British veteran returns MBE after Beatles award row
London UPI A World War II hero returns his Order of the British Empire medal to Buckingham Palace in protest over the Beatles receiving the honor. Paul Pearson 64 says the award is debased by the Mersey group while Hector DuPuis 69 of Montreal also disavows the recognition amid public controversy. Ringo Starr dismisses the fuss saying people are being childish and the Beatles never asked for the honor.
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London
UPI
Buckingham Palace
Paul Pearson
Pearson
Hector DuPuis
Montreal
Ringo Starr
DuPuis
Alma Mater Awaits Space Twins Visit Homecoming
Astronauts James McDivitt and Edward White return to the University of Michigan for a campus ceremony honoring them with a doctor of astronautical science degree. They received a joyous Chicago homecoming with a crowd of over a million, ticker tape, and fireworks, celebrating American achievement and pride.
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Chicago
UPS
James MacDivitt
Edward White
Michigan
Air Force
Ann Arbor
O’hare International
Lake Michigan
McDivitt
White
Space Twins
B&R Low Bidder on ADP Road Contract
Bose and Ritchie Inc Ravenswood submitted the apparent low bid of 1,566,549 dollars on the U S 50 reconstruction project in Doddridge County The 2.468 mile work is the first major Appalachian Development Program project funded 70 percent by federal and 30 percent by the state It aims to relocate about 12 miles of the major east west route west of Clarksburg and rebuild 2 468 miles of U S 50
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Charleston
UPI
Bose and Ritchie Inc
Ravenswood
U. S. 50
Doddridge County
B&r
Clarksburg
Cancer Crusade totals rise in Raleigh district drive
The American Cancer Society bulletin shows District 9 led by George W. Hodel and Dr. W. E. Copenhaver has collected $30,095 toward a $35,800 target in five counties. Mercer reached $16,099 of $15,500 goal at 103.9 percent, Summers $2,000 of $2,300 goal, Monroe $1,617 of $2,000, Fayette $3,243 of $6,000 as progress toward the campaign.
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Raleigh
American Cancer Society
George W. Hodel
W. E. Copenhaver
Victory
Mercer
Summers
Monroe
Fayette
Vietnamese pilots face heavy anti-aircraft fire in Saigon shift
In Saigon Maj. Gen. Nguyen Van Thieu consolidated power as head of a 10 general National Leadership Committee. The military group seized absolute legislative and executive powers as Premier Phan Huy Quat and his cabinet resigned amid protests from Roman Catholic factions.
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Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
Phan Huy Quat
Health Center funding faces multiagency approval
The plan requires approval by the Governors' Appalachian Commission, the national Department of Health Education and Welfare, and State Health Director N H Dyer. The hosting county must allocate 20 percent of the funds, with Mercer County already providing its share. Susman, however, says Raleigh County will have no trouble securing its appropriation.
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Governors’ Appalachia Commission
National Department of Health Education, and Welfare
N. H. Dyer
Mercer County
Susman
Raleigh County
Atom Smasher Sought Near Transit Hub and Airport
The project aims to be near surface transport and a major airport with frequent service to big cities. It would employ about 2,000 scientists and technicians and their families, plus construction labor. States with pending applications include Colorado, New Mexico, South Dakota, Alabama, South Carolina, Ohio, Florida, Kentucky, Texas, Missouri, West Virginia, Mississippi, Nevada, North Carolina, Oregon, Tennessee, Montana, New Hampshire and California. The AEC will review and forward to the National Academy of Sciences for a site committee recommendation by year end.
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Colorado
New Mexico
South Dakota
Alabama
South Carolina
Ohio
Florida
Kentucky
Texas
Missouri
West Virginia
Mississippi
Nevada
North Carolina
Oregon
Tennessee
Montana
New Hampshire
California
AEC
National Academy of Sciences
Nest Found Under Car Fender in Taunton England
A car mechanic in Taunton England found a blackbird nest under a car fender containing a single egg. The discovery was reported by UPI.
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Taunton
England
UPI
Three Plotters Found Guilty in National Shrines Plot
A federal court jury convicted three Black Liberation Front members in New York of conspiring to destroy the Statue of Liberty, Washington Monument, and Liberty Bell with Canadian dynamite. They face up to five years in prison and $10,000 fines. Defendants Robert Collier Walter Bowe and Khaleel Sayyed were found guilty on two counts including possession of explosives and conspiracy to destroy government property valued over 100000. The verdict followed a three hour and 35 minute jury deliberation before Judge William B Herlands.
