Vietnam booklet to WVU clubs from Appalachian Center
WVU Appalachian Center distributes a 21 page booklet titled Vietnam Landsamed Laughter to about 13 000 members of West Virginia Home Demonstration Clubs. Dr Thomas E Ennis WVU Asian history professor and former wartime intelligence consultant wrote it.
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UPI
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Appalachian Centersity Appalachian Center
Thomas E. Ennis
WVU
Klan Organizer Seeks Charters Beyond Mississippi
Ole Walton, a Mississippi grocer, said he has not yet secured a charter for his Knights of the Green Forest in his home state while pursuing charters in West Virginia and Ohio. Ohio officials doubt public interest favors a charter. Walton says the group will admit white Protestants who share its goals. West Virginia NAACP leaders vow to challenge Walton's bid if needed.
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UPI
Mississippi
West Virginia
Ole Walton
Knights of the Green Forest
Knights of the
Ku Klux Klan
Walton
Ohio
Fred Lentz
Ohio State Corporation Council
National Association For the Advancement of Colored
NAACP
Mountain State
Willard Brown
Alion
Inheritance taxes and WV questions answered in local guide
A column answering practical queries covers inheritance tax rules, driver's education eligibility with licenses, top world mountains, wildlife contact in West Virginia, horse stable rental costs, will safety, 1929 World Series winner, governor's age, and best transplant times for azaleas and roses.
Laws on citizen arrest and local educational plans
The State Code allows a citizen to arrest without a warrant if a breach of the peace is seen, detaining only until an officer arrives. Students must be 16 at the start or during a 15 day drivers education course. Beckley has no certified guitar instructor. Sophia plans sewer expansion only in planning. No consolidation plans for Slab Fork schools are in place.
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James Robinson
Raleigh County Vocational Technical School
Sophia
Midway
Hampton Thomas
Slab Fork
Lester
Sherman C. Trail
Four Tulsa papers cancel Bowater paper contracts
Oklahoma's four largest newspapers canceled their Bowater Paper Co contracts after a $10 per ton increase in Bowater newsprint. Tulsa Printing president Richard L. Jones Jr. called the move abrupt and unwarranted, noting the current contract would end at expiration. Edward L. Gaylord added the $145 per ton price is $20 above many Western publishers' costs.
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Tulsa
Okla
UPI
Oklahoma
Bowater Paper Co
Bowater
Richard L. Jones Jr
Tulsa Printing
Wallace A. Sprague
Bowat
Jones
Edward L. Gaylord
Southern Newspaper Publishers Association
Tennessee Mills
Three firms hike price of newsprint in Canada
Three Canadian firms Pro Pulp and Ablib Mills Ltd Bowater Domtar Ltd and Kruger Pulp on Paper announced a $10 per ton price rise for newsprint effective April 1. They cited higher labor transport and tax costs as reasons. Crown Zellerbach had already moved prices to 134 a ton in the West.
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New York
UPI
Canada
Lo Pulp and
Ablib Mills Ltd
Ski Paper Co
Toron
Kruger Pulp On Paper
Montreal
Crown Zellerbach Sear 4 Ltd
Bowater A Domtar Ltd
U S Attorney Resigns in Morgantown
UPI reports the resignation of John C. Solom as U S Attorney in Morgantown, details on successor not disclosed, and potential impacts on ongoing cases under review by the office.
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Morgantown
UPI
John C. Solom
Indian Police Fire On Rioters Near Calcutta Station
Police opened fire on leftist demonstrators during a 24 hour general strike near Calcutta after mobs attacked trains and set a railcar ablaze at a wayside station. The United Front opposition called the strike to push for changes in food policy and a probe into police brutality claims.
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UPI
Here
Day-Old Baby Death Ruled Homicide In Wheeling
Ohio County coroner ruled the death of a one day old baby boy found on a South Wheeling rooftop February 23 as homicide. Final report noted four chest perforations and one neck wound. Police have not found the mother. investigators described the infant as having been tossed on the roof after birth.
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Wheeling
UPI
Ohio County
A. H. Namick
Cora
Jury convicts then overturns in kitchen murder case
Whittaker was jailed since April 21 1965 after the Williamson housewife was found stabbed more than 50 times. He was convicted of first degree murder on September 23 1965 but Judge Wagner overturned the verdict a month later due to cautions about statements to police. Stoker challenged publicity and Friedberg defended the coverage as standard reporting.
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Williamson
Whittaker
F. Morton Wagner
Stoker
Orbiting Dogs Pave Way For Red Spectacular
Moscow reports Blackie and Breeze, Russia’s orbiting dogs, mark 19th day in orbit proving safeness for cosmonauts to endure high radiation near 560 miles. They return soon as two or more men brace for a record breaking flight aiming to beat altitude and endurance marks during the upcoming Soviet Congress week.
