Wall Street Sees Coal's Future Tied to Prices and Volume
Pittsburgh in the United Press International report, Adams Express Co executive Frank McCarthy told the American Mining Congress that coal securities reflect nuclear power’s impact. He warned price stability, lower costs via new tech, and expanded markets are needed for long term profitability and growth beyond immediate production volume.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Kwall Street
Rices
New York
Adams Express Co
Frank McCarthy
American Mining Congress
McCarthy
Mohole Project Likely Faces Cancellation by Congress
Washington reports that after four years and 55.4 million dollars spent on Project Mohole Congress may cancel the effort. The House Appropriations Committee cut 19.7 million dollars requested for the coming fiscal year and urged immediate termination. Brown & Root of Houston is prime contractor. Rep. Thomas previously championed Mohole until his death.
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Goverment
Pacific
Hawaii
House Appropriations Committee
National Science Foundation
Albert Thomas
Houston
Tex
Brown & Root, Inc
Thomas
Congress
Subcommittee
Joe L. Evins
D-Ton
White House
Johnson
Bombers clash near Bong Son with 1st Cavalry unit
North Vietnamese regulars attacked a 1st Cavalry artillery unit north of the old battlefield near Bong Son. GIs used 105mm howitzers as mortars and grenades raked the area. Planes strafed with gunfire and rockets, while gunships blasted the guerrilla force. A spokesman said friendly losses were light, with no immediate enemy casualty report. Air defenses near Hanoi reduced U.S. plane losses, 215 aircraft reported lost over North Viet Nam by April 20, with a slight rise since. An F105 Thunderchief was shot down at Yen Bay rail yards. the pilot is missing.
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Bong Son
Hanoi
U.S
Viet Nam
North
Air Force
Yen Bay
Four Killed On State Highways
Four traffic deaths reported in West Virginia over the weekend push the state road toll to 145. James Proffitt 27 of Yukon McDowell County and Cleveland Ohio died as his car burned after leaving the road on West Virginia 80 near Jaeger. Margaret Sefford 18 of Comfort Boone County died when her car hit a tree near home. Sam Sellaro 18 Morgantown a West Virginia University freshman killed in a single car crash on West Virginia 73 north of Morgantown. Larry Methany 17 Glen Falls near Clarksburg died in a single car crash on U.S. 19 near Clarksburg. Mildred Philips 38 Kanawha County died from injuries suffered in an April 30 accident near Clendenin.
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United Press International
West Virginia
James F. Proffitt
Yukon
McDowell County
Cleveland
Ohio
W. Va
Jaeger
Margaret R. Sefford
Comfort
Boone County
Sam A. Sellaro
Morgantown
West Virginia University
Larry A. Methany
Glen Falls
Clarksburg
U.S. 19
Mildred Philips
Kanawha County
Clendenin
Pilot Nam Supports Government War End Stance
Pilot Nam says he backs his government position that bombing will end the war. He clarifies he is loyal to the government. He rejects North Vietnamese claims of over 1,000 U.S. planes shot down. Denton, captured near Thanh Hoa after being shot down, recounts his capture by local Vietnamese army troops.
Two Workmen Die After Fall From Tower
In Dickerson Maryland two workers Mark Havens 21 of Narrows Virginia and Robert Jenks 24 of Charles Town West Virginia were killed when a 105 foot tower they were mounting collapsed while they attached an inter connecting line. They worked for Stone Webster Corporation a subcontractor for Potomac Edison Power Co. A company spokesman said the men were strapped to an arm of the tower at the time. Authorities could not determine the cause of the arm breaking off.
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Dickerson, Md
UPI
Mark Havens
Narrows
Robert Jenks
Charles Town
W. Va
Stone Webster Corporation
Potomac Edison Power Co
Havens
Jenkins
Power Company
Lake Superior World’s Largest Freshwater Lake
The lake holds the title as the world’s largest body of fresh water by surface area. Its vast expanse spans the U S and Canada, shaping regional climate, shipping routes, and ecosystems.
