Rights Bill Debate Sparks Clash Over Rioting Causes
Washington UPI report on the House civil rights bill debate shows reps divided on riots. Rep Dowdy argues violence follows civil rights bills. Rep Rodino says discrimination drives unrest. The discussion centers on housing discrimination limits and broader powers to enforce civil rights in courts.
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Washington
UPI
House
Johnson
Chicago
Cleveland
Brooklyn
John Dowdy
D-Tex
Congress
Peter W. Rodino Jr
N.J
Justice Department
Property Assessment Dispute Reaches West Virginia Supreme Court
Two Morgantown firms seek reversal of county property assessments that rose from 394000 and 201000 to 626060 and 297320. The case, argued in Charleston, centers on whether the Circuit Court had jurisdiction and if the County Court could hear a Board of Equalization and Review matter outside February. Attorneys contend assessments exceed 50 percent of actual value per state appraisal standards.
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Charleston
API
Monongalia
State Supreme Court
John Giafford
Morgantown
Ordi
Nance Works
Board of Equalization and Review
Morgan Hotel
Circuit Court
Supreme Court
George Farmer Jr
Lower Court
Board of Equalization
Farmer
Cole - Sayer - Trumbull
Monongalia County
West Virginia postmasters confirmed by Senate
The Senate confirmed two West Virginia postmasters on Tuesday Louis Williams of Cameron and Daniel P. Mace of Elizabeth.
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Washington
UPI
West Virginia
Senate
Louis Williams
Cameron
Daniel P. Mace
Elizabeth
Beckley civic groups join loan program plan
The Loan Arranger initiative brings together the Member-Methodist Temple Civic Dept Woman's Club of Beckley and the League of Women Voters. It highlights an assistant cashier and manager of the consumer credit department leading community financial efforts.
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Methodist Temple
Woman’s Club of
Beckley
League of Women Voters
Consumer Credit Dept
Court Rejects Teacher's Bid in Tyler County
The West Virginia State Supreme Court rejected an appeal by two Tyler County teachers Mary S. Schupbach and Gail W. Smith seeking to bar the school board from transferring them. Schupbach, a 30 plus year first grade teacher at Paden City Elementary, would move to Friendly. Smith, with 40 years in the system, would teach at Alma in a two-room school, arguing the transfers amount to demotions and would impose travel hardships.
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Charleston
UPI
Tyler County
State Supreme Court
Mary S. Schupbach
Paden City
Gail W. Smith
Tyler County School Board
Schupbach
Friendly
Smith
Alma
Paden
Arraignment Set Today For Accused Killer
Dr Carl Coppolino 34 a retired anesthesiologist faces arraignment in Sarasota Circuit Court for the 1963 New Jersey death of Lt Col William Farber and the August killing of his wife Carmell in Sarasota Coppolino was jailed after a heart attack and awaits extradition talks as New Jersey seeks to transfer him for trial in the other state The state attorney said Coppolino would likely be represented by Tampa attorney Manuel Garcia and Coppolino has remained silent since arrest
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Sarasota
Fla
UPI
Carl A. Coppolino
Newersey
William E. Farber
Carmell
Cappolino
Sarasota County
Coppolino
Frank Schaub
Tampa
Manuel Garcia
New Jersey
Florida
Schaub
Strike Continues Amid Deadlock In Airline Labor Battle
After July 8 walkout, Deputy DoD official Moot praised IAM while testifying on labor bill delay. Negotiations remained paralyzed with United, Eastern, Trans World, National and Northwest not bargaining. Senators Morse and Mansfield label the strike a national emergency and urge a back-to-work order.
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Robert C. Moot
Defense
International Association of Machinists
IAM
Moot
Labor Committee
United
Eastern
Trans World
National
Northwest
Wayne L. Morse
D-Ore
Senate Democratic
Mike Mansfield
Mont
Mayflower Compact Signed in 1621 on Novembers eleventh
The Mayflower Compact was signed on November 11 1621 marking an early self government agreement aboard the Mayflower. The compact established a basic civil body politic to govern the Plymouth colony with consent from male planters.
