Muskie and Kennedy Weigh Senate Leadership Fight
Washington reports that Edmund Muskie and Edward Kennedy, close confidants, discuss Kennedy seeking the Senate Democratic leadership post. Muskie aims to defeat Sen. Russell Long and indicates Kennedy offered to back Muskie for the whip before he pursued the post himself.
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William Mead
Kennedy
Washington
UPI
Edmund
Muskie
Edward
A M. Kennedy
Senate
Massachusetts
Russell B. Long
D-La
Senate Democrats
Sen
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Edward M. Kennedy
Deaths and Funerals Notice Summary
Funeral services and arrangements are listed for several individuals including Seth B Blake 78 of Route 1 Beckley Sam Moore 70 and Richard Ham Rose 72 of Flat Top with services held in Beckley and Ghent. Burial followed at local cemeteries. Families include relatives and church affiliations.
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Seth B
Blake
Beckley
Sam Moore
Whipple
Tyree
Beckley Hospital
Mt. Hope
Ernest Barley
Glen Winsten
Scarbro
West Virginia
Oak Hill
Augustus Blake
Cittsville
Richard Methodist Church
United Mine Workers
America
Rose
Quesenberry
Funeral arrangements incomplete for Sylvester Draf ton Lye
Sylvester Drafton Lye 68 of Jonben died in a local hospital Tuesday after a long illness. Born Rockhill March 10 181 he was a retired miner. Survivors include wife Lawana four sons Albert Sylvester Jr Ovie Lewis Green daughter Perceira Totten sister Mrs Deadric Barber 21 grandchildren five great grandchildren. Body at Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlors pending completion of arrangements.
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Jonben
Rockhill
Green and
Percella Drafton
Lawana
Albert
Sylvester
East Park
Deadric Barber
S. C
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral
Milton Massey Funeral Rites Set for Rock Creek Man
Funeral services for Milton Gilbert Massey 93 of Rock Creek will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at the home of Jack Denney with Rev. Howard Gwinn presiding. Burial is in Massey Cemetery. Massey died Tuesday after a long illness. He was born January 22, 1875 in Rock Creek and was a former coal miner and farmer. Survivors include daughter Mabel Denney of Rock Creek and brother Johnny Massey of St. Albans. The body will be taken to the Denney home at 4 p.m. today from Armstrong Funeral Home Whitesville.
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Rock Creek
Jack Denney
Howard Gwinn
Massey
Manneval
Minerval Burnside Massey
Presbyterian Church
Mabel Denney
Johnny Massey
St. Albans
Denney
Armstrong Funeral
Whitesville
Final Rites for Mrs Blanche Smith Held at Lacoma Church
Mrs Blanche Clay Smith 54 of Cyclone died Monday in a Bluefield hospital after a long illness. Funeral held Thursday at Lacoma Baptist Church with Rev Guy Walls presiding. Burial in Cook Cemetery. Survivors include husband Clayton, son Clayton of Lodi Ohio, daughters Lois Crum of Chicago and Barbara at home, brother Albert of Athens Ohio, seven nieces and nephews. Body at Evans Funeral Home Oceana. viewing one hour before service.
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Lacoma Baptist Church
Guy Walls
Cook Cemetery
Smith
Bluefield
Athens
Ohio
Albert
Grace Woods Burns
Clayton Smith
Clayton
Lodi
Lois Crum
Chicago
Barbara
Evans Funeral Home
Oceana
Pope Leads Day Of Peace Celebration In Rome
Pope Paul VI called for nonviolent conflict resolution during a Day of Peace Mass at St. Mary on the Capitoline Hill. He linked recent Middle East violence to a broader threat to world peace and urged the civilized world to reject war and seek humane solutions.
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UPI
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Middle East
St. Mary
Heaven
Capitoline
Vatican
Athens
Beirut
Romsnia
Holy See
Russians Test New Jetliner
The TU144, built by designer Alexei Tupolev, flew for the first time just before the new year near Moscow. It lifted off smoothly on a 25 second takeoff, aiming to carry 120 passengers nonstop 4000 miles at 1550 mph, signaling Soviet lead over Concorde.
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UPI
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Jena
Alexei Tupolev
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Andrei Tupolev
1969 Will Not Be Easy Warns Czech Leader Svoboda
President Ludvik Svoboda warned Czechoslovakia’s people that 1969 will be difficult and must follow the approved course with Soviet support. He condemned slogans over deeds, stressed the economy’s fragility, and pledged continued socialist policy and friendly relations with the Soviet bloc.
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UPI
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Ludvik Svoboda
Czechoslovakia
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Red Army
Soviet Union
Moon Trio Gets Praise From USSR Moon Trio Gets Praise From USSR
Wayland Redden 58 of St Louis Missouri died Tuesday morning in a St Louis hospital. He was a former professional musician son of the late Mr and Mrs A B Redden Beckley Pioneers. The elder Redden served Raleigh County deputy assessor. The deceased had been affiliated with the Jan Campbell Orchestra Les Brown Orchestra Paul Whitman Orchestra and others.
