Saturn Rocket Deliberately Exploded After Launch
UPI reports NASA deliberately exploded a 29 ton Saturn rocket in space less than seven hours after launch. The 92 foot second stage disintegrated into about 175 pieces over Corpus Christi Texas, with remains remaining in orbit. NASA said the burst was a planned structural test to assess hydrogen pressure limits and restart capability. The test aimed to validate use of the stage for Saturn 1 and Saturn 5 configurations.
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Cape Kennedy
UPI
U.S. Space Agency
Corpus Christi
Tex
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Houston
Byrd Near Death as Brain Tumor Drives Senator Into coma
Noted Virginia figure Harry F. Byrd Sr., 79, remains in a coma from a malignant brain tumor. Doctors warn consciousness may not return as family reveals steady deterioration and partial paralysis. Byrd, longtime Virginia Democratic leader and former Senate Finance Committee chair, resigned last fall amid ill health.
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Berryville
UPI
U.S
Harry F. Byrd Sr
Byrd
Richard Byrd
Virginia
Democratic
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Harry F. Byrd Jr
D-Va
U.S. Senate
U.S. Optimistic view of Vietnam War progress 1966 plans
The report notes large scale dry season infiltration by up to 10,000 men and 1,500 trucks, now hindered by rains. Communists shift to porters and animals. 60 North Vietnamese battalions concentrate in the north. Defections rise, with 9,500 in early 1966. U.S. aims include pacification, interdicting northern supplies, and expanding forces to 320,000 350,000 by 1967.
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Ment
Ho Chi Minh Trail
United States
Tent Cast Premieres Agatha Christie Drama at Greenbrier County
The Greenbrier Repertory Theatre presents Agatha Christie The Mouse Trap in a snowbound English manor setting. Tony Lang leads as Detective Sergeant Trotter with John Benjamin as Mr Paradicini and Lynn Webster as Miss Casewell. audience turnout on opening night was small but the cast showed improvement after Damn Yankees.
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Greenbrier
England
Christie
Tony Lang
Sergeant Trotter
John Benjamin
Mr. Paradicini
Lynn Webster
Miss Casewell
Jane Whitehill
Yankees
Mollie Ralston
Steve Mills
Giles Ralston
Paul Detch
Christopher Wren
Robert Wilson
Major Metcalf
Linda Sanz
Mrs. Boyle
Huntington Mental Health Center Grants Approved
Washington reports two federal grants totaling 494 155 for a new community mental health center in Huntington West Virginia Rep Arch A Moore Jr says the National Institute of Mental Health approved 876 793 and the Appalachian Regional Commission 117 362 The facility on Marshall University land will offer out patient care day care for children and geriatric patients These are West Virginia's first such grants
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Washington
UPI
Huntington
W. Va
Arch A. Moore, Jr
R-W. Va
Moore
National Institute of Mental Health of the
U. S. Public Health Service
Appalachian Regional Commission
Marshall University
West Virginia
Disappearance Of Three Girls At Indiana Dunes Deepens
Three young women vanished during a holiday outing at Indiana Dunes State Park. Debris from a boat found miles from the last sighting did not link to the case. Park Superintendent Sveth urged tips on whether the women entered a small motorboat and asked bloodhounds and cabin owners along Lake Michigan’s southern shore to aid the search. Patricia Blough 19 from Westchester Illinois Ann Miller 21 from York Center DL and Renee Bruhl 19 from Chicago were last seen leaving for a day at the dunes Saturday morning.
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William Sveth
Lake Michigan
Patricia Blough
Westchester
Ann Miller
York Center
Renee Bruhl
Chicago
the Dunes
Rusk Defends Bombing Policy Amid Hanoi Haiphong Claims
Secretary of State Dean Rusk says the United States is not targeting civilian populations and has not bombed Hanoi or Haiphong while in Tokyo. In Los Angeles, Vice President Humphrey rejects black power and racism, stating calls from any race are unacceptable.
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Tokyo
Dean Rusk
Hanoi- Haiphong
Hanoi
Haiphong
Los Angeles
Hubert Humphrey
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Byrd Jr Explains Delay in Revealing Sr Illness
Berryville Virginia Harry F Byrd Jr describes why details of his father former U S Sen Harry Byrd Sr illness were withheld until the elder Byrd slipped into a coma.
