Fingerprints Tie TV Person to Legally Dead Ohio Man
An Omaha television personality and Nebraska archer champion, John Johnson, suspected of being Lawrence Joseph Bader who vanished on a Lake Erie fishing trip in 1957 and was declared legally dead, faced a second FBI fingerprint check after an initial test indicated a match. Johnson, married with two children, says he was found as a Boston orphan in 1929 and seeks confirmation amid a high profile, one in a million resemblance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Bureau of Investigation
John
Fritz) Johnson
Nebraska
Lawrence Joseph Bader
Akron
Ohio
Ohnson
Boston
Mass
Bader
Lake Erie
Johnson
Chicago
Richard
FBI
Emil Giese
Chicago Police Department
Maddox Closes Restaurant To Escape Edict
ATLANTA UPI Lester Maddox, famed segregationist restaurateur, shut The Pickrick after a single Black diner. He vowed to honor vows to God rather than obey federal integration orders. He offered the business for sale or lease and planned a speaking tour with dyed drumstick souvenirs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maddox
Atlanta
UPI
Lester Maddox
Jack Googer
Delta Air Lines
Pickrick
Onas
Queen Elizabeth greeted by vast Khartoum crowds
In Khartoum Sudan a massive crowd welcomed Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip as they arrived for a four day state visit. Security concerns had warned of possible danger but the couple landed from Asmara and began the official program amid large celebratory crowds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Khartoum
Sudan
UPI
Abeth TI
Ethiopia
Prince Philip
Pees 3
Asmara
Non-Union Mine Bombed In Ky
In Harlan Kentucky a non union mine at High Splint was bombed with dynamite at its entrance. The blast damaged the porch and windows of Claude Blackburns home while he was away. Pickets were seen at nearby mines as sporadic violence and wide spread picketing continued in Eastern Kentucky coal country.
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Harlan, Ky
UPT
High Split
Secouch
Claude Blackburn
Blackburn
Brookside
Harlan Colliers Mining Co
Harlan Colliers
United Mine Workers Union
High Splint
Yancey
Black Mountain
Kentucky
Break in at Orchard: Cigarettes and cash stolen
State Police probe a Sunday night break in at Orchard. Thieves smashed a window and unlocked a back door to enter. They took two cartons of cigarettes and about $23 from a pinball machine. a soft drink machine was broken into but emptied.
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Orchard
RCC To Meet Tuesday On Community Council Proposals
Raleigh County Community Council will meet at 8 p m Tuesday at the Beckley Club to hear the constitution and by laws from the legislative committee. The council will study the proposed constitution and laws and vote on them Feb 22. Board members will be introduced and written community project suggestions will be presented to the directors by members led by Mrs Robert Frilen vice president.
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Raleigh County Community Council
Beckleven's Club
Robert Frilen
Juror Screening Opens in Raleigh County Murder Case
Oscar Lee Jr. a 29 year old U S Air Force sergeant faces murder charges after being indicted for Edward Snyder’s Sept 19 1964 slaying. Lee pleaded not guilty claiming self defense saying Snyder drew a gun during a drinking dispute leading to an accidental discharge. Defense attorneys W A Thornhill and David Kennedy represent Lee.
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Oscar Lee Jr
U. S. Air Force
Raleigh County
Lee
Edward Snyder
Snyder
Tom Durrett
W. A. Thornhill
David Kennedy
ILA President Gleason Promises Port Return If Deals Reached
In Philadelphia the ILA leader Thomas W. Gleason says the union will consider resuming work at ports where contracts are settled. He asserts the good and welfare of the country is always uppermost in his mind. In Atlanta Lester Maddox shuts his restaurant after a Black patron enters. He blames Communist pressure for leaving the food business. In Omaha Lt. Emil Gilese links John Johnson’s fingerprints to an Ohio disappearance. In Tokyo a North Vietnamese broadcast calls US actions “rash” and a form of suicide.
