British Reporter Describes Terror In Santo Domingo
London Daily Express reporter Robin Stafford describes rebel held Santo Domingo during clashes after U S Marines and Argentine troops entered. He details sniperfire, rebel checkpoints, and a tense cease fire while noting casualties and the mood around Caamano Deno and Juan Bosch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santo Domingo
Robin Stafford
London Daily Express
United Press International
UPI
Harry Benson
U. S
Paul Rudd
Marine Corps
Maulachon
West Point
Frances Caamano Deno
Hero
John Martin
Shelley Winters ventos on dreary villain roles in A Patch of Blue
Hollywood gossip piece notes Shelley Winters at MGM commissary discussing her dislike for villainous parts in A Patch of Blue with co star Sidney Poitier. She laments lack of redeeming features in her character and compares acting choices to Brando in The Young Lions while recounting a coffee spill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon Scott
Hollywood
UPI
Shelley Winters
Shelley
MGM
Sidney Poitier
Marlon Brando
Freighter Collides With Navy Vessel in Sydney Harbor
A 10,000 ton freighter collided with the U S Navy amphibious transport ship Vancouver in Sydney Harbor during Coral Sea Week. No injuries were reported. The Tenos was being towed from its berth when the crash occurred, causing damage to both vessels estimated at a substantial level.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Australia
UPI
Vancouver
U.S
Perth Garden Island
Tenos
11 Nabbed For Selling Birds
Washington reports federal and state agents arrested or served summonses on 77 people in 11 states on charges of selling migratory game birds. Interior Secretary Udall cited purchases of deer quail and other resident game plus buntings. States involved included Alabama Arkansas Florida Kentucky Maryland Mississippi Missouri Nebraska New York North Carolina and Virginia. Simultaneous arrests aimed to curb advance warning. Market hunting and selling migratory birds were banned in 1918 under a treaty with Britain and Canada. Violations became felonies in 1960.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPS
Stewart L. Udall
Udall
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Kentucky
Maryland
Mississippi
Missouri
Nebraska
New York
North Carolina
Virginia
Britain
Canada
Johnson keeps close watch on Dominican Republic crisis
President Johnson remains in close touch with developments in the Dominican Republic where he has ordered 14,000 U.S. troops to protect citizens, deliver aid, and oppose the establishment of a Communist regime. White House aides noted no broader policy beyond resisting a Western Hemisphere Communist takeover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Johnson
Dominican Republic
U.S
White House
George E. Reedy
Western Hemisphere
Reedy
Juan Bosch
United States
Dean Rusk
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Organization of American States
Santo Domingo
Picture-Book Churches Seen as Past Style Change
Architect Harold E. Wagoner says modern church design shifts away from ornate facades to functional spaces. He notes simpler exteriors, closer altar tables, larger pulpits, decentralized education, and multi choir accommodations, reflecting a self examination of mission rather than look of churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
UPI
Harold E. Wagoner
Philadelphia
Church Architectural Guild of America
Wagoner
Almanac Highlights May 4 1965 History Notes
May 4 1965 marks the 124th day of the year with events including Haymarket riot deaths in 1886, Capone's imprisonment in 1932, and the Battle of the Coral Sea beginning in 1942. Governor Rockefeller's 1963 marriage is noted along with Horace Mann's birth in 1796. A Webster quotation closes the Almanac.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Mars
