Filipino nurses urged to resist intruder in murder case
Philippine official describes how nine student nurses debated fighting the intruder during a mass killing that left eight fellow students dead. Corazon Amarao survived by hiding under a bed as Richard Speck, the 24 year old suspect, is kept in a secured ward awaiting arraignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
API
Philippines
Generoso P. Provido
Corazon Amarao
Richard Speck
Provido
Rites Held For 5 Slain Nurses
Chicago reported five of eight nursing students slain in their apartment had funeral services Monday. Among the buried were Mary Ann Jordan Patricia Matusek Suzanne Farris Nina J. Schmale and Pamela Wilkening. Gloria Jean Davy was buried Saturday. Philip Jordan Jr. suffered double grief attending both sister and fiancée funerals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
UPS
St. Camillus
Our Lady of Heaven
Nina J. Schmale
Pamela Wilkening
Gloria Jean Davy
Philip Jordan Jr
Mary Ann
Suzanne Farris
Rioting at Hough Avenue and 86th Street Injures Officers
Witnesses describe a racial violence scene as a crowd of Negroes battled flames at a burning building near Hough Avenue and 86th Street. A photographer was attacked when a knife cut the power line to his camera. Three rifle armed men intervened and urged the crowd away. Officer Robert Hill and his partner Ralph Stiles were injured by bricks amid the chaos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hough Avenue
86Th Street
Paskett
Robert Hill
Ralph Stiles
Mt. Sinai
Hill
Stiles
Mullenax Case Argued Mercy Shown In Slaying Trial
Preston County jurors heard prosecution urge mercy for Vonda Jean Mullenax, accused of poisoning, strangling, and burning Ray Mullenax in Terra Alta. Evidence included bones and letters from 1965, with the defense portraying family dynamics and prior troubles as witnesses testified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingwood
API
Preston County
Neil Reed
Vonda Jean Mullenax
Reed
Ray Mullenax
Murer
Terra Alta
Melvin Snyder
Snyder
Mullenax
Jennie Garrett
Horse Shoe Run
Viet Nam War Update From Hastings Campaign and Skirmish Near Saigon
Viet Nam fighting near the Laotian border intensifies as Marines fight in Operation Hastings with heavy artillery and napalm support. An Air Force F100 was shot down near Saigon, killing both crew. U.S. planes tally 75 missions, while North Vietnamese losses mount amid artillery and airstrikes near Haiphong and Hanoi.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
Cpl
Paul Geis
Glenolden
4Th Marine Regiment
U.S
Air Force
Navy
Haiphong
Hanoi
UPI
Leon Daniel
Mail Volume Shows Sharp Rise Here
Beckley Postmaster A Fray Lilly reports only a slight increase in receipts while mail volume for the period ending July 15 rises. Receipts last year were 30301 dollars, this year 30490, up 1.1 percent, while mail volume climbs 34.1 percent from 2,160,000 to 2,896,000 pieces. Lilly cites unusual last year revenue and explains Beckley as a Regional Center serving 150 area offices, with many receipts from postage meters recorded only when meters are set.
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Beckley
A. Fray Lilly
Lilly
Area
Holland Expels Chinese Envoy Over Death Probe
The Netherlands ordered Li En-chiu, charge d'affaires of the Chinese legation, to leave within 24 hours amid an inquiry into the death of Lu Chang-hsu, a visiting technician. Li departed for Moscow as papers were burned at the legation. the death occurred at the Hague Red Cross hospital after a serious concussion.
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The
Hague
Netherlands
UPI
Peking
Li En-chiu
Red Chinese Legation
Moscow
Lu Chang-hsu
Legation
New
Dodd Probe Opens as Klein Testifies on 1964 Trip
The ethics hearing features Klein detailing his tie to Dodd with Dodd absent. Witnesses recount Dodd’s use of Klein’s Essex House suite and car while denying taking Klein’s material for speeches. The committee aims to wrap this phase, with further hearings on alleged campaign contributions unresolved.
