Inaugural Activity Has Capitol Humming
Washington buzzed with inaugural events as Lyndon Johnson prepared for his January 1965 oath. Governors arrive, crowds converge, and concerts, galas, and parades fill the schedule ahead of the Capitol ceremony. Johnson eschews formality in favor of a plain suit as costs top 2.1 million dollars. Weather eyes a snow risk while TV coverage broadens the reach to millions.
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Washington
UPI
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
Barry Goldwater
Texas
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota State Society
Earl Warren
United States Capitol
White House
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Smithsonian shows film on How Pine Trees Reproduce
Dick West notes the Smithsonian Institution opened a new weekly film series. The opener is the 11 minute color film How Pine Trees Reproduce about pine tree sex life, highlighting that pines are both male and female and that cones differ by gender. West jokes about a pine tree musical with Liz to as the top of a tree.
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Dick West Washington
UPI
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian
S. Dillon Ripley
The
Liz
Seven Arrested In Burundi Assassination
AP reports seven Burundi politicians were arrested over the assassination of Prime Minister Ngendandumwe who was shot outside a maternity hospital after his wife had given birth. The assassin remained at large as Western diplomats described Bujumbura under Belgian troop and police presence.
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Nairobi
Kenya
Burundi
East Africa
Pierre Ngendandumwe
Ngendandumwe
Bujumbura
Sumbura
U.N
Belgium
Red China
Congo
Moise Tshombe
Brussels
Foreign Ministry
Louis Rwagasore
Parade to be short peaceful inaugural march in 1969
Washington officials say Johnson's inaugural parade will be the shortest in modern history, lasting about 2½ hours and featuring 52 bands 31 floats and 15 000 participants. The committee will emphasize peaceful achievements over missiles while banning borrowed bands and military hardware.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
America
Howard L. Burris
Thomas Jefferson
White House
Keny
Burris
Texas
Minnesota
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Sicilian Uncle Stabs Nephew In Butcher Shop
Gaspare Raia, age 24, was stabbed by his uncle Nicolo Tutone, 45, in a Trapani butcher shop after a perceived slight. Raia is hospitalized, Tutone is jailed.
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Trapani
Sicily
UPI
Gaspare Raia
Nicolo Tutone
Tutone
Raia
Caretakers Lock Cactus Garden At Kew After Theft Concerns
At Kew Gardens London caretakers locked all cactus plants after reports teens stole them at night. The incident involved using cactus extract mescalin to produce hallucinogenic effects at parties. Public notices follow for creditors and estate claims in Beckley West Virginia with deadlines in 1965 and 1985.
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London
UPI
Kew Gardens
Floyd Vecellio
Raleigh County Bank
Beckley
West Virginia
Roy A. Cunningham
Raleigh County
Jerry B. Waddell
John W. Bailey
Public Hearing on I-64 East of Charleston WV
The State Road Commission will hold a public hearing at Meadow Bridge High School Auditorium Meadow Bridge West Virginia beginning at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Standard Time Tuesday January 26 1965 to hear citizens opinions on the location and construction of Interstate Route 64 east of Charleston West Virginia. Executive Secretary Sam G McEwen announces the proceeding.
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Charleston
West Virginia
State Road Commission
Meadow Bridge High School
Meadow Bridge
State Road Commission of
Sam G. McEwen
Christian Broadcasting Corporation
Federal Communications Commission
Beckley
Old Eccles Road
W. Long
Thomas M. Walken
Maxine Waldran
Posey E. Rhodes
Lauren A. Colby
F. Street
N. W
Washington
D. C
Property Owners Address Raleigh County Notice
To property owners both real and personal of Raleigh County this notice informs them of forthcoming municipal procedures affecting taxation and property records. Stakeholders are urged to review notices and participate in required hearings and filings as prescribed by local government authorities.
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Raleigh County
West Virginia
Almanac Snapshot for Monday January 18 1965
United Press International notes this date marks Daniel Webster birth in 1782 and lists historical events such as Botany Bay settlement in 1788 Scott reaching the Pole in 1912 the lifting of the siege of Leningrad in 1943 and the 1950 repeal of the oleomargarine tax. It also mentions planetary positions and a thought by Webster.
