Italy Election Tests Pope vs Reds in Rome Vote
Rome awaited returns from local polls to gauge whether Pope Paul VI or Communist Luigi Longo has more influence in the capital. Turnout was light on a hot day as the Vatican and Communist party mounted aggressive campaigns and the pope prayed for civic life.
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Italy
Paul VI
Luigi Longo
Rome
Giuseppe Saragat
Longo
Aldo Moro
Christian Democratic Party
Vatican
Communist Party
Pope Paul
Eternal City
Christian Democrats
Khrushchev Votes Amid Landslide Soviet Election
Moscow reports that the Communist party won the parliamentary elections in a sweeping landslide as 1,517 candidates were endorsed without opposition. Former Premier Nikita Khrushchev voted for Kosygin’s ticket with his wife and granddaughter present, noting illness but denying memoir plans.
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Moscow
UPI
Communist Party
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Alexei Kosygin
Leonid Brezhnev
Nikolai Podgorny
Supreme Soviet
Council of Nationalities
Council of the Union
Khrushchev
Nina
Yelena
Kosygin
Plans Told For Union Merger
Cleveland based report notes H E Gilbert George H Harris and Neil P Speirs announce plans to merge BLEE ORCB and SUNA into a new operating crafts union. The 116000 member group would rank second to BRT and BLE would remain as another large operating union. Leaders call the plan a significant step forward for future demands and better representation.
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Cleveland
UPI
H. E. Gilbert
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
BLEE
George H. Harris
The
Order of Railway Conductors and Brakemen
ORCB
Neil P. Speirs
Switchmen’s Union of North America
SUNA
Coal Co. President Andrew Leckie Dies
Andrew F. Leckie 77, president of Leckie Coal Co and related firms, died Friday at Mt. Carmel Hospital in Columbus Ohio. He was a director of McDowell County Bank in Welch West Virginia and served on the National Coal Policy Board during World War II. Funeral services were scheduled in Columbus.
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Columbus, Ohio
UPI
Andrew F. Leckie
Leckie Coal Co
Mt. Carmel
Leckie
McDowell County Bank
Welch
W. Va
National Coal Policy Board
Plane Crash Triggers Massive Fire in Los Padres
A private Cessna 180 crash ignited a major brush and timber fire in Los Padres National Forest, scorching 25,000 acres as 1,500 firefighters battled flames. Navy personnel from Point Mugu and Indian smoke jumpers aided efforts amid 90 degree heat and dry brush. two Air Force enlisted men were killed and two injured. Survivors were hospitalized in Santa Barbara area.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
Navy
Point Mugu Air Station
Arizona
New Mexico
U.S. Forest Service
U.S. Air Force
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Robert Coath Jr
John E. Paine
San Diego
James R. Lee
Prairie du Chien
Wis
Four Persons Die In Weekend West Virginia Accidents
United Press International reports four fatalities in West Virginia over the weekend including two traffic deaths, a drowning near Coonskin Park, and a motorized accident with a fatal gunshot when a pistol discharged. Victims include Charles Williams 23 of Parkersburg and Mrs Virginia Fraley 43 of Barboursville plus Alfred Selmon 19 of Five Forks Calhoun County and a five-person Michigan crash death toll.
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United Press International
West Virginia
Berrien Springs
Mich
West
Charles Williams
Parkersburg
Virginia Fraley
Barboursville
Huntington Glass
Michigan
Alfred Selmon
Five Forks
Calhoun County
John W. Larue
Niles, Mich
Joyce Kiczenski
Niles
Donald Cameaul
Grantsville
Floods in Hong Kong Kill 60 as Waters Rise
In Hong Kong the death toll from record June rainfall climbed to 60 with 46 confirmed dead and 14 still trapped in collapsed buildings or landslides. About 24 missing, thousands evacuated, and officials warned of more landslides and higher fatalities as rescue and welfare teams restore transport and communications.
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Hong Kong
UPI
Royal Observatory
Cambridge Roof Climbing Tightens Rules After Injuries
Cambridge University officials move to curb student roof climbing amid night climbs on centuries-old college buildings. One student has broken a leg and windows suffer damage. Lord Annan notes revival of the 1930s craze with mainly amateur climbers today.
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Cambridge, England
UPI
Cambridge University
Lord Annan
King’s College
Walker Memorial Scholarship Fund Created at W and J
Washington and Jefferson College announced a memorial scholarship in memory of test pilot Joe Walker, a 1942 graduate killed in an air collision in California. The Joseph A Walker Memorial Scholarship Fund will aid deserving science students.