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Klein
Dodd
Self
Steven F. Ticho
Robert McClory
McClory
Connecticut Democrat
Drew Pearson
Jack Anderson
West Germany
Ethics Committee
Senate
Internal Security Subcommittee
Bogdan Stashynsky
Konrad Adenauer
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Pearson
Anderson
Essex House
New York City
New York
Chicago
Death of Charles E. Watkins at 72 in Alexandria
Charles Edwin Watkins, 72, of 313 South Kanawha Street, died after a heart attack Thursday while visiting his son Dr. C. E. Watkins Jr. in Alexandria, Virginia. Born April 11, 1894 in Fairmont, he worked with Logan mining and industrial firms from 1913 to 1946 and later with the West Virginia State Road Commission until retirement July 1. Survived by wife Mary S. Watkins of Beckley, another son Robert S. of Charleston, sisters Wilma Watkins of Shinnston and Martha Belle Pitzer of Mannington, and four grandchildren. Harmer Funeral Home of Alexandria to conduct funeral services at 11 a.m. Thursday.
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Charles Edwin Watkins
Kanawha St
C. E. Watkins Jr
Alexandria
Fairmont
Co. L
Clara Strickler Watkins
Watkins
Logan
W. Va
State Road Commission
Mary S. Watkins
Beckley
Robert S
Charleston
Wilma S. Watkins
Shinnston
Martha Belle Pitzer
Mannington
Harmer
Thursay
Weston Hospital Escapee Caught
Ivan Hoover, 38, who escaped Weston State Hospital three weeks ago, was arrested in Coxs Mills Gilmer County. He was returned to the hospital Monday night after being spotted by residents and identified by an official. Hoover had killed his elderly parents with a mattock in 1950s Harrisville. He had previously escaped four years earlier, climbing a 15 foot barbed wire fence.
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Weston
UPI
Lewis and Gilmer County
Ivan Hoover
Weston State Hospital
Coxs Mills
Gilmer County
Hoover
Harrisville
Ritchie County
Cornelia Wilbur
Sheriff's
McNamara Cancels Bonn Visit Due to Injury
U S Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara has canceled his planned July 23 trip to Bonn after doctors ordered him to rest due to a broken ankle. Defense Ministry spokesman Kaiuwe von Hassel expressed best wishes for a speedy recovery.
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Bonn
UPI
U.S
Robert S. McNamara
Defense Ministry
McNamara
Defense
Kaiuwe von Hassel
Bride’smaids barred at Crowle church by minister
The Rev Herman Speakman in Crowle England bans bridesmaids under eight from weddings at his church citing uncontrollable crying. He says young girls look pretty in photos but are too young to understand the ceremony and vows.
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Crowle
England
UPI
Herman Speakman
Speakman
World steel output tops half billion tons in 1965
The 49 steelmaking countries together reached a historic production milestone, surpassing 500 million tons for the first time in 1965, signaling rising demand and expanding industrial capacity across major nations.
Funeral rites for Harry Crispe Sessions at St. Stephen s
Funeral services for Harry Crispe Sessions 74 of 114 Lee Street will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday in St. Stephen s Episcopal Church with Rev. Joseph Rickards officiating. He died at 5 30 a.m. Monday at home. Pallbearers listed. Body at Keyser Bryant Funeral Home with calling after 3 p.m. today.
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Harry Crispe Sessions
Lee St
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
Joseph Rickards
Sessions
Robert Thomson
M. V. Norman
W. N. Sprague
A. M. Phlegar
D. D. Holliday
George Mikel
Eugene Eager
FE. D. Armstrong
Keyser- Bryant Funeral Home
Mrs Minnie Callahan Smith 79 dies after fall injuries
Mrs Minnie Iretta Callahan Smith aged 79 of St. Albans died at 12 30 a m today in a local hospital from injuries suffered in a fall. Surviving are a daughter Mrs W A Bryant of Parkersburg two sons Clifford W of St Albans and Dr Clyde A Smith of Beckley eight grandchildren and ten great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Thursday at the Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home Chapel in Rainelle with graveside services at End of the Trail Cemetery.
