Six Die in Ohio Fire at West Point Home
A father, mother, and four children were burned to death when a brick and frame house at West Point along Ohio 518 between Lisbon and East Liverpool caught fire early today. Four bodies were recovered, with a possibility of a fifth. investigators could not determine a cause.
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Lisbon
Ohio
UPI
West Point
Jack Glour
Linda
David
Michael
Lucinda
Jackie
Robert Burch
Burch
Ohio 518
Ohio 45
East
Liverpool
Viet Nam air raid and Saigon defense actions
Nguyen Cao Ky led the lead plane as two American colonels flew in US jets during a raid against Tiger Island targets described as a major supply and control hub. US aircraft conducted 31 combat sorties against Communist positions in Hau Nghia and Tay Ninh provinces while South Vietnamese coast guardsmen seized a smuggled arms boat near the Cua Viet River. At Da Nang a Marine killed accidentally by a buddy prompted tightened safety procedures. two other Marines were wounded as the 3500-man expeditionary force held the base against Viet Cong attacks.
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Nguyen Cao Ky
Tiger Island
South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
Guerrilas
Hau Nghia
Saigon
Tay Ninh
Cua Viet
U.S. Marine Corps
da Nang
West Virginia OKs Panama Canal Toll Reform Plan
The West Virginia Legislature urged Congress to reexamine Panama Canal tolls. The adopted resolution proposes halving tolls for bulk cargos such as coal compared with general cargoes.
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Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
Congress
Panama Canal
Deaths and Funerals Mrs Ora Bays 82 Oak Hill
Services for Ora E Bays 82 of Oak Hill at 2 pm Wednesday at Jones Avenue Church of God with Rev Phillip Hoosier and Rev Norman Foster. Burial in High Lawn Memorial Park. Survived by husband John T Bays a son Harry three daughters Mable Westerkamp Opal Mullins Grace Campbell two brothers Frank Bob Hutchison two sisters Nellie Dicker son-in-law and grandchildren. Body to be moved from Tyree Funeral Home an hour before service.
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Ora E. Bays
Oak Hill
Jones Avenue Church
John T. Bays
Harry
Mable Westerkamp
Denver
Colo
Opal Mullins
Wheatridge
Grace Campbell
Frank
Princeton
Bob Hutchison
Sacramento
Calif
Nellie Dickerson
Josie Click
Waco
Tyree
Elbert Craycraft Funeral Arrangements Incomplete
Elbert Craycraft 59 of Lake Worth Florida died at 11 a m Saturday in Lake Worth He was born in 1905 in Ohio Survived by widow Eva Mae Beckley and Beckley his stepmother Mrs Clara Craycraft Point Isabel Ohio seven brothers Harold Cincinnati Glen Point Isabel Roger in Germany Jerry Elyria Ezra Lima Harrison South Charleston Thomas St Albans and four sisters Mrs Helen Perraut St Albans Mrs Leoda Ireton Elyria Mrs Mary Green Goldsboro N C and Mrs Henrietta DeVoard Elyria Body being returned to Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elbert Craycraft
Lake Worth
Fla
Beckley
Ohio
Eva Mae
Lakeworth
Clara Craycraft
Point Isabel
Harold
Cincinnati
Glen
Roger
Germany
Jerry
Elyria
Ezra
Lima
Harrison
South Charleston
Thomas
St. Albans
Helen Perraut
Leoda Ireton
Mary Green
Goldsboro
N. C
Henrietta DeVoard
Mrs Nancy Peters obituary noted in Shady Spring church member
Mrs Nancy Elizabeth Peters died at 1 30 am today at her daughter's home after a brief illness. Born October 31 1880 in Mercer County she was a Perry Memorial Methodist Church member. Survived by daughter via four additional daughters and three sons, 34 grandchildren, 20 great grandchildren. Funeral Thursday at Rose And Quesenberry Peace Chapel with burial in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Friends may call after 7 pm Tuesday. grandsons to pallbear.
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Nancy Elizabeth Peters
Delmas
Willa) Elkins
Perry Memorial Methodist Church
Shady Spring
Mercer County
William A
Martha Scott Harmon
John
Joseph
Woodrow
Cool Ridge
Marion
Coco Beach
Fla
Leonard
Edna) Copeland
Beckley
Frank
Zenobia) Gravely
Everett
Glenna) Underwood
George
Gladys) Anderson
Sarasota
Leonard Harmon
McComas
Andrew Harmon
Athens
Berthan Sexton
Bramwell
Mabel Lucas
Dooley Rites Set for Mrs Elizabeth Dooley
Mrs Elizabeth Dooley 74 of 107 Laurel Terrace will receive funeral rites at 8 p m Tuesday in Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel with Rev Roy Franklin and Rev C E Walker officiating Graveside services follow at 2 p m Wednesday at Hillcrest Cemetery Blueridge Virginia She died Sunday morning after a long illness She was born in 1891 in Virginia daughter of the late Clayburn Weeks Her husband died in 1945 Survivors include two sons Luther of Honolulu Harry of Columbus Ohio two daughters Mrs Frank Chesley of Zanesville Ohio and Mrs V O Thelma O Dell of Beckley, three grandchildren Friends may call after 11 a m Monday at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home.
