Plot Against Greek Premier Reported in Athens
Ath ens newspaper Ahtinaiki reports Greek security authorities uncovered a plot to kill Premier George Psandreou. A gun believed linked to the assassination of President Kennedy was seized at a customs office as agents arrested several suspects. Authorities confirm or deny inquiries.
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Athens
UPI
Ahtinaiki
George Peandreou
U. S
Kennedy
Greece
Eleftheria
Cyprus
Goldwater Platform Dominates GOP Convention Debate
The platform draft favored full civil rights act implementation while downplaying rights struggles. Scranton allies sought stronger anti extremism and rights language, but Goldwater loyalists pushed a pro foreign policy line emphasizing victory in the cold war and steps against communism. Delegates eyed a brief floor fight with limited debate time.
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Ment
Scranton
Ecause Goldwater
Goldwater
GOP
John Birch Society
NATO
Soviet Union
South
Viet Nam
United Nations
Scraton
Scranton to Goldwater clash shifts convention tone
Scranton and John Sherman Cooper assail Goldwater in a sharp convention eve letter accusing him of “Goldwaterism” and nuclear irresponsibility. He warns of blocking the first ballot and vows to fight southern delegations over race. Goldwater rebukes and rejects a face to face debate while Scranton mulls further moves at a Pittsburgh caucus.
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John Sherman Cooper
Scranton
Goldwater
Pennsylvanian
Eisenhower
NBC Meet the Press
Allegheny County
Blair F. Gunther
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Two Policemen Slain in Caracas Terror Attacks
In Caracas Venezuela two city policemen were shot to death by a passing car as they sheltered from rain in a doorway. The killings were blamed on Castro Communist terrorists who have now murdered 64 policemen since late 1960.
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Caracas
Venezuela
UPI
Escapee Given 6 More Months in Raleigh Jail Case
James Lambert, 17, of Sprague, who escaped from the Raleigh County Jail, received an additional six month sentence in W A Gene Burke's court. Lambert was captured at his uncle’s Valley Drive home at 1 10 a m. today. Minor arrests included Mildred A. Lewis on a drunk driving charge and Mary E Coburn on no registration and no city operator’s license with a July 20 court date. Lawrence R Lee of Tittonsville Ohio faced four front seat passengers and no registration. Gene A Fink of 326 Ellison Avenue was charged with speeding. Leroy O dese of Slab Fork was arrested on a speeding charge.
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James Lambert
Sprague
Raleigh County
W. A
Gene) Burke
Lambert
Valley Drive
Mildred A. Lewis
Piney Avenue
Mary E. Coburn
Lawrence R. Lee
Tittonsville
Ohio
Gene A. Fink
Ellison Avenue
Leroy O. Dese
Slab Fork
Rep Joe Martin Calls 1964 Convention Dull
San Francisco dispatch notes Rep Joseph W Martin Jr a Massachusetts delegate called the 1964 Republican National Convention dull one of the dullest ever He hinted at voting for Margaret Chase Smith if he decides to cast a ballot The 79 year old former GOP chair with cane and be ribboned honored guest medal reflects a storied convention career from 1940 to 1956
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San Francisco
UPI
Joseph W. Martin Jr
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
Martin
Massachusetts
Hemo
Senator Neuberger Marries Boston Psychiatrist
UPI reports Senator Maurine B. Neuberger of Oregon and Boston psychiatrist Dr. Philip Solomon were married Saturday night in a private ceremony. Chief Judge David T. Bazelon of the U.S. Court of Appeals performed the ceremony at his home. A reception for about 30 relatives followed.
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Washington
UPI
Maurine B. Neuberger
D-Ore
Boston
Philip Solomon
David T. Bazelon
U.S. Court of Appeals
Population Tops 190 Million, Census Reports
United Press International notes the U.S. population surpassed 190 million late last September. The figure comes from estimates by the U.S. Bureau of the Census.
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United Press International
United States
U.S
Europe Papers Criticize Barry Goldwater Criticism Seen Across Teams
European newspapers harshly assailed Senator Barry Goldwater amid his expected GOP nomination in San Francisco. London Daily Herald correspondent James Cameron branded him dangerous, extreme, and ignorant, warning his right wing could wreck democracy and split the Republican Party.
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London
UPI
Barry Goldwater
Goldwater
San Francisco
James Cameron
London Daily Herald
Cameron
Khrushchev Acknowledges Soviet Production Woes
MOSCOW AP I Khrushchev admitted two years of production problems but vowed economic victory over the United States. He said the Marxist system would catch up and pass the capitalist world, declaring We shall win without fail during the Supreme Soviet opening session. The 1,443 member parliament convened to review living standards and party policies.
