De Gaulle Stirs Quebec with Call for Sovereign Destiny
In Quebec City during his five day visit, Charles de Gaulle urged French Canadians to seize their destiny and warned Canada to guard independence from the United States. He praised Quebec as asserting its political and economic reality and urged building local elites and institutions.
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Quebec City
Que
UPI
Charles de Gaulle
Canada
United States
de Gaulle
Quebec
St. Lawrence
Montreal
de Lys
Puerto Rico votes to retain commonwealth status amid statehood push
Puerto Ricans chose to keep the commonwealth in a plebiscite despite a strong statehood showing. Leaders called the result a moral victory or defeat, while independents staged minor disruptions and FBI warned of possible sabotage but voting proceeded without incident.
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San Juan
UPI
United States
Rio Piedras
Puerto Rico
U.S
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Luis Munoz Marin
Commonwealth Forces
Munoz
Fuerto Rico
Luis A. Ferre
Commonwealth
Puerto [Rico
Four Die On State Roads
Four people died on West Virginia highways over the weekend in state and out-of-state crashes. The toll for 1967 reached 248 with several victims from West Virginia. Out-of-state deaths included Douglas C. Allamong near McCoole Maryland and Larry E. Van Meter near Cumberland Maryland. Additional victims were James O. Strickland near Allentown Pennsylvania and West Virginia residents Robert L. Wilfong, Donald R. Morgan, Paul R. Barton Jr., and Oliver C. Modesitt in various single- and two-car crashes.
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United Press International
West Virginia
Panhandle
Douglas C. Allamong
Keyser
McCoole
Potomac River
Larry E. van Meter
Ridgeley
Mineral County
U. S. 40
Cumberland
James O. Strickland
Charleston
Allentown
Robert L. Wilfong
Springfield
Ohio
Buckhannon
Wilfong
Buckhanon
Donald R. Morgan
Fairmont
Paul R. Barton Jr
U. S. 50
Clarksburg
Oliver C. Modes
Three Escapees Flee from Wheeling Prison Home
Three inmates from Huttonsville Medium Security Prison fled Sunday night from the Andrew F Row Memorial Home kitchen in SWEEL SPRINGS. They were later seen in Covington Virginia and identified as David Donnelly 23 serving 1 10 years for grand larceny from Mason County Ronald R Peters 22 serving 1 10 years for grand larceny from Fayete County and Robert S Neal 20 serving 115 years for burglary and grand larceny from Tucker County.
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Sweel Springs
UPS
Huttonsville
Andrew F. Rowan
Covington
David Donnelly
Mason County
Ronald R. Peters
Fayete County
Robert S. Neal
Tuckerunty
Detroit’s Cadillac Era Links Fur Trade to Founding
Detroit, the automobile capital, grew from a fur trading post founded by Frenchman Cadillac in 1701, linking early commerce to later industry and city identity.
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United Press International
Detroit
Cadillac
First Chinese Cardinal Dies
Thomas Cardinal Tien, the first Asian and only Chinese prince of the Roman Catholic Church, dies at 77. Named cardinal Feb. 18, 196, by Pope Pius XII, he hoped to rebuild the church in China after 15 years of war as Mao’s Communists seized power and jailed priests while destroying schools and religious networks.
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Taipei
UPI
Thomas Cardinal
Tien
Pius XII
China
Peking
Mao Tse-tung
Storms Ravage Midwest With Tornadoes and Flooding
Severe thunderstorms and tornadoes swept the Midwest causing deaths and injuries. A tornado near St Cloud Minnesota killed one and damaged farms. 112 injured at a camp ground northwest of Cornell Texas. 63 mph winds hit Kirksville Missouri. Heavy rain and hail flooded areas around Decatur Illinois and August Missouri. Cooler air began to spread as fog returned to the region.
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United Press International
Midwest
Illinois
Minnesota
Cornell
Edina
Memphis
Lansing
Mich
St. Cloud
Minn
Kirksville
St. Louis
Decatur
Springfield
Quincy
Nebraska
Lower Michigan
Upper Great Lakes
New England
Georgia
Florida
Michigan
Pockies
Bryce Canyon
Utah
Needles
Calif
Port Angeles
Wash
Never Thought It Possible Detroit Riot Touches Nearby Negro Family
Detroit near west side resident Sandra A West recalls a Sunday of rioting and arson as looting spreads from Linwood to 12th Street. She describes smoke, collapsing power, fires, fleeing households, and National Guard presence while noting fear in a once "nice" neighborhood.
