It Can't Continue Forever So Far The Astronauts Have Stared Death Down
Washington reports on Soviet and American spaceflight near fatal moments. Pie and Aleksei Leonov faced a snow buried descent while Schirra Stafford and Gemini 8 neared disaster. Officials credit safety systems and crew nerve for persevering without loss of life in space.
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Washington
UPI
Pavel
Pavel I. Pie
Aleksei
Leonov
Walter M. Schirra
Thomas P. Stafford
Death
Sane
U.S
Welsh
Ima
Superman
University of Alabama history referenced in Kennedy remarks
In a fragmented passage the text recalls a white afternoon when Gove Wallace stood in a doorway two years earlier trying to block African Americans from entering the University of Alabama, linked to Kennedy’s remarks on civil rights and a related movement.
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Gove Wallace
University of Alabama
Kennedy
U.S. Bares
Logan County Sheriff Faces Possible Removal
Logan County residents may see Sheriff W. Jack Ferrell challenged as a petition seeks his removal. The case hinges on a legal decision regarding the sheriff’s job status and potential changes in leadership.
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Logan County
Logan
UPI
Th W
Jack) Ferrell
Social Security Resides Real a Truly Happy Home
A concise notice notes social security residence details and the aim of securing a stable, happy home environment for eligible individuals. The item emphasizes steady support and community services backing the household.
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Social Security
Beckleyan Helps Hunt H-Bomb Near Spain Return
Air Force Sgt. Eugene Neal Peters of Beckley, son of Mrs. Rosalee Neal, aids the Spain search for a U.S. hydrogen bomb lost Jan. 17 after a B52 collision. The device, found near Palo mares, was located by the Alvin submersible five miles offshore with its parachute attached as U.S. and Soviet officials monitor the recovery.
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Beckley
Spain
U.S
Air Force
Eugene Neal Peters
Rosalee Neal
3970Th
Torrejon
Madrid
UPI
Soviet Union
Mediterranean
Izvestia
Moscow
U.S. Navy
Spanish
Palomares
United States
Calis
Angier Biddle Duke
Grand Jury To Consider Twin Slaying Evidence
A Common Pleas Court will hear evidence related to twin slayings. Christine Ramey, 54, and a second victim were found March 4 in the downstairs area of the hotel office. Prosecutors state barbershop employe charged.
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Common Pleas Court
Christine Ramey
Ney
Da Nang Rally Demands Civilian Rule After Strike
A Da Nang protest rally led by Buddhist groups and students pressed for civilian government and the ousting of the ruling military leadership. The marchists displayed banners while calling for the reinstatement of a military commander over five provinces. A high ranking general offered tacit support but did not address firing rumors.
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da Nang
Dien Hong Park
Thi
Viet Nam
Nervous Wife Divorces Jittery Don Knotts
Kathryn Knotts was granted divorce from comedian Don Knotts after 18 years of marriage. A Superior Court judge ordered Knotts to pay $338,400 in alimony over 14 years and awarded custody of their two children, Karen 11 and Thomas 9, plus the family home valued at $72,000.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Don Knotts
Kathryn
Knotts
Ision
Karen
Thomas
Morgantown
W. Va
Governor presses housing plan to boost West Virginia growth
Governor Hulett C. Smith urged his Task Force on Housing to draft a broad plan to improve housing for all ages, spark a self-generating economic boom, and ensure decent homes for retirees. He called out substandard housing, bias in access to homes, and urged emphasis on urban renewal and community planning.
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Charleston
UPI
Hulett C. Smith
Canor Smith
In m
Meet
West
Indonesia Crisis Deepens With Riots At Foreign Ministry
In Jakarta thousands of students join riots as documents surface suggesting Subandrio sought Red China aid. Tanks and troops moved toward Sukarno's palace to deter presidential aides from resisting Soeharto. Palace guard serves Sukarno, who shuttles between the palace and Bogor by helicopter. his exact location remains unclear.