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Elizabeth Dooley
Laurel Terrace
Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel
Roy Franklin
C. E. Walker
Hillcrest Cemetery
Blueridge
Memorial Baptist Church
Virginia
Clayburn Weeks
Luther
Honolulu
Harry
Columbus
Ohio
Frank Chesley
Zanesville
V. O
Thelma) O'Dell
Beckley
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Stella Bailey 72 Allen Junction Dies at Home
Mrs Stella Bailey 72 of Allen Junction died at 1005 p m Sunday at her home She was born November 11 1892 at War Eagle She is survived by two sons Halsey and John Both of Allen Junction The body is at Sam Ted Lesong Funeral Home in Mullens.
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Stella Bailey
Allen Junction
War Eagle
Halsey
John
Sam Tedlesong
Mullens
Funeral rites for Mrs. Virginia Wills in Arnett
Mrs. Virginia Wills 88 of Arnett dies after extended illness in local hospital. Funeral at Arnett Community Church at 2 p.m. Wednesday with Rev. Wade Webb and Rev. Robert Davis presiding. Burial at Wills family cemetery. She leaves five daughters, one son, a sister, 21 grandchildren, 33 great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren. Burial schedule and housing details given.
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Virginia Wills
Arnett
Arnett Community
Wade Webb
Robert Davis
Wills
Charles C Wolford funeral set at Beard's Fork Church
Charles C Wolford 68 of Beard's Fork dies Sunday in Laird Memorial Hospital Montgomery from cerebral hemorrhage. Retired miner last worked for Eastern Gas and Fuel Association. Survived by wife Davie Savanah Rogers Wolford, four sons six daughters, three brothers, three sisters, 43 grandchildren, 19 great grandchildren. Funeral Wednesday 2 p.m. Beard's Fork Methodist Church. Burial London Memorial Park. Body to church an hour before services.
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Charles C. Wolford
Robson
Beard’s Fork Methodist Church
Norman Foster
London Memorial Park
London
Laird Memorial Hospital
Montgomery
Eastern Gas and Fuel Association
Beard’s Fork
Union
Kincaid
William and Mary Wolford
Davie Savanah Rogers Wolford
Charles T
Kenneth N
Columbus
Ohio
Shelby D
Beckley
Eugene M
Beards Fork
Marshall Gibson
Dunbar
George Griffis
Goshen
Ind
Harry Carter
Charles Zimmerman
Bloomington
Ill
William Manley
Canton
New Milford
Millard
Bes Beach
Fla
Wilson
Frank Wolford
John Shuff
Salem
John Halstead
Point Pleasant
Estel Coleman
Sundial
Tyree
Oak Hill
William Durham found dead at 73 in Helen
William Durham 73 retired miner was found dead this morning at Madeline from an apparent heart attack. The body lies at the Trent and Durgan Funeral Home pending funeral arrangements.
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William Durham
Helen
Madeline
Trent and Durgan
Funeral services for Greek Orthodox Bishop Germanos Liamadis
New York bishop Germanos Liamadis of the Greek Orthodox Church died at 81 Saturday in Grasslands Hospital Valhalla New York. Funeral services are set for Thursday at Holy Trinity Cathedral in New York.
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New York
Tokyo Rotary executive Takashi Komatsu dies at 78
Takashi Komatsu a former steel company executive and Rotary International member died Sunday of a heart attack in Tokyo. His career spanned decades and he was active in civic service through Rotary, leaving a legacy in business and community leadership.
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Tokyo
UPI
Takashi Komatsu
Steel Company
Rotary International
Dr King vows to fill jails if necessary in Alabama
Chicago wired King pledges continued civil rights demonstrations in Alabama even if mass arrests are needed. He plans a Selma to Montgomery march, attends Chicago events, and denounces claims of Communist infiltration while urging justice in the South. King warns some may die like Rev. James Reed, but faith in change remains.
