Siege continues as gunman holds bride and baby hostage
In Sydney, a gunman, 28, armed with a shotgun and hand grenades, remains inside a house and holds his wife Beryl, 19, and infant Leslie, 42 weeks old, hostage. Police at bay debate steps to subdue him while negotiations seek safe exit for the family.
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Bride
Baby
Sydney
Australia
Wallace
Wally
Celish
Heati
Beryl
Lesller
Melisa
Ely
Clive Paton
Leslie
Mellish
Sydney Daily
France Delays Bomb News Till Polls Close In Polynesia
Report summarizes France delaying disclosure of a 100 kiloton hydrogen bomb test in French Polynesia until after polling ends. Dr. Pletcher, Weston Clinical Director, slated for California post as hospital faces staffing shortfalls. The piece notes political context in Tahiti and France's nuclear program amid local resistance and a criminal trial in Beckley.
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Papeete
Taki
UPQ
Radio Tahiti
Mururoa Lagoon
Cuhleal
West Vic
France'sion State Hospital
B. O.sinia University
Eledtical
Connewest Atomic Bam
Diast
Tal
West Virbhird
West
Oils State Hospital
Pomona
Calif
Virginia University College of
Pletcher
Rush Medical College
Uni
France
Chicago
California
Iad
Paulton
Blonday
San Bernardino
Weston
Francis Sanford
French Polynesia
Charles de Gaudle
Southwest Pacific Islands
Wallis and Fabina
Tnt
Tuamotu Archipelago
Transplant hopes rise for Blaiberg patient in South Africa
In South Africa, the retired dentist Blaiberg, famed as the longest surviving heart transplant patient, shows improving condition after a second transplant was considered. Doctors at Groote Schuur Hospital report his lung function and overall status have improved with no further emergency treatment expected.
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Varn “Uy
South Africa
Stoole Schuur Hospital
Philip Biniberg
Biniberg
Blasberg
Blatberg
Eileen
Newsmen
Thieu and Ky Preview Vietnam Peace Talks Conditions
United Press International reports Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky warning of a major Communist attack on Saigon within two months. Ky predicts victory against guerrilla tactics, while Thieu comments on urgent direct talks with North Vietnam and Saigon’s demand for full North Vietnamese withdrawal before any settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Nguyen Cao Ky
Salzon
Thien
Saigon
Wife Slayer Continued From Page One
Fifty forn attempt to com mit a felony and are to be sen enced July 14. Douglas Lee Stanley, Harold Meadows, Har y O'DeN Fuller and James B. Sexton were represented by Lao 3ridi, Joseph Fuchini, E. Card Meadows and Hoy A. Cunningham. They were permitted to remain on their present bonds. Charges of profanity and obstructing an officer, lodged against Meadows, were left open.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Lee Stanley
Harold Meadows
Hary O'Den Fuller
James B. Sexton
Lao 3Ridi
Joseph Fuchini
E. Card Meadows
Hoy A. Cunningham
Meadows
Political Highlights and Polls From Recent Campaign News
The article notes debate over major issues, a new brain trust formed by Richard M. Nixon with Texas Senator John Tower leading, and the Democratic credential committee’s bar on nonrepresentative delegates. Polls show Wallace pursuing ballot access while Humphrey leads among Democrats but trails McCarthy among independents.
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Richard M. Nizco
New York
Texas
John Tower
Delesetes—Gor
Richard J. Ches
New Jersey
Sundas
Gallup
House of Representatives
George A. Wallace
Harris
Humphrey
McCarthy
Wallace
Massachusetts
Vietnam Update Predicts New Saigon Attacks
Vice President Cao Ky told UPI correspondent Damiel Southerland that a third major Communist attack on Saigon was expected within two months. US forces report killing at least 40 Communists and destroying an arms-embalming sampan with Navy boats aiding. A U.S. helicopter delivering medical supplies was shot down in the Mekong Delta, injuring the crew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
Nessex Cao Ky
United Press International
Damiel Southerland
Quang Ngai
Mekong Delta
U.S
Holiday Tragedy Shrouds Grantsville Area Car Crash
In Grantsville area a fatal crash killed Karlan E Nelson 2h of Ohio Calhoun County Kay Tanner 37 of Creston Ohio and two others when their car struck a parked trailer and collided with a truck. Names and details indicate multiple deceased including a wife Verna Fayals Rowe and a two year old son Salvin plus other victims from Ohio and West Virginia in a separate Sunday accident near Georgetown Ohio.
