Cigarette Label Hearing Opens in Senate
The Senate Commerce Committee begins hearings on bills to require warning labels on cigarette packs. Surgeon General Luther Terry and senators Frank Moss and Wallace Bennett are slated to testify as Terry released the 1964 report linking cigarettes to lung cancer. Other actions note voting rights, civil rights, Medicare plans, gun traffic, and a former San Francisco bank president's testimony on alleged ruinous practices.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Johnson
Medicare
House
Ways & Means Committee
Wilbur D. Mills
Thomas J. Dodd
D-Conn
United States
San Francisco
Senate
Don C. Silverthorne
Indonesians Bar U.S. Manager From Plant
Indonesians barred the American manager from entering a Goodyear Tire plant in Bogor as Communist dominated unions seized control for the first time in eight years. UPI reports U.S. Ambassador Howard P. Jones met with manager Warren Corbin while Jakarta pressured foreign firms to operate under government supervision.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
UPI
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
Bogor
Java
U.S
Howard P. Jones
Warren Corbin
Corbin
Suday
Chairul Saleh
Sukarno
Stanvac
Caltex
Pan American
Shell
I-77 Runway Again In Use In Ripley
Two Pontiac men used Interstate 77 as a runway for a return flight to Pontiac. Pilot Joe Haveman and passenger Dick Johnson took off at 10 15 a m from Fairplain and landed about three miles south of here. After an oil leak forced an emergency landing the plane was towed to end of I 77 awaiting repairs. Haveman flew to Kanawha Airport Charleston for refuel and a final check before resuming the trip.
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Ripley
UPL
Pontiac
Mich
Joe Haveman
Dick Johnson
Fairplain
Here
Haveman
Charleston
W. Va
Missing 6 year old Kathy Shea held unlikely to be found
Tyrone Pennsylvania. Authorities expressed little hope that 6 year old Kathy Shea, missing since Thursday after leaving for kindergarten, would be found alive. Civil defense director R K Meredith said chances were dimmer as searches, involving up to 9 000 people, yielded no clues. Police believe she may have been lured into an alley near the school and taken away by car.
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Tyrone
UPI
Kathy Shea
R. K. Meredith
Area Civil Defense
Meredith
Kathy
Strike Near End Threatens 71 Can Plants
New York UPI reports a three week USW strike with 32,000 members at 71 American Can Co and other plants may end today. Union ratification by 16,000 American Can Co employees approved a contract with wage hikes up to 4.5 cents per hour over 40 months.
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New York
UPI
United Steelworkers Union
USW
American Can Co
Mary Lee Peter Named to Dean's List at Westminster Choir College
Miss Mary Lee Peter of Princeton New Jersey earns Dean's List recognition. A senior and music education major, she is daughter of Dr and B K Peter and a member of Westminster Choir. The choir is currently on a 13 state tour of the United States.
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Westminister Choir College
Princeton, N. J
Mary Lee Peter
B. K. Peter
Granvillege
Peter
Westminister Choir
United States
Ranger 9 Launch Follows Ranger 8 Photographs
Ranger 9 lifts from Cape Kennedy aboard a Atlas Agena booster on a 4 37 p m est Sunday mission to study Alphonsus crater and crash on the lunar surface around 9 15 a m est Wednesday. The 908 pound craft carries six TV cameras to record thousands of close up images before impact following Ranger 7 and Ranger 8 successes that captured the moon’s irradiated surface and Mare Cognitum.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Alphonsus
Ranger 8
Moon
Sea of Tranquility
Earth
Lunar
Ranger 7
France vote reshape within city gains and losses
Deferre's reelection relied on extreme right votes while the Paris and Marseilles contests dominated. Interior Minister Frey noted stability overall with a notable shift as Communists took control of 34 cities over 30,000 and Socialists fell by nine to 32.
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Deferre
Paris
Marseilles
Roger Frey
Cosmonauts Return Routed From Space Flight
Cosmonauts Leonov and Belyayev emerged from seclusion two days after landing and appeared at Perm airport 700 miles east of Moscow en route to Kazakhstan for medical exams. Tass quoted Leonov on his 20 minute free float, saying he felt no fear, just the universe, and that he sensed people on earth and the ship’s commander. Moscow TV aired their Perm stopover as crowds cheered and showered them with flowers.
