Welsh stowaway survives 92 hour box voyage to U S
A 19 year old Welsh traveler, Brian Robson, hid in a 3 by 3 by 3 foot box labeled computer aboard a plane to reach the United States from Australia. He emerged in Los Angeles and faced charges of stowing away and illegal entry as hospital doctors assess his health.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Australia
Cardiff
Wales
Brian Robson
County General Hospital
Robson
United States
Central Receiving Hospital
Pan American Airways
Kenneth Larsen
Ardiff
President urges rapid tax cuts to ease cost of living
The President calls for quick excise tax reductions to lower consumer prices and boost prosperity. A plan outlines complete repeals by 1969 on taxes from safe deposit boxes to bowling alleys, plus phased cuts on telephone service and auto parts. The three-phase approach seeks prompt business action to translate tax relief into lower retail prices.
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Congress
West Point's Early Role as Nation's Only Engineering School
For many years the U S Military Academy at West Point stood as the sole engineering school in the United States, shaping early technical education and military science.
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U. S. Military Academy At
West Point
Patricia Neal Eyes Return To Acting After Illness
Patricia Neal plans to act again within a year or two after recovering from three strokes last February. The Oscar winner travels to England with Ronald Dahl and their three children, showcasing improved strength, weight gain, and ongoing recovery while awaiting the birth of their baby in about three months.
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Patricia Neal
UPI
Hollywood
Vernon Scott
Hollywood Correspondent
England
Ronald Dahl
Neal
United Press International
Pacific Palisades
University of California At Los Angeles
Dahls
Dahl
Miss Neal
Pat
Secret talks as Santo Domingo battles rage and junta tightens grip
Dominican under secretary Thomas Mann and inter-American affairs aide Jack Vaughn met secretly with U S officials and OAS peace team while fighting raged in northern Santo Domingo. Junta forces claimed control of a 15 block area as more than 50 civilians were killed. Rebels accused American spotters and indiscriminate fire on civilians near the national cemetery.
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Sense
Thomas C. Mann
Jack Hood Vaughn
U. S
W. Tapley Bennett Jr
OAS
Santo Domingo
Antonio Imbert Barrera
Francisco Caamano Deno
Maximo Gomez
Caamano
Junta
Rafael Martinez
Imbert
Road Deaths Reported On U S 11 And WV Routes
Police said soldier Conner was ejected after stopping on U S 11 near Martinsburg. Truck driver John Blair of Clear Spring Md could not stop, Blair hospitalized with chest injuries. Car owner Ronald Sterling of Alexandria Va leaped to safety and was later arrested on intoxication charges. Four year old Johnny Gunnoe was killed walking on W Va 32 near Parsons. Kenny Owens, 19, of Summerlee died after his car hit a concrete divider on the Mt Hope Bypass.
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Martinsburg
Conner
John Blair
Clear Spring
Blair
Ronald Sterling
Alexandria
Johnny Gunnoe
W. Va
Parsons
Tucker County
Kenny Owens
Summerlee
Fayette County
Bluefield
Mt. Hope
Scottish party objects to stamps for English Parliament anniversary
The Scottish National Party plans to write the postmaster general in London urging that stamps commemorating Parliament’s 700th anniversary not be sold in Scotland, arguing the event is an English affair tied to a medieval English Parliament meeting.
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London
UPI
Scottish National Party
Scotland
Avalanche Horror Told Known Dead 15 At German Peak
The Mount Zugspitze avalanche in Garmisch Partenkirchen Germany killed at least 15 Germans or Bavarians with rescue teams scanning the area. Army alpine ski patrol members Rick Baldwin and Tom Gannon reported the horror as 500 rescuers searched snow and rock for missing victims and authorities used demolitions to prevent further slides.
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Garmisch - Parten
Krchen
Germany
UPI
Rick Baldwin
Dalton
U.S. Army Alpine Ski Patrol
Mt. Zugspitze
Gannon
Neil Canter
Arlington
Canter
Air Force
Saigon
Viet Nam
Baldwin
William Mitchell
Beverly
Mass
Allen Miller
Aspen Colo
Bailey named to West Virginia state government post
Bailey served 12 years as assistant prosecuting attorney of Wyoming County and 12 years as prosecutor before resigning in 1961 to return to private practice with Bailey Worrell and Camper. He led Citizens for Smith, chaired Independent Herald Inc., and pledged to serve West Virginia with honor in the government of excellence.
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Pineville
Wyoming County
Bailey, Worrell and
Bailey
West Virginia
Taylor warns against assuming Hanoi will surrender soon
Taylor says there are no signs Hanoi has given up and stresses a tough enemy will not show weakness now. He notes it is too early to expect signals of surrender. The quote underscores ongoing resilience in the conflict despite uncertainty.