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Jakarta
Foreign Ministry
Subandrion
Sukarno
Soeharto
Bogor
Viet Cong strike hits highways bridges and storage near Thanh Hoa
Vietnamese government spokesman said Viet Cong units attacked highways and bridges near Thanh Hoa and areas north of the DMZ as ground action continued 420 miles north of Saigon. In fighting the Viet Cong reportedly encountered a dug in company, killing 50 enemy troops and wounding many more.
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Thanh Hoa
Potomac State College to Break Ground on Auditorium
Mrs. Gilbert S. Bachman of Wheeling will break ground in Ke yser for a 1.3 million Potomac State College auditorium. The project, to be built by Melton-Stuart Co. of Pittsburgh, should be finished by next spring. Bachman serves on the West Virginia University Board of Governors, appointed by Gov. Hulett C. Smith.
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Keyser
UPI
Gilbert S. Bachman
Wheeling
Potomac State Colge
Bachman
West Virginia University Board of Governors
Potomac State
Hulett C. Smith
Melton-Stuart Co
Pittsburgh
Deaths And Funerals Henry McCallister 38 Beckley WV
Funeral services for Henry Austin McCallister 38 of 229 Allen Ave will be at 2 30 p m Sunday in Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel with Rev B L Moss officiating Burial is in Sunset Memorial Park He died in a local hospital Wednesday at 215 p m after a long illness He was employed by Raleigh County Board of Education at Sylvia School He was a member of UMWA Local 6003 Born July 15 1907 in Alderson son of the late OO and Sally Hall McCallister Survived by wife Macil Mann McCallister two sons Henry A Jr of Beckley Donald F at home five daughters Mary Lou Haley and Carolyn Sparks of Beckley Drema Martha and Sandy McCallister at home two brothers Edward of Baltimore and Harvey of El Paso two sisters Beulah Lloyd of Cabin Creek and Frankie Jacobs of Las Vegas five grandchildren Friends may call at the funeral home after 1 p m Saturday
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Henry Austin McC
Allen Ave
Rose and Quesenberry Peace
B. L. Moss
Sunset Memorial Park
Raleigh County Board of Education
Sylvia School
UMWA
Lillybrook
Alderson
Sally Hall McCallist
Macil Mann McCallister
Henry A
Buddy), Jr
Beckley
Donald F
James
Mary Lou) Haley
Wayne
Carolyn) Sparks
Drema McAllister
Martha McCallister
Orville C Rich funeral arrangements announced
Orville C Rich 70 of Oak Hill died at home from a heart attack. A retired florist and Oak Hill Floral operator, he served in WWI and on Oak Hill City Council. Survived by son L G Rich of Clemens and daughter Gloria Shott of Commerce, plus four grandsons. Body at Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill.
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Orville C. Rich
Oak Hill
Lillian
L. G. Rich
Clemens, S. C
Hugh
Gloria) Shott
Commerce
Texas
Tyree Funeral Home
Obituary notices for Mrs. Geraldine Shrews and Mrs. Susan Hatcher
Mrs G Shrewsbury Geraldine Grace Shrews . of Odd j. died Cemete ome Funeral Home where friends may call after 5 pm. today, all bearers will be Raymond Meadows, Cab Logan, Iles Hatmaker, Bruce Rose, Cecil Perkins and Jethro Walker. Funeral services for Mrs Susan E Hatcher 8, of Josephine, will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday in the Rose and Ques enberry Peace Chapel with the Rev S D Smith and Elder Carlie Cox in charge. Burial will be in the Mills Cemetery at Egeria. She died at 4 24 a.m. Thursday in a Fayetteville nursing home after a long illness. Friends may at the funeral home after 5 p.m. today. Nephews will serve as pallbearers.
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Geraldine Grace Shrews
Odd J
Cemete Ome
Raymond Meadows
Cab Logan
Iles Hatmaker
Bruce Rose
Cecil Perkins
Jethro Walker
Susan E. Hatcher
Josephine
Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel
S. D. Smith
Carlie Cox
Mills
Egeria
Fayetteville
Requiem Mass for Mrs Katherine Capps in Scarbro
Mrs Katherine Capps 88 of Glen Jean dies after long illness. Mass at 10 30 a m Saturday in Sts Peter and Paul Catholic Church Scarbro with Rev Leo Werner as celebrant. Burial in church cemetery. Survived by two sons Lewis and Frank and three daughters Mary Boyan Anna Cantley and Katherine Scott plus four grandchildren. Body at Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill with Rosary at 8 15 p m today. Friends may call after 5 p m today.