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Lake Superior
Deaths And Funerals Charley A Ferrell 89
Charley A Ferrell aged 89 of Maple Fork died at 3 15 a m in a local nursing home from a heart attack. Born March 10 1877 at Mald en he was the son of Squire and Lucy Ferrell. Survived by wife Sally three sons Charles of Oak Hill Eddie route 1 Mount Hope and Danny Bradley and two grandchildren. Funeral services 2 p m Tuesday Tyree Funeral Home Mount Hope with Rev G E Pauley Calloway Heights in charge. Burial Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Friends may call after 6 p m today.
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Charley A. Ferrell
Maple Fork
Malden
Squire
Lucy Ferrell
Sally Ferrell
Charles
Oak Hill
Eddie
Mount Hope
Danny
Bradley
Tyree
G. E. Pauley
Calloway Heights
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Mrs. Myrtle Burnette Rites Scheduled In Winding Gulf
Funeral services for Mrs. Myrtle Burnette 56 of Winding Gulf will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Williams Funeral Home MacArthur with Rev Otis Clyburn officiating Burial follows at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens She died Saturday night after a long illness Born May 10 1910 in Boomer she was daughter of the late John and Maggie Woodall Survivors include husband Clarence of Winding Gulf ten other children and 23 grandchildren Pallbearers listed Friends may call after 5 p.m. today
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Myrtle Burnette
Winding Gulf
Williams
MacArthur
Otis Clyburn
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Burnette
Boomer
John
Maggie Woodall
Clarence
Bertha Smallman
Chicago
Ill
Clarence, Jr
East Gulf
Earl
Jerry
Arthur
Cleveland
Ohio
Lawrence
Cincinnati
David
Kenneth
Jimmy
Sun Dial
Dorothy Holsten
Beatrice Burnette
Marvy Wills
West Palm Beach
Fla
Edith Delp
Besoco
Diana Burnette
Edsel Delp
Arnold Holston
Clarence Burnette, Jr
Franklin D. Burnette
Arthur Burnette
Jerry Burnette
Old Gene
Beckley
James P
Mabscott
Snowden Covey
Surveyor
Tom
Weston
Charles
Shady Spring
Macie Brooks
Bolt
Gladys Higginbotham
Beaver
Hortense Whiteneck
Fairdale
Bethel Free Will Baptist Church
F. C. Calhoun
L. A. Garten
Caffee Funeral Home
Earl Ratliff
Homer Green
S. C. Brooks
Berman Whitt
Beecher Clay
Sam Humphrey
Glenn Gunnoe
Gordon Gregg
Mrs Ada F Hamm obituary notices death in Lester
Ada Florence Hamm 83 of Lester died 11 p.m. Sunday after a long illness born April 29 1883 Lewisburg daughter of Thomas and Mary Morris member of Sand Knob Methodist Church survived by two half brothers a daughter four sons 53 grandchildren 38 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild funeral 2 p.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church Sophia with Reverends Dewey Wilson and Willie Wills burial in Sand Knob family cemetery pallbearers grandsons Fred X Williams Funeral Home will move remains to church an hour before service relatives may call after 5 p.m. Tuesday
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Ada Florence Hamm
Lester
Lewisburg
Thomas
Mary Morris
Sand Knob
First Baptist Church of
Sophia
Dewey Wilson
Willie Wills
Fred X. Williams
Final rites held for Mrs Mary E Lemon 86 Beckley widow
Mrs. Mary E Lemon 86 of 115 Ewart Ave died Saturday morning after a long illness. Funeral conducted at Keyser Bryant Chapel by Dr. Kenneth Swank with burial in Sunset Memorial Park. Surviving sons Jesse Garnet Lionel and Jimmie of Beckley and Harry L of Newton NC. daughters Wilda Buckland of Beckley and Becky Johnson of Vienna. four grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. born May 1880 in Ansted to Knowlie and Mary Bryant. widow of Jesse N Lemon who died June 3, 1953. She was a member of First Baptist Church.
