Churchill Life of Adventure and Public Service
The piece portrays Sir Winston Churchill’s fearless view of death, his aristocratic origins, and public milestones. It recounts his birth into Marlborough, family ties, and early fame as a war correspondent. It notes his marriage to Clementine, his homes Blenheim and Chartwell, and the enduring memory of his mother Jennie Jerome.
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London
UPI
Winston Churchill
Lord Montgomery
Winston
Churchill
Royal Horse Artillery
Monty
Sir Winston
Clementine Fer
Airlie
Blenheim
Duke of Marlborough
Natal
Britain
Lord Randolph Churchill
Jennie Jerome
New York
Chartwell
Westerham
Marlborough
Ireland
Cuba
India
Sudan
United States
Clementine
Mary
Sarah
Mule
Lady Churchill
Three Plead Guilty In Court Here
James W. Carter Roy Smith and William Harold Breckenridge pleaded guilty to grand larceny in Raleigh County Criminal Court. The three were remanded to jail to await sentencing on February 16 before Judge Harry L. McCreery. George L. Ballard represented the defendants.
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James W. Carter
Roy Smith
William Harold Breckenridge
Raleigh
Harry L. McCreery
George L. Ballard
Woodrow J. Bailey
Fletcher W. Mann
Charles Alderman
Alderman
Five Arrested For Delinquent Tickets
Delinquent parking tickets led to five arrests in ten days, reported William A. Teubert city police chief. He warned residents with city notices to pay within five days to avoid warrants, which may incur a $5 fine or jail time in addition to overdue amounts. He urged cooperation to prevent further trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Teubert
Beckley
Teubert
Primatene Tablets Marketed For Asthma Relief
An ad proclaims Primatene tablets as the asthma formula prescribed by doctors and available without prescription. It claims 83 medicines in full strength relieve bronchial constriction, loosen congestion, ease nervous tension, and allow better sleep without injections, sold at drugstores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
N.Y
Ex Castro Comrade Gutiérrez Menoyo Captured in Cuba
Havana reports ex comrade Eloy Gutierrez Menoyo a pro anti Castro leader has been captured by government forces near Baracoa in Cuba. An armed forces communique states mountain militia and 50th Division troops located pursued surrounded and captured Gutierrez and three armed companions as state security agents question prisoners to locate bases and any governments involved.
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Havana
UPI
Eloy Gutierrez Menoyo
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Gutierrez
Baracoa
Dissension Boosts Medicare Bill's Odds in House
In Washington, President Johnson's hospital care bill, also called Medicare, moves toward early passage as GOP dissent grows. Republicans have not yet produced a united alternative. The Ways and Means Committee aims to start closed-door deliberations midweek, with Mills predicting a House floor vote by mid March. The plan nets hospital and nursing home coverage for those over 65 funded by Social Security tax increases and a 7 percent rise in benefits for old age, disability, and survivors.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
House
Ways & Means
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
Residents oppose Beckley route for I64 highway
At a hearing on the I-64 Beckley corridor residents voiced strong opposition to routing eight miles south of Beckley as the final Beckley path. Former Gov Barron noted I-64 had shifted from U S 6, with 1961 requests urging mileage reallocations for a north south state line link via Weston Clarksburg Fairmont Morgantown.
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Hinton
Beckley
Sawyers
W. W. Barron
Charleston
Pennsylvania
Weston
Clarksburg
Fairmont
Morgantown
March Rally Plans After Sheriff Clash
King told a rally of 1,000 Negroes Monday night that Mrs. Cooper was provoked into hitting the sheriff. He said hundreds would march on the courthouse today.
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Bond
King
Nat King Cole Undergoes Lung Removal Operation
SANTA MONICA Calif UPT Nat King Cole was reported in satisfactory condition at St Johns Hospital after a three hour operation to remove his left lung due to a cancerous tumor. A pneumonectomy involved removing the entire lung and followed extensive cobalt and X ray therapy since December 8. The singer canceled engagements as well wishers sent letters and cards while doctors expressed optimism for recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Monica
Calif
Nat King Cole
St. John's Hospital
Cole
Appalachian Power Denied Overcharging in Seven Year Study
Appalachian Power Co spokesman disputed a $107.2 million overcharge claim by the NRECA covering 1956 to 1962. The study, based on a 6 percent return standard, lists top overcharge firms including Commonwealth Edison, Pacific Gas and Electric, and Virginia Electric Power, noting regulatory limits and possible rate reductions if taxes and federal borrowing terms changed.
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Charleston
UPI
Appalachian Power Co
Appalachian
Joe P. Gills
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
Miami Beach
Fla
West Virginia
Virginia
Gills
Public Service Commissions
NRECA
NREAC
Ronnie Straw
Federal Power Commission
Straw
Commission
Commonwealth Edison Co
Pacific Gas & Electric Co
Calif
Virginia Electric Power Co
Texas Electric Service Co
Texas
W. Va
Public Service Electric & Gas Co
N. J
Ohio Edison
USSR Denies Violating Nuclear Test Ban
Washington reports say the United States weighs how to respond to the Soviet denial of guilt in a minor underground nuclear test on January 15. State Department seeks restraint while noting Russia’s explanation of insignificant radioactive leakage. Dobrynin told Rusk Moscow excludes treaty violation. U.S. sources note later Japan reports indicate heavier fallout.