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Moscow
API
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Soviet Union
United States
Supreme Soviet
Khrushchev
Communist Party
Viet Nam records surge in weapon losses near Vinh Cheo
Viet Nam saw a near record 570 weapons lost by government forces in a single week, the largest tally this year and close to last November. The battle around Vinh Cheo in Chuong Thien province ended Sunday with the village in ruins and government reinforcements arriving amid heavy fighting. Communist assaults of battalion size are common as over 1,000 Viet Cong attacked Vinh Cheo, overrunning the town and burning 42 buildings while most others were damaged. Of 56 militiamen at the fort, 26 were casualties.
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Vinh Cheo
Mekong
Chuong Thien
Leader of French Communists Dies
Paris mourners filed past the bier of Maurice Thorez, longtime head of the French Communist Party. Thorez, 64, died Saturday night aboard the Soviet liner Latvia while en route to Crimea. His death is not expected to shift the party’s pro Moscow line or its opposition to Charles de Gaulle.
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Paris
UPI
Bief
Maurice Thorez
Thorez
Latvia
Crimea
Moscow
Charles de Gaulle
Deaths and Funerals for Hansford M. Martin in Oak Hill
Services for Hansford M. Happy Martin aged 56 of Chicago and formerly of Oak Hill will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Tyree Funeral Home Chapel Oak Hill, with Rev. J. C. Bybee presiding. Burial at High Lawn Memorial Park. Born August 28 1908 in West Virginia, he died July 6 in Chicago of a heart attack. Survived by son Gary of Chicago daughter Janet Rader of Chicago and three sisters Myrtle Foster Whipple Anna Mae McCormick Houston Texas and Katherine Martin Oak Hill. The body will lie in state at the funeral home.
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Hansford M
Happy) Martin
Chicago
Ill
Oak Hill
Tyree
J. C. Bybee
High Lawn Memorial Park
Martin
West Virginia
James
Ida Martin
Gary
Janet Rader
Myrtle Foster
Whipple
Anna Mae McCormick
Houston
Texas
Katherine Martin
Final rites for Rev C Herbert Perry in Ravencliff
Rev C Herbert Perry 59 of Ravencliff died at 8 30 p m Sunday while conducting services at Davin Independent Baptist Church where he was pastor Death was from a heart attack He founded Glen Fork Independent Church in 1944 and led Davin since 1963 Surviving are his wife four sons and four daughters Funeral arrangements set for 2 p m Thursday at Glen Fork Independent Baptist Church with pastors from Ravencliff Beckley and Fairdale officiating.
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Davin
Bilton
Ella Brown Perry
Glen Fork
McDowell
Logan
Fellowship
Ravencliff
Ella Cline Perry
Willis
Jack
Orville
California
Donna Ray
Doris Johnson
Evelyn Hobart
Nina Lou Hoffsted
Huntington
Sandra Perry
Roanoke
Harold
Edward
Elliott
Man
Lilly Dingess
Brook Whitman
Ida Brown
Anna Canterbury
Grace Anderson
Mona Paine
Upland
Ind
Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home
Pineville
Mrs Mary L Milliron Rites Set In Huntington
Services for 89 year old Mary L Milliron of Huntington, formerly Mount Hope, will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Chapmans Mortuary with Rev R Blain Detrick presiding. Burial follows at High Lawn Memorial Park. Milliron died Saturday in a Huntington nursing home. She was a Mount Hope Methodist Church member. Graveside rites set for 2 30 p.m. Tuesday.
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Mary L. Milliron
Huntington
Mount Hope
Chapman’s
R. Blain Detrick
High Lawn Memorial Park
Oak Hill
Final rites for Fred Kellman in Beckley
Funeral services for 61 year old Fred Kellman of Beckley will be held at 3 p m today at the Melton Mortuary Chapel with Dr James W Witherspoon presiding burial will follow at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Kellman died Saturday night in his apartment from a self inflicted gunshot wound He was born May 2 1960 in Milwaukee Wis and was employed in the accounting department of the West Virginia Department of Natural Resources He was a member of Beckley Presbyterian Church Masonic Lodge Elks Lodge Lions Club and survived by his wife two daughters two brothers two sisters and three grandchildren Pallbearers are Irle H Fink William Shanklin Lawrence Tully Ned H Ragland Thomas Keyser and Truman Sayre
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Fred Kellman
Prince St
Melton Mortuary
James W. Witherspoon
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Beckley
Kellman
Milwaukee
Wis
Max R. Keelman
William Shanklin
Lawrence Tully
Ned H. Ragland
Thomas Keyser
Truman Sayre
Betty Budget pamphlet aids grocers and shoppers
State Labor Commissioner Lawrence Barker unveils Betty Budget to stress careful shopping and label reading. The pamphlet cautions on meat weight losses, packaging shrinkage, and misread labels, urging consumers to verify weights and prices to protect their money and value.
