Republicans Aim At Halleck as Ford Backers Rally
Washington Republicans split over leadership with Ford supporters predicting a potential challenge to Charles A Halleck. Rep. Gerald Ford weighs a bid while GOP Chairman Dean Burch seeks to keep his post amid a January committee vote.
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Washington
UPI
Gerald Ford
House
Charles A. Halleck
Halleck
Ford
Charles E. Goodell
R-N.y
Robert P. Griffin
R-Mich
Goodell
Griffin
Charles B. Hoeven
Detroit to Probe Assault by Cop on Photographer
Detroit Mayor Jerome Poerenam ordered a full investigation into an assault on city photographer Edgar Taylor by off duty patrolman Joseph Michalski at the gunfight scene. Taylor says cameras were smashed and he suffered a broken nose and jaw after being attacked from behind as he photographed bodies. Michalski admits smashing the camera but denies hitting Taylor. Police Commissioner Girardin and Cavanagh said the inquiry will proceed as a criminal case. Medical records confirm a fractured nose and jaw.
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Detroit
UPI
Jerome Poerenam
Edgar Taylor
Joseph Michalski
Michalski
Taylor
Harold Tullke
Glory
Andre Rene D’artagan
Ray Girardin
Cavanagh
Mercy Hospital
Road Deaths Reported From Night Crashs
State Police identified Willie H. Howell 55 a State Road Commission employee killed instantly when his dump truck ran out of control on a hill he reportedly jumped from the cab and was run over by the rear wheels a burst wheel cylinder was blamed. James W. Goad 67 a retired coal miner was struck while walking on U S 1921 about 100 yards from his home when a car driven by Richard R Godfrey hit him in heavy rain no charges would be filed.
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Willie H. Howell
James W. Goad
Howell
State Road Commission
Goad
U. S
Richard R
Godfrey
Traffic update notes no schedule disruptions
Weather Bureau predicts a low of zero tonight with a warming trend Sunday, then turning colder by late Tuesday or Wednesday. Precipitation is expected to be under .25 inches through Monday, with light snow or snow flurries likely.
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Weather Bureau
U S Sees Little Hope In German Unity Talks
In Washington, Secretary of State Dean Rusk said the United States, Britain, West Germany, and France would explore a Western approach to Russia on German problems, including reunification and Berlin. He doubted Russia would engage seriously now. NATO ministers met in Paris. McNamara reported a rise in Alliance military strength with some weaknesses to address, and defense spending would rise but not as a share of GNP.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Russia
Germany
Dean Rusk
United States
Britain
West Germany
France
Paris
Berlin
Rusk
New York
U.N. General Assembly
White House
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
McNamara
Mariner-4 Reacquires Canopus Fix for Mars Flyby
Mars probe Mariner-4 regains a lock on Canopus star after a dust-induced loss, correcting its attitude. It will sweep Mars with a 325 million mile, seven and a half month voyage, sending about 22 photos during a 30 minute flyby next July.
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Pasadena
Calif
UPI Mariner-4
Canopus
Mars
Red Planet
California Institute of Technology
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
JPL
Mariner-4
Earth
Space
Corps Announces 2314 Peace Corps Invitations This Week
Peace Corps issued a record 2314 invitations this week for volunteers to start overseas training. Officials noted the prior weekly high was 1000 in spring 1964.
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Washington
UPI
Peace Corps
Throes of Winter Map Forecasts Mid January Averages
A Weather Bureau map presents estimated average temperatures and precipitation through mid January. The document outlines regional forecasts, highlighting expected warmth or cold spells and rainfall patterns for the period, useful for planning travel and daily activities.
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Weather Bureau
Wheeling Steel's New Chairman Optimistic
NEW YORK UPI Wheeling Steel's new chairman Norton Simon told stockholders the firm could endure five or six years without profit and might lose up to 8 million next year. He outlined management changes after ousting William A. Steel, noted mixed reactions over dividend deferral, questioned a low bid from Blaw-Knox for a new mill, and said a three-member review panel would examine prior dealings with suppliers. Simon praised a shift toward independence and warned the steel industry must move faster amid imports and competition.
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New York
UPI
Wheeling Steel
Norton Simon
California
Simon
William A. Steel
Wheeling
Blaw-Knox Co
Promising Overhaul of West Virginia Industry
Simon, new Wheeling Steel Corp chairman, vows to revamp the West Virginia industry into a more efficient, profitable, dynamic company. He criticizes past leadership and pledges honest, factual reporting to stockholders while noting improvements and optimism for long-term future.
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New York
UPI
Wheeling Steel Corp
West Virginia
Norton Simon
California
Wheeling
Wheeling Steel
Confidence grows for Nat King Cole recovery
Doctors remained optimistic about cobalt treatments for singer Nat King Cole as stalled Italian politics faced a fifth ballot in a presidential stalemate. The United States ended negotiations to improve relations with Cambodia amid tensions over the Vietnam War.
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Sion
Congress
Nat King Cole
United States
Cambodia
Viet Nam
Spies Nocence and Denial at Sentencing
Before sentencing the 39 year old Bu tenko, an optical engineer, declared his innocence despite conviction by a jury. An interpreter quoted Ivanov, a chauffeur for Amtorg, denying spying and calling the arrest a misunderstanding. his lawyer urged expulsion rather than imprisonment, but the judge did not grant it.
