Pleads Innocent In Husband's Killing
Mrs. Ethel Hardman 68 of North Charleston pleads innocent to accessory charges in the murder-for-hire killing of her husband Justin Hardman, 70, at a Kanawha County court trial. Ellard, 28, South Charleston, the triggerman, confessed to shooting at the St Albans summer camp and faces first degree murder sentencing in June. Miss Mary Bennett, Hardman’s daughter, was found guilty of first degree murder in a related trial and may be eligible for parole in 10 years.
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Charleston
Ellard
Bennett
SRC Opens Bids On 20 Highway Projects
The State Road Commission will open bids next Tuesday on 20 highway construction and improvement projects totaling about 11 million dollars. Highlights include the last major Interstate 77 job for Jackson and Wood counties, a 6.35 mile superhighway segment in Jackson County, and the second Highland Scenic Highway project in Pocahontas County. Fifteen of the 17 state funded projects cover nearly 74 miles of new surface in 14 counties, with remaining work on toll bridge cleaning and painting at Winfield Putnam and New Martinsville.
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Charleston
UPI
State Road Commission
Jackson
Wood Counties
Jackson County
Sec. 331
Wood County
Pocahontas County
Winfield
Putnambe
New Martinsville
Jackson-Wood County
Fayette
W. Va
Montgomery
Second Avenue
Kanawha River
Pocahontas
Black Mountain
Monongahela National Forest
Braxton
Centralia
Oak Hill
Lewis
U. S. 19
Ireland
Walkersville
Nicholas
Summersville
Nettie
Ohio
Dallas Pike
Pendleton
U.S
Judy Gap
Franklin Road
Minnehaha Springs
Virginia
Putnam
Raleigh
Stephens Branch Dam
Randolph
Chenoweth Creek
Webster
Webster Springs
Randolph County
Wetzel
Martinsville
Wirt
Freeport
Ritchie County
BPW Rejects Transfers for Tech and Bluefield State
Charleston UP I reports the Board of Public Works turned down fund transfer requests for West Virginia University Tech and Bluefield State College to shift personal services money to pay for future land use studies. Gov. Hulett C. Smith and Atty. Gen. C. Donald Robertson led the opposition, while State School Supt. Rex Smith urged approval for 7000 and 11232 dollars respectively. Also refused was 18500 dollars from WVU Vet Tuition, and 1.5 million was approved to cover road overdrafts.
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Charleston
UPI
W. Va. Tech
Bluefield State College
Board of Public Works
Hulett C. Smith
C. Donald Robertson
Rex Smith
Tech
Bluefield
State Board of Education
BPW
Robertson
The
Education) Board
West Virginia University
State Road Commission
Hopemont State Hospital
Terra Alta
Gore
Negro political bids fall in Alabama primaries
Fred Gray failed to win the 31st House District seat that includes Barbour Bullock and Macon counties. Atkins just lost to Robert Deyampart for Perry County Commission. Amerson, veteran of the 82nd Airborne, narrowly lost Macon County sheriff race to Harvey Sadler 3497 to 3113. The day marked a solid white bloc vote and voter apathy among Negro voters.
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Fred Gray
Tuskegee
Sadler
Testimony Continues In Drag Racing Youth Cases
In Morgantown Monongalia County grand jury resumes hearing testimony in 23 drag racing youths. Jurors heard hours of testimony Tuesday with at least four more witnesses expected. Nineteen youths were arrested at the scene when Sheriff Charles Whiston and deputies blocked U S 119 between Morgantown and Grafton on a tip. Four others were later taken into custody after naming those arrested. Grand jury was convened Saturday by Circuit Court Judge Don Eddy.
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Morgantown
UPI
Monongalia County
Grand Jury
Charles Whiston
U. S. 119
Grafton
PSC Permits Increase Holden Water Co Rate Hike
The Public Service Commission has permitted Holden Water Co to raise water rates in Holden and nearby small communities in neighboring Mingo County. The order sets a higher monthly minimum for customers beginning next billing cycle.
