Four Charged In Hardman Murder
Charleston police charged Ethel Hardman and Mary Bennett with murder in the shooting of 70 year old Hardman at his St Albans summer home. Ellard and Judith Carte were arrested after a motel drive–in manhunt. Frans Franks tipped police leading to Ellard’s capture. Hardman had been shot in the head and died after a hospital stay. motive and fuller details remained under investigation.
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Charleston
UPI
Yee Pyrdon
Celinew Hardman
Union Carbide Co
St. Albans
Ethel Hardman
Hardman
Mary Bennett
North Charleston Women’s Club
Robert Ellard
Charles
Ellard
Judith Carte
Bee Me
Review Of Suits In 5 Death Pike Wreck
The West Virginia Supreme Court was asked to review consolidated suits arising from a 1964 truck postal van crash on the Turnpike near Charleston that killed five people including Cyril Williams and three postal workers. Plaintiffs sought damages from Rose Freight Lines Inc and the Post Office Service while defenses argued contributory negligence and duty questions amid disputed road conditions and possible ice.
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Charleston
UPI
State Supreme Court
West Virginia
Louis G. Rose
Massilon
Ohio
Rose
Cyrill Williams
Te Christo
Hubert McGee
W. Brent Robinson
Milburn Bridge
Kanawha ‘Common Pleas Court
Christo
Interstate Commerce Commission
Williams
Hennis
Turnpike Commission
High Court
Kanawha
Ince
Virginia
Robert Blanche
Endorsements highlight UPI quotes from Washington and Manila
United Press International reports General Maxwell D. Taylor, former ambassador to South Vietnam, endorses Senator Humphrey in Washington. In Manila, Humphrey is urged as the vice president candidate as allied forces press the offensive while Viet Cong reversals and defections rise.
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United Press International
Washington
Maxwell D. Taylor
South Viet Nam
Sen
Manila
Hubert Humphrey
South A
Gifford Faces Charges in Flasher Medicine Case
Mrs Iola Gifford stands accused of practicing medicine without a state license in Flasher North Dakota She asserts a harsh career toll as she remarks I have had people carried in but I’ve never had anyone carried out expressing the gravity of her situation and public reaction.
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Flasher
N.D
Iola Gifford
Washingtonee: Emcee recalls Klan leader's assassination talk
Richard Han na testifies that Eloise Witte known as grand empress of an Ohio Ku Klux Klan faction described plans to assassinate Presidents Johnson and Kennedy and other public officials. He says her remarks revealed she was dangerous and linked to the States Rights Party.
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Washington
Richard Hanna
Eloise Witte
Ku Klux Klan
Johnson and
Kennedy
Klen
States Rights Party
Ena Ovesrene
Weather Perils Apollo Launch Delayed by Clouds
forecasters warned that heavy cloud cover at Cape Canaveral could block Wednesday launch of the Saturn 1B rocket. The first portion of a 52 1-2 wound series was to begin at 7 15 a.m. with risky camera coverage dependent on clear skies.
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Ened
U.S
Moundsville Newspaper Plant Damaged By Fire
MOUNDSVILLE UP I Fire caused an estimated 8000 damage to the Moundsville Echo Marshall County s only daily newspaper Owner Samuels said he believed the fire was arsonist work He credited a sprinkler system with saving the building Firemen arrived at 324 am and had the blaze under control within an hour Water damage was extensive to his and possibly others The fire started in the rear and there was no trash floor or other clear origin noted
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Moundsville
UPI
Moundsville Echo
Marshall County
Owne Shar
Samuels
Shaw
Catania Tay Sihy Fatal Tetanus Case Report
A brief item notes that Catania Tay Sihy contracted tetanus and died before doctors could treat her after her husband carried her to medical help. The fragment suggests a fatal medical complication linked to infection.
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Catania
TAY Siehy
Deaths And Funerals Notice
Niday died in a local hospital at 8 15 a m Monday of heart disease. He was born February 26 1901 in Giles County Virginia, a mine foreman for the Eastern Gas and Fuel Assoc at Stotesbury for 23 years. Burial will follow at Lean Sunset Memorial Park. The body remains at the funeral home for viewing after 5 p m today. Acti palike will be Augustine Hoy Charles Moody Russel ShumateHarvey MeadowsGeorge Moran and Clarence Cullis.
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Morris
Stotesbury
George B Jr
Wharton
Acti Palike
Augustine Hoy Charles Moody
Russel Shumate
Harvey Meadows
George Moran
Clarence Cullis
Funeral services for Enoch Woodford to be planned
Enoch Woodford 73 of Mullens died in a local hospital 11:40 p.m. Monday. Funeral services pending with Hicks in charge. Burial was in Farley Cemetery on Cow Creek. Venison, father of Ezra Venison of Oceana, died 9 p.m. Saturday in a Logan hospital. Johnson Funeral Home in Logan arranged services.
