Elkin Participating In National Leadership Conference
William Elkins, a senior at Raleigh County Vocational Technical Center, participates in the Second Annual National Leadership Conference of VICA in Little Rock. He is among three West Virginia students chosen for the event drawing over 200 leaders from across the nation, Puerto Rico, and Guam. he serves as secretary of the state VICA, studying radio and TV service. Highlights include charter awards, national officer elections, and honors for youth and adults advancing ICA development.
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William Elkins
Raleigh County Vocational Technical Center
The
Vocational Industrial Clubs of America
VICA
William
West Virginia
Puerto Rico
Guam
William G. Elkins
Roosevelt St
State Association of
Radio
ICA
Appeals Denied in Georgia Youths Death Sentences
The U S Supreme Court denied appeals of Woodrow Whitman and Roy Dale Chatterton who were condemned to death for the 1964 killing of Billy Copeland in Georgia. They were arrested in Savannah in 1964 and beaten Copeland after luring him near Rome.
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Washington
UPS
Woodrow Whitman
Roy Dale Chatterton
U. S. Supreme Court
High Court
Georgia
Whisman
Chatterton
Chattanooga County
Billy Copeland
Georgia Supreme Court
Huntington
W. Va
Savannah
Copeland
Rome
Whitman
Reed wins Maine GOP primary in Viet Nam policy show of support
Governor John H. Reed a Republican and Johnson Viet Nam policy backer captured renomination in Maine's gubernatorial primary. He edged state Rep. James S. Erwin 3 to 2 as Erwin warned the U S is trapped in Vietnam. Curtis won the Democratic nod with over half the votes.
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Portland
Maine
UPI
John H. Reed
Johnson
Reed
James S. Erwin
York
Erwin
United States
Blind Girl Among 28 at School in Missing Child Case
Joann Bearzi described by Tretrakoff as a quiet 28th blind student at the school, weighing under 50 pounds. Her Welch West Virginia parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Bearzi, flew in, with her father joining the search Monday. Deputies were at the scene as authorities pursued leads in the disappearance.
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Iff
Joann
Tretrakoff
John Bearzi
Welch
W. Va
Berzi
Car Truck Collision Kills Ohio Man on Memorial Bridge Ramp
Belpre Ohio police report a 50 year old car driver Ralph F Preston died after a broadside collision with a tractor trailer loaded with 28000 pounds of frozen pies on the Memorial Bridge ramp over the Ohio River. Preston son Jim and truck driver George Round 22 of Orlando Florida were hospitalized with injuries while relief driver Bill Salvardi 34 of Ft Lauderdale Fla was uninjured.
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Belpre, Ohio
UPI
Belpre
Memorial Bridge
Ohio River
Ralph F. Preston
Preston
Jimmy
George Round
Orlando
Fla
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Parkersburg
W. Va
Bill Salvardi
Ft. Lauderdale
Strip Mining Halted After Boulder Crushes Car
UPI reports state police halted strip mining operations near Logan after a 500 pound boulder rolled down a hillside and crushed Raymond Bradley Jr.s 1966 foreign car in Holden. The stoppage will last until measures are put in place to prevent rocks from rolling down the hill. No criminal violation was involved.
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LOGAN
UPI
Raymond Bradley Jr
Holden
Patterson Excavating Co
Thant Urges Early Settlement of Viet Nam War
United Nations Secretary General Thant warns the longer the delay, the worse the world situation becomes. He calls the Viet Nam war one of history’s most barbarous conflicts and stresses urgent settlement.
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United Press International
United Nations
N.Y
Thant
Viet Nam
McNamara Says US Aims to Keep Europe Free and Secure
Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara states that preventing domination of Europe by a hostile power is a fundamental US interest beyond treaty terms. He adds the United States will under all circumstances help protect Europe’s security and freedom.
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Washington
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
United States
Europe
Civil Rights Leader Warns Against Black Supremacy Threats
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. warned in Atlanta that civil rights progress could be seriously endangered by black racism movements, stating that black supremacy would be equally as evil as white supremacy.
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Atlanta
Martin Luther King Jr
Palmer lament after third playoff loss in U S Open
San Francisco reports Arnold Palmer saying it's getting to be a damn habit after losing his third consecutive playoff for the U S Open golf title. The remark frames a stubborn run of near misses in a major championship.