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Karlan E. Nelson
Ohioo
Calhoun County
Kayal
Tanner
Creston
Ohio
Grantsville
wHill
Rowe
Earold
Verna Fayals
Ton
Salvin
Georgetown
Snower
W. van
Dowell County
Wagener
Jarles A
Charleston
Pulaski
Vasu
American held in Soviet hashish and cash smuggling case
An American, Dale Reed Warren, 22, of Oakland, California, was sentenced to five years in a Soviet penal colony for smuggling 5.25 pounds of hashish and 100 rubles into the USSR via Tashkent. He was found guilty with an embassy observer noting the sentence is for foreigners and subject to appeal within five days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Saviet Union
Dale Reed Warren
Oakland
Gelf
Tashkent
Cantral
Warren
Soviet Union
Samuel Fry Dew
Fry
Michael Parsons
William Lefthead
Pedro Generalao
Stephen F. Abney
Kabul
Afghanistan
Pro Americans Win In Japan Deaths and Funerals
Pro Americans win in Japan is reported alongside death notices and funeral arrangements for several individuals. George H. Rice and Hubert Rice are named in obituaries with details of birth, death, survivors, and funeral plans. Additional notices mention Mrs. Vicie Jackson and other Beckley and Alexandria residents, including service locations and dates. The text also references political results in Japan and West Virginia parliamentary outcomes.
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Eanes Nicely Rice
Alexandeia
Elmer
Macy
Prosperity
Marvin
Catherine) Cline
Bradley
Richard
Alicea
Vienna
Cecil
Frankie) Whitt Jx
Rural Oaks
Mich
George Jr
David Ray
Car‘Northrup
Alexandria
Trey Sisters
Eva Whitt
Terre = Haute
Inds
Boyd McClung
Madison
Bessie Belasco Offi
Gandextort
Wallhearers
Mattel Bennett
Cecil Whitt
Junior Pitt
Ian
Adrian Campbell
Fred Hurt
Frank Nagye
Vicie Jackson
Beckley
Philadelphia
William Snuffer Funeral Arrangements for local notables
William Trussell Snuffer Sr known as Bill Snuffer, died by electrocution at Carmelton Coal Go. He was a shuttle car operator, Mason Lodge member, Moose Lodge member, Oak Hill Auxiliary Police chief, and Fay ette County Civil Defense member. Survived by wife Goldie A. W. Snuffer and four sons, with services pending at Tyree Funeral Home in Oak Hill.
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William Trussell
Bill) Snuffer
Whipple
Carmelton
Canelton
Oak Hill
James L
Lillie Hall Sauffer
Route
Fayetteville
Goldie Awk Snuffer
Larry
Jerry
Navy
Spain
Dennig
Hopewell
Wiliam R. Jr
Whippie
Miss Sua
Tancy
Owens rites set for seven year old in Richlands
Graveside services for Terry Wayne Owens, seven, son of My and Mes Sitney Owens of Sophia, will be held Tuesday at 4 a.m. in Riffe Cemetery, Richlands Va. The ceremony honors a local child amid a jumble of garbled lines referencing unrelated events and names.
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Riffe
Richlands
Terry Wayne Owens
Mes
Sitney Owens
Sophia
Great Horton
Mann
Chars
Rudi Dutschke
Justice
Jal
Man Who Shot Rudi Tries Death by Own Action Again
A man who shot Rudi attempted suicide for a second time by ramming his head into a window and later trying to hang himself on June 4. At home with relatives in Edward ward Tegel, hospital x rays were ordered and an operation was planned. Survivors include four sisters and brothers Connie, Freda, Phyllis, Patricia, Ronnie, Charles, and others.
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Ronnie
Charles
Edward
Tegelfers
Freda
Phyllis
Patricia
Friton le
Connie
Tray
Rose
Pela
Johnson Visits Santa Teja Amid Poverty Cheerful Crowds
President Johnson tours a crowded Santa Teja in a mission to aid El Salvador. He faces hungry children and shanty hovels as he speaks with a bullhorn, citing American dollars to foster a greater society. The scene blends praise with stark images of poverty as leaders coordinate travel plans.
