Kennedy Grief Battles Over Oath for Johnson Ceremony
New York dispatch notes Mrs Kennedy faced anger and disbelief as the Kennedy group reluctantly sent “majesty” to swear in Lyndon B. Johnson. The account traces the tense Parkland to Capitol journey, the autopsy dispute, and the stark aftermath in Dallas and Washington.
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Manchester
Kennedy
Jacqueline
LBJ
New York
John F. Kennedy
Dallas
Herj
Johnson
Rose
William
Ken
Kenneth
John O’donnell
Leek Magazine
Parkland ‘Hospital
Parkland Hospital
Thomas
Cain
University of Dallas
Jackie
Dallas County Medicals
Earl Rose
Los Angles
Tet Cease Fire Looms Amid Heavy Fighting In War Zone C
U S forces in War Zone C press a five day old Operation Gadsden push along the Cambodian border as Viet Cong guerrillas attack four US air bases and inflict casualties. Tet cease-fire timing splits views among sides with a four day truces announced by allies and a seven day halt claimed by the Viet Cong.
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Nto
196Th Light Infantry
25Th Division
4Th Infantry
Dmz
North
South Vietnam
U.S
North Vietnam
Gadsden
Saigon
Mekong
Funeral services for Mrs Callie Londeree Nickell
Funeral services for Mrs Callie Londeree Nickell 73 of Lewisburg will be held at 2 PM Wednesday in the McCraw Funeral Home Chapel Lewisburg with Dr John W Hollister and Dr Carden Hillman in charge Burial will be in Rosewood Cemetery She died at 215 AM Monday at her son's home Hugh Londeree of Lewisburg after a long illness Born in Nelson County Virginia June 19 1893 she was a daughter of the late John C and Mary Belle Purvis She was a member of Lewisburg Methodist Church Union Chapter No 121 Order of the Eastern Star Lewisburg J Unit No 69 American Legion Auxiliary Survivors include daughter Marge Williams of Beckley sister Beulah Carter of Hopewell Va five brothers Jack Cecil Glover Sizer Homer of Hopewell Va 10 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren
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Callie Londeree Nickell
Lewisburg
Beaver
McCraw
John W. Hollister
Carden Hillman
Burizi
Rosewood
Nickell
Hugh Londeree
Nelson County
Virginia
Cecil
Glover
Sizer
Homer
Hopewell
Indonesia to Try Sukarno for Treason
Jakarta reports say President Sukarno will be removed and tried for treason as Abdul Haris Nasution announces a Congress move. Gen. Suharto banks on army backing, with 42 tanks nearby, while 40,000 anti Sukarno students flood Jakarta in a peaceful show of force.
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UPJ
Sukarno
Congress
Abdul Haris Nasution
Nasution
United Press International
Suharto
Indonesia
Parliament
Morgenthau A Legacy From Roosevelts Era Defined by Reform and Controversy
This obituary summary recalls Henry Morgenthau Jr. longtime New Deal figure and Treasury secretary. It highlights his farm relief leadership early in the New Deal, clashes with left wing advisers, opposing postwar plans to deindustrialize Germany, and his influence from governor to cabinet member.
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Visory Commission
New York
Roosevelt
White House
Morgenthau
Washington
Farm Credit Administration
Germany
Obituary notices for Alfred Williams and Ollie Montgomery
Alfred Williams 46 a Beckley native and World War II Marine veteran dies in Elyria Ohio. Survived by wife Bertha and extended family. service details given. Ollie Eliza Montgomery 68 Fayetteville resident dies in a Beckley hospital. funeral 1 p.m. Friday at Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill with burial at High Lawn Memorial Park. survived by husband Charles and 14 grandchildren.
First Lenten Season Under New Rules Begins For Roman Catholics
The 40 day Lent begins ash Wednesday with bishops loosening meatless Friday rule and allowing limited meals. Catholics may choose voluntary acts of self denial and penance while abstaining from alcohol and entertainment. The change aims to make fasting more meaningful for Americas 45 million Catholics.
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United Press International
America
Hierarchy
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Marine Awarded Medal Of Honor Posthumously
A 19 year old Marine who died saving wounded comrades in Vietnam received the Medal of Honor posthumously. Lance Cpl. Joe C. Paul’s parents from Vandalia Ohio accepted the award in ceremonies at the Marine barracks. The citation praises conspicuous gallantry as Paul protected evacuees Aug 18 1965. He died from wounds the next day after facing Viet Cong fire. He was the second Vietnam recipient and the first from Operation Starlight. Paul joined the Marines after turning 17 and is survived by his parents a brother and a sister.
