Gladys Carter Treadway jailed for Farrow murder
Beckley police arrested Mrs. Gladys Carter Treadway for the murder of C. Ray Farrow found May 30 in her Woodlawn Avenue apartment. Authorities reported the suspect taken into custody without incident and await formal charges.
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Beckley City
Gladys Carter Treadway
C. Ray Farrow
Woodlawn Ave
William Teubert
Raleigh County
Beckley
Tom Wooten
Beech Run
Hinton
Charleston
Farrow
Teubert
Chief Teubert
C. Berkley Lilly
Treadway
Woodlawn Avenue
Furrow
Fletcher Carter
Gladys Carter
Carter
Bombing raids and combat in Viet Nam intensify
UPI reports waves of American air strikes on North Viet Nam targets 80 miles south of Hanoi and a major industrial site. In the south, 77 guerrillas killed and 28 captured as U.S. forces engage across Da Nang to the Mekong delta. Nine Americans wounded. 150 paratroopers flown in. Saigon notes nearly 1,900 government casualties last week as Hanoi's offensive unfolds. Navy planes hit a power plant and port facilities near Hanoi, with continued bombings potentially becoming regular. In Saigon, police arrest Beckley City Police Chief William Teubert's murder case, tying it to Farrow's death as investigations continue.
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Saigon
UPI
Viet Nam
Hanoi
da Nang
Mekong
U.S. Air Force
Navy
Midway
Co Dinh
Ben Thuy
Ritchie County man shot by state trooper
A grand jury will examine the fatal shooting of Darold Glenn Swisher 21 by Trooper W A Steffick after a nighttime pursuit near Macfarlan West Virginia Swisher died from a gunshot wound to the head during a river chase Tingler 17 was captured and Swisher previously convicted of breaking and entering authorities said Steffick and Sheriff Robinson were patrolling on West Virginia Route 47 near Macfarlan when the incident occurred
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Harrisville
Ritchie County
W. A. Steffick
Darold Glenn Swisher
Macfarlan
Dewey Wass
Steffick
C. W. Robinson
W. Va
Here
Hughes River
Swisher
Delbert Tingler
Robinson
Tingler
Three More Die On State Roads
United Press International reports three West Virginia highway deaths Monday raise the 1965 toll to 177, down from 192 last year. Don Simpson, 63, of Proctorville Ohio, died in a US 60 Milton collision with Edward Steele, 47, of Barboursville. Walter R. Dillingham, 17, of Sylvester Boone County, was struck by a bicycle on West Virginia Route 3 near Sylvester as Dr. James H. Walker of Charleston faced no charges in the incident. Kenneth H. Saul, 43, of Yawkey Lincoln County, perished when a mobile rig overturned near Hamlin and plunged into a creek.
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United Press International
Boone
Lincoln
Cabell
West Virginia
Don Simpson
Proctorville
Ohio
U. S. 60
Milton
Simpson
Edward Steele
Barboursville
Walter R. Dillingham
Sylvester
Boone County
W. Va
James H. Walker
Charleston
Kenneth H. Saul
Yawkey
Lincoln County
Hamlin
Weather Showers Likely Beckley and Vicinity
Mostly cloudy warm and humid this afternoon through Wednesday with a 40 percent chance of showers and thundershowers this afternoon and tonight and a 75 percent chance Wednesday. High this afternoon around 82 with a low tonight near 64 and Wednesday highs in the low 80s. River conditions Greenbrier normal and clear Lake normal and clear. 3 gates open. new gauge at Hinton 2.3 feet. Today’s extremes: high 107 Presidio Texas, low 31 Lewiston Montana.
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Beckley
Hinton
Presidio
Tex
Lewiston
Mont
House Passes 40-Hour Week Bill for Postmasters
The House approved a plan to cut postmasters' work week from 48 hours over six days to 40 hours in five days. The measure advances to the Senate and carries an $18.7 million price tag for hiring additional postal staff.
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Washington
UPI
House
Senate
Medical Tests Show Twins In Great Condition Regional Health Plan Debated
The piece discusses a possible Beckley site for an Appalachian Regional Health Center. Senator Byrd outlines federal and state roles, funding, and criteria, noting WV will pick an area for regional health facilities and stressing health services' role in economic development.
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Washington
Robert C. Byrd
D-W. Va
West Virginia
Byrd
Space twins show less effect from long flight
Medical tests on American space twins James McDivitt and Edward White aboard the USS Wasp found fewer apparent physical effects than in earlier shorter flights. Dr. Charles Berry said the pair should remain aboard until Thursday morning before flying home by plane. The ship circled 60 miles off Jacksonville as the two astronauts rested and the nation prepared a heroes welcome.
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Uss
Wasp
UPS
James McDivitt
Edward White
Charles Berry
Jacksonville
Fla
Houston Space Center
White
Berry
MacDivitt
Atlantic Ocean
U.S
Russia
United States
Florida
Cape Kennedy
McDivitt
L. Gordon Cooper
Charles
Pete) Conrad
Cooper
Houston
Tex
Johnson
Texas
Poor Rich Boy Convicted Of Killing Twin
Timothy Nicholson, called the poor rich boy, was found guilty of manslaughter in the December shooting of his twin brother Todd in Temple City. A seven man five woman jury deliberated two days after a three week testimony period. Sentencing is set for July 9 with a possible new trial motion to be considered.
