Tensions Mount Over Civil Rights Front In Deep South
United Press International reports mounting tensions as St Augustine and six other Deep South cities prepare for early court tests of the civil rights bill. King says tests will occur once signed. demonstrations flare with lineups of police and clashes at churches.
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United Press International
St. Augustine
Fla
Deep South
Martin Luther
St Augustine
People
NAACP
Washington
Roy Wilkins
Chicago
Martin Luther King
Leaders Predict Swift House Passage of Civil Rights Bill
Washington leaders expressed confidence the House would approve the Senate amended civil rights bill before July 4. Rep. William M. McCulloch said passage within about ten days was likely, paving the way for President Johnson to sign the sweeping anti discrimination measure on Independence Day. Southerners signaled likely objections, potentially sending the bill to the Rules Committee.
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Washington
UPI
House
Senate
William M. McCulloch
Ohio
Judiciary
Johnson
Emanuel Celler
House Rules Committee
Oren Harris
D-Ark
House Commerce Committee
Johnson Begins Talks With Turkish Premier Inonu
President Johnson met Turkish Premier Ismet Inonu in Washington to avert possible war between Greece and Turkey over Cyprus. Israel and Greece leaders also planned talks, with elaborate precautions to prevent overlap as Inonu and Greek PM Papandreou planned meetings.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Ismet Inonu
Greece
Turkey
Cyprus
Inonu
Papandreou
U S Supported Attack Kills 544 Viet Cong Near Bang Lang
UPI report says U S backed paratroopers killed at least 544 Viet Cong near Bang Lang in South Vietnam amid heavy losses for Americans. 29 paratroopers died and several wounded as four helicopters were shot down. one fallen American is the 144th to die in combat since January 1961.
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UPI
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Johnson to Welcome Inonu for Cyprus Talks
A 10:30 am EDT meeting planned at the White House will have President Johnson receive Turkish Prime Minister Inonu with full military honors. They will begin discussions on steps to break the Greek Turkish deadlock over Cyprus following a 15 minute welcome ceremony and Inonu’s escort to Johnson's office. The talks come as Greece and Turkey hold irreconcilable positions amid threats of invasion and tensions after Makarios removed veto power from the Turkish vice president. Johnson had been briefed by Secretary of State Rusk after returning from California.
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House
Johnson
Cyprus
California
Dean Rusk
Inona
Papa
Makarios
Greece
Byrd Seeks 4 Million For State Guard Funds
Senator Byrd asks two Senate appropriations subcommittees to approve nearly four million dollars for the West Virginia National Guard. Funds would cover construction at Martinsburg and Kanawha County Airports, aircraft operating costs, and personnel drill pay and training. Letters sent to Senators Russell and Stennis for defense and construction budgets.
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Byrd
State Guard
Washington
UPI
Senate
West
R. Obert C. Byrd
D-W. Va
Kanawha County
Charleston
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Defense
John Stennis
D-Miss
Nine Year Old Driver Nabbed For Auto Theft
Hartford police towed a stolen car driven by a nine year old boy after a motorist alerted authorities. The youth, with an eight year old passenger, had driven off Interstate 91 into the city and admitted taking the car from a used car lot and swapping license plates from another vehicle.
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Hartford
West Virginian Named Honor Guard At Tomb
Pfe Roger Allen LaFon 20 of Mineral Wells Wood County becomes the first West Virginian chosen for the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier honor guard at Arlington National Cemetery. In 15 months of service he also guarded JFK and Gen. MacArthur funerals. Guards work five to six hours on duty then two days off, with strict grooming and uniform upkeep. Selection is based on special physical qualifications.
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Washington
UPI
Pfe
Roger Allen LaFon
Mineral Wells
Wood County
West
Ruby's Mind Deteriorating, Likely Transfer Discussed
Dallas dispatch reports Jack Ruby in a rapidly failing mental state in death row cell. Attorney Clayton Fowler seeks transfer to a mental hospital after psychiatrist Dr. West found a paranoid condition. Ruby may become insane without treatment. He is not in touch with reality at times and harbors delusions of persecuted family. He has shown self harm tendencies and communication difficulties with attorneys. Warren and Warren Commission members met him but withheld details of their 3 hour talk.