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Charleston
UPI
Holden Water Co
Public Service Commission
Holden
Mingo County
Wasp Ready For Space Recovery
The 2500 member crew of the USS Wasp awaited the Gemini 9 launch and potential emergency rescue off the Atlantic coast. Rear Adm. William N. Leonard said the recovery operation was in good shape as the carrier prepared to move toward Florida after blastoff if the mission were shortened.
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WASP
UPS
Atlantic
Boston
William N. Leonard
Navy
Florida
Gemini 9 Walk in Space Advances Moon Mission Plans
Gemini 9 mission details describe Cernan, a 32 year old Chicagoan, taking a 150 minute spacewalk tethered 120 feet from the craft. He dons a 166 pound backpack and 42 pound chestbox with a 30 minute oxygen supply while Stafford practices rescue scenarios amid close rendezvous and dockings with The Glob as key aims.
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Cernan
Gemini
Buck Rogers
Stafford
Weatherford
Okla
America
Space Walk Outfit Has Many Layers For EVA
Cape Kennedy reports astronaut Eugene Cernan will wear a 14 layer spacesuit for his space walk. The ensemble begins with white cotton underwear and includes seven layers of high temperature insulation to guard against the 250 degree sun heat.
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Cape Kennedy
UPI
Eugene Cernan
Moyers notes no substantiation for Viet Nam peace feeler
Press Secretary Moyers stated there is no evidence the North Viet Nam peace feeler through Romanian officials is real. He said the administration would eagerly seize on any offer to talk and respond appropriately if such an offer existed. Other officials confirmed no supporting evidence and observers doubted a peace overture amid South Viet Nam chaos.
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Table
Bill D. Moyers
Johnson
Viet Nam
Moyers
South
Deaths and Funerals Gary Stephen Blake
Services for Gary Stephen Blake 27 of Mount Hope will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Tyree Funeral Home Chapel Mount Hope with Rev William Withers presiding Burial follows at High Lawn Memorial Park Oak Hill Blake was fatally wounded Monday evening while hunting in Monroe County death attributed to a gunshot wound to the head The body will stay at the funeral home for visitation after 5 p.m. today Pallbearers are Mike Rogers Jerry Collier Pat Pino Steve Scuzh John Gulbin and Roy Brewer
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Gary Stephen
Steve) Blake
Mount Hope
Tyree
William Withers
High Lawn Memorial Park
Oak Hill
Blake
Monroe County
Mike Rogers
Jerry Collier
Pat Pino
Steve Scuzh
John Gulbin
Roy Brewer
Gov Speaks At West Liberty Commencement
West Virginia Governor Hulett C. Smith addressed West Liberty College graduates urging use of talents to improve public health and rural water supply. He called for incentives for students to major in health fields and highlighted state environmental and land degradation issues as urgent challenges needing student involvement.
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West Liberty
UPI
West Virginia
Hulett C. Smith
West Liberty College
Humphrey Warns Against Violent Backlash During Negro Rights Conferenc
Vice President Hubert Humphrey opened the White House Conference on Negro Rights warning that racial violence could erupt if opponents stall the drive for equality. He addressed militant groups, urged restraint by law enforcement, and called out those who would respond with indiscriminate retaliation. He stressed 20 million Americans reject slogans and token measures, warning the nation to avoid perilous delays in civil rights gains.
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Washington
UPI
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
Johnson
Congress of Racial Equality
CORE
Floyd McKissick
McKissick
Council
Chicago Railway
Ben W. Heineman
Supreme Court
Thut
Peterson to receive honorary Findlay College degree
Warner G. Peterson executive vice president Bethany College West Virginia will be awarded an honorary degree by Findlay College on June 5.
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Findlay
Ohio
UPI
Warner G. Peterson
Bethany College
West Virginia
Findlay College
Shortest will admitted to probate in 1906 case
United Press International notes Thorn v Dickens of 1906 held the shortest will ever admitted to probate. It read three words, All for mother, and is cited by Guinness World Records.