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Joe Walker
Washington, Pa
UPI
Washington and Jefferson College
Funeral for Pfc. Lewis C. Rollins Held at Central Baptist
More than 200 mourners attended the Sunday funeral for Pfc. Lewis C. Rollins 20 of Beckley who was killed in action in Viet Nam after three weeks of service. Rev. Edward N. Abram led the service with the church choir as a six man Marine Honor Guard fired a salute at the graveside. Rollins born November 10, 1945 in Giotto attended Stratton High School and Central Baptist. He is survived by his sister Rosa, his maternal grandmother Rosa Osborne of Matoaka and paternal grandmother Barbara Simmons of Beckley. Burial followed at Greenwood Memorial Park. Burial arrangements were by Trent-Durgan Funeral Home. Rollins’ brother Silas Dallas Jr. died March 12 in Detroit.
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Central Baptist Church
Lewis C. Rollins
Silas Rollins
Beckley
Viet Nam
Edward N. Abram
Central Baptist
Charleston
L. S. Caulder
Joe Albed
D. Boyd
William Peters
J. D. Tippon
C. D. Simpson
Pfc
Robert Holder
San Francisco
Calif
Rollins
Giotto
Stratton High School
Rosa
Rosa Osborne
Matoaka
Barbara Simmons
Greenwood Memorial Park
Trent Durgan Funeral Home
Silas Dallas Jr
Detroit
Mich
Ida Mae Clay obituary notices complete in Mullens
Mrs Ida Mae Clay 76 died at her daughter Shelburn Brooks home in McGraws at 6 15 am Born November 7 1889 near Bear Hole she was a daughter of Lemuel and Tabitha Goode a Baptist she leaves four daughters and two sons plus a brother and 21 grandchildren The body lies at Sam Foglesong Nease and Neely Funeral Home Mullens RNS
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Ida Mae Clay
Shelburn
Bertha) Brooks
McGraws
Bear Hole
Lemuel
Tabitha Ramey Goode
The
Baptist Church
George
Dorothy) Cunningham
St. Albans
William
June) Parsons
South Charleston
Federal Rights Surveys Heard in Charleston Area
Three federal teams reported findings to the State Human Rights Commission meeting in Charleston. A Defense Department team investigated white and Negro employment standards at FMC Corp. in South Charleston. A Vocational Rehabilitation Administration team checked Civil Rights Act compliance in the state office, and an Equal Health Opportunity unit probed Charleston hospitals for Medicare readiness.
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Charleston
UPS
State Human Rights Commission
George Chamberlain
Defense Department
FMC Corp
South Charleston
Federal Vocational Rehabilitation Administration
Charlottesville
Equal Health Opportunity Office
Lakin State Hospital
Chamberlain
FDA recruits undercover agents to combat LSD use
FDA Commissioner Dr. James L. Goddard outlined a program training 60 undercover investigators at UC Berkeley to combat illicit LSD manufacture and use. The effort, with the National Institute of Mental Health, aims to measure prevalence, educate students, and counter claims that LSD expands the mind while noting no medical use.
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Washington
UPI
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
James L. Goddard
United Press International
Goddard
University of California At Berkeley
National Institute of Mental Health
Police officer cited after collision during patrol
Pueblo Colorado police patrolman William McCluskey faced a traffic ticket for failing to signal leaving a parked position after his squad car collided with another vehicle following an auto accident. He had hoped to be on a different beat.
Beef per capita in Argentina exceeds two hundred pounds
The Encyclopaedia Britannica reports that the annual per capita beef consumption in Argentina is well over 200 pounds, highlighting high meat intake levels in the country.
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Encyclopaedia Britannica
Walgreens Heir Charged After Fatal Boat Crash
Charles R. Walgreen III, 30, heir to the Walgreen drugstore chain, faced charges of reckless operation of a boat after a 22 foot cruiser hit a breakwater on Lake Michigan. Carol K. Smith, 24, of Rochester, N.Y., drowned. Walgreen and two other passengers were rescued. Smith’s body was recovered wedged beneath rocks. Walgreen posted $200 bond and was released. he was scheduled to appear in municipal court on June 30.
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Chicago
UPI
Charles R. Walgreen III
Walgreen
Carol K. Smith
Rochester
N.Y
Lake Michigan
Walgreen Co
Chicago North
Buddhist Protest at Vien Hoa Dao Pagoda Foiled by Police
Buddhist demonstrators sought to present U S made gas grenades and an open letter to President Johnson at the Vien Hoa Dao Pagoda in Saigon protesting U S support for Ky and Thieu. Police, wearing gas masks, dispersed the crowd after two regroupings while threats of tear gas loomed.
