West Virginia Law School Move Faces Mixed Editorials
United Press International reports West Virginia University mulls moving its Law School to Charleston with a proposed Law and Public Affairs graduate center. Editorial reactions split: Morgantown papers oppose. Charleston papers favor. others urge careful statewide consideration and clarity before stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
West Virginia University Law School
Charleston
Morgantown
Fairmont
Bluefield Telegraph
Martinsburg Journal
WVU
West Virginia
College of Law
Charleston Gazette
Kanawha Valley
Daily Mail
Straver
Fairmont West Virginian
WVU Board of Governors
Churchill
Beckley-Post Herald
Huntington Advertiser
Raleigh Register
Beckley
Anthenaeum
Miller
Daily
Lack Of Witnesses New Sheppard Hearing May Come
UPI reports authorities uncertain if Dr Samuel H Sheppard will be retried for the 1954 murder of his wife Marilyn The Supreme Court 8 to 1 ruled his trial denied him a fair chance but did not exonerate him Prosecutor Corrigan waits on full ruling and witnesses Bailey estimates about 90 witnesses were involved in 1954 trial and says most key witnesses remain available
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. J. Prendergast
Cleveland, Ohio
UPI
Samuel H. Sheppard
Marilyn
Sheppard
U. S. Supreme Court
John T. Corrigan
Corrigan
U. S
Carl Weinman
Dayton
U. S. Sureme Court
Supreme Court
Bay Village
Ariane
Rocky River
Ohio
Columbus
F. Lee Bailey
Bailey
Boston
Supreme Court to Hear Civil Suit Appeal from McDowell County
The West Virginia Supreme Court agreed to hear arguments in a civil suit appealed by Gladys Tilley after a McDowell County jury awarded Shelby Beeman 12500 for personal injuries and 1500 for hospital costs linked to a car strike by the Tilley woman.
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Charleston
UPI
State Supreme Court
McDowell County Circuit Court
Gladys Tilley
Shelby Beeman
Beeman
Tilley
NATO leaders weigh future after France pulls out
Allies discuss relocating SHAPE from near Paris to the Benelux region and moving central European HQ from Fontainebleau to Benelux or West Germany. They defer a decision on moving NATO's political headquarters from Paris until next October.
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France
Organization
Supreme Allied Headquarters
SHAPE
Paris
Benelux
Belgium
Fontainebleau
West Germany
NATO
Thios Graduates From Wake Forest College
Samuel Joseph Thios, son of Mrs Mae Thios of 114 Lilly Street, was awarded a BA in psychology from Wake Forest College on Monday. He belongs to Kappa Alpha, the Monogram Club, and Circle K, and he ran on the college track team.
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Thios
Samuel Joseph Thios
Mae Thios
Lilly St
Wake Forest College
Kappa Alpha Social Fraternity
the Monogram Club
Circle K
Death at Tralee Mine Claims Rhodell Man Woodrow Meadows
Funeral arrangements are pending for Woodrow Signal Meadows 43 of Rhodell who died in a rock fall at the Tralee Mine of Allied Chemical Corporation at 9 am Monday. A World War II veteran born Oct 17 1922 he leaves a wife Stella Meadows a son Melvin in England a daughter Dreama five brothers and five sisters. The body remains at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home.
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Woodrow Signal Meadows
Rhodell
Tralee
Semet-Solvay
Allied Chemical Corporation
Rhodell Church of God
United Mine Workers of America
Meadows
Ellison
Willie
Mary Lillian Meadows
Stella Meadows
Melvin
Air Force
England
Dreama
EE. J
New Cumberland
Itmann
C. T
Honaker
Lacy
Annie
Seat Pleasent
Goldie Farley
Sylvia Meador
Streeter
Alice Osborne
Daniels
Maciel Lilly
Alexandria
Sadie Martin
Ravena
Ohio
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Deaths of Jack Jesse and Ismeal Lambert in regional notices
Jack Jesse 50 of Cincinnati Ohio died in a West Virginia Turnpike car truck collision at 5 35 am His sister Mrs Anna Haskins of Norwood Ohio was a passenger and is hospitalized in Beckley The body to be sent from Keyser Bryant Funeral Home to Gilligan Funeral Home Cincinnati Funeral services pending for Ismeal Lambert 49 of Danville Illinois formerly Beckley He died in a Champaign Illinois hospital at 2 30 pm Monday Lambert a World War II veteran Baptist and Hyster Manufacturing Co employee leaves wife Lula Lambert a son James R Lambert a brother Dr Ralph Lambert and sister Mrs Agnes Smith The body returned to Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home for arrangements
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Jack Jesse
Atwood Ave
Cincinnati
Ohio
Anna Haskins
Norwood
Beckley Hospital
Wilder
Roby H
Ella Taylor Jesse
King Wrecking Company
Keyser- Bryant
Gilligan Funeral Home
Ismeal Lambert
Danville
Ill
Beckley
Champaign
Eagle
Joe and
Lula Wright Lambert
Lambert
The
Baptist Church
Hyster Manufacturing Co
William C Brooks 66 of Bolt dies in Weston hospital