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Butenko
Ivanov
Amtorg
Johnson Meets With Business Leaders Today
Washington UP I report on President Johnson meeting fourteen top executives at the White House to hear their views on current problems. No commitment was made on supporting the Democratic platform's call to abolish state right to work laws, with Meany signaling support.
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Washington
UPI
White House
George E. Reedy
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Donald C. Cook
American Electric Power Co
New York
Frederick Kappel
American Telephone & Telegraph
Henry Ford II
Ford Motor Co
Dearborn
Mich
Frazer B. Wilde
Connecticut General Life Insurance
Hartford
Charles Thornton
Litton Industries
Beverly Hills
Calif
Thomas J. Watson Jr
International Business Machines
Roger Blough
United States Steel
Frederic Donner
General Motors
David Rockefeller
Chase Manhattan Bank
Frank Stanton
Columbia Broadcasting System
Bill Stolk
American Can
Michael McCarthy
Merrill, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith
William B. Murphy
Campbell Soup
Camden
American soldier and German woman defect to East Germany
West German police report an American Pfc. Claude Swain and a German woman crossed into East Germany by climbing barbed wire at the border. They were met by East German border guards and officers who appeared to expect them. Swain is said to be stationed at Augsburg headquarters.
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Heidelberg
Germany
UPI
East Germany
US. Army
Fulda
Pfc
Claude Swain
Augswoe — 4
Tsat
Fire destroys nursing home as patients perish in blaze
Firefighters and nurses aided remaining patients on the first floor as flames raged. Deputy Jim Bogeman recalled no cries from upper floors where ten residents reportedly walked out but chances of survival were slim. Fire Chief Carlos Jeffries praised prior inspections while Sheriff Edgehill Moore said investigators had not determined a cause with unconfirmed reports of a closet fire.
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McGraw
Jim Bogeman
Carlos Jeffries
Max McGraw
Edgehill Moore
Lee Declines Union Command at War Outset
At the outbreak of the Civil War General Robert E. Lee was offered supreme command of Union forces but declined press accounts note his decision shaped early military leadership and state loyalties in 1861.
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Robert E. Lee
Final rites for Harold W. Miller noted in Beckley
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. at the Methodist Temple for Harold W. Miller 41 former Beckley councilman and brother of ex Mayor Cecil L. Miller with Rev Reece Burns and Rev Stephen Wise officiating. Burial followed at Sunset Memorial Park with Masonic Lodge graveside rites. Miller died Wednesday at 1:17 p.m. in a local hospital after months of ill health. Surviving are two sons nine daughters 30 grandchildren nine great grandchildren and a great great grandchild. The Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home and Trent and Durgan Funeral Home directed arrangements.
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Harold W. Miller
Beckley
Cecil L. Miller
Methodist Temple
Reece Burns
Stephen Wise
Hinton
Maurice Miller
Spencer
Sunset Memorial Park
Masonic Lodge
Miller
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Alfonso Edmonds
Newark
N. J
Flood Jr
U. S
Germany
Ollie Harvey
Beatrice Minifee
New York
Stalker Thornton
Long Branch
Eleanor Greenidge
Brooklyn
N. Y
Hazel Shelton
Huntington
Lurendra Williams
St. Albans
Naomi Cook
New York City
Carter Kauffman
Trenton
Joann Roberts
East Orange
Trent and Durgan Funeral Home
Hogan Rites Planned for Edgar L Hogan in Hinton
Funeral services are set for 1 p m Saturday at the Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel for Edgar L Hogan of Herkimer New York formerly Beckley with Rev A H Chapman of Hinton presiding Burial will follow at Restwood Cemetery in Hinton He died Wednesday night in Herkimer Memorial Hospital after a short illness The body will lie in state at the funeral home with visitation after 6 p m today
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Edgar L. Hogan
Herkimer
N. Y
Beckley
Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel
A. H. Chapman
Hinton
Restwood
Hogan
Herkimer Memorial Hospital
Willie Jones Funeral Services Planned in Mount Hope
Funeral services for Willie Jones about 70 of Mount Hope are set for 12 30 p m Saturday at Trent and Durgan Funeral Home Chapel with Rev Edward Abram presiding. Burial will be in Greenwood Memorial Park. Jones died after an extended illness in a local nursing home Wednesday afternoon. Survivors include brother Alfred Jones of Columbus Ohio.
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Willie Jones
Mount Hope
Trent and Durgan
Edward Abram
Greenwood Memorial Park
Jones
Alfred Jones
Columbus
Ohio
Final Rites for Rev Flood Edmonds in Beckley
The Rev Flood D Edmonds 88 of East Beckley will be buried in Greenwood Memorial Park after his funeral at 1 p m Saturday at Central Baptist Church. He died Sunday in a Newark hospital from complications. Born in Appomattox Virginia he lived 38 years in Beckley and served at Mill Creek Baptist Church in Cooters before joining Central Baptist Church. He was active in civic affairs.
