Deaths and Funerals Chronicle Local Notices
Funeral services for Mrs Street who died Saturday in Fayette County will be held at 2 p m. Burial follows in Jenny Cole Cemetery. The body is at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home. Byrd died Saturday in Welch hospital after a long illness. Born November 12 1905 she was a daughter of James Barber. Oceana arrangements handled by Aretha Brown. Bishop Adolph Marx obituary noted with Texas service. Bonner NC congressman dies at age 96 with burial scheduled in North Carolina.
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Byrd
Welch Hospital
Mullens
James Barber Aretha
Brown
Oceana
Brownsville
Tex
UPI
Adolph Marx
Texas
Germany
Franklin M. Bartusiak Burial Service Details
Franklin M. Bartusiak died at 9 30 am on Saturday and burial is planned at Sunset Memorial Park. The service is scheduled for 3 pm with a family gathering to follow at the family home.
Mrs Nancy Ellen Davis services set in Clay County
Mrs Nancy Ellen Davis 84 of Hico will be laid to rest Thursday at 2 p.m. in Blueknob Methodist Church Clay County with Rev Billy Samms officiating. Burial follows in the church cemetery. She died Sunday morning after a long illness. Born March 12 1881 at Maysel she was the daughter of the late Aaron and Mary Rhodes Butcher. She was a Methodist Church member in Clay County. Funeral arrangements are by Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home Ansted.
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Nancy El-len Davis
Hico
Blueknob Methodist
Clay County
Billy Samms
Davis
Donna Cottrell
Hatcher
Methodist
Maysel
Aaron and
Mary Rhodes Butcher
Wallace
Riots Claim Dozens in Ekiti Nigeria After Elections
Reported clashes in Ekiti division near Owo leave around 50 dead with gunfire, arson and property destruction. Anti riot police moved into Aoyih and Ekiti to quell protests, injuring officers and destroying courthouses, buses, government cars, and homes amid post election turmoil.
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Ibadan
Nigeria
UPI
Ekiti
Owo
Aoyih
Consta
Williamson Fire Destroys Buildings Estimated 175000
Williamson UP I report says a blaze damaged two buildings in Williamson causing about 175000 in losses. The fire gutted inventory in a furniture firm destroying hundreds of newly stocked toys and furnishings valued at the time.
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Williamson
UPI
Sol Caplan
Jane
West debates Soviet rocket significance at demonstration
Western experts say the Soviet Union and United States both possess orbital capability with a rocket that can be launched, orbited, and returned. Tass notes a warhead capable system, while a 1963 UN treaty bans nuclear arms in space and may be violated by such use.
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Soviet Union
United States
Tass
NATO
Moscow
Abduction duo complex in woods parole claim case
The two men tied to a gunfight with police, Ernest F. Jones from Hopkinsville and a Philadelphia resident, claimed POW rights under the Geneva Convention after their arrest in a woods at night. They faced six kidnapping counts and assault with a deadly weapon, plus related charges. They seized Army Doy McPhail and his family for over an hour, injuring Mrs McQueen who broke a hip during the struggle as they fired on passing cars, wounding four others.
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Army
Doy McPhail
McPhail
Sally Mae McQueen
Operation awaited in the middle photo feature
The lower photo shows Maj. Gen. Humphreys of Fredericksburg Virginia awaiting action of the U. S. Aid Mission in South Viet Nam. The image, captioned with military context, reflects ongoing U.S. assistance efforts in Vietnam.
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Humphreys
Frederoe Va
U. S
South Viet Nam
Violence grips Philippines on election eve
Manila reports celebrate violence ahead of presidential vote with seventeen dead in a Huk clash and seven more killed in Pampanga as police and civilians battle remnants. The election pits Diosdado Macapagal against Ferdinand Marcos amid religious tensions and possible church influence.
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Philippines
Manila
UPI
Huk
Dios
Ah Oe Sen
Raul Ma
Philippine
Pampanga
Macapagal
Marcos
mmenete” _ Marcos
Iglesia Ni Cristo
Road Deaths Across West Virginia Reported After Crashes
A string of fatal accidents is reported across West Virginia. Pers Ferry man died when his car struck two utility poles near Harpers Ferry. Millville resident Doug Kellican, 35, suffered a fractured skull and died. Boyd Harless, 67, died after his truck collided with a car while turning off U S 60 east of Huntington. William Bircham, 55, died in a car wreck near Bluefield Airport. Grafton Davis, 52, was struck and killed while crossing W Va 25 after exiting a bus at Institute. Robert B Hensley, 19, died in an accident on W Va 14 near Elizabeth.
