Robin Hood in Half Bikini Shakes Omaha Stag Party
Omaha police raid a VFW stag party and arrest Melvin Brown and others after discovering Miss Shirley Mauldin known as Robin Hood wearing a scanty half bikini. Brown defends the costume as an artistic dance while police compare it to a cigarette pack. Mayor inquiries center on raid custody and constitutional rights.
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Omaha
Neb
VPI
Robin Hood
Melvin Brown
Veterans of Foreign Wars
VFW
Shirley Mauldin
Robin 5. Hood
Brown
Miss Mauldin
City Hall
James Dworak
Soviet Defense Minister Vows Mighty Arms Buildup
Malinovsky boasted of Soviet missiles and a 100 megaton intercontinental warhead capable of destroying vast targets. He cited Cuba and the Caribbean, recalling the Cuban crisis and warning against complacency toward U.S. imperialist circles.
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Cuba
Caribbean
Malinovsky
U. S
Woman Dies In Fire Near St Albans
An elderly Kanawha County woman died in a house fire near St. Albans after the 7:30 a.m. blaze at the two story frame home of Mrs. Minnie Angel. The body was recovered about two hours later as firefighters fought the flames.
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Charleston
Kanawha County
St. Albans
Minnie Angel
Whisky Price Raise Urged in West Virginia Legislature
Charleston W V UP I The House Finance Committee backs a bill to lift liquor store revenues by 1.5 million dollars yearly to fund alcoholic and mental health treatment facilities. The panel also approved salary hikes for state tax labor and workers compensation commissioners. Senate Judiciary advances bills on newspaper legal ads aging commission and doctor required for mental hospital commitment. Senate Roads Committee also endorsed road regulator clarifications.
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Charleston. W. Va
UPI
House Finance Committee
Senate Judiciary Comittee
West Virginia
Commission On
House Judiciary Committee
Senate Roads Committee
State Road Commission
Federal Prisoner Sent Night Here
Irene Schientz of Belding Maryland was lodged in Raleigh County Jail at 4 20 p m Thursday en route to Alderson Federal Prison for Women by a U S deputy marshal She was taken to the prison at 9 30 a m today Two area men were taken to Huntington State Hospital today on lunacy warrants one from Eccles and the other from Glen White Three soldiers were released from jail at 8 40 a m today to Military Police They were Billy R Smith George C Shrader and James R Marshall all of Fort Knox Ky
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Irene Schientz
Belding
Raleigh
Alderson Federal Prison
United States
Huntington State Hospital
Eccles
Glen White
Billy R. Smith
Delegates Weigh Attache Problem
The House of Delegates planned to decide on cutting attaches and saving over 50 000 for a 60 day session. A House Rules proposal would limit attaches to about 115. the Senate has 114 at a cost of 104 840 for 32 members. Del. Lohr urged postponing action. a defeat would end the resolution.
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Charleston
UPI
House of Delegates
House Rules Committee
House
Del
Charles Lohr
Dmercer
Lohr
Senate
Kennedy Medicare Plan Pigeonholed in Congress
Congress consigns Kennedy's Medicare proposal to a quiet pigeon hole. The plan would raise Social Security taxes over 200 a year for workers earning 100 weekly, financing hospitalization and nursing home benefits for 15 million persons aged 65 plus starting Jan 1, 1965. The bill awaits public hearings next summer and a likely showdown vote late next year.
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Washington
API
Congress
Kennedy
House
Ways & Means Committee
West Virginia backs 200 million road bond issue
The West Virginia Highway Users Conference and the State Chamber of Commerce pushed a 200 million road bond plan to fund the state road program. They proposed 20 million annually for 25 years, to match federal aid and avoid tax hikes, with pay as you go retirements.
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Charleston
UPI
West Virginia Highway Users Conference
State Chamber of Commerce
Emmett J. Fush
State Road Commission
West Virginia
Panhandles
Elmore
Bush
SRC
Kennedy Defeated Opposes 35 Hour Week in Talks
The article notes Kennedy’s defeat and his stance against a 35 hour week even if backed by collective bargaining. It argues Congress should pass his medical care plan this year and discusses foreign polls and potential diplomatic embarrassment from abroad. A Southern man divorces after his wife golf habit, asserting male dominance.
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Congress
U.S
Mrs Nell C Gladwell Dies at 55 in Fayetteville
Nell C Gladwell 55 longtime Fayetteville resident and fourth grade teacher at Fayetteville Elementary died this morning in a Montgomery hospital after a short illness. She taught at Fayetteville Elementary and was active in the Fayetteville Methodist Church. Survived by daughter Mary Lou Gladwell and two brothers W W Armstrong and Rodney Armstrong two sisters Lula Childress and Madonna Winston. Funeral set 2 p.m. Sunday at Fayetteville Methodist Church with burial in Huse Memorial Park. Body to be moved from Payne Funeral Home to church for service.
