Tape transcripts reveal midair collision of XB70 and F104
An Air Force board heard dramatic radio tapes from Edwards AFB detailing the fatal collision of the XB70 Valkyrie and F104 Starfighter piloted by Joe Walker. Col. Joe Cotton directed the chase during the formation flight that broke up midair. Both Walker and co-pilot Maj. Carl Gross died. origin of failure and capsule ejects remain unresolved.
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Edwards Afb, Calif
UPL
Air Force Investigation Board
Joe Walker
Walker
Air Force Maj
Carl Gross
Mojave Desert
Barstow
Air Force
Joe Cotton
Cotton
al White
Earth
Cross
Ft. Irwin
Edwards
General Electric
West Virginia in Fodor travel guide hailed as most comprehensive
Charleston UPI reports Fodor Shell issues a 26 page travel guide on the Mid- Atlantic states. Robert Bowers of the Commerce Department praises the Beckoning Mountains article as the most comprehensive treatment of West Virginia’s attractions and accommodations in a national publication. Bill Thomas of the Cincinnati Enquirer authored the piece covering seasonal events, lodging categories, dining, farm vacation programs, industrial tours, camping, museums, arts, and family attractions along with sketches of cities, parks, and forests. The paperback sells for $1.95 and includes Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Virginia, North Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee and the District of Columbia.
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Fodor Shell
Mid- Atlantic States
Robert Bowers
Commerce Department
West Virginia
Maryland
Delaware
Pennsylvania
Virginia
North Carolina
Kentucky
Tennessee
District of Columbia
New Coal Mine For Panhandle
Consolidation Coal Co will open a large underground Hanna Coal division mine in the Benwood area of the Panhandle West Virginia. Expected full production in 1970 reaches 2.3 million tons annually, expandable to 3 million, with about 350 workers and a $10 million opening cost. Output will be river-shipped from a plant north of Fourth Street.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
West Virginia
Panhandle
Consolidation Coal Co
Hanna Coal Co
Ralph Hatch
Hanna
Benwood
G. A. Shoemaker
Consol
Hatch
Fourth Street
W.va
Ohio River
B&o
Boggs Run
Sewer System Fees To Hire 2 Lawyers
North Beckley Citizens Committee votes to hire two attorneys to face legal action by North Per y Public Service District. NBPSD served notices on nine individuals and the county board of education about hearings in Raleigh County Circuit Court to compel sewer hookups. C. M. Elmore to approve hiring. Meeting set for 7 p.m. Monday at Cranberry Elementary School to introduce the lawyers.
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North Beckley
NBPSD
County Board of Education
Raleigh County
C. M. Elmore
Elmore
Cranberry
West Point's Carpenter Leads Battle Rescue in Kontum
In Kontum 50 miles north of Saigon the 1st Division halted a large Viet Cong assault. Captain Bill Carpenter of West Point, famed lonesome end, directed air strikes from his defense position to save troops, earning a Medal of Honor recommendation. Rescue efforts continued as two battalions faced heavy enemy fire and scattered survivors regrouped.
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Walter Wesley
Galveston
Tex
Saigon
U.S
R. Brown
Chattanooga
Tenn
Bill Carpenter
Monroe
N.Y
Carpenter
West Point
Henry E. Emerson
Milford
Lonesome End
Viet Nam
U. S
List Airborne
Charlie Company
Henry
Emerson
U.S. Reports Infiltration Curb Amid Viet Nam Bombing Rise
UPI reports heavy air strikes and allied operations in South Viet Nam curbing Communist infiltration to about 4,500 to 5,000 troops monthly. Despite continued bombing pauses, sorties against the North rose, with Communist losses around 4,500 to 5,000 monthly. Hard core enemy strength held at roughly 97,000, including 30,000 North Vietnamese regulars, while U.S. forces in country totaled about 260,000 to 280,000. About 19,000 Americans began Viet Nam service in four months. roughly 16,000 Communists killed and 24,000 wounded in the period.
