AFL-CIO Seeks $2 Minimum Wage For U.S. Workers
AFL-CIO President George Meany plans a White House visit in March to push President Johnson for a $2 per hour federal minimum wage and a 40 hour work week reduction. Meany says the current $1.25 rate is a poverty wage and vows to press Congress if the White House withholds support.
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Miami Beach
UPI
AFL - Cio
George Meany
White House
Johnson
Afl-Cio
Meany
Organized Labor
Congress
Labor Federation
America
Cardinal Meyer undergoes brain surgery in Chicago
Cardinal Albert Cardinal Meyer of Chicago underwent a four hour operation to remove a walnut sized abnormal brain tissue. Doctors planned tests in two to three days to learn if the tissue was a tumor and to assess memory impact. He remains in very good condition at Mercy Hospital and hopes to attend the Vatican Council opening Sept. 14.
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Chicago
UPS
Albert Cardinal Meyer
Cardinal Meyer
Mercy Hospital
Harold C. Voris
Voris
Rome
Meyer
Cardinal
China to Supply Tanks and Artillery to Hanoi
United Press International reports that Communist China will provide North Vietnam with tanks and artillery, later replaced by Soviet shipments. Kremlin priorities a coordinated program with Soviet satellites to arm Hanoi, with North Vietnam also set to receive airplanes anti-aircraft weapons gunboats small arms and specialized anti helicopter gear from Russia Czechoslovakia Poland Bulgaria and other East European nations.
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London
UPI
China
North Viet Nam
Soviet Union
Kremlin
Hanoi
Russia
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Bulgaria
Priest Warns Against Birth Control Bill
Charleston witnesses oppose a welfare funded birth control bill. Catholic officials argue it burdens welfare and health programs while allowing access to single and married individuals apart from spouses. Supporters cite state tax funding and multiple states using public funds for contraception. The committee will decide if the bill moves to a second reading.
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Cann
Kanawha County
Page Seckford
Seckford
Whitesville
Boone County
David Mullins
D-Logan
Gunfire Incident Hits Jackson Four in Stomach
A spokesman at Good Samaritan Hospital said Jackson Four suffered a gunshot wound to the stomach and was making encouraging progress until abdominal adhesions and infection developed.
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Jackson
Good Samaritan Hospital
Appian? Appalachian development bill moves forward
Administration forces claimed they had counted enough votes to ensure passage of President Johnsons $1.1 billion Appalachian development bill next week in the House. The measure cleared the Rules Committee by an 8 to 7 vote and faces debate starting Monday with a likely vote on Tuesday. The Senate has already approved the bill.
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Washington
UPI
House
Johnson
House Rules Committee
Senate
Viet Nam neutrality developments in Binh Dinh offensive
South Vietnamese troops backed by American jets launched a major offensive against Communist forces in Binh Dinh Province, with 2,000 marines and 1,000 soldiers moved in. U.S. B57 bombers hit troops in Phuoc Tuy Province, using new cluster bombs. Brig. Gen. Nguyen Huu Co says seven battalions and up to 7,000 Communists hold the area, while reinforcements are planned. U.S. airpower is increasingly central, including jets bombing a pass near Pleiku.
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Binh Dinh
Saigon
Phuoc Tuy
U.S
Nguyen Huu Co
II Army Corps
UPI
Efort
Airwer
Pleiku
Nixon warns Asia may fall to Reds if LBJ acts weakly
CHICAGO UPI Nixon warned at a Republican dinner that Southeast Asia could fall to communism within days if President Johnson does not announce a Vietnam policy soon. He urged a swift use of naval and air power to cut off North Viet Nam supplies and rejected pulling out U.S. forces. He also criticized U Thant’s Vietnam withdrawal suggestion and declined to discuss his future plans.
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Chicago
UPI
Southeast Asia
Johnson
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
U.S
Viet Nam
United Republican Fund of
Illinois
Barry M. Goldwater
South Viet Nam
U Thant
United Nations
Moonlighter Loren Campbell Held On Bigamy Charge
Loren Campbell a 36 year old book keeper and accountant facing a bigamy charge explained his double life. He maintained a Wellington wife Phyllis Daniels and an Augusta wife Sue Scates while working at Southwest Grease and Oil Co Wichita and doing bookkeeping for others. Detectives said two wives learned of the other’s existence after officers informed them. Campbell married Phyllis in 1948 and Sue in 1963 and has three daughters and a two year old son.