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Mary E. Lemon
Ewart Ave
Keyser
Jesse Garnet
Lionel
Jimmie
Beckley
Harry L
Newton, N. C
Wilda Mae Buckland
Becky Johnson
Vienna
Final rites for Mrs Annie Turner in St Thomas Pa
Mrs Annie Turner 81 of St Thomas Pa formerly Summers County will have funeral services at 11 am Wednesday at Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel. Burial follows in Jumping Branch family cemetery. She died Saturday at 2 25 pm after a long illness with survivors including son Walter L Hatcher Mullens and stepson Arnold Hatcher Mabscott.
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Annie Turner
St. Thomas
Summers County
Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel
Jumping Branch
Turner
Walter L. Hatcher
Mullens
Arnold Hatcher
Mabscott
Death Notice for Mrs Gladie Daniel in Raleigh County
Mrs Gladie N Daniel 52 of Route 2 Beckley died in a local hospital at 4 pm Sunday after a long illness Born June 29 1913 at Surveyor she was a daughter of the late Daniel Owen and Josephine Trail Covey A lifetime Raleigh County resident she was a member of Bethel Free Will Baptist Church Survivors include her husband Vincent G Daniel three daughters Billie Pettit Aquilla Prince and Barbara Phillips five sons Vincent D Donnie L Robert O and Harriott?
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Gladie N. Daniel
Route 2
Beckley
Surveyor
Daniel Owen
Josephine Trail Covey
Raleigh County
Bethel Free Will Baptist Church
Vincent G. Daniel
Grant
Billie) Pettit
Freddie ( Aquilla) Prince of
Beck
Oak Hill multiple disappearances and body discoveries tied to suspect
Police note a series of vanishings and grisly finds from 1962 to 1963 around Oak Hill and Pineville. Victims include Mad Butcher type cases and several young men. skulls and body parts were found in remote brush and mountains. Officers theorize an Oak Hill resident who knew victims and offered rides.
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Oak Hill
Prince
Gwinn
Samuel Smith
Scarbro
Mike Rogers
Rogers
Gauley Mountain
Shirley Arthur
Pineville
Arthur
Gemini Atlas Centaur to launch Surveyor for soft moon landing
Gemini States will fly the Atlas Centaur to propel the 2,250 pound Surveyor on a 66 hour voyage to the moon in a test aimed at a gentle landing. It seeks to match Luna 9's February accomplishment and pave the path to manned Apollo landings with at least seven Surveyor flights.
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States
Russia
Crackdown Sought on Dissident Intellectuals in China
Two Communist newspapers in Peking urged a broad government drive against dissident intellectuals who oppose current policy. The attack targeted Wu Hai vice mayor and Ten To editor of People's Daily, with Liao Mo-Sha noted as a minor party official. Radio Peking aired a lengthy domestic news summary.
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Hong Kong
UPI
Peking
Radio Peking
Wu Hai
Ten To
People’s Daily
Liao Mo-Sha
Teng
Liberation Army Daily
Chinese Armed Forces
Kwangming
Peking Radio
Turncoat Adams Nearing Return Across Hong Kong Border
UPI reports Korean War defector Clarence C. Adams, once with Chinese captors, expected to cross into British Hong Kong en route home after 12 years behind the Bamboo Curtain. Officials waited at the bridge from Communist China as Adams, who broadcast for North Vietnam, faced a possible delay on administrative matters.
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Hong Kong
UPI
Clarence C. Adams
Red Cross
China
Adams
North Viet Nam
Hanoi
U. S
Memphis Tenn
United States
Rights Civil Rights Bill Faces Tough House Hurdle
Chairman Emanuel Celler of the House Judiciary Committee warned that the year’s civil rights bill, including a fair housing provision, will encounter opposition from both Southern and Northern moderates. He still expected passage, saying the measure will ban housing discrimination, reform jury selection, strengthen anti violence laws, and aid school desegregation.