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Breeze
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Earth
United States
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Voskhod 2
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Pavel Belyayev
Soviet Communist Party
Funeral services for Robert Blevins in Sophia Virginia
Funeral services for Robert Columbus Blevins 75 of Sophia will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Clair Creek Missionary Baptist Church Chilowie with Rev. Clifton Blevins officiating. Burial in family cemetery. He died Wednesday in a local hospital after a long illness. Born February 19 1891 in Helton North Carolina he was a retired timberman and resident of Sophia 20 years. Survivors include wife Isabelle Powers Blevins two brothers three sisters a daughter and a son, 12 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. The body is at Fred X Williams Funeral Home in Sophia with calling after 4 p.m. Friday.
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Robert Columbus Blevins
Sophia
St. Clair Creek Missionary Baptist Church
Chilowie
Clifton Blevins
Blevins
Helton
N. C
Marshall
Jane Wyatt Blevins
Inner Baptist Church
Eadh
Isabelle Powers Blevins
Rugby
Charles
Shady Valley
Tenn
Dorsey Testerman
Marion
Ella Testerman
Lansing
Inez Dolinger
Jenkin- Jones
Carrie E. Maxey
Garrie Ray
Baltimore
Funeral rites for Milton Garten of Clev Ohio set in Shady Spring
Funeral services for Milton Garten 48 of Clev Ohio will be held at 3 p m Friday in Rose and Que senberrry Peace Chapel with Rev L A Garten officiating Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Park Garten died Monday after a short illness The body is at the funeral home where friends may call after 11 a m today Funeral arrangements are in complete for Norman Leo Butch Shifflette 21 Mullens who died at 12 30 a m today in a Mullens hospital from a gunshot wound Also surviving are two brothers S Sgt James B Shifflette Jr in Germany and Don Corinne The body is at Sam Fogle song Nease and Neely Funeral Home Mullens RNS
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Milton Garten
Clev
Ohio
Rose and Quesenberrry Peace Chapel
L. A. Garten
Sunset Memorial Park
Garten
Norman Leo
Butch) Shifflette
Mullens
Lens
James B. Shifflette
California
Thelma Rutherford Shifflette
U. S. Air Force
Herndon
Robert Shafer Construction
James B. Shifflette Jr
Germany
Don
Corinne
Sam Foglesong
Nease and Neely
Fairbank sets path for US China policy shift
Professor Fairbank argues the United States must adjust its Vietnam stance and pursue a more sophisticated approach to curb Maoist aggression. He suggests expanding China engagement through broad international contacts to undermine Beijing’s militancy, beyond a mere stop-gap effort.
Flood Crest Reaches 36 Feet For Newton Residents
Flood outside the flood area forces relocation as a bank occupies a school and a cafe owner opens Catfish Lounge farm home. Residents call it the worst since 1925 with two dozen homeless. Gov. Carlson Sanders seeks federal disaster declaration for Newton as river crests at 36 feet and recedes by early next week.
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Carl Sanders
Newton
Royal Wedding Proceeded Amid Royal Ceremony and Strife
Beatrix and von Amsberg signed the marriage book after a civil ceremony in Amsterdam. Police clashed with demonstrators near Westerkerk as world royals including King Constantine of Greece and Grand Duke Jean observed. Youths cried and smoke bombs prompted tears among guests while many Dutch remember Nazi occupation. hundreds of police and troops guarded a 2.5 mile route along which the couple rode in a royal coach.
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Beatrix
Westerkerk
Belgium
Baudoin
Albert
Prince of Lichtenstein
Constantine
Greecce
Aga Khan
Jean
Luxembourg
Harald
Norway
Benedikte
Denmark
Amsterdam
Hitler Youth
Netherlands
Ecenaune
Holland
Saneham
Kenzie Sylvester Patton 75 Meadow Bridge dies after long illness
Kenzie Sylvester Patton of Meadow Bridge dies Wednesday in a Beckley hospital after a long illness. Born September 1 1890 at Eccles he was a former Meadow Bridge mayor retired timberman and deacon of Calvary Baptist Church. Survived by wife Estella three daughters a son two brothers fourteen grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Body at Nickell Funeral Home East Rainelle.
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Kenzie Sylvester Patton
Meadow Bridge
Beckley
Eccles
William and
Eliza Clay Patton
Calvary Baptist Church
Estella
Alpha Goddard
Eva Smith
Beulah Persing
Services for Condit Perry, 64, East Rainelle
Condit Perry a longtime resident of East Rainelle died Tuesday in a Charleston hospital after a long illness. Born July 3 1901 in Rush Kentucky he was a retired miner and United Mine Workers member. Funeral services set for Friday at 1 p m in the Nickell Funeral Home Chapel with burial in End of the Trail Cemetery. He leaves a daughter Violet Rizer of Oak Hill stepmother Edna Perry of West Van Lear Kentucky a stepson Terry Ward of Oakland California three half sisters and three half brothers and two grandchildren.