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UPI
Sandra West
Sandra A
West Detroit
Detroit
Near West Side
Linwood Avenue
12Th
Linwood
Deaths And Funerals Frank Gallardo 53 Oak Ridge Tenn
Frank Gallardo 53 of Oak Ridge Tennessee died Sunday of a heart attack en route to a hospital. He was born to John Gallardo of Beckley. Funeral services are set for Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Martin Funeral Home Oak Ridge.
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Frank Gallardo
Oak, Ridge, Tenn
Layland
Oak Ridge
John Gallardo
Beckley
Martin Fneral
Two West Virginia Families Mourn Losses in Basin and Pineville
Mrs Lovanna Basham 82 of Amigo died at home. She leaves seven daughters and 62 grandchildren among three sons and a sister. Funeral Friday at Sam Foglesong Nease and Neely in Mullens with burial at Basin John H McKinney Cemetery. Dr Tonnie Morgan 62 of Pineville died en route home from Canada of heart attack. He practiced dentistry in Glen Rogers and Oceana and leaves wife Dixie, son Joseph H in Richmond, a brother and three grandchildren. Funeral Wednesday at First Methodist Pineville with burial at Palm Gardens Matheny. Burial plans and calling hours set by local funeral homes.
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Louanna Basham
Amigo
Basin
John H
Emily Rhinehart McKinney
Jesus Only Church
Elmer
Odd
Hansell
Roderfield
Ralph
Gary
Brady Shrewsbury
Rouvalie Haynes
Manassas
Havre Shrewsbury
Gladys Shrewsbury
Gretsel Whitt
Avaline McKinney
Zida Shrewsbury
Kelly
Bill Harris McKinney
Huntington
Laura Whitt
Bud
Sam Foglesong
Nease and
Neely
Mullens
Phillip Graham
John H. McKinney
Tonnie G. Morgan
Pineville
Canada
Cana'da
Bernie
Babe) Morgan
Oceana
John Beckelheimer
Guyan
L. J. and
Arminta Morgan
Pineville High School
West Virginia University
University of Maryland
West Virginia Dental Association
Matheny
Robertson and Foglesong
Funeral services for Chester V. Tuggle Fayetteville resident
Chester Virgil Tuggle 68 died Saturday in a Charleston hospital. Funeral services set for 2 p m Tuesday at Fayetteville Baptist Church with Rev David Snead officiating. Burial at High Lawn Memorial Park Oak Hill. Graveside rites by McDonald Warren Masonic Lodge No 103 Mount Hope. Body at Dodd Payne Funeral Home Fayetteville, will be taken to church one hour before the service.
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Chester Virgil Tuggle
Fayetteville
Fayetteville, Baptist Church
David Snead
High Lawn Memorial Park
Oak Hill
McDonald-Warren Masonic Lodge No
Mount Hope
Tuggle
Charleston
Dodd- Payne Funeral Home
Funeral services for Thomas White in Page Tabernacle
Thomas White 92 of Harlem Heights died Friday. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Tuesday at Page Tabernacle with Rev. Walter Harris officiating. Burial will be in Meadow Haven Cemetery at Ingram Branch. The home will receive visitors after 3 p.m. today.
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Page Tabernacle
Page
Thomas White
Harlem Heights
Walter Harris
Meadow Haven
Ingram Branch
Engineer L T Nuckols of C&O Dies in Florida
Lunsford T. Nuckols a retired engineer for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway died Saturday in Boca Raton Florida. He was known across West Virginia including the Beckley area for his work overseeing construction and maintenance for the C and O Railway.
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C&o Railroad
Lunsford T.nuckols
Boca Raton
Fila
West Virginia
Beckley
C&o Railway
Pope Paul VI to visit Turkey amid quake relief efforts
A 24 hour quake with reduced force rattled Turkey as thousands refused to return home. Last year's quakes killed 2,500 in the east while Pope Paul VI began a pilgrimage to Turkey, meeting Orthodox leaders and avoiding quake zones as U.S. Air Force aids victims with medicine.