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Wichita
Kan
Loren Campbell
Campbell
Phyllis
Wellington
Sue
Augusta
Ed Miller
Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office
Miller
Kosygin cautions on Sino Soviet ties and Viet Nam action
Kosygin cautioned that Sino Soviet differences cannot be resolved immediately while affirming unity of socialist states against imperialist threats. He urged withdrawal of US forces from South Viet Nam and called for easing tensions, disarmament, and renewed international dialogue, noting Laos and Indochina stakes.
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Viet Nam
Kosygin
United States
Democratic Republic of
Indochina
South Viet Nam
South Korea
Soviet Union
Britain
France
U.S
Laos
Asia
Africa
South America
Washington
Tass
Kremlin
Moscow
Legislature Aims at Senate Amendments on House Actions
House leaders signal control over Senate amendments as lawmakers review multiple measures. The chamber passed a Senate-approved independent audit of the $200 million road bond and a salary-boost bill for about 30 state department heads. An expected first reading set a $1 per hour minimum wage bill, with a public hearing on birth control planned by medicine and sanitation committees.
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Moundsville Penitentiary
Elmer Bruner
House
Earl Vickers
D-Fayette
Dels
Robert K. Holliday
Jesse Barker
Okanawha
Senate
Kidnaper Clay Cleared in Barber Murder Case
Clay, once linked to the murder of 68 year old Herbert Barber of Ivydale, was later cleared of involvement and sent back to Weston. He was returned to Charleston Thursday as a person no longer insane.
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Clay
Herbert Barber
Ivydale
Weston
Charleston
Sinatra Conference Turns Out As Hoax
In Wilmington Delaware fans and reporters waited four hours for Frank Sinatra at the Hotel DuPont for a news conference then learned the event was a hoax no Sinatra appearance occurred. Police had no clues to who perpetrated the ruse.
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Wilmington
Del
UPI
Frank Sinatra
Sinatra
DuPont
Entertainer
Bellevue-Stratford
Philadelphia
King To Speak Despite Threats And Dynamite Cache
In Hollywood a bomb threat did not stop Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr from planned speech at Temple Israel. Police found a 1400 pound dynamite cache, a Glendale apartment also seized with carbines and Minuteman material linked to Keith O Gilbert. Two men, Rodney Chesney and Ronald Bartell, were jailed over the dynamite theft from Sylmar. Police kept heavy guards at Palladium and Cinerama after warnings of an assassination attempt. King spoke at a World Affairs Council luncheon and later attended The Greatest Story Ever Told screening.
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Hollywood
UPI
Martin Luther King
Hollywood Temple Israel
Glendale
Minuteman
Keith O. Gilbert
W.A. Murphy Co
Sylmar
Rodney Chesney
Ronald Bartell
Sunland
Calif
Chesney
Henry Mack
Gilbert
Mack
Hollywood Palladium
Pacific Cinerama Theater
King
World Affairs Council
Palladium
Malcolm X slaying triggers Muslim convention in Chicago
Malcolm X followers vow retaliation as a Chicago convention opens. Butler is charged in the murder alongside Talmadge Hayer, also known as Thomas Hagan, who was wounded and held by police. Authorities say Hagan and Butler acted in concert as the investigation continues.
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Muhammad
Cassius Clay
Malcolm
Chicago
Butler
Talmadge Hayer
Thomas Hagan
Malcolm X
Weather disrupts power and shuts schools across region
A powerful weather system sheared a main power line cutting electricity in Watervliet while icy roads and high winds forced the closure of about 30 schools across six central New York counties. Flooding hit Portsmouth New Hampshire and Portland Maine with homes evacuated as heavy rains and strong winds churned up similar flooding from Maine to Rhode Island. A cold front brought a 20 degree drop in Florida, affecting citrus growers and truck farmers as the Midwest continues to dig out from a major new snowstorm that blanketed highways.
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Watervliet
New York
Portsmouth
N.H
Portland
Maine
Rhode Island
Florida Peninsula
Florida
Midwest
Police book minister for selling fake narcotics in San Francisco
San Francisco police used an undercover purchase to test a powder sold by self-styled Rev. Carl Abbe for 250 dollars. The powder contained no narcotics, yet Abbe was charged with selling a substitute substance.