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New York
UPI
Black __Liberation Front
BLF
Washington Monument
Canada
United States
Robert S. Collier
Walter A. Bowe
Khaleel S. Sayyed
William B. Herlands
Goldwater Views Conservatism Group on TV Remarks
Morton said Goldwater described a conservative group as a forum to expound ideas not to siphon funds or supplant the party or enter campaigns. He told UPI the plan could be useful if it remains nonnegative and does not undermine the Republican party.
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Lhan Party
Morton
Goldwater
UPI
Barry
Republican Party
Russian Passenger Subdued After Plane Hijack Attempt
A Russian passenger tried to hijack an airliner to flee the Soviet Union. The flight engineer was killed in the mid flight struggle. Other crew members and a woman traveling with him overpowered the gunman over the Baltic region of Latvia Lithuania and Estonia. A monument was later raised to the deceased engineer.
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Moscow
UPS
Soviet Union
Banner of Lenin
Baltic
Latvia
Lithuania
Estonia
Elder Wirtz Dies in De Kalb Ill After Long Illness
William W. Wirtz, 77, father of Labor Secretary W. Willard Wirtz, died Monday night in De Kalb Illinois after a long illness, the Labor Department reported.
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Washington
UPI
William W. Wirtz
W. Willard Wirtz
de Kalb
Ill
Labor Department
472 Arrests Mark Civil Rights March On Miss Capitol
United Press International reports 472 demonstrators were arrested in Jackson Mississippi for parading without a permit as a biracial group protested a special legislative session on voting laws. A man carrying a concealed weapon faced charges. no violence occurred.
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United Press International
Mississippi
Jackson
Freedom Democratic Party
FDP
Boston
Springfield
Chicago
James McDivitt
Edward White
Congress Debates Tax Cuts and Housing Bill Proposals
Congress weighs Johnson administration requests with a 200 million across the board cut and a House passage path for most items. Senate considers a 4.7 billion tax cut package, while a cabinet level housing and urban development department bill faces mixed support. Debt limit testifies key topics. armed forces pay raise and auto exhaust control proposals also surface.
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Senate
Johnson
House
Department of Housing and Urban Development
John F. Kennedy
Treasury
Henry H. Fowler
Senate Finance Committee
House Armed Services Committee
Automobile Manufacturers Association
House Commerce Committee
Deaths and Funerals in Oak Hill and Fayetteville
Obituary notices list Bruce Sanger 78 of Oak Hill dies after a heart attack. Services at Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill with burial at High Lawn Memorial Park. Survivors include spouse Elizabeth Ann Sanger and children Ruth Dorian Eleanor Bullock plus siblings and grandchildren. Separate notice covers Harold Clarence Dempsey 41 of Beckley with church services in Canoway Heights Baptist Church and burial at Huse Memorial Park after military rites. Dempsey, a WWII veteran and former machinist, is survived by wife Blanche Loretta and four sons and three daughters among others. Burial arrangements and visitation details follow at Rose and Quesenberry and Dodd-Payne funeral homes respectively.
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Bruce Sanger
Oak Hill
Tyree
Randolph Johnson
Tally Hanna
High Lawn Memorial Park
Sanger
Hill Top
George Sanger
Mary Keatley Sanger
Mount Hope
Helen Graff
St. Petersburg
Fla
Carrie Wilson
Wharton
St. Marys Methodist Church
B. L. Moss
L. A. Garten
Rue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Harold Clarence Dempsey
Maxwell
Long Airbox Co
Chapter 18
Blanche Loretta McClung Dempsey
Richard
Frankie
Randy
Vonna
Joann
Hobart
Columbus
Ohio
Harry
Jackson, Mich
Raymond
Cleveland
Mrs Cecil 66 Dies at Home on South Kanawha Street
Mrs Bess Cecil of 2119 South Kanawha Street died at 5 a m today after an apparent illness. She was a member of St Marys Methodist Church. Survived by two daughters Faye Rogers and Pauline Cundiff both of the Kanawha Street address and a granddaughter Faye Rogers. Funeral services set for 2 p m Wednesday at the church.
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Bess Cundiff Cecil
South Kanawha St
Cecil
St. Marys
B'nai B'rith Honors Governor Smith at Lake Kiamesha
Gov. Hulett C. Smith joined four governors at Concord Hotel for the B'nai B'rith Distin guished Service Award ceremony. West Virginia's motto Mountaineers are always free aligned with the league's aim to secure justice for all, as fellow honorees included Richard J. Hughes of New Jersey and William W. Scranton of Pennsylvania. Charles L. Terry Jr. could not attend. New officers were elected with Harry N. Barton named president, and officers Robbins Lax Shusterman Houritz Cook filling key posts.
