Truman Laid To Rest In Simple Missouri Funeral
Thousands line the procession in Independence to bid farewell to Harry S Truman the 33rd President. The service ends with a modest ceremonial salute and a final wish to walk back to his office from the library courtyard. His wife Bess Truman expresses quiet strength as the nation observes a day of mourning and national pall.
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Independence
UPI
Harry S Truman
United States
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Truman
Bess Truman
Harry
White House
Appalachian Power's Advertising Costs Questioned
Appalachian Power Co spent 89000 to publicize an energy crisis plan, a cost deemed not excessive by state Public Service Commission Chair Elizabeth Hallanan. The long legislative debate over education funding and county entitlements is tied to requests for instructional materials and school program support.
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Taylor
State Board of ‘Education
Appalachian Power
Charleston
W. Va
UPI
Appalachian Power Co
State Public Service Commission
Elizabeth V. Hallanan
Appalachian ad campaign under review by state PSC
Miss Hallanan cited a 526000 boost to Appalachian Advertising totaling 2.69 million dollars for a campaign reaching about 313000 customers in West Virginia. The PSC will review expenditures during rate hearings on nearly 10 million in annual Appalachian requests and monitor ad spend for crisis messaging.
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Taylor
Appalachian
West Virginia
Hallanan
PSC
Commission
Beckley Hinton News Briefs Record Proceedings
Public notices from Beckley and Hinton outline second class reel privileges and approvals. The item cites BECKLEY NEWSPAPERS CORPORATION and lists communication and registration details at 941 Prince St and regional offices in Beckley and Hinton.
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Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Prince St
Beckley
W. Va
Hinton, W
Myles Keeps Leadership Roles in West Virginia House
Veteran lawmaker T. E. Myles was retained as majority leader. Delegates from southern counties were named to key posts by House Speaker Lewis McManus. Walter Rollins becomes chief assistant and majority whip replacing Nick Fantasia. Al Ibert Sommerville Jr. named judiciary committee chairman returning after a two year absence.
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Charleston
W. Va
EPH
T.E. Myles
Lewis McManus
Myles
Fayette County
del. Walter Rollins
Wayne County
McManus
Rollins
Nick Fantasia
Marion County
Webster County
al Ibert Sommerville Jr
Power
Robert Steptoe
Martinsburg
State ‘Senate
Sommerville
Del
Billy Burke
D-Gilmer
Charles Lohr
Dmercer
Thomas J. Hawse
3Rd Dist
Agriculture and Natural Resources
J. Leon ‘Hager
Lincoln
James B. Cookman
Hampshire
Larry A. Tuck
Nicholas
W.W. “Jackie” Withrow
Raleigh
Donald L. Kopp
Harrison
Robert W. Dinsmore
Monongalia
Thomas G.goodwin
D-Boone
T. J. Scott
D. McDowell
Phakovich May Run For Post In UMWA District 31
Leonard J Pnakovich says he may run for District 31 president or international executive board member after the court ordered election. He notes his 26 12 years of union service and criticizes Miller's election as unfair saying the Labor Department tied them up.
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Arnold Miller
District 31
Fairmont
W.va
International Board
Pankovich
Miller
Labor Department
Wesleyan President Chosen Today
West Virginia Wesleyan College trustees planned to choose a new president at a meeting in Buckhannon with John D. Rockefeller IV among four finalists. Announcement of a decision was not guaranteed, as the selected candidate would be contacted and must decide on acceptance. Rockefeller, Harvard educated, serves as West Virginia secretary of state and previously ran for governor.
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Buckhannon
W. Va
UPT
Board of Trustees
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Wesleyan
John D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
West Virginia
Harvard
State Department
Peace Corps
House of Delegates
Maryland Swine Barred From State
West Virginia state officials have embargoed all swine entering from Maryland after hog cholera was diagnosed in Charles County. Feeders and swine for custom slaughter are banned. some commercial slaughter hogs may enter with restrictions. Maryland was added to the embargo list alongside Pennsylvania.
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Charleston
W. Va
UPS
Gus Douglass
West Virginia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Chariles County
Douglass
Now You Know By United Press International
Baltimore report notes that the city in Brazil was named for St. Paul by Jesuit missionaries who established a mission there to convert local natives.