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Clayton Fowler
Dist
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Ruby
Lee Harvey Oswald
Kennedy
Fowler
Louis Jolyon West
University of Oklahoma Medical School
Earl Warren
Warren
Warren Commission
Indonesians Attack Gurkha Patrol in Sarawak
In a six hour clash near the Malaysian border in Sarawak, about 100 Indonesian guerrillas crossed into southwestern Sarawak and fatally wounded five British Gurkha soldiers. Five more Gurkhas were injured as the attackers withdrew under cover of darkness after suffering undetermined casualties.
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Kuching
Sarawak
UPI
Atheist's Son Marries Girl in Court Ordered Separation
William Murray an 18 year old son of the anti prayer activist and his mother Madelyn married Susan Abramovitz 17 despite a court order dated June 2 forbidding contact. Police battled the family at their Baltimore home when orders were enforced. Murray and Madelyn released on 5000 bond after being charged with assaulting officers. Susan was treated at University Hospital for a cold.
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Baltimore
UPS
U.S. Supreme Court
William Murray
Madelyn
Susan Abramovitz
Murray
Susan
Leonard Abramovitz
Murrays
University Hospital
Scranton panel weighs Goldwater civil rights stance
Pennsylvania Governor William W. Scranton suggested on a Washington television program that Barry Goldwater might oppose strict enforcement of the civil rights bill if elected president. Scranton spoke during his campaign swing and outlined plans for a week visiting Delaware, New Jersey, West Virginia, Florida, Ohio, and Michigan to win delegates.
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UPI
Pennsylvania
William W. Scranton
Arizona
Barry Goldwater
White House
Scranton
Goldwater
Washington
Arizonian
Delaware
New Jersey
West Virginia
Florida
Ohio
Michigan
Boating Tragedy Claims Six Drownings in West Virginia
Five people drown over the weekend in river boating incidents in West Virginia. Jules S. Sturbois and his wife Grace of Riverview near Marietta Ohio die when their runabout hits a wing dam on the Ohio River while towing a water skier. Kathy Dye survives. Sturbois and Grace perish along with Miss Dye. Timothy Lawrence Stead, 17, of Clater near Wheeling, also drowns while swimming. The victims' families await word as authorities report the tragedies near Williamstown and Buckley Island.
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United Press International
West Virginia
Jules S. Sturbois
Grace
Rt. 4
Riverview
Marietta
Ohio
Sturbois
Kathy Dye
Ohio River
Williamstown
Wood County
Miss Dye
Buckley Island
David Sturbois
Athens
Four Die In WV Weekend Traffic Toll Rises
Four people died on West Virginia roads over the weekend, bringing the year total to 211. The fatalities include Stanton L. McNeil Jr., 18, of Rich Creek Virginia, who lost control near Peterstown Monroe County. William G. Carley of Maine Michigan in a tractor-trailer crash on the Turnpike Mile Post 52. Paul E. Cumberledge, 32, of Parkersburg, whose truck went off an embankment near Macfarlan. and Anna Dukas, 60, of Wellsburg, in a head on collision on WV 67 near Wellsburg.
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United Press International
West Virginia
Stanton L. McNeil Jr
Rich Creek
Peterstown
Monroe County
William G. Carley
Maine
Mich
West Virginia Turnpike
Bobby Southards
High Point
N. C
Paul E. Cumberledge
Rt. 5
Parkersburg
W. Va
Macfarlan
Ritchie County
Anna Dukas
Wellsburg
Brooke County
Welisburg
Kennedy Shows improvement in plane crash injuries
Sen Edward Kennedy, strapped in a Foster frame to support a broken back, showed improvement at Cooley Dickinson Hospital Northampton. Physicians report respiration, pulse and blood pressure normal and his abdomen better though he will stay at the hospital for at least 10 more days. Mrs Kennedy visited, consulting with doctors, and the party traveled here aboard Air Force One with Gen Murphey bringing the Foster frame.
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Mass
UPI
Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Cooley Dickinson Hospital
Caroline
Joan
Robert F. Kennedy
Stephen Smith
Air Force One
Henry Hurphey
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Washington
Murphey
Kennedy
Week-Long Bus Strike Ends in Los Angeles
A week-long bus strike in four Southern California counties ended at one minute after midnight as 1,371 buses were ordered back to service. The agreement, approved by the MTA after a 20 hour negotiation mediated by Gov. Brown appointee, raises pay by 26 cents over three years and adds fringe benefits. Immediate 10 cent raise and staged increases bring hourly pay to 3.03 by 1966.
