Cooper's Space Prayer Amid Ocean Flight Triumph
During his S hour 2 minute space flight in the Faith capsule Cooper offered a personal prayer for all people. He thanked God for the privilege of being aloft and urged guiding, directing Christians to help one another and avoid fighting. The moment occurred on the 17th orbit last week.
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Indian Ocean
Cooper
Congress
Charles A. Lindbergh
Lindbergh
Paris
la Guardia
East River
Manhattan
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Financial District
the Battery
Elevator stunt recalled by Muchow on mission
A service man describes briefing by the Secret Service before operating a street level elevator on manual control. He recalls the ascent as smooth with no hitch and credits calm handling and procedural training for a successful mission.
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Muchow
Secret Service
Three Cases Dismissed and One Recovery Ordered in Raleigh Court
Raleigh County Circuit Judge Norman Knapp signed orders dismissing three cases and granting one recovery. Dismissed are Harshaw infant vs Meadows, Hareshaw vs Meadows, and Stover infant by mother against Livelys. Elk Refining Co. must recover $900 from Elk Mountain Coal Co. plus 6 percent interest from Jan. 10 and costs.
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Raleigh County
Norman Knapp
Michael Tyrone Harshaw
Josephine Harshaw
Fred M. Meadows
Harry Hareshaw
Fred Meadows
Sarah Ann Stover
Rose Ella Meadows
J. O. Lively
Carol ‘Sue Lively
Elk Refining Co
Elk Mountain Coal Co. Inc
Warden Is Jailed For Drunk Driving
Delbert Warden of Epperly was lodged in Raleigh County Jail at 10 30 p m Tuesday by state police on a charge of drunk driving. Willie Spencer of Anawalt was jailed at 6 05 p m Tuesday on a bastardy warrant by state police. Hubert Bowman of Arnett was released from jail at 12 05 a m today to Magistrate L G Daniel after serving time and giving blood on a charge of sale of moonshine.
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Delbert Warden
Epperly
Raleigh
Willie Spencer
Anawalt
Hubert Bowman
Arnett
L. G. Daniel
Huntington Research figures in Hoffa trial probe
Cabell County officials say Frazier volunteered for a Justice Department lie detector test and that the probe has spanned months with full cooperation. He notes the Nashville appearance for Huntington Research Bureau Inc before the Hoffa trial and cites potential penalties up to 15 years in prison and 25 000 dollars fine per count, with lower caps for others involved.
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Frazier
Justice Department
Nashville
Huntington Research Bureau Inc
Paden
Cole
Polaris Proposal Labeled Typical Red Propaganda
The United States dismissed a Soviet proposal to withdraw Polaris submarines from the Mediterranean as typical propaganda. The note suggested making the Mediterranean a nuclear free zone and warned allies the submarines’ presence could trigger a nuclear war. The State Department countered that NATO’s defenses remain necessary against Soviet threats.
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Washington
UPI
United States
Mediterranean
Russia
America
State Department
Soviet Union
NATO
Ottawa
U.S
NATO Alliance
Lake project advances with grant and 600000 levy
The Court Saturday received an official grant offer and construction must start within 120 days. Completion of the lake, financed by a 600000 levy voted in 1959, should finish by late summer. A careful grouting program at the dam site aims to prevent leaks before dam construction. Intensive contractor and engineer checks accompany the lake’s progress as funds from the levy and grant fund extensive recreational facilities for residents and tourists.
Reeves Rites Held for William Reeves in Houston
Funeral services for William Bill Reeves 42 of Houston formerly of Helen will be at 1 p m Saturday at Williams Funeral Home Chapel with Rev Cleve Young officiating. Burial in Sunset Memorial Park. Died Tuesday morning in Houston after a heart attack. Born December 13 1921 in Martinsville Virginia. Survived by L J and Alice Reeves parents a brother Calude in Houston three sisters Hazel Jones in Houston Ethel Williams in Wyco and Shirley Blackburn in Chicago and three children Martha Jane Barbara and Frankie all of Detroit. Friends may call after 5 p m Friday at Williams Funeral Home Sophia. Pallbearers listed.
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William
Bill) Reeves
Houston
Tex
Helen
Williams
Nome
Cleve Young
Sunset Memorial Park
Martinsville
Pfc
Lewis Reeves
France
L. J
Alice Gilbert Reeves
Calude
Vernon
Hazel) Jones
Ralph
Ethel) Williams
Wyco
Shirley Virginia Blackburn
Chicago
Ill
Martha Jane
Barbara
Frankie
Detroit
Mich
Eddie Blevins
J. D. Delp
Junior Canterbury
Tom Bowman
Walter Hite
Tom Davis
Funeral arrangements for Mrs. Margaret Fox of Fayetteville
Mrs. Margaret Alice Kincaid Fox 9 Route 1 Fayetteville died Tuesday at home after 4 30 pm She was a member of Pleasant View Church of the Brethren born Ramsey December 9 1873 Her husband Joseph Walter Fox preceded her in death Surviving children include six sons Cecil Raleigh Delbert Earl Lonnie Hilbert Fox and eight daughters Russie Riner Stella Dooley Mary Brown Lottie Simpson Hilda Donnally Anne Tilley Austie O'Dell Ada Ruth Kelly and a brother L C Kincaid Funeral at Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill.
