Goldwater Convention Speech Sparks Unity Debate
At the GOP convention Nixon praised Goldwater and fellow candidates, urging Republicans to grow up and go to work for victory in November. Miller received praise for his potential, while Romney and Scranton weighed independence from the national ticket amid civil rights concerns. Goldwater signaled unity but did not press for party harmony, inviting only those who sincerely join the conservative cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nixon
Goldwater
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
William W. Scranton
Pennsylvania
Scranton
Rockefeller
Kenneth B. Keating
George Romney
Michigan
Henry Cabot Lodge
Miller
Gordon Allott
Colorado
Land of Liberty
Romney
Tentative Work Accord Reached By FMC UAW
FMC Corp and the United Auto Workers near a writing of a contract proposal to end the South Charleston ordnance plant strike. Governor Barron praised progress after an eight hour session and said major disagreements were resolved. About 2,000 workers had struck since May 3. A Kanawha judge found 34 strikers guilty of contempt with suspended jail terms and fines.
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Board of Public Works
Statehouse
UAW
Ray Ross
Barron
John M. Slack Jr
FMC
Phil Olsen
Slack
Ross
Ralph Patterson
Howard Steele
Brvan Buckalew
A. E. Ray
Harold Hoffman
Harry Jett
Buckalew
Ray
Hoffman
Jett
Romney Rejects Full Endorsement Of Goldwater Ticket
Governor Romney voiced reservations about Goldwater's stance at the convention. He pressed for a stronger civil rights plank and denouncing extremists, saying he would back the national ticket only if pursued responsibly. He hinted at campaigning separately in 1964.
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Romney
Ney
Goldwater
NAACP Official Will Attend Capital Meet
The Rev. David L. Smith, Raleigh County NAACP president, will attend the State executive board meeting in Charleston Saturday. The Beckley conference set for Sept 25 27 will be a main agenda item along with civil rights law implementation and possible Republican presidential nomination notes. Rev. C Anderson Davis of Bluefield, state president, will preside.
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David L. Smith
Raleigh County
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Charleston
Beckley
Smith
C. Anderson Davis
Bluefield
Deaths James Thomas Price 90 Beckley
James Thomas Price of Beckley aged 90 died early today in a local nursing home after a long illness. The body is at the Trent and Durgan Funeral Home awaiting arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Thomas Price
Beckley
Trent and Durgan
Funeral prayers set for Mrs L L Bowling of Tucson
Mrs L L Bowling 68 of Tucson Ariz died Tuesday in a Tucson hospital from a heart attack. Survivors include two sons Gene of Fayetteville and W P Lookout, her husband ten other children and 29 grandchildren. Body returns to Dudley Memorial Funeral Home Bluefield Va for services with arrangements pending.
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L. L. Bowling
Tucson
Ariz
Gene
Fayetteville
W. P
Lookout
Dudley Memorial Funeral Home
Bluefield
Rns
Death notices for Bertha M George and Thomas G Stover
Services for Bertha Mae George 71 of Ravencliff will be held at 2 p m Saturday in Mullens with burial in Sunset Memorial Park Beckley She died Thursday in a Beckley hospital after a short illness Born Oct 17 1893 at Montcalm she was the daughter of the late Allen and Sally Hambrick Surviving are her husband Christo a son in Cleveland Ohio three daughters and several siblings The body will lie in state at the Sam Foglesong Funeral Home Services for Thomas Garfield Stover Jr 27 of Westfield Mass formerly of Scarbro will be at 2 p m Saturday at the Church of God in Massy Burial will be in Rinehart Cemetery Scarbro He died from a self inflicted gunshot wound Born March 26 1937 in McKendree He is survived by his wife Della his mother Voneda Romine a brother Julius Ray a son James Everett and a daughter Barbara Ellen All services by Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill.
