MIG 17s Fire First Air to Air Missiles Over Vietnam
North Viet Nam clashes see MIG 17 fighters launch air to air missiles at U S planes for first time, missiles miss, two U S aircraft downed by ground fire. Saigon coast ship sunk near far south port, largest Viet Cong supply vessel sunk yet. Rescue of Capt Mahrt completed. SAMs spotted at Gu Mai Pass. ground forces engage Viet Cong near Bong Son and Crow Foot Ridge amid heavy combat.
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Saigon
API
U.S
North
Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
Air Force
Hanoi
Martin A. Mahrt
Custer
S.D
Gu Mai
Bong Son
Robert Little
Crow Foot
German GI Subdues VC in Night Ambush
Heinz Strehle, a 22 year old German immigrant, led a Marine reconnaissance party near a Viet Cong village. When two VC guerillas dropped from nearby trees and pointed a submachine gun, Strehle knocked the attacker unconscious with a rifle butt, prompting withdrawal as gunfire erupted from the village.
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Strehle
U. S
Heinz Strehle
Capone's Son Drops Infamous Last Name
Albert Francis Capone Jr. has changed his name to Albert Francis. He says his father's Chicago gang history subjects him to publicity for minor offenses. Broward County Circuit Judge L. Clayton Nance granted the change and urged him not to besmirch the name, noting sins of the father. Capone is a divorced father of four who works for a Miami tire company.
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Fort Lauderdale
Fila
UPI
Albert Francis Capone Jr
Albert Francis
Chicago
Broward County
L. Clayton Nance
Capone
Delegate Winners Listed by District Across West Virginia
The article lists delegate winners by districts including Huntington Fayette Kanawha Harrison Jefferson Lewis Logan Lincoln Marshall Marion Mason McDowell Mercer Mingo Mingo Preston Putnam Roane Summers Taylor Wayne Webster Wetzel Wood Wyoming Monongalia Raleigh and others with multiple names per district. Notable names include D. Ethel Crandall, D. John D. Rockefeller, Dempsey Gibson, J. T. Madden, Nick Fantasia, D. W. Ritter, Samuel A. Morasco, Charles Armistead, Jack R. Adams, Ira D. Kessinger, and Lewis N. McManus among numerous others.
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James Jeter
Cleo S. Jones
Thomas Potter
Walter Carey
William Ricks
Eric Nelson
Russell Davisson
Leo Kppleman
Paul Zakaib Jr
Alfred Lilly
James Thornhill
Charles Young
Harrison
D. Carmine J. Cann
Clarksburg
Donald L. Kopp
C. P. Marstiller
H. Laban White
Jefferson
D. Thornton W. Wilt
Harpers Ferry
Lewis
Louis G. Craig
Weston
Logan
Luther H. Ghiz
W. N. Anderson Jr
Earl Hager
Chapmanville
Lincoln
H. Leon Hager
Hamlin
Marion L. Priestley
Marshall
John T. Madden
Chester A. Burkey
Moundsville
R. Roy H. Rogers
Robert C. Polen
Marion
Nick Fantasia
J. E. Watson
W. R. Wilson
Fairmont
Mason
Lawrence Plants
Pt. Pleasant
McDowell
D. Corbett Church
Yukon
W. L. Dickerson
Bartley
Chester W. Mathey
Welch
Fred G. Wooten
Coalwood
Mercer
D. James C. Cain
Fred Thompson
Bluefield
Yjs
Summers
D. W. Ritter
Hinton
Taylor
Samuel A. Morasco
Grafton
Robert T. Conner
Wayne
Clayton C. Davidson
Huntington
R.F. Flanagan
Kenova
Webster
Albert L. Sommerville Jr
Webster Springs
Wetzel
Evelyn Schupbach
New Martinsville
Wood
Now Yo Can Hear With New Audio Tone Hearing Aid
A promotional ad invites readers to mail for information on an audio tone hearing instrument promising clear hearing on first listen. It stresses returning to active life in church and group meetings and provides a Charleston West Virginia P O Box for details.
