Temperatures Rising and Flood Threat Eases
Officials at the U S Weather Bureau report rising temperatures and melting snow easing flood fears across West Virginia. Ohio River alerts in Pittsburgh and Cincinnati indicate flood fears fading as light rainfall persists. Temperatures are expected to rise further, with near steady to cool nights over the next five days.
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Charleston
UPI
U. S. Weather Bureau
Ohio
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
West Virginia
State Officials Silent On Strip Mining Compact
West Virginia officials say they have not seen Kentucky's new strip mining law and will not comment on a possible interstate compact. Gov. Smith and others expressed general satisfaction with the current state law while some legislators plan new strip mine legislation in 1967.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Kentucky
Hulett C. Smith
W. F. Eigennes
C. Donald
Jack Pauley
D-Kanawha
Tom Goodwin
D - Boone
No Dramatic Moves Seen For Viet Nam War
Reported top level U S South Vietnamese talks outline three main strategic lines to win the war. After clearing areas troops would launch rural development programs in agriculture education and public health. General Westmoreland said Communists were regrouping after heavy losses and still fought in jungle bases while small terror attacks continued.
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Cong
South
U.S
Johnson
Baudouin Averts Belgian Crisis in Turbulent Week
BRUSSELS UP I King Baudouin faced a government in crisis as doctors threatened a nationwide strike and riots flared in the east. The monarch, heir to Leopold, sought to back a cabinet amid budget woes, union wage demands, and language tensions splitting Belgium.
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UPI
Hagen
Baudouin
Sunne
Europe
Leopold
Ent
Population growth alarms as births surge worldwide
Washington UPI report cites Population Reference Bureau noting rapid world population rise with birth rates climbing and death rates falling. The study warns that if the trend continues, global population could approach significant milestones, highlighting pressures on resources and regional disparities.
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Washington
UPI
Population Reference Bureau
Robert C. Cook
Europe
Death Notice of Spec. 4 Thomas R. Ce
Relatives in Wheeling are notified of the death of Spec. 4 Thomas R. Ce, killed in action in Viet Nam with the 101st Airborne Division. He reportedly died when his unit hit a land mine after arriving in Vietnam on December 31.
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Wheeling
UPI
Thomas R. Ce
Vietam
101St Airborne Division
Viet Nam
Moon Photos Press Beat to Britain Over Luna 9
British scientists used the Jodrell Bank telescope to re tune for Luna 9 telemetry and boost weak bleeps. The large dish enabled early moon pictures to reach the world about 24 hours before Russian releases.
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Luna 9
Luna
Greater University Drive Launched at WVU
West Virginia University launched its Greater University Drive during a 99th birthday event Saturday night in Morgantown. The drive runs through April to raise funds for endowments and scholarships, with Kennedy Foundation director Sargent Shriver as speaker. He wrapped a one day Mountain State tour including visits to Women’s Job Corps Centers in Charleston and Huntington.
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Morgantown
UPI
West Virginia University
Sargent Shriver
WVII
Arefer
Shriver
Mountain
Charleston
Huntington
Ford Foundation grants total 543000 to fight racial discrimination
The Ford Foundation announces a total of 543000 in grants to combat racial discrimination in the United States. The announcement highlights funding across programs aimed at equality, civil rights advocacy, and community outreach.
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New York
UPI
Ford Foundation
United States
Georgia Day Observed For 1763 Savannah Landing
Georgia marks February 12 as Georgia Day commemorating James Oglethorpe and the arrival of his colonists at Savannah in 1733. The observance recalls the founding moment and the colony’s early history.
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Georgia
James Oglethorpe
Savannah
Plane Missing With 37 Aboard
An Indian Airways Fokker Friendship prop-jet with 33 passengers and four crew, carrying 37 aboard, disappeared between Srinagar and Jammu in Kashmir. Ground control lost contact three miles from Banihal Pass amid thick clouds. search crews failed to penetrate the rugged pass. The plane belonged to India’s national carrier Indian Airways Corporation.
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India
API
Indian Airways
Srinagar
Jammu
Kashmir
Banihal Pass
Indian Airways Corporation
Friendduil Netherlands
Three Color Signals Could Aid Highway Safety
Washington UPI reports a future highway idea where cars display red yellow and green signals on the car ahead to indicate braking slowing and accelerating. The system would give following drivers extra time to react potentially preventing accidents. The idea is among many auto safety proposals reviewed by Senate executive reorganization subcommittee led by Sen. Abraham Ribicoff.
