UCAAP attacks Elmore European trip and $1000 tab
Charleston based United Church Alcohol Action Program accuses Liquor Commissioner Clarence Elmore of a frivolous trip to Europe funded at $1,000. The group petitions Gov. Smith to take a public stand, arguing the trip exceeds legal powers and risks liberalizing alcohol controls. Rev. Crowson backs the council, noting a cheaper study alternative.
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Charleston
UPI
Europe
Clarence Elmore
United Church Alcohol Action Program
UCAAP
ABC
West Virginia
Hulett C. Smith
Robert Bailey
Rev
Elmore
Five-Mem
Speck Seeks God Relation During Jail Visit
Richard Speck, accused of murdering eight student nurses, is said to be concerned with his relationship with God after a 20 minute visit with Rev. David Peterson in Chicago city jail. He refused to see relatives and awaits arraignment while public defender Getty secures defense. Corazon Amurao, survivor of the attacks, reunites with her mother in Chicago.
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Chicago
UPI
Richard Speck
Speck
David Peterson
Peterson
Gerald Getty
Atty
Daniel P. Ward
Gloria Jean Davy
Dyer
Ind
Getty
Ward
Corazon Amurao
Macaria Amurao
Rioting Continues as 133 Arrested in City Fire Night
Rioters attacked with bricks and bottles burning a Cadillac and a hardware store while 133 were arrested. A Negro by a burning Cadillac warned this is just the beginning as fires outpaced the fire department. National Guardsmen and police watched over crews amid sniper fears and a police helicopter helped douse a paint can blaze. The NAACP urged city Safety Director John McCormick resign over police handling of grievances.
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National
NAACP
John McCormick
President cites violence ties to internal dissent amid protests
He notes there are individuals linked to suspicion but denies protests are driven by foreign foes. He argues trouble often coincides with elements disapproving of the system and sometimes contributing to violence. The remarks follow racial mob violence in Chicago Cleveland Jacksonville South Bend and New York in the last two weeks.
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Chicago
Cleveland
Jacksonville
Fla
South Bend
Ind
New York
Chemical Blamed In Death Of Cattle
In Jefferson County 94 cattle died after being sprayed with parithion a highly toxic chemical used to control weeds An Agriculture Department official said the owner Paul T Stone near Summit Point reported his Herefords died following the spraying Hammer chief of meat inspection said Stone apparently thought he was applying a dual purpose insecticide to the herd
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Charleston
Jefferson County
State Agriculture Department
W. D. Hammer
Meat Inspection Division
Paul T. Stone
Summit Point
Hammer
Stone
Argentina's Military Government Orders Patrols for Impolite Couples
Buenos Aires reports that Argentina's new military government has ordered police to monitor couples in parks plazas and promenades who behave with out the least feeling of modesty. The directive aims to curb public necking and enforce decorum.
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Buenos Aires
UPI
Argentina
Violence Flares In Jacksonville Negro District Night 3
A white owned Florida grocery store was dynamited and rocks struck passing cars during the third straight night of violence in Jacksonville's Negro district. Police reported 16 arrests and more than 35 rock throwing incidents with no injuries. Mayor Ritter urged families to keep children off streets as judges handed 10 to 90 day sentences to teenagers. Rutledge Pearson criticized unkept promises after a march and rally Monday night.
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Jacksonville, Fla
UPI
Jacksonville
Louis Ritter
John E. Santora
Ritter
NAACP
Rutledge Pearson
GOPS To Hold Workshop At State Executive Meeting
The Republican State Executive Committee meeting here July 30 will feature workshops on campaign management and the candidate's wife role. Conducted by the RNC Education and Training Department led by Raymond V. Humphries, the sessions will use case histories from other states. GOP State Chairman John C. Shott urged all Republican candidates to attend with wives and campaign staff. official committee session in the House of Delegates chamber and workshops in legislative rooms.
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Charleston
UPI
Republican State Executive Committee
Department of Education and Training
The
Republican National Committee
Raymond V. Humphries
Putnam County
GOP
John C. Shott
House of Delegates
Vietnam War Update From Hastings Frontline Actions
Ground forces reported the Hastings offense pushing toward Hanoi with nearly 1,000 Communist deaths tallied including 410 bodies and 562 probable. An RB66 jet was shot down northwest of Hanoi during recon, two F105s also downed, six airmen aboard. U S airstrikes targeted infiltration routes near the border as MIGs reportedly avoided combat. Haiphong and Quang Ngai saw attacks while SAM missiles and air sorties continued. Leatherneck units claimed Marine success with 40 enemy dead as 10 000 to 12 000 Marines pressed to forestall a larger Red offensive against three southern cities.