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P. O. Box
Charleston
W. Va
Adv
Sorenson Secures Nebraska Victory in Party Primary
United Press International reports Lt. Gov. Philip Sorenson, a Democrat and brother of Theodore Sorenson, won Nebraska's gubernatorial nomination, while in West Virginia John D. Rockefeller IV topped 56 rivals for a House seat. In New Jersey, Newark Mayor Addonizio trails to a runoff after strong Negro backing and two minority candidates split votes. Trenton’s Holland loses to Carmen Armenti Jr. amid racial demographic shifts.
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United Press International
Rockefeller
West Virginia
White House
Theodore Sorenson
Nebraska
New Jersey
John D. Rockefeller IV
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
House of Delegates
Kanawha County
Charleston
Philip Sorenson
Theodore
Norbert Tiemann
Val Peterson
Newark
N.J
Hugh J. Addonizio
Leo P. Carlin
Addonizio
Trenton
Arthur J. Holland
Carmen J. Armenti Jr
Holland
Raleigh County election results show mixed party gains
Voting data shows Payne leading with 5079 votes and Mrs. Withrow 4682 in a county race while George Q. Gunnoe tops the county surveyor contest with 4362 to 2153 for Elam. Bailey leads statewide for Democrats with 6810 to Hammond 1634, Callebs wins GOP nomination to oppose Bailey, Love captures GOP U S Senate nomination, Slack and Guthrie run unopposed in Third District, and numerous local races list Democrat tallies for justice of the peace and constable across precincts with several Republicans fielding no candidates.
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Marshall University
Bailey
Francis J. Love
Wheeling
U. S. Senate
Sen
Jennings Randolph
Love
Raleigh
Harold J. Outright
Buckhannon
John M. Slack
Mal Guthrie
Charleston
Long
Richmond
Justice of the Peace
Constable
Bobby Morris
T. E
Tom) Bazzare
Ralph M. Cole
Gene Smith
Charles Evans Criddle
C. F. Harvey
Joe Voicekovich
Clear Fork
Bruce White
Julius Koper
Hibert Burgess
Marsh Fork
Harold
Jack) Kyle
William A
Billy) Scarbro
Harry Joe Jarrell
Charles Lemon
Slab Fork
Jimmy S. Quesenberry
Everett M. Ayers
Billy H. Sullivan
Fredee
Actress Kim Novak Files Divorce Suit
Hollywood reports actress Kim Novak has filed for divorce from British actor Richard Johnson in Monterey County California. Johnson was said to be en route to the Cannes Film Festival and unavailable for comment.
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Hollywood
UPS
Kim Novak
Richard Johnson
Monterey County
California
Johnson
Ky denies stepping down during Vietnam crisis
In Saigon Prime Minister Nguyen Cao Ky rejected Buddhist demands that he resign by September 15 and said he plans to stay in power for up to a year More talks among Buddhist leaders were held to decide the next move after the civilian rule pledge amid anti government demonstrations Ky had earlier announced plans in Can Tho and clarified he was not misquoted by officials during a briefing in Washington Voice of America later confirmed the transcript while Ky spoke during a school inspection tour.
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Saigon
UPI
Nguyen Cao Ky
Constituent Assembly
Can Tho
Dean Rusk
Washington
Voice of America
Funeral services set for Donald E. Slayton
Funeral services for Donald E. Slayton 45 of 117 Dexter Ave. will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the First Methodist Church with burial in Sunset Memorial Park. Slayton died in a collision on Harper Road. He was born July 8, 1920, to Sally Tracy Slayton and the late Joseph H. Slayton. He worked for National Mine Service Co. and formerly ran a Beckley Esso Service Center. He is survived by his wife Regina Evans Slayton a daughter two sisters and three brothers among others. The body lies at Melton Mortuary with calling after 3 p.m. today and viewing one hour before the funeral. Pallbearers are listed.