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UPI
Long Island Expressway
Los Angeles
Senate Executive Reorganization Subcommittee
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Dconn
Connecticut
Carbide Plans Glyoxal Production Expansion
Union Carbide will boost glyoxal output at its Charleston West Virginia plant by 40 percent under an expansion set to finish in May. The South Charleston unit had earlier been expanded in 1964 and the current project is already underway, officials said.
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UPI
Union Carbide’s
Charleston
W. Va
South Charleston
Body Identified in Ohio River as Bradford Woman
Police tentatively identify the body found in the Ohio River as Clara Gridley, 55, of Bradford, Pa. The body was discovered near the river bank Saturday after a boy reported seeing it, and police say the death appears from natural causes.
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Wheeling
UPI
Ohio River
Clara Gridley
Bradford
Small Creek
Deaths and Funerals Enter Obscure Local Notices
Funeral services are listed for Mrs Edmonia Reasor of Baileyton Tenn with burial in the church cemetery. Dated notices include E Wilson born 1880 in Greenville with survivors and service at Evans Funeral Home Oceana. Also final rites for Mrs Faye Willis 75 Lookout with burial at Wallace Memorial near Clintonville. Burial plans and relatives noted. William Blackburn McKinney 94 Basin death announced with long service record and surviving relatives. Funeral arrangements are pending at Sam Fogle Nease and Neely Funeral Home Mullens.
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Edmonia Reasor
Baileyton
Tenn
Reasor
Greenville
Laura Brotherton
Junie Kilday
Evans Funeral Home
Oceana
Funeral services for Admiral Harrison Humphries
Admiral Harrison Humphries 59 of Oak Hill dies after heart attack. Funeral set for 2:30 p m Thursday at Tyree Funeral Chapel Oak Hill with Rev C S Donnelly officiating. Burial at Odd Fellows Cemetery Oak Hill. Survivors include wife Gladys Plymale Humphries two daughters Barbara Long Oak Hill and Mrs Williams of Phoenix Cecil of Avia and brothers Oliver Oak Hill Melvin Beckley. Wednesday.
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Oak Hill
Tyree
Oak Y
Rv. C. S. Donnelly
Odd Fellows Dome
Humphries
Ang Hon
Stage Creek
Wilbur
Mamie Simmons Ham
Gladys Plymale Humphries
Barbara Long
Williams
Phoenix
Cecil
Avia
Oliver
Melvin
Beckley
Myrl Boyd Funeral Arrangements Incomplete
Myrl Boyd, 57, of Oak Hill died Sunday at his home after a heart attack. Born in 1908 at Chatteray, son of Charles and Nora Evans Boyd, he was a Semet Solvay employee at Harewood. Survivors include wife Mary Dodson Boyd, two brothers Sherman of Detroit and Luther of Montgomery, three sisters Helen Reed of El Dorado, Essie Jenkins of Evansville, and Esther M. Dodson of London. The body is at Tyree Funeral Home in Oak.
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Oak Hill
Chatteray
Charles
Nora Evans Boyd
Semet-Solvay Corp
Harewood
Mary Dodson Boyd
Sherman
Detroit
Mich
Luther
Montgomery
Helen Reed
el Dorado
Ill
Essie Jenkins
Evansville
Ind
Esther M. Dodson
London
Tyree Funeral Home
Oak
Mrs Helen S Hurt Dies at 36 in Mullens
Mrs Helen S Hurt 36 of Mullens died after being the daughter of the late Willis and Lou Smith. She was predeceased by W C Hurt. Survived by brother Robert James Smith of Columbus Ohio four sisters Geraldine Simms Patterson NJ Gloria Jean Smith Marcella Smith Alma Smith all of Rhodell and Irene Ragland Rhodell. Funeral home Mullens Lone Funeral Home Mullens.
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Mullens
Willis
Lou Smith
W . C. Hurt
Robert James Smith
Columbus
Ohio
Geraldine Simms
Patterson
N. J
Gloria Jean Smith
Marcella Smith
Alma = Smith
Rhodell
Irene Ragland
Lesong
Nease and Neely Funeral Home
Rns
Samuel McVey Dies After Long Illness at 62
Samuel McVey age 62 of 120 Morris Ave died in a local hospital at 3 10 am Sunday after a long illness. He is survived by his wife Mrs Mary M McVey a son Samuel Jr of Newark NY a daughter Mrs Ella B Peterson Beckley and a brother Hannibal of Chattanooga Tenn. Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor is in charge.