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United Press International
Thorn
Whitesville Mayor Harry L Johnston Dies at 55
Funeral services for Harry L Johnston 55 mayor of Whitesville will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at First Presbyterian Church Whitesville Rev Dwight Beattie in charge Burial in Springhill Cemetery Charleston Body remains at Valley Funeral Home Whitesville to be placed in church one hour before service RNS
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Harry L. Johnston
Whitesville
First Presbyterian Church
Dwight Beattie
Springhill
Charleston
Valley Funeral Home
Obituary notices note Shepard and Osceola deaths
Whitney Hart Shepard, 75, longtime U S foreign policy expert and former Radio Free Europe president, dies of a heart attack in New York. William McKinely Osceola, 85, Seminole chief, dies of a heart attack after a tribal corn dance and is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery Miami to guard against looting of Everglades mounds.
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New York
UPI
Whitney Hart Shepardson
U.S
Radio Free Europe
Miami
William McKinley Osceola
Everglades
Mike Osceola
Woodlawn
Medal of Honor recipient Titus buried with honors in Hollywood Hills
Calvin P. Titus, Medal of Honor winner and Boxer Rebellion hero, was buried Tuesday with full military honors in the Arlington section of Forest Lawn Memorial Park Hollywood Hills. He died Friday at age 87 at Veterans Administration Hospital in San Fernando.
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Hollywood
UPI
Calvin P. Titus
China
Arlington
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Hollywood Hills
Veterans Administration Hospital
San Fernando
Buddhist mobs torch Saigon as Minh is attacked in Saigon
A Buddhist mob torched the governor residence and a nearby U S center as protests grew in Saigon near the North Vietnamese border. Minh, a fiery Buddhist leader, was wounded when a car was attacked with a grenade, injuring him, his driver, and two children. Monks rushed Minh to French Hospital. authorities warned the government must be held responsible.
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Phan van Khoa
U.S. Information Service
Minh
Saigon
Vien Hoa Dao
USS. Navy
Thich Tam Chau
Jury weighs verdict in Bova shooting case near Watts
The trial concerns whether Bova acted accidentally, justifiably, or criminally in the Deadwyler killing after disputes about movement of a car. A police probe remains open as Watts observers describe conflicting testimonies.
Nude swims at Coonskin Park stir local officials
Sheriff deputies report that warm weather sparked rowdy gatherings at Coonskin Park near Morris Harvey College. They describe after dark parties with dancing, nude swimming, liquor, and heavy petting involving students and motorcyclist gangs, beginning around May 1 and growing in frequency.
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Coonskin Park
Charleston
UPI
Sheriff's Deputies
Morris Harvey College
Lawrence Daniel
Walter Belcher
Momo Giancana Released From Prison In Chicago
Sam Momo Giancana, top Chicago underworld figure, was freed from Cook County Jail on a judge order after a year’s confinement for refusing to testify before a grand jury. Chief Judge Campbell criticized Attorney General Katzenbach for blocking a possible indictment and noted the grand jury’s unresolved wishes.
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Chicago
UPI
Sam
Momo
Giancana
Campbell
U.S
Humphrey Says Civil Rights Drive Must Move Forward
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey spoke at the White House Conference on Negro rights urging that twenty million Americans will not be pacified by slogans. He warned that delaying the drive for equality is perilous and unacceptable.
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Washington
Hubert H. Humphrey
White House
Surveyor Moon Landing Progress Cited by NASA Official
Pasadena California NASA comments on Surveyor spacecraft progress toward a soft lunar landing. Major hurdles remain including terminal maneuver retrorocket firing and descent phase, but officials say the craft has performed well and optimism remains high.
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Pasadena
Calif
NASA
Surveyor
Moon
Gemini 9 astronaut clarifies faulty Atlas remarks
Cape Kennedy: Thomas Stafford tells newsmen what he really said after the Atlas failure thwarted Gemini 9's historic mission. He acknowledged uttering phrases like I did say aw shucks amid the confusion and other remarks during the mishap.