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New York
International Longshoremen’s Association
ILA
Thomas W. Gleason
Philadelphia
Seven of Slavn els Identified Seven of Slavn els Identified
The Defense Department released the names of seven of eight U S servicemen killed in a Communist attack on U S bases in South Vietnam. Lt Edward Dickson of Wyoming Pennsylvania was identified as the Navy pilot who went down at sea after taking ground fire in North Vietnam. Other identified Americans include Army Captain George Markos and Specialist 5 David Craig IT, among others, with details on their next of kin and residences. Cumulatively, the report lists several fallen service members and their family ties, reflecting the multiple losses in the Pleiku attack.
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Washington
UPI
Defense Department
U.S
South Viet Nam
Navy
North Viet Nam
Edward Dickson
Wyoming
Edward F. Dickson
E. Fourth St
Pleiku
Army
George Markos
Billie
Patrick Circle
Melbourne
Fla
William H. Markos
Coronado Court
Fort Worth
Tex
David Craig IT
Berdetta
2Nd St
Pitcairn
Day- Pete Jr
la Crosse
Itsbu
Gerald D. Founds
Akiko
Lopez
Seaside
Calif
Jesse A. Prye
Lake Drive
Marina
Judy
Ralph W. Broughman
Robert E. Broughman
Covington
Alvin G. Parker
N. Sixth St
Nashville
Tenn
Henry G. Parker
Joseph K. L Belanger
Box
Bingham
Maine
Larry Belanger
Harbor Strike Nears End as Philadelphia Pact Stages Breakthrough
Philadelphia pact ends longshoremen’s walkout at the Atlantic and Gulf ports. ILA Local 1291 and PMTA reached a Sunday night settlement with a guaranteed annual wage for Philadelphia longshoremen. labor secretary Reynolds hailed progress and planned to push for quick settlements in remaining ports Galveston and Miami.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
UPS
Atlantic and Gulf Coast
Miami
Galveston
Tex
International Longshoremen’s Association
ILA
Thomas W. Gleason
Johnson
Philadelphia Marine Trade Association
PMTA
James J. Reynolds
Reynolds
Washington
Delaware River
Chester
Trenton
N. J
Wilmington
Del
Gleason
United Press International
New York
Maine
Texas
W. Willard Wirtz
Freed American En Route Home
A 24 year old Californian tourist freed after over 16 months in Soviet custody said the moment of liberation was the happiest of his life. Peter N Landerman of Riverside described a Minsk accident tied sentence and a camp work routine before his transfer to Sweden and flight home to New York.
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Stockholm
Sweden
UPT
Peter N. Landerman
United States
Moscow
Landerman
Riverside
Cal
U.S
Graham Parsons
New York
Minsk
Cee
Citizens apathetic about sweepstakes in Charleston Gazette poll
The Gazette reports Kana aeha county voters show 33 percent would back a state operated sweepstakes constitutional change, 20 percent would oppose, 47 percent have no opinion. About 75 percent are unaware or uninterested in the Legislature resolution.
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Charleston
UPS
Charleston Gazette
Kanaaeha County
the Gazette
Science Shrinks Piles With New Non surgical Remedy
A new healing substance called Bio-Dyne, used in Preparation H, reportedly shrinks hemorrhoids, stops itching, and relieves pain without surgery. Case results show shrinkage and statements that piles are no longer a problem, available as suppositories or ointment.
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New York, N. Y
Deaths and Funeral Notices for Snowden and Hanks
Deaths and funeral notices list Raymond C Snowden 56 of Chicago formerly Reed died in a Chicago VA Hospital after an extended illness. Born November 8, 1908 in Reed, he worked for the Pullman Company and belonged to Putney Presbyterian Church. Survived by wife Clares Bayes Snowden, daughter Marion Riley, sisters Amy Riley and Esther Mallim, and brothers Gordon Earl and Donald. Body returned to Calfee Funeral Home Beckley for arrangements. Final rites for Zora Hanks 79 of Vaughn were held at Zoar Baptist Church Keslers Cross Lanes with burial in Miller Cemetery. She died Friday in Summersville Hospital after a short illness. stepmother of Joseph Hanks of Fayetteville. Born November 17, 1885 in Nicholas County, she was a member of Zoar Baptist Church. Waters Funeral Home Summersville handled arrangements.