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Charleston
UPI
Betty
Lawrence Barker
Barker
West Virginia
Baker
Department
Andrew Patterson Funeral Arrangements Announced
Andrew Patterson 54 of Sprague was pronounced dead on arrival at 9 45 p m Saturday. Survivors include wife Lillie Patterson two sons Andrew Patterson Jr and Donald both at home a sister Margaret Green Mount Hope. Body at Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor.
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Andrew Patterson
Sprague
Lillie Patterson
Andrew Patterson Jr
Donald
Margaret Green
Mount Hope
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral
Frank Anderson Final Rites Held in Fayetteville
Frank Anderson 68 of Fayetteville died Saturday. Final rites were to be held at 2 p.m. today at Dodd-Payne Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. J. H. Carson officiating. Burial followed Muse Memorial Park. Born June 1, 1896 in Brazil, he was the son of the late David and Emilia Sgobbi Janutolo. Survivors include brother Dan Janutolo and sisters Mrs. Tisbe Janutolo and Mrs. Palmira Peraldo, all of Fayetteville.
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Frank Anderson
Fayetteville
Dodd-Payne Funeral Home
J. H. Carson
Muse
Palmira Peraldo
Maynard A Oliver dies after long illness at 71
Maynard A Skinner Oliver 71 of Hilltop died at Clifton Forge Virginia hospital after a long illness. He retired from Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Thurmond and was born Gauley Bridge April 19 1893. He belonged to the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen of America. Survived by Pearl two sons Linwood Oak Hill Eugene Oliver Scarbro a daughter Edith Richardson Cleveland sister Dallas Webb Gauley Bridge five grandchildren five great grandchildren. Body at Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill.
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Maynard A
Skinner) Oliver
Hilltop
Clifton Forge
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Thurmond
Gauley Bridge
Oliver
Brotherhood of Railway Carmen of America
Pearl
Linwood
Oak Hill
Eugene
Dukie) Oliver
Scarbro
Edith Richardson
Cleveland
Ohio
Dallas Webb
Tyree Funeral Home
Primatene Tablets Sell Without Prescription
In New York the asthma formula doctors use most for private patients is now available without prescription. Tests show it stops attacks quickly and provides hours of relief from recurrent spasms. Primatene combines three medicines in prescription strength to open airways loosen congestion and ease tension without injections enabling better sleep and daytime comfort.
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New York
N. Y
Funeral plans incomplete for Ida Fergu son Kirby aged 92
Ida Fergu son Kirby of Roanoke Virginia died at 10 30 a m Sunday at her daughter's home Mrs C C Bernard also of Roanoke She had lived in Roanoke 20 years and is survived by son R Gale Kirby of Mount Hope Her husband Elijah C Kirby preceded her in death Born October 15 1871 The body is at Lotz Funeral Home Roanoke RNS
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Ferguson Kirby
Roanoke
C.C. Bernard
R. Gale Kirby
Mount Hope
Elijah C. Kirby
Lotz
Barksdale Hillier 82 Covington Mayor and Leader Dies
Hillier B Barksdale Hillier Buford Barksdale 82 of Covington Virginia died Sunday in a Lynchburg nursing home. He had lived in Covington since 1929 and earlier served as secretary treasurer and mayor of Brookneal Virginia. Surviving are four daughters three sisters eight grandchildren and nine great grandchildren Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Covington.
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Hillier Buford Barksdale
Covington
M. F. Barksdale
Beckley
Lynchburg
Brookneal
Death of Percy N Brown at 94 in Harlem Heights
Percy N Brown 94 of Harlem Heights died at home after a long illness at 9 15 p m Saturday He is survived by brother Russell Brown of Harlem Heights and daughter Mrs Elizabeth Smith of Philadelphia PA Body remains at Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor.
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Percy N. Brown
Harlem Heights
Russell Brown
Elizabeth Smith
Philadelphia
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor
West Virginia GOP delegates split on Goldwater race
The article reports on West Virginia Republican delegates and candidates reacting to Goldwater. Herb Buckley declines support due to civil rights views, while Ben M Guy Jr C W James and Scott back Goldwater, urging party unity. Democrats favor Goldwater in some cases as Scott notes foreign policy stakes. Lloyd Dye, a miner and lifelong Republican, urges a Christian approach to civil rights and asserts Negroes have equal chances in mining. Goldwater faces an uphill task to win black votes by November.