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Vien Hoa Dao
U. S
Nguyen Cao Ky
Nguyen van Thieu
Thich Phap Th
Johnson
Funeral arrangements for Herbert W. Bivens
Herbert W. Bivens 83 of Asbury died Sunday in a Ronceverte hospital. A retired farmer and Asbury Methodist Church member, he is survived by his wife Lula a half sister Mrs. Wallace Knapp of Alderson and a half brother Conrad Bivens of Beckley. The body is at Jack K Wallace Funeral Home in Lewisburg.
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Herbert W. Bivens
Asbury
Ronceverte
Asbury Methodist Church
Lula
Wallace Knapp
Alderson
Conrad Bivens
Beckley
Jack K. Wallace
Lewisburg
Funeral services for Mrs. Darlie M. Adkins held at Oak Hill
Mrs. Darlie M. Adkins 68 of Tampa formerly Oak Hill dies after long illness in Tampa. Born Fayette County April 2 1899 daughter of William and Sarah Treadway. Survived by two brothers Wrenix Pax and Cooney Mount Hope two sisters Lessie Marshall Matheny and Lucy Humphrey Carlisle a son Claude Tampa three stepsons Howard Jacksonville Seldon Baltimore and Lawrence Adkins unknown address a stepdaughter Georgia Ladig Pennsylvania and one grandchild. Burial High Lawn Memorial Park Oak Hill. The body remains at Tyree Funeral Home with visitation 8 to 10 p m today.
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Darlie M. Adkins
Tampa
Fla
Oak Hill
Tyree
Lessie Marshall
Matheny
Lucy Humphrey
Carlisle
Claude
Howard
Jacksonville
Seldon
Baltimore
Lawrence Adkins
Georgia Ladig
Pennsylvania
Judge Buford Tyree Dead at 52 in Institute
Judge Buford Tyree of North Beckley died Saturday in a Charleston hospital after a short illness. He was 52 and formerly of East Gulf. The body is at a Charleston funeral home.
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W. S. Tyree
North Beckley
Judge Buford Tyree
Institute
East Gulf
Tyree
Charleston
Veteran actor Wallace Ford funeral planned in Brentwood
National Obits Wallace Ford, 67, a veteran actor who appeared in more than 150 films, dies Saturday at the Motion Picture Country Home in the San Fernando Valley. Funeral services set for Wednesday at St Martin of Tours RC Church in Brentwood, California.
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United Press International Hollywood
UPI
Wallace Ford
St Martin of Tours
Brentwood
Calif
Ford
Motion Picture Country
San Fernando Valley
Obituary: Erdmann N. Brandt, Post Editor, Dies
Philadelphia notice reports Erdmann N. Brandt aged 72, longtime senior editor of the Saturday Evening Post. Brandt retired in 1961 after 27 years with the magazine, passing away Sunday.
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Philadelphia
UPI
Erdmann N. Brandt
Saturday Evening Post
Brandt
Magazine
London chain founder Michael Kaye dies at 63
London businessman Michael Kaye founder of the Pricerite discount chain has died at 63. His son Geoffrey, aged 30, will succeed him as chairman and managing director of Pricerite.
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London
UPI
Michael Kaye
Pricerite
Geoffrey
Milan tenor Carme lo Alabiso dies at 80
Italian prewar operatic tenor Carme lo Alabiso died Saturday at age 80. He sang in the 1920s and 1930s with Milan's La Scala Company under Maestro Arturo Toscanini.
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Milan
Italy
UPI
Carmelo Alabiso
la Scala
Arturo Toscannini
Marchers Press On In Mississippi To Seek Voting Rights
Marches continued in Mississippi as a group led by civil rights activists moved on U.S. 51 and urged Negro residents to register to vote. King preached at a Marks funeral for Armstead Phipps, who died of a heart attack while marching, linking the deaths to the fight for freedom.
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Enid Lake
U.S. 51
King
Marks
Armstead Phipps
Phipps
Medger Evers
Jackson
Yogi Rao Fails Water Walk in Bombay Crowd Demands Refund
Indian Yogi L. S. Rao, 76, attempted a water-walk stunt in Bombay after a routine of glass, tacks, and nitric acid. He sank to his neck as police pulled him out, while hundreds of spectators paid high prices and demanded refunds, with Rao pledging to repay.
