USAF Diverting Trainees From Lackland Base
The Air Force will divert basic trainees away from Lackland Air Force Base near San Antonio to Amarillo Air Force Base as a preventive response to an outbreak of meningitis. Lackland, the largest training center, is halting input while completed trainees depart. Airman Jerry Slagle, 19, of Akron Ohio, died of meningitis at Lackland.
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San Antonio, Tex
Lackland
Air Force
Amarillo
Wah Panhandle
Jerry Slagle
Akron
Ohio
Ft. Gordon Ga
Ft. Knox, Ky
Redstone Arsenal
Petition Seeks Sheriff's Ouster in Logan County
A weekend petition alleges county Sheriff Jackie Ferrell abused office. It claims he used state equipment and materials to build a bund ue for headquarters and names Nola Justice, widow of former Sheriff Okey Justice, among signers. A hearing date was set.
Wreckage Of 124 Sighted On Mulhacen Mountain
A U S Air Force spokesman reported wreckage of a plane sighted on Mt Mulhacen in Granada Spain after an extensive land and air search. He could not confirm survivors. Eight crew members were identified including John Tacoma and Keune C. Young among others.
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Granada
Spain
UPI
U. S. Air
U. S. Air Force
Mt. Mulhacen
Ciz
Manchester
John Tacoma
Wadd
Keune C. Young
Butler
Deaths And Funerals In Charleston And Rhodell
Ruben Sprouse died Saturday evening in a Charleston hospital after a long illness. He worked for the city of South Charleston born in LaFollette Tennessee December 28 1905 son of A T Jacob and Eliza Jones Sprouse survived by two daughters Janice Lester Newark Delaware Patsy Falk Canton Ohio a brother Carl Bertie Jake Kingston and John Scarbro two sisters Doris Sprouse Kingston and Della Kitchen Charleston six grandchildren. Final rites for Ruben Kelly 80 Rhodell who died Saturday.
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Kingston
John
Scarbro
Doris Sprouse
Della Kitchen
Charleston
Yon Funeral Services for Bernardo Yon Held in Fayetteville
Bernardo T. Yon 76 of Fayetteville died Saturday after a short illness at Oak Hill hospital. Funeral services set for 11 a.m. Tuesday at Dodd-Payne Funeral Home Chapel Fayetteville with Rev. Leo Werner. Burial in Huse Memorial Park. Naturalized citizen born September 2 1889 in Piedicavallo Italy. Survived by daughter Anne N J Eskew of Alexandria Va sister Maria Janutolo Piedicavallo seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Friends may call after 4 p.m. today at the funeral home.
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Bernardo T. (Bang) Yon
Fayetteville
Dodd-Payne Funeral Home
Leo Werner
Huse Memorial Park
Ray Yon
Oak Hill Hospital
Piedicavallo
Italy
Juilio
Antonia Per- Anne N. J
Lita Eskew
Alexandria
Maria Janutolo
Funeral service announced for Donna J. Acord in Mullens
Donna J. Acord will be conf or d at 11 a m with the Rev John Rich ardson in charge birth at 12 15 p m Sunday in Mullens She is survived by a brother Eugene The body is at Evans Funeral Home in Oceana He is survived by aAe ee and six grandchildren Bearers include Ray Dow dy Buck Hagg Claude Eng land David Sizemore Chris and E V Bowman Friends may call at the funeral home in MacArthur after 5 p m today
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John Rich- Daniel
Mullens
Eugene
Evans Funeral Home
Oceana
Ray Dowdy
Buck Hagg
Claude England
David Sizemore
Chris
E. V. Bowman
MacArthur
Mrs Ruby W Watson burial in Winona church
Mrs Ruby W Watson 45 of Brooklyn NY formerly of Minden will be buried at Locust Lane Cemetery Winona after funeral services at Winona Baptist Church at 1 p m Tuesday officiated by Rev A L Sims. Survivors include two brothers Elisha and Walter and three sisters Hazel Mosley Ortris Harrison and Doris Wright all of Brooks NY and her foster mother Janie Redwood Leesburg VA. The body will be moved from Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlors to the church at noon Tuesday.