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Morris Ave
Mary M. McVey
Samuel Jr
Newark
N. J
Ella B. Peterson Beckley
Hannibal
Chattanooga
Ritchie and Johnson Ral
James W Wallace Rites Held for Beaver Man 47
Funeral services for James Wesley Wallace 47 of Beaver are set for 2 p m Tuesday at the Church of God in Jonden with Rev Beulah Pack officiating. Burial follows at Sunset Memorial Park. Wallace died after a long illness in a local hospital. A WWII veteran and former Meadows Coal Co employee at Fireco, he was born Sept 12 1918, son of the late James Wallace and Elizabeth Dolinger Wallace of Hinton. Survivors include wife Nellie Farley Wallace two sons Marvin and Charles four daughters Albeta Karen Loretta Theresa a brother Delmer of Hinton and sister Mrs Bertha Wood of Hinton. Pallbearers are Lemuel Pack Larry Roark Tom Wood Earl Wood Tommy Wallace and Franklin Hylton. Body at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home after 2 p m today.
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Church of God
Jonden
Beulah Pack
Buriel
Sunset Memorial Park
Wallace
Jonben Church of God
Meadows Coal Co
Fireco
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Elizabeth Dolinger Wallace
Hinton
Nellie Farley Wallace
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Charles
Albetta
Karen
Loretta
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Delmer
Bertha Wood
Lemuel Pack
Larry Roark
Tom Wood
Earl Wood
Tommy Wallace
Franklin Hylton
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Memorial Service for Sgt Samuel Ross Held Tuesday
Sgt Samuel Ross service set for Tuesday at 10 a.m. at St Francis de Sales Catholic Church in Glen White. Burial in Greenwood Memorial Park follows death in Vietnam action on January 29 from gunshot wounds to the leg. Parents Mr and Mrs Thomas Ross receive word from defense department. Rosary to be sung at 7 p.m. today at Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor Chapel.
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Thomas Ross
Glen White
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Ross
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral
Luke D. Wimmer Services Details
Luke D. Wimmer, 51, of Terenene, died Friday evening at home. Services are to be held at Oak Hill Cemetery. (RNS)
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Lows
Oak Hill
Wimmer
Mrs Mae Thompson Services Held in Fort Lauderdale
Mrs Mae Thompson 89 former Beckley resident died February 3 in Fort Lauderdale after a long illness Burial and services were held at 10 a m today Survivors include daughter Virginia Mae Ross Youngstown Ohio son James Thompson Beckley brother Pearl Meadows and sisters Mrs P H Lilly and Mrs Blanche Cole all of Beckley
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Beckley
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Virginia Mae Ross
Youngstown
Ohio
James Thompson
Pearl Meadows
P. H. Lilly
Blanche Cole
Death of Helen M. Wills at 37 in Arnett Hospital
Helen Marie Wills aged 37 of Arnett died in a local hospital at 8 05 am after an extended illness. The body is at Mel ton Mortuary pending completion of funeral arrangements.
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Helen Marie Wills
Arnett
Melton Mortuary
Mrs Ruth M Jones Final Rites Held in Oak Hill
Mrs Ruth Mae Jones 79 of Scarbro dies after long illness. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Tuesday at Tyree Funeral Home Chapel Oak Hill with burial at Lawn Memorial Park. Survivors include husband Raymond Preston Jones. Friends may call after 5 p.m. today. RNS
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Scarbro
Tyree
Oak Hill
Lawn Memorial Park
Oak
World War fatalities recovery count cited by Britannica
Britannica's Encyclopaedia notes about 360,000 U S. deaths in the war era with some recovered remains unclear in number, leaving a portion unidentified in historical counts. This item reflects an archival assertion about postwar casualty handling.
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U. S
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Fire department to form volunteer rescue squad
Hire Department meets to discuss forming a volunteer rescue squad with a chief assistant roster and donations. The plan includes a land donation for a new fire house, a $6 yearly fee per homeowner, and membership cards via Land-O-Hills Fire Department Box 116 Skelton WV.
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W. V
Mossler Mina Murder Case Details Surface
A deputy sheriff and stenographer overheard a conversation at the sheriff’s home as Cady initiated dialogue about health and work plans. Evidence includes a getaway car fingerprint and Powers’ fingers found. Mossler was stabbed more than 39 times.
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Cady
Brown
Mossler
Sheriff's
Messler
Bill Dole Grier Martin Davidson President
Bill Dole Grier Martin led Davidson as president and head coach famed for a long tenure. He played for West Virginia in 1932, studied in Germany, and coached at Guyan Valley Weston and Bluefield before guiding Bluefield to its first undefeated season in 1940. His Davidson run yielded two winning seasons in 13 years amid generally weak Wildcat football performance.
