560-600 Road Deaths Forecast During Holiday
United Press International reports Americans prepare for Christmas travel with 100 million vehicles on the roads. The National Safety Council projects 560 to 600 traffic deaths and up to 1 000 serious injuries during the holiday period, beginning 6 p.m. today and ending midnight Sunday.
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United Press International
National Safety Council
Greyhound Bus Lines
Pasadena
Calif
Michigan State
Don Japinga
Santa
New England
Chicago
First Presbyterian Church
Huntington
W.va
United Nations
Washington
White House
Jonson
Texas Ranch
el Paso
Tex
Mike van
Young Hunter Dies in Hounding Accident Near Charleston
State Police report the death of 14 year old Dennis Ray Cochran of Charleston in a hunting accident at Heizer Creek. Cochran was rabbit hunting with cousin Danny Kelley when Kelley fired a 16 gauge shotgun into Cochran's abdomen.
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POCA
UPI
Dennis Ray Cochran
Rt. 4
Charleston
Heizer Creek
Here
Cochran
Danny Kelley
Heizer
Kelley
Three appointments announced by West Virginia aging commission
Chairman B C Harrington said Harry F Walker of Nitro is appointed executive director. Dr James Walker of Charleston and John Waterhouse of Wheeling become new commissioners. Glen Armstrong of Charleston and Harry Flether of Huntington are reappointed.
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Charleston
UPI
State Commission On Aging
B. C. Harrington
Elkins
Harry F. Walker
Nitro
James Walker
John Waterhouse
Wheeling
Glen Armstrong
Harry Flether
Huntington
Deaths and Funerals Grover Wickline and John Coleman
Deaths and funerals list Grover Cleveland Wickline 73 of Prosperity who died in a local hospital. Surviving family includes wife Rosa Mae Wickline and two daughters with many grandchildren. Also services for John H Red Coleman 71 of Mount Hope with burial at High Lawn Memorial Park after a long illness. Coleman belonged to multiple organizations and was a World War I veteran. survivors include wife four daughters and two brothers. Both bodies at local funeral homes with callers welcome.
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Grover Cleveland Wickline
Prosperity
Rosa Mae Wickline
Davis
Carrie) Robinson
Troy
Ada) ‘Fitzgerald
Newark
Ohio
Webb and Neal Funeral Home
John H
Red)Coleman
Mount Hope
Tyree
Joe MacLeod
High Lawn Memorial Park
Oak Hill
Coleman
Beckley Hospital
New River Co
Charles Town
John and
Elizabeth Coleman
Winifred Sandy
Flat Wood
Jayne Beene
Fayetteville
W. G
Warrenton
Alvin
West Minister
Lynn Clark
Mike Vickers
J. W. Jones
Bill Schilling
Frank Halstead
Jim Hess
Bert E Lewis 74 Eccles Dies After Stroke At Hospital
Bert Ernest Lewis 74 of Eccles died at 1 15 a m after a stroke born June 17 1891 in Elizabethton Tenn son of Will and Margaret Ellen Lewis A resident of Eccles 35 years he worked for Eastern Gas and Fuel Association before retirement His son John Orville was killed in action July 20 1943 Survived by wife Julia Wells Lewis four daughters Euria Barker Eccles Mabel Fox Leando Calif Margaret Skelton Vancouver Wash Mamie Dawson Mosherville Mich two brothers Willie Clarence all of Elizabethton a sister Mrs Annie Grindstaff Elizabethton 14 grandchildren eight great grandchildren Body at Melton Mortuary pending arrival of relatives.
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Bert Ernest Lewis
Eccles
Elizabethton
Tenn
Will
Margaret Ellen Lewis
Eastern Gas and Fuel Association
John Orville
Julia Wells Lewis
Euria Barker
Mabel Fox
Leandro
Calif
Margaret Skeleton
Vancouver
Wash
Mamie Dawson
Mosherville
Mich
Willie
Clarence
Annie Grindstaff
Melton Mortuary
Kennard Scarbro Funeral Arrangements Pending
Kennard Scarbro of San Francisco California died Wednesday in a California hospital. He is survived by three brothers Frank Denver Cole Nelson Crab Orchard and Percy Hansville. The body will be returned to the Williams Funeral Home MacArthur. Born in Flint Kentucky March 5 1905 he was a son of the late Carter and Martha Ake man Roark. Survivors include a son Ivan Pensacola Florida a brother Amos Roark Byrdstown Tennessee four sisters Armi lea Combs Eva Ingram Retta Tyree all of Whitesburg Kentucky and Cordelia Frazier Premium Kentucky and a grandson. May call after 5 p m today.