Senate approves $2.06 billion economic aid bill vote
The Senate passed a $2.06 billion economic aid measure by 66 to 27 after seven days of debate and began deliberations on an $892 million military aid recommendation for 1967. Aimed at Latin America, the plan would cap arms purchases at $55 million under the present law.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Frank J. Lausche
Ohio
Latin America
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Congress
U.S
USS
Latin American Alliance For Progress
Senate Committee
Johnson
House- Senate
Kaufman Defends Meltzer Over Dismissal Review
State Sen. Paul Kaufman argued before the Board of Education on behalf of Joel B. Meltzer, who was dismissed from Fairmont State College for insubordination after directing Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot. Feaster objected to the play, and changes were deemed insufficient. Meltzer asked the board for a review. the request had been tabled but a hearing was granted.
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Charleston
UPI
Paul Kaufman
Joel B. Meltzer
State Board of Education
Meltzer
Fairmont State College
Waiting For Godot
Daniel Beckett
Fairmont
E. K. Feaster
Feaster
Speck Indicted on Murder Charges in Chicago Case
Mrs Martha Thornton Speck and husband Eugene are named in eight indictments charging Speck with murder. The document states he intentionally and knowingly killed the victim with strangulation and stabbing. Arraignment was set for next Monday.
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Martha Thornton
Speck
Eugene
Talks Resume In Effort To Avert Steel Strike
Talks between the National Maritime Union and three major steel companies resume to avert a strike set for midnight Sunday. Rick Miller, union vice president, cites wages and pension welfare contributions as the main obstacles after nearly seven weeks of negotiations. The union represents over 200 engine room workers deckhands and cooks on 13 towboats for U S Steel Jones Laughlin and Wheeling Steel.
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Pittsburgh
UPS
National Maritime Union
Rick Miller
U.S. Steel
Jones & Laughlin
Wheeling Steel
Miller
Nude showers urged at Huntington public pools law
Huntington city council grapples with a local ordinance requiring bathers to use nude showers after swimming. Rahtine director David Edwards told councilmen that the law mandates nude cleansing showers and prohibits showering in a bathing suit. The two new outdoor pools are affected.
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Huntington
UPI
Rahtine
David Edwards
Funeral services for Barney Massey held at Toney's Fork
Funeral services for Barney Wilburn Massey 45 of Clear Creek are set for 11 a.m. Friday at Toney's Fork Church with Rev. Roy Tyree officiating. Burial will follow at Toney's Fork Cemetery. Massey died after a heart attack suffered at work in the Hope Coal Company Mine. Survivors include son Edmund Massey of Detroit, four daughters in Virginia and Illinois, four brothers, three sisters, and a large extended family. The body will be moved from Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home to the church at 4:30 p.m. Thursday and will lie in state until the service.
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Barney Wilburn Massey
Clear Creek
Toney’s Fork
Roy Tyree
Massey
Hope Coal Company
Clear Fork
Edmund Massey
Detroit
Brenda
Drema Moore
Ann
Richmond
Peggy Miller
Chicago, Ill
Sherman Massey
Saginaw, Mich
Howard Massey
Rome
Georgia
Jimmie Massey
Tulsa
Okla
Lawrence Massey
Edith Chapel
Woodlawn
Funeral services for Mike Petros in Eccles
Funeral services for 72 year old Mike Petros of Eccles will be held Friday at 11am in the Melton Mortuary Chapel with Rev. Carl Johnson presiding. Burial follows at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens in Prosperity. Petros died Tuesday morning in a local hospital. He was born in Greece on August 15, 1893 and lived in Eccles 35 years. Surviving are his wife Grace and two daughters Amelia Shunk and Marjorie Middaugh, seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Pallbearers are Frank Rose II, Robert Cormack, Darwin Wilson, Thomas Wilson, Winifred Burleson and Archie Mitchem. The body remains at Melton Mortuary after 5pm Thursday for calling hours.