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Pasadena
Calif
UPID
Timothy Nicholson
Todd
H. Burton Noble
Roberta
Royal R. Higgason
Temple City
Timothy
Phoenix
Ariz
South America
Pullman Railroad
Cudahy Meat Packing
Question Periods Proposed for U S Officials
Washington UPI Dr James K Pollock University of Michigan proposed question periods for top government officials in Congress akin to the British Commons practice. He testified before a House Senate committee weighing reforms to boost Congress efficiency asserting the American Congress compares favorably with other deliberative bodies.
Mystery girl centers hunt for Nebraska bank killer
A nationwide manhunt for Duane Pope 22 charged with killing three at a Nebraska bank continued as authorities linked him to a mystery girl in Fort Worth Texas. Pope, a recent McPherson College graduate, had dated the girl who attended the same college, while police vet clues from Hutchinson Kansas and Salina Kansas. Bank president Andrea Kjeldgaard cashier Glen Hendrickson and Lois Ann Hothan were buried after the Friday slayings.
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Big Springs
Neb
Fort Worth
Tex
McPherson
Kan.) College
Pope
Salina
Kan
Andrea Kjeldgaard
Glen Hendrickson
Lois Ann Hothan
Two Beckleyans Are Candidates At Boys State
At Mountaineer Boys State in Jackson's Mill, Beckley natives emerge as candidates for major offices in a mock government. Kerry Jarrell of Pt. Pleasant seeks governor on the Nationalist ticket, facing Don Tuckwiller of Charleston on the Federalist side, with listing of other Nationalist and Federalist contenders for Secretary of State, Auditor, Treasurer, Attorney General, Agriculture Commissioner, and Supreme Court.
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Jackson's Mill
UPI
Mountaineer Boys State
Kerry Jarrell
Pt. Pleasant
Don Tuckwiller
Charleston
Vernon FE. Jones
Jerry Hartleben
Parkersburg
Tim Moore
Moundsville
Phil Tissue
Mt. Hope
Bill Brown
Nutter Fort
Harrison County
Pete Lilly
Beckley
John D. Richmond
Church Garten
Huntington
Phil Pingley
Elkins
Lloyd Terrie
Vienna
Lady Bird Johnson Returns From Caribbean Vacation
Mrs Lyndon B Johnson is back at the White House after a five day rest in the Virgin Islands. She arrived Monday night aboard a commercial jetliner and said the most fun of her trip was swimming underwater and exploring the Caribbean Sea mysteries.
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Washington
UPI
Lyndon B. Johnson
White House
Virgin Islands
Johnson
Caribbean Sea
OAS May Be Given Control of U S Aid
Senate debate centers on a foreign aid amendment giving the OAS virtual control over a large share of U S military assistance to Latin America. Fulbright's plan links $21 million of arms aid to the OAS peace force and directs remaining funds to OAS led peacekeeping efforts with maximum feasibility.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Organization of American States
OAS
U. S
Latin America
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
J. William Fulbright
Fulbright
Johnson
Dominican Republic
Senate Finance Committee
Treasury
Henry H. Fowler
House
Navy
Paul H. Nitze
House Armed Services Committee
L. Mendel Rivers
D-S. C
Peace Corps
R. Sargent Shriver
House Foreign Affairs Committee
114 Bodies Recovered From Yugoslav Mine
In Belgrade 114 bodies were recovered from a central Yugoslav coal mine at Kakanj after a methane gas explosion. About 200 miners were present when the blast hit, with 21 injured and four in serious condition. Fourteen miners remained trapped 500 feet below the surface as authorities investigate a likely spark from Monday.
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Belgrade
UPI
Yugoslavia
Kakanj
Bosnian Republic
Sarajevo
Osari
U S considers leader shot aims to catch up
UPI report notes United States leads in unmanned lunar exploration after Ranger 7 8 and 9. It contrasts Soviet Luna 2 3 and later Luna 4 setback with a planned Surveyor soft landing between Sept 26 and Oct 2.
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Moscow
UPI
Soviet Union
United States
Tass
Russia
Alvin B. Webb JR
Space Center
Houston
U.S
Moon
State Job Center Enrolls 58 Girls
Young women from six states will begin enrolling in Charleston's Job Corps center which opens Wednesday. An initial enrollment of 58 girls from Maryland Texas Kentucky North Carolina Maine and Massachusetts will receive courses in basic education and vocational training. A total of 300 students are expected to be enrolled by Aug. 1. The center is the third under the anti poverty program but the first operated by a private corporation under contract with the U S Office of Economic Opportunity. An enrollee may remain at the center for two years but average enrollment is expected to be a year.
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Charleston
UPI
Maryland
Texas
Kentucky
North Carolina
Maine
Massachusetts
United States
U. S. Office of Economic Opportunity
West Virginia Municipal Elections In Eight Towns
Voters in New Martinsville St Marys New Cumberland Wellsburg West Logan Kenova Hinton and Clay cast ballots for mayors recorders and council seats. Clay election was reset after a Supreme Court ruling. original vote not on June 1 as required by state law. Overall municipal elections occurred across 155 cities.
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United Press International
West Virginia
New Martinsville
St. Marys
New Cumberland
Wellsburg
West Logan
Kenova
Hinton
Clay
State Supreme Court
Spacewalk Film Showcases Gemini Four Flight
A color film of Edward White’s Gemini Four spacewalk captured an 11 minute 48 second view of him maneuvering in space saluting his craft. He drifted 103 miles above Earth at 17 500 mph on the third orbit last Thursday.
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Earth
United States
White
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