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Gion
Fayetteville
Maxine Carte Sorrell
Robert Lee Jr
Okey
David
Garfield
Dean
Michael
Kay
Roy Sorrell
Hico
Delbert
Army
Fort Knox
Bill
Victor
Shirley
Gary
Ohio
Elbert
Robert Dempsey
Edwar Skaggs
Ansted
Lee Carte
Harold Kowalsky
James McClung
Piney Fork
Steve Legg
Dodd-Payne Funeral Home
Bertha Mae George
Ravencliff
Sam Foglesong
Mullens
Robert Duty
Sunset Memorial Park
Beckley
George
Beckley Hospital
Montcalm
Allen
Sally Payne Hambrick
Church of God of Prophecy
Christo
Vangel
Cleveland
Kathleen George
Tom
Hazel) Duncan
Vergie Bailard
Southgate
Calif
Oscar Hambrick
Pensacola
Fla
Clarence
Harry
Beckley, Paul
Natural Bridge
Joe Hambrick
Princeton
Barbara Gregory
Irene Hambrick
Los Angeles
Ruth Martin
Georgia Daughtery
Thomas Garfield Stover Jr
Westfield
Mass
Scarbro
Church of God At
Massy
Ernest Barley
Rinehart Cemetery
Route 1
Stover
McKendree
Della
Voneda Romine
Searbro
Julius Ray
James Everett
Barbara Ellen
Tyree
Oak Hill
R E Hicks Final Rites Set After Tractor Tragedy
R E Hicks age 65 of 110 Lee Street will have final rites at 4 p m today at St Andrews Presbyterian Church Timber Lake Virginia with Rev Newton Dodd officiating. Burial follows at Fort Hill Memorial Park Lynchburg. Hicks died after a tractor overturned at his Evington farm Wednesday afternoon. W D Dinguid Funeral Home Lynchburg handles arrangements.
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R. E. Hicks
Lee Street
St. Andrews Presbyterian Church
Timber Lake
Bedford
Lynchburg
Newton Dodd
Fort Hill Memorial Park
Hicks
Evington
W. D. Dinguid
William E Payne 82 Mount Hope dies after illness
William Edward Payne 82 of Mount Hope died Thursday morning in a Beckley hospital after an extended illness. He was a member of Beckley Lodge No. 27, Free and Accepted Ancient York Masons. Survived by wife Nancy. three daughters Lena Conway Detroit Michigan Lucille Canada Jersey City New Jersey and Bessie Hannah Glen Jean. two sons Warren and Gordon Hankley Washington D C. five grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. Services by Durgan Funeral Home.
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William Edward Payne
Mount Hope
Beckley Hospital
Beckley Lodge No. 27
York Masons
Nancy Payne
Lena Conway
Detroit
Trent and Durgan Funeral Home
Final rites for Robert L Sorrell in Fayetteville
Robert L Sorrell 40 of Fayetteville Route 2 will have final rites at 2 p m Sunday at Shady Grove Methodist Church Hico with Rev Wesley Pennington officiating Burial will be at Rest Lawn Memorial Gardens Vic Sorrell was killed in a state fall Thursday at the Semet Solvay mine Harewood A World War II veteran he belonged to the Methodist Church and LaFayette Post No 149 American Legion.
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Robert Lee Sorrell
Fayetteville
Route 2
Shady Grove Methodist Church
Hico
Wesley Pennington
Restlawn Memorial Gardens
Vicr
Sorrell
Semet-Solvay
Harewood
Methodist Church
LaFayette Post No
Marriage Plans Upended By Ohio Prison Release Ruling
Dr Sheppard freed temporarily after Judge Weinman orders new trial within 60 days. Full hearing likely next week. Bailey alleges political motive in stay request by Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Corrigan, who faces reelection. Sheppard and fiancée Arianne Tebbenjohannes hurried to wed before re-arrest. He proclaims innocence and seeks a new trial as parole looms next October.
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U.S
Carl A. Weinman
Weinman
Sheppard
Cuyahoga County
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Bailey
John T. Corrigan
Corrigan
Arianne Tebbenjohannes
Thursay
Ohio
Infant Donald Chance Graveside Rites Held
Graveside rites for Donald Michael Chance infant son of Jack and Stella Chance were set for 2 p m Saturday at Glen Fork Cemetery Mullens. The infant died at 4 a m today in a Welch hospital and was born Saturday. Surviving are a half sister Lena Sue and four half brothers Dean Gerald Robert and Gary all at home and paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs W R Chance Heber Springs Ark. Sam Foglesong Funeral Home Mullens handling arrangements.
