RFK Visit Brings Tears In Weirton
Robert Kennedy visited Weirton to unveil a bust of John F Kennedy at the Civic Center in an emotionally charged ceremony. He recalled West Virginia’s role in Kennedy’s 1960 campaign and presidency, praising local support from Gov. Hulett Smith State Commerce Commissioner and Sen. Jennings Randolph. International sculptor Bernhard Zuckermann attended as the bust’s creator. Kennedy then returned to New York.
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Civic Center
Robert Kennedy
John Kennedy
West Virginia
Massachusetts
Hubert Humphrey
Virginia
West Virgs
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Hulett C. Smith
Sen
Jennings Randolph
Bernhard Zuckermann
New York
Rhodesia Declares State of Emergency
Salisbury Rhodesia UPI reports the government declared a state of emergency amid alleged threats by African nationalist groups and saboteurs. The statement cited a duty to maintain law and order as security was said to be threatened in the white ruled colony.
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Salisbury
Rhodesia
UPI
Law
Cnde
Lardner Burke
Convicts Given Shorter Terms in Statue of Liberty Plot
New York federal court reduced 10 year sentences of Walter Bowe Khaleel Sa and Robert Collier for plot to blow up the Statue of Liberty the Washington Monument and the Liberty Bell in a bid to dramatize the Negro struggle for equality.
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New York
UPI
William B. Herlands
Robert S. Collier
Walter A. Bowe
Khaleel
Indictments in Coal Hee County Reveal Payroll Fraud and Bribery
Logan reports three indictments accusing division employees Ellis Hale and Bryant of falsifying payroll accounts and accepting a $1 582 bribe from Green. Additional charges include embezzling 4285 worth of SRC lumber and aiding Ferrell and Mrs White in falsifying records, with political tensions noted and James McIntyre cited as a special investigator.
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Ellis
Hale
Green
SRC
Bryant
Ferrell
White
Coalhee County
Damien
California knife suspect linked to Texas slayings
A man identified as Tahl, described as elderly and possibly involved in a California homicide on April 1, was found with claims of killing in Dallas. Police, aided by FBI agent Thomas Gearty, confirmed fingerprints match. He appeared intoxicated and confessed uncertainty about the Dallas death.
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California
Texas
Tahl
Calif
Dallas
FBI
Thomas J. Gearty
Two State Sites Opected By AEC
West Virginia sites at Point Pleasant and Ravenswood meet minimum requirements for the Atomic Energy Commission lab location. State officials report both offers pass the basic tests for electricity, education, living conditions, and land, with a final selection to be narrowed to four or five by the NAS before a final AEC decision next March.
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Charleston
AEC
Rogers
National Academy of Sciences
Academy
Cate
West Vira
Officials weigh 4 percent jobless target and inflation risks
Council aims for full employment and an interim 4 per cent jobless rate as the nation nears that figure. Commissioner M Ross of the Bureau of Labor Statistics says he would not be satisfied with 4 per cent, warning inflation risks rise with lower unemployment. He notes the United States still has a relatively loose labor market and urges continuing steps toward 4 per cent or lower despite October's 4.3 per cent rate, which is a slight drop from September and a much larger fall from October 1964.
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M. Ross
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Ross
United States
Hearing Today for Sex Offender Caldwell in Moundsville
A habeas corpus hearing is scheduled in Moundsville for former inmate Caldwell who faced 1 to 10 year terms and later drew national attention after writing Playboy about his case. Subpoenas name six witnesses from prosecution and police. Caldwell argues lack of pre sentence mental exam and illegal searches tainted evidence.
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Moundsville
UPI
de Caldwell
Playboy Ye Zine
Playboy
Ohio County
Thomas Goodwin
A. Dana Kahle
Thomas Saad
John Ruckama
James Frame
Leonard Prezkop
Wheeling
Caldwell
De Gaulle says he will seek re election in France
United Press International reports President Charles de Gaulle states he will run again. He says he must stay ready to continue his task, convinced it is best to serve France. The remarks frame a poised bid amid ongoing reform efforts.