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Santa Teeja
el Salvador
Wobnson
Texas
Byrd backs national presidential primary plan
Senator Robert Byrd urged a nationwide presidential primary during a teletown hall. He called for direct election of president and vice president and supported a constitutional amendment to abolish the electoral college, plus a national census every five years for updated statistics. Funeral notices for Carolyn Travis and Tris Nuckers accompany the item.
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Washington
Robert N. Byrd
Byrd
West Virginia
Tour Rescued After 12 Hours In Cave
BLUEFIELD UP Four Maefield youths 19 Stevel 18 Hick Accord 20 Jovy Bailey and Tommy Shutt was trapped more than 32 hours after entering a cave Saturday night. They carried flashlights candles and honeybuns. They were brought to the surface Sunday night by Bluefield Rescue Squad after a search. They were wet and muddy but not hospitalized.
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Cave Bluefield
Maefield
Nore
Steveland
Hick Accord
Jovy
Bailey
Tommy Shutt
Blusfield Rescue Squad
Bus Strike Ends in Wheeling After Five Weeks
Public service workers in Wheeling returned to work today as a five week strike ended Friday. Bus drivers and mechanics voted to end the strike last Thursday night and the union confirmed the contract has been extended for an indefinite period with a 72 hour police of cancellation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
Wheeling Public’ Service Co
Mechan
Iany Aid
Downtown Improvement Group meeting set for Tuesday
General membership session of the Downtown Improvement Group DK 9 meets at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the G C Murphy Co assembly room. President Gene Morehoune says the meeting will focus on final plans for the sidewalk sales to be held Friday and Saturday.
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G. C. Murphy Co
Gene Morehoune
Five Arrested in Bluefield Raids
Five people were arrested in five Sunday morning raids at the Bluefield Kotela and a taxi stand. All faced charges of violation of law and liquor laws. They were released on bond pending hearing in July.
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Bluefield
UPI
Bluefield Kotela
Quiet Woman Holds 20 N Z Policemen At Bay
Auckland New Zealand Indian woman armed with shotgun and bandolier of ammunition holds off police outside her home. Neighbors report she claimed her house is cursed and black. Police requested reinforcements after she fired one shot. bystanders recall two children present but unseen. Local reports describe tense standoff with police surrounding the residence as officers attempted negotiation.
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Auckland
N.Z
McCarthy
Prido Dass
Dhen Pafshotam Dass
shadren—Shinda
Dasa
Trial Opens in $60,000 Damage Suit in Raleigh Court
Omer and Christine Williams sue Dr A D Belton in Raleigh County Circuit Court over a July 13 1967 rear end collision on Church Street Buckley. They claim whiplash injuries and fault over braking. Jurors named include Ralph Hive Virgil Ceaton Mildred Maynard Arlene Wyatt and others.
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Omer
Chiristine Wiliams Skelton
A. D. Belton
Becley Ened
Raleigh County
Ralph L. Hive
Virgil O. Xeaton
Mildred Maynard
Arlene Wyatt
Rebell B. Clark
West
Pat Persinger
Edith Beau Doris Snuffer
Bertha Stewart
Edna Dae Phillips
Clifford Sanger
Three Jailbreakers Still At Large In West Virginia Escape
ELKINS UPs report three of five inmates remain at large after a county jail breakout. Lee Shears 35 from Ohio County was captured in Baltimore after resisting arrest. Emnory Hemmings 27, held for breaking and entering, was recaptured. Delmar Greathouse 24 Denzil Means 24 and Isaac Jestes 34 remain fugitives.
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Elkins
Ups
Yfton
Randolph County
Mtollay
Baltimore
Lee Shears
Ohio County
Maryland
Moundyville
Shears
Emnory Hemmings
Kanawha
Delmar Greathouse
Denzil Means
Isaac Jestes
Obituaries for Bennet A Ryan Queeny Frost
National notices from Leonia and St Louis report Bennet A Ryan songwriter and vaudeville figure who wrote Inka Dinka Doo dies aged unknown with other songs Heart of My Heart and M1S8 1PP T. Edgar Monsanto Queeny former Monsanto leader dies of heart ailment at 79. Jack Frost Illinois Central Railroad official dies after long illness 57.