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Margaret Alice Kincaid Fox
Fayetteville
Route 1
Pleasant View
Joseph Walter Fox
L. C. Kincaid
Ramsey
Cecil
Red Key
Ind
Raleigh
Oak Hill
Delbert
Thomason
Earl
Lonnie
Hilbert Fox
Fla
Hilda Donnally
Anne Tilley
Aurora, Ind
Austie O'Dell
Beckwith
Ada Ruth Kelly
Squire
Tyree Funeral Home
Final rites for Mrs Lacie Mann in Springfield Church
Mrs Lacie Lan sdona Mann 69 of Lindside will have funeral services at 2 p m Thursday at Springfield Baptist Church near Greenville led by Elders Lowell Lilly and Hubert Morgan. Burial follows at Keaton Cemetery near Grenville. She died Tuesday morning at a daughter’s home and is survived by another daughter Virginia Mann Beckley. Born June 8 1893 at Marie she was a daughter of Ferdinand and Kansas Angle Clower. Her husband Lewis died in 1941. The body is at Broyles Funeral Home in Union.
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Lacie Lansdona Mann
Lindside
Springfield Baptist Church
Greenville
Lowell Lilly
Hubert Morgan
Keaton
Grenville
Williams Williams Cool Ridge Resident Dies at Mullens Hospital
William L Williams 80 of Cool Ridge died at Mullens Hospital at midnight Tuesday Born June 21 1882 in Cool Ridge he was a farmer and Baptist Church member His wife Dora Alice Plumley Williams preceded him in death in 1927 Survived by son George Columbus Ohio five daughters all of Columbus Lola Rader Princewick and Lida Whitt Amigo two brothers and four sisters 24 grandchildren 62 great grandchildren and five great great grandchildren The body is at Caffee Funeral Home pending arrangements
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Henry Spradley
G. St
Buckingham
Moses Spradley
Beckley
Beatrice Spradley
Holiness Church of Jesus Christ of Beckey
James
Chicago
Ill
Edward
St. Albans
N. Y
Carl
Moses Jr
U. S. Army
Dorothy Jackson
Ruth Spradley
Jennie Oates
New York City
Julia Lanier
Wright and Anderson Funeral Home
Wiliam Lowden Williams
Cool Ridge
Mullens
Allen and
Martha Richmond Williams
Baptist Church
Dora Alice Plumley Williams
George Columbus
Ohio
George Schmidt
Joe Ronson
Ora Baldwin
Columbus
Lola Rader
Princewick
Lida Whitt
Amigo
Owen Shady Spring
Jordan
Eliza Lilly
Mattie Meadows
Leona Lilly
Esta Sweeney
Ghent
Caffee Funeral Home
Leonard R Milton Funeral Services in Fayetteville
Leonard R. Milton 84 of Fayetteville funeral services set for 2 p m Thursday at MacArthur Church of God with Rev Otis Clyburn officiating Burial follows at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens He died at 12 05 a m Tuesday at the home of his step son Shirley Duncan in MacArthur after a long illness Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home handling arrangements until one hour before services when it will be moved to the church
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard R. Milton
Fayetteville
MacArthur Church of God
Otis Clyburn
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Shirley Duncan
MacArthur
Rose and Quesenberry
Funeral services for Ernie O'Dell Meadows held at 11 a.m.