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Washington
Unij
Vietnam
Callie Paul
Vandalia
Ohio
Lance Cpl
Joe C. Paul
Navy
Robert 3B. Baldwin
Marine Barracks
Marine Corps
Wallace Greene
John A. Sullivan
Paul
Paul Nitze
New York
Marines
James
Laura R. Rogers
Dayton
Wilson Kosygin discuss trade ties in London talks
British Prime Minister Harold Wilson and Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin shifted focus from Vietnam to commercial relations, urging Russia to buy British buses, a small car plant, computers, and other goods while noting Britain buys $350 million annually from Russia. The co chairmen of the Geneva Indochina talks eyed a Tet cease fire for new peace moves.
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UPI
Harold Wilson
Alexei’ Kosygin
Vietnam
Wilson
Britain
Soviet Union
Downing St
United States
Hanoi
Kosygin
London-Moscow
Russia
Indochina
Humphrey to Visit West Virginia for Labor Dinner
Vice President Hubert Humphrey plans a West Virginia visit on Wednesday with four state congressional members. A 7:30 p.m. dinner hosted by the West Virginia Labor Federation AFL-CIO will include the full state legislature, followed by an 8:45 p.m. speech.
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Charleston
Humphrey
Andrew J. Biemiller
Afl-Cio
Hulett C. Smith
Board of Public Works
Elkins Forest
West Virginia University
Obituary for Roger A. Sweet in Ames Heights church
Roger A Sweet 62 of Lansing will be laid to rest at 2 p m Wednesday at Ames Heights Presbyterian Church with Rev John Middleton presiding. Burial follows at Willis Cemetery Graydon. He died Sunday night at home born April 30 194 Cedar Grove son of W D and Sally Staples Sweet a retired coal miner surviving wife Dora Bickford Sweet a son Roger R Sweet of Qrr
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Alexander Sweet
Lansing
Ames Heights Presbyterian Church
John Middleton
Willis
Graydon
Sweet
Cedar Grove
W. D
Sally Staples Sweet
Dora Bickford Sweet
Roger R. Sweet
Qrr
Gillen Defamation Suit Ties GM and Nader Witnesses
In a Charleston filing, Gillen seeks 21 million dollars from GM for alleged defamation during senate subcommittee testimony. Speiser notes Nader may cooperate with GM. Gillen counters with a cross complaint accusing Nader of aiding defamation. Ribicoff oversees the probe and a related charge review by the Justice Department.
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Speiser
Gillen
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Abraham Ribicoff
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Suhcom Charleston
UPI
Department
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U. S. Weather Bureau
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Ihrough
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Munky
Raleigh
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Thej
L. E. Crowson
New River
South Charleston
Palkej
George Nunley
Sonat
Clay
Lincoln
Pacahontas
Gilmer
Lewis
All State Road Commission
Frank Lee Brown
Richmond Policewoman Mrs Esta Spears Dies in Richmond
Mrs Esta Spears 41 formerly of Mount Hope died Tuesday in a Richmond hospital Born February 7 1926 she was a daughter of George and Macil Craddock A Woodrow Wilson High School and Concord College graduate she taught in Wyoming County and later served as a Richmond Police Department officer Surviving are her husband David Owen Spears two sons Linwood and George a daughter Susan na two brothers and two sisters Funeral at 3 p m Thursday at Sutherland Brown Funeral Home Chapel in Richmond burial Greenwood Memorial Park Richmond RNS
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Hanover Ave
Richmond
Route 1
Mount Hope
George
Macil Black Craddock
Woodrow Wilson High School
Beckley
Concord College
Athens
Spears
Wyoming County
Richmond Presbyterian Church
David Owen Spears
Linwood
Susanna
David
Donald Craddock
Ellington Air Force Base
Houston
Tex
Ruth Conner
Edith Shaughnessy
Long Island
N. Y
Sutherland-Brown Funeral Home
Greenwood Memorial Park
Hinton businessman Tony Tomkies found dead at store
Tony C. Tomkies, 75, a Hinton general store operator, was found dead Monday morning from heart and lung diseases. A World War I veteran and longtime resident, he led the M. D. Tomkies General Store on Third Avenue and served as a bank director. Survivors include two brothers and two sisters. Funeral is set for Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Ronald Meadows Parlors with burial in the family plot.
