Night riders burn Vernon Dahmer home and store
In Hattiesburg Mississippi an abandoned getaway car linked to nightriders was found near the burned two story home and grocery of Vernon Dahmer a civil rights worker. Dahmer his wife Ellie and their 10 year old daughter Betty were hospitalized with burns. Two of Dahmer's sons escaped injury. Authorities say Molotov cocktails and bullets damaged the property about five miles north of Hattiesburg and that Dahmer had announced plans to collect poll tax fees to boost voter registration.
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Hattiesburg
Miss
UPI
Forrest County
T. A. Woodward
Vernon Dahmer
Woodward
Jones County
Dahmer Propery
Dahmer
Ellie
Betty
Rainey Heidelberg
NAACP
Charles
Funerals for Martin Webb and Melvin Sawyers Held
Funeral services were held for Martin Webb 30 of Arnett at 11 a m in the Freewill Baptist Church Naoma with Rev Wade Webb in charge. Burial followed at Dickens Cemetery after Webb died Sunday in a Beckley hospital from injuries when his car left Route 3 into Coal River Saturday night. Survivors include wife Nancy Christian Webb mother Elina Masseyville two Chicago brothers James Oma and two stepbrothers Eugene and John David Hendrix at ville. The body was moved from Armstrong Funeral Home Whitesville to the church at 5 p m today. Also funeral services for Melvin Sawyers 84 Mount View were held at 2 p m in Salem Primitive Baptist Church with Rev Cecil McMillan and Rev Dean Pack inc e. Burial in church cemetery. Sawyers died in a Raleigh County nursing home after a two month illness. He was a Raleigh County resident 40 years and a former reformer. Born April 7 1881 in Nicholas he was son of the late and Nancy Whitman Sawyers. Mrs Tillie Sawyers at home one son Melvin Jr Cleveland Ohio daughter Opal Young Sumnerville two charge of arrangements. Pallbearers included C D Parsons Paris Bolen Steve Toliver Charles K Bell Ernie Phillips Clem Wood.
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Martin Webb
Arnett
Freewill Baptist
Naoma
Wade Webb
Dickens
Webb
Beckley
Route 3
Coal River
Nancy Christian Webb
Hendrix
Elina Masseyville
James
Oma
Chicago
Ill
Eugene
John David Hendrix
Ville
Armstrong Funeral
Whitesville
Melvin Sawyers
Mount View
Salem Primitive Baptist Church
Cecil McMillian
Charleston
Dean Pack
Sawyers
Raleigh County
Nicholas
Nancy Whitman Sawyers
Tillie Sawyers
Melvin Jr
Cleve
Ohio
Russell (Opal) Young
Sumville
C. D. Parsons
Paris Bolen
Steve Tolliver
Charles K. Bell
Ernie Phillips
Clem Wood
Obituary items for Golidie M. Eans and Ory G. Whitaker
Mrs Golidie M Eans born April 9 1905 daughter of Harry and Matilda Bish. Services to be held at Moran Funeral Home Baltimore with burial in Baltimore. Ory G Whitaker 84 Princeton born October 14 1882 son of William and unnamed mother retired Virginian Railway conductor died at home after long illness. Burial at Seaver Mortuary Princeton.