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Chicago
UPI
Martin Luther King Jr
Alabama
Selma
Montgomery
King
Atlanta
James Reed
Liberty Baptist Church
Chicago Sunday Evening Club
Orchestra Hall
South
Good Samaritan
George C. Wallace
Florida
Voting Rights Rally Turns Into Selma Crisis
President Johnson and top civil rights advisers held a last minute review of a major civil rights message and legislation after a 15000 person rally in Lafayette Park protesting Alabama voting rights denial. Johnson called the Selma events an American tragedy and pledged federal action to ensure justice nationwide.
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Selma Ala
White House
Johnson
Tppe
Lafayette Park
Executive Mansion
Alabama
Wash
George C. Wallace
Selma
James J. Reed
State Groups To Honor Slain Minister Tuesday
Charleston NAACP and CORE join West Virginia State College students for a memorial service at 1 p.m. on Capitol Street steps, followed by a march to the statehouse in memory of Unitarian minister James J. Reed, beaten in Selma Alabama.
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Charleston
UPI
Capitol
Selma
Ala
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Congress of Racial Equality
Core
West Virginia State College
Federal Building
Capitol Street
Statehouse
Morris Harvey
West Virginginia Tech
Marshall University
James J. Reed
Science Shrinks Piles With New Non Surgical Remedy
New healing substance Bio-Dyne offers shrinking of hemorrhoids while stopping itch and relieving pain. Case after case shows actual reduction without surgery. Marketed as Preparation H in suppository or ointment form, available at drug counters.
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New York, N. Y
Smith Hules Running Audit of Road Funds
Gov Hulett C Smith announced in a news conference that an independent accounting firm will audit the $200 million road bond funds. He backed a second term if voters approve the amendment and praised legislative leaders for enacting much of the program. He criticized Selma policing comments but defended free assembly. The budget and World Fair claims settlement were also noted.
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Charleston
UPI
Hulett C. Smith
Smith
Selma
Ala
Alabama
George Wallace
Bluefield
House
H. Laban White
Senate
Howard Carson
Wallace defends Alabama stance amid Selma protests
Gov. Wallace defended Alabama against charges of brutality by police and rejected UPI reporting he called misleading. He attacked television networks and UPI over coverage of racial unrest in Selma, denying a nun’s alleged remark about a black victim being denied hospital care. He proposed four steps to ease tensions, urged demonstrations halt, better education and jobs for Negroes, and opposed federal peaceful protest limits while affirming 115,000 eligible black voters in Alabama.
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United Press International
Alabama
Wallace
UPI
Jimmy Lee Jackson
Marion
al Kuettner
Selma
Johnson
Washington
UPI Proceeded on Pharmacy of Selma Hospital Admission Claim
UPI faced questions over a claim that Perry County Hospital refused admittance to a Black patient, Jackson, prompting Sister Michael Ann to deny the quotation as untrue. Spokesmen cited delays in surgery at Good Samaritan in Selma and noted Perry County Hospital denied segregation and described receiving no patients on a segregated basis.
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Wallace
Michael Ann
Good Samaritan Hospital
Selma
Ala
Jackson
Perry County
UPI
al Kuettner
Dispatch
Phil Sandlin
UPI Dispatch
Good Samaritan
Kuettner
Sigma Delta Chi
Marion
Perry County Hospital
Largest Robena mine shut by strike in Masontown
MASONTOWN, Pa. UPI report says the Robena mine of U S Steel Corp the largest mechanized bituminous coal operation in the world was shut down by a strike over a pay demand by mine mechanics. Striking miners were to meet at 4 pm today.
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Masontown
UPI
Robena
U. S. Steel Corp
Six Set For Space Test
Six volunteers from the prospective astronaut pool enter a 34 day physiological and psychological space chamber test at the Naval Air Engineering Center. They will wear pressure suits for most of the period and one phase simulates 27 000 feet altitude in 100 percent oxygen. Two control subjects stay in a separate room. NASA funds the study and researchers will run periodic environment impact tests.
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Philadelphia
SPT
Naval Air Engineering Center
League Island
Navy
Marine Corps
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Gas Co Merger Hearing Starts in West Virginia
The Public Service Commission opened a hearing on a merger proposal by Manufacturers Light and Heat, United Fuel Gas, and Cumberland and Allegheny Gas to form Columbia Gas of West Virginia Inc. The plan would consolidate Industrial, residential, and public authority business for 206,000 customers across 36 counties under the Charleston-based Columbia Gas System management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
UPS
Public Service Commission
Columbia Gas System
West Virginia
PSC
Manufacturers Light and Heat Co
United Fuel Gas Co
Cumberland and Allegheny Gas Co
Columbia Gas of
De Gaulle party claims gains in French local polls
PARIS UPI President Charles de Gaulle's government claimed strength in nationwide local elections showing extraordinary political stability. The administration said it held ground across France and likely won control of the Paris city council. Interior Minister Roger Frey reported no major upsets or landslides, with presidential race next December and De Gaulle still undecided on running.
