Negligent Homicide Trial Begins In Federal Court
The Hinton man James Harvey faces a negligent homicide case in Raleigh County with U S District Judge John A Fields Jr presiding. The July 26 1964 collision killed Hetty Othello Hopkins and injured Ella Pearl Hopkins and four others, including Harvey’s passenger. Eyewitness Covey and Trooper Williams testified to speed, positions, and statements from Hopkins and Harvey as attorneys for Hopkins and Harvey presented their clients accounts.
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Hinton
Raleigh County
John A. Fields Jr
U. S
James Harvey
Marvin E. Hopkins
Falls Church
Greek Protest Strike Fails Amid Government Crisis
In Athens a protest strike by utility workers failed to halt daily life as troops prepared to run essential services if needed. Papandreou allies seek a compromise政府, with Stefanopoulos named as a potential leader but declining to act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Greece
UPI
George Papandreou
Greek Confederation of Labor
Piraeus
Ministry of Labor
Papandreou
George Athanassiadis - Noas
Athanassiadis Novas
Center Union Party
Stephen Stefanopoulos
Stefanopoulos
Minors Can Vote In State Convention Election
Attorney General C Donald Robertson says voters aged 21 by November 9 may register for the special election that decides if a constitutional convention will be held. Those not 21 until March 29 when delegates are chosen cannot vote in the November election. Cabell County Prosecutor Rusell Dunbar sought the opinion to determine if those old enough to choose delegates can vote on whether the convention proceeds. Three elections will determine if a convention exists, to select delegates, and to judge the convention's work.
FALSE TEETH PASTE TEETH POWDER PROMISES COMFORT
An old style ad touts PAS TEETH denture powder as pleasant and alkaline not acidic. It claims to secure dentures for easier eating and talking, eliminate gummy taste, and control odors. Available at drug counters.
Policy Critic Burdick Dies
Eugene Burdick 47 coauthored The Ugly American and Fail Safe died on a tennis court at the Kona Kai Club in San Diego after collapsing during a half hour of play. Mrs. Hugh Wood, a PSA vice president’s wife, tried resuscitation as lifeguards and ambulance attendants aided him. Autopsy was planned. he had earlier survived a heart attack in Berkeley on June 18, 1959.
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San Diego
Calif
UPI
Eugene Burdick
Burdick
Hugh Wood
Wood
Pacific Southwest Airlines
Doctor's Hospital
Oakland
Berkeley
University of California
Government stake claim in Tolliver case questioned
Everette Shumate and Tolliver dispute over medical expenses under the Medical Care Recovery Act. The government sought to intervene to recover costs, citing a June 12 1964 assignment. Circuit court allowed intervention, but trial ended in mistrial after dismissal of the government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everette Shumate
Glen Daniel
Tolliver
Shumates
J. R. Tolliver
Beter
West Virginia
Johnson to address U S VietNam course in radio report
President Johnson listened to top aides in day six of Viet Nam strategy sessions. He planned a radio television address outlining American objectives and actions. Officials discussed the downing of a U S jet near Hanoi and the potential implications of surface to air missiles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Viet Nam
Johnson
Dean Rusk
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Earle G. Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Henry Cabot Lodge
South Viet Nam
Arthur J. Goldberg
United Nations
Hubert H Humphrey
Governors split over Goldwater wing in GOP
Michigan Governor George Romney and New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller condemned the Free Society Association. Romney urged leaders to pursue party goals without splinter groups while Rockefeller argued Goldwater was moving away from the party rather than pulling it forward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mich
George Romney
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
GOP
Goldwater
Free Society Association
Romney
Rockefeller
Staggers Chosen to Head Commerce Committee
Rep Harley O Staggers 57 a former high school teacher will chair the House Commerce Committee succeeding Rep Oren Harris who becomes a federal judge Harris departure shifts seniority dynamics as Staggers gains leadership and influence He has backed the administration in major votes and previously led the transportation subcommittee He was a Mineral County sheriff a Naval Air Corps navigator in WWI and was born in Keyser August 3 1907.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Harley O. Staggers
D-W. Va
House Commerce Committee
Oren Harris
D-Ark
Commerce Committee
Staggers
Harris
John Bell Williams
D-Miss
House
Democrats
Williams
Barry M. Goldwater
Kenneth Roberts
D-Ala
Transportation and Aeronautics
Commerce and Finance
Mineral County
Naval Air Corps
Keyser
State Sixth In Mineral Wealth State Sixth In Mineral Wealth
West Virginia ranks sixth in mineral value with $768 million produced in 1963 and 140 million tons of coal in 1964. Dean Charles Holland of WVU said up to half the state’s population earns from minerals, due to coal natural gas liquid gas petroleum stone sand lime and other minerals. He noted demand for mining and petroleum engineers exceeds supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgantown
UPI
West Virginia
Charles Holland
West Virginia University School of Mines
Holland
Nuclear arms talks resume with broad list of nations
The United States Britain Italy Canada Russia Bulgaria Czechoslovakia Poland Romania Brazil Mexico Burma India Nigeria Ethiopia the United Arab Republic and Sweden are named members. France formally participates but de Gaulle refuses to join Geneva talks. Russia abstained yet agreed to attend. The U N Disarmament Commission voted to resume. The West seeks a treaty banning nuclear powers from arming nonnuclear states and stopping efforts to acquire them.