William C Brooks 66 of Bolt died at 10 p m Monday in Stonewall Jackson Hospital Weston Born July 14 1899 he was a son of the late Owen and Josie Trail Brooks and lifelong Bolt resident He was a member of Breckenridge Baptist Church Survived by his wife Macie Covey Brooks four sons William Ralph Alex Don four daughters Mary Clay Ann Richard Betty Sizemore Carol Sneed one step daughter Bea Campbell one sister Ernest Sauls 23 grandchildren and two great grandchildren Funeral services 1 p m Thursday at Breckenridge Baptist Church Bolt with Rev Carl Payne and Rev Robert Dent officiating Burial Sunset Memorial Park Body at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home to be moved to church one hour prior Friends may call after 3 p m Wednesday
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William Onia Brooks
Bolt
Stonewall Jackson
Weston
Owen and
Josie Trail Brooks
Brooks
Breckenridge Baptist Church
Macie Covey Brooks
William
Glen Daniel
Ralph
Arlington
Alex
Don
Brunswick
Ohio
Mary Clay
Sunset Memorial Park
Rose and Quesenberry
Surveyor mission slows picture taking in lunar heat
JPL scientists in Pasadena report Surveyor slowed camera activity as lunar noon heat reached 260 degrees. Despite the heat, officials expect continued operation beyond two weeks, aided by solar panels and storage batteries.
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Pasadena
Calif
UPI
JET Propulsion Laboratory
Surveyor
JPL
America
Moon
Sea of Storms
Goldstone
California
Mojave Desert
Lunar
Three Children Die In Sharon Fire In Mercer County
A three story home fire in Sharon Mercer County killed three boys aged 6 11 and 14 sons of Frank and Mattie Bruce. Siblings Ella 17 and Frank Jr 18 escaped by leaping from a second story window and were treated for minor injuries. Authorities say the blaze started in the rear while the parents were away. Cause under investigation with all deaths due to asphyxiation per Deputy Coroner Dr. Jack Reed.
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Sharon, Pa
UPI
Frank Bruce
Dean
Nathaniel
Richard
Bruce
Ella
Frank Jr
Sharon General Hospital
Mattie
Farrell
Mercer County
Jack Reed
Monroe Blackstock obituary notice in local hospital
Monroe Blackstock, 64, of Patch Street, died Monday night after a short illness in a local hospital. Retired miner born March 15, 1902 in Leaksville, Ohio. Survived by wife Belle, two sons Oliver of Draper NC and O'Dell of Lima OH, two sisters Frances Kate and Kelly Hoston of Washington DC, eight grandchildren. Body at Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Home pending arrangements.
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Monroe Blackstock
Patch Street
Leaksville
Ohio
Belle Blackstock
Oliver
Draper
N. C
O'Dell
Lima
Frances Kate
Kelly Hoston
Washington, D. C
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Home
Job Seekers Activity at Local Employment Office
Job search activity for May shows 317 applications filed at the local Employment Security Office, down from 675 in May 1965, a drop tied to the Neighborhood Youth Corps program. Details include 84 hired locally, 74 in out-of-state posts, 18 veterans placed, 16 older workers, 71 counseled, plus June 6 postings listing occupations from salesman to cook and truck drivers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sallye Bragg
Nellie Puskas
Employment Security Office
Earl A Duncan Funeral Rites for Coal City Man
Funeral services for Earl A. Duncan 75 of Coal City will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Williams Funeral Home MacArthur with grandsons as pallbearers. He died at 8:15 a.m. Monday after a short illness. Born March 31 1881 in Princeton he was a retired coal miner and a Mason. Surviving are six sons William B Charles Zeb V Clarence Clay Earl Jr of Dearborn Mich two daughters Lyndy Sears of Coal City and Helen Philpott of New Ellington SC 35 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. The family will receive friends at the funeral home after 5 p.m. today.
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Earl A. Duncan
Coal City
Williams
MacArthur
Duncan
Princeton
Austin A
Rebecca Duncan
Masonic Lodge
William B
Charles
Zeb V
Clarence
Clay
Earl Jr
Dearborn
Mich
Lundy Sears
Helen Philpott
New Ellington
S. C
William Cook dies at 67 in Harvey former Eagle resident
William Cook, 67, of Harvey, formerly of Eagle, died at 2:30 p.m. Monday. The body is at the Trent and Durgan Funeral Home pending completion of funeral arrangements.
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William Cook
Harvey
Eagle
Trent and Durgan Funeral Home
Suspended Beckley Firemen Waive Written Argument
Beckley firemen Chester C. Clyburn and Captain A F Marion waived a written argument after their attorney said he would add their names to a prior filing for the Civil Service Commission. Judge Norman Knapp held a brief hearing on whether a writ of prohibition against the commission's authority should proceed. The men were suspended by Mayor John W. Smith in a disciplinary action, and the case now tests if the suspension appeal can be heard by the Beckley Fire Department Civil Service Commission.