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Mike Petros
Eccles
Melton
Carl Johnson
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Prosperity
Nick
Stephanie Petros
Greece
Petros
United Mine Workers of America
Grace Petros
Amelia Shunk
Marjorie Middaugh
Fort Worth
Texas
Frank Rose II
Robert Cormack
Darwin Wilson
Thomas Wilson
Winifred Burleson
Archie Mitchem
Melton Mortuary
Thursay
Senator Lausche links rioting to experts at stake
Chicago dispatch reports Senator Frank J. Lausche of Ohio alleging that recent rioting and looting in major cities are part of a national conspiracy orchestrated by experts. He urged an end to what he called the worst lawlessness in American history and criticized non violent crusades for fueling violence.
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Chicago
UPI
Frank J. Lausche
Ohio
America
Lausche
Independent Grocers’ Alliance
General Motors profits drop amid auto safety furor
Detroit based General Motors reported a 14.5 percent decline in second quarter profits. Officials cited capacity expansion costs and intense competition as factors, despite net income of 546 million dollars. Earnings per share fell from 2.23 to 1.90.
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Detroit
UPI
General Motors Corp
Ralph Nader
Corvair
Frederic G. Donner
James M. Roche
West Virginia and Marshall to discuss graduate programs
West Virginia and Marshall University officials will meet in Morgantown on Friday to discuss graduate programs in the state. President Stewart Smith of Marshall said there is no agenda for the meeting and the range of graduate studies will be studied. it is unclear if a joint graduate center in the Kanawha Valley will be on the agenda.
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Morgantown
UPI
West Virginia
Marshall University
Stewart Smith
Marshall
Smith
Kanawha Valley
Space Outside Any National Sovereignty Outline Draft Treaty
In Geneva a UN subcommittee of 28 nations endorsed space beyond national sovereignty and a ban on weapons. The committee began drafting final text after reviewing draft treaties from the United States and the Soviet Union and aims to present a treaty to the General Assembly this fall.
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Geneva
APS
United Nations
U.N. Legal Subcommittee
Outer Space
United States
Soviet Union
U.N. General Assembly
Mrs Etta P King dies after long illness at 81
Mrs Etta Parsons King 81 of 111 West C Street Raleigh County resident for 50 years died in a local hospital at 12 30 am after a long illness Born August 26 1884 in Grayson County Virginia she was daughter of the late John and Jane Parsons A former Eastern Star member and founder of Affinity Community Church she was survived by four daughters 11 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren Funeral services set for Friday at 1 pm in Williams Funeral Home Chapel MacArthur with burial at Sunset Cemetery Grandsons will serve as pallbearers.
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Etta Parsons King
West C. St
Gravyson County
John and
Jane Calloway Parsons
Raleigh County
William Dews
Alexandria
Memorial Baptist Church
Beckley
King
Affinity Community Church
Ladies Mission Circle
Eastern Star
Coal City
Oscar
Lewis
William
Zola) Dews
P. C
Ann) Conner
Birgin
Hazel) Segle
Baltimore
Dorse
Iva) Keadle
Crab Orchard
Williams Funeral Home
MacArthur
Cameron Lilly
C. E. Walker
Sunset Cemetery
Hubert Brooks Rites Pending After Long Illness
Hubert Brooks of East Park dies at home after a long illness. Funeral arrangements are being finalized with Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Home, and the body remains there pending completion of services.
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Hubert Brooks
East Park
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Home
Ky proposes end to North Viet Nam invasion plan
South Viet Namese Premier Nguyen Cao Ky said the fastest path to end the war is to invade North Viet Nam and destroy the Communists in their sanctuary. He added the alternative is waiting for North Vietnamese to overthrow their regime, which could take five to fifteen years.
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Saigon
UPI
Nguyen Cao Ky
North Viet Nam
Viet Nam
Tropical Storm Ella Pummels Atlantic Toward Hurricane Alley
Tropical Storm Ella lashes the Virgin Islands with heavy swells while moving up the Atlantic's hurricane alley. Winds top 50 mph, with forecasts of intensification. advisories urge residents to brace for rough seas and showers. Dorothy remains offshore on a northerly track not expected to threaten land for at least two days.