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Kennard Scarbro
San Francisco
Calif
California
Frank
Denver
Cole
Nelson
Crab Orchard
Percy
Hansville
Williams Funeral
MacArthur
Flint
Carter
Martha Akeman Roark
Ivan
Pensacola
Fla
Amos Roark
Byrdstown
Obituary notices for Wood and Miller with services announced
Theodore A Wood 66 of 311 Orchard Ave died at 7 a m after a long illness Born Dec 12 1899 in Ansted son of Clyde G Wood and Laura Belle Brewler Wood Married Roxann Marcum on Dec 27 1939 Survived by wife daughter Martha Jane Ventura Falls Church Va five brothers and three sisters Funeral at Melton Mortuary Chapel Friday at 2 p m Entombment Sunset Memorial Park Pallbearers from Prudential Life Insurance Co Also funeral services for Warren G Miller 44 Glover held Friday at Brenton Church of God Burial Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Miller born Jan 18 1921 in Saeger son of Albert L and Mae Day Miller World War I veteran Survived by son Donald three daughters Rita Debra step mother sisters brothers and half siblings Funeral from Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home Pineville to church an hour before service.
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Theodore A. Wood
Orchard Ave
Ansted
Clyde G
Laura Belle Brewler Wood
Roxann Marcum
Wood
Raleigh County
Prudential Life Insurance Co
Beckley
Tom
Mount Hope
Detroit, Mich
William
Newport News
Melvin D
Melton Mortuary
James W. Witherspoon
Sunset Memorial Park
Warren G. Miller
Glover
Brenton Church of God
E. R. Heaton
Brenton
Lawrence Miller
Matheny
Change
Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
Miller
Oteen
N. C
Saeger
Albert L
Mae Day Miller
Donald
Rita
Debra
Pearl Miller
Basil
James
Gilbert
Sampy
Grovesville
N. J
John C
Fred Griffith Dies in Welch Hospital at 4:35 AM
Fred Griffith aged 55 of Eccles died in a Welch hospital at 4:35 a.m. today. The body is at the Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home.
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Fred Griffith
Eccles
Welch
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Dewey Dixon 70 Dies En Route to Hospital
Dewey L. Dixon age 70 of Rhodell died while being transported to a local hospital at 8 p.m. Wednesday. Trent and Durgan Funeral Home handled arrangements.
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Dewey Lawson Dixon
Rhodell
Wednesay
Trent and Durgan
Funeral services for Mrs Florence Sarver
Mrs Florence Sarver 60 of Oak Hill will have funeral services Friday at 2 PM conducted by Rev C S Donnelly. Burial is in High Lawn Memorial Park Oak Hill. She was found dead Tuesday at home and death is attributed to natural causes.
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Florence Sarver
Oak Hill
Tyree
C. S. Donnelly
High Lawn Memorial Park
Wesleyan Grant For Buckhannon Science Center
A $250612 grant to aid construction of a science center at West Virginia Wesleyan College Buckhannon has ARC approval pending Commerce Secretary consent. The college has raised $1056763. HEFA will provide $653590 toward the project.
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Washington
UPI
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Buckhannon
W. Va
Appalachian Regional Commission
Secretary of Commerce
Retired General Walter C. Sweeney Jr Dies at 57
Walter C. Sweeney Jr., a WWII bomber commander and former head of the Tactical Air Command, died Wednesday night of cancer at Homestead Air Force Base Florida at age 57. The Wheeling West Virginia native retired July 31 after shaping U S bomber forces across propeller and jet eras.
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Washington
UPI
Air Force
Walter C. Sweeney Jr
Tactical Air Command
Homestead Air Force Base
Fla
Sweeney
U.S
Strategic Air Command
SAC
Pacific
Berlin
Wheeling
W. Va
Walter C. [Sweeney
U. S. Army
West Point
Kelly Field
Texas
Midway
War Department
State Road Commission to Find Danger Road Areas
The State Road Commission and State Police will identify dangerous highway areas in West Virginia to meet a U. S. Bureau of Public Roads ultimatum. Agencies must fix narrow lanes curves and obstructions by 1969 to avoid loss of federal matching funds.
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Charleston
UPI
State Road Commission
West Virginia
U. S
Bureau of Public Roads
SRC
Bureau
China lashes Soviet aid claims over Vietnam weapons
China blasted Moscow for supplying North Vietnam with old or damaged Soviet weapons and denied charging any payments. Hanoi announced a 1966 economic aid pact with the USSR after talks in Moscow, while Peking accused U.S. moves toward Cambodia of expanding the war.
