Deaths and Funerals Mrs Rhoda Jarrell 72
Services for Mrs. Rhoda Jarrell 72 were held at 2 30 p m today at the Seth Church of God with Rev Leslie Nelson and Rev Matthew Dale presiding Burial followed at Pineview Cemetery in Orgas She died Monday in a Charleston hospital after a brief illness Survived by a half brother Rufus Brown Beckley She belonged to the Church of God at Seth Armstrong Funeral Home Whitesville directed arrangements.
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Rhoda Jarrell
Seth
Seth Church of God
Leslie Nelson
Matthew Dale
Pineview
Orgas
Mann Funeral Arrangements For Ansted Grocery Owner
George Henry Mann 58 of Ansted died at home after a long illness. He owned a local grocery, attended Ansted Baptist Church and was a member of Signal Knob Lodge No. 19 Knights of Pythias. The body lies at Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home East Rainelle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Henry Mann
Ansted
Herbert
Henry Mann
Mary Elizabeth Cashion Mann
Mann
Ronceverte Woman Elza Boone Dies After Illness
Mrs Elza J Boone 89 of Ronceverte died at home Tuesday after a long illness. She was mother of Clarence Boone Oak Hill a member of First Baptist Lincoln. Survived by James Cline Ohio a brother Henry Dillon Fredericksburg and sisters Mrs G S Hartley Clifton Forge Va Mrs Bruce Hill Fredericksburg and Mrs J B Willie Cook Charleston.
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Elza J. Boone
Ronceverte
Clarence Boone
Oak Hill
First Baptist Church
Lincoln
Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home
Rns
Fredericksburg
James Cline
Ohio
Henry Dillon
G. S
Mayme) Hartley
Clifton Forge
Bruce
Carrie) Hill
J. B
Willie) Cook
Charleston
Death of Sankey L. Dillon Dillon, Beckley Deputy Sheriff
Sankey L Dillon 83 of Rt 2 Beckley died at home at 8 pm Tuesday after an extended illness. A retired deputy sheriff he belonged to Bethel Church MacArthur. Born February 13 1881 in Raleigh County he was son of the late Henry and Josephine Lewis Dillon. Survived by widow Lula Dillon a son Cecil Indianapolis Ind a daughter Mae Dillon at home two sisters Nellie Bowling Princeton and Etta Howell Russell Ky three grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Funeral 2 pm Thursday at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home Peace Chapel with Rev L A Garten and Rev Otis Clyburn. Burial Wildwood Cemetery. Body at funeral home after 4 pm today for visitation.
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Sankey Lewis Dillon
Beckley
Bethel Church
MacArthur
Raleigh County
Henry
Josephine Lewis Dillon
Lula Dillon
Cecil
Indianapolis
Ind
Mae Dillon
Nellie Bowling
Princeton
Etta Howell
Russell
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home Peace Chapel
L. A. Garten
Otis Clyburn
Wildwood Cemetery
Funeral
Final rites for Harlan G Hughart in West Virginia funeral
Final rites for Harlan G Hughart 28 Sullivan will be conducted at 2 30 p m Thursday in the Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home Chapel Fast Rainelle with Rev Mont Carr in charge Burial will follow in the Wallace Memorial Cemetery near Clintonville Hughart died Monday at his residence after a long illness.