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Pers Ferry
U.S. 340
Harpers Ferry
Doug Kellican
Millville
Efferson County
Penwell
Boyd Harless
Salt Rock
Cabell County
U. S. 60
W. Va
Huntington
William Bircham
Aluminum Price Fight Echoes Kennedy Steel Showdown
Johnson administration faces industry resistance as it contemplates unloading 200000 tons of aluminum from government stockpiles to curb price hikes. Analysts compare it to Kennedy’s 1962 steel actions, noting limited power to force concessions and the risk of inflationary pressures amid Vietnam demand.
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Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Viet Nam
Kennedy
Gardner Ackley
Council of Economic Advisers
Defense Department
United States Steel Corp
Vietnam war battles and missing airmen reported
U S forces faced heavy fighting near Pleime and Zone D in Vietnam with over 1 000 Communist troops involved. Five North Vietnamese regiments were said to be in action as paratroopers clashed with Viet Cong and air support was limited. In the air, a Skyhawk was shot down near Hanoi but the pilot survived. Kennedy planned a three week tour of Latin America.
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Thanh Hoa
Vmese
U.S. 1St Cavalry Division
Wir
Plei Me
Centrallands
U.S
173Rd Airborne Division
Zone D
Saigon
Nena
Royal Australian Regiment
Hanoi
Red Capital
U. S
Men of Charlie Company Fight Through Heavy Casualties
The account recalls Charlie Company taking moderate to heavy casualties as Viet Cong were counted along the forest edge. A lone Montagnard woman armed with a machete attacked a platoon, was shot, and died. The unit moved five miles through burning fields and artillery blasts toward safer ground.
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Charlie Company
U S plans airlift for Cuban refugees and evacuees
U S plans call for about 3000 to 4000 Cubans monthly to be evacuated by air beginning around December 1. Meanwhile up to 12000 stranded Cubans may be evacuated by boat this week at U S expense from Camarioca as Castro halted the sea exodus. State Dept says no connection to broader Cuba relations. aim stated as humanitarian and to allow eventual unconditional relief through an open-ended agreement.
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United States
U.S
Camarioca
Castro
Comun
State Department
Marshall Wright
Washington
Geos 1 Blinking Beacon Satellite Launch
Cape Kennedy launched Geos 1 atop a Delta rocket marking the 30th success in 34 launches. The 385 foot winking star orbited 602 to 1414 miles above Earth, peaking 412 miles higher than planned. Scientists will use Geos 1 as a reference point to map Earth more precisely and study its gravity, shape, and crust core.
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Cape Kennedy
API
America
Earth
Federal Space Agency
Trial Of Pope Enters 2nd Week
In Lincoln Nebraska UPI reports the murder case of Duane Earl Pope moves into week two. Prosecutors seek the death penalty for a bank robbery murder. defense pushes insanity. Key issue is whether Franklin Kjeldgaard the sole survivor will testify about grisly deaths. Kjeldgaard is paralyzed and wheelchair bound.
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Lincoln, Neb
UPI
Duane Earl Pope
Farmers Stake Om
Big Springs
Neb
U.S. Dist. Atty
Theodore C. Richling
Pope
Nebraska
Robert B. Crosby
Franklin Kjeldgaard
Kjeldgaard
Lakin grand jury faults state hospital over deaths and care
The 22 page grand jury report sent to Gov. Smith and officials details 14 recommendations including a full financial review, staff changes, and witness protection. It cites three suspicious patient deaths and unsanitary conditions found during a surprise visit, noting maggots in a wound and a death after pain relief was denied.
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Hulett Smith
Bateman
N. H. Dyer
Nad Lakin State
Rhodesia Talks Stalled as Warned Independence Looms
British Prime Minister Wilson presses Rhodesia's Ian Smith for compromise on majority rule amid a state of emergency. Smith threatens to sever ties by Christmas as talks stall after Salisbury meeting failures and a collapsed earlier agreement. Malta floated as a possible meeting site.
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Rhodesia
Wilson
Smith
Salisbury
Canada election reshapes leadership with NDP rise
Conservatives expected to finish second while New Democratic Party led by T. C. Douglas finishes third and challenges major parties for power. Douglas, 61, resigns Saskatchewan post after 17 years in office as NDP gains, with Social Credit and Creditistes fading. Main issues include national unity, majority government, and morality in Pearson era.
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Baker
Ceetic Party
NDP
T.C. Douglas
Douglas’ Ray
Douglas
Mier
Saskatchewan
Een
Social Credit
Robert Thompson
Creditistes
Real Caouette
Pearson
Manhunt under way for armed robber and kidnapper in Wheeling
Richard E. Marks, 35, ex convict sought by police in Wheeling area for armed robbery and kidnap of Mrs. S S, 24, and an attempted kidnapping of clerk Joan, 17, at a Wheeling Island store. Marks has a long criminal record and netted $57 in the robberies after being released on probation from Moundsville Penitentiary last April.
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Wheeling
UPI
Richard E.marks
Marks
SS 24
Joan
Wheeling Island
Moundsville
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