Two Cars Fire Near Rights Workers Voter Drive
In Kosciusko Mississippi early today two cars fired on a Freedom House housing 20 volunteers aiding voter registration. Donald Salisbury 19 from Pulaski New York was lightly wounded by shotgun pellets. Civil rights workers fired back. cars fled. Volunteers include one Black and nineteen white Oberlin College students.
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Kosciusko
Miss
UPI
Freedom
Donald Salisbury
Pulaski
N.Y
Gunter Frentz
Freedom Democratic Party
Frentz
Salisbury
Oberlin College
Ohio
Mississippi
Wife Charged In Hammer Murder
Retta White 65 is charged with murder in the beating death of her partially paralyzed husband Webster B. White 78 at their Bomont Clay County home. Police say the sledgehammer used was found in the cellar and that Mrs White has a long history of mental illness. She waived to the grand jury and is jailed on a $1000 bond. Neighbor Catherine Moses found the body after arriving for routine housework.
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Clay
UPI
Clay County
Bomont
Retta White
Grand Jury
Webster B. White
White
Brown
Candy
Marian Rosen
Allen Parker Co
Mossler Financial Empire
Rochester
Howard Walker
Auto Finance Company
Satellite launched from Vandenberg in polar orbit
USAF reports a Thor Agena booster launched an undisclosed type satellite to a polar orbit from Vandenberg Air Force Base California on Wednesday. No further details were released due to Defense Department policy.
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Vandenberg Air Force Base
Calif
UPS
Air Force
Defense Department
State's star witness testifies in Messler murder case
Roscoe Brown, a 17 year employee of the Messlers, testifies as the fifth state witness linking Melvin Lane Powers to the slaying of Jacques Mossler. He details cleaning a kitchen sink with Ivory soap and notes a palm print found on a surface he cleaned hours before the murder. Candy Mossler reacts perceptibly as Brown identifies Powers.
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H. D. Quigg
Miami
UPI
Candace Mossler
Melvin Lane ‘Powers
Roscoe Brown
Messiers
Jacques Mossler
Candy
Arthur E. Huttoe
George E. Schulz
Brown
Mossler
Rochester
Minn
Moore to Seek Re election Despite Calls to Step Down
Congressman Moore announces he will continue to serve in the House after conferences and soul searching. Now in his tenth year, he won his first term by 762 votes and carried the 1964 race by 43 281 votes. He has led West Virginia GOP activities as national committeeman since 1963 and was a 1964 national convention delegate. Two Republicans seek the nomination to face him, Francis J. Love and Harold G. Outright.
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Ginin
House of Representatives
Moore
Congress
Johnson
West Virginia
GOP
Randolph
Francis J. Love
Wheeling
Harold G. Outright
Ivanhoe
Upshur County
Satellite Watch Eyes World Weather From Space
A Delta rocket launched at 2:42 a.m. EST carrying an oversized hatbox satellite. The craft flew over Miami Beach Cuba and Panama before placing its payload into a north-south polar orbit over the Pacific. Its sensors will photograph the same areas daily at the same local time to monitor global weather.
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Miami Beach
Cuba
Panama
Pacific
West Virginia considers corporate net income tax and university bonds
Lawmakers debated a three bill package including a corporate net income tax to base revenue more solidly. Kaufman argued for new taxes despite governor's stance and cited BPW shortfalls. The House also received a Senate bill authorizing WVU Board of Governors to issue revenue bonds up to twenty million dollars for capital improvements.
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Kaufman
G. Thomas Battle
Board of Public Works
Senate
House
House Finance Committee
West Virginia University Board of Governors
New York lawmakers showcase safe car plan to cut injuries
State Sen. Edward J. Speno Assemblyman Alexander Chananau and Sen. Simon J. Liebowitz urged Congress for 3.6 million to design and crash test a safety car. They claimed the vehicle could reduce injuries and deaths in speed crashes by up to 90 percent in rollovers and rear impacts, with a feasibility study funded by 100,000 from the New York Legislature.
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Washington
UPI
New York
Congress
Edward J. Speno
Speno
Alexander Chananau
Detroit
Chananau
Simon J. Liebowitz
Senate Executive Reorganization Subcommittee
Chananan
Republic Aviation Division
Fairchild Hiller Corporation
Democratic Committee Seeks Write-In Vacancy Fill
The Raleigh County Democratic Executive Committee in Trap Hill District discusses filling Nettie Covey's vacancy after a fatal Oct 24 crash near Harper Bridge. Sheriff Mills proposes a May Primary write-in election to choose a district representative, noting fairness and local choice. The group also backs a Beckley road network to boost regional trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Democratic Executive Committee
Trap Hill
Democratic Committee
Nettie Covey
Robert A. Dillon
Whitesville
Harper Bridge
Okey A. Mills
Sheriff Mills
Beckley
Raleigh
Stove Fumes Overcome Family In Wyom ing General
In Mullens Pineville, a mother Delcie Lyons and her six children were overcome by stove fumes during the night. They were treated at Wyoming General Hospital and listed in satisfactory condition. Three other children aged 3 7 5 and 16 months were treated and released. A neighbor helped bring them to the hospital after they awoke.