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Leonia
UFI
Bennet A. Ryan
Jimny Durante
ST. Louis, Mo
UPI
Edgar Monsanto Queeny
Monsanto Co
Heart
Crcago
Jack
Frost
Illnois Central Hailrondg
Quake Shakes California Towns in Seismic Series
A moderate earthquake centered near Santa Barbara rattled Southern California at 7:30 a.m. The quake measured about 4.5 on the Richter scale per Dr Charter Richter of Caltech and was the eighth in a series that began on June 26. No serious damage was reported.
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Calif
Santa Barbara
Cali
UPIT
California
Charter Richter
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena
Warm Sunny Weather Across U S Dominates Forecast
United Press International reports widespread warm sunny conditions across the United States with temperatures near record highs. From the Great Lakes to New England and west to the desert, readings reach into the 70s to 80s with frequent thunderstorms and hail in several regions.
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Great
United Press International
U.S
Trs
Rockies
Mississippi Valley
Great Lakes
Testa
North Gillistn
Akola
el Paso
Houston
Rioros
Grande River
Memphis
Miami
Ms. O
Greg
Alctenaeaea
Dyguch Florida
Tampa St. Louis
Ban Fray
Sentiio
Spekaoer Bony
Washington
Idaho
Callfor
Washagin
Wichita Og
Board Weighs Accreditation Suggestion
The State Board of Education considered provisional accreditation for Ohio Valley College at Parkersburg after a visit by Dr. L. Merlin. Martin urged limits on debt without income gains and asked for four yearly financial reports to the board. A cooperative education program and a two year terminal program for youth in the Parkersburg Marietta area were also discussed.
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UPS
State Road of Education
Ohin Valley College
Parkersburg
Losiia L. Merlin
Martin
Bear
Parc -Kersburg-Marietta, Ohio
Philippine crime report links Lau family to nightclub beating
Jaime Lau rel is charged by beating a policeman after a fist fight at a Manila nightclub. Lau is tied to the famous Philippine family, with Laurel as Batangas City mayor, grandson of a president, son of the House speaker, and nephew of the ambassador to Japan. Laurel was acquitted a week earlier of separate charges.
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Violence Manila
UPI
Jaime Laurel
Philippines
Sunitay
Laurel
Ole
Anther
Tavenan
Batangas
Phillipian
Japan
State Dairy Firms Ordered to Present Plan on Watered Milk
Charleston UPI reports State Agriculture Commissioner Gus Douglass announced three national dairy firms must present a workable plan to stop selling watered-down milk. He said the firms are already selling diluted milk in 36 Mountain State counties despite law restricting additives to whole milk to certain vitamins. Douglass declined to disclose notes or the involved companies.
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Charleston
Gus TR
Douglass
Gia
Tour Office Bombed in New York City
A bombing damaged the foreign tourist mission offices near St Patrick’s Cathedral on 10th Street off Fifth Avenue injuring six people as Sunday crowds gathered. The scene disrupted a busy weekend in midtown Manhattan with police and emergency crews responding swiftly to the blast.
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Tour Office
New York
UPI
Tourish Organization
Ratrick’s
10Th Street
Fifth Avenue
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Skelton and Whipple Coal Co
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Tory
Bland County
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Ann Hayden
Zion Baptist Church of
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Wubyo
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Naoma
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Becklay
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Titusville
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George D. Martin
Oak Him
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Bayetteville
Alden Meadows
David Sneed
Borlal
High Lawn Memorial Park
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P. M. Martin
Gakfill
Jack Martin
Myntington
Adda
Ed Wooten
New York City
N. Y
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Jee Terry
Rudi
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Johnson
Anastasio Somoza
Managua
Josquin Trejos Fernandez
San Jose
Hondurah
Oswalto Lopez Arellano
Sada Pedro Sule
Julio Cosne Mendez Montenegro
Guatemala City
Sen
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Carolyn Dune Travis
Itera
Tyree
G. C. Martin
Fustal
High Lawn
Oak
Iris Nuckers
Tris Ma Te Nuckers
Oak Ten
Qak Til Brethren Church
John Mills
High Town Memorial Park
Faint Creek
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Rermain
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