Negro Accused Of Murders and Rape Killed By Ga Posse
A five hundred strong multi state posse cornered Robert Lee Williams 47 in a Georgia pasture after a 14 hour manhunt and fatally shot him. He is accused of killing cafe owners raping a teen girl wounding a 15 year old and a bloodhound handler. An FBI report notes Williams came to Georgia with Florida harvesters to pick watermelons.
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Donalsonville, Ga
UPI
Georgia
Robert Lee Williams
Williams
Georgia Bureau of Investigation
Morris Stuart
Probemt
Stuart
Atlanta
Esteen Bryant
Ella Croon
Cecil Franklin
Franklin
Alabama
Florida
FBI
Tribunal Today For Sen. Dodd
Washington UPI reports a Senate ethics hearing begins behind closed doors into Sen. Thomas J. Dodd amid charges of ties to Gen. Julius Klein. Cross-examination is allowed. public hearings follow. Dodd, a Johnson ally, faces libel suits from Pearson and Anderson.
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Dodd
Julius Klein
Dogg
U.S
Nuremburg
Drew Pearson
Jack Anderson
Klein
Johnson
New England
John F. Kennedy
Ed Wynn Dies Of Cancer at 79 in Beverly Hills
Comedian Ed Wynn aged 79 died in his sleep Sunday from cancer in Beverly Hills. Born Isaiah Edwin Leopold he rose from a 1902 New England stage start to fame in Ziegfeld Follies and later embraced dramatic roles earning Emmy and Oscar nominations. His son Keenan Wynn was with him 20 minutes before death at 7:45 a.m.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
UPI
Ed Wynn
Wynn
Isaiah Edwin Leopold
Marjorie Morningstar
Anne Frank
Keenan Wynn
Wilshire Boulevard
New England
Weight loss romance as man wills to marry nurse
MIAMI UPI Martin S Greenwald 24 weighs 396 pounds plans to marry Myrna House the nurse who supervises his extreme diet at National Children’s Hospital and a University of Miami program She hopes he reaches 200 to 225 pounds by late January Diet includes no food two vitamins and no-calorie beverages Doctors note his past obesity began at 13 after dieting he has only broken the fast once by drinking chicken broth and once opened beer but discarded it
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Miami
UPI
Martin S. Greenwald
Myrna House
Myrna
Greenwald
Miss House
National Children’s Hospital
University of Miami Medical School
Satellite Plans Told By Agency
The federal space agency announced plans to orbit a balloon satellite named Pageos I to aid precise mapping of land masses. Launched from Vandenberg AFB starting Thursday, the instrumentless satellite will reflect sunlight to provide an orbiting light source photographed from Earth over five years to improve geographic positioning.
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Vandenberg Afb
Calif
UPI
Federal Space Agency
Pageos I
Earth
Farm Accident Kills Eight Year Old Boy
Eight year old Christopher McKinney of Ceredo West Virginia was killed near Chillicothe Ohio when he fell under a tractor wheel while riding with 15 year old William Neff. The accident occurred on the Russell Neff farm along Ohio 35 east of Chillicothe.
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Chillicothe
Bosses Named For CIA FCC
Washington (UPI) Richard M Helms, 53, named to head the CIA after Adm William F Raborn Jr. resigns. President Johnson also elevates Rosel H Hyde to FCC chairman, succeeding E William Henry. Nicho las Johnson moved to FCC as a replacement for Henry, while no immediate replacement for Johnson is named. Hyde is noted as a career FCC member likely to tone down TV industry scrutiny.