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Hanoi
Taylor
Deaths and Funerals for Randolph L Fast and Joseph S Ferraro
Services for Randolph Leslie Fast three year old son of Sgt and Mrs Randolph W Fast Camp Lejeune NC will be at 11 am Wednesday at Cook Memorial Baptist Church Pineville Rev B M Smith Jr in charge Burial in Roselawn Memorial Gardens Princeton The child died Saturday after months illness Survivors include sister Lisa maternal grandparents Leslie Stephenson Pineville and Paul Fast Radford VA Body at Jones Funeral Home Jacksonville NC and arriving at Robertson and Foglesong Pineville Tuesday evening Pallbearers Clair L Cook Jack Phillips Earl Walls Gilmer Hines all of Pineville Also reported Joseph S Ferraro 71 former Mount Hope resident died Sunday in Palo Alto CA after a heart attack Retired from US Bureau of Mines Oct 31 1960 formerly coal mine inspector at Mount Hope Meritorious service award member of St Anthonys Catholic Church Kilsyth Elks Moose Lodges Beckley American Legion World War I veteran Surviving daughter Elizabeth Clifton Palo Alto brother A E Ferraro Jamaica NY two sisters Loretta and Mary Ferraro New York and a grandchild Funeral arrangements incomplete Tentative plan burial Arlington National Cemetery Arlington VA
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Randolph Leslie Fast
Randolph W. Fast
Camp Lejuene
N. C
Cook Memorial Baptist Church
Pineville
B. M. Smith Jr
Jacksonville
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Princeton
Lisa
Leslie Stephenson
Paul Fast
Radford
Jones Funeral Home
Robertson and Foglesong, Inc
Clair L. Cook
Jack Phillips
Earl Walls
Gilmer Hines
Pinevile
Joseph S. Ferraro
Mount Hope
Palo Alto
Calif
Ferraro
U. S. Bureau of Mines
Bureau
St. Anthony’s Catholic Church
Kilsyth
Elks and Moose Lodges
Beckley
New York
Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington, Va
Henry N Barnett Funeral Arrangements Set
Henry N Barnett 61 of Concho died Sunday morning after a short illness. A retired miner at Minden and Freewill Baptist Church member. Body at Thomas Funeral Home in Oak Hill. RNS
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Henry N. Barnett
Concho
Minden
Freewill Baptist Church
Thomas Funeral Home
Oak Hill
Tyree Ronnie Cleat Tyree funeral services set
Ronnie Cleat Tyree 62 of Glen Rogers died Sunday after a long illness. Funeral 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Tyree Funeral Home Chapel Mount Hope with Rev Cameron Lilly officiating. Burial Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Prosperity. Survivors include Edith Marie wife six sons and seven daughters. Friends may call after 4 p.m. today at the funeral home.
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Ronnie Cleat Tyree
Glen Rogers
Tyree
Mount Hope
Cameron Lilly
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Prosperity
Maple Fork
United Mine Workers
Beckley
Edith Marie
Jack
Crab Orchard
James
Ronald
Chicago
Ill
Roncie
Richard
Mason
Daghters
Shir
Clitis
Ashland
Phillis Hash
Janice Pennington
Mary
Margaret
Katherine
Brenda
Johnny A Gunnoe Funeral Services Set for Davis Child
Funeral services for four year old Johnny Albert Gunnoe of Davis Tucker County will be held at 2 p m Tuesday at Tyree Funeral with Rev Elmer Pomeroy presiding. Interment is at Sunset Memorial Park Beckley. He died in a Morgantown hospital from head injuries after a street collision with a truck near Davis. Born October 14 1961 at Layland he is survived by his parents Robert L Gunnoe and wife and four siblings Nina Lee Darrell Sue Debra Lynn Robert Lewis Jr and grandparents Mr and Mrs Doflas Gunnee of Kings Park L L and George Roseblock of Oak Hill. Call after 4 pm today.
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Johnny Albert Gunnoe
Robert L. Gunnoe
Davis
Tucker County
Tyree
Mount Hope
Elmer Pomeroy
Sunset Memorial Park
Beckley
Morgantown
Layland
Robert Lewis Jr
Nina Lee
Darrell Sue
Debra Lynn
Doffas Gunnee
Kings Park
L. L
George Roseblock
Oak Hill
Defector seeks asylum as US flight possible
American officials accompanied Tykocinski to his home Sunday. He pleaded with his wife for an hour, but she refused to accompany him. He left her pens with their 17 month old baby as he prepared for possible transfer to the United States.
