Johnson honors wounded veterans at Walter Reed
President Lyndon B. Johnson toured Walter Reed Army Medical Center and told wounded Viet Nam veterans and their families how grateful the nation is. He awarded Purple Heart medals to Maj. Boyd D. Parsons of Poca West Virginia, Spec. 4 Antonio Dellosso of Newark New Jersey, and Sgt. Douglas D. Harlow of Harrisonburg Virginia. Johnson was joined by his daughter Luci and met former President Eisenhower and Senate Leader Dirksen during the visit.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Viet Nam
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Luci
Boyd D. Parsons
Poca
W.va
Antonio Dellosso
Newark
N.J
Douglas D. Harlow
Harrisonburg
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Walter Reed
Senate Gop
Everett M. Dirksen
Church Leaders Meet To Study Alcoholism
Wheeling hosts a two day conference with church leaders and national authorities to study alcoholism. The Rev Joseph L Kellermann will open with Understanding the Alcoholic. Panel includes Mrs Marty Mann, Kellerman, Cann, Dancy and Southworth. Sessions cover attitudes, medical and psychological aspects, and discussions for clergy and professionals.
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Wheeling
UPI
Joseph L. Kellermann
Charlotte
N. C
Council On
Marty Mann
National Council On Alcoholism
New York
Kellerman
Hilarion V. Cann
Donald Dancy
State
Louis Southworth
State Alcoholism Division
Mann
Ebbe Curtis Hoff
University of Virginia
Medical College
Richmond
National Association of Social Workers
State Nurses Association
State District One Alcoholism Information Center
Wheeling - Ohio County
Racial Violence Threat Looming in the South
A joint report by the Southern Region Council Inc and the American Jewish Committee warns of potential white violence against desegregation and rising retaliatory acts by Black communities. It cites 10 killings plus uncounted beatings burnings bombings and shootings in six months after desegregation began in September 1965 and notes only 5 to 6 percent of Black children attend integrated schools amid violence and economic pressure on Black parents.
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Atlanta
UPI
South
Southern Region Council Inc
American Jewish Committee
Johnson Given Poverty Bill Passes House Panel
The House Education and Labor Committee backed President Johnsons 1.75 billion poverty bill, with spending briefly peaking near 2 billion before returning to the administrations requested level in year three. Chairman Powell said officials urged a higher total but would not push it without a public admin request.
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Washington
UPI
House Education and Labor Committee
Johnson
Adams Clayton Powell
D-N.y
Office of Economic Opportunity
OEO
Powell
Nimbus 2 satellite launch postponed for 24 hours
Nimbus 2 weather satellite launch at Vandenberg AFB California was postponed due to ground guidance base system problems. The 912 pound satellite, to be placed in a polar orbit, aims to photograph the global surface and scientists expect about 3000 pictures daily during a six month mission.
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Vandenberg Afb
Calif
UPI
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Driver Dies Of Heart Attack Before Truck Wreck
James J. Chase about 55 died of a heart attack before his State Road Commission truck plunged over a 100 foot embankment on U S 80 between Bradshaw and Jaeger. The SRC supervisor left Island Creek Coal Co No 6 mine and was en route to Jaeger when the accident occurred. The truck rested at the edge of Dryfork River.
Staggers Seeks Broad Car Safety Legislation
Washington D C UPI reports House Commerce Committee members near finalizing hearings on a comprehensive car safety bill. Chairman Harley O Staggers D WV says this is the most important matter before Congress as about 40 measures are considered including administration plans for federal standards and a possible separate traffic safety agency. The debate focuses on auto industry liability versus state role and a proposal to submit standards to the Vehicle Equipment Safety Commission.
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Washington
UPI
House Commerce Committee
Harley O. Staggers
D-W.va
Administration
Commerce Secretary
James A. MacKay
D-Ga
House Committee
Senate Commerce Committee
Senate
Vehicle Equipment Safety Commission
VESC
Autos Report Drop In Sales
Detroit reports show a sharp May early decline across top makers Ford GM Chrysler and American Motors. Industrywide 37 percent drop in sales the first 10 days of May versus April and Ford down 29 percent GM 40 percent.