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Miami
UPS
Ella
Virgin Islands
National Hurricane Center
Leeward Islands
Dorothy
Atlantic
Floods Claim 67 in Seoul and Provinces
Nearly two weeks of heavy rains and floods have claimed 67 lives across Seoul and surrounding provinces and forced 90,000 people to evacuate, the government flood relief center announced today.
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Seoul
UPI
End of an era as Twentieth Century Limited ends
New York Central announces next January the end of long haul passenger trains. High speed shuttle service to replace luxury cars will run between 80 paired cities none more than 200 miles apart. Pennsy may keep Broadway Limited as merger talks continue.
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Mary Louise Oates
New York
UPI
Limited
Chicago
New York Central Railroad
Wayne Hoffman
Spartan
Interstate Commerce Commission
Twentieth Century Limited
Pennsylvania Ailroad
S “Broadway Limited
Pennsy
Central
Pennsy Board
Stewart T. Saunders
Hoffman
Cass Railroad Improvements Get Approval
State Purchasing Director Clarence Johnson announced bids for Cass Scenic Railroad improvements have been approved and forwarded to the Department of Natural Resources for review. A $173,786 bid from Given Construction Co. of Upperglade, Webster County, covered depot and sanitary facilities. The bid delay stemmed from missing prequalification papers. a sworn statement from Given secretary Ralph K. Given confirms papers were filed in August 1965. Sheriff D. P. Given, a firm officer, is a former House of Delegates member who lost a Democratic bid for Congress.
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Johnson
Ralph K. Given
D. P
Sheriff) Given
House of Delegates
Harley O. Staggers
Fugitive Linked To Erie Murder
Police linked a Cincinnati area escapee to the slaying of 10 year old Christine Watson of Millcreek Township. The fugitive, traced to Louisville, was sought after Christine was found dead July 20 near her home. A playmate said a man lured her to a creek with minnows.
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Erie, Pa
UPI
Christine Watson
Millcreek Twp
Fairview State Hospital
Cincinnati
Louisville
Christine
Pineville Council Approves 3 Permits
Pineville Town Council in regular session approved building permits for Dr. T G Morgan to add a room to his house Dr Sam Lambert for a stoop and Buddy's Discount for a storage room The council also authorized a letter of appreciation to George Nolley and the Wyoming County Board of Education for cooperation in Palisades Playground sidewalk project A new water fountain shuffle board and volleyball court were installed at the Park for recreational use.
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Pineville
ANS
T. G. Morgan
Sam Lambert
Buddy
Recorder
George Nolley
Wyoming County Board of Education
Palisades Playground
James McDermott
State Receives 9 7 Million In Appy Funds
West Virginia received 9 716 705 in Appalachian Regional Commission funds in the last fiscal year per a report by Commerce Commissioner Angus E Peyton and Commission Coordinator Gray F Spencer. Governor Hulett C Smith told the Board of Public Works that the funds supported a 22 082 196 investment in state projects with education and health facilities leading the list. The supplemental grants program allows states to select projects and WV received 2 684 105 for 14 534 730 in total project value including five new education facilities two libraries three hospitals and health care projects.
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Charleston
Upi
Appalachian Regional Commission
Commerce
Angus E. Peyton
Commission
Gray F. Spencer
Hulett C. Smith
Board Ofublic Works
Appalachian
Smith
West Virginia
Compromise Sought By French Allies In Talks At NATO
Paris (UPI) France and its NATO allies sought a compromise on the future status of French troops in Germany. The 14 allied members met for two hours with no clear progress. Two more sessions of the full council, including France, were planned for later today before the August recess.
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Paris
UPI
France
NATO
Germany
Africa Project on Color TV to Show Africa as It Really Is
Robert Musel reports ABC TV plans the Africa Project a 3 1 2 hour prime time color special costing about 2 million dollars. The project will film across Africa south of the Sahara focusing on land people and change through three sections. Creators aim to entertain and inform highlighting music dance and culture while noting conflicts and dangers in sensitive areas.
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New York
UPI
Kenya
Littell
Africa
Forum
James Fleming
Fleming
Buganda
Senegal
Tom Toms
Eliot Elisofon
Mt. Kilimanjaro
Elisofon
Zanzibar
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