Ray captures after Brushy Mountain break gives James Earl Ray arrest
James Earl Ray, the confessed MLK assassin, was captured by bloodhounds near a gold mining camp after a dawn pursuit by a posse. Fellow escapee Donald Ray Caylor surrendered minutes later, ending a historic prison breakout at Brushy Mountain State Prison. One convict remains at large as authorities halt plans for 150 national guardsmen.
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James Earl ‘Ray
Martin Luther King Jr
Donald Ray Caylor
Ray
Sandy
Little Red
Joe Vnepean
James
Chapman
Tennessee Corrections Department
Caylor
Knoxville, Tenn
Brushy Mountain ‘State Prison
Oak Ridge
Douglas Shelton
Coyote
Tennessee
Stoney Lane
Jim ‘Henderson
State Corrections Department
Brushy Mountain
West Virginia UMW race intensifies after late appeals
United Mine Workers candidates press last day appeals in West Virginia and Kentucky as incumbent Samolda Miller fights to extend control. Lee Roy Patterson and Harry Patrick rally supporters in distant regions while Miller plans a post voting news conference and targets Logan Mingo counties.
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United Mine Workers
West Winers
Toadisonville
Kentuckian, International Executive Board
Lee Roy Patterson
Samolda Miller
Pennsylvania
Fremont
Charleston
Glace Bay
Nova Scotia
UMW
Patterson
Miller
Patrick
W. A
Tony” Boyle
West Virginia
Logan
Mingo
Tame Pigeon Becomes Trusted Companion for Crab Orchard Boy
Donald Collins, a future Crab Orchard Elementary sixth grader, cares for a very tame pet pigeon. The bird perches on his hand shoulder and head, and he plans a summer with little need for a cage as the pigeon reliably returns.
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Donald Collins
Crab Orchard
Donald
David
Kennedy Library Dedication Marks Late President’s Memory
The Kennedy clan returns to the news as a library dedication to John F. Kennedy is held. Photos featuring Jackie Kennedy, John Kennedy Jr and others appear on Page 13. Weather outlook shows warm, rainy days with 20 percent tonight and 40 percent tomorrow.
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National Weather Service
Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
Jackie
John Caroline
Joseph
Toy
Five Killed In Sunday Wrecks On State Roads
Twelve people died in traffic accidents across the state over the weekend including four on the West Virginia Turnpike. The crashes killed William Forrester of Sistersville and Mary Norman 68 of New Martinsville in Wetzel County on W V 2 north of Paden City. Paul Kuzma 43 of Weirton died from a head on crash on Wiley Ridge Road with two teenage drivers who escaped serious injury. Mark Bacon 18 of Chester died when his car ran off Middle Run Road. William Brewer 20 of Middletown Ohio died on the Turnpike north of Beckley in a collision with a Bluefield pair. Hayden J Leminster 37 of Southside died when his car hit a tree on U S 35 near Point Pleasant. Jeanne Salisbury 35 died on the Turnpike at Milepost 23 in a head on crash. her husband Howard Salisbury 59 and son Howard Jr were in satisfactory condition. Nine-year-old Rebecca Mitchell 13 and Macella Mitchell 13 of Mount Clemens Mich were killed in a crash just before. Shelby Franz 9 lost a foot and was in serious but stable condition. Thomas Franz was treated and released. William McDonald 19 of Branchland died on W V 10 near the Logan Wyoming line.
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West Virginia Turnpike
W.va. 2
Paden City
Wetzel County
William Forrester
Sistersville
Mary Norman
New Martinsville
Norman
Paul Kuzma
Weirton
Wiley Ridge Road
Mark Bacon
Chester
Middle Run Road
William Brewer
Middletown
Ohio
Beckley
Charleston
Brewer
John Lee Clark
Bluefield
Clark
Elizabeth Zimmerman
Hayden J. Leminster
Southside
U.S. 35
Point Pleasant
Jeanne Salisbury
Howard Salisbury
Charleston Newspapers Inc
Howard Jr
Charleston Memorial Hospital
Salisbury
Rebecca
Macella Mitchell
Mount Clemens
Mich
Shelby Franz
Raleigh General Hospital
Thomas Franz
William McDonald
Branchland
W.va
Logan
Wyoming County
Beaver Home Damaged in Weekend Fire
Fire gutted a Beaver home Sunday night causing about 150000 to 200000 dollars in damage to the residence of Chris Fotos on Rt. 1. Chief Charles Anderson said no serious injuries occurred. Fotos was away in Morgantown when the blaze started around 1230 a.m. and a wall was already burned upon arrival.
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Idi Amin
Henry Kyemba
Sunday Times
Kyemba
World Health Organization
Britain
Geneva
Uganda
Charles Arube
Amin
Penn
Mulago I
Beaver
Chris Fotos
Rt. 1
Dewey Farley
Fotos
Morgantown
Charles Anderson
Ninge
Moe
Anderson
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Petros, Tonn
Stonney Lane
Harman Davis
Patrick, Miller
United
Harry Patrick
Wheeling
Ohio Mines
McDowell County
Keystone
Rayford
W. Va
Fairmont Holiday Inn
Monongah, W. Va
Capabie
Natu
Hil Spaper
Kenya
Kampala
the Nation
Bob Scanlon
Xampala
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