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Tokyo
UPS
Soviet Union
Red China
Viet Nam
Peking
Communist China
China
Hanoi
U.S
Peking Peoples Daily
Koday
Moscow
New China News Agency
United States
Cambodia
South
Smith Seeks Clarification On State Mental Hospitals
State Mental Health Dept official delivered to Gov. Hulett C. Smith supplemental information to a December report on all state mental hospitals. The governor requested clarification prompted by a Mason County grand jury that termed Lakin State Hospital conditions deplorable.
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Charleston
UPI
State
Hulett C. Smith
Smith
Mason County Grand Jury
Lakin State Hospital
Pineville council hearing on street paving tax delayed
A hearing on a writ of mandamus over Pineville street paving was continued to December 20 at the request of petitioners led by Huffman Bailey and Lewis. The dispute centers on a proposed gross sales tax to fund street maintenance and other town improvements amid council support and local opposition. Mayor Stewart is vacationing in Texas as council members list Scoleri Brooks Cook Lambert and Rose Jr. among those involved.
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Pineville
RNS
Robert Worrell
Fred L. Huffman
W. C. Bailey Jr
W. M. Lewis
Wyoming County
Imake
John Scoleri
James G. Brooks
Dick Cook
Sam Lambert
W. F. Rose Jr
Vaughn Stewart
Texas
Smith to Seek Law Change on State Bids
Gov Hulett C Smith will ask the 1966 Legislature to repeal a West Virginia preference law for in state firms in state purchasing bids. The move follows Pennsylvania scrapping a similar policy. The attorney general noted the U S bid process remains competitive and the state law change would remove the bias.
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Smith
Charleston
UPI
Hulett C. Smith
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Atty. Gen
C. Donald Robertson
NBPSD Faces Public Questions Over Sewer System
The NBPSD board led by Lilly Basil Bailey and Walter James defends rates and bonds set to finance a $930,000 revenue bond project with a $952,950 federal grant. Only 722 of an estimated 950 customers are connected, tap fees vary by pre or post completion, and accusations of vendor purchase influence are denied after PSC review.
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State Public Service Commission
PSC
NBPSD
Lilly
Basil Bailey
Walter James
Public Service Commission of
West Virginia
Citizens Group
Citizens
Water Resources Board
Department of Health
County
NBPSC
Raleigh County
State Health Department
State Water Resources Board
Norman Gunderson
C. M. Elmore
William Wright
Truce Proposal Tested by Saigon Authorities
Saigon leaders treat the Viet Cong truce offer as propaganda but respond by testing the proposal while maintaining normal combat readiness and reserving the right to act if provoked. Authorities weigh the gesture amid ongoing tension in the city and region.
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Saigon
Randolph Sees No Tax Increase
UPI reports Sen. Jennings Randolph of West Virginia believes the expanding economy and modest domestic spending cuts will allow the United States to wage the Vietnam War without a tax increase. He cautioned that if Congress considers tax hikes next session, excise taxes and profits could be targeted, but individuals and businesses would not face added income taxes amid a strong economy in 1966.
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Elkins
UPI
Jennings Randolph
D-W. Va
U. S
Randolph
Congress
Ex-USAF Chief Of Staff Gen Thomas D White Dies
Washington D C Gen Thomas D White former Air Force chief of staff died Wednesday night at Walter Reed Army Medical Center at 64 after months of leukemia treatment. He retired June 30 1961 and later spoke on defense issues becoming a critic of McNamara and civilian advisers. He is survived by his widow Constance Row of London a daughter and a sister. Services Tuesday at Washington National Cathedral and burial at Arlington National Cemetery.
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Washington
UPS
Thomas D. White
Air Force
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
White
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Robert S. McNamara
McNamara
Defense Secretary
Pentagon
Constance Row
London
England
Washington National Cathedral
Arlington National Cemetery
Pope urges negotiation over arms to keep peace
Pope Paul called on neighbors to avoid armed defense and seek equitable talks to restore order and friendship. He urged the US and South Vietnam to halt fire over Christmas unless engaged, praising the Ecumenical Council and noting his planned trip to the United Nations on Oct 4.
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St. Peter’s Square
Pope Paul
United States
Hanoi
South Viet Nam
Ecumenical Council
United Nations
New York
LBJ Preparations for Gala as Johnson Budgets for War Effort
At the LBJ Ranch in Austin, President Johnson and Lady Bird decked the home for Christmas while he focuses on next year's federal budget. He spoke with Defense Secretary McNamara on military spending and reviewed budget reports on health and education amid Vietnam costs. Lyndon Johnson’s daughters hosted a surprise 53rd birthday dinner for their mother, who noted her birthday falls near Christmas.