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Raymond C. Snowden
Chicago
Ill
Reed
Veterans Administration
Alvie
Dessie Snowden
Pullman Company
Putney Presbyterian Church
Clares Bayes Snowden
Marion Riley
Charleston
Amy Riley
Belle
Esther Mallim
Roselle
N. J
Gordon
South Charleston
Earl
Donald
Cleveland
Ohio
Calfee Funeral Home
Beckley
Snowden
Zora Hanks
Vaughn
Zoar Baptist Church
Keslers Cross Lanes
Wesley Pennington
Miller Cemetery
Hanks
Summersville
Joseph Hanks
Fayetteville
Newton
Nancy Neil Fitzwater Pierson
Nicholas County
Kesslers Cross Lanes
Waters Funeral Home
Funeral services for Mrs Martha Meadows in Va
Mrs Martha Alice Meadows 77 of Fayetterville North Carolina died in a Fayetteville hospital Saturday from a heart attack Born August 18 1887 in West Virginia she was daughter of Eli Johnston The body lies at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home and friends may call after 2 pm today Funeral rites scheduled 2:30 pm Tuesday at Rose and Quesenberry Chapel with Rev B L Moss and Rev G E Pauley officiating Burial at Sunset Memorial Park.
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Martha Alice Meadows
Beckley
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
B. L. Moss
G. E. Pauley
Sunset Memorial Park
Eli Johnston
Emmett Wheeler Rites Pending After Long Illness
Emmett Wheeler, 75, Thurmond, died at Hilltop Nursing Home at 2 a.m. after a long illness. A retired miner, he had no known survivors. The body remains at Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Home awaiting funeral arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmett Wheeler
Thurmond
Hilltop
Ritchie and Johnson
James Meadows 82 Abraham native dies after long illness
James Meadows 82 of Abraham died at 5 p m Sunday at the home of stepson Paul Bragg in Cleveland Ohio after a long illness. Born May 20 1882 in Raleigh County he taught in Raleigh County public schools 45 years and attended Concord College. He was a Free Will Baptist Church member. Survived by wife Birdie three sons Emmit Willard Noel a daughter Alma Riffe five stepsons a stepdaughter an adopted son two brothers and two half brothers. Ambulance from Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home transported the body from Beckley.
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James Albert Meadows
Abraham
Paul Bragg
Cleveland
Ohio
Raleigh County
Preston
Jamima Meadows
Concord College
Athens
Free Will Baptist Church
Birdie Meadows
Emmit
Willard
Beckley
Noel
Falls Church
Walton
Alma) Riffe
Crab Orchard
James
Leonard Bragg
Charles
Edward Bragg
Beecher Bragg
Marie Arthur
Willard Meadows
George
Meadow Creek
Thomas
Delray
Dewey Meadows
Crow
Norman Meadows
Logan
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Funeral rites for Mrs Ina Walton in Mount Hope
Mrs Ina Bell Walton 72 of Hilltop a member of Mount Hope will be buried at Mount Hope Cemetery after funeral services at First Baptist Church Mount Hope at 3 p m today with Rev Braxton Broady officiating. The body will be moved from Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor in Greentown to the church an hour before service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ina Bell Walton
Hilltop
Mount Hope
First Baptist Church
Lafferty services for Jessie Lafferty in Ravencliff
Jessie Lafferty died Saturday night in a Huntington hospital after a long illness. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 p m at Pine Grove Primitive Baptist Church in Ravencliff with Rev. John Richardson officiating. Burial in church cemetery. Born March 3 1905 in Wyoming County, son of Jack and Mary Laferty of Ravencliff. Survived by wife Margaret three sons Ross Roy and Tressie all of Glen Rogers three daughters Marie Blankenship Beulah Farley and Lessie ae of Glen Rogers Stewart Acord of Ravencliff and Bessie Duncan of Virginia and seven grandchildren. Body at Foglesong Funeral Home Mullens after 5 p m today.