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Edward Hanshaw
Donald E. Slayton
Dexter Ave
First Methodist
Sunset Memorial Park
Slayton
Harper Road
Sally Tracy Slayton
Durbin
Joseph H. Slayton
National Mine Service Co
Ronceverte
Delbert
Plant City
Fla
Earl H
Dunbar
Melton Mortuary
R. G. Beck
Robert Nasby
Steve Alaki
J. F. Thompson
Fred Hill
Jack Akers
David J. Akers
Robert Yaple
Dallas Hawkins
Obituary notices for Emma Riley and John Osborne in West Virginia
John H. Osborne Services for Emma Mae Riley, 42, Fayetteville, were held at 2 p.m. today at Dodd Payne Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Richard E. Miller presiding. Burial in Huge Memorial Park, Fayetteville. Riley died Monday night in a Beckley hospital from burns suffered when her clothing caught fire on March 9. Born October 12, 1923 in Monroe County, she was daughter of Walter Miller and the late Clyda Miller. Survived by husband Jimmy Riley and three sons James F. Falls Church, VA. Charles Bluefield. Larry Fayetteville. brother Howard Lee Miller in Viet Nam. John Henry Osborne, 60, Oak Hill, died at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Spencer hospital after extended illness. Retired employee of New River and Pocahontas Coal Co. at Minden. Born December 31, 1905 in Charleston, son of the late John Henry and Virginia. Burgess Osborne. Survived by wife Lottie. two stepsons Pat and Edward Waters, Oak Hill. two stepdaughters Mrs. Ernestine McGuffin, Oak Hill. Mrs. Helen Kirby, Northeast, MD. 11 step-grandchildren. Funeral at 2 p.m. Friday at Tyree Funeral Home, Oak Hill, Rev. Bill Minifee and Rev. C. S. Donnelly, burial at High Lawn Memorial Park, Oak Hill. Call after 5 p.m. Thursday.
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Emma Mae Riley
Fayetteville
Dodd-Payne Funeral Home
Richard E. Miller
Memorial Park
Riley
Beckley Hospital
Monroe County
Walter Miller
Clyda Miller
John Henry Osborne
Oak Hill
Spencer Hospital
New River and Pocahontas Coal Co
Minden
Charleston
John Henry
Virginia
Burgess Osborne
Lottie
Pat
Edward Waters
Ernestine McGuffin
Helen Kirby
Northeast
Tyree
Bill Minifee
C. S. Donnelly
High Lawn Memorial Park
Funeral arrangements for Jesse Thompson in Mullens
Jesse Thompson 56 died at 12 15 p m Tuesday in a Beckley hospital. He was a World War III veteran. His body lies at Sam Foglesong Nease and Neely Funeral Home in Mullens for services to be announced.
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Jesse Thompson
Mullens
Beckley Hospital
Sam Foglesong
Nease and Neely
Gertrude Folks Zimand Dies at 71 in NYC Fall
Gertrude Folks Zimand longtime anti child labor advocate died in New York after a fall from her sixth floor apartment. Police say the fall appeared accidental as she was believed alone and had been ill. She previously served as general secretary of the National Child Labor Committee and helped found the National Committee on Employment of Youth.
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New York
UPI
Gertrude Folks Zimand
Zimand
Corrigan Wife Elizabeth Corrigan Dies in California
Elizabeth M. Corrigan 59, wife of famed pilot Douglas Corrigan, died Monday night in St. Joseph's Hospital, Orange. Born February 4, 1907 in Galveston Texas, she married the aviator in 1939 after his celebrated Dublin flight in a $900 plane.
Funeral rites for Mrs Iva E Legg held in Montgomery
Mrs Iva Ethel Legg, 73, of Hand ley, died Monday in an Oak Hill hospital from a heart attack suffered after a car wreck on a secondary road near Oak Hill. Services are at 2 p m Thursday in the B C Hooper Funeral Home Chapel Montgomery. Surviving are three sons Harold of Fayetteville Clifford of Cedar Grove and Sherman of Mount Nebo.
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B. C. Hooper Funeral Home
Montgomery
Iva Ethel Legg
Handley
Oak Hill
Harold
Fayetteville
Clifford
Cedar Grove
Sherman
Mount Nebo
Herbert H. Maynard Dies at 87 in Beckley Hospital
Herbert H. Maynard 87 of Beckley dies Tuesday at 11 30 p m in a local hospital after an illness. Body is at Melton Mortuary pending funeral arrangements.