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Beckley
Civil Service Commission
E. Carl Meadows
Circuit Court
Norman Knapp
Beckley Fire Department Civil Service Commission
Chester C. Clyburn
A. F. Marion
E. M
Ned) Payne III
Knapp
John W. Smith
Meadows
G. Burk Lynch
Shady Spring FHA'ers to Attend Leadership Conference
Five members of the Shady Spring Chapter of Future Homemakers will attend a leadership conference at Cedar Lakes in Ripley from the 13th to the 17th. Delegates include Mary Maddy state treasurer Elva Wilson Linda Taylor Reva Farley and Corliss Maddy with advisor Mrs A W Bonds. They will study know your organization chapter music parliamentary procedure and package it right and select a craft project. Mary Maddy will preside at several sessions and Elva Wilson will model at a style show. Linda Taylor will serve on vesper committee Reva Farley on hostess committee and Corliss Maddy will sing in the FHA chorus.
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Shady Spring
Cedar Lakes
Ripley
SSHS
Mary Maddy
Elva Wilson
Linda Taylor
Reva Farley
Corliss Mad
A. W. Bonds
FHA
D. H. Wilson
Daniels
Linda
Elsie Taylor
Reva
Luda Farley
Ghent
Corliss
Margie Maddy
RFK Voices Against Apartheid at South African Campus
Sen Robert F Kennedy urged South Africa toward racial justice while facing student council objections in Stellenbosch. He planned a meeting with residents as 10 000 Cape Town students welcomed him with strong ovations criticizing apartheid policy.
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Stellenbosch
South Africa
UPI
Robert F. Kennedy
U.S
Kennedy
Cape Town
Universit
Africa
Final Arguments Heard Today In Murder Trial
The murder trial of 68 year old widow Ethel Hardman opened final arguments as she testifies denying involvement in the February 10 shooting of her husband Justin 70 at their St Albans summer camp. Key witnesses Ellard and Carte testified after Ellard pleaded guilty to first degree murder and Miss Bennett was found guilty with mercy recommended.
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Charleston
UPI
Ethel Hardman
Miss Carte
Ellard
Hardman
Robert Ellard
St. Albans
Helicopter Crew Survives Viet Cong Ambush Near Saigon
Air Force helicopter pilot Capt. Harold D. Salem of Douglas Arizona lowered to pick up a wounded soldier 25 miles west of Saigon when Viet Cong guerrillas opened fire. His hull was damaged and oil line severed yet Salem and crewmen held off attackers until rescue choppers evacuated the wounded and crew.
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Panhandle
South
Air Force
Harold D. Salem
Douglas, Ariz
Saigon
Bien Hoa
Salem
Dale L. Potter
Joseph
Ore
Frederick L. Sanger
Midland
Texas
Gemini 9 mission ends after space rendezvous and EVA
Stafford and Cernan return to their launch site aboard the aircraft carrier Wasp after a brief recovery. They call the flight a great experience and say the mission advanced space science. Both pilots prepare for three days of debriefings at Merritt Island Moonport before a nation report on June 17.
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Stafford
Cernan
Wasp
Merritt Island
Moonport
Disease Report Lists 5 Chickenpox Cases
Raleigh County reported 28 cases of streptococcal infection and 83 cases of upper respiratory infection during the week ending May 28, according to the health disease report released by the office of Dr. N. H. Dyer state health director. Other diseases reported were Animal bites Fayette 1 and Raleigh 1 chickenpox Raleigh 5 German measles Raleigh 2 and Wyoming 2 influenza-like diseases Raleigh 2 Measles Raleigh 2 mumps Raleigh 1 and tuberculosis Fayette 1.
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Raleigh County
N. H. Dyer
Fayette
Raleigh
Wyoming
Meredith Recovers After Mississippi Shooting
Meredith survived a shotgun attack seven hours after beginning a Mississippi march toward Jackson. Doctors removed 15 to 20 pellets from his neck and shoulder and pronounced him in satisfactory condition. President Johnson ordered the Justice Department to pursue the sniper, with federal intervention possible.
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Meredith
Hernando
Mississippi
Jackson
Washington
Johnson
University of Mississippi
Memphis
New York
Justice Department
Oxford
Ole Miss
James Meredith
Columbia University
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Richmon Cleaners
Beckley, West Virghna
Woodrow Meadows
William C. Brooks
Woodmen
James F. Shrewaharry
Beaver
W. Va
Woodmen of the World
FIC
Life Insurance Society
Omaha
Nebraska
RFK
Gemini
King
Atlanta
Charles Evers
Medgar
Dick Gregory
Chicago
Marin Luther King Jr
Congress of Racial Equality
CORE
Congress
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