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Bombay
UPI
L. S. Rao
Rao
Grand Jury Convenes in Raleigh County for June Term
The Raleigh County Grand Jury met at 10 a.m. to consider 48 new presentments for the June term of Criminal Court. Foreman named as Alex George of George's Fashions. Jury commissioners Tom Keyser and Jack Lilly drew four additional panel members: Howard A. Starr, Dennis Dinkler, Irl Fink, and H. H. Evans.
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Raleigh County
Criminal Court
Alex George
George's Fashions
Tom Keyser
Jack Lilly
Howard A. Starr
Dennis Dinkler
Irl Fink
H. H. Evans
Coed Editor Refuses to Identify Students in Marijuana Story
Annette Buchanan, 20, managing editor of the Oregon Daily Emerald at the University of Oregon, appears before Judge Edward Leavy to defend her refusal to name the seven students she interviewed about marijuana use. She argues the information was confidential and could face contempt charges with up to six months in jail and a $300 fine.
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Eugene, Ore
UPI
University of Oregon
Miss Buchanan
Daily Emerald
Frye
Election Today At Girls State
Preliminary electioneering began for about 340 girls at the 24th annual Rhododendron Girls State. Primary elections are set for Wednesday as delegates form model state, county and city governments. Notable speakers include Fay ette County Circuit Court Judge Charles Garvin tonight and Supreme Court Judge Chauncey M. Browning later in the week.
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Jackson’s Mill
UPI
Fayette County
Charles Garvin
Supreme Court
Chauncey M. Browning
John J. Mensore
New Martinsville
Anwar Barkat
West Virginia Wesleyan College
American Legion Auxiliary
E. Wyatt Payne
Huntington
William Short
Buckhannon
Fight Turns Violent During Puerto Rican Week Celebration
Twenty six officers deployed a full reinforcement through a main east west street but were driven back by rocks and bottles. Patrol cars were burned as firemen were attacked. Police and fire crews retreated to a fire engine and reentered the mob. Six people including a newsman and several officials were hurt. over 40 arrested on open charges. The unrest followed an incident where Arcelis Cruz was shot by a patrolman, triggering marauding bands as crowds watched Puerto Rican week wind up in Chicago.
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Chicago
Thomas Munyon
Arcelis Cruz
Juan Mellais
Mellais
Beckley Council to consider bids on fire station roof
Beckley common council will hear bids for repairing the fire station roof at its regular meeting Tuesday at 7 30 p m in council chambers. A proposal to widen Booth Avenue will also be discussed with several Booth Avenue residents agreeing to share the widening cost.
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Common Council
City of Beckley
Booth Avenue
John W. Smith
Reichart Furniture van hit by explosion at wharf garage
A Reichart Furniture Co. truck was heavily damaged by an explosion described as some sort of a bomb. No injuries were reported. Assistant Fire Chief Tat Henke said the blast occurred under the left wheel rod in the lower level of the wharf parking garage. Previously, on May 10, a marquee at the Reichart store was destroyed by an explosion targeting a sign urging repeal of the Sunday closing law.
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Henke
Reichart
Reception Held For Luci Pat
Supreme Court Justice and Mrs Tom Clark host a 7 p.m. EDT reception in the Supreme Court in honor of Luci Johnson and her fiancé Patrick Nugent. About 300 guests invited. the couple plans to marry August 6.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Tom Clark
Johnson
Luci
Patrick J. Nugent
Clarks
Johnsons
Nugent
Sharon Champman
Navy pilots blast North Vietnamese planes in air combat
Attack Sidewinder missiles and 20 mm cannon shells hit a second North Vietnamese aircraft. Pilot Marr said he waited 18 years in naval aviation for the moment. Communist gunners shot down an Air Force F4C near Dong Hoi with the two-man crew bailing out but not found. Another Air Force B57 Canberra vanished near Mu Gia Pass with the single crew member missing.
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Marr
Vampatella
Dong Hoi
Air Force
Mu Gia Pass
Scouts Helicopter Finds Missing Troop In Mexico
A Boy Scouts trip derailed by heavy rains along the Rio Grande led to a four day search. Ronnie Booker says the group crossed into Mexico near Rancho San Domingo before a Goodfellow AFB helicopter located them Sunday near Boquillas. The boys were hungry but unharmed after the rescue.
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Ronnie Booker
Rachel
Booker
Rancho San Domingo
Mexico
Rio Grande
Boquillas
Big Bend
Texas
Goodfellow Air Force Base
San Angelo
Tex
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