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Berryville
Harry F. Byrd Jr
U.S
Harry F. Byrd Sr
Deaths And Funerals In Beckley And Resaco
Funeral services for Sidney L. Phipps 68 of Beckley will be at 11 a.m. Friday in the Caffee Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Wildwood Cemetery. He died Tuesday in a Pittsburgh VA hospital after a long illness. A retired railroad worker he was born September 14, 1898 in Raleigh County. Survivors include a sister Bertha Jones of Black Mountain NC a brother Homer of Tampa Florida and two half sisters in Ohio. Friends may call after 4 p.m. today. Funeral services for George Washington Garretson 70 of Resaco will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Resaco Methodist Church with burial in Hannah Lilly Cemetery at Ghent. He died Wednesday at his home after a long illness. Born October 10, 1895 at Coal City he was a retired employee of Second Smokeless Coal Co. of Resaco. He was a member of UMWA Local 6147 and a World War I veteran. Survivors include his wife Laura Alice Lilly Garretson six sons Nathan Thomas Frank Samuel Jim and Jack all in Illinois one daughter Jo Ann at home three sisters Nancy Kiblinger Ellen Bolen Virgie Bolen and two brothers A E Coal City J I Ghent W F Richmond VA and six grandchildren. Pallbearers are Virgil Pompie Warren Jenkins Charlie Johnson Sammy Bell Jr Bill Delp and Darrel Davis. The body remains at Keyser-Bryant Funeral Home with call after 6 p.m. Friday and will be moved to the church one hour prior to services.
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Sidney L. Phipps
Beckley
Caffee Funeral Home
Shirley Donnelly
Wildwood
Phipps
Veterans Administration Hospital
Pittsburgh
O. A
Belle Lewis Phipps
Raleigh County
Bertha Jones
Black Mountain
N. C
Homer
Tampa
Fla
Samuel Sturgill
Fairbourne
Ohio
Gertrude Canter
Jamestown
George Washington Garretson
Resaco
Resaco Methodist
Sammy Meadows
Sammy Bell
Hannah Lilly
Ghent
Garretson
H. I. (Hick
Virginia A. Hylton Garretson
Ellen Bolen
Josephine
Virgie Bolen
Chicago
Ill
A. E
Coal City
J. I
W. F
Richmond
Virgil Pompie
Warren Jenkins
Charlie Johnson
Sammy Bell Jr
Bill Delp
Darrel Davis
Keyser-Bryant Funeral
Services for Jerry Wayne Parker Held in Fayetteville
Jerry Wayne Parker 18 of Laurel Maryland formerly of Fayetteville dies in a Laurel car crash Tuesday. Rev Ernest Barley will lead funeral services at 1 p m Friday in Dodd Payne Funeral Home Chapel Fayetteville. Burial at Huse Memorial Park Fayetteville.
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Jerry Wayne Parker
Laurel
Fayetteville
Ernest Barley
Dodd-Payne Funeral Home
Huse Memorial Park
Funeral services for Mrs Annabelle Carkhuff in Elizabeth NJ
The Rev Q M Canterbury will officiate at 11 am Friday in the Williams Funeral Home Chapel MacArthur for Mrs Annabelle Carkhuff 69 of Elizabeth New Jersey. She died Monday of an apparent heart attack and the body lies at the Williams Funeral Home for calling after 5 pm today.
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Q. M. Canterbury
Annabelle Carkhuff
Elizabeth
N. J
Williams Funeral Home
MacArthur
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Final rites for Peter Arthur Berry in Springfield
Final rites for Peter Arthur Berry aged 61 of Springfield will be held at the Dodd Payne Funeral Home Chapel in Fayetteville. Burial follows at High Lawn Memorial Park in Oak Hill. Berry, a former resident of Springfield, died Tuesday in Springfield.
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Peter Arthur Berry
Springfield
Ohio
Dodd-Payne Funeral Home
Fayetteville
High Lawn Memorial Park
Oak Hill
Berry
Springeld
Air Attacks Escalate as U S Presses Vietnam Peace Push
Air strikes reach new highs with 310 missions in three days as Washington backs President Johnson’s vow to punish North Vietnam until talks begin. US and allied pilots hit oil depots, rail lines, and Viet Cong bases while reports of war weariness surface in Hanoi.