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Leonov
Moscow
Perm
Voskhod II
Earth
Kazakhstan Cosmodrome
Belyayev
Tass
Space
Raleigh County Court Reschedules Meetings
The Raleigh County Court will not meet Saturday as previously reported. On March 9 the court voted to move the regular meeting from March 27 to March 20. The next meeting is set for 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 13.
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Raleigh County Court
Deaths and Funerals Lorene Bennington 29 on Okinawa
Lorene Bennington 29 of Okinawa formerly Cool Ridge died Thursday on Okinawa from pneumonia while husband James serves there with the U S Army. She is survived by two sons James Jr and David two daughters Dabria and Sherri Ann four brothers and one sister. The body will arrive in Beckley late today or tomorrow with funeral arrangements pending. The body is at Sam Foglesong Funeral Home Mullens where friends may call after 5 p m today.
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Lorene Bennington
Okinawa
Cool Ridge
James
U.S. Army
Cool Ridge Baptist Church
Martha Ellison Meadows
Stanton Meadows
James Jr
David
Dabria
Sherri Ann
Fred Meadows
Arlo Meadows
Cleveland
Ohio
John Meadows
Germany
James Meadows
Lillian Gray
Grass Valley
Calif
Beckley
Nova Tilley
Gyneth Tilley
Keyrock
Mae Tolliver
Soulsville
Pauline Tolliver
Loriie Tilley
McGraws
Sam Foglesong
Mullens
Mrs Catherine Blair Funeral Services Held
Catherine Blair 79 of Sprague dies in local hospital from a heart condition. Funeral at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday in Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel with Rev Edward R Hanshaw officiating. Burial in Sunset Memorial Park. She was born April 26 1885 in Pomroy Ohio. Survived by five sons five daughters three brothers three sisters twenty four grandchildren and 25 great grandchildren. Body at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home after 1 p.m. today. Grandsons to serve as pallbearers.
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Catherine
Kate) Blair
Sprague
Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel
Edward R. Hanshaw
Sunset Memorial Park
Blair
Pomroy
Ohio
Catherine Crouse
Ben Seelanger
James H. Blair
William
John
Baltimore
James
Robert
Beckley
Elmer
Clarksville
Tenn
E. N
Lovina) Creger
Daniels
Ruby Foster
Coal Grove
Elba
Clara) Davidson
Frank
Lydia) Malvagna
Joe
Margaret) Shutko
Kingsport
Jake
Bill Seelanger
Edmond
Pete Seelanger
Scarbro
Mary Bentz
Almeda
Wisc
Clara Safford
Rosa Love
Denver
Colo
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Herbert Harlow Thorn
Mullens
Laura
Wyoming
Leslie
Columbus
Melvin
Danny
Terry
Charlotte Eppling
Freda Thorn
Carl
Itmann
Glenn Thorn
Cabin Creek
Viola O'Donnell
Matoaka
Addie Rhodes
Chicago
Ill
Sam Foglesong
Johnny Fannin Dies at 63 in Bellwood After Illness
Johnny Fannin 63 of Bellwood died Sunday afternoon at home after a long illness. He was a retired miner and a United Mine Workers member. Survived by wife Eulah two daughters Mrs C L Carr of Pittsburgh and Mrs Glenna Jean Himes. two sons William Keith of Bellwood and Elmer of Canton. four sisters Mrs Lara Mitchem Mrs Hattie Lively Mrs Lucy Berry and Mrs Hester Hicks. a brother William A Fannin. seven grandchildren. Body at Nickell Funeral Home East Rainelle.
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Johnny Fannin
Bellwood
United Mine Workers of America
Bellwood Baptist Church
Eulah
C. L. Carr
Pittsburgh
Glenna Jean Himes
Canton
Ohio
William Keith
Elmer
Lara Mitchem
Logan
Hattie Lively
St. Albans
Lucy Berry
Hester Hicks
Oak Hill
William A. Fannin
Ward
Nickell Funeral Home
East Rainelle
Infant Randall Wallace Dies in Oak Hill Hospital
Randall Wallace three month old son of Mr and Mrs August Wallace of Midway died in Oak Hill hospital this morning. The body remains at the Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor pending completion of funeral arrangements.