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Ory G. Whittaker
Princeton
Walter Whittaker
MacArthur
Ada
William Whittaker
Virginian Railway Co
Lelar Virginia Kidd Whittaker
Everette
Seaver Mortuary
Mrs Ellie McCain Found Dead at Local Hospital
Ellie McCain, 46, of 120 East Park, was pronounced dead at a local hospital after an oral incident. Authorities described the scene as a onetime event pending further investigation. No suspects named, investigations ongoing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellie McCain
East Park
The
Trent
Crookshanks Family Tale and Unclear New York Note
Incomplete obituary fragment mentions Austin Crookshanks born at Chlifty as son of late Harvey and Susan Thomas Crookshanks. The text references Wallace and Wallace and a New York upi note on Nash Greenberg a medieval-theory authority and an apparent heart incident involving Renner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chlifty
Harvey and
Susan Thomas Crookshanks
Wallace and Wallace Ral
Anl
NEW York
UPI
Nash Greenberg
Pro
A. Ee Ais Ak Renner
Wall Funeral Rites for Jerome H Wall in Glen Daniel
Funeral services for Jerome H Wall are set for 11 thirty a.m. Wednesday at Webb and Neal Funeral Home Chapel with Rev Robert Davis officiating. Burial in Emery Cemetery follows. Wall died Saturday night in a car crash near a vehicle fire and was a longtime employee of Truman Electric Co. Born September 3 1943 in Glen Daniel he was the son of Bernard H Wall and Clara Shrewsbury Wall. Survivors include his wife Patricia Jenkins Wall of Arlington a son Jerome a home one brother John Presure Fre Daniel and a sister Patricia of Newark New Jersey. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerome H.aey
Pene
Webb and Neal Funeral Home
Robert Davis
Aemery
Truman Electric Co
Bernard H
Clara Shrewsbury Wall
Glen Daniel
Patricia Jenkins Wall
Arlington
Jerome
John Pressure
Daniel
Patricia
Newark
N. J
Funeral Home
Rebecca Sieff Dies After Week Long Illness in Tel Aviv
Mrs Rebecca Sieff founder and honorary of the Women's Zionist animation died in Tel Aviv after a week long illness. She was born Rebecca at ee of the meer stores and was a prominent figure throughout the British Isles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tel Aviv
Israel
UPI
Rebecca Sieff
Women’s Zionist Animation
Sieff
Rebecca At
Meer
British Isles
Broadway Evangelist Dies in New York Address Noted
Los Angeles report notes the 67 year old former evangelist died Friday in New York. The obituary mentions a $5000 addressed in Times Square and references the Broadway context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
UPI
Broadway
Sto Be Ege
New York
Times Square
Funeral services held for Edward A. Cudahy Jr.
Funeral services were held in Phoenix for Edward A. Cudahy Jr. former Meat P Co board chairman and Cudahy family member born in Evanston Illinois. He died Saturday at age with survivors Eleanor a daughter and two sons.
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Phoenix, Ariz
UPI
Edward A. Cudahy Jr
Meat P Co
Cudahy
Evanston, Ill
Eleanor
Breath kit helps drivers check alcohol level in Uxbridge
A garage in Uxbridge, England is selling a breath kit for motorists to test if they have consumed alcohol. The device uses crystals that change color to indicate alcohol content in a driver’s breath.
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Uxbridge
England
$100000 Suit Dismissed After Settlement
A $100,000 injury case by Ronald Troutman versus Bowl Wick Inc and seven co defendants was dismissed after a joint settlement. Troutman reportedly received about $4,000. The case, previously set for Nov 29 and then postponed, involved multiple named defendants and their attorneys.
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Ronald Troutman
Bowl Wick Inc
Coand
Tiff
Troutman
Lawrence Comer
L. C. Lawrence
Lawrence Electric Co
John C. Ashworth
Wipperman Construction Co
Robert Sayre
W. A. Rutherford
Paul J. Fourney
Lynds conference hints on Vietnam peace talks and US troop withdrawal
Prof Lynd reported Hanoi insisted an unain US troop withdrawal is a precondition to talks, while adding there is no explicit requirement for full withdrawal. He said no direct US approach to North Vietnamese leaders was found and that North Vietnam may allow US to choose how to show steps toward troop removal. Lynd accompanied by ACLU official Melvin Wulf cited constitutional issues with State Department travel limits.