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Washington
UPI
South Viet Nam
U.S
North
South
Viet Nam
Saigon
United States
South Vietnamese
B&O Caboose Appeal Set for PSC Hearing
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad asks the Public Service Commission to grant permanent passenger service in special cabooses between Parkersburg and Huntington. Hearing scheduled for July 11. current PSC permit allows temporary use. The line previously had trains 103 and 104 discontinued. The railroad proposes all steel cabooses with shock absorbing underframes cushioned seats heat and sanitary facilities and seat belts.
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Charleston
UPI
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Parkersburg
Huntington
Public Service Commission
PSC
Randolph Urges Sound Forestry Management
UPI reports Senator Jennings Randolph and Representative James Kee urged sound forestry practices including selective cutting fire control and seed tree preservation. They spoke at a luncheon announcing Georgia Pacific’s new hardwood lumber mill opening near Welch West Virginia the firm’s fourth mill in the state. The McDowell County facility will employ about 100 workers and boost the company’s yearly output.
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McDowell County
Georgia-Pacific
Two Councilmen Ask Mayor for Notes on Late Meeting
Warley England United Press International reports two town councilmen sought notes from the mayor to prove to their wives they were late because the council meeting extended five hours and twenty minutes.
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Warley
England
UPI
Final rites for Monroe Blackstock held in Beckley
Death notices report Monroe Blackstock aged 64 of Patch Street will be buried in Spray Cemetery Leaksville North Carolina after service at 1 p.m. Saturday in the Church of God in Christ East Beckley with Elder D C Caffie in charge. He died Monday in a local hospital and his body lies in the Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor.
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Monroe Blackstock
Patch Street
Church of God In Christ
East Beckley
D. C. Caffie
Spray
Leaksville
N.C
Blackstock
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral
Obituary: James F O Dell 62 of Cuyahoga Falls Ohio
James F O Dell 62 of Cuyahoga Falls Ohio formerly of Beckley died at his home at 3 p m Thursday Born July 19 1908 in Fayette County he worked for Ohio Edison Co for 18 years Survivors include his wife Myrtle Wilson O Dell Funeral 3 30 p m Sunday Webb and Neal Funeral Home Chapel with Rev R H Todd and Rev Laverne Wing Burial Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Body returned to home for visitation after 5 p m Saturday Friends may call at home same date Funeral 1 p m Sunday Webb and Neal Funeral Home Chapel Rev Gene Hall and Rev J W Berry officiating Burial Sunset Memorial Park Body to remain at Webb and Neal Funeral Home Friends may call after 1 p m Saturday
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James F. O'Dell
Cuyahoga Falls
Ohio
Beckley
Fayette County
Ohio Edison Co
Myrtle Wilson O'Dell
Webb and Neal
R. H. Todd
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Death Claims Mrs Mary Stanley After Illness
Mrs Mary Madgalene Stanley 47 of Lester dies at Huntington hospital at 7 a m after a two month illness Born October 22 1818 in Lester she was a daughter of the late Mr and Mrs Andrew Gray She was a member of the First Assembly of God Church Survivors include her husband Earl Stanley one daughter Norma Naylor of Woodbridge Virginia four brothers Bertie Gray Robert Gray Grant Gray and Andrew one sister Martha Huptoe and one grandchild Funeral services set for 1 30 p m Sunday at Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel with Rev T M Waldron officiating Burial will be in Stamford Cemetery Friends may call after 4 p m Saturday at the funeral home
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Mary Madgalene Stanley
Lester
Huntington
Andrew Gray
Stanley
First Assembly of God Church
Earl Stanley
Tommy
Norma) Naylor
Woodbridge
Bertie Gray
Glen White
Robert Gray
Grant Gray
Roanoke
Andrew
Hartford
James R. Archie services held in Mullens for Warrenton native
Funeral services for James R. Archie age 31 of Warrenton Virginia, formerly of Wyoming County, were conducted at 11 a.m. in the Sam Fogle Nease and Neely Funeral Home Chapel in Mullens with Rev. Cleve Young officiating. Burial followed at Birchfield Cemetery in Maben. He died Tuesday in Virginia. Survivors include his wife Carol, a son Glenn, a daughter Teresa, four brothers Bill Bluefield Melvin Harper John and Jesse Crab Orchard, and a sister Mrs. Francis Keaton of Herdon.