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Randall Wallace
Augustine Wallace
Midway
Oak Hill
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral
Funeral for Huntington Youth John Camicia
John Thomas Camicia, 18, of Huntington, nephew of Beckley residents, died after a two car collision near Huntington. Services were held at Johnson Memorial Methodist Church with burial at Woodmere Mausoleum. He was the son of N T Camicia and the grandson of Earl V Brown.
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John Thomas Camicia
Huntington
N. T. Camicia
Belwood Ave
Arlington Park
Earl V. Brown
Spencer
Funeral services for S Garner Roles held in Saulsville
Funeral services for S Garner Roles 73 of Saulsville were set for 11 a.m. Tuesday at Saulsville Baptist Church with Rev. Jim Bower and Rev. Robert Duty officiating. Burial in Saulsville Cemetery follows. Roles died Sunday evening in a Welch hospital. born June 9, 1892 in MoeGraws, he was a son of Edward and Sarah Cozart Roles. Surviving are five sons Agee Grafton Va Aubrey Glen Fork Ovel Tacoma Buckhannon and Jack Virginia Beach plus five daughters and other relatives.
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S. Garner Roles
Saulsville
Saulsville Baptist Church
Jim Bower
Robert Duty
Roles
Welch Hospital
Moe- Graws
Edward
Sarah Cozart Roles
Agee
Grafton
Aubrey
Glen Fork
Ovel
Tacoma
Wash
Jack
Virginia Beach
Sidney
Buckhannon
Daugh
Funeral services set for Cubs broadcaster John Quinlan
Chicago mourns the death of John C. Quinlan a longtime Cubs sports caster killed in a late night traffic accident near Mesa Arizona Funeral services are planned for Wednesday with Ernie Banks among pallbearers and honorary pallbearers including Ron Santo John Holland Bob Kennedy and Don Biebel the Cubs traveling secretary
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Chicago
UPI
Chicago Cubs
John C
Jack) Quinlan
Mesa
Ariz
Cub
Ernie Banks
Ron Santo
John Holland
Bob Kennedy
Don Biebel
AUSTIN MCDONNELL MCCODD DIEs AT 79 IN WARRENTON VA
Major Austin McDonnell 79 father of Mrs William Randolph Hearst Jr died Sunday in Warrenton Virginia He was married to the editor in chief of the Hearst newspapers and is survived by other relatives including his daughter Jane Doe
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Warrenton, Va
UPI
Austin McDonnell
William Randolph Hearst Jr
Hearst
Funeral services held for Manhattan Project physicist Dr. Marvin Fox
Funeral services were held Sunday for nuclear physicist Dr. Marvin Fox who worked on the Manhattan Project and helped develop the first atomic bomb. Fox died of a heart attack Friday at the age of 55 in Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Marvin Fox
Fox
Funeral set for Judge Jacob Marks 104 who rose to court service
New York reports private funeral services were scheduled today for Judge Jacob Marks age 104. He gained admission to the bar without a degree or college and served 20 years as a municipal court justice. Marks died Saturday and most recently acted as a Supreme Court referee.
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New York
UPI
Jacob Marks
Marks
Supreme Court
Johnson to Cut 53 Patronage Jobs in Customs Bureau
President Johnson announced a major reorganization plan to abolish 53 patronage positions in the Customs Bureau within 60 days unless Congress blocks it. The cuts include 45 collectors six comptrollers one surveyor and one appraiser with salaries from 11 000 to 23 000 annually totaling about 1 million. He seeks to place all customs officials under civil service while preserving operations.
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Johnson City
Tex
UPI
Customs Bureau
Congress
Johnson
Customs
Civil Service
Veterans Administration
George Washington
Bombings target Birmingham church area as police hunt suspects
Riot-scale fear rose after a fifth dynamite bomb was found near the First Baptist Church parsonage in Ensley. Patrolmen J A Williams and D J Ryan discovered the box 36 minutes before midnight. Army demolition teams from Ft McClellan disarmed the devices while officials pledged a full pursuit with no arrests yet.