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Harlan G. Hughart
Sullivan
Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home
Fast Rainelle
Mont Carr
Wallace Memorial
Clintonville
Hughart
Manley Local Obituary and Arlington Burial Plans
Edwin D Manley 64 of Charleston died in a local hospital at 9 10 a m Tuesday after an extended illness He was a World War I veteran born July 11 1900 in Vanceburg Ky He is survived by sister Edna Harper Alexandria Va Funeral and burial will be at Arlington National Cemetery at 9 a m Saturday Body at Webb and Neal Funeral Home, shipping to Arlington Friday Also: funeral services for Mrs Elizabeth Cline Fredericksburg Va formerly of Beckley were held Tuesday in Fredericksburg hospital She was daughter of the late Rev J W and Mary Fork Dillon and lived in Raleigh County before moving to Fredericksburg with survivors including daughter Helen Fines Dalton
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Donald Manley
Charleston
Vanceburg
Johnnie
Martha Buckner Manley
Edna Harper
Alexandria
Beckley
Arlington National Cemetery
Webb and Neal Funeral Home
Arlington
Elizabeth Cline
Fredericksburg
Fredur
J.W
Mary Fork Dillon
Raleigh County
Dalton
Helen) Fines
Services for Mrs Mamie B Akers Held in Mount Healthy
Mrs Mamie B Akers 83 of Cincinnati Ohio died Monday in a Cincinnati rest home Burial set for 11 am Thursday at Church of the Assumption Mount Healthy Ohio with interment Mount Healthy Cemetery She was born October 30 1881 in Cincinnati Surviving sons Oliver Julian Beckman Eugene Akers and two daughters Marion Romer Beatrice Muncy Also listed are the three survivors and the body lies at Rinehart Funeral Home Mount Healthy Ohio
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Mamie B. Akers
Cincinnati
Ohio
Church of the Assumption
Mount Healthy
Akers
D. B. Akers
Oceana and
Peterstown
Oliver
Julian Beckman
Eugene Akers
Oceana
Marion Romer
Beatrice Muncy
Rinehart Funeral Home
Rns
State youths questioned over Marine sergeant shooting and beating
State authorities plan to question two youths tied to a shooting of a Marine sergeant during a robbery attempt from several weeks earlier. They were identified from pictures by a West Virginia man who was beaten and thrown from a speeding car in Ohio. Frankfort Kentucky officials prepare extradition papers for the two in the severe beating and robbery of 42 year old William H. Walden last Wednesday.
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West Virginia
Ohio
Frankfort
William H. Walden
Plane Incident with Migs Says Company Rep
W Angie Smith of Mecom Smith said the U A R should compensate families of dead pilots Hoyt William 44 Milberry Fla and Kjell Grupp 35 a Swede. He blamed Egypt for reckless acts and said his firm was not at fault and will seek U S government pressure for compensation from Egypt if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Migs
W. Angie Smith
Ili
Mecom
Smith
U.A.R
Hoyt William
Milberry
Fla
Kjell Grupp
U.S
Egypt
Johnson Shifts Focus to Foreign Aid and Budget Cuts
President Johnson, optimistic about budget trimming, turned to foreign aid as a key spending question while aides reviewed how deep cuts can go to keep next year’s budget under 100 billion dollars. A new giant transport plane project dubbed C5 was approved, with 58 aircraft hoped for by mid-1969, at an initial 157 million dollar funding and a total development and production cost near 1.75 billion.
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Johnson City
Tex
UPI
Johnson
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
McNamara
Agriculture
Orville L. Freeman
John A. Gronouski
David E. Bell
Congress
Bell
Budget Bureau
Giant C5 Plane Aims to Move Heavy Military Gear
Defense secretary McNamara says the C5 would lift outsized cargoes like M60 tanks and missiles, boosting mobility of U S forces to western perimeter defenses. Boeing, Douglas and Lockheed compete for the development contract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Kennedy
Johnson
U.S
McNamara
Boeing Co
Douglasheed Aircraft Corp
Parkersburg man found dead in motel near Pittsburgh
MC Young, 58, production manager at Quaker State Oil Refining Corp., was found dead in the Tonidale Motel in North Fayette Two near Pittsburgh. Autopsy by the Allegheny County coroner ruled heart attack as the cause. He lived at 3204 Hemlock Street, Parkersburg.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Young
Parkersburg
W. Va
Quaker State Oil Refining Corp
North Fayette Two
Allegheny County
Hemlock St
Tonidale
Air Force Receives 750 Million Budget Boost
Washington reports a 750 million Christmas budget gift to the Air Force dominated by a new C5 cargo plane project. McNamara and Johnson outlined cuts elsewhere. Army faces 15 000 demobilizations. Navy gains limited manpower amid draft doubts. Overall defense near 50 billion of a 103 billion federal budget with long term cuts expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert S. McNamara
Air Force
Johnson
Texas Ranch
Navy
Army
McNamara
Congress
No Letup In Sight As 6000 Flee Flooded Coast
Northern California and Oregon faced continuing floods with at least eight deaths and over 6000 people fleeing. Rain totals reached 6.28 inches in Blue Canyon, with forecasts of a third day of rain. Gov Brown and Gov Hatfield declared disaster areas and ordered National Guards to assist and deter looting. Coast Guard helicopters missing with three aboard prompted searches. Northern California damage estimated at $35 million if crest heights hold. Six Oregon deaths included electrocutions, and mass evacuations occurred in Stanfield John Day Pleasant Hill and other towns.