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Herbert H. Maynard
Beckley
Melton Mortuary
Funeral set for Brig. Gen. Lafeton Whitney Retired
Chicago officials say Brig. Gen. Lafeton Whitney Retired 71 dies after brief illness. He served as executive director of the Wieboldt Foundation, and was vice chairman of the Ravinia Festival Association and president of the Japan America Society of Chicago.
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Chicago
UPI
Lafeton Whitney
The
Wieboldt Foundation
Whitney
Ravinia Festival Association
Japan-America Society of Chicago
Rematch Scheduled as McNamara testifies on aid
Senate Foreign Relations Committee prepares for a rematch with Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara over the administration's 3.4 billion foreign aid program for fiscal 1967. Democrats hostile to Vietnam policy expect sharp exchanges, while others press to question legal and policy foundations as hearings unfold amid mixed reactions from Republicans.
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Washington
J. William Fulbright
U.S
Arkansas Democrat
Wayne L. Morse
D-Ore
Fulbright
California
Viet Nam
United States
Sen
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Iowa
GOP
Mrs. Mary Cadle Rites in Rose and Quesenberry Chapel
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Melissie Cadle aged 78 of Odd are set for 1 p.m. Saturday at the Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel with Rev. Samuel Meadows officiating. Burial will be in Odd Cemetery. she died Tuesday at 6 a.m. after an apparent heart attack. The body remains at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home with visitation after 9 a.m. Friday.
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Mary Melissie Cadle
Odd
Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel
Samuel Meadows
Ferguson services for Wilmer A Ferguson in Princeton
Wilmer Arvis Ferguson age 57 of Athens died Monday night at his home from a heart condition. Born February 25 1909 in Pettry he was the son of the late Wilson and Estaline Pennington Ferguson. He belonged to the First Christian Church at Pettry and had lived in Athens for four years. He worked for Crab Orchard Coal Co. Survived by wife Cleo Bridges Ferguson two daughters Norita Smith of Quantico Virginia and Nelda Goss of Cleveland Ohio two brothers Donzie of Pettry and Fred of Princeton a sister Inis Parker of Sophia and four grandchildren. Burial followed in Ath ens Cemetery with service at the George W Seaver Chapel Princeton.
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Athens
George W. Seaver
Princeton
George Sublett
Ferguson
Pettry
Wilson
Estaline Pennington Ferguson
First Christian Church
West Virginia Senate primary results and incumbents
In West Virginia races, Frank L. Taylor Jr. won Senate District 16 nominating vote, Betty Baker topped Howard Shores, and Ray Sawyers defeated Richard Baylor for District 10. John Seabright and Paul Bell won other districts, with several Democratic incumbents unopposed. Republicans Carl Gain er, John Carrigan, Jack Miller, J Kenton Lambert, Hubbard, and Knapp seek re election. Democrats hold a 26 8 majority in the 34 member State Senate, with half up every two years.
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Frank L. Taylor Jr
Charleston
Henry C. Bias Jr
Betty H. Baker
Moorefield
Howard P. Shores
Keyser
Baker
Ray E. Sawyers
Hinton
Richard P. Baylor
Carl E. Gainer
Richwood
Walter A. Holden
Clarksburg
Clarence E. Martin
Martinsburg
John E. Carrigan
Moundsville
Jack L. Miller
Parkersburg
J. Kenton Lambert
Parsons
Hubbard
Knapp
State Senate
Debrett Traces Queen Elizabeth II Line to Lady Godiva
Debretts annual edition asserts Queen Elizabeth II is a descendant of Lady Godiva, tracing lineage from Godiva through Leofrid to William the Conqueror and King Harold. The 164th edition marks Hastings 900th anniversary and includes a detailed Queen family tree and notes on Scottish clan chiefs.
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London
UPI
Debrett
Queen Elizabeth II
Godiva
Hastings
William the Conqueror
Harold
Elizabeth
Leofrid
Mercia
Coventry
William
Gytha
Kiev
Hungary
Aragon
France
Edward III
England
Scotland
Soviet Cannes Entry Draws Walkouts and Cites Dull Story
Cannes France UPI reports about half the audience walked out during Hullo Its Me the Soviet entry. The film runs 123 minutes and critics call the story remarkably dull. Danish Salt and Italian L Armata Brancaleone also headline screenings with cast names noted.