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Austin
Tex
LBJ
Johnson
Lady Bird Johnson
Lyndia Bird
Luci
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Elizabeth Carpenter
Governor Names Fight Chairmen
The Governor’s Progress Corps named the first eight county chairmen under the State Commerce Department. They are Warren H. Moss Morgantown Monongalia Bernard Hays Spencer Roane William M. Shifler Union Monroe Carl M. Dunn Huntington Cabell J. Floyd Harrson Wayne Walter Purdy Ravenswood Jackson John E. Faulconer Hinton Summers and D Banks Wilburn Glenville Gilmer. Commerce Commissioner Angus E Peyton said more chairmen will be named in the remaining counties in the coming months.
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Charleston
UPI
Governor’s Progress Corps
State Commerce Department
Warren H. Moss
Morgantown
Monongalia County
Bernard Hays
Spencer
Roane County
William M. Shifler
Union
Monroe County
Carl M. Dunn
Huntington
Cabell Couty
J. Floyd Harrson
Wayne
Wayne County
Walter Purdy
Ravenswood
Jackson County
John E. Faulconer
Hinton
Summers County
D. Banks Wilburn
Glenville
Gilmer County
Commerce Department
Hulett C. Smith
West Virginia
Commerce
Angus E. Peyton
Paratroopers Drift Over Haiphong as Forces Fight Near Border
A U S spokesman reported airmen drifted down over Haiphong port area with no rescue efforts launched. Separately a U S Special Forces platoon clashed with a Communist battalion about 400 miles north of Saigon in Quang Tri Province, claiming 25 enemy killed and taking ammo and gear. A 30 hour Christmas cease fire was announced for joint U S and Vietnamese troops beginning 6 pm Christmas Eve.
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U.S
Haiphong
Saigon
Quang Tri
Khe San
National Liberation Front
Viet Cong
Re-Examining 1-Y Draft Registrants Considered
Washington officials discuss re examining about two million 1-Y draft registrants to determine if they are now eligible for service. No definite decision yet, but the option is on the table to meet ongoing high draft calls.
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Washington
UPI
Selective Service
Defense Department
New Education Chief Aims Vigorous Desegregation Enforcement
Washington reports Harold Howe II, 47, named by President Johnson as U.S. Commissioner of Education, pledges vigorous enforcement of desegregation laws and a long struggle across regions. He urges Southern and Northern schools to pursue integration with staff inclusion and federal action if needed.
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Washington
UPI
North
South
Harold Howe HW
Hartford, Conn
Johnson
Francis Keppel
U.S
Howe
North Carolina Institute of Learning
National Education Association
Truck Crashes Into Train Killing Driver and Injuring Dozens
In Anaheim a gravel truck struck The San Diegan passenger train at a highway crossing. The driver Bernard J Lenfranco 21 of Anaheim died. About 40 others were injured, with 28 hospitalised. The 10car train carrying 200 passengers from Los Angeles to San Diego derailed seven cars. Dolores J Vallegos 22 of Walsenburg Colorado was in serious condition.
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Anaheim
Calif
UPI
San Diegan
Dolores J. Vallegos
Walsenburg
Colo
Orange County
Bernard JF. Lenfranco
Los Angeles
San Diego
Midwest
HRC Chief Raps School Report
Charleston dispatch notes Howard McKinney of West Virginia State Human Rights Commission criticizing an NEA report on displaced or demoted Negro teachers. He cites specific cases in Mingo and McDowell counties and says the NEA did not consult the commission or affected locals. The commission says the letter to NEA went unacknowledged.
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Charleston
UPI
National Education Association
State Human Rights Commission
Howard McKinney
McKinney
West Virginia
NEA
Border
Mingo County
Red Jacket
McDowell County
No New Strike Seen After Umpire Ruling At Ireland Mine
United Mine Workers District 6 President Thomas Williams says no new strike is expected after King Umpire Frank Fries upheld the dismissal of six Ireland Mine officials of Hanna Coal Co near Moundsville. The Sept. 7 dismissals had sparked a wildcat walkout involving over 11,000 workers across West Virginia Pennsylvania and Ohio. Williams expressed disappointment but believed the threat is over, though he cautioned uncertainty.
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Moundsville
UPI
United Mine Workers Union
UMW
Thomas Williams
Ireland
Hanna Coal Co
Here
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Williams
Frank Fries
Gillispie
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Grover C. Wickline
John H. Coleman
Bert E. Lewis
Nicholas H. Hairston
Vine St
Bluefield
Gary
Ollie English
Hairston
Bethel Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ
Wright and Anderson
Dewey L. Dixon
Mrs
Wesleyan
Grant Okehed
Webbs Florists
F.T.D
F.T.D. Florists
Beckley Florist
Mt. Hope
USAF
Yale
New Education
HRC
Raps
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