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Enoch Woodford
Mullens
Funeral services for William G Hughart 69
Funeral services for William Grover Hughart 69 of 122 1-2 East Main St will be held at 2 p m Wednesday in Calfee Funeral Home Chapel with Rev E W Hall officiating. Burial will follow in Calfee Cemetery Mount Tabor. He died Sunday night after a long illness. Born Oct 10 1896 at Scarbro he was a miner World War I veteran and a lifetime resident of Fayette and Raleigh counties. Survivors include one daughter Mrs Juanita Tate five children two sisters and one brother. Pallbearers will be members of the Men’s Bible Class of the Methodist Temple.
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William Grover Hughart
East Main St
Calfee Funeral Home
E. W. Hall
Calfee
Mount Tabor
Hughart
Scarbro
Joseph
Nancy Lilly
Methodist Temple
Fayette
Raleigh
Juanita Tate
Wykes
Huntington
Flossie Hughart
Oak Hill
A. D. Hughart
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Funeral services for Rev Arthur Russell set in Beckley
Funeral services for Rev Arthur Russell are planned for 8 a.m. Monday at a local hospital. A Beckley resident for four years, he leaves wife Ruth of Beckley, two sons Arthur Jr. of Cleveland and Herman of St. Louis, six daughters all of Cleveland, two sisters Delia of Pulaski and Lulu Lambert of Columbus, Ohio. Body at Wright and Anderson Funeral Home.
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Pend- Beece Crow Lane
Beckley
Ruth
Arthur Jr
Cleveland
Ohio
Herman
St. Louis
Annie Davis
Argene Denson
Elaine Hall
Bernice Jones
Betty Lou Barham
Doris Jones
Delia
Pulaski
Lulu Lambert
Columbus
Wright and Anderson Funeral Home
Samuel L. Denney Funeral Services Set
Samuel L. Denney, 53, of Princewick, died after an eight month illness in a local hospital. He worked with McCormick Enterprises at Amigo and was a member of UMWA Local No. 6149. He attended Princewick Missionary Baptist Church in Smith Ark. The body rests at Webb and Neal Funeral Home with visitation after 2 p.m. today.
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Samuel L. Denney
Princewick
Wednes- Denney
McCormick ‘Enterprises
Amigo
UMWA
Denny
Princewick Missionary Baptist Church
Smith Ark
Webb and Neal
Youth Shootings Spark Racial Tension and Lawsuit
An incident at a supermarket and church involving African American victims led to three hospitalizations from pistol wounds. Victims include Alberta Tate, Willie Andrews, and Wilma Maxwell. others were Douglas Murray and Simon Armstrong. Two groups, one linked to a boycott, face a $2 million damage suit by owners amid SCLC denial of the accusations.
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PLC
Emory Arrenen
Alberta Tate Hoillie Andrews
Wsina Maxwell
Douglas Murray
Simon Armstrong
Tee Church
SCLC
James H Foster Funeral Services Held for 87 Year Old
James Henry Foster 87 of Prosperity died today after a two year illness. Services set for Thursday at 2 p.m. at Fred X Williams Funeral Home with Rev. Freddie D officiating. Burial in Hurt family section of Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. He was retired from the State Road Commission in 1938 and a Church of Christ member. Survived by wife Barbara Foster Prosperity and five grandchildren plus eleven great grandchildren. two sons Henry Earl and Leroy preceded him. Friends may call after 4 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
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James Henry Foster
Fred X. Williams
Freddie D
Hurt
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Foster
Beard
Elgwood
Mercer County
Matthew
Katherine Borrer Foster
James T Stover 87 to be funeralized in Oak Hill chapel
James T. Stover known as Uncle Jim 87 of Branch will be conducted at 1 p.m. Friday in the Tyree Funeral Home Chapel Oak Hill by Rev C D tery at Ramsey. He died Monday in an Oak hospital after an extended illness. Born at Mossy March 1878 he was a son of Wash and Mrs Stover. A re-
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James Thomas
Jim) Stover
Tyree
Oak Hill
C. D. Tery
Ramsey
Stover
Oak Hospital
Mossy
March
Wash Stover
South Korea troop level tipped for possible change
Fragmentary notes indicate discussion of U S forces in Asia, with about 50,000 troops in South Korea and no plan for increased numbers. Mention of officials including an ambassador and other government figures appears amid disrupted text from Vietnam fighting coverage.