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United States
Britain
Italy
Canada
Russia
Bulgaria
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Romania
Brazil
Mexico
Burma
India
Nigeria
Ethiopia
United Arab Republic
Sweden
France
Charles de Gaulle
U. N. Disarmament Commission
Beav er Postmaster Goodwin Confirmed by Senate
The Senate confirmed Richard W. Goodwin as postmaster of Beaver and Lowell E. Cannaday as postmaster of Crab Orchard, per Sen. Robert C. Byrd. Both men had been serving as acting postmasters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard W. Goodwin
Beaver
Senate
Robert C. Byrd
D-W. Va
Lowell E. Cannaday
Crab Orchard
Byrd
Deaths And Funerals Frances Goff obituary listing
Mrs Frances Carol Goff 20 of Fairfax Virginia formerly of Big Creek near Hinton was killed in a one car accident near Fairfax around 1130 p m Sunday. Born December 24 1944 in Summers County she had lived in Fairfax two years. Surviving: Russell and wife Big Creek parents. Jack husband Fairfax. Rhonda daughter at home. brothers James Hinton Harold at home. Gerald Burdette Camp Lejeune NC. Body at Ronald Meadows Funeral Parlor Hinton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Carol Goff
Fairfax
Big Creek
Hinton
Summers County
Russell Burdette
Jack
Rhonda
James
Harold
Trivett dies in Fairfax auto crash. services set
Thelma Gla dys Trivett, 17, of Fairfax formerly of Daniels, died late Sunday in an automobile crash near Fairfax. Survivors include parents Benny and Lilly Lilly, husband Lee of Fairfax, two brothers and three sisters. Meadows Funeral Parlors in Hinton to handle arrangements with funeral Thursday at 2 p.m. at Caffee Funeral Home Chapel, burial Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thelma Gladys Trivett
Fairfax
Daniels
Benny Edward Lilly
Lee
Lacy
John Lilly
Betty Lou Bryant
Beaver
Louetta Lilly
Beckley
Dorothy Goodson
Layland
Ronald Meadows Funeral
Hinton
Mrs Nannie Martin obituary service in Sandstone
Mrs Nannie Martin 73 of Sandstone will have services at 2 p.m. Wednesday at her home with Rev E C Wheeler presiding burial in the family cemetery She died Monday morning at a Hinton hospital after a long illness Born October 17 1891 in Raleigh County she was daughter of the late Elbert and Sarah Bennett Harrah A long Summers County resident she was a Locustdale Baptist Church member Survivors include husband Walter A Martin three sons Charles of Lorain Ohio Leslie at home and John of Sandstone five daughters Dorothy Grimmett Hilldale Char lene Adkins Hinton Myrtle Bowles Letha Bowles and Edith Williams all of Sandstone 22 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. The body will be taken from Ronald Meadows Funeral Parlors to the home at 4 p.m. today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nannie Martin
Sandstone
E. C. Wheeler
Final rites for John W Shrader
John Walker Shrader aged 68 of 315 Bostic Avenue will have final rites at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Rose and Quessenberry Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. L A Garten officiating. Burial follows at Sunset Memorial Park. He died at 1 p.m. Sunday in a local hospital after a long illness. The body remains at the funeral home for viewing after 4 p.m. today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Walker Shrader
Bostic Ave
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Rev. L. A. Garten
Sunset Memorial Park
Shrader
Burial set for Mrs Bertha M Smith at First Church of God
Funeral services for Mrs Bertha May Smith 69 of Hatcher will be at 3 p m Wednesday at the First Church of God Oceana Rev William Lusk to officiate Burial follows at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Matheny She died Sunday in a hospital Wyandotte Michigan born May 21 1896 in Kegley daughter of the late William and Amanda Saunders Her husband Jesse died in 1962 She was a member of Corinth Missionary Baptist Church Wyandotte Surviving are three daughters Mrs Glen Orris Mrs Loran Bradbury both of Wyandotte and Mrs Arnold Hager Oceana two sisters Mrs Cora Reed and Mrs Luther Blankenship Princeton seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren A body will be taken from the Leeane Funeral Home in Oceana to the church an hour before the service