Horace Mann
Haymarket Square
Chicago
al Capone
United States
Justice Department
Atlanta Penitentiary
Quincy mayor breaks tie on pay hike vote
Quincy Illinois Mayor Wes Olsen cast a tie breaking vote to end a 7 7 council deadlock approving a raise from 9000 to 12000 dollars. The action increases the mayoral salary and resolves the political standoff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy, Ill
UPI
Wes Olsen
Death notices and funeral announcements from West Virginia to Arizona
Multiple obituaries list the names ages and locations including KESLER Mrs June Holdren 45 Albuquerque NM WITT Charles O 49 West Point VA formerly Beckley DILLARD Mammie 12 Beckley WV AKERS Robert Ervin Jr 49 Phoenix AZ formerly Sophia. Funeral details specify churches burial sites and funeral homes with dates and times and pallbearers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kesler Kesler
June Holdren
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Mt. Tabor Baptist Church
Robert Coburn
Caffee
Mt. Tabor
Caffee Funeral Home
Dillard Dillard
Mammie
Beckley
First Baptist Church
North Beckley
W. J. Carter
Greenwood Memorial Park
Akers Akers
Robert Ervin, Jr
Phoenix
Arizona
Sophia
Sophia Freewill Baptist Church
Wade Webb
Sunset Memorial Park
Mark Basham
O. L. Crutchfield
John Haley
Lloyd Dye
Cleve Young
Roscoe Bowers
Webb and Neal
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pacific Northwest
Seattle
Caamano
Martin
Churchill
Paul
LBJ
William J. Eaton
Beckley Maytag
Zenith
Neville St
the Almanac
Daniel Webster
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor, Inc
Webb and Neal Funeral Home
Lehigh
Ceme Cement Mortar
Sophia Builders
Dias
City Ave
Egnor Monument Works
Alden W. Deck
A. E. Deck
Robert L. Amick
Beckley Newspapers
Call Sam G. Foley
Lowell Foley
Central Training Service
Care Beckley Newspapers Corp
State Department of Education
Southerton Martz Beauty School
Huntington
W. Va
Southern Institute of Graphic Arts
South
Nashville
Tennessee
P. O
Wickham Avenue
Henrietta C. Kinzer
Foster Hdw
Main St. Ph
Jess T. Shumate
Dial
John W. Eye CO
Wright
Ashworth Firestone Television
W. Neville St
ALL Makes & Models
Frank Crook
Sparks Radio & TV
Prince St. Ph
Lawn Mower & Engine Service
Tiller Rentals
Copeland
Fisher's Flowers
Halstead
Raleigh
Fayette
Wyoming
Fuller Brush
R. M. Simmons, Jr
Glen Daniel
Ford Tractor
Willey Brothers
Hinton
Jan Campbell Music Co
Mabscott . Va
Opal Bare
Johnstown Road
Raleigh Insurance Agency
R. K. Flunnoy
Shady Spring
Char
S. Fayette St
Bob Lilly
Third Avenue
Town & Country Drive Inn
Avon Cosmetics
Daniels
Naomi
Raleigh County
Bostick Avenue
Columbus
Ohio
el Chico
Care
Curb
Amy’ S Dr Drive Inn
Town and Country Drive Inn
Tuddle House Drive Inn Restaurant
Jack
Post Office
Sam G. Foley
Electrolux
Call
Ray Maksut
Jim Fox
Lincoln Mercury, Inc
S. Oakwood Avenue
Stansbury Street
Temple Street
Fetter
Civil Service Act
City Cab CO
Black & Yellow Cab
John Radford
Roger Keel
Beaver
Samuel Croy
R. L. Stinson
Myers Ave
O. H. Bennett
E. Beckley
Mary Alice Lilly
Athens
AKC
Mullens
Vogt
Crow
Blue Circle
Bradley
H.P. Elgin
Amoco
Soak Creek
Burroughs
H.P
KNAPP
J. Walker
Mt. Hope
Singer Sewing Machine
Electrolux Corp
Temple St. Beckley
Westinghouse
Mary Carter
Huntington Church Furniture Company
P.O. Box
American Glass& Mirror Co
Al's
Lino
Neville
Nascar
S&h
Sophia Builders & Supply
C. Ray Furrow
F.ha
Cecil C. Lilly
F.H.A
Quality Lumber & Supply CO
City Avenue
Scholz Homes
Raleigh & Fayete Counties
Oak Hill
French Williams
Leon Basham
Mgr
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!