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Fayetteville
Mrs Dorothy Lilly rites set for Brad ley woman
Funeral services for Mrs Dorothy Elizabeth Cox Lilly aged 79 of Bradley are planned for 2 p m Sunday at Prosperity Church of Christ with Rev Freddie Dinkler presiding. Burial follows at Prosperity Cemetery. She died Thursday night at the Bradley home of a daughter Mrs Forest Ogden after a long illness. Born November 2 1883 she was the daughter of the late Christopher C and Martha Maye Cox and a member of Prosperity Church of Christ. Her husband Walter Lilly died in 1951. Surviving include a son J C Lilly of Hilltop seven daughters Mrs Edna Smith Mrs Georgia Short of Portsmouth Va Mrs Martha Carte of Madison Ky Mrs Christy Oscar of Beckley Mrs Sally Foster of Minden Mrs Stella Wood and Mrs Vivian Ogden both of Bradley a brother Willis Cox of MacArthur and 32 grandchildren 40 great grandchildren. The body will remain at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home until one hour before services when it will be taken to the church.
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Dorothy Elizabeth Cox Lilly
Bradley
Prosperity Church of Christ
Freddie Dinkler
Prosperity
Forest Ogden
Christopher C
Martha Maye Cox
Forrest
Vivian)Ogden
Willis Cox
MacArthur
Rose and Quesenberry
Funeral services for Mrs Susan Hoke in Lewisburg
Funeral services for 73 year old Mrs Susan Hoke of Ronceverte will be held Saturday at 11 am at the Memorial Chapel of McCraw Funeral Home in Lewisburg with Rev A B Shiflett officiating. Burial follows at Salem Cemetery. She died Thursday at 7 20 am in a Ronceverte hospital after a short illness. Born October 15 1889 in Organ Cave she was a daughter of the late Hugh A and Annie Levell Burdette. She was a member of Pickaway Methodist Church and lived much of her life in Greenbrier County.
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Susan Hoke
Ronceverte
McCraw
Lewisburg
A. B. Shiflett
Salem Cemetery
Hugh A
Annie Levell Burdette
Pickaway
Isaac Sizemore
Mathen
Matheny Methodist Church
James Bowyer
Hilcrest Memorial Gardens
Matheny
Baptist Church
Welch-Pineville Road
Fen Funeral Home
Oceana
Funeral services for Mrs Olevia Cabell Walker
Funeral services for Mrs. Olevia Olive Cabell Walker 70 of the ford will be held at Ashford Church of God with Rev. Rex Workman officiating. Burial will follow at Forks Coal Church Cemetery Alum Creek. She died in a Charleston hospital after a long illness. Survived by three sons Ampliss Carlos Eugene Armstrong a step son Curtis Walker four daughters two brothers two sisters 27 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. The body will be taken from Quesenberry Funeral Home to the home of Carlos Walker. Also listed are Airman 2 Fred Maslow and daughter Lynn plus sister Mary Ann Fuller. The body is at Tryce Funeral Home Oak Hill.
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Olevia Olive Cabell Walker
Ford
Ashford
Rex Workman
Fork
Coal Church
Alum Creek
Charleston
Lincoln County
Charles
Mariah Pauley Cabell
Ampliss
McCorkle
Ghoul Smith
Fred Maslow
Air Force
Brunswick
Robert
Washington, D. C
Lynn
Amos Ferguson Rites Planned At Shiloh Baptist Church
Funeral services for Amos Ferguson 65 of Harper Heights will be held Sunday at 2 p m at Shiloh Baptist Church with Rev G C Gilbert officiating. Burial follows at Greenwood Memorial Park. He died Thursday night after a long illness at a local hospital. Born March 19 1897 in Boones Mill Virginia he was a son of the late Mr and Mrs Thomas Ferguson and a Shiloh Baptist member. He is survived by Elizabeth Ferguson two brothers Buford of Boones Mill and Dubois of Beckley two sisters Mrs Beulah Robinson of Oxford Ohio and Mrs Bertha Clyburn of Boones Mill.
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Amos Ferguson
Harper Heights
Shiloh Baptist Church
G. C. Gilbert
Greenwood Memorial Park
Boones Mill
Thomas Ferguson
Elizabeth Ferguson
Buford
Dubois
Beckley
Beulah Robinson
Oxford
Ohio
Bertha Clyburn
There
Johnson
Paror
Obituary of Lynn M Moore longtime Army master sergeant
Lynn M Moore aged 49 of 1207 Lee Street Charleston formerly Huntersville died at 10 am Thursday in an Ohio hospital Born December 30 1913 in Huntersville son of the late W Peyton and Maude Jordon Moore He was a retired Army master sergeant Survived by Dorothy Moore Yuba City California three brothers Col William P Washington DC Jack C Kopperston and Hugh B Beckley Body to remain at Caffee Funeral Home until 10 am Saturday then to Smith Funeral Home Marlinton for visitation after 1 pm Sunday Service at 4 pm Sunday in Smith Funeral Home Chapel with Rev W E Pierce officiating Burial Mountain View Cemetery.