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United Press International
ARIS
Charles de Gaulle
France
Five youths charged after key used to loot vending machines
Wheeling report says five Clarksburg youths took a master key from a distributor and traveled north on a larceny laden journey to steal coins from six soft drink machines. Three juveniles aged 16 and 15 were placed in juvenile detention and face Saturday court. Two adults, Larry Shaw and Melvin Roy Lewis, 20, are charged with entering without breaking and contributing to juvenile delinquency. Police noted the key allowed access.
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Wheeling
UPI
Gertrude Stein
Clarksburg
Dis
Thomas P. O’brien
Larry Shaw
Melvin Roy Lewis
Infant dies in rural two car crash near Elizabeth
An infant girl Sandra Kay Dotson 2% died when her mother Joyce Dotson 23, with her twins Ronald 2% and Rhonda 11 months, were in a two car crash on a rural road. The mother survived and was treated. The second driver Martha Hill 17 of Washington Wood County faces a traffic violation charge.
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UPI
Sandra Kay Dotson
Joyce Dotson
Elizabeth
Wirt County
Ronald Dotson
Rhonda Dotson
Misfired US shell kills seven in Vietnam village
A misdirected 105 mm shell fired by American soldiers near Plei Me in the Central Highlands exploded in a village, killing seven Vietnamese and wounding seven others, most of them women and children. The shell fell short during operations against Communist troops, with officials calling it an accident.
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Highlands
U.S. Army List Cavalry Division
Epee
Richard T. Knowles
1St Cavalry
Daniel B. Williams
Streek
U.S
101St Airborne Division
Pipeline Blast Kills Nine in Southeast Libya
Nine men died in a Samash Canes explosion in southeast Libya the government announced. Victims included four Libyans a Lebanese and a Briton among the unidentified dead.
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Tripoli
Libya
UPI
Ee eSeld
Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon Visit San Francisco
The diminutive Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon arrived in a grey Rolls Royce at the British Consulate and press club, drawing about 2,000 spectators. They met Carol Channing, toured the club, and followed with a private reception for 40 before a late night at the Huntington Hotel.
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Press Club
Margaret
Carol Channing
Miss Channing
London
Lord Snowdon
Nob Hill
Huntington Hotel
Princess
San Francisco
Los Angeles
United States
Indian leader warns of possible joint action by Pakistan and Red China
Shastri expressed apprehension that Pakistan and Red China may act together against India. He said India would keep itself in readiness to meet this multi faced challenge as Kashmir reports tension and border movements intensify with heavy equipment seen near the border.
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Shastri
Pakistan
Red
China
India
Elizabeth Freeman Funeral Rites at Magnolia Church
Funeral services for Elizabeth Freeman 46 of Ury will be at Magnolia Baptist Church Helen at 2 30 p m with Rev C G Gilbert officiating Burial will follow at Greenwood Memorial Park She died Wednesday in a local hospital after a brief illness Survivors include husband George Freeman a son Joe Lee White a daughter Geneva White stepmother Mrs Mary Graves Danville Va four sisters and a stepbrother also named Home removal to church 1 30 p m Crawford of Oak Hill Born Sept 9 1801 in Monroe County she was a daughter of Charles and Nancy Carter Ba a Forest Hill resident for 55 years member of Fair view Baptist Church The body is at Ronald Meadows Funeral Parlors Hinton Margaret Bearfield 64 Whitesville died today Burial at Shumates Branch Cemetery Ed Survivors include three stepsons two stepdaughters Lot sie Dye Garrison and Lottie Wagick Richmond Va Mrs J E Terry 81 Beaver native died Thursday night in Denver Colo Born April 16 1884 Winona moved to Denver 1934 Husband J E Terry preceded her in death Surviving two daughters Evelyn McQuade Charleston and Mary L Cobb Denver three sons Bill M James W Denver Earl H Terry St Louis Funeral services in Denver Other arrangements incomplete Sister Loyola 72 died Thursday cancer funeral held Saturday in Milwaukee UP I
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Prime Dumas
Smithtown
N. Y
New Hope Baptist Church
J. W. Carter
David Powell
Greenwood Memorial Park
Clara Dumas
Elizabeth Steward
Wincie Baldwin
Nora Baldwin
Lilly Hannah
Beckley
Trent and Durgan Funeral Home
Elizabeth Freeman
Ury
Magnolia Baptist Church
Helen
C. G. Gilbert
Ruth Thompson
Iary Durham
Amigo
Queen Hunt
Emma Reynolds
Dry Fork
Iva
George Mayes
Danville
Trent and Durgan
Crawford
Oak Hill
Monroe County
Charles and
Nancy Carter
Forest Hill
Fairview
Margaret Bearfield
Kin Alley Funeral Home
Whitesville
Gusta Jarrell
Shumate’s
Bearfield
James and
Burton
Sundial
Gene Bearfield
Orgas
Lotsie Dye
Garrison
Lottie Wagick
Richmond
J. E. Terry
Beaver
Denver
Colo
Winona
Terry
C. J
Evelyn) McQuade
Charleston
Mary L. Cobb
Bill M
James W
Earl H. Terry
St. Louis
Keaton Youth Dies After Long Illness in Bluefield Hospital
Rubert W. Keaton 16 of Princeton died Thursday morning after a long illness. Born Oct 13, 1889 at Pipestein, he was a son of Ward and Sarah Keaton. Survived by a son, two daughters, four sisters, and a brother. Funeral arrangements are complete. body at Seaver Mortuary, Princeton.