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Paris
UPI
Charles de Gaulle
Roger Frey
France
de Gaulle
Priest Philip Brady, 79, Dies in Wheeling
The Very Rev. Philip J. Brady longtime pastor of Immaculate Conception Church in Wheeling died Saturday at age 79. A native of Ireland, Brady was one of the oldest priests in the Diocese of Wheeling.
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Wheeling
UPI
Philip J. Brady
Ireland
Immaculate Conception
Centennial high school players set 26 hour marathon basketball mark
Ten members of Centennial High School letterman's club in Portland claimed a world marathon basketball record by playing 26 hours and five minutes without substitutes. The Blues defeated the Reds 2,100 to 1,879 in the event on Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland, Ore
UPI
Centennial High School
Blues
Reds
Legislature Passes Budget Increases And Wire-Deadline Bills
Lawmakers rushed to midnight to enact over 20 bills and a dozen resolutions amid tense bargaining. Key items include a constitutional amendment to allow two consecutive terms for the governor and a voter referendum on a constitutional convention. Salary hikes for department heads to 8000 annually, removal of four year tenure for the state road commissioner, and a 70 year retirement for most state employees with several exceptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Final Budget Figures Reach WV Legislative Conferees
West Virginia Senate House conferees and the Board of Public Works unveiled final budget recommendations to be approved by the Legislature, listing allocations for WVU, Marshall, Potomac State, Fairmont, Glenville, West Liberty, Shepherd, Concord, Tech, State, Bluefield, prisons, hospitals, sanitariums, and state agencies with upper and lower figures for each line item.
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Charleston
UPI
Senate House
Board of Public Works
West Virginia University
Marshall University
Potomac State
Fairmont State
Glenville State
West Liberty
Shepherd College
Concord College
W. Va. Tech
W. Va
Bluefield
Andrew S. Rowan
Weston State Hospital
Spencer State Hospital
Huntington State Hospital
Lakin State Hospital
Barboursville State Hospital
Fairmont Emergency Hospital
Welch Emergency Hospital
Hopemont Sanitarium
Pinecrest Sanitarium
Denmar State
Health Department
State Road Commission
Welch to Appeal PSC Water Purchase Decision
Welch plans to appeal a PSC ruling denying its request to condemn and buy the West Virginia Water Co. facility. Mayor W. B. notes the case rises to the State Supreme Court with a push for stronger legislation if needed.
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Welch
UPI
State Supreme Court
West Virginia Water Co
Does Company
W. B
PSC
Peronists lead in undecided races for congressional gains
Peronists led in 22 of the undecided races where they were ahead and could gain nine of their own seats. They could raise their representation from 17 to 49 if they win the seats where they are leading.
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Peronists
Khrushchev Makes Quiet Public Appearance in Moscow
In Moscow, Nikita S. Khrushchev, 70, appeared with his family at a local election note his health is “so so” after a bout with influenza and a weight loss of about 50 pounds. He quipped to a polling official about voting without ID, signaling a muted return to public life after his ousting.
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West Virginia
Moscow
UPI
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Nikita Sergeyevich
Russia
Experienced Climbers Die In Mt Washington Fall
Two seasoned climbers, Daniel Doody and Craig Merrihue, both with Everest experience, plunged from an icy cliff on Mt. Washington while attempting Pinnacle Gulley. Doody, 31, photographed Everest ascent in 1962. Merrihue, 32, Cambridge physicist, died as a 24 member rescue team carried him from Huntington Ravine.
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Gorham
N.H
UPI
Mt. Washington
Daniel Doody
Mt. Everest
Craig M. Merridue
Harvard
Huntington Ravine
U.S. Forest Service
Merrihue
Cambridge
Mass
Doody
Merrithue
Schenectady
N.Y
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Rumors fly over Selma march leader and protests
Selma tensions ease as Mayor Smtherman and Sheriff Clark announce Negroes may hold Rev. James Reeb memorial in city stadium after Reeb was fatally beaten. Lingo rumors stir discussion with petitions to keep him on duty as troopers used clubs and tear gas during a prior march. Four white men charged in Reeb death.
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al Lingo
Selma
Lingo
Montgomery
Joseph Smitherman
Dallas County
Jim Clark
James Reeb
Reeb
Boston
Supreme Court Overturns New York Film Censorship
Washington dispatch reports the Supreme Court reversed a New York court censorship ruling that barred showing the Danish film A Stranger Knocks unless two scenes were cut. The brief order cites a March 1 Maryland case establishing speedy permit or court review, implying New York's system fails those tests.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court Today
New York
Today
Supreme Court
Maryland
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