High Court Ruling Frees Hobbs After 15-Year Term
The West Virginia Supreme Court ruled Hobbs should have been sentenced to 15 years combined for prior 1948 felonies, instead of a life term. Hobbs, convicted in Raleigh County for grand larceny and auto theft, had already served beyond his suggested sentence and was released. The cases included federal auto theft convictions in Asheville and Atlanta and local theft on East Main Street.
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Hobbs
Raleigh County
W. A. Riffe
Riffe
Tenced
Lewisburg
U.S. District Court For
Western North Carolina
Asheville
N.C
Federal
Atlanta
Hobb
East Main St
Faye Bowman
Fry
Thony Sparacino
Tral
Gooss
Berserk Yank Subdued After Saigon Spree
In Saigon a U S soldier fired at least several shots near the United Press International office while shouting threats. He was subdued after a 12 minute rampage as bystanders ducked for cover and the car remained in place.
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Berserk
Yank
Saigon
UPS
United Press International
Budget requests loom at Appalachia road, prisons, meat group
Davis and Alcohol Beverage Commissioner Clarence Tires seek funds for Agriculture and ration programs. SRC Chief lawyers push for 25.2 million from general revenue, 18.9 million initial for Appalachian needs by 1968 or risk cutting building plans. Browning asks for more prison operations funds and inmate subsistence pay. Douglas seeks 1.35 million to finance a meat program as part of his department budget.
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Davis and Alcohol Beverage
Clarence Tires
Department of Agriculture
SRC
General Revenue Fund
Sawyers
Ress
Browning
Moundsville
Women’s
Huttonsville
Douglas
Newsman Sol Pabliksky Dies in Charleston
Charleston mourning Sol Pabliksky a 33 year veteran of the city papers died Tuesday at age ? Final rites planned for this afternoon as Pabliksky who began with Charleston newspapers in 1932 and wrote a long running column.
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Charleston
UPI
Sol Pabliksky
Ee Aon S
Two Men and Girl Held in Sex Club Slaying
In Tucson Arizona two young men and a 19 year old girl were held without bail on charges of bludgeoning a woman to death. Police tied the case to the murders of two teenage sisters whose bodies were found in desert graves. Rae John Senders 19 and van Gates Stem 8 are arraigned. Gretchen Fritz who dated Schmid linked to Rowe case.
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Tucson
Ariz
UPI
School Oves Sex Chin
Weh
Rae John Senders
van Gates Stem
Wendey
James
Fritz
Miss Rowe
Gretchen Fritz
Schmid
John Breglin
Rowe Girl
Bluestone Dam Plan Opposed At Radford Meeting
An official presentation to Radford Virginia discusses Bluestone River dam proposals. Critics urge upstream alternatives while promoters cite a multi million dollar regional plan to improve recreation and flood control for nearby residents and counties.
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Charleston
UPI
Gneenye of Natural Resources
Radford
Opine
Mar Srthe Dapertaent
Rum
Severe storm system blamed for Ohio damage
The Weather Bureau linked a Tuesday night storm stretching from Cincinnati to Erie, Pa., to widespread damage in Ohio. Officials could not confirm a tornado at Kanawha Station without an on site inspection. Tornadoes are unlikely in mountains and no funnel was observed. High winds in localized areas could explain the destruction.
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Weather Bureau
Cincinnati
Erie
Ohio
Kanawha Station
Torna
RCCAA Meeting Set Thursday
The Raleigh County Community Action Association plans to hire an additional employee for its Glen White program office at its regular November meeting at 7 30 p m Thursday in the courthouse TheDirector George Parker expects possible resignations from several RCCAA board members and asks for executive committee approval to remove board delays for project submissions Five new VISTA workers will arrive in December to serve in Glen White Resaco East Beckley Glen Morgan and Raleigh areas The meeting is open to the public.
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Raleigh County Community Action Association
RCCAA
Glen White Community Action
George Parker
Rccaa Board of Directors
Parker
VISTA
Raleigh County
ACCAA
Glen White
Resaco
East Beckley
Glen Morgan
Raleigh
Johnsons Marry After Prompt Marriage in Texas
The article recalls Johnsons marriage after a rapid proposal as John Johnson, serving as secretary to Rep. Richard Kleberg, pressured for a quick union. Friends urged waiting six months, yet two months after the first proposal they wed at seven o'clock in the evening.
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Johnson
Washington
Richard Kleberg
D-Tex
Series Of reported incidents Brings Terror To Detroit Suburbs
A spate of crime unsettles Detroit neighborhoods and a quiet township as a series of assaults, thefts, and home invasions target women, mothers, and families. Police cite a tactical mobile unit amid protests for safety measures.
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Detroit
Two Men Sentenced To State Penitentiary For Grand Larceny
Robert Elmer White and Adolph Williamson were sentenced to 1 10 years in the State Penitentiary on two grand larceny charges each, to run concurrently. White was arrested after a forgery charge and an alleged theft of a lost wallet in Ghent. The pair, freed on bond earlier, had pleaded guilty on November 5. Beav er and Audrey White allegedly forged checks totaling over 350 dollars, misusing Dale M. Crouser’s signature.
