Sir Winston Churchill Life Of Habits And Tragedies
A long profile describes Churchill’s daily routine from Chartwell including late wake ups and a fondness for whisky and brandy. It recounts his health choices, later-life cares, political rises and falls, family tragedies, personal tastes, and his mastery of language, ending with reflections on his legacy.
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Winston Churchill
Sir Winston
Britain
Dardanelles
Free World
Hitler
Germany
France
SPACE SHOT SUCCESS HOUSTON BOYS LAUNCH
Two Houston youths David Caldrop and Rick Mead launched a helium filled bag on December 20. A paper inside bore David’s address and phone number. A man from Sumrall Mississippi, about 400 miles away, reported a collect call he received from the bag.
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Houston
UPI
David Caldrop
Rick Mead
David
Sumrall
Miss
From The Arctic To Argentina Drive Planned Across Americas
A Fairbanks resident can soon drive nonstop to the Strait of Magellan in Chile, a journey over 19,000 miles, as the Pan American Highway System nears completion with paved roads now reaching Mexico, Central and South America.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Strait of Magellan
Chile
Mexico
Central
South America
Poverty Fighters Being Recruited
Vice President Hubert Humphrey announced a national army of trained poverty fighters as part of the Great Society. He spoke at a National Conference on Poverty in the Southwest and toured a Titan II missile base to witness Papago poverty. He said VISTA volunteers would join the effort in a creative federal state local partnership.
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Churchill
Roosevelt
White House
Great Britain
United States
Sir Winston
Hyde Park Gate
Sudan
Society For Psychical Research
Russia
Fulton
Missouri
Tucson
Ariz
UPI
Johnson
Great Society
Hubert Humphrey
Southwest
Humphrey
America
Army Against Poverty
VISTA
Peace Corps
Police constable rides runaway horse in London incident
Rough RIpe London UPI reports Police constable William Whyte mounted his first horse Monday. The run away bolted and pulled a cart down a busy London road. He rode bareback until knocked off then rode again until thrown when the cart hit a traffic island. Passers by stopped the spooked animal after he threw the officer a second time and Whyte was treated at a hospital for bruises.
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London
UPI
William Whyte
New Russian History Mentions Khrushchev Sparingly
A 646 page Soviet history textbook authorized Dec 3 lists Khrushchev only briefly. It notes his early wartime role and his 1953 rise but omits his 1958 chairmanship and postwar policies, attributing Khrushchev doctrines to the Central Committee.
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Moscow
UPI
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Central Committee
Communist Party
Council of Ministers
Stalin
Supreme Soviet
World War I Medal Arrives After 47 Years for Vet Bill McDonald
In Potsmouth England veteran Bill McDonald aged 72 finally receives a meritorious services medal from World War I that he won for actions in France. McDonald says a clerical error caused the long delay, and the medal arrived at his home Sunday.
Bet leads to fatal choking at Woodford Bridge pub
Peter Tunbridge, 28, won a drinking bet by consuming six strong ales but died from choking shortly after. The incident occurred minutes before closing time at a Woodford Bridge pub in England, reported by UPI.
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Woodford Bridge
England
UPI
Peter Tunbridge
Almanac notes for January 27, 1965 and events
In a concise daily almanac, the date January 27, 1965 is highlighted with notable historical events. Lincoln’s Civil War order, Edison’s lamp patent, Wilhelms Haven raid, Smith’s presidential bid, and France recognizing Red China are referenced, alongside Mozart’s birth and a Lincoln quote for the day.
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United Press International
Mercury
Venus
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Wolfgang Mozart
Lincoln
Thomas Edison
Eighth U.S. Air Force
Germany
Wilhelmshaven
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
France
China
Death notices and funeral announcements from Beckley area
Death notices list Mrs Lessie Phipps of Harper Road aged 177 with 2:30 pm Thursday service at Mt Tabor Baptist Church. Clifton Grant aged 64 of Beckley with 1 pm Thursday service at New Hope Baptist Church. Mrs Emma S West aged 85 of White Oak with 2 pm Wednesday service at Little Bluestone Primitive Baptist Church. Thomas R Tate aged 75 of Nimitz with 11 am Wednesday service at Webb and Neal Funeral Home Chapel. burial at Mt Tabor Cemetery, Greenwood Memorial Park, Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, or Smith Cemetery respectively. additional florist ads from Dias Florals and Roses & Quesenberry Funeral Chapel.
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Phipps Phipps
Lessie
Harper Road
Mt. Taborptist
Albert Ostrander
Mt Tabor
Grant Grant
Clifton
Beckley
New Hope Baptist Church
James Bly
Greenwood Memorial Park
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor Inc
West West
Emma S
White Oak
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral
South Kanawha Street
Little Bluestone Primitive Baptist Church
Willie Wills
A. L. Neeley
Smith Cemetery
Rosese & Quesenberry Funeral Chapel
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Robert Musel
Chartwell
Cuba
Public Service Commission
West Virginia
Charleston
Public Service Commission OF
Capitol
Appalachian Power Company
Tariff PLC
W. Va
Commission
TW WS
Huntington
Cabell County
Kanawha County
Lee County
Welch
McDo- Bluefield
Lord Moran
London Club
Marty Rackin
Hollywood
Rackin
Jennie Jerome
New York
Scotland Yard
India
Winston
Sir ‘Winston
Admiralty
Sir Ian Jacobs
Ian
Lan
Clementine Hozier
Marigold
Diana
Sarah Churchill
Fred Astaire
Randolph
Mary
Christopher Soames
Clementine
Frederik
Duke of Marlborough
Prince of
Mindelheim
Shakespeare
The
Arctic
Argentina
Gulf
Miles
Pacific Ocean
Guatemala
EL Salvador
Pacific
Costa
Rica
Honduras
Tegucigalpa
Nicaragua
Nes
Panama
Venezuela
Bolivia
Brazil
Bissau
Portuguese Guinea
Cadi
Beckley Tire
H. Edward Snuffer
Dry Hill Rd
Maytag
Neville St
Beckley Maytag Als
Khrushchv
Raleigh
William R. Manning
JO Ann Manning Cecil O. Lilly
Okey A. Mills
Raleigh County
Southern Greyhounds Lines
Greyhound Lines, Inc
Pennsylvania Avenue
City Cab CO
Old White Star
Storm Wizard
Beckley Insulation Co
Poss
the Almanac
Abraham Lincoln
Caffee Funeral Home
Dias
City Ave
Cranberry Intersection
Second Street
Hulett Smith
SPA
de Se
Webb & Neal Funeral Home, Inc
W. R. Scruggs
Mgr
R. H. Neal
Vance Drive
Hooios
Todd's Grocery
Beaver
Dial
Main Street
Flat Top Lake
Man’s Glove
Beckley Newspapers Corp
Robert L. Amick
Beckley Newspapers
Southern Institute of Graphic Arts
South
Nashville
Tennessee
P. O
C. Ray Furrow
Valley Drive
B. H. Hopkins
PTO
F.H.A
Quality Lumber & Supply Co
Perea
Lomi
Beckley Post-Herald
Raleigh Register
Dia
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