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Boutwell
J. A. Williams
D. J. Ryan
First Baptist Church
Ensley
A. D. King
Louisville
Birmingham
James J. Reed
Selma
Ala
James Moorg
Robert Presley
Oneonta
Marvin Byron
Nitro
W. Va
Ft. McClellan
Here
Police Investigating Rock Slaying Incident
Investigation continues into the rock slaying of 17 year old John F Irvine of Pettus by a 14 year old boy after an argument following a sandlot basketball game. A juvenile hearing was postponed as state police finish inquiries.
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John F. Irvine
Pettus
Irvine
Harry L. McCreery
Kennedy Half Dollars Remain Scarce Despite Mint Effort
The House monetary affairs subcommittee says only the John F. Kennedy 50-cent piece stays in short supply after a crash program to boost coin circulation. It cites a high demand and that people hoard the Kennedy halves as mentos, keeping them out of circulation.
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Washington
UPI
House Monetary Affairs Subcommittee
John F. Kennedy
U.S. Mint
MARCH FROM SELMA DRAWN TO FIFTH AVENUE S
Four thousand marchers led by Undersecretary Ralph Bunche began a Selma to Montgomery walk amid jeers and armed troops. About 300 reached a farm camp at David Hall as the rest were ferried back eight miles, with a judge limiting two-lane highway numbers to 300. King planned a Cleveland speech. bombs found at Birmingham residences raised alarm.
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Ralph Bunche
United Nations
Brown's Chapel Ame
Selma
David Hall
Big Creek
Frank M. Johnson
King
Cleveland
United States and Britain open high level policy talks
United States and Britain begin high level policy discussions focusing on Southeast Asia. British Foreign Secretary Michael Stewart arrives in Washington for two days of talks with President Johnson and Secretary of State Rusk. Stewart cautions against assuming new Viet Nam proposals, seeks a possible settlement basis, and notes no evident Soviet cooperation at present.
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Washington
UPI
United States
Britain
Southeast Asia
Michael Stewart
Johnson
Dean Rusk
Viet Nam
Malaysia
Indonesia
Stewart
Andrei Gromyko
U.S
London
Gromyko
Soviet Union
LBJ Keeps Eye On Alabama March Progress
President Johnson, at his Texas ranch, stays in close touch with the Alabama voting rights march. He ordered guard forces to protect the Selma to Montgomery route and received daily reports as civil rights demonstrators moved along the eight mile first day. The president toured his Johnson City boyhood home and led reporters on a ranch drive, amid no incidents along the march.
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Johnson City
Tex
Johnson
Alabama
Washington
Texas
White House
Selma
Montgomery
Martin Luther King
America
Lewis Place
Jack Valenti
LBJ
Justice Department
West Virginia Receives $3.59 Million in Grants for Sewage Plants
Federal funds totaling 3.59 million were allocated to West Virginia last year for municipal sewage treatment plant construction. The Mountain State ranked fifth in grant amount behind New York Pennsylvania California and Ohio, per Public Health Service and HEW figures.
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Washington
Viet Nam Air Attacks Target Hanoi and Rail Links
UPI reports new U.S. strategy for North Vietnam including raids on Hanoi and railway lines to China, with a sea blockade possible. Attacks aim at economic targets and will continue until Hanoi stops infiltrating the South, says sources close to the U.S. command.
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North
Viet Nam
Hanoi
China
UPI
U.S
United States
South Viet Nam
Maxwell D. Taylor
Saigon
Hearing Set Thursday In Wayne Shooting
A 14-year-old Wayne County boy faces a juvenile delinquency charge after a fatal shotgun blast killed his father James Adams 59 and wounded mother Alpha Adams 52 at the Crum area home last Monday. Authorities say the youth claims the shootings were accidental and a hearing is scheduled for Thursday.
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Wayne
UPI
Wayne County
James Adams
Alpha Adams
Crum
Junk Skyraiders Attack Kills Many in Saigon
US military headquarters said a Vietnamese junk Skyraider aircraft, flown by Americans, was not a Communist seamer. Of 34 aboard, 15 killed in bombing and strafing, nine drowned when the ship sank. indications Viet Cong may have been aboard.
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Saigon
UPS
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