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Viet Nam
United States
South Korea
Uate Apie
W. Aerell
Harrim Wee
Impoction US
Ambassedor Wi
Pileup Crash Blocks California Freeway Traffic
A pileup on the San Diego to Los Angeles freeway caused one of the worst traffic jams in years with about 5000 cars backed up for 24 hours. Police still did not know the number of injured or dead as authorities prepared to identify victims by dental records due to severe burn damage.
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California
San Diego
Los Angeles
Marine Base
Britain Eyes UN Role as Defense Burden Shrinks
A British white paper says London seeks more UN involvement in defense planning while easing its war era burden. It notes Britain may cut defense spending and shift resources toward home fronts as overseas commitments are reassessed and reinforced air support is emphasized.
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Britain
Ston
United Nations
West Virginia Native Held in $100000 Bail
A retired U.S. Army major, Samuel Desist, was flown from Paris and held in $100,000 bail on charges tied to a multi million dollar international narcotics smuggling operation. Desist, a West Virginia native, lived in the state before his posting in France.
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New York
UPI
Samuel Desist
Paris
W. Va
France
Ruth the statistics clerk dies in fatal state crash
An Indiana traffic fatalities statistician Ruth, long a point of contact for UPI editors and state police, dies in a rural one car crash near Mooresville on state road 67 in Hendricks County at 5:50 p.m. on February 19.
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Ruth
Mooresville
Hendricks County
Tech students begin directed teaching at West Virginia
One hundred fifteen Tech students start directed teaching this semester. Dr. Hubert Near notes this is the largest group to leave the college for practice teaching, assigned to Beckley and nearby communities across subjects from industrial arts to social studies.
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West Virginia “Tech
Pee
Tech
Hubert Near
College
Ccsc
Woman in North Dakota Faces Prosecution Over Arthritis Remedies
Mrs. Tole Gifford, 56, a self-described arthritis healer from Flasher, North Dakota, says she has performed about 7,000 treatments using a heat massage and lanolin balm she makes herself on her 2,400 acre farm. Authorities plan to pursue a court action after residents report her practices.
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Tole Gifford
Flasher
Viet Cong Stronghold Falls After Four Day Assault
Vietnamese forces breached a heavily fortified hill complex after a four day effort aided by a B52 raid and artillery. The clash near Da Nang and Tam Quan produced multiple Viet Cong casualties estimated at 40 to 200, with lighter government losses and several skirmishes continuing.
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Little Iron
Fee Es
da Nang
Saigon
Thien Giao
Picton Marines
Tam Quan
Water Pressure Measures at Shady School Report
Water pressure reports show a substantial increase aimed at alleviating abnormally low pressure at Shady School. Officials cite corrective upgrades and ongoing monitoring to restore consistent utility service.
Boy's Arrest Bares Prostitution Ring
BLUEFIELD API The probe into a $250 supermarket robbery led to the arrest of Ronnie Kessler 19 Princeton and warrants for Pauline Long 23 Bluefield and three or four others plus Harold Henry hotel bell boy. Kessler admitted the robbery. Prostitution charges followed.
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Bluefield
API
Ronnie Kessler
Princeton
Kessler
Pauline Long
Harold Henry
Prostite
Man jailed on charge of destruction for public property
An arrest report describes a man entering an establishment, damaging property, and claiming a sudden impulse before being taken to jail on the destruction charge. Police report details are incomplete but indicate property damage and arrest.
Kennedy Proposals Spark Mixed Reactions in Congress
The Kennedy proposals drew varied responses from lawmakers. Taylor signaled departure from the administration view while affirming no support for a government coalition. Officials including Gold berg Ball Humphrey and Bundy rejected direct talks with the Viet Cong, saying Hanoi peace talks must begin at the negotiating table as the Senate weighs an $4.8 billion military spending request.
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Eee
Pag
Sen. Kennedy
Taylor
Kennedy
General Administration
United Nations
Arthur J. Goldberg
George W. Ball
Hubert H. Humphrey
White House
McGeorge Bundy
Goldberg
Hanoi
Senate
Quadruplets Born in Cold Springs Hospital
Mrs Helen Acebal gave birth to three girls and a boy at Julia L Butterfields Hospital in Peekskill New York on Monday afternoon. The quadruplets weighed 2 pounds 9 ounces to 2 pounds 13 ounces and were born to a New York City police officer and his wife living in Coombe.
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Cold Springs
N.Y
Helen Acebal
Julia L. Butterfields Hospital
Peekskill
Eoarhy
Coombe
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