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United Press International
Baltimore
UPI
Sao Paulo
Brazil
St. Paul
Four Paris talks miss first meeting in two months
UPI reports as Communist protests and a U S holiday request keep the four parties at the Paris peace talks from meeting marking the first cancellation in two months. The items include North Vietnam bombing and U S holiday request.
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Paris
UPI
North Vietnam
Vietnam War Bombing Report By Tass Describes Hanoi Ruination
Tass Hanoi correspondent Alexander Mineyev reports widespread destruction in Hanoi from American bombing with areas erased and Hanoi becoming a town of ruins. U.S. commanders refuse to detail losses while confirming two B52s lost and a CH53 helicopter crash in Laos with crews rescued.
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Tass
Hanoi
Alexander Mineyev
Red
U.S. ‘Command
Haiphong
U.S. Command
North Vietnam
Vietnam News Agency
VNA
Air Force
Nixon
Moscow
U.S
North Korea Elects Kim Il Sung Under New Unified Charter
In Tokyo, the Korean Central News Agency says Kim Il Sung was elected premier under a new constitution aimed at coexistence and Korean reunification. The charter removes Seoul as capital of all Korea, declaring Pyongyang the capital and defining the DPRK as Socialist under Marx and Lenin principles.
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UPD
North Korea
Kim 1- Sung
South Korea
Korean Central
Kim
People’s Assembly
Pyongyang
Seoul
All Korea
Koreas
Survivors Refuse Comment On Cannibalism Reports
Survivors of the Andes crash two months later to respond to cannibalism reports. Chilean professors and theologians debated morality while officials prepared for Montevideo statements. Relatives hailed the return as a Christmas gift amid seclusion at a hotel.
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Santiago
Chile
UPID
Andes
E Cesar Charlone
Montevideo
San Chile
Charlone
Israel Delays Civilian Traffic After Syria Air Strikes
Israeli troops sealed off the Golan Heights amid calm claimed by Tel Aviv after Wednesday air strikes on two Syrian bases and a guerrilla camp inside Syria. Damascus reported village bombings and casualties, while Israel said good hits were made and no Syrian retaliation occurred.
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United Press International
Golan Heights
Syria
Tel Aviv
Heights
Israel
Middle East
Damascus
Deaths And Funerals Notice For Miller and Boggs
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Helen Miller 57 of Staunton Va formerly of Beaver set for Friday at 2 30 pm at Henry s Funeral Home Staunton Burial in Churchville Va Died in Staunton hospital after a long illness Born May 28 1915 at Glen Morgan daughter of the late H H and Mary O Dell Miller sister of Tom Miller of Raleigh Also funeral services for Dan Boggs 72 of Roswell NM formerly of Elliott County Ky set for Saturday in Ashland Ky with burial in Boggs Cemetery Webville Ky He died Tuesday morning in Roswell after a long illness He was brother in law of the Rev R E Leadingham of Beckley
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Mary Helen Miller
Staunton
Beaver
Henry
Churchville
Glen Morgan
H. H. and
Mary O'Dell Miller
Tom Miller
Raleigh
Dan Boggs
Roswell
N. M
Elliott County
Ashland
Boggs
Webville
R. E. Leadingham
Beckley
Kellman Services Pending at Rose and Quesenberry
George M. Kellman 69 of 428 Hull Street Beckley died at 8 20 a m Wednesday in Duke University Hospital Durham North Carolina after a short illness Arrangements are pending at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home for the Beckley man died midweek in North Carolina.
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Rose and Quesenberry
George M. Kellman
Hull St
Beckley
Duke University Hospital
Durham
N. C
Funeral notices for Shumate and Southern
Mrs Lucy Shumate Blevins 69 of Midway dead on arrival at a local hospital Wednesday. Body at Williams Funeral Home Sophia. Final rites for Jonah Southern 83 of Epperly Friday 10 a m at Williams Funeral Home Sophia. Burial Simmons Cemetery Raven Va. He died Monday 8 15 p m after a long illness. A retired miner born May 1 1889 in King NC, WWI veteran and United Mine Workers Local 6105 member. Survivors include wife Mary Ellen Simmons Southern two sons and six daughters. Friends may call 6 to 9 p m today. Pallbearers listed.