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Minnie Iretta Callahan Smith
St. Albans
W. A. Bryant
Parkersburg
Clifford W
Clyde A. Smith
Beckley
Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home
Rainelle
End of-the-Trail
Funeral services for John Wesley Lilly in Nimitz
Funeral services for John Wes ley Lilly 50 of Nimitz will be at 2 p m Wednesday at Nimitz Baptist Church with Rev. Leo Lambert and Rev. Earl Ward officiating. Burial in Crews Cemetery. Lilly died Monday at home after a long illness. Born Beaver May 12 1916 he was a timberman and member of Nimitz Baptist Church and Mountaineer Coon Hunters Club. Survived by wife Mae two brothers Charles W Jumping Branch and F M Buddy Lilly Sophia three sisters Mary Lilly Jumping Branch Belva Hamm Lester and Roxie Moten Nimitz. Body at Ronald Meadows Funeral Parlors Hinton, then at church one hour before service.
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Seth Sant Cameron
Baileysville
McDownell County
Old Regular Baptist Church
Hensley
Mary Lester Cameron
Silas
Brenton
Woodrow
Alfred
Dallas
Baltimore
Wiley, Hart and John
U. S. Navy
Norfolk
Dora Blackburn
Miami
Fla
Lary Lester
John Wesley Lilly
Nimitz
Nimitz Baptist Church
Leo Lambert
Earl Ward
Crews
Lilly
Beaver
Ada West Lilly
Richard Lilly
Cecil Miller Victim Of Mine Electrocution In Maben
Cecil Miller 38 of Maben was electrocuted Monday at 5 17 p m at the Maben mine of the Winding Gulf Coal Co Survivors include his wife Lenora Dawn Halsey Miller his mother Mrs George Johnson of Charlotte N C three daughters Patricia Ann Brenda Gayle and Linda Dale and a son Robert Gene all at home and a brother Edward Miller of New York The body is at Sam Foglesong Nease and Neely Funeral Home Mullens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Miller
Maben
Winding Gulf Coal Co
Lenora Dawn Halsey Miller
George Johnson
Charlotte
N. C
Patricia Ann
Brenda Gayle
Linda Dale
Robert Gene
Edward Miller
New York
Sam Foglesong
Nease and Neely Funeral Home
Mullens
Funeral services for Mrs Tella Lively Coleman
Mrs. Tella Lively Coleman former resident of Lively and Akron Ohio was laid to rest in Akron after services held Saturday She was daughter of the late Jacob and Margaret Smith Lively of Lively Survivors include sister Mrs Norma Wike of Staunton Virginia and three children Elton Ivan and Arlene all of Akron
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Tella Lively Coleman
Lively
Akron
Ohio
Jacob and
Margaret Smith Lively
Norma Wike
Staunton
Elton
Ivan
Arlene
Justice's Moral Character Questioned by Congress
Washington Congressmen urge probe into Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas over his fourth marriage to Cathleen Curran Heffernan a Portland coed Critics say impeachment may be justified while Douglas defenders call the criticism private politics and a clash with liberal rulings House members push for easier removal of judges and debate a new law to address perceived ethics concerns The discussion centers on character rather than rulings and highlights divisions over Douglas liberal philosophy
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
William O. Douglas
Douglas
Cathleen Curran Heffernan
Portland
Ore
George Andrews
D-Ala
Theodore Kupferman
R-N
Paul Findley
Congress
Thomas G. Abernethy
D-Miss
Showboat To Be Sold On Aug. 10
Charleston UPI The State Purchasing Division will open sealed bids Aug 10 for the showboat Rhododendron after the Natural Resources Department declared the vessel surplus. Several parties expressed interest including Ohio University College of Fine Arts Green Line Steamers Inc Ravenswood Port Mouth Ohio Man River Towing Co Bethlehem Presbyterian Church Morgantown and others.