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Mullens
Ans
Pineville
Wyoming General Hospital
Delcie Lyons
Brenda
Shirley
Kenner
Charles
Salena
Thomas
Deaths and Funerals in Beckley and Vicinity
Obituaries list J Frank Brubeck 61 of Kinzer Street Arlington VA heart attack. services set at Keyser Bryant Chapel with Rev W Reece Burns. Other notices: William Ira Shelton 54 Maben, Elza Columbus Hackney 57 Oak Hill, Jesse L. Toney 78 Clear Creek. Details include birthplaces, spouses, children, church affiliations, and funeral arrangements.
Graveside Rites Planned for Ruth Kidd in Mount Carbon
Ruth Kidd 68 of Mount Carbon died Tuesday in Oak Hill nursing home. Graveside services will be held Friday at 2 p.m. in Kidd Cemetery Mount Carbon with Rev. G O Martin officiating. She was born November 17 1898 in Atlanta Georgia and was a Baptist. Her husband Arthur died in 1945. The body lies at Thomas Funeral Home Oak Hill with viewing after 4 p.m. today.
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Ruth Kidd
Mount Carbon
Kidd
G. O. Martin
Services for Octavie W. Eldridge Set at Campus Church of God
Funeral services for Mrs Octavie W Eldridge 67 of Cyclone will be at 1 p m Friday at Campus Church of God with Rev Lloyd Ferguson officiating. Burial in Community Cemetery at Emmett. Survivors include five sons a daughter 29 grandchildren and five great. The body taken to Raymond Eldridges home in Cyclone from Evans Funeral Home Oceana. Also funeral arrangements for Mrs Gussie Lett 53 of Scarbro set for 2 p m Sunday at Glorious Church of God in Christ with burial at Greenwood Memorial Park. Body to be moved from Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor Greenstown to church one hour before services.
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Octavie W. Eldridge
Church of God
Lloyd Ferguson
Emmett
Eldridge
Man
Clear Fork
Jefferson
Viola Cline
Cloyd Riffe
Long Island
N.Y
Metney Riffe
Logan
Raymond Eldridge
Cyclone
Jefferson Eldridge
Lucasville
Ohio
Lehman
Mallory
Effie Spencer
Josh
Milburn Cline
Hanover
Carrie Justice
Benton
Raymond
Evans
Oceana
Gussie Lett
Scarbro
Church of God In Christ
Allen Wilson
Greenwood Memorial Park
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral
Greenstown
Dea Graham Rites Held In MacArthur Funeral
Dea Graham 175 of MacArthur dies after long illness. Pallbearers named David Pack Pemberton Peck Paul Woods Doyle Worix Earl Ratliff and Homer Green will conduct services at 11 a m Friday Williams Funeral Home Chapel MacArthur with Rev Philip Graham and Rev F C Calhoun officiating. Burial in Sunset Memorial Park.
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Dea Graham
MacArthur
David Pack
Pemberton Peck
Paul Woods
Doyle Worix
Earl Ratliff
Homer Green
Williams Funeral Home
Philip Graham
F. C. Calhoun
Sunset Memorial Park
Graham
Final rites for nine day old Melinda Lou Vaught
The funeral for Melinda Lou Vaught nine day old daughter of Mr and Mrs Ernest Vaught Ravencliff will be held at 11 a m Saturday at Pine Grove Baptist Church Ravencliff Burial will follow in Pine Grove Cemetery She died at 2 53 a m today in a Beckley hospital Surviving are two sisters Mary Frances and Kathy Lynn at home and grandmother Mrs Dollie Cozort Glen Rogers Evans Funeral Home in Oceana to the residence at 5 p m Friday
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Melinda Lou Vaught
Ernest Vaught
Ravencliff
Pine Grove Baptist
Pine Grove
Beckley
Mary Frances
Kathy Lynn
Dollie Cozort
Glen Rogers
Evans
Oceana
Final rites set for Mrs. Margaret J P Matthews
Mrs. Margaret Jane Pilkington Matthews 81 of Skelton and Osceola Mills Pa dies at home of daughter Mrs. C D Woods Beckley. Born March 31 1884 in England she leaves two sons three daughters a brother and a sister with 13 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. Funeral 2 30 p m Saturday at Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel officiated by Rev Robert Coburn burial Hilltop Cemetery. Body at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home with friends from 11 a m Friday.