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Hanoi
United States
Viet Nam
Pham van [Dong
South Nam
Pham
Welae
We Aeen
du du Boiseg Lynd’s
Melvin L. Wulf
The
American Civil Liberties Union
State Department
Transit Strike Fray Grows as City Hopes for Settlement
The transit strike triggers heavy traffic with peak times extended by four hours, hitting east midtown Manhattan and lower Manhattan hardest. Authorities seek daily fines of 322000 and a 3220000 fine while unions push for a settlement as negotiators work through the night at City Hall amid parking and fare pressures.
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Barnes
Midtown
Manhattan
West Drive
Central Park
Lower Manhattan
Vincent Broderick
Tuskegee Moots Strict Anti Segregation Ordinance
In Tuskegee Alabama the city council weighs a desegregation ordinance making segregation illegal for city operations and private clubs with a license it would close segregated facilities if owner ties exist. The plan follows the killing of civil rights worker Samuel Younge Jr. and involves negotiations among black and white residents, Tuskegee Institute staff, and mediators from the Community Relations Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuskegee
Ala
UPI
South
Samuel L. Younge Jr
Marvin Segrest
Younge
Macon County
Tuskegee Institute
Federal Community Relations Service
Escape Jail Recapture Summary From St Marys
In St Marys a red light in a stolen pickup was sighted as one inmate remained at large. Dewey Stiltmer, 23, was captured without resistance near here after fleeing from Moundsville Jail with Homer Jobes, 20, who escaped last fall and was later captured in Monroe County Ohio after swimming the Ohio River. Jobes faced auto theft charges while Stiltmer’s term was for auto theft and breaking and entering.
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ST. Marys
UPI
Dewey Stiltmer
Stiltmer
Homer Jobes
Moundsville
Jobes
Bluefield
Monroe County
Ohio
Pleasants County
Defectors jet fighters on alert near Formosa Strait
Defectors reported operations in the northern Formosa Strait with orders to engage any Red Chinese ships or planes. The military was on full alert for emergencies as tensions remained high a decade after the 1958 Quemoy crisis. Communists had attacked unarmed planes in the strait on two prior occasions.
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Servie
Formosa Strait
Quemoy
Four Sisters Die In Nova Scotia House Fire
Four teen sisters perished in a Beechville Nova Scotia home blaze while attempting to rescue two younger sisters. The fire tore through Earl Dorrington’s house near Halifax shortly before 5 a.m. local time.
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Beechville, N.S
UPI
Halifax
Earl Dorrington
Soviet Leader criticizes US Vietnam policy in New Year broadcast
Shelepin denounces US bombing and calls for unconditional talks while praising Hanoi's four point program. He states Moscow will continue aiding North Vietnam and strengthening its defense, as China backs Hanoi’s position against Johnson peace moves.
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States
Aenemee
Iist
Nam
United States
Air Ayo 90
U.S
Johnson
Handem
North Viet Nam
Viet Nam
Shelepin
Accidents Kill Five In State
Five people died in West Virginia over the weekend including three traffic victims. Andred Bland, 89, was found dead after a fire destroyed his Grantsville home. Aden Haskett, 37, was killed in a mine near Montgomery. The traffic deaths included Samuel Webb, 30, of Arnett, who died after his car left W V 3 and plunged into the Coal River. Edison Green, 38, of Ranson, died when his car hit a tree at Charles Town. Beulah Stewart, 66, of Elkins, died in a two car collision on U S 250 near Elkins.
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United Press International
West Virginia
Grantsville
Andred J. Bland
Aden Arle Haskett
Beards Fork
Fayette County
Montgomery
Samuel Mark Webb
Arnett
Raleigh County
W.va
Naomi
Edison Green
Ranson
Jefferson County
Charles Town
Beulah Stewart
Elkins
U.S. 250
GOP Aim for a Candidate in Each State Office
In Charleston Howard Corcoran of Wheeling announced a GOP plan to hold meetings in West Virginia's five congressional districts to recruit candidates for all state offices. At a committee meeting Elizabeth Reed said he would seek the Republican nomination.