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Wayland
Hr. Redden
St. Louis
Beckley
Redden
A. B. Redden
Raleigh County
Jan Campbell
Les Brown
Thelof
Paul Whitman
Powell Oath Question Flares As Congress Opens
As Congress convenes, Adam Clayton Powell faces a drive to bar him from taking the oath while other members are sworn. Rep. Clark MacGregor may push to enforce penalties previously recommended for Powell, including fines and loss of seniority, though initial expectations favored quick seating. The dispute persists amid broader Cold War era debates on Viet Cong policy and space program milestones.
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Washington
Clark MacGregor
R.minn
Powell
Harlem
MacGregor
House
Supreme Court
Training Jet Crashes Killing Six At Langley AFB
A T39 training jet crashed in fog near Langley Air Force Base killing six aboard. Maj. Hugo B. Marek 39, Maj. Bobby R. Butz 35, Lt. Petermann 49, Maj. Donald Copeman 38, Donald D. McRainey 43, and a crew chief are named among the victims. The aircraft struck woods behind a residential area about a half mile short of the runway at 6:45 p.m. Tuesday.
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UPN
Langley Air Force Base
Hugo BE. Marek
Ashley, N.C
Orel Marek
Hampton, A
Maj
Bobby R. Butz
Gordon, Neb
Rose J. Butz
Langley Afb, Va
Powell
Didjwoods
Nixondodges sports clash as USC or Ohio State decision looms
Minutes after arriving from Miami Nixon refused to pick a side in the USC versus Ohio State game. He said he would stay neutral and avoid political controversy as president. Separate items note UC Berkeley discipline for sit in, and a DOT plan comment deadline extended.
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Richard M. Nixon
Southern California
Ohio State
Tax Reform Hints With Social Security Boosts Discussed
UPI reports amid Johnson administration debate that social security benefit increases and Medicare extensions are being considered as part of tax reform. Mills leads Ways and Means in considering hearings on tax reform with focus on abuses and revenue losses, while administration withholds full reform proposals.
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Washington
UPI
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Janialadinn Enalan Nemnabad
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Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
Ways and Means Committee
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
91St Congress
U.S
Treasury
SDS Bologna Inauguration Vote Divides Black Caucus
SDS delegates vote 690 to decide whether to protest Nixon's inauguration. Leonard Williams of Flint warns against bringing danger to Black communities while Mark Rudd argues demonstrations could leverage the inauguration’s optics to challenge the ruling class. The black caucus cautions that Negroes would bear the retaliation burden.
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Mich
UPI
Richard M. Nixon
LDS National Council
Washington
Leonard Williams
Flint
Black Caucus
Williams
SDS National Council
University of Michigan
Nixon
Mark Rudd
SDS
Columbia University
Rudd
Chicago
Medicare Premium Continued: Doctors Urged to Restrain Fees
Health, Education and Welfare Secretary Wilbur J. Cohen kept the Medicare premium at $8 a month through June 30, 1976 and urged doctors to restrain fees in coming months. He warned Congress might act if doctors do not voluntarily curb increases. An increase without higher benefits would burden seniors. A 40 cent rise would add about $1 million to costs in fiscal 1970.
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UPI
Health, Education and Welfare
Wilbur J. Cohen
Cohen
Congress
Choen
California
Robert 4H. Finch
Inns with Four Poster Beds Guide Issued by AAA
London brief: The Automobile Association of Great Britain released its new Inns with four poster beds guide. An AAA official said the list answers many inquiries and emphasizes the appeal of four poster rooms for travelers.
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London
UPI
Automobile Association of Great Britain Today
AAA
Bum Steer
Three self described hippies went to Laredo police with a tale of being defrauded by a man who claimed to sell five pounds of a cactus button producing hallucinations. They paid 50 dollars and waited for the bag to open. it contained Irish potatoes and nothing else.
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Laredo, Tex
UPI
Geraldine Page Shares Guilty Glamour In Hollywood Tale
Hollywood interview with Geraldine Page and husband Rip Torn discusses her joy in playing villainous roles while balancing motherhood and career. They describe studio life on location in Los Angeles and a haunted mansion setting used in filming.
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Miss Page
NEA
Rip
Tom
Katzin
Geraldine
Arizona
Ward Girard
Alice
Katzin’s
Down
Los Angeles
Barney
Girard
Dawyer
Geraldine Page
Avet Aler
Alment Pulbing
Release of GIs Faces Mixed Reactions
United Press International reports on three U S servicemen freed from Viet Cong captivity expressing relief and hope to reunite with families. In Washington Senator Muskie comments on Kennedy leadership bid, while in Tel Aviv Premier Eshkol defends Israeli strikes and criticizes Lebanese government. Nixon declines to take sides in Rosa Bowl.
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James W. Brigham
Tel Aviv
Israel
Levi Eshkol
Jordan
Beirut
Lebanon
George Hills Wins Free Shampoo at Local Beauty Parlor
George Hills, aged 69 from WunnuNsHAM England, won a free shampoo and set in a raffle at a neighborhood beauty parlor. He visited the shop and sat under the hair dryer for a while.
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Wunnunsham
England
George Hills
Hills
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