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha May Smith
Hatcher
Church of God
Oceana
William Lusk
Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
Matheny
Smith
Wyandotte
Mich
Kegley
William
Amanda Wimmer Saunders
Jesse
John B Canaday obituary notes Ghent roots in Baltimore
John B. Canaday, 43, Baltimore, Md., formerly of Ghent, died Monday in a Baltimore hospital after a brief illness. Born June 30, 1922, in Ghent, he was the son of Mrs. G. W. Hallie Canaday of Ghent and the late George Winton Canaday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bailey Canaday
Baltimore
Ghent
G. W. (Hallie) Canaday
George Winton
Conservative second ballot heads to Commons vote
The Conservative Party holds a second ballot in Parliament with Heath Maudling and Powell seeking leadership. Heath, 49, leads as chief economics spokesman while Maudling, 48, ex-chancellor, was touted as favorite amid a three-way contest in a crowded House of Commons committee room after Sir Alec Douglas-Home resigned last Thursday over calls for a modern image.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alec Douglas- Home
United States
Heath
Maudling
Powell
House of Commons
Alec Douglas-Home
Autopsy Planned After Teen Barbara Found Dead
A search party of about 10 people including FBI agents located Barbara’s body. Police were tipped to the location, but investigators would not comment. The body was taken to Ancker Hospital in St. Paul where X-rays gave no clue to cause of death and an autopsy was scheduled.
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Hedman
Barbara
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Ancker Hospital
St. Paul
Salt Lake City man admits fatal shooting of aid mission chief
Viet Nam reports Kimball, 36, of Salt Lake City, has confessed to killing Jack Ryan, chief of the aid mission's public safety division. Vietnamese prosecutors plan to wait on formal charges pending a review of treaties with the United States to determine Kimball's diplomatic immunity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thrs
Kimball
Salt Lake City
Utah
Jack Ryan
Aid Mission
Nguyen Thi Hai
United States
Lightning splits umbrella as woman escapes harm
Close call in Norwich England when a lightning strike hit an umbrella held by Mrs. Minnie Joyce Cobbold. The bolt split the umbrella to the handle but left Cobbold uninjured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwich
England
Minnie Joyce Cobbold
Rev Daniel Avery Dies At 85 In Martinsburg Area
The Rev Daniel Avery, 85, Martinsburg formerly of Beckley, died Friday in a Huntington hospital after an extended illness. Service będzie held at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Trent and Durgan Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev James Thompson of Washington, D. C. in charge. Burial follows at Greenwood Memorial Park after 2 p.m. Wednesday.
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Daniel Avery
Martinsburg
Beckley
Huntington Hospital
Trent and Durgan Funeral Home
James Thompson
Washington, D. C
Greenwood Memorial Park
Funeral Home
Kenneth E Barnhart Funeral Services Held
Kenneth E Barnhart of Black Eagle, 52, died at 1 30 a m in a Beck ley hospital. Funeral services are in complete at Sam Fogle song Funeral Home in Mullens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth E. Barnhart
Black Eagle
Beckley Hospital
Sam Foglesong
Mullens
Rns
Arnold services for Joshua Arnold 73 in Baileysville
Joshua Arnold 73 of Baileysville will be laid to rest at 11 a.m. Wednesday at his home with Rev. Wirt Hatfield officiating. Burial follows in Kiser Cemetery, Buchanan, Virginia. He died Sunday in Mullens hospital after an apparent heart attack. Born June 15, 1872 in Buchanan County, Va., he was the son of the late Calloway and Vesta Arnold. Survived by his wife Lilly Margaret Mitchell Arnold and two sons Ellis and George of Whiteswood, Va., seven daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joshua Arnold