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Donald Michael Chance
Jack
Stella Chance
Mullens
Glen Fork
Welch Hospital
Lena Sue
Dean
Gerald
Robert
Gary
W. R. Chance
Heber Springs
Ark
Sam Foglesong
Ubeda To Represent Firemen At Funeral
Captain Frank Ubeda Jr will represent the Beckley Fire Department at the funeral for R E Hicks of 110 Lee Street Timber Lake Va at St Andrews Presbyterian Church at 4 pm Hicks who chaired the Fire Department Civil Service Commission for about 15 years died when his tractor overturned and crushed him on his farm in Evington Va
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Frank Ubeda, Jr
Beckley Fire Department
R. E. Hicks
Lee Street
St. Andrews Presbyterian Church
Timber Lake
Hicks
Evington
Fire Department
Civil Service Commission
Barber Shop Struck By Runaway Vehicle
A 1960s model car owned by Mrs. Franklin M. West rolled from the Pagoda Shopping Center lot and struck S and S Barber Shop on Harper Road causing about 500 dollars in damage. No charges were filed and no injuries were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin M. West
Pagoda
Harper Road
S and S
Sophia Odd Fellows Sue Mountain TV Sales and Service
The Independent Order of Odd Fellows of Sophia represented by Mooney Porter and Lowry Jr. sue Robert Hatcher doing business as Mountaineer TV Sales and Service in Raleigh County Circuit Court for 975 dollars plus interest from July 1961 for rent. The suit seeks a jury trial. counsel for the plaintiffs is Anthony J. Sparacino.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Sophia
W. G. Mooney
Noble Grand
Robert Porter
Madison Lowry Jr
R. S. Leffen
W. F. Tolliver
Robert Hatcher
Mountaineer TV Sales and Service
Raleigh County
Hatcher
Anthony J. Sparacino
Two Speeders Fined In Velocity Violation Case
Joe Toler of Oak Hill paid a ten dollar fine plus costs to Magistrate Joe Rodriguez for speeding on U S Rt 21 on June 29 driving 70 in a 55 zone. Leedy T Wilford of 285 Camel Ave California paid ten dollars to Rodriguez for speeding on U S Rt 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Toler
Oak Hill
Joe Rodriguez
Toler
U. S. Rt
Leedy T. Wilford
Camel Ave
California
Rodriguez
Wilford
Damage Case Continues in Raleigh County Court
In Raleigh County Cir cuit Court the $20,000 damage suit against James Finley Tolliver proceeds with Dr. M. M. Ralston testifying that Tolliver required extended physical therapy after the December 31 1963 car truck collision near Stover. Jurors then heard further questions to gauge a reasonable charge for the medical treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
M. M. Ralston
Beckley Hospital
James Finley Tolliver
Stover
Ralston
Jack Byrd
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
Tolliver
Scherer, Bowers, File and Hudson
Lynch and Henderson
Ned H. Ragland
Love Child Named Elizabeth Ann Christian in LA Suburb
Mrs Blaesing recalls her mother and aunt talking about President Harding as a friend of the family. She says she never met the president, but her mother spoke glowingly of him and she considers his memory central to her upbringing. Her family includes husband and three sons Tom 17 Jim 13 and Philip 10.
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Elizabeth Ann Christian
Ann
Tom
Jim
Philip
Los Angeles
Harding
Blaesing
Elizabeth Willets
President Harding
Economy sees $608.8 billion second quarter gain
The Commerce Department reported a $608.8 billion economy for the quarter with strong consumer buying driving about $6 billion of the rise in the second quarter. All goods except autos rose substantially while automobile purchases stayed at high levels from earlier quarters. Johnson said the performance signals solid gains for the remainder of the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commerce Department
Johnson
Russians Assess Goldwater's US Presidential Bid
Moscow observers voiced doubt that Goldwater could win the White House despite European papers suggesting a possible victory. Political analysts cited the Republican convention as not elevating Goldwater. forecasts vary, with The London Telegraph noting potential November success and warning of a societal backlash to global pressures.
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Moscow
Goldwater
White House
Valentin Zorin
London Daily Telegraph
The
Telegraph
Roy Ball Is Booked for Burglary at Dott Post Office
Roy L. Ball, 52, of Matoaka, was booked in Raleigh County Jail at 1:15 p.m. Thursday and charged with breaking and entering the Dott Post Office.