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Condit Perry
East Rainelle
Nickell
Edward Kessler
Nattie McBride
Violet
Barbara Rizer
Oak Hill
Edna Perry
West Vaniear
Terry Ward
Oakland
Calif
Gladys Lusher
Front Royal
Rita Sims
Fayetteville
Elizabeth Anderson
Minneppolis
Minn
George
Cleveland
Ohio
Ernie
California
William J. Prather
Scarbro
Death notices Mrs Martha Wright 90 of Clear Fork
Funeral services set for 11 a m Saturday at Oceana Methodist Church for Mrs Martha Wright 90 of Clear Fork with Rev Clyde Buzzard in charge Burial follows at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Matheny She died Wednesday at her daughter Marjorie Acords home Born December 17 1875 in Abingdon Virginia to Jesse and Mary Phillips Gentry Widower James Wright predeceased her in 1958 Survived by three sons Andy Welch Louis Clintonville Pleas two daughters Alice Acord and Sarah Aguyler Mallory a brother Smith Gentry Bluff City Tenn two sisters Fairy Harrison and Jessie Gentry Bristol Tenn 28 grandchildren and 354 great grandchildren Body to be moved from Evans Funeral Home Oceana to church an hour before services
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Martha Wright
Clear Fork
Oceana Methodist Church
Clyde Buzzard
Oceana
Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
Matheny
Wright
Daughor
Marjorie Acord
Clear Ork
Abingdon
Jesse
Mary Phillips Gentry
James
Andy
Welch
Louis
Clintonville
Pleas
Alice Acord
Sarah Aguyler Mallory
Smith Gentry
Bluff City
Tenn
Fairy Harrison
Jessie Gentry
Bristol
Evans
Final rites for infant Marion Mwangale
The Rev. Corey O Mitchell will officiate at services for Marion Curtis Mwangale eight month old son of Wasike Mwangale of Morganton and Evadeen Wlof of 205 Green St Wednesday. Services begin noon Friday at Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Home Parlor with burial at Greens Memorial Park Cemetery.
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Corey O. Mitchell
Marion Curtis Mwangale
Wasike Mwangale
Morgantown
Evadean
Green St
Ritchie and Johnsson Funeral Home
Greens Memorial Park
Funeral for William K Hosey set in Minden Baptist Church
The Rev C H Clemons will lead funeral services for 16 year old William K Hosey of Minden at 1 p m Friday in the Minden Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Greenwood Memorial Park Cemetery. Hosey died Sunday from an automobile accident on Cotton Mountain. The Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor in Beckley arranged the transfer to Greenwoodstown Church one hour before services.
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C. H. Clemons
William K. Hosey
Minden
Minden Baptist Church
Greenwood Memorial Park
Hosey
Cotton Mountain
Ritchie and Johnson
Beckley
Greenstown
Final rites for Ernest T Meador of Pipestem Va
Ernest T Meador 54 of Pearisburg Va formerly of Pipestem dies after a year long illness. Funeral 2 p m Friday at Cook Chapel Church Pipestem with Rev Roy Martin. Burial Cook Cemetery near Pipestem. Survived by Grace son Ronald and daughter Mrs Don Eaton, step daughter Frances Meador, four brothers two sisters and four grandchildren. Ronald Meadows Funeral Parlor Hinton in charge.
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Pearisburg
Pipestem
Cook Chapel
Roy Martin
Matoaka
Cook Cemetery
Meadow
True
Jahue
Elizabeth Tincher Meador
Summers County
Holiness Church
Grace
Ronald
Pearisburg Va
Don Eaton
Pearisburg, Va
Frances Meador
Iral
Beaver
Frazier
Pemberton
Lacy
Lerona
Allen
J. T
Blanche Lucas
Eva Bonds
Beckley
Bernice Thompson
Sophia
Irene McNeal
Daniels
Ronald Meadows
Hinton
John Morrison Dies in Gainesville at 52
John Morrison 52, a former Beckley resident and longtime Gainesville, Florida resident, died suddenly Wednesday morning of an apparent heart attack. He lived in Gainesville 12 years and worked as a barber in Beckley for about 20 years. Survived by brother Howard Morrison of Glen Morgan. Funeral services set for Friday in Gainesville.