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Ruby Woodson Watson
Brooklyn
N. Y
Minden
Winona Baptist Church
A. L. Sims
Locust Lane
Winona
Elisha
Walter
Hazel Mosley
Ortris Harrison
Doris Wright
Brooks N. Y
Janie Redwood
Leesburg
Ritchie and Johnson
Fragmentary obituary note from a church service
Incomplete obituary fragment noting a funeral at a General Chapel with the Rev Shafer and the Rev Laverne Wing in charge and a birth date of December 19, 1910. Further details are missing from the OCR excerpt.
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Neral Chapel
Shafer
Laverne Wing
Wedding and Obit Carried Same Day in Fort Lauderdale
Lowell Phillip Weiting aged 31 and Gail Clara Plager aged 28 wed Sunday then began a honeymoon trip to the Everglades. Six hours after the wedding their car was struck by a farm bus on the highway leaving Weiting dead and Plager injured. The Fort Lauderdale News reported the accident in the same edition.
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Fort Lauderdale
Odd Ice Mine in Coudersport Cave
In Coudersport Pennsylvania a cave preserves ice through the spring and summer while winter melts it away. The unusual ice formation reappears each year, creating a seasonal natural feature observed by locals.
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Coudersport
Funeral notices for Sloan and Ramey with multiple survivors
Two death notices: Joseph Sloan aged 78 of 713 South Oakwood Ave died at 6 15 am in a local hospital after a long illness. He leaves Elsie Sloan four sons Norman Harper Charles Wadsworth Bill and others with numerous grandchildren. The body is at Caffee Funeral Home. Sadik Ramey age 15 died Sunday morning in Beck ley. He was born in Laban March 10 1910 a WWII veteran and owner of Ramey s Grill in Lindh. Surviving are his widow Vir Hill Ramey two sons Phillip and David and a daughter Ellen, at home.
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Toseph Sloan
South Oakwood Ave
England
Joseph
Mary Ellen Gordon Sloan
St. Francis de Sales Catholic
Elsie Sloan
Norman
Harper
Charles
Wadsworth
Ohio
Bill
Hurricane
Huttonsville
Sharon
Caffee Funeral Home
Atine Masood
Ramey
Laban
Samuel
Katherine Adowerk
Saint Nicholas Orthodox Church
Beckley
Ramey’s Grill
Lindh
Vir- Hill Ramey
Phillip
David
Ellen
Obituary: Fery Gait Beckley Dies in Local Hospital
Fery Gait Beckley died in a local hospital at 7 15 am Sunday after a long illness. A retired miner and Welcome Baptist Church member, he belonged to Masonic Lodge No 637 in Jeff County Alabama. Born January 5 1893 in Bibb County, he was the son of the late Mr and Mrs Henry Clark. Survived by his wife Frances Clark a daughter Estell Blacksheff of Detroit Michigan a brother Frank of Pittsburgh Pa and three sisters Mamie Hampton of Selma Ala Corrie Clark of Pellman Ala and Fannie Clark of Mont Valley Ala. Body at Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlors.
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Compter Fery Gaiterry Beckley
Welcome Baptist Church
Masonic Lodge No
Jeff County
Ala
Bibb County
Henry Clark
Frances Clark
Estell Blacksheff
Detroit, Mich
Frank
Pittsburgh
Mamie Hampton
Selma
Corrie Clark
Pellman
Fannie Clark
Mont Valley
Ritchie and Johnson
James Fink dies after week's illness in Beckley home
James Fink dies at his Beckley residence at 9 15 am after a serious illness last week. Born April 12 1902 in Black, he was a lifelong Beckley resident and a longtime bank and wrecker operator. He married Ruth Davis in 1922 and survives.
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Ee Eeeee Hemoe
Black
Willard and
Nita Brammer Fink
Beckley
A Et Wey
Ruth Davis
Candy Ill Again At Murder Trial
In Miami the murder trial of Candace Mossler stalled as she became violently ill in court after an Arkansas convict testified Powers offered him money to kidnap and kill her husband Jacques Messier. The illness forced a Friday postponement. Candy later appeared back in court five minutes late smiling and fresh, while migraines sidelined her during jury selection. The witness's testimony linked Powers to planning the husband’s death, with details of past conversations and a Houston stay, as prosecutors prepare closing evidence in the all-male jury trial.