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Cannes
France
UPI
1964 Vote Bans Open Occupancy Laws Proposition 14
A 5-2 ruling upheld in 1964 declares Proposition 14 unconstitutional for violating equal protection. The measure, adopted 2-1 by voters, bars state or local government from enacting open occupancy rules. The decision underscores alignment with the U.S. Constitution’s equal protection clause.
Rockefeller’s 19 Month AAU Post Aims and Signals
Rockefeller, after moving here to take the AAU post, says he plans to stay permanently and was amazed by the strong vote. He disclaims any immediate ambition for higher office, noting he shook many hands and hails from a prominent oil fortune.
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Rockefeller
AAU
America
Carradines to Perform for Library Friends Fund Dinner
Public invited to a 6:15 PM dinner at the Elks Club promoting the Friends of the Library. The Carradines, a husband wife drama duo, perform at 8:15 PM at the Palace Playhouse. Tickets available for one or both events.
Miss Universe contestant taunts longer hair fad
Vivacious Sue Stock, 19, Alabama's Miss Universe contender, declares she will not date boys with longer hair than hers. In Roswell, eighth graders bury a time capsule to be opened in 2000 containing James Bond novels, Batman comic, Beatles pictures and recordings.
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Stock
Montgomery
Ala
UPI
Sue Stock
Alabama
Roswell, N.M
Roswell Junior High School
Alderman proposes brighter cells at Newbury police station
Alderman Ronald Spiller wrote to the home office urging more homey cells with pictures and bright decorations at Newbury’s new 538000 dollar police station and court house, saying the current cells are depressing. A landmark Royal Academy vote on admitting women to its all male banquets dating to 1770 will be considered soon.
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Newbury
England
UPI
Ronald Spiller
Home Office
Spiller
London
Britain
Royal Academy
Kapp Holds Line on 30 Day Waiting Period
Floyd Kapp 66 known as Frank Moore in Oregon refuses to waive the 30 day waiting period for extradition to West Virginia on a numbers conviction. He plans to meet with attorney Don Krause of Portland before leaving. West Virginia Gov. Hatfield authorized the extradition request. Lincoln County Sheriff Jack Waterman says hospital costs exceed the budget as Kapp remains hospitalized after a heart attack since his March 16 arrest.
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Newport
Ore
UPI
Floyd Kapp
West Virginia
Kapp
Oregon
Frank Moore
Don Krause
Portland
Mark Hatfield
Lincoln County
Jack Waterman
Earthquakes Again Strike Soviet City
MOSCOW UPS reports quakes hit Tashkent prompting government action with bulldozers and tanks. Tass says over 50,000 homeless, about 6,000 rehoused, rest in tents or public buildings. Citizens slept outdoors as aftershocks continued.
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Moscow
UPS
Tashkent
Tass
Retiring Beckley pastor to be guest at college banquet
Dr. James Witherspoon, soon to retire as pastor of Beckley Presbyterian Church, will be guest of honor at a Benedum Hall banquet at Davis and Elkins College. He is currently attending the college's Board of Trustees annual meeting on campus.
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James Witherspoon
Beckley Presbyterian Church
Benedum Hall
Davis and Elkins College
Witherspoon
Quakes Hit Tashkent in New Series of Tremors
Six earthquakes rattled Tashkent early today following two weeks after a major quake that devastated the Old Quarter. Tass reported the third shock measured six or seven on the 12 point scale, with the April 26 event scaling 7.5 and destroying much of the historic district.
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Moscow
UPI
Tashkent
Tass
Mistaken Identity Ends in Fatal Shooting in Indianapolis
Lorna Wilson, 18, was shot dead by her father early Monday in Indianapolis after he mistook a prowler for an intruder. Police reported the shooting occurred when she returned home with the family dog, ending in a fatal family tragedy.
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Ind
UPI
Lorna Wilson
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