Ernie O'Dell Meadows 61 of Oak Grove died Tuesday after a long illness. Funeral at his home with Rev. Lee McKinney officiating, burial in Coal City Cemetery. Survived by wife Kelba, four sons including Ernest. three daughters. five brothers. five sisters. eleven grandchildren and one great grandchild. Body moved from Rose and Quesenberry to the residence at 5 p.m. today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernie O’dell Meadows
Oak Grove
Lee McKinney
Coal City
Assembly of Jesus Church
East Gulf Local 6109
UMWA
East Gulf Coal Co
Dunns
John Henry
Rosie Bell Lilly Meadows
Kelba McKinney
Stella Lamb
Serena
Pearl Isom
Texas
Corliss Ann
Albert
MacArthur
Arvel
Lester
Fred
Basin
Ezra Wood
Rock
Mae Mitchem
Coal Ridge
Cinda Meadows
Daniels
Liza Rian
Cleveland
Ohio
Ruby Dodd
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Obituary: Mrs. Willie Ann Ratliff of Garten dies at 74
Mrs. Willie Ann Ratliff 74 of Garten died at her home after a long illness Born in Farmsville Virginia she was a Mount Zion Baptist Church member Survivors include two sons Clarence E Ratliff of Garten Rev Leonard S Ratliff of Springfield Ohio two daughters Myrtle E Wood of Garten Vivian Brown of Rochester NY and three grandchildren four great grandchildren The body is at the Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor pending arrangements
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Ann Ratliff
Garten
Farmsville
Mount Zion
Final rites for Mrs Nannie Vines in Mullens chapel
Mrs Nannie Vines 65 of Stephenson died Monday in Welch hospital. Funeral at 1 p m Thursday at Sam Foglesong Funeral Home Chapel Mullens with Rev Tom Eldreth officiating. Burial in family cemetery. Born Feb 12 1898 Sagamour daughter of the late George Harmon and Elizabeth Harmon. Surviving: three sons Willis Stephenson George Jackson Tenn Carl Blythe Ga. daughter Gertrude Walker Akron Ohio. brother Ernest Harmon Kegley. four sisters Sadie Cecil Zepyrhill Fla Ruth Kowal Buffalo N Y Carrie Cuddy Glenn Mills Pa Virgie White Matoaka. 13 grandchildren 10 great grandchildren. Body to lie in state at chapel this afternoon. (RNS)
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Nannie Vines
Stephenson
Sam Foglesong
Mullens
Tom Eldreth
Final rites for Alexander L. Arthur at Mount Hope chapel
Alexander L. Arthur 91 of Oak Hill dies at his home in the early hours Tuesday after a long illness. Retired New River Coal Co. employee born March 15, 1872 in Oak Hill Route 1. Survived by wife Mary six sons four daughters many relatives. Burial Bailey Cemetery Prosperity. Funeral at Tyree Funeral Home Chapel Mount Hope at 2 p m Thursday with Rev Robert Doan in charge. Friends may call after 4 p m today.
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Alexander Lee Arthur
Oak Hill
Tyree
Mount Hope
Robert Doan
Bailey
Prosperity
Arthur
New River Coal Co
Kilsyth
Route 1
Aeams Mandy Treadway
Mary
Raymond
Norman
Gordon
Bradley
George
Lee
Harry
Washington, D. C
Myrtle McCoy
Sepher Hill
Fla
Letta Proffit
Herndon
Thelma Elliott
Kilsyt
Juveniles Admit B and E Charges in Local cases
Two Beckley juvenile boys will face Juvenile Court Judge Harry L. McCreery on break in and entering charges for the Crews Service Station and the former Vance Drive Pastry Shop. They also confessed to officers about repeatedly targeting the Wash-It-Quick laundry machine, using gum to trip the coin release and taking about $20 in dimes. Other locals include James Jackson fined for speeding on Route 21, Roy D. James found not responsible for no license, Harold L. Meadows fined for speeding, Emory Bennett jailed for absence without official leave, and William J. Barbour fined for defective equipment. A lunacy warrant led to a transfer to Huntington State Hospital, and a check-warrant against James H. Lee was withdrawn.
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Beckley
Harry L. McCreery
Vance Drive
James Jackson
I St
Joe Rodriguez
Roy D. James
Nevile Street
Rodriguez
Harold L. Meadows
Coal City
W. A. Burke
Emory Bennett
Hinton
Armed Services
Huntington State Hospital
William J. Barbour
W. A
Gene) Burke
U. S
Andy Thomas
Joe Roriguez
James H. Lee
Gilbert
Beatrice C. Tanner
Lee
Mountain Air Rest
Jaeger
Charles E. Dunavent
Keith
Wallace vows to bar enrollment of Negroes at Alabama
Wallace declares he will be present to block any Negro enrollment at the University of Alabama. He seeks an appeal of Grooms' ruling and avoids White House comment. The situation mirrors Mississippi crisis as Alabama braces for possible riots with thousands of federal troops on standby after earlier Birmingham riots and a motel home bombing.
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Wallace
Grooms
University of Alabama
White House
Washington
Pierre Salinger
University of Mississippi
Alabama
Ross Barnett
Mississippi
James H. Meredith
Ole Miss
Oxford
Miss
Maxwell Air Force Base
Montgomery
Ft. McClellan
Anniston
Birmingham
Kennedy
Pope Appears at Window After Sudden Audience Change
Vatican reports a precautionary plan change as Pope John Paul II, reportedly advised by his physician Prof Antonio Gasbarrini, canceled the indoor audience. About 25,000 worshippers cheered as he appeared at the window of his private apartments, blessing the crowd, noting Assumption day.
