Kids Sent To Orphanage Mrs Mullenax Convicted Of Murder
KINGWOOD UP I The jury found Mrs Vonda Jean Mullenax mother of nine children guilty of first degree murder in the December death of her husband Ray. The defense plans motions to set aside the verdict and seek a new trial. Sentencing date pending. Seven children in an orphanage, two with relatives in Virginia. Prosecutor portrayed the crime as planned and methodical, while defense argued the confession was involuntary.
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Circuit
Melvin Snyder
West Virginia
Virginia
Ray Mullenax
J. Lawrence Angel
Smithsonian Institution
Washington
Gov Hulett Smith denies Arizona relations expert hire
Gov. Hulett C. Smith Tuesday said he is not hiring Tom Baker of Arizona as a political public relations expert. The Phoenix Republic had reported Baker would aid Smith's campaign, but Smith said he has not retained him and has no idea how the report originated. Baker said he would work for Matt Reese and Associates and not for the governor. The Daily Mail quoted Baker as coming to West Virginia to assist a Democratic faction in Kansas City.
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Charleston
UPI
Hulett C. Smith
Arizona
The
Arizona Republic
Phoenix
Baker
Daily Mail
Smith
Charleston Daily Mail
West Virginia
Matt Reese
Reese
Natural Resources Department
the Republic
Gemini 10 and Agena 10 face fuel shortage delaying spacewalk
Ground control urged Young and Collins to sleep as knotty fuel shortages threatened the planned spacewalk. Lunney said the EVA would proceed in all likelihood while establishing cutoff limits to ensure sufficient fuel for descent. Collins reported a stunning view and a mysterious lithium hydroxide fume in the cabin during a 56 minute space stand.
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Young
Collins
Glenn Lunney
Lunney
Mururoa Atoll
Papeete
Tahiti
Beni Amer use melted butter to tame frizzy hair
Ethiopian Beni Amer tribesmen reportedly rub melted butter into their hair to hold frizz in place. The practice highlights traditional grooming methods among desert dwelling communities in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethiopia
Statehouse May Need Repairing
Finance Commissioner Tru man E. Gore warned that repairs exceeding 1 million dollars are required to fix the Statehouse unless steps are taken soon. He highlighted plumbing wiring roof and coping issues and said the electric system is dangerously overloaded by room air conditioners. A survey of needs is being done and will go to the next Legislature.
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Charleston
UPI
Truman E. Gore
Statehouse
Gore
Speck Case Delays Court Appearance For Medical Review
The sole survivor Corazon Amarao identified the defendant privately as authorities guard the process. Judge Daniel Ryan commended safeguards for Speck’s rights and postponed proceedings awaiting medical findings. Gerald Getty was named as Speck’s public defender while police actions drew note.
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Speck
Corazon Amarao
Cook County
Daniel Ryan
Ryan
William Norcross
Gerald Getty
Chicago
Supreme Court
Cycle Wreck Kills Parkersburg Woman
Parkersburg resident Anna Mae Cupal, 29, died after a motorcycle crash on Rt. 47 at Beatrice in Beatrice, Ritchie County. Her husband Richard M. Cupal, 30, was lightly injured as a car allegedly crowded them off the road. she suffered chest crush injuries and brain damage per state police.
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Harrisville
UPI
Anna Mae Cupal
Parkersburg
Richard M. Cupal
Rt. 47
Beatrice
Ritchie County
Cupal
Deaths and Funerals in Beckley and Area
Funeral notices list Wade F Price 68 Amigo died in Beckley after a long illness with survivors including his wife Helen Reedy Price two sons two daughters and several in laws and grandchildren. Final rites for Seth Cameron 79 Baileysville set at Freewill Baptist Steeles with burial at Green Cemetery Pad's Fork. Lona Brunty 85 Ypsilanti former Bellburn resident to be buried Fleshman Cemetery Elton with relatives in Ypsilanti and Beckley.