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James R. Archie
Warrenton
Wyoming County
Sam Foglesong
Nease
Crab Orchard
Francis Keaton
Herdon
Funeral services set for Samuel J Thompson in Helen
The Rev. G C Gilbert will lead funeral services for Samuel J Thompson 79 of Helen at 3 p.m. Sunday at Magnolia Baptist Church in Helen. Burial follows at Greenwood Memorial Park Cemetery. Survivors include son David of Helen. sisters Mrs Mary Wesley of Helen and Mrs Zamey Watkins of New York. brother Joe of Teyesville Va. seven grandchildren. Friends may call at Trent Durgan Funeral Home after 2 p.m. Saturday.
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G. C. Gilbert
Samuel J. Thompson
Helen
Magnolia Baptist Church
Greenwood Memorial Park Cemetery
David
Mary Wesley
Zamey Watkins
New York
Joe
Teyesville
Trent-Durgan
Funeral services for Pfe Lewis Rollins in Central Baptist Church
The Rev Edward N Abram to conduct funeral for Lewis Rollins 20 of 200 H St at 1 p.m. Sunday. Burial at Greenwood Memorial Park. Rollins killed in action in Viet Nam May 18. Survived by parents Mr and Mrs Silas Rollins Beckley and sister Rosie. brother Silas Jr preceded him in death. Friends may call Trent Durgan Funeral Home after 8 p.m. today.
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Edward N. Abram
Pfe
Lewis Rollins
H. St
Central Baptist Church
Greenwood Memorial Park
Rollins
Viet Nam
Silas Rollins
Beckley
Rosie Rollins
Silas Jr
Trent- Durgan
Roy L Shields 51 Dies After Short Illness in Mullens
Roy L Shields of Mullens died Thursday in a Mullens hospital after a brief illness. Born September 21, 1914 in Baileysville, he was an engineer and a member of Pineville Masons and Mullens Moose Lodge. Survived by Sue two sons Douglas and Roy, three daughters Joanna Lynn Delores Shields and Rosetta Asbury, five sisters and a stepmother. Body at Sam Foglesong Nease and Neely Funeral Home Mullens.
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Baileysville
Duke L
True Shields
Pineville Masons
Mullens Moose Lodge
Sue
Douglas
California
Roy
Columbus
Ohio
Joanna Lynn
Delores Shields
Chicago
Ill
Rosetta Asbury
Bluefield
Harry
Haywood
Calif
Duke Jr
Elyria
Gary
Dunedin
Fla
Mary Jo Cline
Billie Starkey
Oakland
Aretta Shields
Letha Adams
Annaheim
Bea Bendetta
Santa Anna
Violet Shields
Sam Foglesong
Nease and Neely Funeral Home
Mullens
Telegraphers Strike Ends With New Two Year Pact
Western Union telegraphers resume work after a nationwide 40 hour strike. A two year contract raises wages 4.5 percent annually, retroactive to June 1, with five cent hourly boosts for longer serving messengers. Pension deductions end by 1970 and retirement age drops to 67. Job security for veterans is promised.
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Washington
UPI
Western Union Telegraphers
Commercial Telegraphers Union
CTU
E.L. Hageman
CTA
Hageman
Western Union
Wayne A. Nibert Funeral Services Set
Wayne Allen Nibert three month old son of Jerry and Linda Winston Nibert Beards Fork will be laid to rest at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Tyree Funeral Home Chapel Oak Hill with Revs Lillian Childres and Kelly Creech officiating Burial follows at High Lawn Memorial Park Oak Hill The infant died Thursday in a Montgomery hospital after a brief illness Also surviving are two brothers Randy and Jerry Beards Fork and grandparents Mr and Mrs Harry Nibert Kincaid and Mr and Mrs Luther Winston Marietta Ohio Friends may call at the funeral home after 6 p.m. today
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Wayne Allen Nibert
Jerry
Linda Winston Nibert
Beards Fork
Tyree
Harry Nibert
Kincaid
Luther Winston
Marietta
Ohio
Mrs Irene E Foster Dies After Short Illness in Terry
Mrs Irene E Foster 35 of Terry died in a local hospital at 9 p m Thursday after a brief illness. Born in McQuerry March 23 1931 she was the daughter of Mrs Bessie Price Edwards and the late Wesley Edwards. She was a member of Terry Church of Christ.