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Katherine Capps
Glen Jean
Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church
Scarbro
Leo Werner
Sts. Peter and Paull Catholic
Capps
Poland
Lewis
Frank Capps
Mary Boyan
Anna Cantley
Canton
Ohio
Katherine Scott
Oak Hill
Tyree
Final rites for Andrew Herbert Jones held in Dorothy
Andrew H. Jones 65 a Dorothy resident died Thursday after a long illness. Funeral at 2 p.m. Saturday in Assembly of God Church Dorothy with Rev. Victor Gilliam in charge. Burial in Adkins Cemetery Naomi. Born October 28 1900 he was a retired coal miner. Survived by Nora six sons and five daughters, two brothers and 14 grandchildren. Body released from Valley Funeral Home Whitesville to his home this evening.
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Andrew Herbert Jones
Dorothy
Assembly of God
Victor Gilliam
Adkins
Naomi
Jones
William and
Ellen Jarvis Jones
Assembly of God Church
Nora
Cary
Mount Hope
Charles
Kenny
Warren
Ohio
Mike
Ted
Helen Ward
Louise Kays
Cora Null
Nitro
Barbara
Ruth
Leslie
Cleveland
Carley
Valley Funeral Home
Whitesville
Funeral services for Cecil B Payton
Funeral services for Cecil B Payton 67 of 102 Meadows St who died Wednesday at 3 30 pm will be held at New Post Church at 2 pm Sunday with Rev J L Bly officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood State Park. The body is at Wright and Anderson Funeral Home where friends may call Saturday.
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Cecil B. Payton
Meadows St
Newpost
J. L. Bly
Greenwood State Park
Wright and Anderson Funeral
Mountaineer Wins Cinders Bid For Parkersburg District
Mountaineer, a West Virginia firm with ties to Pennsylvania stockholders, secured exclusive rights to chemically treated cinders for snow and ice control at Monongahela Power Willow Island plant. The bid, $4.80 per ton for the first 2000 tons and $3.65 per ton for the next 2000 tons including haulage, was the only offer. The purchasing director awaits the attorney general’s ruling on state qualification before final approval.
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Johnson
Turtle Creek
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Mountaineer
Wirt
Calhoun
Roane
Jackson
Sherman Horton of Forrestville Dies After Heart Attack
Sherman Bob Horton 33 of Forrestville Maryland former Beckley resident died at Prince George Hospital verly Maryland at 1030 p.m. Wednesday from an apparent heart attack. A glass worker for J D Kendle Co Washington D C and Korean War veteran. Born September 11 1932 in Corinne he was the son of Mrs Vervin Bailey Horton of Crab Orchard and the late Herman Horton. Survived by his widow Gracie Maxine Horton one son Gary William at home one daughter Annette Lynn at home three brothers Thurman Sea Pleasant Md Thomas Alexandria Va and William Isaac Crab Orchard and three sisters Mrs Henry Kahn Baltimore Md Mrs John At
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Sherman
Bob) Ray Horton
Forrestville
Beckley
Prince George Hospital
Verly
J. D. Kendle Co
Washington, D. C
Corinne
Vervin Bailey Horton
Crab Orchard
Herman Horton
Gracie Maxine Horton
Gary William
Annette Lynn
Thurman
Sea Pleasant
Thomas
Alexandria
William Isaac
Henry Kahn
Baltimore
John At
West Virginia 19 000 autos repaired after inspection program
Charleston report shows West Virginia’s 10 year old motor vehicle inspection program required repairs on 19 000 vehicles after inspecting 727 798 last fiscal year ending June 30. It notes funding, station fees, and salaries from the 25 cent inspection sticker and $1.25 charge.