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San Francisco
UPI
California
Oregon
Blue Canyon
Placer
Richard Tarble
Edmund G. Brown
Eel River
Californ
Mark Hatfield
Brown
Hatfield
Humboldt County
Coast Guard
Cock Robin Island
Humboldt Bay
Robert H. Allan
Sr Crest Heights
Phil Seilheimer
Reno
Sierras
Idaho
Robert E. Smylie
Bancroft
Boise
Nev
Truckee
Stanfield
Ore
John Day
Twilight Acres
Pleasant Hill
Eugene
Tillamook
Rogue River
Saginaw
Creswell
Pacific
Varney Plant Foreclosure Delayed Amid New Funding Talks
Varney Plant and federal agencies have agreed to delay foreclosure on the facility. Creditors have received 25000 from company funds to forestall bankruptcy while stockholders decide, with Barbour noting they are buying time. The plant, once an ARA backed job creator, faces labor disputes as a union spokesman questions optimism about long term viability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Small Business Administration
Area Redevelopment Administration
West Virginia Industrial Development Board
Barbour
ARA
West Virginia Senator Sits In Search For Missing Man
State Senator 14 hours a day since last Thursday night helps in the search for Elvin C. Riggleman a Moorefield contractor and friend of Baker whose plane vanished. Baker known for civic work and as director of South Branch Valley National Bank held multiple lodge and community roles. Senate district panel will name three candidates for the vacancy with the governor to appoint a temporary successor until the next general election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elvin C. Riggleman
Moorefield
Baker
Ralph Fisher
Moorefield Examiner
South Branch Valley National Bank
Shrine, Masons, American Legion, Moose, Lions
Hardy County Library Board
Farm Bureau
Rusk Urges Unity in Saigon, Aids Stance Clear
Rusk and Rusk's news conference followed a State Department policy statement approved by President Johnson calling for a duly constituted government in South Vietnam based on national unity. The statement urged South Vietnamese leaders to end civilian interference, while not issuing an ultimatum, and noted that continued instability could affect certain aid programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rusk
State Department
Johnson
U.S
Saigon
United States
Robert J. McCloskey
South Viet Nam
Teacher Slain While Writing Christmas Cards
Washington police charged a 16 year old youth with stabbing Miss Jeanne E. Wright a 45 year old public health teacher and AID employee whose body was found in her Capitol Hill apartment. Wright had recently returned from Vietnam and mimeographed a Christmas message for friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Jeanne E. Wright
United States
Wartorn
South Viet Nam
Miss Wright
Capitol Hill
Welfare Dept Cancels Ches apeake Office Plan
The State Welfare Department canceled a proposed Ches apeake office due to questions about authority to make alterations. The move costs rent of 1125 for a period from last July 1 to next Feb. 15, as the owner could not implement required tenant changes. The plan aimed to decentralize services with five Kanawha County field offices in Charleston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
OPT
State Welfare Department
Chesapeake
Department
W. Bernard Smith
Kanawha County
State Senator's Son Gels Lifesaving Award
Clarence E. Martin III son of State Sen Clarence Martin of Martinsburg received a Red Cross lifesaving award in Martinsburg He saved a drowning Black youth at the Martinsburg Golf Club after pulling him from the pool and giving artificial respiration The student at the University of Arizona aided after the youth appeared to slip onto the grounds and fall in the pool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinsburg
UPI
Clarence E. Martin III
Clarence Martin
Red Cross
Young Martin
Martinsburg Golf Club
Martin
University of Arizona
Apparen
Malaysia Reports New Invasion By Indonesia
More than 20 Indonesian guerillas landed on Malaysian shores at dawn from two boats in the Straits of Malacca. Security forces were deployed and 100 miles of coastline facing Indonesia was closed to vessels. The invaders were reported trapped in a swamp near Kukup three miles north, about 30 miles west of Singapore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontian
Malaysia
UPI
Straits of Malacca