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Washington
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Senate
CIA
Georgia Democrat
Helms
Farflung
Johnson
Rosel H. Hyde
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
E. William Henry
Henry
Nicholas Johnson
Hyde
Newton N. Minow
John Named Director Of WVU Kanawha Centers
Bruce M. John was named Sunday as director of the Kanawha Area Appalachian Center and the Kanawha Valley Graduate Center of West Virginia University in Charleston. The appointment was announced by WVU President Paul A. Miller. John, extension rural sociologist for the WVU Appalachian Center, will succeed Dr. Richard Slavin Aug. 1 after Slavin resigned to become deputy state commerce commissioner. John joined WVU in 1963 after earning a BS at Pennsylvania State University and a MS in sociology at the University of Kentucky.
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Morgantown
UPI
Bruce M. John
Kanawha Area
Kanawha Valley
West Virginia University
Charleston
WVU
Paul A. Miller
John
WVU Appalachian Center
Richard Slavin
Slavin
Pennsylvania State University
University of Kentucky
Deaths And Funerals In Raleigh County Area
Dr Kenneth Swank conducts services for Warren A Thornhill Jr 68 at Keyser Bryant Funeral Home Chapel burial in Sunset Memorial Park noted Beckley lawyer for 35 years died of apparent heart attack pallbearers named Raleigh County Bar Assoc served as honorary pallbearers Olin N Marshall 66 funeral at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home Peace Chapel burial in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens pallbearers listed body taken from Armstrong Funeral Home Whitesville to residence before service Joe Edward Nugen 21 Fayetteville drowned in New River at Stone Cliff body recovered nearby survivors include parents John T and Pattie Shockey Nugen two brothers John Pat Viet Nam Marine Corps body at Dodd-Payne Funeral Home Fayetteville)
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Kenneth Swank
Keyser Bryant
Warren A. Thornhill Jr
Woodlawn Ave
Sunset Memorial Park
Thornhill
Beckley
Basile N Meadows
David Kennedy
J. E. Huffman
James K. Edmundson
J. Hoke Monroe
Roy J. Lucas
Thomas Keyser
W. H. File Jr
Raleigh County Bar Association
T. M. Waldron
Olin N. Marshall
Hill St
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home Peace Chapel
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
James Elkins
Ed Garten
Themen Borrer
Earl Rice
Charles Sinozich
James Sanger Jr
Joe Edward Nugen
Fayetteville
New River
Stone Cliff
Thurmond
Roy Treadway
Minden
John T
Pattie Shockey Nugen
John of
Milton
Pat
Marine Corps
Viet Nam
Dodd-Payne Funeral Home
Crook 80, Blue Jay, to have funeral Tuesday at Methodist Church
Theodore A. Crook 80 of Blue Jay Route 6 dies after long illness. Funeral 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at Perry Memorial Methodist Church with Rev. Virgil Cook and Rev. Frank Perry. Burial in Crook Family Cemetery. Survivors include wife Nora Alice Phillips Crook, three sons Archie Quillie Theodore Jr, two step-sons, 13 grandchildren, 15 great grandchildren. Body at home. Men’s Bible Class pallbearers.
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Theodore A. Crook
Blue Jay
Virgil Cook
Frank Perry
Perry Memorial Methodist Church
Crook
Mathias Crook
Shady Spring Methodist Church
Nora Alice Phillips Crook
Archie
Mabscott
Quillie
Shady Spring
Theodore Jr
Richmond
Ash M. Harries
Zina B. Harries
Rose and Quesenberry
George Martin services for 87 year old man in Seth
George Martin 87 will be honored with services at 2 p m Tuesday at Healing Stream Baptist Church in Seth. Burial follows at Coon Cemetery in Comfort. He died Sunday in a Charleston nursing home after a long illness. A retired timberman and farmer, he is survived by three sons Arnold of Fosterville and Asa and Preston of Columbus Ohio, a sister Mrs Nettie Price of Lincoln County, a brother William of Kingston NC, 14 grandchildren and 29 great grandchildren.