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Emanuel Celler
D-N.y
House Judiciary Committee
Seven Die in Texas Head-On Highway 281 Crash
Seven people were killed in a fog shrouded head on collision on U S highway 281 near Hobson Texas. A 37 year old San Antonio man was critically injured. Victims remained trapped in wreckage more than an hour after the crash.
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Hobson, Tex
UPI
U. S. Highway 281
Department of Public Safety
San Antonio
Tex
Hobson
Hovercraft Sees First Action in Viet Nam Showing Secret Navy Weapon
UPI reports from Vung Tau South Viet Nam describe three hovercrafts evaluating for seaborne duties patrolling coastal lanes and rescuing personnel. The paper notes a first firing of a center mounted machine gun, high speed runs up to 68 knots, and roles for four crew including pilot radar operator gunner and engineer. The craft skim land water and rice paddies and are built by Britain's Westland and modified by Bell Aero.
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U. S. Navy
Viet Nam
UPI
Martin Stuart-Fox
Steve Northup
Vung Tau
South Viet Nam
Buffalo
N. Y
Coronado
Calif
Britain
Westland Aircraft Corp. Ltd
Bell Aero Systems
Navy
Mekong River
Saigon
William C. Westmoreland
Mike Vincent
San Francisco
Roy Adair
el Paso
Texas
Adair
States
Jimmy Akin
Wasco
Akin
Everet Surdez
San Diego
Surdez
C.E. Gilbert
el Cajon
Gilbert
Kip Kumler
Houston
Tex
Bell
General Electric
Rusk backs civilian timetable for South Viet Nam recovery
Secretary of State Rusk told the Senate committee that immediate civilian government in South Viet Nam was unlikely due to drafting a constitution and elections. He downplayed UN election oversight as slim and unnecessary, rebutting Fulbright’s charges of arrogance and Saigon’s “American brothel.”
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Rusk
Viet Nam
United Nations
Fulbright
Sen
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
United States
Saigon
Secretary of State
U.S
Education appropriations bill aims for early summer 1966
Johnson reports progress on a major education campaign and urges careful program development. The draft bill would require aid applications to show how projects involve private and parochial school children. Officials note few complaints about public parochial school relations as the new law develops.
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Office of Education
Congress
Johnson
Dodd Julius Klein Accused of Fund Misuse and Tax Evasion
The Ethics Committee opened an inquiry at Dodd Julius Klein's request into alleged diversion of campaign funds for personal use and failure to pay income tax. Public hearings will be scheduled on the Klein accusations. Columnists charged an attempt to shift jurisdiction, signaling doubt in Senate verdict.
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Julius Klein
Ethics Committee
Dodd
Klein
Senate
Thoughtful Thieves Burgle London Gas Station
UPI report says burglars in London burglarized a gas station then called police to claim the attendant had been bound and gagged. The note was part of the incident details provided by law enforcement.
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Thoughtful Thieves
London
UPI
Thoughtful
Children Drown Playing Batman in Creek Tragedy
Three young brothers James 8, Paul 6, and David 4 Eb ert died Sunday in Fishing Creek during a Batman inspired game. They were visiting relatives in Weirton when the incident occurred. Joe Hostatler, 5, witnessed the jump and alerted others. Relatives found the bodies in about 10 feet of water.
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Keffer
James
Joe Hostatler
Hostatler
Buddhists Claim Ky Promises Delay Elections to 1967
Buddhist factions interpret Ky's remarks as bad faith and fear the military regime will stay in power until 1967. U S Secretary Dean Rusk said Ky’s comments were misinterpreted in a broadcast, noting a constitution first then elections, prompting Buddhist leaders to view U S policy as opposing rapid elections.
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U. S
Dean Rusk
Rusk
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