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Wade F. Price
Amigo
Beckley
Zionsville
Ohio
Wallace
Ellen Eggers Price
Helen Reedy Price
Lynden
Elyria
Cathleen Wallace
Linda Moore
Stotesbury
Robert and
Billy Shorter
San Francis
Seth Sant Cameron
Baileysville
Freewill Baptist Church No. 2
Steeles
Harold Burks
Morgan Belcher
Green Cemetery
Pad’s Fork
Cameron
Robertson and Foglesong
Pineville
Mrs Mary Fridley Rites Set In Minden and Covington
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Fridley 86 of Minden will be at 10 a.m. Friday in the Tyree Funeral Home Chapel Oak Hill with Rev James Monday Deepwater conducting Burial follows at 2 p.m. in Cedar Hill Cemetery Covington Va She died Tuesday at her daughter Elsie Ripoll’s home after a long illness Born September 5 1879 in Covington Va she was a member of Minden Baptist Church Her husband J H Fridley preceded her in death in 1956 She is survived by 12 grandchildren 21 great grandchildren and 3 great great friends may call after 5 p.m. Thursday
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Mary Elizabeth Fridley
Minden
Tyree
Oak Hill
James
Deepwater
Cedar Hill
Covington
Fridley
Casto
Elsie) Ripoll
J. H. Fridley
Legal Challenge Faces Dodd Inquiry in Campaign Funds
The Senate Ethics Committee faced a legal challenge from Sen. Thomas J. Dodd over possible expansion into campaign finances and $100 dinners. Committee focus on Dodd Klein ties continues as hearings loom, with allegations of $200,000 in contributions used personally. Julius Klein testified, confirming a 1964 European trip urged by Klein, with limited impact on contracts.
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Julius Klein
John C. Stennis
Dmiss
Stennis
Dodd
Klein
Europe
Victims Named in Elko Nevada Slayings
FBI fingerprint identification linked two men killed July 10 during a drinking party and dispute over a $5 bill in a shack near a railroad yard. David O. Gilliland, 52, of Dayton Ohio and George W. Comrie, 37, of Michigan died from strangling and beating. Leonard Logan of Salem Virginia, born Beckley West Virginia, is charged in the Comrie death and Gilliland case awaits a justice court action.
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Elko, Nev
UPI
David O. Gilliland
Dayton
Ohio
George W. Comrie
Michigan
FBI
Gilliland
Comrie
Leonard Logan
Salem
Beckley
W. Va
Justice Court
Edith Woody, 42, pronounced dead at hospital
Edith Woody of East Prince Street was pronounced dead on arrival at 11:40 a.m. today after Beckley Rescue Squad responded to her home. She was transported by ambulance and remains at Trent and Durgan Funeral Home pending arrangements.
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Edith Woody
East Prince St
Beckley Rescue
Trent and Durgan Funeral Home
Airline Talks Come To Halt
Washington UP reports negotiations in the 12 day airline strike halted as federal mediators could not secure new offers or concessions from either side before a late deadline. Talks resumed briefly but were pushed to 3 pm EDT and the IAM plans to vote on the carrier offers, likely extending the strike. The major carriers Trans World United National Eastern and Northwest hold a $78 million offer, while IAM seeks $114 million in wages and benefits. Assistant Labor Secretary James Reynolds met with both sides before a five hour recess.
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Washington
Trans World
United
National
Eastern
Northwest
International Association of Machinists
IAM
James Reynolds
Anti Poverty Grant Awards in West Virginia counties
WHEELING Ohio County received 192890 and Wood got 166000 in grants totaling 600000 for rural medical reading programs announced by a health education official. Clay Raleigh Monongalia Summers McDowell and other counties share remaining funds.
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Wheeling
API
West Virginia
Health, Education and Welfare Department
Ohio County
Wood
Clay
Raleigh
Monongalia
Summers
McDowell County
Paar Could Head Best American Satire Show Again
TV critic argues NBC should bring back Jack Paar as host of a prime late-night satire program. He lauds Paar as the nation's most tasteful satirist, contrasts him with That Was The Week That Was, and urges CBS or NBC to lure Paar with a regular or weekly program to outshine rival Brit humor and Johnny Carson.