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San Francisco
Arnold Palmer
Mother of Nine Faces Hubby Killing Charge
Mrs. Vonda Jean Mullenax, 33, scheduled for arraignment in Kingwood on murder charges after her husband Ray disappeared three days before Christmas. Indicted by a Preston County grand jury earlier this month, she was arrested March 31 and defense lawyers previously sought any statements she had made. Police have not disclosed a body.
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Preston County
Ray
West Virginia University and Wheeling College Get Grants
Federal grants totaling 21500 were announced for West Virginia University and Wheeling College. WVU receives 20000 from NASA for engineering research while Wheeling College gets 1542 from the U S Office of Education to aid a new library building project.
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Washington
UPI
West Virginia University
Wheeling
W. Va
Robert C. Byrd
Jennings Randolph
D-W. Va
WVU
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Wheeling College
U. S. Office of Education
Congress orders FDA action on patient consent
Rep. Paul G. Rogers directs the FDA to halt medical experiments on thousands of patients without consent. The Senate passes a bill extending the coastal fishery zone from 3 to 12 miles to give American fishermen exclusive use, now heading to the House. Jerome R. Waldie sworn in to California's 14th district succeeding the late Rep. John Baldwin.
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Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Paul G. Rogers
D-Fla
Fish
Senate
U.S
House
Waldie
California
Jerome R. Waldie
John F. Baldwin
Contra Costa County
NATO plans to use existing Europe facilities to cut costs
Secretary McNamara outlined moves to relocate and reorganize NATO with minimal new construction, aiming to improve the US balance of payments while maintaining military strength. He said the changes would not disable the alliance's military posture despite De Gaulle's demand for withdrawal of NATO units.
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Europe
de Gaulle
NATO
McNamara
Deaths and Funerals: Robert L. Lewis 79 MacArthur
Robert L. Lewis 79 of Mac Arthur died Monday at 6:15 p.m. after a nine month illness. Born July 11, 1887, in Raven Virginia, he was a retired miner. Survived by his wife Maggie Mae and five sons, three daughters, 18 grandchildren, 13 great grandchildren. Funeral 2 p.m. Thursday at MacArthur Church of God. burial Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Body at Williams Funeral Home after 5 p.m. Wednesday. Col. Clarence E. Galaspie reports death of his father Frank Edward Galaspie 85 of Richmond Virginia. born April 5, 1881, in Black Hawk Kanawha County. Funeral Thursday Bennett Funeral Home Richmond. Survived by another son L. Edward Galaspie.
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Robert L. Lewis
MacArthur
Raven
Robert Lee
Mary Jane Lewis
Maggie Mae
Sterling T
Beaver
Robert Jr
Green Valley
Raymond
Coal City
B. C
Peckley
Jim
Lenoir
N. C
Lela Roos
Baltimore
Naomie Plymale
Helen Tilson
MacArthur Church of God
Winston Hargis
Otis Clyburn
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Williams Funeral Home
Clarence E. Galaspie
Northwestern Ave
Frank Edward Galaspie
Floyd Ave
Richmond
Hinton
Requiem Mass for Mrs. Josephine Lore at St Francis de Sales
Funeral rites for Mrs. Josephine Lore 8 of Tams led by Father Edward Burley at noon Wednesday in St. Francis de Sales Church. Burial at Mount Calvary Addition of Sunset Memorial Park after service. Lore died Saturday at 3:30 a.m. in a Welch hospital. born August 20, 1880 in Giardini Italy. husband Carmello predeceased in 1942. Survived by four grandchildren and names listed. Body at Melton Mortuary with calling after 5 p.m. Rosary at 7:30 p.m. Pallbearers named. Funeral services for comedian Ed Wynn set for Thursday at Church of the Resurrection in Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Wynn died Sunday. age 79. Rt. Rev. Robert de Gasperi, 72, dies in Herrin, cousin of Alcide de Gasperi.