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Hanoi
U. S
17Th Parallel
Quang Ngai
Saigon
U.S
Haiphong
Leatherneck
Common sense essence in everyday thinking
A concise note on common sense highlighting its rarity and practical value. It reflects how sound judgment often differs from overly analytical approaches, stressing that practical reasoning remains essential in daily decisions.
Final rites for Wade F Price 68 Amigo
Wade F Price 68 of Amigo will have funeral services at 2 p m Friday at Soak Creek Tabernacle with Rev Okey Cox officiating. Burial follows at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens in Prosperity. He died Tuesday evening in a Beckley hospital after a long illness. Body moved from Sam Foglesong Nease and Neely Funeral Home to his Mullens residence at noon today.
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Soak Creek Tabernacle
Okey Cox
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Prosperity
Price
Beckley Hospital
Sam Foglesong
Nease and Neely
Mullens
Horace McDaniel Funeral Services Held in Summers County
Funeral services for Horace Greely McDaniel 88 of Jodie were set for 2 p m Friday at Webb and Neal Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Sand Knob family cemetery Summers County He died at 5 15 am Wednesday at home after a brief illness a Beelick Knob Coal Co retiree and 40 year miner He was born February 28 1877 in Elliston Virginia Survivors include a sister and ten children plus 39 grandchildren and 50 great grandchildren Grandsons will be pallbearers Friends may call after 4 pm today
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Jodie
Webb and Neal Funeral Home
Sand Knob
Summers County
McDaniel
Beelick Knob Coal Co
Methodist Church
United Mine Workers of American
Elliston
Haddie Lawrence
Salem
Henry
Quinwood
Thomas
Falls Church
Wheeler
Norwalk
Conn
Dorsey
Beulah) Bennett
Meadow Creek
Marion
Pauline) Lively
Dale
Vennetta) Conner
Stanaford
Coleman
Irene) Murphy
Summersville
Everett
Iva) Smith
Chelyan
Ballard Short longtime miner dies in Indiana
Ballard N Short 73 of Tams dies at 2 30 p m Wednesday at the home of his son William E Short in New Haven Indiana after a long illness Born August 12 1892 in Virginia he was the son of the late John and Mary Jane Short Retired miner last worked for Gulf Smokeless Coal Co at Tams Survivors include his wife Frances Johnson Short two brothers Leonard and Andy of Raven Va three sisters Eva Cordille Hattie Newbury and Bessie Cordille three sons Lawrence Jack James Buck and William E two daughters Ruth Mackabee and Ninnie Ruby Kincaid The body goes to Fred X Williams Funeral Home for funeral arrangements.
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Tams
William E. Short
New Haven
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Virginia
John and
Mary Jane Short
Short
Gulf Smokeless Coal Co
Frances Johnson Short
Leonard
Andy
Raven, Va
Eva Cordille
Hattie Newburry
Swords Creek
Bessie Cordille
Arista
Lawrence
Jack
Silver Springs
James
Buck
Sophia
William E
John
Ruth) Mackabee
Linthicum Heights
Johnnie
Ruby) Kincaid
Shady Spring
Fred X. Williams Funeral Home
Mrs. Nora Fitzgerald Dies Sudden At Church Service
Nora Fitzgerald 71 of 719 Maxwell Hill Road died Wednesday night while at church Born February 17 1895 in Fayette County she helped organize Maxwell Missionary Baptist Church was a Sunday School teacher and member of Women’s Circle and Home Demonstration Club Survived by husband Emory L five sons two sisters twenty two grandchildren eight great grandchildren Body at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home pending arrangements
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Nora Lee Fitzgerald
Maxwell Hill Road
Fayette County
George and
Minnie Bright Kincaid
Emory L
Troy E
Newark, N. J
Warden S
Jack A
Orlando, Fla
Denzil L
Emory W
Baltimore
Final rites for Miss Dorothy Stapleton detailed
Miss Dorothy Marie Stapleton 48 of Beeson died Tuesday in a Huntington hospital. Funeral services were held at 2 p m today at Old State Road Freewill Baptist Church with Rev Bernard Shrewsbury and Rev Mose Prince officiating. Burial followed at Wyatt Cemetery Beeson. Survivors include brother Loyal of Spanishburg and half sister Mrs Pansy Reed Pineville. Seaver Mortuary Princeton handled arrangements.
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Beeson
Old State Road Freewill Baptist Church
Bernard Shrewsbury
Mose Prince
Wyatt Cemetery
Loyal
Spanishburg
Pansy Reed
Pineville
Seaver Mortuary
Princeton
Gemini 10 Splashdown Recovery Scheduled 5 07 P M
Gemini 10 is set to splash down at 5 07 P M EDT about 544 miles east of Cape Kennedy aboard the USS Guadalcanal and 13 other surface vessels. The recovery plan includes six helicopters and three search helicopters to reach the site amid four to five foot waves and winds near 15 knots while Hurricane Celia stays offshore. Medical crews will perform post splash exams and blood samples as rescue teams coordinate from air and sea and pararescue teams stand by within 230 miles of the zone.