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Tomkies
Hinton
M. D. Tomkies
Third Avenue
Morgan D
Frances Jordan Tomkies
Frank
Douglas
Huntington
Frances Rogers
Beckley
Naomi Semerad
Gary
Ind
Ronald Meadows
W. S. Wise
Fred B. Wyand
Charles E Ada Adamini Funeral Arrangements
Charles E Ada Adamini, died from injuries suffered January 27 in Virginia automobile accident. A Warrenton, Virginia resident formerly of Mount Hope Route 1, was in the armed forces. Body at Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill. Georgia Brown also noted as Oak Hill death. body at Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill.
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Mini
Warrenton
Route 1
Mount Hope
Adamini
Virginia
Armed Forces
Tyree Eval
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Tyree
Rate Hike Rejected In PSC Ruling
The Public Service Commission orders a refund of last year’s rate increase by a utility serving Mason town Arthurdale and Reedsville after ruling the Preston Light and Power Co transfer to Preston Public Service Corp last year was illegal.
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Charleston
UPI
Public Service Commission
Masontown
Arthurdale
Reedsville
PSC
Preston Light & Power Co
Preston Public Service Corp
West Virginia considers creating Nursing Home Board of eight
A bi partisan bill in Charleston would form an eight member Nursing Home Board to license regulate and inspect nursing homes and homes for the aged. The measure cites Moreland and Miller as sponsors and sets license fees and penalties for noncompliance.
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Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
Nursing Home Board
William Moreland
D.monongalia
Jack Miller
R-Wood
Del
I.E. Watson
D-Marion
Robert Burk
Rwood
Parkersburg
Boys Club
United Nations
Arthur Goldberg
Moreland
Bor
Johnson
Frank Feam
Ritchie
C. H. McKown
Dwayne
del. Chester Matney
McDowell County
Dels
H. Laban White
D. Harrison
B. C. Jones
R Mason
Snow and political moves unfold in scattered states
Hazardous driving and heavy snow warnings spread across 18 states from Mississippi and Georgia to Ohio and New England. Congress debates drainage and watershed bills for Wheeling Creek while northern storms push subzero temps from the Dakotas to New England.
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Mississippi
Georgia
Ohio
New England
Montana
Wyoming
Kanawha
Wheeling
House of Delegates
Wheeling Creek
Roanoke
Crossville
Richmond
Huntington
W. Va
Senate
North Dakota
Iowa
Great Lakes
Texas
Gulf Coast
Austin
University of Texas
Mao grows anti Soviet as China chokes off Russia ties
Chinese mobs threaten Russians in Peking during two weeks of anti-Soviet protests. Observers say the violence signals deeper anti Kremlin sentiment while Peking Radio reports army loyalists routed opposition in Changchun and Maoists claim Heilung-Kuang in Manchuria.
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Mao Tse-tung
China
Peking
Kremlin
Peking Radio
Mao
Changchun
Red China
Heilung-Kuang
Manchuria
Pistol Packer Jailed After Concealed Weapon Plea
Edgar J. Haslett aged 39 was fined 100 dollars and jailed four years after pleading guilty to carrying a concealed weapon. Frank ie Patterson, 22, pleaded innocent and waived to the grand jury. Patrolman Roger Yoders fired a warning shot as Patterson fled during a four block chase after attempts to arrest them outside a local club. Patterson later captured. Morris said Haslett drew a pistol but surrendered after Morris drew his service revolver.
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MynawovloLe
UPS
Edgar J. Haslett
Frankie Patterson
Roger Yoders
Patterson
Carl Morris
Yoders
Morris
Haslett
Re-Trial Resumes for Former Sheriff Official
GRAFTON UPI the re trial of former Taylor County Chief Deputy Sheriff Herbert Lawson resumed Tuesday after five witnesses testified Monday. He is charged with manslaughter in the April 1966 shooting of ex convict Adair Kennedy. Lawson's first trial ended last October in a hung jury.
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Grafton
UPI
Taylor County
Herbert Lawson
Adair Kennedy
Lawson
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