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Miami
UPI
Candace Mossler
Arkansas
Melvin Lane Powers
Jacques Mossier
Candy
Marian Rosen
Circuit Court
Powers
Messier
Grimsley
Houston
Sease Seneets Mossler
Sa Oe
Moesler
Luci's Wedding To Be A Family Affair At Home
President and Mrs. Johnson agree Luci Nugent and Airman Pat Nugent will wed in late summer in a family affair not a state function. The couple, with Pat stationed at Andrews Air Force Base, will gather old friends from Luci's babyhood for a sentimental celebration. A Georgetown Tavern Club dinner dance hosted by Helene Lindow marked the couple’s first post engagement event.
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Helen Thomas Washington
UPI
Johnson
Nugent
Luci
Pat Nugent
Nugents
Gerard
Tillie
Waukegan
White House
Fury
Washington
Patrick
Pat
Andrews Air Force Base
City Tavern Club
Georgetown
Helene Lindow
Lester Lindow
Traffic Deaths in Kanawha County Reported
A two car crash on U S 460 near Bluefield struck Jasper Kay 65 of Princeton. Dallas R. Bower 27 of Barnett Boone County died when his car left W Va 85 and fell over an embankment. Adrian C. Sims 42 near Martinsburg was fatally injured when his car crashed at a bridge abutment on W Va 45.
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Kanawha County
Jasper Kay
Princeton
U. S. 460
Bluefield
Dallas R. Bower
Barnett
Boone County
W. Va
Adrian C. Sims
Martinsburg
Wa. 45
Blonde Weds Man She Sued For Car Mishap
In Stafford England Jennifer Jones 19 will marry Keith Day the man she sued for injuries from a car crash that left her with spinal injuries The court awarded 12600 to begin married life and the payout will be covered by Keiths insurance The couple say their romance blossomed after the drive and they plan to wed soon with the suit settled as part of the wedding preparations
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Stafford
England
UPI
Jennifer Jones
Jennifer
Keith
Sauliee
Ronceverte Banker Heads Tour Council
William Boone, a Ronceverte banker, was elected president of the Mountainaire Travel Council formed to boost West Virginia tourism. Other officers include Emile Hodel as vice president, Mrs. Helen Coste as secretary, and W. Carper as treasurer. The group includes leaders from Summers, Mercer, Monroe, Raleigh, Fayette and Greenbrier counties and plans hospitality clinics in each county.
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Hinton
UPI
Mountainaire Travel Council
West Virginia
William Boone
Ronceverte
Summers
Mercer
Monroe
Raleigh
Fayette
Greenbrier
Emile Hodel
The
Potas
NAME BELLIES NATURE
The sparrow hawk named for its looks acts very differently, feeding mainly on insects and circling brush fire edges to catch insects flushed by flames, not sparrows.
GOP Campaign Targets On Viet Nam Inflation Issues
Washington reports Republicans frame the upcoming November elections around Vietnam War era policies and inflation. Lincoln Day speeches signal a focus on national security and cost of living as key campaign themes.
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Viet Nam
Washington
UPI
Unlimited Air Attacks Urged By Goldwater
UPI reports Barry Goldwater urges unlimited air attacks possibly tied to a blockade as Congress debates Vietnam policy. Debate centers on Red China, military commitments, and air power use while Gen Maxwell Taylor and Dean Rusk testify. Goldwater claims such actions could blunt China’s nuclear capability and influence.
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Washington
UPI
ABC
Asia
Kgn Oy Ark
Vaid Beam
D-Ark
Saly U . Hump
Humphrey
Ad East
U. S
Southeast Asia
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Maxwell D. Taylor
Secreta
Dean Rusk
Red China
GOP
United States
Goldwater
Floods close sections and detours across West Virginia
Flood conditions close Secondary 23 3 and Sec 7 at Weston Cross, with the Adamston exit on the Clarksburg Expressway shut today. Section 27 at Etches Cross in Preston County also closed, while the Moundsville area endures the Weirton Underpass closure. Huntington area detours affect several primary roads, and West Virginia Route 10 is closed. One-way traffic is reported on the Missouri Bridge carrying WV 52 over Twelvepole Creek in Wayne County.
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Doddridge
Adamston
Clarksburg
Weston Crossac
Saves County
Etches Crossing
Preston County
Moundeville
Weirton
W. Va
Huntington
Missouri Bridge
Twelvepole Creek
Wayne County
Tornadoes and heavy rain sweep several counties Sunday
A Sunday storm tore through multiple counties with winds around 36 mph snapping power lines and closing roads in New York. Officials said the downpour added a billion gallons of water to the city’s drought-stricken reservoirs as near blizzard conditions hit the north and light snow swept the Rockies.