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United States
Johnson
North Viet Nam
Viet Nam
Harold Wilson
London
Moscow
Lhke
Hancock
Air Force
Navy
Penhandle
Hanoi
Federal bills push flag desecration into crime area
A Purdue student ripped and stomped on an American flag, while a Greenwich Village actor burned one. Similar incidents spurred Congress to consider federal penalties for flag desecration, with proposals ranging from fines to five years in prison. House hearings await the Justice Department report.
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Washington
UPI
Purdue University
Lafayette
Ind
Greenwich Village
LBJ
Cordele
Congress
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Senate Judiciary Committee
Justice
Hoffa Gets Pay Rise and Sizable Legal Fees at Teamsters Meet
At the Teamsters convention in Miami Beach James R. Hoffa secured a $25,000 raise for himself and a $1,006,500 funding of legal fees. Dues per member rise from $5 to $6 and local assessments to the international union go from $1 to $1.50 monthly. Delegates expected Hoffa to win re election to a third five year term with broad support.
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Miami Beach
UPI
James R. Hoffa
Teamsters
Hoffa
Edward V. Long
D-La
John English
International Union
Ink量惊人 美国报业日印需六十万磅墨
The note states that printing all U.S. newspapers in one weekday would require about 690000 to 700000 pounds of ink. It highlights the massive volume of ink used in national press production.
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United States
Funeral services set for Mrs. Mary Pickett at East Gulf
The Rev. S. L. McClure will lead funeral services for 90 year old Mrs. Mary Pickett of East Gulf at 2 p m Friday in Tabernacle Baptist Church East Gulf. Burial follows in Greenwood Memorial Park. She died Sunday in a local hospital. The body is at Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor and will be moved to the church one hour before services.
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S. L. McClure
Mary Pickett
East Gulf
Tabernacle Baptist Church
Greenwood Memorial Park
Funeral services held for Mrs Willia H Durham of Craigsville
Mrs Willia H Durham of Craigsville dies in Fairmont hospital at 9 30 p m Her funeral will be at 11 a m Friday at Alderson Baptist Church Craigsville with Rev Paul Skaggs in charge Burial in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Matheny Survivors include four other sons James Louisville KY Robert Dayton OH Harvey Morgantown Rev J E Durham Jr Fort Jefferson NY and five daughters Alma Morris Elizabeth Ogle Pauline Waynescot Edna Morris Lila Mae Durham Calling hours after 4 p m today at Combs and Coleman Funeral Home Richwood RNS
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Willia H. Durham
Craigsville
Alderson Baptist Church
Paul Skaggs
Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
Matheny
James
Louisville
Robert
Dayton
Ohio
Harvey
Morgantown
J. E. Durham Jr
Fort Jefferson
N. Y
Herbert
Alma) Morris
Beckley
Elizabeth Ogle
Obie
Pauline) Waynescot
Chicago
Ill
Edna) Morris
Fairmont
Lila Mae Durham
Columbia
S. C
Combs and Coleman Funeral Home
Richwood
Infant Derick Frith Graveside Rites Held in Hilltop Cemetery
Graveside rites were conducted for infant Derick Lee Frith at 1 p m today in Hilltop Cemetery. He died at birth Wednesday in Oak Hill hospital. Survived by parents Homer and Mrs Frith of Mount Hope, two brothers Markyel and Thomas, sister Cheryel, and grandparents Knox and Mrs Frith of Kilsyth. Tyree Funeral Home of Oak Hill arranged.
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Derick Lee Frith
Homer Frith
Mount Hope
Hilltop
Leo Warner
Oak Hill
Markyel
Thomas
Cheryel
Knox Frith
Kilsyth
Tyree
Funeral services for Nicolai automobile editor dies at 75
Lawrence Gregory Nicolai longtime newspaper executive and one of the nation s first automobile editors died Wednesday at age 75 funeral services set for Friday in Harlingen Texas UPI reported Nicolai shaped early auto journalism and led major newspapers during his career
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Harlingen, Tex
UPI
Lawrence Gregory Nicolai
Nicolai
Portrait painter Edward Fern dies in Maui at 57
WAILUKU Hawaii Edward Fern 57 renowned American portrait painter died Tuesday night at Maui Memorial Hospital from cancer He was known for his lifelike portraits and had exhibited across the United States continued work noted in Hawaii art circles Funeral arrangements were not immediately disclosed.
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Wailuku
Hawaii
UPI
Edward Fern
Maui Memorial Hospital
Funeral services for Kenneth Gapp at Princeton Seminary
Kenneth S. Gapp 60 librarian at Princeton Theological Seminary died Tuesday. Funeral services will be held Friday.