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Vatican
Antonio Gasbarrini
Gasbarrini
Bologna
Rome
St. Peter’s
Pope John
St. Peter's
Theft Investigated At Lewis Chevrolet Lot
Beckley City Police probe theft of two tires and wheels from a 1958 model car on the Lewis Chevrolet Used Car Lot shortly after 9:10 p.m. Tuesday.
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Beckley City
Tuesay
Farmers back no new wheat legislation this year
The administration announces that wheat farmers have voted against supply control and the 1964 crop will have no marketing quotas or fines for overproduction. Price supports drop to 1.25 dollars per bushel, paid only to compliant growers. The Farm Bureau supports Congress crafting a new policy, while opposition from city Democrats is expected.
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Secretary of Agriculture
CCC
Kennedy
Congress
Farm Bureau
U.S
Charles B. Shuman
Shuman
Funeral services for Melanie Caponiti held in Midway
Funeral services for Melanie K Caponiti six year old daughter of Mr and Mrs John Caponiti of Midway will be conducted at 1 p m Thursday in the Caffee Funeral Home Chapel with Rev Dewey Wilson officiating Burial will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens She was struck and killed by an automobile on U S 1921 at Shady Spring Monday afternoon Calfee Funeral Home
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Melanie K. Caponiti
John Caponiti
Midway
Caffee Funeral Home
Dewey Wilson
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
U. S. 1921
Shady Spring
Calfee Funeral Home
Wayne Clay Final Rites Held for 60 in Saulsville
Wayne Clay aged 60 of Saulsville will be honored in funeral services at 11 a m Thursday at the Saulsville Baptist Church with Reverends Dewey Wilson and Virgil Shannon presiding. Burial follows in the Clay Family Cemetery. Died Tuesday at home after an apparent heart attack. Born September 4 1902 in Soulsville he was a son of William and Penelope Milam Clay. Survived by Alpha Clay two sons Alvin of Passaic New Jersey and Airman 3-C Robert W of Scott Air Force Base Illinois two daughters Doris Bialas Orlando Park Illinois Nancy Clay Soulsville four sisters Grover Pendry Pineville Lacy Pendry Crab Orchard James Hackworth Williamson and Caton Ward Boone. Body to be taken from Sam Foglesong Funeral Home Mullens at 5 p.m. today.
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Wayne Clay
Saulsville
Saulsville Baptist Church
Dewey Wilson
Virgil Shannon
Clay
Soulsville
William
Penelope Milam Clay
Alpha Clay
Alvin
Passaic
N. J
Robert W
Scott Airforce Base
Ill
Doris Bialas
Orlando Park
Nancy Clay
Grover Pendry
Pineville
Lacy Pendry
Crab Orchard
James Hackworth
Williamson
Caton Ward
Boone
N. C
Sam Foglesong
Mullens
Funeral services held for Mrs Ella M Cooke at Whitesville
Mrs. Ella Mae Cooke 87 of Princeton died in a Huntington hospital after a long illness. Funeral services will be at 1 p m Thursday at Valley Funeral Home Chapel Whitesville with Rev Dwight Beatty officiating. Burial in Sunset Memorial Park Beckley. She was the widow of Harry E Cooke. Pallbearers from Whitesville Lions Club. Her daughter is Mrs Ova Dulone Whitesville. RNS.
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Ella Mae Cooke
Princeton
Valley Funeral Home
Whitesville
Dwight Beatty
Sunset Memorial Park
Beckley
Cooke
Ova Dulone
Huntington
Harry E. Cooke
WhitesvilleLions Club
State Helps Beat Wheat Referendum Vote in West Virginia
Morgantown returns show West Virginia wheat growers voting 1350 against and 1239 for the Kennedy administration wheat referendum. National results mirrored defeat as the plan failed to reach the two-thirds threshold. Final totals from the U S Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation office note 302 WV votes still to be acted on by county committees to determine eligibility.
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Morgantown
UPI
West Virginia
U.S. Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Office
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Warden
Cabell Cops
Polaris
Okey F. Cain
Okey Franklin
O. F
Helen Beveridge
Raleigh Grocery Co
St. Frances de Sales Catholic Church
Black Knight Country Club
Beckley Lions Club
Beckley Elks Lodge
Beckley- Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce
Mary Agnes) McDaniel
Charleston
Okey F. Cain Jr
Lutherville
Mable Cain
Clarksburg
Melton
Ros‘ary
S. E. Sneed
Jackie R. Mays
Russell A. Smith
C. R. Ford
Bruce Taylor
Opie Richmond
Arnett J. Meador
Estel Cochran
William Reeves
Margaret Fox
Lacie L. Mann
William L. Williams
Ernie O'Dell
W. A. Ratliff
Mrs
Alexander L. Arthur
AMEF
CL Utilities
Go Ho Company
Melanie Caponiti
Ella M. Cooke
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