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San Francisco
UPI
Carl Abbe
Deaths and Funerals Peggy Upchurch infant dies at home
Funeral arrangements continue for Peggy Jean Upchurch two month old daughter of Stanton and Mary Hart Upchurch of Coal City. She died at home at 11 am Thursday cause of death unknown. Survivors include sisters Kathy Lynn Anita Marie and grandparents Arlie and Mrs Hart of Raleigh and Willard and Mrs Upchurch of Coal City. Body at Calfee Funeral Home.
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Peggy Jean Upchurch
Stanton
Mary Hart Upchurch
Coal City
Kathy Lynn
Anita Marie
Arlie Hart
Raleigh
Willard Upchurch
Calfee Funeral Home
William Forest Williams Funeral Services Held
Funeral services for William Forest Williams 78 of White Oak formerly of Shady Spring will be at 2 p m Sunday at Shady Spring Community Church conducted by Rev. Oscar Lilly and Rev. John Barton burial will be in Williams Cemetery White Oak He died Thursday night in a local hospital after a long illness A retired farmer and World War I veteran he was a member of the Christian Baptist Church at Shady Spring Survived by a sister Mrs Laura Howell and a brother Claton Williams several nieces and nephews The body is at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home after 3 p m Saturday for calling
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William Forest Williams
White Oak
Shady Spring
Oscar Lilly
John Barton
Williams
Christian Baptist Church
Rufus
Margaret Andrews Williams
Laura Howell
Claton Williams
Beckley
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Ed Kincaid 81 Beaver coal miner dies after long illness
Ed Kincaid 81 of Beaver died at 6 a m in a local hospital after a long illness He was a retired coal miner and member of Beaver Baptist Church and United Mine Workers Local 7086 District 29 He survived by his widow a son Earl a daughter Lillie Maddy one sister Ruth Arnold two grandchildren and one great grandchild Funeral services set for 2 30 p m Sunday at Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel with Rev E V Powers officiating Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Park Friends may call after 6 p m today Active pallbearers named.
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Ed Kincaid
Beaver
Beaver Baptist Church
District 29
United Mine Workers of America
Pluto
John and
Nan Shively Kincaid
Sadie Bragg Kincaid
Earl Kincaid
Boyd
Lillie) Maddy
Hinton
Ruth Arnold
Coal City
Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel
E. V. Powers
Sunset Memorial Ark
John H. Brown funeral services and obituaries
Funeral services for John H. Brown 75 of 203 Mulberry St. will be held at 2 p m Sunday at Central Baptist Church with Rev. Edward Abrams, burial in Greenwood Memorial Park. He died in a local hospital after a heart attack. Body to church an hour before service. friends may visit at Wright and Anderson Funeral Parlor Saturday afternoon. Also notices for Mrs Nancy E Tolliver 81 Pierpont who died at Mullens hospital after long illness with survivors listed. service at Pierpont Freewill Baptist Church Sunday at 1 p m with burial in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Prosperity. Body at Sam Foglesong Funeral Home Mullens. friends may call after noon Saturday.
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John H. Brown
Mulberry St
Central Baptist Church
Edward Abrams
Greenwood Memorial Park
Wright and Anderson
Nancy E. Tolliver
Pierpont
Mullens Hospital
Rhodell
Alfred
Polly McKinney
Crawford
Louis
Fayetteville
James
Dayton
Ohio
Ballard
Midway
Freeman Smith
Idaho
Garnet Rinehart
Marie Humphries
Warren
Prosperity
Sam Foglesong
Mullens
Mrs Virgie Fitzpatrick dies after brief illness in Beckley
Mrs Virgie Myrtle Fitzpatrick 79 of Snuffer Apartments Beckley died at home at 2 30 am after a brief illness born December 30 1885 at Dothan Fayette County West Virginia a daughter of the late Ed Saye widow of Michael C Fitzpatrick she was a Presbyterian member of the church a Beckley resident since the early 1920s Survivors include one son Richard C Fitzpatrick Spencer seven daughters Oda E Biggs Flossie Warden Eva Cox Ora Lee Starr Alma Sloboda Marian Patton Elizabeth Hawks three sisters Mrs Robert Emerson Mrs Clayton Williams Mrs Thomas Fitzpatrick one brother Robert Saye twenty two grandchildren and 33 great grandchildren The body is at Webb and Neal Funeral Home pending funeral arrangements.