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Stremor
Turkey
Paul VI
Athenagoras
Constantinople
U.S. Air Force
Tax Increase Debate Divides Congress Over Vietnam Spending
Committee members spar over a possible tax hike as Sen Hartke and Rep Byres caution the economy may not support higher levies. Long remains unsure and vows no firm commitment, while others urge belt tightening on domestic programs.
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Long
John W. Byres
Wis
Ways & Means
Vietnam
Vance Hartke
D-Ind
Early Elected Director and Consultant at NBC Charleston
Carl B. Early 76, former state Banking Commissioner, was elected a director and consultant to the president of the National Bank of Commerce in Charleston. Early served in the state post during two Democratic administrations until his retirement.
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Charleston
UPI
Carl B. Early
National Bank of Commerce
Early
Death of Sixteen Month Old Eula Sanders in Pasadena
Sixteen month old Eula Marie Sanders daughter of Bobby and Eula Fix Sanders of Pasadena formerly of Beckley died Saturday at 2 p m in Pasadena. Surviving are two brothers John and Mark and a sister Barbara all at home and paternal grandmother Mrs James Howerton of Rhodell. Graveside services set for 3 p m Tuesday at Ashworth Cemetery Ghent with Rev Everette Shafer officiating. Friends may visit Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home after 7 p m today.
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Eula Marie Sanders
Bobby
Eula Fix Sanders
Pasadena
Calif
Beckley
John
Mark
Barbara
James Howerton
Rhodell
Ashworth
Ghent
Everette Shafer
Detroit in Chaos as Guard Faces Riots and Sniping
Detroit Mobilizes 8000 guards as snipers fire on West Side streets. Fire destroys a 15 block corridor. civilians killed and wounded including Sharon George 23. National Guard asserts control efforts amid curfews and shutdowns across the city.
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Johnson
Washington
West Side
Highland Park
Sharon George
Detroit
National
National Guard
Walter Grzanka
UPI
Romney
Mny
C. Williamson
Cecil Bannon
12Th Street
Coud
Floyd L. Shively
United Press International
Indianapolis
Quintus Watson Dies After Long Illness At Local Nursing Home
Quintus Watson 68 of 127 Rhodes St. died at 9 40 a m Sunday after a long illness. A disabled miner and member of UMWA Local 7086 he lived with Mr and Mrs Robert Hines. The body lies at Wright and Anderson Funeral Home pending arrangements.
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Quintus Watson
Rhodes St
Watson
UMWA
Robert Hines
Wright and Anderson
Obituary for Ersil Wright of Harper Heights
Ersil Wright 35 of Circle View Drive Harper Heights died suddenly at 11 18 p m Saturday from an apparent heart attack. Born February 10 1932 in Rainelle he was son of Elmer and Berta Lee Wright. A Korean Conflict veteran he lived in Harper Heights four years. Survived by wife Madeline. son Keith Ersil of Washington DC. brothers Sterl Barberton Ohio Earl Akron Ohio Merill Long Branch and sisters Reta Long Branch Ruby Carter Akron and Reba Wright Murray City. Body moved from Melton Mortuary to residence at 4 pm today. Service at Church of Christ Nev ille Street 2 pm Tuesday with Evangelist Lloyd D Barker. Burial Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens.
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Ersil Wright
Circle View Drive
Harper Heights
Rainelle
Elmer and
Berta Lee Wright
Long Branch
Wright
Madeline Wright
Keith Ersil
Washington, D. C
Sterl
Barberton
Ohio
Earl
Akron
Merrill
Reta Wright
Ruby Carter
Reba ‘Wright
Murray City
Melton
Church of Christ
Neville Street
Lloyd D. Barker
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Plane Crashes in Ohio Couple Escapes Death
In Elyria Ohio a single engine plane ran out of gas and crash landed in a creek bed. Donald E Norman 37 and his wife were taken to a hospital in Gassaway both in good condition. Mrs Norman 83 suffered a broken back in the crash near Emerson Court Elyria. The plane had departed Gassaway with a planned fuel stop at Parkersburg. No fire occurred though extensive damage was reported.