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Requeim
Josephine Lore
Edward Burley
St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church
Mount Calvary
Sunset Memorial Park
Lore
Welch Hospital
Carol) McMillion
Beckley
Carmel Lore Jr
Annadale
Mario Tama
Sicily
Italy
Charlie Tama
Melton Mortuary
Victor McMillion
John Santa
Joe Boziskie
Rufus McMillion
Carmel Lore
Pete Syro
Glendale
Calif
UPI
Ed Wynn
Church of the Recessional
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Wynn
Hollywood
Beverly Hills
Phipps Services Set in Mount Hope for Charles L Phipps
Charles L Phipps 59 of Miami formerly Beckley will be buried at Huse Memorial Park Fayetteville after a heart attack. Funeral at 2 p.m. Wednesday Tyree Funeral Home Chapel Mount Hope with Rev Ralph Thompson in charge. He was born May 22 1907 in Fayetteville and survived by one sister Mrs Anne Massing of Mount Hope.
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Charles
L. Phipps
Miami
Fla
Beckley
Tyree
Anne Massing
Mount Hope
Mrs Nina Repass Funeral Arrangements Stated
Mrs Nina Maude Repass 79 of Athens died Monday in a Bluefield hospital after a short illness. Born July 10, 1886 in Peters Town she was daughter of William T Appling and Hattie Neal Appling. Survivors include husband Sterling P Repass daughter Evelyn Poe two sons W H Mullens and R A Repass Toledo sisters E R Lynch and Lucille Hayes nine grandchildren seven great grandchildren. Body at Seaver Mortuary Princeton.
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Nina Maude Repass
Athens
Bluefield
Peterstown
William T
Hattie Neal Appling
Sterling P. Repass
Evelyn Poe
W. H
Mullens
R. A. Repass
Toledo
Ohio
E. R. Lynch
Lucille Hayes
Seaver Mortuary
Princeton
Memorial services set for longtime state rep Max Brevillier
Memorial services will be held today in Lyme for Max F. Brevillier aged 68 a five term state representative. He served the community and his district in the legislature with notable dedication and leadership.
Final rites for Cecil E. Maynor held in Oak Hill
Cecil Edward Maynor 64 of Scarbro dies after a long illness. Final rites set for 1 p m Wednesday at Tyree Funeral Home Chapel Oak Hill with burial in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Prosperity. He was a retired miner and Oak Hill Moose member. Survivors include wife Myrtle Dewitt Maynor two brothers a sister a son a daughter and five grandchildren. Graveside rites to be conducted by Oak Hill Moose Lodge members. Friends may call after 4 p m today.
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Cecil Edward Maynor
Scarbro
Tyree
Oak Hill
C. S. Donnelly
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Prosperity
Maynor
Loyal Order of Moose
Cittsville
Charles
Virginia Feazelle Maynor
Myrtle Dewitt Maynor
Azel
Hubert Maynor
Mount Hope
Georgia Tolbert
Ashtabula
Ohio
Dewitt Maynor
Beltsville
Francis (Delores) Guindon
Alexandria
Vietnamese Buddhist Crisis Deepens as Ky Clamps Hue
In Hue the Buddhist leader Quang has begun a hunger strike aimed at pressuring President Johnson to end support for Ky. Police halted anti government protests by nuns, detained leaders Buu Thon and Nguyen Huu Gien for illegal weapons, and Ky defended actions as restoring order. Thich Tam Chau urged halt to temple blockades and urged amnesty while pleading for safety of Tri Quang and temple repairs.
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Quang
Johnson
Hue
Saigon
Dieu de Pagoda
Buu Thon
Struggle
Nguyen Huu Gien
da Nang
Thich Tam Chau
Vien Hoa Dao
Viet Hoa Dao
Chau
Tri Quang
Chan
Final rites for 21 year old Fayetteville man Joe Nugen
Joe Edward Nugen of Fayetteville aged 21 will receive funeral rites at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Dodd Payne Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. David Sneed officiating. Burial follows at Huse Memorial Park. Nugen drowned Sunday at New River near Stonecliff. Friends may call after 4 p.m. today.
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Joe Edward Nugen
Fayetteville
Dodd-Payne Funeral Home
David Sneed
Huse Memorial Park
Nugen
New River
Stonecliff
Mrs Irene Brown Dies in Cleveland Hospital at 51
Mrs Irene Brown 51 of Cleveland Ohio died Monday morning in a Cleveland hospital. Born May 17 1914 at Twin Branch she is survived by husband Melvin Brown of Cleveland. Body to be returned to Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill.