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Charleston
UPI
Rhododendron
Clarence Johnson
Natural Resources Department
Johnson
Morgantown
Ohio University College of Fine Arts
Green _ Line Steamers, Inc
Cincinnati
Ravenswood
Ruby
Biggest Tax Bill Goes To NEW Biggest Tax Bill Goes To NEW
Public utilities face a 1966 67 tax bill totaling 21.9 million across 332 firms. Norfolk and Western Railway leads with 3.4 million followed by Appalachian Power 3.2 million and Chesapeake and Ohio Railway 2.3 million. Railroads pay 7.3 million water and electric utilities 6.5 million oil and gas 5.5 million telephone and telegraph 2.2 million and transit 122734 car lines 99750. Taxes due Sept 1 for the first half of the fiscal year.
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Charleston
UPI
Denzil
Monay
Norfolk and Western Railway
Appalachian Power Co
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
United Fuel Gas Co
Monongahela Power Co
Chesapeake & Ge Telephone
First Diesel Mechanics Course Set In Marshall
Marshall County high school students may enroll in a diesel mechanics course starting September. It is the state’s first of its kind, funded under the Manpower Development and Training Act. Benwood High School will install $14,000 worth of equipment, and Vincent Villanova of Wheeling will teach the course.
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Moundsville
UPS
Marshall County
Benwood High School
Vincent Villanova
Wheeling
Greenbrier County Soldier Killed in Viet Nam Action
Defense Department disclosed the death of Pfc. Roy D. Heaster of Crawley Greenbrier County in Viet Nam. Heaster was among 15 U S servicemen killed in action, and he was the son of Mrs Velan Heaster of Crawley.
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Washington
UPI
Roy D. Heaster
Crawley
Greenbrier County
Defense Department
Viet Nam
Velan Heaster
No Sign Of Cancer Now Tumor Transplants Give Larry Rink Hope
Constantine, Mich. UPIs report says Larry Rink, a 21 year old with osteogenic sarcoma, shows no cancer signs after experimental tumor transplants and transfusions at Roswell Park. Doctors caution five year watch while he aims to get a new leg and support his pregnant wife Jeanne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantine, Mich
UPI
Larry Rink
Roswell Park Memorial Institute
Buffalo
N.Y
Rink
Ray Houghton
Roswell Institute
Jeanne
Dr. Houghton
Larry
Gemini 10 soars to new altitude amid Agena dock
NASA reports Gemini 10 reached 474 miles in space using Agena 16 000 pounds thrust, a new manned space record. Despite fuel shortages delaying planned pulls away, docking remained secure as Young and Collins remained nose to nose with Agena.
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Gemini
NASA
Young
Collins
Agena
Space Agency
Space
United States
Tom Stafford
Stafford
Neil Armstrong
David Scott
Employe Wrecks State Vehicle Gets Canned
A part time state employee, Roy N. Ketcham of South Charleston, was fired for unauthorized use of a state vehicle. The Office of Economic Opportunity chauffeur caused $500 damage Saturday night in a collision after taking the state car to a restaurant. No injuries were reported. Paul Crabtree, governor aide, announced the dismissal.
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Charleston
UPI
Paul Crabtree
Roy N. Ketcham
South Charleston
Crabtree
Ketcham
Office of Economic Opportunity
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William Norcross
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Raleigh County
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Scottsville
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Melbourne
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Orlando
Judith
Charlotteville
Seth
Cameron
Willie Holloway
Willie
Annie) Holloway
Morris Avenue
Russellville, Ala
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Weston Hospital
Harry. Sessions
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John W. Lilly
Tella Coleman
Justice
Marshall
Jerry Rink
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