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Detroit
API
Ford
Automotive News
General Motors Corp
American Motors Corp
Chrysler Corp
Funeral services for Lula Halstead in Sophia
Funeral services for Lula Halstead 86 of Sophia will be held at 1 p m Sunday in the Sophia Freewill Baptist Church with Rev L R Mason and Rev Ronald Adkins in charge. Burial will be in Woodlawn Memorial Park Bluewell. She died today after a long illness. Born April 28 1880 in Pocahontas Va she was a daughter of the late John and Rebecca Bailey. Survivors include three sons Douglas and Kyle both of Sophia and Robert Midway two daughters Annie Moss Plymouth Mich and Ruby Walker Sophia a sister Hattie O'Brien Pocahontas Va 11 grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren. The body will be removed from Fred X Williams Funeral Home to the home at 4 p m Saturday. Pallbearers are Ross Carter James Reeves Luther Gollaher Nick Blackburn Buford Riggs and Lee Eller.
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Lula Halstead
Sophia
Sophia Freewill Baptist Church
L. R. Mason
Ronald Adkins
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Bluewell
Pocahontas
John
Rebecca Bailey
Douglas
Kyle
Robert
Midway
Roger
Annie) Moss
Plymouth
Mich
Howard
Ruby) Walker
Hattie O'Brien
Fred X. Williams
Ross Carter
James Reeves
Luther Gollehon
Nick Blackburn
Buford Riggs
Lee Eller
Leonard Collins Private funeral set for 71 year old Beckley man
Leonard Collins 71 of 124 Church St. is scheduled for a private funeral at 10 a.m. Saturday in Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel with Rev. Thomas Kerrigan officiating. Burial follows at Sunset Memorial Park after he was found dead at home Thursday evening likely from a heart attack during sleep. He was a World War II veteran, retired blacksmith with New River Coal Co., and a former sheriff deputy under Cam Lewis and George Farmer. He was born October 3, 1894 in Barton Ohio and survived by two brothers Cornelius Albuquerque and John Grafton, a sister Agnes Colburn Charleston, plus siblings and a wife who preceded him in death.
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Leonard Collins
Church St
Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel
Thomas Kerrigan
Sunset Memorial Park
Joe Collins
Beckley
Collins
Barton
Ohio
Cornelius
Mary Hughes Collins
Loyal Order of Moose
New River Coal Co
Cranberry
Cam Lewis
George Farmer
Edna Collins
Albuquerque
N.M
John
Grafton
Richard
Peckley
Agnes Colburn
Charleston
Services for Columbus Radford Held Saturday
Columbus Radford 85 of Robson died after a long illness at a daughter’s home in Arlie. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Saturday at Robson Church of Christ with Rev. Howard Allen officiating. Burial in Settle Cemetery. Survivors include four sons Harry John Charles all Robson and William Stamford. three other daughters Bonnie Blake Minnie Adams Marie Simmons. a sister Bertha Williams. 42 grandchildren and 60 great-grandchildren. Friends may call Tyree Funeral Home after 5 p.m. today. body to lie in church one hour before service.
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Robert Radford
Robson
Robson Church of Christ
Howard Bill Allen
Settle
Radford
Monnie Williams
Artie
Bonnie Blake
Minnie Adams
Fayetteville
Marie Simmons
St. Albans
Pallbearers listed for Mrs Hallie Willis funeral
Hallie Willis 78 of 1728 Harper Road will be laid to rest at 2 p.m. Saturday at Calfee Funeral Home Chapel. Pallbearers are J C Myles Joel Webb James Webb Shelbie Jarrell Jim Patton and Carson Radford. She died at 9 a.m. Thursday in a local hospital after a short illness.