Indonesia
Kukup
Singapore
Brown Faces Second Stolen Goods Charge in Charleston
Norman Natie Brown, carnival operator in Charleston, faces a new charge of receiving stolen goods after a Dunbar auction barn raid recovered about 1400 dollars worth of items. Glenn Burdette, Brown’s employee, faces similar charges. Brown, appealing a 1 to 10 year term after a prior conviction for receiving stolen cigarettes, was released on a $1000 bond alongside Burdette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
UPI
Norman
Natie) Brown
Dunbar
Glenn Burdette
Brown
1st Family All Set For Christmas At Ranch
The Johnson family prepares for Christmas at the LBJ Ranch with a decorated tree, candles, and stockings for four family members. Lady Bird Johnson, turning 52, oversees yuletide preparations as President Johnson strolls the ranch with her. Luci, 17, and her fiancé Paul Betz from Washington join the week, while Lynda, 20, also participates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson City
Tex
UPI
Johnson
LBJ
Lady Bird Johnson
Germany
Lady Bird
Lynda
Luci
Texas
Johnsons
Pope Urges End To Arms Race
Vatican City reports Pope Paul VI calling on world powers to halt the arms race and focus on alleviating hunger, misery, sickness, and ignorance. He denounces nationalism racism and militarism and warns that militarism fueled by fear threatens world peace and diverts resources from humanitarian needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican City
UPI
Paul VI
Vietnamese power struggle strains U.S. role in Saigon
In Saigon a clash erupts between Premier Khanh and Ambassador Taylor over military influence and constitutional rule. Washington warns U.S. support hinges on a government free of improper military interference. Khanh accuses Taylor and signals possible retreat on releasing imprisoned officials due to transportation delays.
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U.S
Washington
Khanh
Taylor
United States
Viet Nam
Saigon
High National Council
Italy’s 12th ballot tests fate of Nea politician
A 56 year old Neapolitan lawyer failed to win a majority in the Italian parliament as 482 votes were needed from 963 deputies. Leone captured 401 votes on the 12th ballot, the best tally yet, with Christian Democrats coalescing behind him while dissidents from multiple parties linger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leone
Christian Democrats
Ytaften
Liberals Weigh Third Candidate in GOP Leadership Fight
A liberal bloc of 15 to 20 House Republicans met with Rep. John V. Lindsay to discuss backing a third candidate as a potential balance of power. They may influence the January 4 showdown between House GOP Leader Charles Halleck and Rep. Gerald Ford, with some views seeing Ford as an improvement over Halleck. The group planned another meeting before the vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
John V. Lindsay
New York
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
Ford
Halleck
Lindsay
Geese and Ram Stop Mail Carrier in Newburyport Farm
Newburyport Massachusetts UP I report says mailman Stanley Price was attacked by a flock of geese and a ram while delivering a package at a local farm. Price escaped the geese but was charged by the ram whose horns menaced him until the owner intervened to call off the animal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newburyport
Mass
UPI
U.S
Stanley Price
Newbury
Price
Comsat Announces First Satellite Launch Plan
Comsat and NASA signed an agreement to launch the first communications satellite as soon as March 1. If successful, commercial service between North America and Europe would begin about two months after launch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPS
Communications Satellite Corp
Comsat
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
North America
Europe
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Mrs
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Theil and Hill Distillery Company
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Kentucky
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Portland
Sacramento
Santiam River
Klamath
Weatt
Holmes
Myers Flat
Phillipsville
Orick
Rio Dell
Pepperwood
Shively
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Fortuna
Varney Plant
Gels
Italy
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