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Irene Brown
Cleveland
Ohio
Twin Branch
Melvin Brown
Tyree Funeral Home
Oak Hill
Rns
Ivan H Lowery Dies at Local Hospital
Ivan H. Lowery of 301 Temple Street was dead on arrival at the hospital this morning. The death appeared due to a heart attack, according to a Melton Funeral Home spokesman, with the body held for funeral arrangements.
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Ivan H. Lowery
Temple St
Melton Funeral Home
FASTETH FALSE TEETH POWDER PROMISES firm hold
FASTETH is an improved powder to sprinkle on upper or lower plates to keep false teeth from sliding. It claims to prevent slipping or rocking, leaves no gummy taste, is alkaline, and does not sour or cause late odor breath. Sold at drug counters nationwide.
Dodd Probe Outcomes and Freedom of Information Bill
Senate Ethics Committee nears decision on calling Julius Klein in the Dodd case as hearings loom. meanwhile Congress passes a 10 year fight for an open records law with a final vote of 307 to 0. The bill awaits White House signature and sets a June 1967 effective date.
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Washington
UPI
Senate Committee
Thomas J. Dodd
D-Conn
Julius Klein
Senate Ethics Committee
Dodd
Klein
Drew Pearson
Jack Anderson
West Germany
Ben
John C. Stennis
D-Miss
House
White House
Johnson
John E. Moss
D-Calif
H. R. Gross
A Lowa
Congress
Lynda Bird Johnson Faces Unpaid New York Parking Ticket
A $15 ticket issued to the car used by Lynda Bird Johnson during a New York shopping trip remained unpaid. Payment was due June 13. The Ford courtesy car was illegally parked June 2 near a French restaurant, with a Secret Service driver allegedly pocketing the ticket before she noticed it. Ford says users are responsible for tickets.
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New York
UPI
Lynda Bird Johnson
Ford Motor Co
Lynda Bird
Secret
Ford
New York City
Papal Cabinet Weighs Birth Control Policy Change
Rome reports the inner cabinet of Pope Paul VI birth control commission, 17 cardinals and bishops led by Cardinal Ottaviani, is studying proposals from a 60-member theologians and experts panel. They will draft possible policy recommendations though the Pope makes the final decision.
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Rome
UPI
Paul VI
Birth Control Commission
Alfredo Cardinal Ottaviani
Commission
Navy Cyclist Killed On Mountain Road Crash
Dan P. Fizer aged 19 a fireman apprentice aboard U S S Radford was killed when his motorcycle struck a stone wall on a scenic mountain road in Honolulu He was the son of Mrs Gladys Fizer Hurricane West Virginia.
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Honolulu
UPI
Dan P. Fizer
School Board Meets in Charleston on College Projects
The State Board of Education convenes in Charleston to discuss Concord College Fine Arts Building and Marshall University twin towers dormitory and dining hall projects.
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Charleston
UPI
State Board of Education
Concord College
Marshall University
Concord
Marshall
Police Chief Dies in Valley Grove Ohio
Edward J. Muldoon longtime Valley Grove chief of police died of a heart attack at his home late Monday at age 51. No successor has been appointed.
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Valley Grove
UPI
Edward J. Muldoon
Ohio County
Test of OBCs Legality Begins in Charleston
A State Supreme Court case questions whether the Office Building Commission can legally include both legislative and executive officers on the same body. The suit requests Secretary of State Bailey sign a certificate to sell 250000 dollars in revenue bonds for a new state office building, after Gov. Hulett C. Smith refused to sign June 9. The challenge follows early questions raised by Atty. Gen. C. Donald Robertson.
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Charleston
UPI
Supreme Court
Office Building Commission
Asst. Atty
Thomas Yost
High Court
Robert Bailey
Board of Public Works
John Kelly
Hulett C. Smith
Building Commission
Bailey
C. Donald Robertson
Medicare plan tighten rules for emergent care and coverage
A new Medicare plan eliminates emergent care language while outlining a gradual expansion toward comprehensive coverage. Secretary Charles Lewis says details depend on federal approval with July 1 1967 as a target for 18 to 21 year olds in school or approved training. By 1970 the scope may broaden to include drugs hospitalization and other health services for medically indigent individuals. Estimated cost for 1970 71 is 63 million plus federal and state funds. The plan includes inpatient 60 days per year, outpatient services, labs, x ray, nursing and rehab, dental, physical and speech therapy, eye care, home health and transportation. Welfare recipients 65 plus would have the 40 deductible paid by the department under Medicare hospitalization.