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Virgie Myrtle Fitzpatrick
Snuffer Apartments
Beckley
Fitzpatrick
Dothan
Fayette County
Ed Saye
Presbyterian Church
Michael C. Fitzpatrick
Richard C. Fitzpatrick
Spencer
Oda E. Biggs
Flossie Warden
Eva Cox
Ora Lee Starr
Cleveland
Ohio
Alma Sloboda
Marian Patton
Charleston
Elizabeth Hawks
Charlotte
N.C
Robert Emerson
Clayton Williams
Long Branch
Thomas Fitzpatrick
Scarbro
Robert Saye
Whitby
Samuel Jackson Funeral Arrangements Incomplete
Samuel Jackson of Auburn Maine and formerly Slab Fork and Raleigh Heights died early this morning at a daughter’s home in Auburn. The body will be returned to the Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor.
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Samuel Jackson
Auburn
Maine
Slab Fork
Raleigh Heights
Ritchie and Johnson Funer
Russell Holstine former Montgomery mayor dies in Florida hospital
Russell M. Holstine, 78, former mayor of Montgomery in the 1940s and longtime Montgomery National Bank president, died Thursday in a Fort Lauderdale hospital while vacationing. Survived by wife, daughter, and two brothers. Body to be taken to B. C. Hooper Funeral Home in Montgomery Saturday morning.
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Russell M. Holstine
Montgomery
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Holstine
Florida
Montgomery National Bank
B. C. Hooper Funeral Home
Final rites for James Bower Jr. held in Soulsville
James Bower Jr. 38 died in a Mary Jane Coal Co mine rock fall at Still Run. Funeral at Sweet Home Church with Rev. E R Tyree and Rev. Vern Clay. Burial in Bowers Ridge Cemetery. Born February 13, 1927 in Otsego to James and Ada Pendry Bower. Survived by a son, four daughters, five brothers and seven sisters.
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James Bower Jr
Soulsville
Sweet Home Church
E. R. Tyree
Vern Clay
Bowers Ridge
Bower
Mary Jane
Clarence (Peewee
Herndon Heights
Ruby
Brenda
Pamela
Andrea
Carlos
Ravencliff
Clifton
Wheeling
Herbert
Atlanta, Ga
Harry
Rockford, Ill
Bobby
Betty Sarver
Detroit, Mich
Cecil Austin Rites Set at St John Baptist Church
Funeral services for Cecil Austin 58 of Beckley will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at St John Baptist Church Raleigh with Elder Louis Preston officiating. Burial at Greenwood Memorial following death Tuesday after an extended illness. He was born May 7 1806 in Winona and is survived by his mother, one son the Rev Cecil Austin Jr, a brother Leroy Austin of Washington DC, two sisters Lola Walker Raleigh and Jed Perry Washington DC, six grandchildren and two great grandchildren. They will be moved from Itchie and Johnson one hour prior to services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Austin
Beckley
St. John's Baptist Church
Raleigh
Louis Preston
Greenwood Memorial Ark
Winona
Ethel Perry Austin
Nathaniel Austin
East Beckley
Itchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor
Mrs Bernice McCain Dies After Long Illness
Mrs Bernice McCain 38 of Deepwater died in a Montgomery hospital after a long illness. She was a niece of Mrs Bernice Henry Beckley. The body is at Trent and Durgan Funeral Home for completion of funeral arrangements.
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Bernice McCain
Deepwater
Montgomery
Bernice Henry
Beckley
Trent and Durgan
Death of Three Month Old Billy Fox in Chicago Hospital
Billy Fox died at 2 p.m. Thursday in a Chicago hospital. Survived by parents Alvin R. and Carolyn Deweese Fox of Chicago formerly Beckley area. maternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs. James Deweese Sophia. paternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Fox McAlpin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Ray Fox
Alvin R
Carolyn Deweese Fox
Chicago
Beckley
James Deweese
Sophia
Gilbert Fox
McAlpin
Died at 57 in Harlem Heights after long illness
Sam Blanks of Harlem Heights died at home at 5 p.m. Thursday after a long illness. The body is at the Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Blanks
Harlem Heights
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor
North Thames Gas Board Demands Soon Payment
Early billing notice from the North Thames gas board asks a customer to pay the bill before February 29, 1965, signaling an urgent demand from London.
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London
UPI
North Thames Gas Board
Navigability of the Amazon River in Brazil
The Amazon River is navigable for about 1,700 miles within Brazilian territory, outlining the extent of its course in Brazil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amazon River
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Henry Lilly
Joe Deeds
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Howard Redden
Lena Lewis
Margaret Cooper
Eva Kite
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Nancy Tolliver
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Webb and Neal Funeral Home
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