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Jessie Lee Lafferty
Glen Rogers
Pine Grove
Margaret
Ross
Roy
Tressie
Marie Blankenship
Beulah Farley
Lessie Ae
Stewart Acord
Ravencliff
Bessie Duncan
Virginia
Foglesong Funeral Home, Inc
Mullens
Florence Williams Dies at 69 in Minden Home
Florence L Williams 69 of Minden died at home Sunday after illness Funeral arrangements were handled by Johnson Funeral Parlor at nearby facility. Her survivors and full obituary appear in the next edition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence L. Williams
Minden
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor
Mrs Eliza Wilborne Dies After Long Illness At Green Town
Mrs Eliza Wilborne of Green town died in Oak Hill hospital at 7 40 am after a long illness. The body lies at Wright and Anderson Funeral Home pending completion of funeral arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eliza Wilborne
Greentown
Oak Hill
Wright and Anderson Funeral Home
Belleu Named To Navy Post
President Johnson named Kenneth E. Belleu to be undersecretary of the Navy succeeding Paul Fay. Belleu, 51, WWII infantry hero, held assistant secretary for installations and logistics since 1961. He fought in Normandy, Bulge and Germany Czech campaigns and lost his left leg in Korea. Graeme C. Bannerman to become Belleu’s assistant secretary.
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Washington
UPT
Johnson
Kenneth E. Belleu
Paul B. Fay
Navy
Belleu
Graeme C. Bannerman
Navy Department
Portland
Ore
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Korea
Chaplin Weds Actress Over Pa s Objections
In Moniaive Scotland eighteen year old Michael Chaplin and 26 year old actress Patricia Jones wed in a five minute ceremony at a prefab registry office after a sheriff's license. The couple had stayed secretly in the village for two weeks, despite parental objections.
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Moniaive
Scotland
UPT
Michael Chaplin
Patricia Jonese
Dumfries
Chaplin
War Orphan Missing En Route To Frisco
An 11 year old Korean War orphan, Chinju Kang, missing since January 23 while en route from Seoul to San Francisco to join foster parents Sgt Wilber Zug and Mi No Zug. She was believed on a BOAC flight that arrived in San Francisco at 9 10 p.m. EST Thursday. airline staff said no such passenger aboard.
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San Francisco
UPI
Seoul
Kang
Wilber Zug
Mi No
Korea
Chinju
Zug
Sgt. Zug
BOAC
Gov Smith to Approve Birth Control Clinics Plan
Charleston report says Gov Hulett C Smith will approve community action programs calling for birth control clinics. Paul Crabtree, assistant, notes arrangement to encourage provision of birth control services locally and voluntarily. Kanawha County health dept seeks a $27000 grant through the Office of Economic Development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Upi
Hulett C. Smith
Paul Crabtree
Kanawha County
Murder At The Museum Violent Shooting In New York Lobby
At the American Museum of Natural History in New York a renowned violin maker shot his wife dead in front of about 100 witnesses. The couple, recently divorced, argued over visitation for their daughter Susan before the husband fired. The 12 year old girl fled into the rain as others shielded children, and the attorney Bernard Tompkins fainted dead of a heart attack while speaking to reporters.
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New York
UPI
American Museum of Natural History
Gertrude Didchenko
Dmytro Didchenko
Hir
Susan
Didchenko
U.S
Tompkins
20Th Precinct
Cooper Conrad Named Primary Gemini Flight Team
NASA selected Gordon Cooper and Lt. Charles Conrad as the primary crew for the two man Gemini flight the mission will mark the longest space journey to date with rendezvous and docking tests planned. Backup astronauts Neil Armstrong and Elliot Lee from Dallas and Ohio will join the project should changes occur.
