GOP warns on limited test ban risking U S nuclear edge
A House Republican task force warns the limited nuclear test ban could erode U S military superiority. It urges maintaining a continuous underground testing program and a readiness to test in land sea and space environments. It notes Soviet hardening of systems and fears destabilization if a freeze is achieved.
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Washington
UPI
U.S
United States
Eisenhower
GOP
Plane crash near Merrimack River wipes out homes
A passenger plane crashed into multiple homes near the Merrimack River, igniting a massive fire. Firefighters fought blazes for over an hour as jet fuel spread, killing several residents and leaving witnesses stunned by the explosion and flames. Rescue efforts continued amid volatile conditions as neighbors watched.
Task Force Draws Fire From Men in Campaign Issue
A 13 member House Republican task force led by Rep. Ford criticized the Johnson administration for the Viet Nam policy, calling it a partisan attack on military strength and world leadership. McNamara rebutted, citing rising force post Kennedy Johnson era while Ford said Viet Nam will be a campaign issue. Goldwater endorsed the findings and Scranton showed no advance access.
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Washington
UPI
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
U.S
GOP
Gerald R. Ford
Mich
Viet Nam
Henry Cabot Lodge
Johnson
Dwight
Ford
South Viet Nam
Theepublican Platform Committee
Barry Goldwater
Ariz
Pennsylvania
William W. Scranton
Goldwater
Five Raleigh 4-H Members Attend Regional Contest
Five Raleigh County 4 H members will demonstrate at the Regional Contest in Lewisburg for the southeast state section. Winners may advance to the State 4 H Roundup at Jackson’s Mill August 10 12. Demonstrators include Donita Neff health Linda Lamb clothing Coretta Wright poultry Bransford Smith freezing and Victoria Bradshaw public speaking announced by 4 H Agents William Clark and Mrs Gustine Elliott.
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Raleigh County
Lewisburg
Jackson’s Mill
Donita Neff
Midway
Sophia High
Speeding and Inspection Fines Against Three Drivers
Ira Blankenship of Athens paid 5 dollars and costs to Magistrate W A Gene Burke for driving with an expired inspection sticker. He was cited June 24 on U S 21 by State Police. William Rose of Hilltop paid 10 dollars to Magistrate Burke Monday for speeding. He was cited on U S 21 Saturday by State Police. Robert H Louiselle of Scarbro paid 5 dollars to Magistrate Burke Monday for speeding. He was cited June 20 on U S 21 by State Police.
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Ira Blankenship
Athens
W. A
Gene) Burke
U.S
William Rose
Hilltop
Burke
U. S. 21
Robert H. Louiselle
Scarbro
Who Are The Worst Dressed Designer Takes Aim At The Girls
Designer Mr. Blackwell criticizes many famous women for fashion choices. He targets Mrs. Lindon Johnson Grace Kelly Dinah Shore Sandra Dee and Jayne Mansfield among others, praising some and condemning others for lacking distinct images.
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Dinah Shore
Carol Burnett
Debbie Reynolds
Sandra Dee
Gabors
Eva
Jayne Meadows
Gisele MacKenzie
Oiga Merrill
Arlene Francis
Jayne Mansfield
FBI Asked To Probe Oswald Diary Release
The Warren Commission urged the FBI to fully investigate how Oswald diary excerpts were published by a Dallas newspaper. The panel met about four hours to discuss the diary and the timing of its final Kennedy assassination report. A spokesman said the FBI should trace how the diary material was obtained and by whom. He noted the diary was commission evidence and that the leak did not materially damage the investigation, hinting Dallas police as a possible source.
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Washington
UPI
Warren Commission
FBI
Lee Harvey Oswald
Dallas
John F. Kennedy
Commission
Oswald
Case of Clarence Jackson Continued to Next Court Term
Clarence Jackson case in Raleigh County Criminal Court was continued to the next term due to legal technicalities. Counsel is W A Thornhill.
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Clarence Jackson
Raleigh County
W. A. Thornhill
Jackson
Jailbreak ongoing. local escapees identified in county jail
Sheriff says the escapees are local boys serving short terms with sentences from one to ten years. Dunbar received one to ten years for grand larceny, Cook one to two years for breaking and entering, Redden one to ten years for breaking and entering, Shadrick one to two years for breaking and entering, Williams faces auto larceny and AWOL charges, Cox faces a parole violation. Cook and Shadrick were being held for running away from the Forestry Camp at the time.
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Dunbar
Moundsville
Nolo
Cook
Redden
Shadrick
Williams
Cox
Mississippi Civil Rights Workers Search Broadens
The search for three civil rights workers missing since June 21 expanded to cover all of Mississippi and surrounding states as authorities drag creeks and ponds. FBI Director Hoover ordered leaflets distributed while White House spokesmen said the leaflets did not imply they had left the state. no new clues emerged beyond a burned-out station wagon found in the area.