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New York
Bronx
Queens
Rockies
Warships cordon off search area for missing nuclear device
A U S Navy force blocks a zone off Palomares Spain while a mini submarine Alvin searches the sea floor for the missing U S hydrogen bomb. Alarming weather slows the hunt as a water dump and land search continue for wreckage and radioactivity fears linger.
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Palomares
Spain
UPI
U. S
Aluminaut
Alvin
Air Force
U.S
6Th Fleet
U.S. Air Force
Synagogue Shooting Sparks Turmoil as Rabbi Wounded
A 13 year old Bar Mitzvah boy witnessed a shooter fire at Rabbi Adler during a service. The assailant then fatally shot himself after the rabbi was struck in the shoulder and knocked to the floor. Adler was taken to a hospital as the congregation mourned.
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Wishnetsky
Adler
Steven Frank
Rabbi Adler
Humphrey Tours Thailand via Mekong Chaophya River Cruise
Vice President Humphrey toured northeast Thailand along the Mekong and Chaophya rivers in a flotilla of sightseeing boats. Police directed boats to a landing while he introduced himself through an interpreter, expressing pride in Thailand and promising the best.
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Mekong River
Humphrey
Chaophya River
Thailand
Hand Cleaving Threats Prompt Parcel to Estranged Wife
In St Louis a blood soaked package contained a severed hand and a note saying this is the hand that caused the trouble. Dr Margaret Ansari was reported in critical condition at American Hospital as investigators found four notes at her home amid the alarming mail.
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ST. Louis, Mo
UPI
Margaret Ansari
Ansari
Dr. Ansari
General Taylor assesses bombing effect on North Vietnam
United Press International quotes Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor, former ambassador to South Vietnam, saying U S bombing raids likely depressed the population and worsened their food problem as the conflict continues.
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United Press Internatinal Washington
Maxwell D. Taylor
South Viet Nam
North Viet
It Doesn’t Make Sense to Delay Housing and Hospitals
The quote argues against deferring adequate living quarters and hospital capacity as numbers rise from Viet Nam. It cautions against funding civilian housing and health programs domestically and internationally while postponing essential domestic needs.
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Viet
GOP National Committee
Pentagon
Ft Gordon Ga
Columbia
S.C
Viet Nam
Arends Sa
Rabbi Perrlman eulogizes Billy Rose as Horatio Alger figure
New York based Rabbi Nathan A. Perrlman eulogizes Billy Rose, praising the showman as someone whose life seemed unreal and aspirational, noting his rejection of a scripted fate and his embodiment of improbable success.
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New York
UPI
Nathan A. Perrlman
Billy Rose
Horatio Alger
Weltner warns against dismissing Klan plots as harmless
In Washington Representative Charles L. Weltner of Georgia cautions against underestimating the dangerous plots of Ku Klux Klan leaders. He argues their plans threaten public safety and civil rights, urging vigilance and firm action to counter such extremist activity.
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Washington
Rep
Charles L. Weltner
Dga
$2 Million Fire Destroys Lockheed Air Terminal
In Burbank California a $2 million flash fire destroyed the Lockheed Air Terminal main building and control tower. The blaze started in a second floor restaurant kitchen, likely from spilled hot grease, and fire crews controlled it after more than two hours. About 150 people were evacuated with no injuries reported as some planes landed and others faced cancellations.
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Burbank
Calif
UPI
Lockheed Air Terminal
Flyingers Line
Federal Aviation
Cosfs
Young Rescuer Drowns Near Farm Pond
Uniontown Pa. UPI reports a 12 year old boy who tried to rescue his sister from a drowning pond on a local farm climbed out but his sister Karen Hletky nine of Smithfield Road fell in and was saved by no one. The boy did not survive.
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Uniontown
UPI
Karen Hletky
Smithfield RD
James Success
Ceatantwell
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USAF
Lackland Base
Bank of Raleigh
Kenewhe Streets
Charles E. Sprouse
Ruben Kelly
Rhodell
Bernardo T. Yon
Donna J. Acord
Ruby W. Watson
Aear
Neville Street
Charles J. Sloan
Sadik
James (. Fink
Candace Messler
Conf
Clyde Woody
Miami, Fla
Melvin Powers
H.D. Quigg
Arthur
Ronceverte Banker
Tour Council
Gerald Ron Mich
Melvin R. Laird
Wis
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