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GOP
Charleston
UPI
Aema
Howard Corcoran
Wheeling
Corcoran
Elizabeth
Louis Reed
Smith Among 13 Best Dressed Men in Nation
New York UPI Gov Hulett C Smith named one of 13 best dressed men in the United States by the Fashion Foundation of America. Other honorees include President Johnson Dean Martin John Lindsay O Wayne Rollins Sandy Koufax Henry Fonda Antony Armstrong-Jones and Britain's Princess Margaret's husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPI
Hulett C. Smith
United States
Fashion Foundation of America
Smith
Johnson Dean Martin
Barry Goldwater
John V. Lindsay
O. Wayne Rollins
Ervin J. Brabec
Robert F. Halligan
Grant
Henry Fonda
Eisenhowers Arrive for Palm Desert Winter Vacation
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower and Mamie arrive by train in San Bernardino for their annual winter retreat in Palm Desert California. They are joined by George Allen and his wife from Washington DC and Joel Carlson of Boone Iowa, Mrs. Eisenhower’s uncle. Eisenhower, 75, is reported recovering from a mild heart attack suffered last fall.
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San Bernardino
Calif
UPI
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Mamie
Palm Desert
Eisenhowers
George Allen
Washington, D.C
Joel Carlson
Boone
Iowa
Eisenhower
Attac
A . Ga
Harris
Teeth swallowed by man baffles doctors in England
Grettington resident Jim Smight accidentally swallows the top set of his false teeth and, due to their non metal construction, they do not appear on X rays. Doctors search for the missing teeth as he studies home entertainment in Letchworth, awaiting the grammar school program release.
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Gretton
England
Jim Smight
Letchworth
Grammer
Quotes on GOP renascence from United W. TON interview
United W. TON Senator Irksen discusses a GOP revival, noting that parties rarely defeat rivals directly, but destroy themselves through blunders spread rapidly by newspapers and news magazines. He emphasizes the media’s swift framing of political missteps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United W. Ton —Senate
M. Irksen
U.S. News & World Report
Bond figure framed in state house dispute in Atlanta
In Atlanta a discussion centers on a Negro Bond being seated in the State House of Representatives. The phrase uses a James Bond joke with Agent 007 imagery, suggesting a political confrontation and a warning that Bond will be “double-oh-nothing” after the proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
State House of Representatives
James Bond
Peace settlement remarks from Southeast Asia official
Peter Waiteseed discusses a recent peace effort in Southeast Asia. He states that there appears to be no explicit requirement from Gault Sa Cane regarding the ceasefire or terms, reflecting cautious optimism about progress and the potential for de‑escalation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Waiteseed
Southeast Asia
Red Chinese sailor killed as plane carrying him is shot down
Taipei reports a Red Chinese sailor died when the plane taking him to Nationalist China was shot down by Red jets. The incident followed a defection plea claimed to be a safe conduct card urging defectors toward freedom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taipei
China
Ee Ss
Pope’s Poland visit blocked by Warsaw visa denial
Pope Paul VI expressed deep upset as Poland denied Cardinal Wyszynski a visa to Rome for the 1000 years of Christianity observances. An Iron Curtain trip to a Communist nation appeared off, straining Vatican relations amid reluctance among aides about recognizing the government.
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Vatican City
UPI
Paul VI
Stefan Cardinal Wyszynski
Warsaw
Vatican
Wyszynski
Rome
Poland
Paul
Controversy Over SNCC Endorsement Sparks Seating Fight
The SNCC endorsement of a statement condemning U S foreign policy in Vietnam triggers a dispute as Rep Lane of Statesboro leads an effort to block James Bond actor Ian Fleming reference from seating, citing lack of support for the SNCC Georgia constitution.
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Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
SNCC
U S
Viet Nam
James Bond
Ian Fleming
Sheik
Rannel
Bond
Con Lane
Statesboro Aem
Georgia
North Vietnamese urging to press on in Viet Nam context
The text notes Shelepin, the second man in the Soviet Communist leadership, urging North Vietnam to keep up the fight. It mentions South Korea contributing about 20,000 troops in Viet Nam and describes the area around Qui Nhon as rice paddies. A ROK spokesman calls a recent action strictly military.