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Davidson
Wildcats
Dole
Apollo Rehearses Moon Launch With Saturn 1B Rocket
Apollo rehearsed a moon mission scenario using the Saturn 1B rocket as part of America’s $21 billion effort to land men on the moon by 1969. The 224- acre space machine, a test platform for crewed Earth orbit work, was prepared for a late year flight.
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America
Husband Slain During Family Argument
A woman reports the death of her husband who was killed by a single 22 caliber rifle shot during a family dispute. Investigators are treating the incident as a domestic fatality with no immediate evidence of others involved.
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Nuckols
Panda Panderers Crack Zoo Quarantine For Giant Panda Match
London Zoo director D Morris acts as go-between for two giant pandas Chi-Chi and Moscow Zoo's male AB-An. Morris, first outsider admitted since Sosnovsky, oversees a planned mating after an earlier attempt in 1964 failed when AB-An failed to mate. Observers note phenomena suggesting possible progress.
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London Zoo
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Moscow Zoo
Sosnovsky
Ab-An
Seanovsky
Trial Set For 2 Soviet Writers
In Moscow two writers Andrei Sinyavsky and Yuli Daniel face trial on charges of anti-Soviet agitation and propaganda. They allegedly smuggled works to the West for publication and could receive up to seven years in prison. A third writer, Tarsis, reportedly left for England under a British visa while awaiting a similar fate.
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McNamara May Speak On Record Says Sylvester
Debated aide Arthur Sylvester implied Defense Secretary McNamara might testify on the record if willing, after angering committee members by declining public questioning last Friday in the national interest. Sylvester said McNamara has not faced a head on clash with the Foreign Relations Committee and that his willingness to testify remains uncertain.
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Arthur Sylvester
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Johnson hosts dinner for Thieu Ky and leaders
President Johnson will entertain Thieu Ky and senior members of both delegations at a dinner. The conference will reconvene Tuesday morning for a final plenary session and joint communique before Johnson and the South Viet Nam leaders return to their capitals. Johnson heads back to Washington early Wednesday morning.
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Thieu
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Rice Seeks New Trial In Police Slaying Case
Circuit Judge David E. Cuppett Jr. was to hear a motion for a new trial for Robert Rice, convicted of first degree murder in the shotgun killing of State Trooper R. B. Noecel. A 12 member jury returned the verdict with a mercy recommendation, allowing parole after 10 years of the automatic life sentence.
HEW appoints Edmund Baxter to field coordination post
Edmund Baxter, a 30 year government veteran, named director of field coordination for HEW by Secretary John W. Gardner. He will oversee HEW offices in Boston New York Atlanta Chicago Kansas City Dallas Charlottesville Virginia and San Francisco.
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UPI
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Five Die In Bayshore Home For Aged Fire
A deadly blaze at the Senior Men's Home in Bayshore Long Island killed five residents and injured eight others. Fire broke out shortly after 7 am at Main and Maple streets and raged for over two hours as police investigated the cause.
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Masser White Wing toll tops Communist losses in war
About 900 Communist troops including North Vietnamese regulars were killed in two operations begun ten days ago. The combined Masher White Wing campaign reported more than 700 dead, marking the second highest Communist loss of the war.
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Egg
Sabor
Legislature debate on private clubs operating slot machines
Report from committee notes groups private clubs and lodges could operate slot machines in public places if the bill becomes law. The measure would regulate where and how such machines could be placed and who may run them.
Summersville Bank Sues Beckley Man
Summersville Bank sues Beckley man Jonah R. Lilly to recover 417.01 on a promissory note. The 560 note dated Sept 29, 1964 defaulted on payment. James H. Wolverton of Richwood represents the bank.
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Summersville
Bone Bar
Jonah R. Lilly
James H. Wolverton
Richwood
Quakes Leave 8500 Homeless In Greece
Athens reports about 8,500 Greeks homeless after weekend earthquakes in central Greece. The tremors ruined or damaged 20 villages, with one woman killed and 21 injured. Relief, bulldozers and two helicopters moved tents, food, and medical supplies to affected areas.
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API
Greece
Panayotis Dedes
Anes Anos Anopoulos
Unclear Vietnam War Recon Flight Claimed Shot Down
North Viet Nam claimed tonight a pilotless U.S. reconnaissance aircraft was shot down near the outskirts of a Communist capital. The Communist News Agency reported the incident, stating the aircraft was downed over North Vietnam.
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UPS
Viet Nam
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New China
Moona
North Vietnam
Icelandic Language Status and Norwegian Comprehension
The Icelandic language, similar to Norse dialects, is spoken in Iceland but most modern Norwegians do not understand it. This reflects persistent linguistic divergence between Icelandic and contemporary Norwegian speakers.
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