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George Martin
Seth
Healing Stream
Coon
Comfort
Martin
Charleston
Arnold
Fosterville
Asa
Preston
Columbus
Ohio
Nettie Price
Lincoln County
William
Kingston
N. C
Four Die On West Virginia Roads This Weekend
Four people died in West Virginia traffic incidents this weekend and a Fayetteville man drowned in the New River at Stone Cliff Joe Nugen aged 21 is identified as the deceased river swimmer from Fayetteville The year to date traffic deaths reach 203 up from 195 the prior year A 6 year old girl from Phelps Kentucky Sandra Smith died in a two car crash near Thacker Police say her father Frank Smith of Phelps drove the other car The driver and the parents were injured Other victims include Marhon C Phillips 42 of Richmond Michigan killed in Charleston Kanawha Boulevard crash into a river and Robert C Howes 80 of Glenville killed in a W Va 5 wreck near Sand Fork plus Robert Morgan 31 of Guyan Wyoming County injured in a motorcycle overturn near Guyan
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Joe Nugen
Fayetteville
Stone Cliff
Fayette County
Phelps
Thacker
Mingo County
Sandra Smith
Frank Smith
Guyan
Wyoming County
Weirton Man Named Driver Of The Year
Robert P. Bish of Weirton was named 1966 Driver of the Year by the West Virginia Motor Truck Association after 1.9 million accident free miles and 37 years driving for Weir-Cove Moving and Storage. Richard Baldwin of Charleston led the driving championships with 315 points. other winners include Bobby Lett Bancroft Clifford Holmes Sissonville Frank Hutton Hurricane and Jackie Oxley Charleston.
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Charleston
UPI
Robert P. Bish
Weirton
West Virginia Motor Truck Association
Bish
J. D. Brooks
Weir-Cove Moving and Storage Co
Motor Truck Association
Richard Baldwin
Bobby J. Lett
Bancroft
Clifford Holmes
Sissonville
Church Bus Hit By Train Injures 39 Near Dwight
A church-owned bus carrying children to summer camp stalled on a grade crossing near Dwight Illinois and was struck by a New York Central freight train. The bus was dragged 870 feet, split open, and caught fire. One girl with a broken leg was trapped but rescued by the driver. Coroner Vernon von Qualen called it a miracle no one was killed.
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Dwight, Ill
UPI
Here
New York Central
U.S. 66
Livingston County
Vernon von Qualen
Obituary for Edgar F Hurt of South Gate California
Edgar F Hurt 51 of South Gate Calif died Saturday in a Los Angeles hospital. Formerly of Stamford he was the son of the late Edgar B Hurt and Retta V Morris of Covington Va. Survived by wife Grace Burgess Hurt two sons Edgar Forest Jr and Danny two daughters Irene Smith and Grace Laverne Frost two sisters Edith Hinkle Lewisburg and Merle Ellis Piney View three grandchildren Four brothers and two sisters preceded him in death Funeral services will be held at 10 am Wednesday at Biby Belyea Mortuary South Gate.
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Edgar Forest Hurt
South Gate
Calif
Los Angeles
Stamford
Edgar B. Hurt
Retta V. Morris
Covington
Grace Burgess Hurt
Edgar Forest Jr
Danny
Irene Smith
Grace Laverne Frost
Edith Hinkle
Lewisburg
Merle Ellis
Piney View
Biby Belyea Mortuary
Preacher Kills Four Children on Father’s Day Tragedy
MASSENA N Y A former lay preacher killed his four children with a 12 gauge shotgun in a field near Helena then shot himself in a Father s Day massacre. Mrs Margaret Sturgeon reported the family left home in the morning to play and pick wild berries and were found dead in a long arc the husband K Wesley Sturgeon 39 and children Timothy 8 Ruth Elizabeth 6 Mary 5 and John 3. The gunman was described as an ardent churchgoer and former youth adviser for local churches. Police believe Timothy was killed first then the others as they tried to flee.