Baileysville
Wirt Hatfield
Kiser
Buchanan
Arnold
Mullens Hospital
Buchanan County
Calloway
Vesta Arnold
Lilly Margaret Mitchell Arnold
Ellis and
George
Whites Wood
Daugh
Electrical Workers Hold Workshop Here
West Virginia Ohio Valley Chapter of the National Electrical Contractors Association held a two day workshop at the Town and Country Motel conference room to inform the public about total electric living. Attendees included Lowe Brothers Electric Co reps J R Lowe S A Worley Jr and Robert H Lowe and Appalachian Electric Power Co reps Tony Pallares Walter McGraw and T Humphries. Monongahela Power Co reps also joined in the session led by A J Hallemann secretary manager of the Assn and William J McAuliffe assistant regional director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia-Ohio Valley
National Electrical Contractors Association
Total Electric
J.R. Lowe
S.A. Worley Jr
Robert H. Lowe
Lowe Brothers Electric Co
Tony Pallares
Walter McGraw
Appalachian Electric Power Co
Monongahela Power Company
Homicide Charges Face Young Driver
Williamson police say negligent homicide charges will be brought against 20 year old Bill Shannon of Chattaray after an auto crash that killed 43 year old Mrs. Mary Dove of Chattaray. Shannon is already jailed six months for drunken driving related to the same accident on U S 52 near here. Mrs. Dove died Monday at a local hospital after the collision with a bus carrying her husband and four children from church services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. 52
Here
Mary K Toth Rites Held for 76 Year Old Resident
Mrs Mary Kath ry n Toth 76 Glen Jean died at 8 15 a m Monday in a Beckley hospital after a long illness Born in Yugoslavia July 16 1890 she is survived by two sons Frank of Glen Jean and Johnny of Pontiac Mich two daughters Mrs Annie Fzymik of Bridgeport Conn and Mrs George Lovely of Albany NY three stepsons Bill Oak Hill Joe Pontiac Mich and Steve Logan and two stepdaughters Mrs Helen Cantor Niagara Falls NY and Mrs Emma Clark Sabula Iowa The body is at Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Kathryn Toth
Glen Jean
Beckley
Yugoslavia
Frank
Johnny
Pontiac
Mich
Annie Fzymik
Bridgeport
Steve
Logan
Helen Cantor
Niagara Falls
N. Y
Emma Clark
Sabula
Iowa
Tyree
Oak Hill
Elvyn K Light Funeral Incomplete In Miami
Elvyn K Light 50 of Miami Fla died Sunday in Miami and his funeral services are incomplete. He was born in Hinton Sept 21 1914 son of Mrs Lydia Light Beckley and the late Floyd Light. Survivors include four sisters Eva O Dell Christine Bergendahl Hildred Rothwell and Betty Prater a son Charles Frances Light and a daughter Dianne Light. Body being returned to Webb and Neal Funeral Home.
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Elvyn K. Light
Miami
Fla
Lydia Light
Beckley
Light
West Palm Beach
Christine) Bergendahl
Mt. Hope
James
Hildred) Rothwell
Washington, D. C
Leonard
Betty) Prater
Dayton
Ohio
Charles Frances Light
Dianne Light
Webb and Neal Funeral Home
Funeral rites set for Mrs Glenn Ross of Beckley
Funeral services for Mrs. Glenn Monono Ross of Detroit and formerly of Beckley will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Caffee Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. L V Basham officiating. Burial will be in Cooper Cemetery at Barn. She died Sunday evening after a brief illness. Born at Flat Top, she was the daughter of Mrs. Melvina Gravely Cooper of Crab Orchard and the late James Oliver Cooper. She had lived in Michigan for 10 years. Surviving: her mother, husband, daughter Mrs. Bernie Fox of Dearborn, Mich., son First Lt. Lacy Farley with the Army. five brothers Grant Cooper of Melvindale, Oscar of Beckley, Pierce of Norfolk, M. J. of Cool Ridge, Golden of Eccles. three sisters Mrs. Ardella Shrewsbury of New Jersey, Mrs. Dilcie Padgett of Dearborn, Mrs. Zennie Hatcher of Crab Orchard. six grandchildren.