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Rubert W. Keaton
Athens Road
Princeton
Bluefield
Pipestein
Ward
Sarah Farley Keaton
Mercer County
Bethel Methodist Church
Old Guard
Carlos
Kathlee Husn
Clarice White
Viola Martin
Bertha Martin
Beckley
Lidia Fields
California
Ada Neely
Lloyd Keaton
Him
Seaver Mortuary
Mrs Lucy Hyer Dies at 74 in Hinton Hospital
Mrs Lucy Craw ford Hyer, 74, of Forest Hill, died at 10 30 a m Thursday in a Hinton hospital. Death was attributed to a heart attack. She was the mother of Dale.
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Lucy Crawford Hyer
Forest Hill
Hinton
Dale
Wade cites cash, defense strategy in Ruby case
Wade argues the state spent 75 000 to 100 000 on the case and Ruby is not worth more. He says not all assassination questions are answered and it would be better if Ruby were alive to answer them. He contends Ruby has neurotic tendencies that could be treated in prison. Wade clarifies he does not doubt Oswald acted alone.
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Dist. Atty
Henry Wade
Jack Ruby
Wade
Ruby
Oswald
Kennedy
Prosecu
Snow white whooping crane found dead in Kansas field
A rare snow white whooping crane, one of about 32 remaining, was found dead Thursday in a wheat field near Ludell Kansas. Officials said the 15-pound bird likely struck a power line while in flight. The species' winter range is in Texas and summering grounds near Great Slave Lake in Canada.
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Ludell, Kan
UPI
Kansas
Fish and Wildlife
Texas
Great Slave Lake
Canada
Spirit of 76 Walk Delayed to Next Year in Space Plan
UPI reports space officials scrapped a plan for astronaut Thomas P. Stafford to perform a spacewalk during the four man Spirit of 76 Gemini flights. David Scott is slated for a spacewalk during Gemini 8 era, while Gemini 7 and Gemini 6 missions near December launches are outlined with crew assignments and targets.
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Earth
Space Chiefs
Stafford
United States
Frank Borman
James Love
Walter M. Schirra
Walker libel award trimmed by 750000 in Mississippi case
In Shreveport Louisiana District Judge William F Woods reduced former Maj Gen Edwin A Walker libel award from 3 million to 2.25 million after Walker sought less. The suit against the Associated Press and the New Orleans Times Picayune concerned his actions during the September 1962 riots at the University of Mississippi and an AP report that he led a student charge on federal marshals.
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Shreveport
UPI
Edwin A. Walker
Associated Press
New Orleans Times-Picayune
William F. Woods
Woods
Walker
The
Univerity of
Mississippi
Historic Flag Brings $15 000 At Auction
An old American flag, made in 1794 during Kentucky and Vermont joining the union, sold at Sotheby’s London for over 15000 in foreign exchange. The buyer was an agent for Edgar M. Bronfman, president of Calvert Distillers Co. The flag’s owner is a Calvert descendant, first Lord Baltimore.
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London
UPI
Britain
New York
Edgar M. Bronfman
America
Sotheby’s
Aarames
Calvert
Lord B. Ore
Bronfman
Calvert Distillers Co. of
Joseph E
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