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Lynn M. Moore
Lee St
Charleston
Huntersville
Ohio
Huntersvile
W. Peyton
Maude Jordon Moore
Dorothy Moore
Yuba City
Calif
William P
Washington, D. C
Jack C
Kopperston
Hugh B
Beckley
Caffee
Smith Funeral Home
Marlinton
W. E. Pierce
Mountain View Cemetery
Final rites for David Cousins held in Eccles church
David Cousins aged 53 of Lilly Mountain died after a lengthy illness. Funeral services are at 1 p m Saturday at Shady Grove Baptist Church Eccles with Rev. Rufus Bailey officiating. Greenwood Memorial Park will host interment. Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor arranging services.
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David Cousins
Lilly Mountain
Shady Grove Baptist Church
Eccles
Rufus Bailey
Greenwood Memorial Park
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral
Kennedy blasts union leaders over potential New York newspaper shutdown
President Kennedy said the most intensive mediation had failed and warned that the International Typographical Union local led by Bertram Powers is pushing a settlement that could shut down several New York newspapers and lay off thousands of workers, a blow to unions and readers alike.
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International Typographical Union
Bertram Powers
New York
Senate Finance Committee Approves State Pay Raises
Senate Finance Committee approved pay boosts of 2000 to 3000 dollars yearly for five state department heads and a House-passed bill to raise the labor commissioner’s pay from 8000 to 10000. It originated three similar increases for the State Police superintendent, motor vehicles commissioner and workmen’s compensation commissioner. A House-passed bill to raise the employment security director’s salary to 13500 was reported out with a 12000 recommendation. Also approved was a House bill letting the state institutions commissioner set the Moundsville Penitentiary warden salary and increasing teacher retirement benefits by about 600000 dollars annually.
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Charleston
UPI
Senate Finance Committee
Moundsville
Maslow Funeral Arrangements for Oak Hill Man
Michael Maslow 47 of Oak Hill died at home Thursday at 3 a.m. following a heart attack. He was a mechanic for U U A Coal Co in Oak Hill. Born Wingrove August 12 1915 he was the son of the late Lewis and Mary Elizabeth Maslow. Survived by two sons.
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Michael
Mike Maslow
Oak Hill
U. U. A. Coal Co
Wingrove
Lewis Maslow
Mary Elizabeth Maslow
Machineguns Not Rockets in Cuban Jet Attack
A crewman on an American shrimp boat says Cuban Mig jets fired machine guns at the drifting vessel, not rockets. Benjamin Washington, 27, said bullets sprayed water from about a few hundred yards away. The Defense Department initially said rockets were fired, then acknowledged pilots might have been mistaken.
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Key West
Fla
UPI
Benjamin Washington
Defense Department
U.S
Department
Centennial donation to West Virginia commission received
The West Virginia Centennial Commission received a $1,500 check from the G. C. Murphy Co. variety stores for its outlets in West Virginia. Murphy director E. G. Precious called the contribution a fine opportunity to participate.
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Charleston
Soak Creek Men Waive Hearing In Grand Larceny Case
Clifton Bud Lovell and Dale Haga of Soak Creek waived grand jury and were remanded to Raleigh County Jail on $500 bonds each for grand larceny. They were arrested by State Police after allegedly taking a truck owned by Bud Farley of Beckley and abandoning it on Tam Mountain. Other local court actions included fines for illegal passing and a nonsupport sentence.
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Clifton
Bud” Lovell
Dale Haga
Soak Creek
Raleigh County
Joe Rodriguez
Bud Farley
Beckley
Tams Mountain
Sherman Ratliff
Beards Fork
Fayette County
L. G. Daniel
Marsh Fork
Striking Newspaper Guild to vote on Cleveland pact
Members of the Cleveland newspaper guild expected to accept a contract proposal today after a tentative deal reached last Monday. The strike that idled the Cleveland Press and Plain Dealer began November 30 and continues amid the vote on the agreement.
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Nicholas Matthew Cascario
Cleveland
Cleveland Press
Plain Deal
U S Navy Encounters Cuban MIG Attacks Near Florida
Two Soviet built MIGs fired rockets near a 67 foot boat in international waters between Florida and Cuba. The boat escaped damage and its crew Paris Jackson and Benjamin Washington were rescued. U S fighters chased away the MIGs but no gunfire occurred.
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United States
Cuba
Defense Department
Florida
U.S
Key West
Fla
Paris Jackson
Benjamin Washington
Legislature approves school chief raise and health insurance bill
The West Virginia Legislature moves on budget items with 15 days left in the session. The House passes a bill to raise state school superintendent qualifications for Rex M. Smith and a plan to allow professionals to obtain hospital and medical coverage for on the job sickness and injury. The House also sends to the Senate a resolution naming three state songs as official. The Senate approves flat vending machine fees and sends to the House a Churchill citizenship measure. A branding note closes with a Collier's encyclopedia item on ancient cattle branding.
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Senate
Howard Carson
House
Julius Singleton
Rex M. Smith
West Virginia
Home Sweet Home
Winston Churchill
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