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Goldwater
Buckley
West Virginia
House of Delegates
Ben M. Guy Jr
Raleigh
Minor Scott
GOP
C. W. James
Guy
James
Scott
Slab Fork
Lloyd Dye
Dye
Thomas Held For Saturday Shooting
Thomas Is Held For Saturday Shooting. Roy Thomas 53 of Mount Hope bound over to Fayette County grand jury on a felonious assault charge after a preliminary hearing in Oak Hill. Bond set at 1000 dollars. He allegedly shot Rudolph Lee 32 of Price Hill at 6 p m Saturday on Mound Street. Lee was struck in the right shoulder with a 12 gauge shotgun and is in satisfactory condition at Oak Hill Hospital. Police say the men were involved in a family quarrel.
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Oak Hill
Roy Thomas
Mount Hope
Fayette County
Grand Jury
Martin Piotrowsky
Thomas
Rudolph Lee
Price Hill
Mound Street
Lee
Oak Hill Hospital
Three Fined On Traffic Charges In West Virginia Court
David D. Workman of Coal City was fined 10 dollars plus costs for hazardous driving in Magistrate Burke s court. Frank Joseph Dietrich of Pittsburg PA was fined 10 dollars plus costs for speeding on the West Virginia Turnpike. James Minter of Ansted paid 5 dollars for illegal passing. cited July 2 on Route 21 in Raleigh County.
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David D. Workman
Coal City
W. A
Gene) Burke
Frank Joseph Dietrich
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Burke
James Minter
Ansted
Minter
Raleigh County
Runover Hillier B. Barksdale
Spaniel Family Has Largest Varieties of Spaniel Breeds
The spaniel family contains more breeds than any other dog family with numerous varieties noted across breeds and regions. Experts highlight diversity among sporting dogs and show examples of common and rare spaniel types.
Boyd Arrested For Burglary
Don Boyd 23 of Sprague was arrested by Beckley police at 3 30 am and held for Oak Hill state police on a breaking and entering case from July 14 1963. Police say items including a portable sewing machine an electric clock a 22 caliber rifle and a wrist watch were taken from Kathleen Hamilton s home in Ingram Branch most were recovered with some located in a Charleston pawn shop. Boyd had reportedly been living in Virginia after the theft.
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Don Boyd
Sprague
Beckley
Oak Hill
Boyd
Raleigh
Kathlene Hamilton
Ingram Branch
Charleston
Virginia
Civil rights rally in San Francisco leads national activity
A 50,000 strong civil rights rally in San Francisco coincided with the opening of the National Republican Convention. New York Gov Nelson Rockefeller, Henry Cabot Lodge, Jacob K Javits, and Kenneth B Keating attended and pledged strong civil rights support. FBI and local officers hunted a highway gunman who killed a Negro educator in Georgia and wounded another. Dick Gregory praised Gadsden as a model city in peace with civil rights. Baltimore Patrolman William Ray faces homicide charges in the death of Vernon Leopold, drawing civil rights leaders to demand an immediate investigation.
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San Francisco
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Scranton
Henry Cabot Lodge
Jacob K. Javits
Kenneth B. Keating
Athens
FBI
Georgia
Gadsden
Ala
Dick Gregory
Baltimore
William Ray
Vernon Leopold
Convention regrets to Republican Gala in Civic Auditorium
Scranton appeared and was embraced by former president Dwight D. Eisenhower at the Republican Gala held in the Civic Auditorium to raise funds for the party campaign. He urged a convention rule change to bar delegates from states practicing racial discrimination, and announced efforts to push three amendments into the 1964 platform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civic
Ihe
Scranton
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Platform Committee
Goldwater
Melvin R. Laird
Wisconsin
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Trial In 12th Week Hoffa Pension Fund Case
In Chicago the 12th week of James R. Hoffa and six associates legal fight over 25 million dollars from the Teamsters pension fund opened. Prosecutors allege fraud and diversion of 1.7 million for personal use as the trial possibly nears its end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
UPI
James R. Hoffa
Teamster
Hoffa
Teamster Union
Beatle George Harrison Involved In Car Crash Scene
Fans gathered at a London crash scene after George Harrison's sleek new sports car collided with another vehicle. No injuries were reported, though the other driver was briefly shaken by the bumper to bumper encounter as fans combed for glass splinters.
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London
UPI
George Harrison
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