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Los Angeles
UPS
California
Metropolitan Transit Authority
MTA
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
BRT
A. J. Eyraud
Edmund G. Brown
Don Sheets
Demonstrations greet Mr. K in Sweden visit
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev arrived in Stockholm for a five day state visit amid heavy security as police limited anti Soviet demonstrations. Several thousand Swedes gathered to watch his first visit to Sweden with banners calling for disarmament and mutual concessions.
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Stockholm
UPI
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Sweden
Khrushev
Missing witness in Hoffa fraud trial found in Miami hospital
Eric Shinkel chief bookkeeper for Cal Kovens Construction Corp. of Miami is treated for a heart condition in a Miami hospital. Assistant U.S. Attorney William O. Bittman seeks a Miami court order to have a doctor examine him to confirm his ability to testify in the $25 million Teamsters pension fund loan case. Calvin Kovens and six others are charged with securing loans and diverting funds.
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Chicago
UPI
James R. Hoffa
Miami
Fla
Asst
U. S
William O. Bittman
Eric Shinkel
Shinkel
Cal Kovens Construction Corp
Calvin Kovens
Hoffa
Teamsters Union Pension Fund
Court reverses act on travel restrictions for Communists
The Supreme Court voided a portion of the 1950 Internal Security Act that barred Communist members ordered to register from applying for or using passports. Justice Arthur J. Goldberg wrote the decision, ruling the restriction unconstitutional and stating travel outside the Western Hemisphere required a passport.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Communist Party
Western Hemisphere
Arthur J. Goldberg
Weather Summary Beckley Area Hot Humid With Showers
BECKLEY AND VICINITY partly cloudy hot and humid with scattered thundershowers this afternoon and evening. High near 90. Tonight thundershowers diminish then develop again Tuesday afternoon. Low about 66. Tuesday high in the 80s. 24 hour temps show 88 this afternoon and 65 at 7 am. River conditions Greenbrier Lake Bluestone normal and clear. Five day WV forecast: temperatures 5 to 10 degrees above normal. warm humid with scattered thundershowers. rainfall about one half inch or less statewide.
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Normal
Clear Lake
Bluestone Normal
Clear Gates
West Virginia
John Persinger Passes Away at 76 Raleigh County Surveyor
John Warren Persinger 76 of Pleasant Hills died at a local hospital at 8 30 am after a long illness. He was renominated as Raleigh County Surveyor in the May primary and first elected in 1948. Born June 10 1888 in Alleghany County Virginia he moved to Beckley area in 1912 and served as a mine foreman and superintendent. Survivors include his wife two sons a daughter and a sister and the body is at Melton Mortuary pending arrangements.
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John Warren Persinger
Pleasant Hills
Raleigh
Allegheny County
W. C
Julia Ann Persinger
Raleigh County
Covington High School
Covington
Beckley
Persinger
The
Baptist Church
Mabel Deck Persinger
Mildred Martin
Palmayra
N.Y
Jack
New York City
Billy M
Whittier
Calif
Betty Rose
Alma McIntyre
Alexandria
Melton Mortuary
Plane Crash Kills Three in Harrisburg Area
A light plane crashed near a Harrisburg motel after takeoff from Harrisburg York State Airport killing pilot Mike Vanasco 40 and teens Martin Vanasco 15 and Marlene Meade 15. Dennis 16 stepson of Vanasco survived with serious burns and was hospitalized after escaping the wreckage. Preliminary police say Dennis sat beside his father while the others were in the rear of the Beechcraft Bonanza.
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Harrisburg
UPI
Harrisburg-York State
Mike Vanasco
Martin
Marlene Meade
Vanasco
Dennis
Landry Ridge
Holy Spirit Hospital
Camp Hill
Human Bomb Kills Self and Neighbor in Pennsylvania
In Somerset County a man wired as a human bomb killed himself and Albert K. Claycomb, 60, near Seanor after detonation of dynamite strapped to his body. Claycomb's wife, nearby digging a peach seedling, alerted police. Preliminary state police findings showed no prior dispute between the two men.
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Somerset, Pa
UPI
Somerset County
Paul Marcinko
Albert K. Claycomb
Seanor
Claycomb
World's Fair Robbers Escape With $10,000
Two men robbed the Galaxy restaurant at the World's Fair travel pavilion Sunday night. They bound two cashiers and fled into the crowd with more than $10,000 stored in a foot locker. The theft marked the first robbery at the fair, which opened April 22.
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New York
UPI
Galaxy
Travel and Transportation
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