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Houston
API
Gordon Cooper
America
Charles
Pete) Conrad
National Space Agency
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Neil Armstrong
Elliot Lee
Cooper
Shawnee
Okla
Conrad
Philadelphia, Pa
Armstrong
Wapakoneta
Ohio
Lee
Dallas
Earth
Attack at Pleiku Angers U S Forces In Vietnam War
Morale and tactical shock described as mortars hit the Pleiku air base. U S Army aviation unit commanders and a helicopter force suffered casualties as ground fire and counterattacks unfolded. Vietnamese guards and local forces tried to repel the assault while helicopters searched woods northeast of the field.
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U.S. Army
Pleiku
U.S
Joseph Ulatoski
Stamford
Conn
South Viet Nam
II Corps
Quirks Could Tie Into Atomic Shelter Trend
French residents have resisted installing atom shields in basements but a new model doubles as a wine cellar. In England Jim Russell plans a one seat restaurant beside his garage after motorists bought 35,000 cups of coffee from a vending machine there last year. A two alarm fire damaged Berkeley Fire Department station Seventh and Channing, with equipment wrecked and crews from other stations responding.
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Paris
UPI
Downham Market
England
Jim Russell
Berkeley
Calif
Berkeley Fire Department
Channing
Pleiku clash hailed as spectacular victory by Hanoi
China and Vietnam communists claim a spectacular victory against the American base at Pleiku, with warnings echoing earlier Tonkin-era rhetoric. The report notes the attack as a bold act amid ongoing tensions and official cautions from allied powers.
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Pleiku
B Tonkin
First known book on angling by woman cited
United Press International reports Dame Juliana Berners wrote the earliest angling treatise around 11496 according to Parke Bernet Galleries, highlighting a historic female contributor to fishing literature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Juliana Berners
Parke- Bernet
USW Election Fights For Fourth Term On Tuesday
Incumbent David J. McDonald campaigns in Buffalo and Ontario as I. W. Abel tours Canton Ohio. Election day is Tuesday with voting at 3,300 union halls across the United States and Canada. About 976,000 members are eligible to vote for a four year term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
UPI
United Steelworkers Union
USW
David J. McDonald
Woos
Buffalo
N. Y
Ontario
Canada
I. W. Abel
Canton
Ohio
U. S
U S raids on Dong Hoi spark broad North Vietnam response
In Saigon and Hanoi reaction followed tense American air strikes on Dong Hoi as 49 carrier jets, 25 helicopters and a Caribou were damaged or destroyed. North Vietnam denounced the attack as war like aggression while the Soviet and Chinese positions varied. McNamara said one American plane was shot down and North Vietnam claimed four jets downed amid Kosygin's visit to Hanoi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawk
North Viet Nam
China
Soviet Union
Pravda
U.S
Dong Hoi
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Washington
Hanoi
Nham Dan
Communist Party
McNamara
United States
New Liens Filed Against Miss United States Pageant
In Huntington IRS claims against Miss United States Inc. rise to 22000 with a third lien for 9572 covering non payment of excise taxes for the first three quarters of 1964. Earlier liens claimed 5334 and 7926 for non payment of with holding Social unemployment and federal ex.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
UPI
Internal Revenue Service
Miss United States, Inc
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Yond
Giese
Omaha
Elizabeth
Eel
Tachmond Cleaners
RCC
Kennon Chambers
Pe Futterman
David Mullins
Criminal Court
Emil Gilese
John Johnson
Tokyo
Japan
Harbor
Raymond Snowden
Mrs
Martha Meadows
James Meadows
Ina Walton
Jessie L. Lafferty
Florence Williams
Navy Post
Frisco
Gov. Smith
Cooper, Conrad
Viet Nam
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