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Princeton, N.J
UPI
Kenneth S. Gapp
Princeton Theological Seminary
Pollution Panel To Meet Today in Appalachia
A panel of federal and state experts on water pollution in Appalachia meets in Pittsburgh today. About 70 officials from 12 states toured pollution sites during a 185 mile Western Pennsylvania swing. Col. John C. H. Lee Jr. said the Office of Appalachian Studies aims to craft an equitable master plan for 12 states to curb pollution and coordinate state programs.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Appalachia
Appalachian
Pennsylvania
Army
John C. H. Lee Jr
Office of
Iachian Studies
Cincinnati
Alabama
Georgia
Kentucky
Ohio
West Virginia
Maryland
New York
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Virginia
Lee
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp
Vesta No. 5
Belle Truck Terminal To Provide 132 Jobs
Charleston approves a $1,129,743 loan to build a truck terminal and maintenance center in Belle a Charleston suburb. The project will lease to Bell Lines and create 132 new jobs with Commerce Department backing announced by Eugene P Foley assistant secretary of commerce for economic development.
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Charleston
Eugene P. Foley
Belle
Bell Lines
Randolph Chooses Veterans Affairs Subcommittee Chairman
Senator Jennings Randolph of West Virginia will succeed Senator Ralph Yarborough of Texas as chairman of the Senate Labor and Public Welfare Committee subcommittee on veterans affairs. He was named to the post by Senator Lister Hill, chair of the parent committee.
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Washington
UPI
Jennings Randolph
D-W. Va
Ralph Yarborough
D-Texas
Senate Committee On Labor and Public Welfare
Randolph
Lister H. Hill
Higher 10s Lady Bird Salutes Headstart Program
Mrs Lyndon B Johnson praised Headstart for producing higher IQs and medical corrections among impoverished preschoolers after receiving a first year report from Sargent Shriver. He described last summer's six week program as boosting preparation, self confidence and intellect. The 580000 children will enroll this summer across 2600 communities, up 20000 children and 100 communities from last year.
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Washington
UPI
Lyndon
Johnson
Shriver
Luci Chooses Wedding Gown for Washington Event
UPI reports Luci Johnson selected her wedding gown from Neiman Marcus in Dallas for Washingtons big wedding. Invitations go out this weekend to about 700 guests, with cream engraved cards bearing the presidential seal and a reception at the White House after the ceremony.
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White House
Luci
Waukegan, II
Romanian objections stall Warsaw Pact reform push
Warsaw reports show Romania resisting steps to strengthen the Warsaw Pact. Romania announced cutting compulsory military service and maintaining the alliance's lowest defense budget in Western Europe, while opposing direct military command links between member defense ministries. Russia pressed for consolidation against perceived U.S. aggression and a revanchist West Germany, amid a Communist meeting.
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Rutes
Russia
Romania
U.S
West Germany
Guthrie Proposed as Best Site for Jetport Plan
A consulting firm urged Guthrie West Virginia as a potential all weather jetport site for the Charleston Huntington area. A mid point airport between Charleston and Huntington could be jointly financed with local and federal help. Estimated cost 16 to 20 million dollars with possible nine million local investment.
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Washington
UPS
Charleston - Huntington
Ashland-Ironton
Guthrie
W. Va
Charleston
Management and Economics Research Inc
Appalachian Regional Commission
Appalachia
Huntington
Kanawha
Tri-State
Huntinggton
Ashland
Ironton
Ohio
John L. Sweeney
Commission
Government Allocates 600 Additional Jobs
Washington reports that 600 more jobs were added to West Virginia’s Neighborhood Youth Corps program, raising total WV youth workers to 3,350. The allocation, funded by 192,860 from unspent 1966 funds, has been filled from a backlog list in Charleston officials said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
API
West Virginia Road Commission
Robert C. Byrd
Jennings Randolph
D-W. Va
West Virginia
Charleston
CIA Classified Ad Rift Reveals Spies Seek Divorce Ready Men
Washington reporter recounts an apparent CIA recruitment ploy via a trade magazine ad. The fictitious America Development Corp used to lure men with promises of foreign assignments and generous pay. The interviewer learns potential applicants must be willing to abandon families, upsetting Ostro with the cruel twist.
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Ostro
The
America Development Corp
CIA
Ralph P. Penrod
Ann Arbor
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