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Washington
UPI
U. S
Russia
State Department
Department
Anatoly F. Dobrynin
Dean Rusk
Rusk
Dobrynin
U.S
Japan
United States
Churchill Funeral Plans Rich Pageant for Commoner’s End
Churchill Broadcasting Corp estimates 350 million people worldwide will view the funeral procession. Telecast to Europe and possibly the United States via satellite. jet planes will ferry the film to continents. Elaborate rites include multiple military bands, 60 bagpipers, state trumpeters, and a minute gun salute for 90 minutes. Royal attendance by Queen Elizabeth and 3,000 guests at St Paul’s Cathedral. Final journey ends at Bladon near Blenheim Palace where born.
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Household Cavalry
Royal Artillery
Churchill
Royal Air Force
St. Paul's Cathedral
Queen Elizabeth
Bladon
Blenheim Palace
Legislature revises state adoption and mental health policy
The Senate receives a resolution from Sen. O Roy Parker honoring former Sen Forrest McNeel of Hinton who served 1946 to 1950. The House advances a bill to increase cruelty to children penalties. Del Robert Holliday delivers a 17 minute critique of state mental institutions focusing on cleanliness overcrowding and pay, calling for a Department of Mental Health shakeup and reorganizing facilities. He cites West Virginia Training School at St Marys and Barboursville State Hospital as well run.
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Senate
O. Roy Parker
Monroe
Forrest McNeel
Hinton
Del
Robert Holliday
D-Fayette
Department of Mental Health
Holliday
West Virginia
Humphrey Defends Proposed Budget
Vice President Hubert Humphrey defended President Johnsons proposed budget against deficit claims. He said the budget was very tight and that the nation faces larger deficits in education veterans discrimination and the environment than in dollars. He praised Johnson for reviewing the plan over weeks.
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Tucson, Ariz
UPI
Hubert Humphrey
Johnson
Southwest
Humphrey
Deaths and Funeral of Hender son G Testement 49
Funeral services were held for Hender son G Testement 49 of Mansfield Ohio formerly from Pemberton and Midway. He died in a Mansfield hospital last Thursday of pneumonia. Born May 8 1915 in Alvarado Virginia he was a WWII veteran with a Purple Heart. Survived by wife Doris Shirley McVey Testement four daughters Sandra Bonnie Pauline Loretta and four sons John Chester Richard and David.
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Henderson G. Testement
Mansfield
Ohio
Pemberton and
Midway
Alvarado
Germany
Pemberton Baptist Church
Doris Shirley McVey Test
Funeral services for Miss Naomi Ellison
Miss Naomi Gertrude Ellison, 54, of Lodi New Jersey, formerly of Ellison, will be buried in Crews Cemetery at Nimtz after services led by Rev Richard Carpenter at Nimitz Missionary Baptist Church. Died Sunday morning in Lodi. Broyles Funeral Home of Peterstown handles arrangements.
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Naomi Gertrude Ellison
Lodi
N. J
Ellison
Richard Carpenter
Nimitz Missionary Baptist Church
Crews
Nimitz
Broyles
Peterstown
Plains Swept By New Storm
A fast moving storm swept from the Southern Plains across the Mississippi Valley with heavy snow rain and sleet. Blizzard conditions eased in western Kansas but eastern Kansas northern Missouri and southern Iowa remained critical. Ice and power outages hit the Chicago area with about 20,000 homes and businesses still without electricity.
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United Press International
Mississippi Valley
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Missouri
Iowa
Lake Superior
Texas Panhandle
Lamont
Illinois
Chicago
Indiana
Wisconsin
Michigan
Minnesota
Pennsylvania
Colorado
Elgin
North Dakota
Texas
New Mexico
Roswell
Bank Robbery Escapes With Bags and Nickels
Robbers relieved a bank of eight deposit bags and a bag of nickels after one held a shotgun on a guard and another climbed over the counter. They fled in two cars, joining a third man. one vehicle was abandoned several blocks away.
First U S Lighthouse Built in 1716 at Boston Harbor
The first lighthouse in the United States, a tall masonry tower, was constructed in 1716 by Massachusetts at the entrance to Boston harbor, marking an early maritime safety landmark.
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U. S
Massachusetts
Boston Harbor
West Virginia advances 'black box' bill to curb phone fraud
The West Virginia Senate approved a bill to outlaw manufacture or sale of devices that conceal toll records. The measure, backed by Senate President Howard Carson and Sen. John Carrigan, would make designing selling or possessing such devices a misdemeanor with up to six months in jail or a $500 fine. Lawmakers cite Bell System efforts to crack down on gamblers using these devices.
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Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
Senate
Howard Carson
D-Fayette
John Carrigan
R-Marshall
House
H. Laban White
Clarksburg
Del
George Seibert
Ohio
M. C. Hunt
Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co
Bell System
Hunt
Monay
Senate Judiciary Committee
Carson
Dust Storms Sweep Texas
Dust storms swept across the Texas south plains with 78 mph winds halting ground and air traffic. Visibilities dropped to near zero, roofs were ripped from homes, and flights out of Lubbock were cancelled. Two deaths occurred in a nearby Roswell area accident, while Denver City recorded the state's peak gust and zero visibility.
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Lubbock, Tex
UPI
Texas South Plains
Texas-New Mexico
Texas Department of Public Safety
West Texas
Roswell
N.M
Lubbock
Denver City
Muleshoe
Seminole
Plains
Morton
WVU Graduate School Receives NSF Traineeship Funds
Washington West Virginia University's graduate school has received 37398 dollars from the National Science Foundation to support graduate traineeships. Dean J F Golay will coordinate the program enabling the school to appoint five new trainees and continue two from last year under the Foundation's traineeship initiative.
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Army Council
Fourth Hussars
Eighth Hussars
Bell-ans
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America
GOP
APC
Ussr
Dilly Wink
Henderson Testement
Naomi Ellison
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