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Massena
N.Y
UPI
Helena
Margaret Sturgeon
K. Wesley Sturgeon
Chevrolet
Timothy
Ruth Elizabeth
Mary
John
Sturgeon
Helena United Church
Youth Pilgrim Fellowship
Emanuel Congregational Church
Humphrey to Head US Delegation for Balaguer Inauguration
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey will lead a U S delegation to the Dominican Republic on July 1 for President elect Jerdvin Balaguer's inauguration. President Johnson announced the visit at a news conference and praised the Dominican elections as free and fair with wide participation.
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Washington
UPI
Hubert H. Humphrey
Jerdvin Balaguer
Dominican Republic
Johnson
Humphrey
British paratroopers sighted off Cape Cod in dory voyage
Two British paratroopers Capt. John Ridgway and Sgt. Chay Blyth, who left Orleans Cape Cod two weeks ago to row a 20 foot dory to England, reported from the Albatross that they are 170 miles off Cape Cod and “All is well and we're doing fine.” They aim for Lands End England in 55 days to set an Atlantic record.
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Boston
UPI
England
Cape Cod
Coast Guard
John Ridgway
Chay Blyth
Orleans
Lands End
Walter A White 1899 1966 dies at 77 at 115 Sigmund St
Walter A White 77 of 115 Sigmund St died today at 9 10 am in a local hospital after a brief illness Born June 13 1889 in Ronceverte he was a retired salesman with the Lewis Hubbard Co and Raleigh Grocery Co He was a member of Beckley Presbyterian Church His wife Lillian C White preceded him in death April 20 1966 Survived by daughter Mary Ann Campbell Beckley son W A White Jr Louisville Ky and other relatives Funeral arrangements were set with the Keyser Bryant Chapel and Riverside Cemetery in Ronceverte with nephew pallbearers and calling hours noted
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Walter Augustus White
Sigmund St
Ronceverte
Beckley Presbyterian Church
Lewis Hubbard Co
Raleigh Grocery Co
Lillian C. White
John Beckley
Mary Ann) Campbell
Beckley
W. A. White, Jr
Louisville
Keyser - Bryant Chapel
Walter Griswold
Riverside
Keyser - Bryant Funeral Home
Funeral services for Glen White youth Robert Curry
Robert E Curry a 16 year old of Glen White will be in charge of funeral services at 1 pm Tuesday at First Baptist Church Lester Burial follows at Rode Field Cemetery Welch He was fatally wounded Friday night while three friends played with a 025 calibre automatic pistol Survivors include his father Ollie Cleve Curry and mother Ruth Curry three sisters Martha Bessie Jamie and three brothers Billy Archie Friends may call at Trent Durgan Funeral Home after 3 pm today The body will be taken to the church one hour prior to services
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Sterling Green
Robert E. Curry
Glen White
First Baptist
Lester
Rode Field
Welch
Ollie Cleve Curry
Ruth Curry
Martha
Bessie
Jamie
Billy
Archie
Trent Durgan Funeral
Funeral services incomplete for Mrs. Josephine Lore
Mrs. Josephine Lore of Tams died Sunday after a three week illness in a Welch hospital. The body is at Melton Mortuary awaiting arrangements.
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Josephine Lore of
Tams
Welch Hospital
Melton Mortuary
Viet Nam clash and guerrilla assault reported near Hue
A U S Coast Guard cutter fought a 125 ton Communist vessel southwest of Saigon for three hours, forcing it aground after finding machineguns and ammunition aboard. In Hue district Thuy Phu, a guerrilla attack killed the district chief as fighters hit government defenses and Marines repelled assault with bayonets after mortar and automatic fire.
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U.S. Coast Guard
Saigon
Thuy Phu
Hue
Chu Li
John Wayne dodges sniper fire during USO tour
Cong sniper fired near actor John Wayne in Chu Lai Viet Nam as he signed Marine helmets from 16 yards away. Wayne remained calm continuing to greet Marines after the incident, praising their courage while escorted by Col. Leonard Fribourg.