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Lake Kiamesha
N. Y
UPI
Hulett C. Smith
B'nai B'rith Anti - Defamation League
West Virginia
Smith
West
B'nai B’rith
Concord Hotel
Richard J. Hughes
New Jersey
William W. Scranton
Pennsylvania
Charles L. Terry Jr
Delaware
Terry
Harry N. Barton
Charleston
W.va
Reckover
Philadelphia
Leon W. Robbins
Lancaster
Philip Lax
Maplewood
N.J
Murray H. Shusterman
Clarence Hourzitz
Pittsburgh
Theodore H. Cook
Lady Churchill Enters House Of Lords As Baroness Spencer-Churchill
Lady Churchill, widow of Winston Churchill, took her seat in the House of Lords today as Baroness Spencer-Churchill of Chartwell. At 80 she abandons party politics to serve as a trusted counsellor, accepting a peerage urged by Queen Elizabeth.
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London
UPI
Winston Churchill
House of Lords
Spencer-Churchill
Chartwell
Winston
House of Commons
Elizabeth
Churchill
Baroness Spencer-Churchill
Boy's Body Recovered in Guyandotte River
Logan officials recovered 13 year old James D. Spears of West Logan from the Guyandotte River Monday. He was last seen Sunday afternoon and could not swim. His body was found in eight feet of water near the river.
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Logan
James D. Spears
West Logan
Guyandotte
Continuing Troop Influx Confirmed to South Viet Nam
Washington officials confirm ongoing movements of U.S. troops to South Vietnam but provide no counts or unit details. The Defense Department declined comment on reports that units at Ft. Riley, Ft. Benning, and Schofield Barracks were alerted for duty. About 53,500 American personnel are in South Vietnam, roughly double the level when Marine units first arrived in March.
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Washington
UPI
U.S
South Viet Nam
Defense Department
1St Infantry Division
Ft. Riley
Kan
11Th Air Assault Division
Ft. Benning
25Th Infantry Division
Schofield Barracks
Hawaii
Army
Navy
Viet Nam
Embezzlement Charged To Clendenin Woman
Madelyn P. James 44 waived further hearings on embezzlement charges and posted $1500 bond. She allegedly embezzled $8000 from Farmers and Citizens Bank of Clendenin while a teller from February 1961 to June 1965. FBI arrested her at home. money insured by FDIC.
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Charleston
UPI
Madelyn P. James
U. S
George W. Wood
Farmers and Citizens Bank of
Clendenin
FBI
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Lester Boy Holds Command Position at Youth Leadership Camp
Alvin Bailey of Lester presided Monday as National Guard youth leadership camp at Camp Dawson opened with 67 West Virginia youths. A Special Forces command group will demonstrate parachuting and survival techniques. Over $5,000 in specialized equipment was on display, including an aerial smoke bomb drop and 25 packs of survival food. Philip Harless of Charleston became company commander for day two, with Gene Smillie of Fairmont as first sergeant and platoon leaders Greg Leavitt of Sutton and George Givkovick of Fairmont.
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Alvin Bailey
Lester
National Guard
Camp
Dawson
Philip Harless
Charleston
Gary L. Haught
Pt. Pleasant
Gene Smillie
Fairmont
Greg Leavitt
Sutton
George Givkovick
Cosmos launches add to Soviet space program
Moscow reports another Cosmos unmanned satellite in the Soviet Union's Cosmos series. Tass says the last Cosmos launch occurred on May 25. On June 8 Soviet engineers attempted a Lunar moon maneuver 100000 miles away but an engine failed to shut off after trajectory correction. The Soviets have now launched 16 Cosmos satellites this year.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Tass
Funeral arrangements for Ralph Scarbrough of Oak Hill
Ralph Bryson Scarbrough aged 48 of Oak Hill died Sunday in a Beckley hospital after a long illness. Born March 8 1917 in Dothan he was a son of William Scarbrough and the late Rosa Scarbrough. He was a World War II veteran and member of the Central Avenue Church of God. Survived by his wife Mary five sons Pfc Johnny J in Korea Leonard Ralph Gary and Mark all of Oak Hill three brothers Elmer Alva of Oak Hill and Lacy of Lochgelly and two sisters Mrs Myrtle O Boyle and Mrs Oakie Rhodes of Detroit. Body at Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill.
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Ralph Bryson Scarbrough
Oak Hill
Beckley
Dothan
William Scarbrough
Rosa Scarbrough
Central Avenue
Elmer
Alva
Lacy
Lochgelly
Myrtle O’boyle
Oakie Rhodes
Detroit
Mich
Tyree Funeral Home
Death notice for Joseph Spolarich of Gilbert aged 70
Joseph Spolarich of Gilbert dies at 70 after a Saturday Beackley hospital stay. A Gilbert resident for 59 years he was father to George Spolarich of Cyclone. Body remains at McNeely Funeral Home in Man.