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Cape Kennedy
Thomas _ Stafford
Radford Says Haiphong Bombing Not Desirable
Admiral Arthur W. Radford, former JCS chair, argues against bombing Haiphong. He says the U S might want to use the port in the future, making a strike imprudent. His remark frames strategic restraint amid Vietnam War tensions.
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Washington
Arthur W. Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
U.S
Haiphong
Public Hanging Planned for Congo Ex-Cabinet Ministers
Four ex-cabinet ministers convicted of plotting to overthrow Congo’s government and kill President Mobutu face a public execution on Thursday. Premier Evariste Kimba and ex-Defense Minister Jerome Anani, among others, were found guilty after a closed trial. appeals failed and thousands are expected at the square despite a public holiday.
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Leopoldville
UPI
Evariste Kimba
Jerome Anani
Radio
Joseph Mobutu
Congress May Be Adjourned By Labor Day
Washington Reuters: Senate Democratic Leader Mansfield met with President Johnson and said Congress could adjourn around Labor Day. House Speaker McCormack expected substantial progress on the administration's program. A Senate judiciary subcommittee postpones Civil Rights Bill hearings to Monday from Thursday.
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Johnson
Rights
Sam Ervin
D-N.c
Senate Judiciary
Senate
Federal info center opens in Atlanta in July
UPI reports Rep James MacKay says the first one stop federal information center will open in Atlanta in July to provide quick access to federal agency information for visitors or callers. The project aims to reduce red tape and streamline inquiries.
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Atlanta
UPI
James MacKay
D-Ga
Encrypted Job Twist in English Pool Study Order
Richard Davis, 51, was appointed manager of a local swimming pool in England after being ordered by authorities to study girls in bikinis to ensure modesty. The unusual directive accompanied his hiring on Tuesday, highlighting a quirky local episode.
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Joe Crompton
England
UPI
Richard Davis
Davis
No Will Found In Slain Man Case
Justin H. Hardman, a retired pipefitter slain on February 10, left no will, a probate disclosure shows as his wife Ethel Hardman, 68, goes on trial for accessory before the fact. The state says she hired Robert Lee Ellard, 28, who has pleaded guilty to first degree murder. The National Bank of Commerce was appointed estate administrator on motion by Mrs. Hardman and three relatives.
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Charleston
UPI
Justin H. Hardman
Ethel Hardman
Surveyor craft nears moon soft landing at Sea of Storms
Pasadena reports Surveyor, a 2 194 pound robotic lunar probe, is on a near perfect path for a gentle touchdown at 11 17 34 p m pdt in the moon's Sea of Storms. Jpl control notes flawless midcourse turn to a bullseye course. first images will show a leg and later a panoramic surface view as it sends high resolution close ups. this mission aims to test surface conditions for future manned Apollo landings possibly in 1969.
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Pasadena
Calif
UPS
America
Surveyor
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Cape Kennedy
JPL
Moon
U.S
Russia
Libel suit over 1962 editorials against Beckley paper
In Wyoming County a suit by Hanks targets editorials in Beckley Newspapers Corp. The West Virginia Supreme Court held the paper may be sued for libel in any county where it circulates. Witnesses include a deputy clerk and Hanks defense counsel lists.
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Raleigh County Board of Health and
Hanks
George W. Hodel
Beckley Newspapers Corp
Wyoming County
Beckley
West Virginia Supreme Court
The Born Loser Replacing Ben Casey In Sunday Comics
The Raleigh Register-Beckley Post-Herald reports Ben Casey ends after years on TV and in comics, to be replaced June 12 by The Born Loser. Artist Art Sansom created the autobiographical strip, with NEA notes and humor about everyday losers, ready for Sunday and daily runs.
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Ben Casey
The
Register
Golden Boy
Art Sansom
Newspaper Enterprise Association
Raleigh Register
Beckley Post- Herald
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