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United Press International
Mercury
Venus
Mars
Saturn
Daniel Webster
Australia
Botany Bay
Robert Scott
South Pole
Norway
Roald Amundsen
Russia
Nazi Germany
Leningrad
The
Senate
McCURRY Robert Lee death at Ft Benning obituary
Robert Lee McCurry died at Fort Benning Georgia aged 2. Funeral service Tuesday at 2 p.m. at St Stephens Episcopal Church with Rev Joseph Richards officiating. Burial in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens.
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McCurry McCurry
Robert Lee
Ft. Benning
Georgia
St. Stephens Episcopal Church
Joseph Richards
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Harvey Harvey
Virgil Lewis
Glen Daniel
Glen Daniel Methodist Church
Paul Caldwell
Wade Webb
Blue Ridge Cemetery
Rose & Quesenberry Funeral Chapel
Tolley Tolley
Joseph Ray
Temple Street
Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel
Kanawha Street
Reece Burns
Highlawn Memorial Park
Oak Hill
Old coins wanted and used car and piano ads
Classified ad blitz offers Kim Kanawha Coin Shop in Charleston for foreign coins at 2.50 per pound with immediate payment. Also seeks: 4 WD Kersey motor model 838, used 15 or 16 ft dump body, spinet pianos, Barby La Dolls repairs, Beckley Flying Club interest via Box A-805 Beckley Newspapers, and a Beckley neighbor welcome via City Hostess line.
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Kanawha
the Arcade Bldg
Charleston
W. Va
Jan Campbell Music Co
Dial
Barby la
Parkwood Dr
Beckley
Care
Beckley Newspapers Corp
Brays Island
Highland
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C. O. Smith, Jr
the Almanac
Caffee Funeral Home
Dias
City Ave
Cranberry Intersection
Webb & Neal Funeral Home Ambulance Service
R. H. Neal
Mgr
Vance Drive
Phea OO Ocho
Ohio
Todd's
Beaver
Traflor
Robert L. Oo Beckley
Briggs- Stratton
Lincoln Loans
Eflco Lumber
Beckley Business School
Eisenhower Drive
Edward Parrish
National Guild of Piano Teachers
Southern Institute of Graphic Arts
South
Nashville
Tennessee
Professional Directory
Income Tax Service
H& R Block, Inc
Main St
Farmers
Mt. Hope
Halstead
Wright
John W. Eye CO
W. Neville
Prince St. Ph
Neville St
Willey Brothers
Hinton
Kersey Motor
Raleigh Insurance
Beckley _ Ph
Earl Murphy
Ruth Flint
Woodlawn Avenue
Charles Blankenship
Piney Avenue
Will Carl Treadway
Glen Morgan
Prince Lunch
Prince Street
Avon
Bostick Avenue
Capri Restaurant
Second Avenue
Fayetteville, W. Va
Town & Country Drive Inn
Flat Top
Camp Creek
Mercer County
Coalwood
Care Beckley Newspapers Corp
National Association OF Barber Schools
Huntington Barber School
Third Ave
Huntington
Omega
Edward Manning
Henry Holtzapfel
H. Edward Snuffer
Dry Hill Rd
O. H. Bennett
R. L. Stinson
Myers Ave
Pony & Cart
Non Sansa Eta
Bradley Super Market
American Glass & Mirror Co
Mary Carter
Homelite
Dearing Bros. Prosperity
Sparks TV & Appliance Service
Prince St
Wilson
S. Kanawha
Singer Se
Best Furniture Company
South Fayette St
Brunswick
Roy's
Herndon
Electrolux
Remington
KLAUS
McCreery St
Valley Dr
Industrial Welding CO
Allis Chalmers
Allis-Chalmers
McCulloch
Bashams
White Oak
SEARS
Sears, Roebuck & CO
Main Street
PowerLite
Rural Equipment Co
Dupont
Nash Campbell
Norge Appliances
Valley Drive
N. Ph
Electrolux Corp
Temple St Beckley
Beckley Glass CO
City Avenue
Ashworth'’S
Hopkins Skylanes
B. H. Hopkins
Dag Appliances & TV
Valley
Dr North
Fayette Ph
Used Furniture Co
J. Walker
S&h
Sophia Builders & Supply
Sophia, W. V. Ph
Neville Se
W. Prince St. Beckley
Second Street
Hulett Smith
F.H.A
Quality Lumber & Supply Co
C Ray Furrow
Duncan Physe
Singer
Ashworth's
Lin
AL SL Inoleum
Neville
Hall Furn
Zenith
Ashworth
Beckley Newspapers
Storm Wizard
Canada
Lami
Beckley Post-Herald
Raleigh Register
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