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Flood D. Edmonds
East Beckley
Central Baptist Church
J. W.cogar
Edward Abram
Greenwood Memorial Park
Newark, N. J
Appomattox
Mill Creek
Cooters
Nation Shrouded in Cold Wave Across U S
Arctic air blanketed most of the country with sub zero temperatures from the Pacific to the Great Lakes and south to Texas. Cold warnings covered the South except Florida, with California likely to escape the deep chill. Minnesotans and Dakotans posted readings from 30 below to 16 below zero as highs failed to top zero and travel and power were disrupted nationwide.
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United Press International
Pacific
Great Lakes
Texas
Southland
Florida
California
Hibbing
Minn
International Falls
Worland
Wyo
Helena
Mont
Bismarck
N.D
Duluth
Rapid City
Midwest
Minnea
Omaha
Neb
Moonport work resumes after carpenters lift pickets
CAPE KENNEDY UPI The carpenters Local 1685 withdrew pickets at Merritt Island Moonport and Patrick AFB allowing a return to work on the $750 million moonport and other space projects. About 3,500 of 4,500 construction workers crossed lines Thursday as negotiations with Akwa-Downey Construction Co proceed. Willard Van Hoose confirmed late Thursday night the union moved to resume construction and resolve the dispute.
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Cape Kennedy
UPI
Spaceport
America
Moonport
1685
Merritt Island Moon Base
Patrick Air Force Base
Apollo Moonport
A Kesman
Brevard Building Trades Council
Willard van Hoose
Carpenters
Akwa-Downey Construction Co
Milwaukee
Wis
David Reed Morgan Funeral Arrangements Noted
David Reed Morgan 77 of Grants Pass Oregon died at home after a long illness. He was a blacksmith for Willis Branch Coal Co until 1921 then moved to Oregon, owned a greenhouse and florist shop, and worked as a rancher. Survived by wife Flossie Brunk Morgan seven sons many daughters and several half sisters.
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David Reed Morgan
Grants Pass
Ore
Packs Branch
Willis Branch Coal Co
Oregon
Flossie Brunk Morgan
Johnny
Philip
Tracy
Dunsmore
Calif
Glenn
Pat
Bertram
James W. Perry Funeral Service Held at Methodist Temple
James W. Perry 64 of 504 Sheridan Avenue died Thursday afternoon from a heart ailment in a local hospital. Funeral services are at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Methodist Temple with burial at Highlawn Memorial Park. Perry worked 40 years as a conductor for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway and belonged to the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen and the Methodist Temple. Born January 24, 1900 in Fayette County, he was the son of the late Joseph and Virginia Miller Perry. Survivors include his widow Claraes Perry a son Oceana a sister Evelyn Donnaly Fayetteville a brother George Perry South Point two grandchildren and one great grand. Keyser Bryant Funeral Home will receive friends after 10 a.m. Saturday and will transport the body to the church one hour before services. Nephews and fellow workers will serve as pallbearers with honorary pallbearers.
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James W. Perry
Sheridan Avenue
Methodist Temple
W. Reece Burns
Highlawn Memorial Park
Oak Hill
Perry
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Co
Brotherhood of Railway
Fayette County
Joseph
Virginia Miller Perry
Claraes Perry
Oceana
Evelyn Donnaly
Fayetteville
George Perry
South Point
Keyser-Bryant
Palmer Vaught dies in Newport News pneumonia complications
Palmer Vaught 50 of Newport News Virginia formerly of Pemberton died Wednesday in Newport News Hospital from pneumonia complications. He was known in the area for his vocal work with a singing group. Survivors include his brother in law Charles Lambert Midway.
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Palmer Vaught
Newport News
Pemberton
Charles Lambert
Midway
Death notice for Mrs Mary E McKinney in Mullens
Mrs Mary Etta McKinney 72 of Mullens dies after long illness and is survived by five sons three daughters two sisters and many grandchildren Funeral services set for 11 a m Saturday at Foglesong Inc Chapel Mullens with burial in Spruce Grove Cemetery The deceased born May 26 1892 in Egeria lived in Mullens 21 years and belonged to First Baptist Church Her husband Thomas Mackinney and a son Lokey predeceased her. Additional survivors include daughters Mrs Pearl Lambert Miss Ada McKinney and Mrs Sadie Frazier plus brothers Den Blackburn James Riley and others and sisters Mrs Louisa Reed Mrs Theda Lilly and Mrs Mathis Lilly. Contact after 5 p m today for visitation
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Mary Etta McKinney
Mullens
Foglesong Inc
Funeral Home
Phillip Graham
William R. Nelson
Spruce Grove
McKinney
Egeria
Jacob and
Jane Graham
First Baptist Church
Thomas MacKinney
Lokey
Ernest
Walter
Enoch
Stephenson
Richard
Tazewell
Jack
Detroit
Mich
Pearl Lambert
Niceville
Fla
Ada McKinney
Sadie Frazier
Draper, Va
Den
MacArthur
Blackburn
Odd
James
Riley Graham
Fireco
Louisa Reed
Dott
Theda Lilly
Shady Spring
Mathis Lilly
Indiana
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