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Harvard Professor Dr Helen Markham Dies After Illness
Boston and Lima reports note the death of 49 year old Dr Helen Deane Markham anatomy professor from Yeshiva University. She rose to prominence during the McCarthy era for refusing to answer communist questions before U S congressional committees while at Harvard. General Manuel Maria Ponce, 92, who led a 1930 military junta after a coup toppled President Leguia, also died in Peru.
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UPI
Helen Deane Markham
Yeshiva University
Harvard
Deaconess Hospital
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Lima
Peru
Manuel Maria Ponce
Luis Sanchez Cerro
Augusto B. Leguia
Missing Ohio Boys Rescued From Pennsylvania Caves
Two 15 year old boys from Youngstown Ohio were found safe after an 18 hour cave search near Harlinsburg Pennsylvania. James Mancini and Harold Hartman were taken by ambulance to New Castle hospital. Robert Pastore 16 was rescued earlier by locals.
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UPI
Ohio
Pennsylvania
New Castle
Pittsburgh
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Harold Hartman
Robert Pastore
Youngstown
Pastore
Kelly
Frank Owens
Rotin
Louis Hartman
Harold
James
Owens Brothers
Job Corps Center Names New Business Manager
Joe B. Neely promoted from Charleston Job Corps Center for Women to director after Calvin R. Hobart resigns. Announcement by John W. Gaines of Packard Bell Electronics Corp. noted Hobart’s departure but did not explain reasons or name a successor.
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Charleston
UPI
Joe B. Neely
Job Corps Center For Women
Calvin R. Hobart
John W. Gaines
Packard Bell Electronics Corp
Hobart
Neely
Gemini 10 spacewalk yields lost items and science boxes
Astronauts Young and Collins undocked from Agena 10 and pursued Agena 8, during a spacewalk that produced multiple losses including a snake hose used for Collins oxygen and a hand-held gun. They retrieved meteorite-containing boxes from the exterior while noting substantial outside debris and the view of Earth.
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Collins
Young
Agena
Space walk count narrows to one by FAI rules
SPACE CENTER Houston UPI reports the only true spacewalker under FAI rules is Alexei Leonov, who left Voskhod 2 on March 18 1965 with self-contained air. American Edwards White Eugene Cernan and Michael Collins did outside work but were tethered to ships. Russia leads spacewalk with one to zero for US under official ruling.
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Federation Aeronautique International
FAI
Paris
United States
Soviet Union
Alexei Leonov
U. S
Cernan
Leonov
Richard Gordon
Edwin E
Buzz) Aldrin
Russia
America
Court Injunction May Be Sought In Nurses Resignation Row
Unionized nurses at 33 San Francisco Bay area hospitals submit mass two week notices after talks with California Nurses Association stalemate. Hospitals consider injunction to halt resignations while Kaiser and Franklin Hospital boost salaries to deter mass walkouts. If needed, nonnursing staff would keep facilities operating.
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San Francisco
UPI
San Francisco Bay Area
Laurence Corbett
Corbett
California Nurses Association
CNA
Edmund G. Brown
U.S. Labor
W. Willard Wirtz
U.S
John Gardner
Health, Education and Welfare
Tom Nicolopulos
State Conciliation Service
Kaiser Foundation Hospitals
Bay Area
Franklin Hospital
Sugar Grove Contact May Fix Virginia ETV Frequency
FCC and Navy will meet Friday to resolve a frequency conflict delaying Shenandoah Valley Educational Television’s 1967 fall launch. A top secret Sugar Grove installation prompted a quiet zone, and negotiators aim for a compromise that preserves Navy operations while delivering ETV programs to about 60,000 students.
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Harrisonburg
FCC
Virginia
Governor's Council On Educational Television
Navy
Shenandoah Valley
Cool Air Brings Pleasant Weather Across Nation
A cool air system spreads today bringing more sunny, pleasant weather to many regions. The advance of cooler air promises relief from previous heat and humidity, with forecasts predicting mild temperatures and clear skies in much of the nation.
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United Press International
French Tests Successful On French Atomic Arms Security
PAPEETE Tahiti UPI reports French officials announced a non explosive test of the security system for their atomic bombs at the Morura Atoll. The communique stated no nuclear reaction occurred and the test confirmed safety measures during stocking and transport.
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Tahiti
UPI
Marvora Atoll
France
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