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Glenville
UPI
Elyria
Ohio
Donald E. Norman
Emerson Court
Gassaway
U S Air War Rages Across Vietnam Fronts
Reinforcements pour in as fierce fighting drives Communist forces toward Cambodia. U S jets fly 120 missions hitting power plants, bridges, trains and troop positions from the A Shau Valley to the Hanoi area. South Korean troops report 305 Communist deaths in a coastal sweep while a mine near the border kills one Marine and wounds 14.
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U.S
North Vietnam
Thai Nguyen
Hanoi
Constellation
Ben Thuy
Vinh
A Shau
Laos
South Vietnam
Highlands
Saigon
Top military advisers plan Asian tour to discuss Vietnam troop boosts
Gen Max Taylor and Clark Clifford begin an Asian mission to gather allied views for a possible summit. They stress not asking anything, but troop strength is likely on the agenda as allies in Vietnam include 1.1 million personnel, with 460,000 Americans.
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Washington
U.S
Taylor
Joint Chiefs
Saigon
Thailand
Australia
New Zealand
Philippines
South Korea
Vietnam
T.S
Robert S. McNamara
Johnson
Black Power Delegates Rally For Boycott And Representation
Newark delegates at the first national black power conference endorsed boycotts of enemies of black power and a drive to triple black representation in Congress. The gathering, with 1,100 people from 190 organizations, also urged draft resistance in Vietnam and voiced solidarity with Africans while condemning Israel’s actions. Twenty five people died in Newark riots, including 23 Black residents, a white fire captain, and a white detective.
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Newark
UPI
National Conference On
Black Power
America
Congress
Vietnam
John Wilson
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
SNCC
Steps Taken To Insure Pope Paul’s Safety
Istanbul authorities tightened security for Pope Paul VI during a two day visit with thousands of police on duty in Istanbul Izmit and Ephesus. The Pope will meet Athengoras Orthodox Patriarch of Constantinople and plan talks on Christian unity amid a mixed reception.
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Istanbul
UPI
Paul VI
Izmit
Ephesus
Paul
Vatican
Turkey
Paul Sunday
Athengoras
Constantinople
Union Carbide Workers Go On Strike Tonight
About 2,200 maintenance and production workers at Union Carbide's South Charleston plant will walk off at midnight in the first strike there. FMC Corp inorganic chemicals plant nearby plans a worker vote on a longstanding contract proposal. Union leaders criticized the pact as liberal while the plant manager warned of wage losses exceeding 13 million dollars if the strike continues.
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South Charleston
UPI
Union Carbide
FMC Corp
Inorganic Chemicals Division
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Union
J.M. Elliot
FMC
Ralph R. Pickens
United Mine Workers Union District 50
Air Collision Probe Opened After Hendersonville Crash
Congress opens an investigation into airliner light-plane collisions after the Piedmont Airlines crash near Hendersonville North Carolina. Navy Secretary designate John T. McNaughton and family among victims as hearings target FAA Civil Aeronautics Board and the National Transportation Safety Board.
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Washington
API
North Carolina
Congress
House Commerce Committee
Piedmont Airlines
Hendersonville
N.C
Navy
John T. McNaughton
Harley C. Staggers
D-W.va
Commerce Committee
Federal Aviation Administration
Civil Aeronautics Board
National Transportation Safety Board
Progress creates woes as airlines plan future jets
West Coast correspondent Dick Kleiner reports on how progress brings new challenges for airlines. By 1985, carriers expect 600 million passengers annually with jumbo and supersonic jets. Solutions include elevated parking, multi level gates, automated baggage and ticketing, underground towing to reduce noise, portable shelters at gates, airborne maintenance and advanced navigation and anti collision systems.
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Dick Kleiner
Los Angeles
NEA
Wiliam TT Seawell
American Airlines
Lorse
Seawell
New York
Tokyo
Rose
Searwell
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Mrs. Lovanna Basham
T. G. Morgan
Chester V. Tuggle
Lunsford T. Nuckols
C. B. Early
Cambodia
Pope Paul
Traverse City, Mich
United States Ski Association
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