for a nonproliferation pact. Kosygin reportedly signaled Moscow might not view multilateral force plans as an insurmountable barrier to agreement, though Soviet sources offered no confirmation. The United States and Britain continue to pursue joint nuclear strategy talks while Moscow has previously opposed expanding the atomic club.
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Michael Stewart
Alexei Kosygin
Stewart
Moscow
Kosygin
Kremlin
Russia
United States
Britain
Atomic Club
Ansted Soldier Killed in German Truck Crash
Private James L. Williams, 19, of Ansted, was killed in a truck accident in Germany. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Williams.
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Ansted
UPI
James L. W
Germany
Anas
Bale A. Aoe
Clifford Williams
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Joseph W. Grigg
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Nightrider
James H. Saunders Jr
Carrie L. Gills
Wright and Anderson Funeral Home
Andrew J. McVey
Andrew’ Jackson McVey
Pemberton
Fred X. William
Sophia
Mcey
Sullivan
McVey
Richard McVey
Willie Terry McVey
Pemberton Missionary
Ofee Amigo
Sunny Meade
Calif
Taker
Larry Ana
Benny McVey
Richard McVey Jr
Jack Lusk
Edsel Bolen
Omar Walker Jr
E. L. Johnson
Mary E. Richmond
Horace F. Banks
Street
Carlisle
Thomas Banks
Pittsburgh
Ella Suttle
Appalachain Power Co
St. Matthews
Corinthia Jones F
Detroit, Mich
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor
Celia B. Toney
Bert B. Harvey
Diet RX
Salford
Eng
MacArthur, W. Va
Castlebury
Oscar Mayer
Strietman’s Reg
Oscar Mayer Bologna
del Monte Pineapple
Old Virginia
Mackeral
Spring Farm
Cans
American Beauty
Ballard
Pillsbury
Oke, BC
Nestle
S&h
Wieners
Folger’s Coffee
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