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Lucy Shumate
Blevins
Midway
Williams Funeral Home
Sophia
Jonah Eee
Southern
Epperly
Simmons
Raven
King, N. C
Rufus
Franklin
Martha Ann Hills
America
Mary Ellen Simmons Southern
Kenneth Franklin
William
Foye
Viola) Shelton
Cecil
Mary) Brewer
Chicago
Elgie
Margaret) Thompson
Roger
Linda) Pychon
Princewick
Bernon
Estelle) Maloney
Middletown
Mrs Edna Wilder Final Rites Planned in Beckley
Mrs. Edna Wilder 67 of 423% Neville St Beckley will have funeral Friday at 11 am in Keyser Bryant Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Ross Evans and Rev M K Wilder. Burial in Sunset Memorial Park. Died Tuesday of apparent heart attack. Born Alderson Nov 9 1905 she is survived by husband James E Wilder two sisters and two brothers. Pallbearers listed. Funeral home visitation today 6 to 9 pm.
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Edna
Jerry” Wilder
Neville St
Beckley
Keyser-Bryant
Ross Evans
M. K. Wilder
Sunset Memorial Park
Alderson
Charles H
Mary Martha Lurber
Methodist Temple Church
James E. Wilder
Margaret O’dell
Katherine Elmore
Charles
Fay”. Sims
Hinton
L. L Surber
Rahway
N. J
Fred H. Surber
Massillon
Ohio
Pat Lovell
Frederick Elmore
Joe Dance
G. L. Willis
Charles Spenicer
Hughes May Abandon Privacy For London Stay
Elusive billionaire Howard Hughes may end his famed privacy and stay in Britain for up to six months after arriving in London from Managua. Aide John Eckersley described plans to live more openly as MPs protest the trip, with Hughes shielded inside the Inn on the Park.
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UPS
Howard Hughes
John Eckersley
Hughes
Nicaragua
Intercontinental Hotel
Eckersley
Managua
Britain
the Park
Hyde Park
Mr. Hughes
Gatwick Epee
U.S
Rolls-Royces
Planeside
Daily Express Today
John’ Eckersley
N. M. Rothschild and Sons
Iceland
United States
Drug Suspect Sought By Police In Huntington
A warrant was issued for James A. McCoy 23 of Huntington after he failed to appear for trial on drug charges from a February raid in which five pounds of marijuana were cited. John Marshall 24 and Carlos Hodges 23 were also sought in the case by authorities.
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Huntington
W.va
UPI
James A. McCoy
McCoy
John Marshall
Carlos Hodges
Detroit Shootout Kills Officer
One plain clothes policeman was killed and another critically wounded in a Wednesday night Detroit shootout linked to an earlier incident in which four officers were wounded. Police named two men as suspects in the earlier case. the pair were spotted and opened fire as officers approached. Homicide ruled out a setup.
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Detroit
UPI
Robert Bradford Jr
Bradford
Funeral services set for Willie C. Trent
Willie C. Trent 61 of Pineville dies after a brief illness in Mullens hospital. Born April 16 1911 in Wyoming County he was a lifelong resident. Funeral at 2 p.m. Saturday Sun Hill Methodist Church with Rev Russell Cline officiating. Burial in Palm Memorial Gardens Matheny. He leaves a large family including Pearlie Belcher Trent eight sons five daughters and 22 grandchildren. The body remains at Robertson Foglesong Funeral Home Pineville with viewing 5 to 9 p.m. today and call at Mrs Walker’s home Friday noon.
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Willie C. Trent
Pineville
Sun Hill Methodist Church
Sun Hill
Russell Cline
Palms Memorial Gardens
Matheny
Jin ‘A
Wyoming County
Pearlie Belcher Trent
William
Mrs Louetta Minnick dies. funeral Friday in Northfork
Mrs Louetta Minnick 87 of Davidsonville Maryland dies after a long illness in a Glen Burnie nursing home Funeral services set for 2 p m Friday at Bennett Fanning Funeral Home Northfork with burial at Rest Haven Memorial Park Princeton Maryland
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Bennett- Fanning
Northfork
Louetta Minnick
Davidsonville
Glen Burnie
Rest -Haven Memorial Park
Princeton
Arthur Halsey Dies in Welch Hospital
Arthur Halsey died early today in a Welch hospital. The body is at Robertson Foglesong Funeral Home in Pineville, RNS.
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New Richmond
Welch Hospital
Robertson Foglesong Funeral Home
Pineville
Rns
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