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Beckleyan
John Morrison
Gainesville, Fla
Gainesville
Beckley
Howard Morrison
Glen Morgan
Final rites for Eric H Buchannon of Narrows Va
Eric H Buchannon 65 of Narrows Virginia formerly of Pemberton will be laid to rest Saturday at 2 p m in East Chapel Church Narrows The retired miner died Wednesday at 3 30 p m at his home after a heart attack Survivors include his wife Annie Shrader Buchannon a brother Blake and a sister Mrs Macel Johnston of Pearisburg a daughter Betty Jean Conley Narrows a son Benny at home and three grandchildren The body is at Rice Funeral Home Narrows
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Eric H. Buchannon
Narrows
Pemberton
East Chapel
Buchannon
Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates
Helen
Methodist Church
Sophia Odd Fellows Lodge
Annie Shrader Buchannon
Blake
Macel Johnston
Pearisburg
Betty Jean Conley
Benny
Rice Funeral Home
Rns
Court Silay Pred Cop Ney Walton Shepherd
A court case in Silay proceeds with presiding officials and named individuals Walton and Shepherd. The proceedings focus on legal actions involving a police officer and a local figure in the district. Details are limited in the fragment.
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Gee Court
Silay
Copney Walton Shepherd
Mysterious Ammunition Blasts Hit Three States
Three unexplained accidents involving Viet Nam bound armament occurred Wednesday in New Jersey New Mexico and Arkansas. A Missouri Pacific train in Arkansas exploded damaging a large crater. a Logan New Mexico derailment involved belts of machinegun cartridges and a stalled truck on the tracks. at Picatinny Arsenal New Jersey two men died in a bomb explosion. A federal board was convened to investigate the blasts and fire.
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United Press International
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Viet Nam
New Jersey
New Mexico
Arkansas
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Ark
Missouri Pacific
Hugh
Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Rock Island
Theamm
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Dover
N.J
Federal Board of Inquiry
Air Force
Camp A Shau Falls After Heavy Weather Fighter Bombs
Weather grounded U S air effort against North Viet Nam with only 22 bombing missions logged on Wednesday. Camp A Shau was closed at 1745 by Col William McKean as pilots reported ceilings below 50 feet. Casualties were heavy among U S advisers and mountain militiamen. radio operator had ordered strikes before the fall. Maj Gen Nguyen Chanh Thi was dismissed from command of the First Corps in a sign of government strength.
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da Nang
William McKean
5Th Special Forces
Viet Nam
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Nguyen Chanh Thi
Thi
Nguyen Cao
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Air Force
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Binh
Thanh Hoa
Guam
Shau
Marine Corps
Philip Tours Houston Today
Britain's Prince Philip arrives in Houston for a charity barnstorming tour stop. The Duke of Edinburgh headlines a hotel banquet that raises about 250000 for Variety Children's Hospitals amid protests by Cuban exiles and tourist crowds. He plans further stops in Florida Illinois and New Jersey.
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UPI
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Prince Philip
Houston
United States
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U.S
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Chicago
Newark
Charleston Travel Director backs showboat relocation
State Travel Director Robert Bowers says Rhododendron could become a major tourist draw if it leaves a specific area and remains in one place. He compares a fixed site to Cass Scenic Railroad in Pocahontas County as a model for a permanent showboat attraction.
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Charleston
UPI
Auece
Robert Bowers
Bowers
Pocahontas County
Governor WVU Pavilion split plan announced
Governor Hulett C Smith said the campus pavilion will become a Natural Resources Museum and University Arbor entrance. Bids will be received and evaluated with cost-sharing for reconstruction. The university will hire an architect to draw specifications after a meeting with WVU President Paul A Miller and Julius Singleton.
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Natural Resources
University Arbor
WVU
Paul A. Miller
Julius Singleton
Atty
Wider Airport Study Weighs Parkersburg Role in State Plan
Governor Smith signaled support for a joint FAA and Appalachian Regional Commission feasibility study on a Parkersburg–Charleston area airport. He noted Parkersburg as the fastest growing region and urged full consideration by all agencies while not dismissing a Guthrie section airport option in Kanawha County. The move follows expected air traffic growth in three of the state’s four major cities.
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Charleston
UPI
Smith
Parkersburg
Huntington
Federal Aviation Agency
Appalachian Regional Commission
Guthrie
Kanawha County
Parkers
Queen Dissolves The Parliament in Britain Election Move
Queen Elizabeth adjourned the second session of Britain's 43rd Parliament, setting a March 31 peers election. The dissolution triggers three weeks of electioneering while Wilson and his Cabinet continue to govern until Parliament reassembles on April 18. The government has led since Oct. 16, 1964 and is favored for reelection.
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London
UPI
Elizabeth
Britain
Harold Wilson
Shriver Nixes Poverty Vote
Washington based report says R Sargent Shriver halted elections for poor residents to choose antipoverty leaders. He spoke before a House subcommittee considering a 1.75 billion Office of Economic Opportunity program after poor turnout in Cleveland Kansas City Philadelphia Los Angeles and Chester prompted the move. The subcommittee has criticized local programs for weak resident input in policy.
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UPI
R. Sargent Shriver
Congress
Shriver
House
Office of Economic Opportunity
OEO
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Kansas City
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Los Angeles
Chester
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