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Hallie Willis
Harper Road
Calfee Funeral Home
J. C. Myles
Joel Webb
James Webb
Shelbie Jarrell
Jim Patton
Carson Radford
Funeral services for Mary E. Billups in Weirwood
Miss Mary E. Billups a 68 resident of Weirwood will lie in state at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home Peace Chapel at 2 30 p m Sunday with Rev Jack Logan officiating Burial will follow at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Prosperity She died at 5 a m Thursday after a long illness Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p m Saturday
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Mary E. Billups
Weirwood
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Peace Chapel
Jack Logan
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Prosperity
McNamara Clarifies Bomber Development Decision
Secretary McNamara recounts the Joint Chiefs’ position on a new bomber. He says they recommended full development for fiscal 1968, then argued they were mistaken in equating contract definition with full development. He urges the chiefs to redraw their stance, noting no clear consensus on bomber specifications.
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McNamara
Joint Chiefs
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Soviet Ship Stirs Cat and Mouse Tug Swaps On Coast
Off Cape Mendocino the crippled Russian motorship Chernyakhovsk evades U.S. waters after Coast Guard switch from cutter Taney to tug Avoyel. The vessel asked for overhaul in U.S. waters. authorities allowed it but the ship steamed away. The Russian captain sent a final goodbye after the exchange.
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San Francisco
UPS
Coast Guard
California
Taney
Chernyakhovsk
Avoyel
Cape Mendocino
U.S
Drake’s Bay
Judge Asked To Bar Judge From Neely Case
The State Supreme Court was urged to prohibit Kanawha County Circuit Court Judge Frank Taylor from hearing Sgt. O S Neely's case. State Police Supt. Burchett contends Taylor lacks jurisdiction since Neely has not exhausted administrative remedies. Neely, demoted to trooper, alleges due process rights violations after a board of inquiry recommended the action.
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Charleston
UPI
State Supreme Court
Kanawha County
Frank Taylor
Sgt
O.S. Neely
W. E. Burchett
Taylor
Neely
Department of Public Safety
Turnpike Division
Burchett
Moundsville Convict Released Of Charges
Charleston officials report that Robert E. Bennett, inmate at Moundsville Penitentiary, is ordered released from a 1 to 5 year sentence by the State Supreme Court. The court ruled his constitutional rights were violated in 1964 when a transcript of his trial was not provided by Harrison County Criminal Court.
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UPI
Moundsville
Robert E. Bennett
State Supreme Court
High Court
Bennett
Harrison County Criminal Court
Smith And Task Force Tour Strip Mining Areas
Gov Hulett Smith will join his Task Force on Surface Mining for a personal tour Monday of strip mining areas in Kanawha Boone and Raleigh Counties West Virginia. The Governor will observe mining operations including auger mining and reclamation projects and visit Glenn Brooke operation and Oglebay Norton Company at Rayford to see areas before and after mining.
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Hulett C. Smith
West Virginia
Kanawha
Boone
Raleigh
Smith
Beckley
Woodrow Wilson High School
State Capitol
Glenn Brooke
Kanawha County
Oglebay Norton Company
Rayford
Boone, Raleigh
Happy Cabbie Vows To Fast
Chicago cab driver Lawrence Young a 57 year old who turned restaurant owner with an SBA character loan vows to fast for 30 days to save his business The SBA plans to auction restaurant equipment in about 30 days as debt payments remain unmet Young known for guiding Rabbi Joseph Rosenblatt in his taxi days drew Johnsons attention who encouraged loan consideration The carry out restaurant opened last year but failed to reach sufficient volume leading to closure after SBA denied further funds
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Chicago
UPI
Johnson
Lawrence Young
Small Business Administration
SBA
South Side
Young
Joseph Rosenblatt
Provocation and Air Raids Expand Vietnam Efforts
Hanoi and Makwan issue a provocation report as US pilots claim the 12th Communist jet downed by American fighters this war and seventh in the last month. Navy and Air Force jets conduct the largest raids yet, executing 135 missions targeting bridges, supply lines, storage areas, anti aircraft sites near Hanoi Dong Hoi and Vinh. A Marine squad encounters a Viet Cong base near Da Nang 370 miles north of Saigon, holding off 200 to 400 guerrillas until relief arrives, with 175 enemy bodies left behind. Marine artillery adds heavy blows. estimates put VC losses around 30 in that engagement.