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Philadelphia
Miss
Mississippi
J. Edgar Hoover
White House
George Reedy
FBI
Cuban espionage claims and medicine aid critique
The speaker alleges a department led by Maj Manuel Pineiro Losada known as Redbeard trains espionage operatives and diplomats for hostile nations. Cuban diplomatic pouches are said to carry arms and propaganda to allies while embassies in Latin America are described as subversion nests. She questions the disposition of $63 million in U S medicine sent for prisoners.
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Manuel Pineiro Losada
Redbeard
Latin America
Cuba
Unclaimed Cash Held at Beckley Police Station
Beckley police keep an undisclosed sum of money and other valuables found five weeks ago on the Burger Bay Food A Rama lot on North Valley Drive. Police Chief H D Gibbs says the owner must specify how the cash was bound and the exact amount. Other items include a rack of shoes a power lawnmower and six bicycles. Call 253-3375.
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Beckley
H. D. Gibbs
North Valley Drive
Gibbs
Byrd Urges High Tariff on Foreign Sheet Glass
Senator Robert C. Byrd urges the U S Tariff Commission to impose higher duties on imports of foreign made sheet glass. He says West Virginia, with four plants employing about 3,100 workers and contributing over $20 million annually, could face reduced payrolls if foreign glass consumes more of the U S market. He notes U S wages average $3.80 per hour versus Belgian and Japanese costs, creating a mounting domestic cost disadvantage.
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Washington
UPI
Robert C. Byrd
D-W.va
U. S. Tariff Commission
West Virginia
Byrd
Commission
U.S
Clarksburg
U. S
Japan
Road program lets contracts on two big Jackson County projects
Sawyers said 1964 awards cover a 4.7 mile Ripley Hemlock section and a 3.29 mile Ripley area to U S 33. Remaining Charleston to Ohio River projects go 1965 66 while 1966 bids include the West Virginia Turnpike link Princeton to the Virginia border with East River Mountain Tunnel at an estimated 24 million dollars. Construction on southern 1 79 from Morgantown to Charleston may begin 1967 68 with 1972 completion. No federal money to upgrade Charleston Princeton 88 mile turnpike to Interstate standards though study cost shared to four lanes.
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Jackson County
Ripley
Hemlock
U. S
Charleston
Ohio River
Sawyers
West Virginia Turnpike
Princeton
Virginia Border
East River Mountain
Pennsylvania
Morgantown
Troy Cole Jailed For Drunk Driving
Troy Cole of Fairdale was jailed at 9 p m Monday on a drunk driving charge. Glen Wikle of Beckley was jailed at 9 p m for being drunk and permitting a drunk to drive. Helen Wikle of Beckley was jailed at 9 p m for drunk driving and driving without an operators license.
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Troy Cole
Fairdale
Glen Wikle
Beckley
Helen Wikle
Funeral services and obituaries in Beckley area
Funeral services for Robert L. Richmond 66 of Stanaford set for 1 p m Wednesday at his home with Rev P D Blankenship in charge Burial in Stanaford Cemetery He died Sunday at home from an apparent condition Body to be removed from Webb and Neal Funeral Home to the residence at 430 p m today Funeral services for Mrs Reena Clyburn Williams 70 of Lucasville Ohio formerly of Beckley area were held June 1 in Lucasville She died May 29 in a Waver She was daughter of late Ones C and Amanda Wiseman natives of Beckley area Crosier of Greenville and Mrs Mattie Ellison of Maine two brothers Paul of Washington DC and Mark of Way The body remains at Melton Mortuary where friends may call after 4 p m Tuesday Pallbearers include Cam Thompson B H Ellison Oscar Nickles Paul Phillips Cal Felter and Fred Brewer Honorary pallbearers will be members of the First Christian Church Funeral services for Gary Lee Coleman 66 of Crab Orchard set for 2 p m Wednesday at MacArthur Church of God with Rev Otis Clyburn in charge Burial in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens He was pronounced dead on arrival at a local hospital at 12 10 p m Monday of an apparent heart attack suffered at a Crab Orchard supermarket Born Feb 1 1898 in Fayette County he was son of late John and Phoebe Spangler Coleman Coleman formerly with Lillybrook Coal Co retiring in 1959 He was a member of the Church of God at MacArthur Survivors include wife Ethel Baugues Coleman grandchildren Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home until one hour before services at which time it will be taken to the church Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p m today
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Robert L. Richmond
Stanaford
P. D. Blankenship
Webb and Neal
Crosier
Greenville
Mattie Ellison
Maine
Paul
Washington
D. C
Mark of Way
Melton
Cam Thompson
B. H. Ellison
Oscar Nickles
Paul Phillips
Cal Felter
Fred Brewer
First Christian Church
Gary Lee Coleman
Crab Orchard
MacArthur Church of God
Otis Clyburn
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Fayette County
John and
Phoebe Spangler Coleman
Coleman
Lillybrook Coal Co
Church of God At MacArthur
Ethel Baugues Coleman
Rose and Quesenberry
Final rites for Harry Bearfield in Orgas
Harry Bearfield 50 of Orgas dies after a short illness in a Charleston hospital. A miner and World War II veteran, he is survived by a daughter, several sons and daughters, a stepmother, and many grandchildren. The service is at 2 p m Wednesday at Beattie with burial in Pine View Cemetery. The body goes to his home at 5 p m today from Armstrong Funeral Home in Whitesville.