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Canaday
Baltimore
William G
Flat Rock
Mich
Lewis A
Crab Orchard
Wilson L
Beckley
Orville
Dorothy
Bobbie
Nora Lee
Glenn (Monono) Ross
Detroit
Caffee Funeral Home
L. V. Basham
Cooper Cemetery
Barn
Flat Top
Melvina Gravely Cooper
James Oliver Cooper
Michigan
Bernie Fox
Dearborn
Lacy Farley
Army
Grant Cooper
Melvindale
Oscar
Pierce
Norfolk
M. J
Cool Ridge
Golden
Eccles
Ardella Shrewsbury
New Jersey
Dilcie Padgett
Zennie Hatcher
Manare Bailes Charged With Malicious Wounding After Fire
Report says Bailes claimed a call warned officers, he left the house during a second visit, police found him beside a small fire he started to keep warm, and he apparently discarded a gun before being charged with malicious wounding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bailes
Price Fix Plea Changes Highlight Federal Court Action
Chief Federal Judge Sylvester J. Ryan allowed defendants to switch from innocent pleas to nolo contendere in a price fixing case involving eight steel firms. Indictments from 1962 accuse five companies of conspiring to fix prices and bids from 1948 to 1961 for steel forgings sold to the Army Navy and other buyers. U.S. Steel and Bethlehem Steel were fined $50,000 each in a separate federal antitrust suit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvester J. Ryan
US. Army
US. Navy
U.S. Steel
Bethlehem Steel
Goldberg Sees Finance Snarl As Ist UN Task
Washington UPI. The new U N ambassador Arthur J. Goldberg says resolving the financial deadlock at the United Nations will be a key early task. He plans to present credentials to Secretary General Thant and may be asked to defend intensified U S. support in Vietnam while addressing the UN funds stalemate at the August 16 Finance Committee meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
United Nations
Supreme Court
Arthur J. Goldberg
U. N
Thant
Goldberg
White House
World Organization
Iran
Korea
Suez
Congo
Cyprus
U. S
Johnson
Finance Committee
Castro blasts U S infiltration as Guevara mystery endures
In Santa Clara Castro ranted about U S infiltration of arms and agents into Cuba while praising Ernesto Guevara, a guerrilla hero last seen in March. He marked Moncada anniversary and warned he could form division-sized bandit fighting battalions to counter the alleged infiltrators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castro
Santa Clara
Cuba
Guevara
United States
Fulgencio Batista
Moncada
Santiago
Heart Association Awards $10,670 Grant to WVU Doctor
Dr. Margaret J. Albrink of West Virginia University School of Medicine receives a 1965 66 Heart Association Grant in aid totaling 10 670 for a study on plasma insulin levels and hypertriglyceridemia in coronary disease. The award supports a 12 month project as part of a 10 million dollar Heart Fund driven research effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret J. Albrink
West Virginia University School of Medicine
American Heart Association
A. C. Thompson
Elkins
West Virginia Heart Association
Albrink
Thompson
Heart Fund
Beaver Lions Club names committee chairs at meeting
Committees were named by Beaver Lions Club president Sherman Akers at the Thursday meeting. Appointed chairs include Harold Mann program committee Virgil Cook membership A J Lilly attendance James D Robinson constitution and by laws Mason Anderson education Willis Walker finance E W Powers sight conservation Kermit Oakes citizenship Harold Ward boys and girls Kenneth Gross convention Bill Toner safety W W Brammer civic improvement Lowell Lilly Lions in formation Harold Ward health and welfare Zina French welcoming E J Fourney. Eleven members received perfect attendance pins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaver Lions Club
Sherman Akers
Harold Mann
Virgil Cook
A. J. Lilly
James D. Robinson
Mason Anderson
Willis Walker
E. W. Powers
Kermit Oakes
Harold Ward
Kenneth Gross
Bill Toner
W. W. Brammer
Lowell Lilly
Lions Information
Zina French
E. J. Fourney
Women’s Institute to buy jail for garden project
In Gonsall England the Women’s Institute will purchase the old village prison and convert part of it into a garden for elderly residents. An Institute spokesman called the jail “the only nice-looking thing in the village” besides the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gonsall
England
UPI
Women’s Institute
Institute
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Ella Pearl Hopkins
Hopkins
Davis W. Ritter
Ella Pearl
Hinton Hospital
Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital
Ritter
Judge Field
Davis
Harry D. Covey
Skidmore
Rt. 3
Covey
Harvey
T. K. Williams
E. Carl Meadows
Clay S. Crouse
Harold B. Eagle
Review
North Viet Nam
Air Force
Hanoi
Wash & Wear
Schmon
Popoy
BOPAY
Menlo Park
Cal
Hartford
Cow
Mrs
Frances Goff
Thelma G. Trivett
Ters
Ethel Arnold
Raymond Hicks
Bradshaw
Jonah White
Lakewood
Ollie Justice
Wyoming
Pat Compton
Fincastle
Lettie Arnold
Levenport
Clyme Marie Arnold
Joe
Bill
Jewel Ridge
Boyd
Wise
Carlie Hagerman
Richlands
Barley McGlothlin
Davenport
Samantha Kilgore
Appalachia
Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home, Inc
Pineville
John W. Shrader
Bertha M. Smith
John B. Canaday
Kenneth Barnhart
A. J. Hallemann
Charleston
The
Assn
William J. McAuliffe
Mary K. Toth
Monono Ross
U.S
Fidel Castro
Ernesto
Che) Guevara
Heart Assn
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