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Irene Edwards Foster
Terry
McQuerry
Bessie Price Edwards
Wesley Edwards
Space race insights show US and USSR gains in space efforts
Welsh argues the United States should push its program, noting it has launched about twice as many spacecraft as Russia and achieved more moon pictures and man hours in orbit. Russia leads in total payload weight and rocket power in history, but the US has more frequent publications and broader operational satellite systems.
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America
Russia
Welsh
United States
Earth
Stll
TV Drama Revival Hinted By Network Prospects
Hollywood discussion cites CBS Death of a Salesman ratings and looming shortage of new movies as leverage for one drama monthly plus films. Variety notes reduced need for features, ABC Stage 67 plans, and potential Miller and Williams plays as network specials. David Susskind cited as top producer. NBC Hallmark Hall of Fame and ABC Brigadoon plans add to revival optimism.
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Rick DU Brow
Hollywood
UPI
Cbs-Tv
ABC Stage 67
Arthur Miller
Tennessee Williams
Sidney Poitier
George C. Scott
David Susskind
Nbc-Tv
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Abc-Tv
Upa
Robert Goulet
Sally Ann Howes
Peter Falk
Carpenter Candidate For Award In Vietnam Action
Monroe New York native Captain Bill Carpenter directed napalm strikes on his own unit’s position to save several remaining men as North Vietnamese forces overran their position. His calm command under counterattack led to consideration for the nation’s highest valor award.
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Leon Daniel Tou Morong
Viet Nam
UPI
Bill Carpenter
Carpenter
Monroe
N.Y
Congress Farm Prices Freeze Hit By Committee
The Senate Agriculture Committee approved a resolution criticizing non agricultural agencies for actions aimed at freezing or rolling back farm prices below parity. The panel, led by Sen. George McGove, moved without public hearings as administration officials avoided appearances.
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Washington
UPI
Senate Agriculture Committee
George McGove
D-S.c
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Robert W. Kastenmeier
D-Wis
Congress
Viet Nam
Gale McGee
D-Wyo
Catonsville
McGee
Secretary of Defense
Auto Falls On Man In St Marys Death
Dallas G. Satterfield 23 of St Marys was killed when a jack slipped while he worked beneath his car. He died at a Parkersburg hospital from a crushed chest. A native of Ritchie County, he worked for Monongahela Power Co.
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ST. Marys
API
Dallas G. Satterfield
Parkersburg
Ritchie County
Monongahela Power Co
Record Number Converts Heed Graham's Call
London report says Dr. Billy Graham drew 1.2 percent of attendees to make decisions for Christ during his North Carolina style crusade at Earl's Court London. About 5,805 have converted with 20 days left. nightly crowds reached an average of 19,550 from 156,500 over the past week and a half. Neighbors from Nashville provided breakfast for Graham before the Thursday service.
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London
UPI
Billy Graham
Tennessee
Graham
Nashville
Tenn
North Carolina
Christ
Earl’s Court
Pipeline Strikers Vote On Contract
Eureka Pipeline Co. workers were to vote today on a new contract after a week long strike that halted oil flow from Charleston to Pittsburgh. Company officials and union reps said a tentative agreement was reached and would go to a vote. about $1.25 million in oil moves monthly through the lines.
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Parkersburg
VPI
Eureka Pipeline Co
Charleston
Pittsburgh
Miss Jennifer Wiley Crowned Strawberry Queen in West Virginia
Mor gantown resident Miss Jennifer Wright Wiley will be crowned Strawberry Queen at the West Virginia Strawberry Festival in Buckhannon. Ted Cassidy known as Lurch from The Addams Family will crown her. The festival began with the lighting of the strawberry flame on the courthouse square and runs through Sunday. Governor’s luncheon speaker Robert McDonough will address attendees Friday at West Virginia Wesleyan College.
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Buckhannon
UPI
Jennifer Wright Wiley
Morgantown
West Virginia
Philippi
Ted Cassidy
West Virginia Wesleyan
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