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Margaret Jane Pilkington Matthews
Skelton
Osceola Mills
Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel
Robert Coburn
Hilltop
Matthews
C. D. Woods
Beckley
England
Matthew Scott
Pottsville
Agnus Oswald
Osceola
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Gener
Funeral services for Christopher Columbus Haynes held at Lacoma Baptist
Funeral services for Christopher Columbus Haynes 91 of Chesapeake Ohio formerly Cyclone will be at 1 pm Saturday at Lacoma Baptist Church with Rev Clyde Robertson in charge Burial at George Cook Cemetery He was a retired farmer and Primitive Baptist Church member Survivors include three sons David Rufus Elemuel a daughter Flossie Mitchell a brother and a sister 12 grandchildren 39 great grandchildren and 5 great great The body arrives at Mc Dougal Funeral Home in Oceana this afternoon Also Sam Williams 69 of Derry Hill Mount Hope died at a local hospital He was born April 10 1896 in Virginia a retired miner and a member of Harvey Baptist Church The list of survivors includes a wife a son and six grandchildren The body is at Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor Pending arrangements Margaret Lambert 85 Herndon Heights died Wednesday at home Burial by Sam Fogle song Mullens Funeral arrangements complete
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William Ira Shelton
Maben
Beartown Methodist Church
Ronald Adkins
Wesley Grose
Bailey
Beartown
Shelton
Winding Gulf Coal Co
Slab Fork
John and
Nora Adkins Shelton
Maben Methodist Church
Bessie Bailey Shelton
Leo
Sophia
Billy
Jimmy
Edna B. Baize
Chicago
Shirley Fowler
Butler
Janice Sizemore
Sam Fogieser
Nease and
Neely
Mullens
Elza Columbus Hackney
Oak Hill
Calvary Baptist Church
Alden Meadows
High Lawn Memorial
Park
Hackney
Sissonville
Lula Jones Hackney
George Hackney
Republic Steel Corp
Cleveland
Ohio
Kincaid
Claytia Baughan Hackney
Curtis
Frances Johnson
Geraldine Humphrey
Beckley
Gail Painter
Marilyn Henderson
Doris Martin
Ridgeland
Miss
Estel
Charleston
Clinton
St. Petersburg
Fla
Erma White
Tyree
Jesse L. Toney
Clear Creek
Clear Creek Presbyterian Church
Robert Rasmuth
Colcord
Glen
John
Bradley
Icie Williams
Nellie Ewings
George
James
Fred
Nettie Ellison
Pax
Inez Stover
Mount Hope
Christopher Columbus
Sum
Haynes
Chesapeake
Cyclone
Lacoma Baptist Church
Clyde Robertson
George Cook
Primitive Baptist Church
Clintwood
Caleb
Millie Mills Haynes
Sarah Ann Cook Haynes
David
Man
Rufus
Elemuel
Huntington
Flossie B. Mitchell
Frank M
Jenkins
Ellen Holbrooks
Shelby Gap
McDougal Funeral Home
Oceana
Sam Williams
Derry Hill
Virginia
John Williams
Harvey Baptist Church
Gennie Williams
Samuel
New York
Shirley Williams
Eva Ritchie
Gwendolyn Payne
Baltimore
Juanita Williams
Rosa
Ferguson
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor
Nine Miners Die in English Pit Collision Near Rotherham
Nine miners were killed and 21 injured when two pit trains collided a half mile underground at Silverwood Colliery near Rotherham England. The paddy mail train carrying day shift workers was rammed from behind by a locomotive. Rescue teams and ambulances waited at the mine head for the injured.
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Rotherham
England
UPI
Silverwood
Sheffield
National Coal Board
Vietnam War Marks North Vietnam Raids And Air Attacks
Vietnam reports Monday strikes on two barges on the Song Ma River 60 miles northwest of Hanoi. U S Navy planes claim to sank a North Vietnamese patrol boat near Haiphong. Air and sea raids hit Vinh storage areas and highways. Coastal sweep near Saigon 300 miles northeast continues with enemy regiments rising to 15,000 20,000. Two American lives lost in separate crashes. Masher operation renamed White Wing as commanders vow continued fighting.
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Song Ma
Hanoi
Haiphong
Vinh
Saigon
Valley Forge
South Viet Nam
U.S
Harold Moore
Air Cavalry
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USAF
Bank of Raleigh
Main & Kanawha Sis
F.d.lc
Handyman
Messler
Mr. Mossler
Mr.Mossler
J. Frank Brubeck
Kinzer St
Keyser-Bryant
W. Reece Burns
Brubeck
Arlington
Washington, D. C
Arthur and
Lucy Templeton Br
Shields Brubeck
St. Clairsville
Sallie Riley
Silver Springs
Marguerite Blankenship
Roanoke
Funce
William J. Shelton
W. Eldridge
Mrs. Gussie Lett
le Clc
MacArthur, W. Va
Margarine
Morton
Tee
Ems
Libby
Spring Farm
del Monte
Morrell
Vienna
Morrell’s
Castlebury
ROHS
S&h
Oscar Mayer
Bologna
Hormel
Wieners
Folger’s
Melinda L. Vaught
M. J. Matthews
Christopher Haynes
Margaret Lambert
Herndon Heights
Sam Foglesong
Nease and Neely
Viet Nam
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