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United States
Tykocinski
Spectacular Saturn-1 Launch Set May 25
Cap Kennedy reports NASA plans a Saturn-1 launch on May 25 at 2:30 a.m. EST to orbit its Pegasus meteoroid detection satellite. It would be the rocket's first nighttime flight and an impressive spectacle for observers.
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Cape Kennedy
UPS
Federal Space Agency
Kenneth M Owens Funeral Services in Summerlee
Kenneth M Owens 19 of Summerlee will be funeralized Wednesday at 1 p m at First Baptist Church Summerlee with Rev H S Dillard officiating. Burial follows in Summerlee Cemetery. He was killed in an automobile accident at Mount Hope Saturday morning. The body lies in state at Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor Green town with calling after 11 a m Tuesday until taken to the church an hour before services.
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Kenneth M. Owens
Summerlee
First Baptist Church
Graveside rites for two-day-old Williams in Prosperity
Danny Ray Williams II, two-day-old son of Danny Ray and Carolyn Lewis Williams of Cranberry, was buried at Prosperity Cemetery at 10 a.m. The Rev. Ernest Barley officiated. Survivors include maternal grandparents Thomas and (Mrs.) Lewis of Prosperity and paternal grandparents David and (Mrs.) Williams of Cranberry. Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home handled arrangements.
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Danny Ray Williams II
Danny Ray
Carolyn Lewis Williams
Cranberry
Prosperity Cemetery
Ernest Barley
Thomas Lewis
Prosperity
David Williams
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Clarence Belcher dies at 69 in Sophia hospital
Clarence Frazier Belcher, 69, of Sophia, died at 2 a.m. today in a local hospital. His body is at Williams Funeral Home in Sophia pending completion of funeral arrangements.
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Clarence Frazier Belcher
Sophia
Williams Funeral Home
Andrew B Robinson Dies in Washington hospital
Andrew B. Robinson of North Beckley died in a Washington hospital early Sunday after a long illness. The body will be returned to the Trent and Durgan Funeral Home.
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Andrew B. Robinson
North Beckley
Washington, D.C
Trent and Durgan Funeral Home
Schrader Elected WV Jaycees President By One Vote
South Charleston man Lucian Schrader won the West Virginia Jaycees presidency at the convention in Parkerburg by 51 to 50 over Gerald Warren of Fairmont. Commerce Commissioner Koder Collison was the closing banquet speaker urging Jaycees to aid in publicizing West Virginia.
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Parkersburg
UPI
South Charleston
West Virginia
Jaycees
Lucian Schrader
Gerald Warren
Fairmont
Commerce
Koder Collison
Harriman Finds Some Dominican Reds Pulled Out
UPI reports Averell Harriman says several Communists involved in the Dominican revolt have left Santo Domingo to cause trouble elsewhere. He notes they withdrew from the rebel movement as the attempted takeover failed. Harriman backed President Johnson's decision to deploy Marines, saying it followed diverse informed judgments. Caamano Deno accuses Bennett of bias and denies Communist elements in his movement, insisting they oppose both dictatorship types and reject ties with Cuba.
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Washington
UPI
U.S
Averell Harriman
Santo Domingo
Harriman
Johnson
Dominican Republic
U. S
W. Tapley Bennett
Francisco Caamano Deno
Bennett
United States
Antonio Imbert Barreras
Caamano
Cuba
Republic
Avalanche kills dozens on Zugspitze slope
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCH Germany U S Army ski patrolman Rick Baldwin recalls the deadly avalanche on Mt Zugspitze that killed at least 25. The incident stunned rescuers as white debris swept the area. Nearby, U S Ambassador Maxwell D Taylor comments on Viet Nam war policy and Amb Harriman notes Communist withdrawal from the Dominican rebel movement. Patricia Neal reports recovery from near fatal illnesses and aims to return to acting in a year or two.
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Garmish - Partenkirchen
Germany
U.S. Army
Rick Baldwin
Mt. Zugspitze
Saigon
U.S
Maxwell D. Taylor
Marathon Juniata freshmen edge sophomores in 50 hour softball
In Huntingdon Pennsylvania a 50 hour marathon softball game ended with Juniata College freshmen defeating sophomores 618 to 599. Daylight play included coed participation while night sessions were all male. The event began Friday at 1 30 p m and finished Sunday at 3 55 p m.
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Huntingdon
UPI
Juniata College
West Virginia Touts 141 Junkyards Visible From Highways
The U S Commerce Department reports West Virginia has 141 junkyards of all types visible from Interstate or Federal Aid highways. The field office here says a total of 17 726 junkyards were visible from such highways in all 50 states.
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Charleston
UPI
the . S. Commerce Department
West Virginia
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