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Charleston
API
West Virginia
State
Eecerenest of Public Safety
Final rites for George R. Lanham in Hughes Creek
George Roy Lanham 68 of Scarbro dies at home from a heart condition. Retired miner formerly with Cedar Grove Colliery Co and member of United Mine Workers District 17. Born Charleston April 22 1897, survived by a son Lawrence, daughters Freda Johnson and Brenda Foster, siblings Clifton Lanahm and Anna Alderman, 14 grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Funeral at Advent Church Hughes Creek with burial in Hughes Creek Cemetery. Body to home at 5 p.m. today from Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill.
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George Roy Lanham
Scarbro
Advent Church
Hughes Creek
Ralph Kennan
Lanham
Cedar Grove Colliery Co
United Mine Workers of America
Charleston
Abe
Mary Milam Lanham
Ida Cecil Basham Lanham
Lawrence Lanham
Cedar Grove
Freda Johnson
Brenda Foster
Takoma Park
Clifton Lanahm
Anna Alderman
Glasgow
Tyree
George Bennett Funeral Services in Whipple
Funeral services for George Bennett 80 of Whipple are set for 1 p.m. Saturday at Pleasant Alley Wak Church with Rev. J. Higginbotham officiating. Burial follows at Hilltop. The body is at Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor and will be taken to the church one hour before services.
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George Bennett
Whipple
Pleasant Alley
J. Higginbotham
Hilltop
Ritchie and Johnson
Gemini 8 Journey Begins With Okinawa Sendoff
Gemini 8 left Naha Okinawa aboard an Air Force jetliner amid cheers from about 1000 Americans and Okinawans despite heavy rain. Armstrong and Scott appeared in good health and spirits. Officials said return to Cape on Saturday and home by Monday. Debriefing and news conference planned for eight or nine days later. Investigators review voice transmissions and onboard recorders for clues to the mishap that occurred while linked with Agena 185 miles above Earth Wednesday.
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U.S
Naha
Okinawa
Air Force
Earth
Funeral service for Mrs Ol Garrison details incomplete
Mrs Ol Garrison born Sept 30 1879 from Forest Hill. Funeral notices list James and Caroline Hutchinson Allen as parents. Preceded by Pearl M Garrison with two sons J E and W O of Beckley among others.
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James
Caroline Hutchinson Allen
Forest Hill
Pearl M. Garrison
J.E
W.O
Beckley
Ex-Con Recaptured After Escape From Cruiser
An ex convict who had left a police station and dodged officers jumped from a handcuffed cruiser on U S 250. Chief Georgerman and Sgt Hamrick pursued. Glen Dale Police Chief Richard Sheene recaptured the man Thursday evening after a resident spotted him.
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Moundsville
UPI
Here
Ling ‘Ieee
Olice
Georgerman
C. G. Hamrick
U. S
Richard Sheene
Glen Dale
Rattlesnake May Strike Without Warning Rattle
A rattlesnake can strike without rattling first, challenging assumptions about warning signals and cold blooded predator behavior. Researchers note variability in rattling, with some bites occurring during silent ambushes in deserts and scrubland habitats.
U.S. Forces Fight At Camp Evacuate In Vietnam
UPI reports that American troops faced heavy fighting as a camp was overrun by an estimated 1,500 Communist troops. About 199 Americans were evacuated by helicopter with five Special Forces men killed and many wounded. Preliminary estimates suggested 500 to 980 enemy deaths.
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Washington
UPI
U.S
De Gaulle and NATO alliance amid French skepticism
The text outlines De Gaulle’s aim to stay a political NATO member while seeking to redefine French involvement. It notes a forthcoming Paris drafted Allied declaration reinforcing alliance faith and integrated command. U.S. diplomacy aims to press De Gaulle to spell out drastic steps, warning Western publics of jeopardized security and hinting at Soviet outreach via Valerian Zorin.
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Johnson
Paris
NATO
France
de Gaulle
U.S
Soviet Union
Valerian Zorin
Denes
Russia
Warsaw
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