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Rick du Brow
Hollywood
UPI
Jack Paar
Paar
NBCTV
White House
Nbc-Tv
TV3
Britain
David Frost
Frost
Nancy Ames
Mr. Paar
Cbs-Tv
Johnny Carson
Mrs Ida Skeens dies after long illness at Herndon
Mrs Ida E Skeens 48 of Herndon died at 12 15 am today at her home after a long illness born July 28 1917 at Elgood she was a daughter of the late Mr and Mrs Clemons She is survived by husband Clyde three sons Roy Junior Eddie all of Herndon Union six daughters Elizabeth Haynes Cincinnati Ohio Juanita Charlotte Minnie Ellen and Di anne all at home a brother Dave Clemons Narrows Va a sister Mrs Carrie Johnson Glen Lynn Va and three grandchildren Funeral services will be at 2 pm Friday in Oakvale Methodist Church with Rev Ronald Adkins in charge Burial will be in Brown Cemetery at Hardy The body will be taken from Sam Foglesong Nease and Neely Funeral Home Mullens to the residence at 3 pm Thursday.
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Ida E. Skeens
Herndon
Elgood
Stonewall Clemons
Clyde
Roy
Junior
Eddie
Union
Elizabeth Haynes
Cincinnati
Ohio
Juanita
Charlotte
Minnie
Ellen Ad Dianne
Dave Clemons
Narrows
Carrie Johnson
Glen Lynn
Oakvale Methodist Church
Ronald Adkins
Brown Cemetery
Hardy
Sam Foglesong
Nease
Neely
Mullens
Funeral services for Charles Edwin Watkins Held in Shinnston
Charles Edwin Watkins of 313 S Kana w h a St will have funeral services at 11 a.m. Thursday at Harmer Funeral Home in Shinnston. He died Thursday of an apparent heart attack while visiting his son Dr. C E Watkins Jr in Alexandria Virginia.
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Charles Edwin Watkins
S. Kanawha St
Harmer
Shinnston
Watkins
C. E. Watkins, Jr
Alexandria
Final rites for Cecil Miller in Maben
Cecil Miller a 38 year old from Maben will be buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens in Prosperity after services at Sam Foglesong Chapel. He was electrocuted Monday at 5 17 p.m. at the Maben mine of the Winding Gulf Coal Co. His body lies at Sam Foglesong Nease and Neely Funeral Home in Mullens with friends allowed to visit this afternoon.
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Cecil Miller
Maben
Sam Foglesong
Stanley Slayton
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Prosperity
Miller
Funeral service for Annie Holloway held at Church of God in Christ
Annie Holloway age 83 of 301 Morris Ave East Beckley will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday in the Church of God in Christ on Rice Street with Elder C B Miller in charge. Burial follows at Greenwood Memorial Park. She died Monday after a long illness. The body lies at Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor and will be moved to the church an hour before services.
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Willie
Annie) Holloway
Morris Ave
East Beckley
Church of God In Christ
Rice St
C.B. Miller
Greenwood Memorial Park
Kennedy urges two China policy with UN Charter change
Senator Edward M. Kennedy called for a two China policy that would protect Formosa and open the United Nations to Red China. He proposed rotating the permanent Security Council seat among developing nations, beginning with India, to shift Asia policy toward diplomacy.
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Sen. Kennedy
Washington
UPI
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
United States
China
United Nations
Formosa
U.N
Kennedy
Security Council
India
Senate
International Forum
Cab Driver In Critical Condition After Robbery
Parkersburg cab driver James K. Hoce remained in critical condition after an July 11 armed robbery. Police charged 19 year old Donald A. Kirk of Roanoke Virginia with attempted murder.