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Harry Bearfield
Orgas
Beattie
Pine View
Bearfield
Charleston
Martha
Leroy Darby
Jim Darby
Seth
Johnnie Darby
Logan
Alberta Estep Keith
Gene
Keith
Burton
James
Sundial
Lottie Wajick
Richmond
Lotsie Dye
Garrison
Margie Bearfield
Armstrong Funeral Home
Whitesville
Dillon Rober Dillon Funeral Service Notices
Roy Robert Dillon 61 of 33 Myers Ave. died Monday at 2 30 p m in a local hospital from a heart attack. Funeral 1 30 p m at the church chapel with Howard Jim Franklin directing. Burial in Sunset Memorial Park. Born April 24 1903 at Wayside he lived in Beckley 40 years owning Dillon Market on Va Drive after working at General Stores Kroger Willard’s. Member First Christian Church and Men’s Bible Class. Survived by widow Betty Lucas Dillon and two sisters Nell.
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Roy Robert Dillon
Myers Ave
Ee Ortuary
Howard Jim Franklin
Sunset Memorial Park
Wayside
James Dillon
Mary Etta Dillon
Beckley
Dillon's
Va Drive
General Stores
Krogers
Willard’s
Dillon
First Christian Church
Betty Lucas Dillon
Nell
Congo Rumbles as U N Forces Exit and Adoula Resigns
Ibonsi leads 8 Nigerian troops back to Lagos aboard a Lebanese transport while a Royal Canadian Air Force plane carries 58 Canadian officers out of the Congo. Officials stay away at Leopoldville airport as Benediano Osorio-Tafall and the U N mission face uncertainty. Adoula’s resignation ends his parliamentary mandate and Katanga’s secession looms as a potential pivot for a fragile nation with rebel uprisings in Kivu Kwilu and North Katanga.
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Ibonsi
Lagos
Royal Canadian Air Force
U.N
Bibiano Osorio-Tafall
Congo
Leopoldville
Belgium
Cyrille Adoula
Kivu
Kwilu
Katahga
United States
Mississippi River
Andoula
Adoula
Oncy
Katanga
Tshombe
Cold wave devastates vineyards and orchards across regions
News in brief reports the fourth week of a severe cold wave with temperatures near 10 below zero causing widespread damage to vineyards and orchards. The harsh weather halted outdoor work and threatened crops, as authorities assessed losses and advised protective measures.
Beatles face Australian youths as fruit hurled in Brisbane
Police blamed rotten fruit showers on a small segment of a frantic crowd of about 10 000 teenagers as The Beatles arrived in Brisbane. Elsewhere the House Rules Committee prepares a final push to move the civil rights bill to a House vote after Senate approval. West Virginia University names professor Charles N Cochran to head a committee guiding a pilot youth program affiliated with the Appalachian Center.
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Brisbane
House Rules Committee
Westa University
Charles N. Cochran
WVU Appalachian Center
Staggers improves and returns to Washington today
Rep Harley C Staggers dean of West Virginia’s delegation to Congress is due back in his Washington office after doctors reported improvement during a weekend rest at his Keyser home. Earlier doctors advised admission to Bethesda Naval Hospital for further rest.
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Harley C. Staggers
West Virginia
Congress
Washington
Keyser
Staggers
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Alfred Svenson
Frankfurt
Germany
Screen Actors Guild
Navy
Cameron
W. Va
C. Robert K. Sampson
Atlantic Ocean
Sanitary Board to fund plant expansion from current revenue
The Sanitary Board plans to cover its share of Little Whitestick Sewage Treatment Plant expansion from existing revenue to avoid interest or bond costs. Extensions into McLean Addition Crescent Road East Beckley proceed without outside financing, with Harper Road work expected to start by October. James E. Wilder resigns as secretary after 24 years amid billing failures. Larry F. Stover, back from military duty, is in City Hall for possible appointment. final decision awaits further experience.
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Little Whitestick
McLean
Crescent Road
East Beckley
Harper Road
James E. Wilder
Sanitary Board
Larry F. Stover
Police Department
Smith
Wilder
U. S. Army
Hayes relies on VA weather records for airport era start
Hot June Airport has operated just over a year and uses records from the VA Hospital weather station in Beckley prior to the airport's establishment.
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Hayes
Beckley
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