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Shelepin
Communist Party
Viet Nam
Nhon
ROK
Divorce Granted Over Cruelty in Los Angeles Poodle Custody
Superior Court Commissioner Roll grants the divorce of Mrs. Dorothy Anne Waide from Daniel Waide on cruelty grounds. The decree includes a stipulation allowing Daniel Waide to visit the ex-wife's home every Friday to see their 4 year old poodle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Superior Court
Roll
Dorothy Anne Waide
Daniel
Waide
California tax notice to Schieles from Franchise Tax Board
The Franchise Tax Board notified Mr and Mrs David Schiele now residing in New York about tax matters as a misfiled or unpaid issue. The communication outlines potential penalties and required actions to resolve the tax situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cramento
Calif
UPI
State
David Schiele
Blast injures dozens at Baptist church service
A Sunday night service at a Baptist church ended with blasts injuring at least 10 people, including the pastor, as worshippers crowded a stairway to the top floor for a deacon install. Firemen and rescuers pulled survivors from rubble while investigators sought the blast cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rea Hese
Staged Innkeeper Robbery Totals 7500 Dollars
Chester and McKeesport cases tied to a $7,500 heist. Innkeeper Bahm was robbed of 300 at his home then hijacked to McKeesport where 6,000, 500, and 700 were taken from two guests. Gunmen wore ski masks and fled in an assumed getaway car. Bahm remained handcuffed in the basement.
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Chester Ane
Sidney Bham
Red Dog
McKeesport
Bahm
Chester
Grove Ave
William Walkura
Dorothy
Cleveland
Johnson Seeks Emergency Funds and Budget Surge
The President argues no war powers are needed and can enlarge forces by emergency decree. He plans an emergency appropriation up to 14 billion dollars to fund Viet Nam, while proposing a near record 115 billion dollar budget for the year. He forecasts higher revenues to offset a manageable deficit and signals continued domestic program requests, with poverty relief and economic aid rising per Labor Secretary Wirtz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Labor
W. Willard Wirtz
Transit Slowdown Hits Manhattan Businesses and Banks
The city faces a slowdown in check clearances and stock transfers from New York to out-of-town banks. Walkouts close more firms daily, including large and small businesses. Over 700 SBA emergency loan applications were filed on day one, with many more expected. Some firms consider moving HQs out of Manhattan this year. An executive recruiter notes a candidate withdrew from a $30,000 job due to transit issues despite a $10,000 raise.
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Corracket Ee Y True
Manhattan
New York
Johnson
Small Business Administration
SBA
Salinger Ailing at Lebanon Hospital
Salinger is hospitalized at Lebanon Hospital with amoebic hepatitis. He was admitted last Saturday after likely contracting the disease during a recent trip to Southeast Asia.
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Nightriders
Mrs. Golidie M. Eans
Harry and
Matilda Peral
Oak Hill
UMWA
C. B
Mary) Guire
Vinia Beatrice Bish
Timore
John Albert
Baltimore
K. D. Bish
Dell Hursey Bish
Winston Salem
N. C
Lottie Albis
Johnson City
Moran Funeral Home
Henry Whittaker
Mrs
Austin Crookshanks
Jerome Hi. Wall
Bertie L. Bish
Bertie Lee Bish
Baltimore, Md
Harper Heights
Hartley Ave
Eisenhower Drive
Nannie Lee Bish
Eed
Ermien-To- Tevesbarey
Prof
Lynd
New York Commerce and Industry Association
Workers Union
TWU
City Hall
Lindsay
Americana
Alaska
Sun
State Supreme Court
Abraham N. Geller
Geller
Michael J. Quill
Quill
Bellevue Hospital
Ike
Pope
Salinger
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