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Hanoi
Makwan
U.S
North Viet Nam
Dong Hoi
Vinh
Mu Gia Pass
South Viet Nam
da Nang
Saigon
Kennedy says talks with China needed after nuclear test
Senator Robert F. Kennedy argues the Communist Chinese nuclear test heightens the urgency of direct talks with Beijing. He urges immediate moves, with backing from Senator George S. McGovern and Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield. McGovern supports Kennedy on thawing a potential pledge against first use of nuclear weapons.
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UPI
Robert F. Kennedy
D-N.y
Kennedy
Senate
George S. McGovern
D-S.d
Mike Mansfield
Mont
McGovern
United States
FBI Informer Refuses to Testify Delays Klansman Trial
In Hayneville Alabama the FBI informer Gary Thomas Rowe again refused to take the stand delaying the trial of Eugene Thomas, one of four Knox Klansmen charged in the slaying of Mrs Viola Liuzzo during the Selma to Montgomery voting rights march. Rowe, once linked to the FBI and a key witness in related cases, has reportedly had a belly full of testifying and will not appear, prompting a postponement of proceedings.
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Hayneville
Ala
UPI
FBI
Viola Liuzzo
Knox
Liuzzo
Detroit
U.S. 80
Rowe
Justice Department
Frost Damage Memo Shows Up To Nine Million Losses
Eastern Panhandle frost slashed crops with apple and peach losses estimated at 6 to 9 million. About 60 percent of apples and peaches were wiped out while strawberries tomatoes and green beans suffered severe damage across multiple counties. Officials noted updated totals reflect later assessments and ongoing replacements for affected tomato crops.
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UPI
Panhandle
Charleston
Gus Douglass
C. A. Poling
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Poling
Raleigh
Summers
Mercer
Boone
Lincoln
Wayne County
Wyoming
Kidnaped Peggy Sought by tireless local search
A masked kidnapper abducted Peggy Price as she walked home from the school bus stop. Searchers, including a Navy furloughing volunteer, comb the Tuscarora Mountains with a state police command post aiding the effort. Peggy is described as 5 feet 2 inches tall, 118 pounds, wearing a red jumper and white blouse. The public is asked to help and remain vigilant as the nightlong search continues.
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Navy
Peggy
Ned Price
Tuscarora Mountains
Allegheny Mountain Range
Pennsylvania
Wradnick
Eugene
Shade Grove Lions Club
Arms pact to supply Philippines with $20 million in arms
The United States and the Philippines will sign an agreement next Wednesday entailing a $20 million package of arms and equipment for the Philippines, according to the Defense Department.
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APS
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Philippines
Defense Department
Chicago students seize admin building over draft rankings
About 350 to 400 students occupy the University of Chicago administration building for a second night to protest providing male class rankings to the Selective Service. Leader Jacqueline Goldberg, a Berkeley FSM veteran, helps spearhead the action as President Beadle condemns the tactic. The sit-in follows a nationwide draft deferment test, with support telegrams from other universities.
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UPI
University of Chicago
California
George W. Beadle
Jacqueline Goldberg
Phi Beta Kappa
University of California At Berkeley
Miss Goldberg
FSM
Berkeley
Mansfield urges open debate on Viet Nam in 1966 campaigns
Senate leader Mansfield defends Democratic openness on Viet Nam and minority views. He saysDifferences within the party have strengthened it and the door remains open to diverse views on sectional ideological and international issues amid the 1966 campaign discourse.
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Mansfield
Viet Nam
Democratic Congress
Republican Congress
Oklahoma Man Survives Friday the 13th Drive
Clifford Nelson of Salina drove onto an unimproved road and plunged five feet into Lake Hudson at about 60 mph. He climbed from the submerged car and swam to safety, escaping serious injury on a notorious Friday the 13th.
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Okla
UPI
Clifford Nelson
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