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Roy L. Ball
Matoaka
Raleigh
Ball
Dott
Goldwater Calls for Free Men and Conservative Leadership
Barry Goldwater urged a Republican revival founded on liberty and limited government. He attacked Kennedy and Johnson era liberalism, warned against collectivism and communism, and pressed for decentralization, moral candor, and a return to foundational Republican virtues.
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Goldwater
Dwight Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Johnson
Korea
Viet Nam
Heaven On
Earth
Europe
Romney’s Lone Role at San Francisco Convention
The piece portrays Romney as a loner at the San Francisco convention, undercutting party leaders’ view of him as a team player. Scranton’s campaign is blamed for ineptitude, while Romney’s civil rights focus signals a solitary path. Analysts warn his flaws could bar 1968 leadership prospects as Goldwater and emerging figures vie for new GOP direction.
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Jance
Romney
San Francisco
Scranton
Goldwater
Eisenhower
Republican Party
John Kennedy
Democrats
Chicago
GOP
Charles Percy
Ilinois
Robert Taft
Ohio
Dentists Clash With Health Dept Over Dental Budget
State Health Director N H Dyer defended allocating more funds to the dental health program than nine other public health areas after the State Dental Society accused the department of slighting dental health. The society plans a weekend meeting at White Sulphur Springs to discuss action, including possible boycotts of clinics such as the Mercer County facility. Dr Leo Moses leads a society committee calling for cooperation withdrawal with the department’s dental division and its clinics.
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Mercer County
Moses
Dental Division
Rutledge Fined for Reckless Driving in Princewick
Roger Rutledge of Princewick paid 25 dollars and costs on a reckless driving charge to Magistrate W A Burke. He was cited July 4 at Pemberton. Harold Brubaker of Hurricane was cited July 11 for speeding on the West Virginia Turnpike and paid 10 dollars plus costs to Burke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Rutledge
Princewick
W. A
Gene) Burke
Pemberton
Harold Brooks Brubaker
Hurricane
W. Va
Burke
Beckley Fire Units Respond to Two Calls
Rescue squad was sent to 830 Neville Street for Orville James who fell and hit his head but assistance was not required. At 226 Morris Street Raleigh Steam Laundry a truck fire was reported and extinguished with $75 damage estimated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Fire Department
Neville Street
Orville James
Morris St
Raleigh
Rhododendron Girls State Delegates Named For Next Year
Faye Rogers gave a report at the regular dinner meeting recounting the Rhododendron Girls State conference activities. She and Lloydette Humphrey were chosen as junior counselors and will participate in next year’s program in that role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faye Rogers
Civitans
Miss Rogers
Lloydette Humphrey
Bicycle Accident Sends 13-Year-Old to Beckley Hospital
Danny Cooper age 13 son of Mrs. Pearl Cooper of MacArthur was taken to Beckley Hospital Thursday after a bicycle crash. He was treated and released for injuries to the shoulder left hand and chin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danny Cooper
Pearl Cooper
MacArthur
Beckley Hospital
AF Plane Makes Forced Landing At Morgantown
An Air Force Convair, en route from Andrews AFB Maryland to Columbus Ohio with 14 aboard, made an emergency landing at Morgantown Municipal Airport thanks to extended runways. Lt Col Gilbert E Hostler said the landing was uneventful and emergency equipment was on hand but unnecessary. Another AF plane transported the crew and passengers to Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgantown
API
Air Force
Andrews Air Force Base
Maryland
Columbus
Ohio
Gilbert E. Hostler
Thief Is Routed At Flat Top General Store Breakin
Mrs. Hugh Hutchinson owner of the Flat Top General Store reported to state police that a would-be thief fled when she arrived at 11 25 p m Thursday night. The intruder had partially broken down the back door and was attempting entry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Hutchinson
City Hails Roadblocks Boost in Driver Licenses
City police set up roadblocks this week to urge residents to buy city driver licenses. Daily sales averaged 20, but by Thursday total city operator licenses sold reached into the 80s, signaling strong turnout at city hall.
Car wreck damages Prosperity Grade School lawn
State police reported a one car accident at Prosperity today caused by Drema Sue Smith of Beckley who missed the curve and could not regain control. The car ran onto the lawn of Prosperity Grade School before stopping. damage estimated at 200 dollars and there were no injuries.
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Prosperity
Sue Smith
Beckley
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Fred Kungesuk
Nome
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Beckley College
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University of Alaska
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