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Joseph Spolarich
Gilbert
Beckley
George Spolarich
Cyclone
McNeely Funeral Home
Man
B58 Crashes At Paris Air Show
At Le Bourget Airport a U S bomber crashed while approaching the Paris air show killing one crew member and injuring two. Earlier reports said all three were killed. The B58 Hustler held speed records and had flown from New York to Paris in 3 hours 19 minutes before the crash.
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Paris
APS
U.S
le Bourget
Air Force
New York
Texas
Washington
Los Angeles
Slippery Road Blamed For 2 Car Collision
Rain and slick pavement caused a two car crash at Prince Street and Johnstown Road today. Drivers Carlos Adkins from Piney View and Robert O'Dell of 500 Rus sell St. faced opposing traffic with claims of green lights. O'Dell’s car slid off a embankment into a house. no arrests were made.
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Prince Street
Johnstown Road
Carlos Adkins
Piney View
Robert O'Dell
Russell St
O’dell
Liquor Store Manager Held For Embezzlement
Huntington resident Charles A. Hunter, 52, former manager of a state liquor store, was indicted on embezzlement charges for diverting $168 and 541 bottles of liquor belonging to the West Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control. The alleged acts occurred between August 1964 and last month. he was freed on $1,009 bond awaiting trial.
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Huntington
UPI
West Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control Commission
Charles A. Hunter
State Man Heads Board Jekyll Island Summer Meeting
Dr. Earl Fisher of Morgantown West Virginia was named new president of the Southern States School Boards Association at the summer conference on Jekyll Island Georgia He succeeds W T Jones of Roberta Georgia Norman Rice of Cocoa Florida was named vice president and Paul Watson of Kingwood West Virginia was elected secretary
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Jekyll Island, Ga
UPI
Southern States School Boards Association
Earl Fisher
Morgantown
W. Va
Fisher
W. T. Jones
Roberta
Norman Rice
Cocoa, Fla
Paul Watson
Kingwood
Kaiser Aluminum reports new 3,375 job record at Ravenswood
Kaiser Aluminum at Ravenswood announced a new employment peak of 3,375 workers, the latest in three consecutive months of record production. Officials call the figure an all time high for the plant.
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Ravenswood
UPI
Kaiser Aluminum Works
Kaiser
Dean Of Radio Newsmen Dies
New York reports the death of H V Kaltenborn at 86 in Roosevelt Hospital from a heart ailment after he fell ill two days after arriving from Palm Beach. The veteran commentator, famed for forthright speech and objective reporting, is remembered as a dean of broadcast journalism and a mentor to aspiring reporters.
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New York
UPI
H.V. Kaltenborn
Roosevelt Hospital
Palm Beach
Fla
Kaltenborn
Merrill Mueller
NBC News
Overseas Press Club
Truth
Small Mines Law Upheld
Washington UPI reports United Mine Workers President W A Boyle testified before a Senate subcommittee backing a House passed bill to bring under federal control mines with fewer than 14 workers. He said the measure will save miners and reduce injuries if small operations comply, despite Bureau of Mines concerns it could shut some mines. The bill, after a seven year dispute, would amend the Coal Mine Safety Act to cover small mines and is expected to pass the Senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
United Mine Workers Union
W.A
Tony) Boyle
Senate Labor
House
United Mine Workers
Boyle
Federal Bureau of Mines
Senate
Smith Urges Oil Import Report To Protect Coal Jobs
West Virginia Governor Hulett C. Smith urged Congress to pass a bill requiring the President's Council of Economic Advisers to report regularly on how oil imports affect coal mine employment. He testified in writing to the House Government Operations subcommittee, saying the coal industry remains vital to West Virginia's economy and urging cautions against rising oil imports.
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Washington
UPI
West Virginia
Hulett C. Smith
Congress
President
Council of Economic Advisers
Smith
James Kee
DW. Va
House Committee On Government Operations
Train Hits 3 Girls Near Bluefield
Three girls ages 7 to 10 were struck by a Norfolk & Western pusher locomotive near Bluefield Monday. Vicki Stout of Bluefield Virginia was in critical condition while Susan Gail Rodgens and Mona Misak, both local, were listed in satisfactory condition. Officials said the children wandered from a church day school swimming pool where they had been with a group.
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Bluefield
UPI
Norfolk & Western
Vicki Stout
Susan Gail Rodgens
Mona Misak
Marshall University Wins $500000 Education Grant
The U S Office of Education approved a $500000 grant to Marshall University in Huntington West Virginia. The funds will be used for classroom construction at the university.
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Wirtz
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Ansted
Sadie Stanin
Opal Lee
Dayton
Dave Duncan
Poca
June Conway
Eau Gallie
Mary Nunnery
Victor
Dodd-Payne
Fayetteville
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B'nai B'rith
Lady Churchill
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