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John Wayne
Chu Lai
Viet Nam
Wayne
Col
Leonard Fribourg
Los Angeles
Iwo Jima
GOP Getting Team Ready for November Campaign
The Republican National Committee opened a two day meeting in Washington as part of a four day series to mobilize for the November state and congressional elections. National Chairman Ray Bliss named five field men to monitor regional campaign developments across the country.
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Washington
UPI
Republican National Committee
Ray C. Bliss
Republican State
Bliss
Big City
Robert Walker
San Diego
Calif
Hugh Richards
Huntington
W. Va
Hastings Wyman
Aiken
S.C
Allen Parker
Arlington
Max Rohm
Harrisburg
De Gaulle Visits Moscow In Historic Soviet French Talks
De Gaulle arrives in Moscow for a 10 day mission to seek closer Kremlin ties while assuring Western alliance remain intact. He reviews the honor guard as French and Soviet officials and diplomats meet. Leaders discuss European security Vietnam tensions and disarmament amid NATO troop withdrawals.
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de Gaulle
Maurice Couve de Murville
Andrei Gromy
Moscow
Mme
Yvonne de Gaulle
Rodion Malinovsky
Andrei Grechko
Russia
Kremlin
United States
Europe
France
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Africa
Baikonur
Central Asia
Quads Born Prematurely In Switzerland Doing Well
A 29 year old mother Heidi Bruecher Heyer and her quadruplets three boys and a girl were delivered by C section in Münsterlingen Switzerland. The babies seven weeks premature remain in incubators. The parents, German immigrant Knut Heyer and his wife have one older child.
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Muensterlingen
Switzerland
UPI
Heidi Bruecher Heyer
Knut Heyer
Kruezlingen
E. Hochuli
Thurgovian
Plants plan for two Hancock County facilities
Quippa Pa design and construction of each plant will be under the control of the operating division. Construction of both plants will begin immediately. The largest plant should be complete late in 1967 with welding wire installation operating in January 1968. Airco, a leading industrial gas and equipment maker, has 136 plants and 240 sales offices. The state will need 60 acres with remaining land kept for possible expansions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quippa
Hill
West Virginia
Airco
New York
Hancock County
Mississippi march shifts to black power theme
Marchers registered to vote on Saturday while the event, once billed by Meredith as a demonstration against fear in Mississippi, has increasingly embraced the theme of black power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meredith
Mississippi
Ceremonies Conclude Youth Leaders Camp
KINGWOOD YPI Eigh ty one youths were given honorable discharges during ceremonies which closed the Second Annual Youth Leaders Camp at Camp Dawson Robert W Brown of Spencer received the Governors Trophy as outstanding camper Joe Henry of South Charleston received the Non Commissioned Officers Association Marksmanship Trophy and Kenneth M Lemke of Huntington earned the Adjutant Generals Trophy for highest military aptitude.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingwood
YPI
Camp Dawson
Robert W. Brown
Spencer
Adjutant General
Joe Henry
South Charleston
Kenneth M. Lemke
Huntington
Soviet Dam Endangered by Record Floods in Asia
Pravda reported a week of record floods threatening a hydroelectric dam in Khirgizia, central Asia. Workers blew cliffs to redirect river flow as the Naryn reached a record crest seven days earlier and was to stay high for four more days, endangering sluice tunnels with no reported damage or casualties.
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UPI
Soviet Khirgizia
Central Asia
Pravda
Communist Party
Naryn
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Armstrong Funeral Home
Whitesville
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Kyle Keith Cooke
Ewart Ave
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Walter H. Griswold
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Masonic Lodge
Cooke
W. O. Garrison
Oscar Nickels
Drford Thompson
E. W. Freeland
Bill Henkle
Carmen Feazell
Jack Thomas
T. L. van Stavern
United Press International
Edgar F. Hurt
Preacher
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Balaguer
Walter A. White
Tiller Infant
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Robertson and Foglesong
Pineville
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