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Charles Lewis
Boulder Tragedy Kills Three in Acapulco Hillside
A one ton boulder loosened by recent rains cascaded down a hillside in Acapulco on Monday striking a group of passersby. Three people died and five were seriously injured in the accident.
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Acapulco
Mexico
Upi
Wildcat Strike Idles 2,900 At Ravenswood
About 2,900 Kaiser Aluminum Ravenswood Works hourly workers walked out in a wildcat strike over disciplinary action against a colleague. Potlines 680 filled with molten primary aluminum remained active, with a risk of prolonged plant shutdown if idleness continued. The union and company urged a prompt return to work as management warned of possible job cuts if operations remain shuttered.
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Ravenswood
UPI
Kaiser Aluminum Co
Kaiser
United Steelworkers Union
United Steelworkers Union of America
Tuy Hoa dawn attack by Communists near paratrooper camp
In Tuy Hoa before dawn Monday Communist forces attacked a paratrooper encampment in an open valley. The troopers fought back as reinforcements from the 1st Air Cavalry Division arrived. Guerrillas pulled back while Americans pursued. Military experts had warned of increased offensives with the monsoon changing weather. The engagement occurred a few miles from beaches where 1,500 Marines earlier stormed ashore in a sweep and clear operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
1St Air Cavalry Division
U.S
Four Marines parachute into Chesapeake Bay after midair collision
Four Marine pilots and crew from Cherry Point N C were returning from a practice bombing run when their aircraft collided about 9 15 p m Monday. One crewmember was seen in a burning parachute in the bay as coast guard helicopters ferried others to safety. The Marines identified as 1st Lt James Engstrom 1st Lt Charles Clark Capt James Anderst and 2nd Lt William Lewellyn were aided by disaster crews under search lights throughout the night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chesapeake Bay
Coast Guard
Bay
Cherry Point
N.C
Marine Station
Marine Corps
James Engstrom
Durham
Charles Clark
Asheville
James Anderst
Plankington
S.D
William D. Lewellyn
Cleveland
Coalition of 30 Million Women Backs LBJ Housing Plan
A coalition of eight groups representing more than 30 million women endorsed President Johnson's 1966 Civil Rights Bill aimed at ending housing discrimination. The group filed a joint statement with the House Judiciary Committee as hearings began.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
House Judiciary Committee
State Woman Wins Chicken Contest at Delmarva Festival
A Wheeling West Virginia woman, Mrs Lawrence Martin, won the national chicken cooking championship at the 19th Delmarva Chicken Festival in Pocomoke City Maryland but was unreachable to receive her award Officials said her sweet and smokey chicken barbecue recipe earned her a two week island vacation They traced her to Pittsburgh Airport Friday night trying to reach her The winning recipe includes chicken catsup onion oil vinegar maple syrup and hickory smoke salt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocomore City
UPI
Wheeling
W. Va
Lawrence Martin
Delmarva
Pittsburgh
Wanted Man Nabbed In Motel Dinner Arrest
Earl E. Wright thirty six of Wheelwright Kentucky was taken into custody by FBI agents at a motel dining room in Cleveland Ohio while eating dinner. Wright who used the alias Charles Robertson faced charges including bank robberies in Maryland and Ohio theft and interstate shipments of stolen goods from Huntington West Virginia A .25 caliber pistol was found in his hip pocket during the arrest. He was one of the FBI's ten most wanted fugitives and offered no resistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio
Payne Held For Murder In Paynesville Shooting
Hobart E. Payne 30 of Paynesville was charged with murder after Leslie Vance 25 was fatally shot in the abdomen with a 12 gauge shotgun during a Saturday morning dispute over a $9 debt. Police reported the men argued before the shooting and Vance died Sunday.
Two Statels Killed in Viet Nam War Deaths
Two West Virginia soldiers were on a DoD released death list. Killed in combat were S Sgt Elton Harris, husband of Martha G Harris of Parkersburg, and Cpl William Dely, whose guardians are Earl Bragg and wife of Selbyville, W Va.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
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