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Parkersburg
UPI
James K. Hoce
Donald A. Kirk
Roanoke
West Virginia drought areas designated for federal aid
Gov Hulett C Smith asked President Johnson on Tuesday to designate parts of West Virginia as drought disaster areas to allow farmers in 32 counties to access federal assistance. The request seeks feed for herds and funds to buy feed, noting no state funds are available. Emergency loans from the Farmers Home Administration could help, but many farmers need outright grants to preserve their herds.
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West Virginia
Smith
Barbour
Berkeley
Braxton
Clay
Doddridge
Grant
Greenbrier
Hampshire
Hardy
Harrison
Jefferson
Jackson
Kanawha
Lewis
Marion
Marshall
Mineral
Monongalia
Morgan
Nicholas
Ohio
Pendleton
Pocahontas
Preston
Randolph
Roane
Taylor
Tucker
Tyler
Upshur
Wirt
Wood
Farmers Home Administration
Riots Leave City Gripped by Racial Unrest and Shootings
In a tempested Tuesday night, a Negro man Percy Giles, 38, was killed by a sniper and two others wounded as Negro gangs looted and fired across the city. Police and National Guard Mobilized amid arrests topping 125 over two days.
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Percy Giles
Ralph Locher
National Guard
Giles
North Vietnamese say Americans to be tried as criminals
Ambassadors in Prague and Peking characterized the captured American fliers as criminals not prisoners of war and said they would be tried under Vietnamese law. President Ho Chi Minh reportedly sent a humanitarian note to Norman Thomas, while U S officials said Hanoi had shown no firm decision to try the airmen as war criminals.
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Phan van Su
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Peking
Tran Tu Binh
Hanoi
China
North Viet Nam
Ho Chi Minh
Norman Thomas
Democratic Republic of
Viet Nam
Thomas
Washington
State Department
United States
Marines Report Record 518 Sorties in South Vietnam
A Tuesday tally shows 518 sorties by U S Navy Air Force and Marine pilots over South Vietnam including 14 supporting infantry in Ho Bo woods near Saigon. Reported 122 killed, 112 Viet Cong killed or damaged 710 enemy buildings. Dogfight during bombing of Nguyen Khe depot near Hanoi. MIGs challenged the attack. F105 downed 20 miles north of Hanoi. Maj James H Kasler led the Thunder chief flight. Capt David J Allinson witnessed pieces flying off a MIGs wing. Red pilot headed to Phuc Yen airfield as other pilots including Capt Normal L Wells and 1st Lt Roger A Ayers participated.
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Hanoi
U.S. Navy
Air Force
South
Viet Nam
Ho Bowoods
Saigon
U.S
Nguyen Khe
Normal L Wells
Unionville
Roger A. Ayers
Salem, Ore
U.S. analysts fault Wilson and Mrs Gandhi in Moscow ties
Analysis says no Russian moves in Europe but criticizes Wilson for provoking a public rebuff in Moscow and says Mrs Gandhi was lured into a joint communique condemning American policy in Asia on Russian terms. The view notes Washington’s displeasure with both missions and cautions over their handling.
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Europe
Asia
U.S
Wilson
Mrs. Gandhi
Moscow
Five-State Area Sees Population Gain 128000
The Richmond Federal Reserve Bank reports the five state area comprising Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Maryland and the District of Columbia gained about 128000 people between 1961 and 1965 reversing a prior outmigration of 693000 during 1952 to 1960. The gain averaged over 25000 persons per year in 1961 through 1965.
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Richmond, Va
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Arizona State Democratic Committee
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Bowling Green Business University
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Bank of Raleigh Main & Kanawha Sts
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Gemini
Mrs
Lona Brunty
Ypsilanti
Mich
Bellburn
Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home
East Rainelle
Earl Lewis
Fleshman
Elton
Brunty
Alice Avis
Letha Taylor
Clarence
Rainelle
Wilford
Milan
Lee
Ravenswood
William
Belleville
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Roman Fleshman
Mary Fridley
Dodd Inquiry
Elko
Nevada
TV In Review
Charles Watkins
Annie Holloway
Johnson
National Industrial Conference Board
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