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State Penitentiary
Robert Elmer White
Cool Ridge
Adolph Williamson
White
Ghent
Dale M. Crouser
Beaver
Audrey
Crouser
Meat Grinder Communist war effort
American victories over North Vietnamese regulars contribute little toward smashing the Viet Cong army. A battalion of North Vietnamese troops incurs heavy sacrifice for the preservation of South Vietnamese guerrillas. The annals of Communism are filled with ruthless gambles.
Forest fires scorch 51436 acres across West Virginia
Forest fires have burned 51436 acres in West Virginia in 1965, with about 25000 burned in the hardest hit southern counties Kanawha and Mingo. Authorities report the southern section suffered the most, as fires continue to menace the region.
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Charleston
UPS
West Virginia
Kanawgan
Mingo
Eighty-year-old woman survives five day cabin ordeal
Olive Hill widow Maude Vickers, 80, lay on the cabin floor five days and six nights after a fall. Parched and delirious, she was rescued by neighbor Richard Buckler and rushed to Huntington hospital with a broken hip. She credits faith and a strong will to survive May see her return home.
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Richard Buckler
Huntington
W. Va
Ashland
Chesapeake, Ohio
Louise Preece
Kentucky
Morehead
Olive Hill
Wolf Route
Vickers
Preece
Deaths And Funerals Teddy Glenn Maxey 46
Teddy Glenn Maxey 46 of 109 Bostic Ave died at his home at 6 15 am after an extended illness He was a route man for Richmond Dry Cleaners and a member of the Loyal Order of Moose in Beckley Born April 8 1919 at Flat Top he was the son of William Virginia Bowling Maxey He survived by his wife and a son five daughters a brother three sisters and two granddaughters The body is at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home awaiting arrangements.
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Teddy Glenn Maxey
Bostic Ave
Richmond Dry Cleaners
Loyal Order of Moose
Beckley
Flat Top
William Virginia Bowling Maxey
Laurel Terrace
Freda Collinsworth Maxey
Thomas G
Larry
Pat) Stafford
Maxwell Hill
Danny
Betty) Swann
Joyce
Linda
Donna
William Maxey
Logan
Ivory Keith
Mabscott
Kathleen Calvert
Crab Orchard
Gracie Horton
Washington, D. C
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Funeral service for Arthur R. Rogers at 2 p.m. in East Bee
Arthur R. Rogers, 75, Glen Morgan, will have funeral services at 2 p.m. in East Bee with r Hilbert McClung and Rev. Bert Jones in charge. Burial follows at Trail Cemetery near Clintonville. He died Monday in a local hospital. A retired merchant and Baptist Church member, he is survived by his wife Inez Cole Rogers, a daughter Staff Sgt. Betty J. Mitchell stationed at McGuire Air Force Base, and Edna C. Myers of Lakeland Florida.
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Arthur R. Rogers
Glen Morgan
East Bee
R. Hilbert McClung
Bert Jones
Edna C. Myers
Lakeland, Fla
Death notices and obituaries from Itmann to Dublin and Helsinki
Services for Mrs. Elsie Ann Elder Earl Lovell and Millard Crotty to be held at Cas Sell Methodist Church Itmann at 11 am Friday. Mrs Walker died at home Monday in Coalwood leaving two sons Gilvia H Walker Crab Orchard and Claude Walker Mabscott. Born 1887 in Pinoak, she was daughter of Rufus and Olive McComas. husband Gilbert Walker died 1948. Bailey Funeral Home Princeton in charge. Roy Lee Vass 64 of Barger Springs died Tuesday night in Piney View at sister-in-law Edna Ingstrom’s residence. Born 1901 at Mount Hope, he was a brick mason with 30 years in Raleigh and Kanawha counties. Survived by two daughters Dixie Hovanski Beckley and Ann Underwood Mabscott, brother Russell Beckley, 11 grandchildren. Web and Neal Funeral Home Chapel to hold service Friday 2 pm. burial Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Alexander King, 66, critic and author, died Tuesday of a heart attack in his Park Avenue apartment after Today show appearance. Widowed twice, survived by his widow Margie. William T Cosgrave, 84, first minister of the Irish State, died Monday night after a short illness. Gen. Erik Heinrichs, 75, Finland’s World War II army chief of staff, died Monday.
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Elsie Ann Elder
Earl Lovell
Millard Crotty
Pin
Walker
Birchie Cook
Coalwood
Gilvia H. Walker
Crab Orchard
Claude Walker
Mabscott
Pinoak
Rufus
Olive
Roy Lee Vass
Barger Springs
Edna Ingstrom
Piney View
Mount Hope
Annie Woods Vass
Beckley
John Anderson Vass
Raleigh
Kanawha
Bricklayers and Plasterers Union No. 5
Huntington
Augustine
Dixie) Hovanski
Gratton
Ann
Underwood
Russell Vass
Webb and Neal Funeral Home
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
New York
UPI
Alexander King
Jack Paar
King
Park Avenue
Magnania al Americana
Life
Stage
Margie
Fierce Fighting Near Chu Pong Heights In Vietnam War
Reports from the Chu Pong front say U S forces of the 1st Air Cavalry pursued survivors of the 66th North Vietnamese regiment five miles north of the battlefield as B 52 bomb runs from Guam struck the slopes. Saigon confirms 890 enemy dead. battle plans indicate possible annihilation of a larger force.
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Chu, Pong Mountains
Saigon
U.S. Army
1St. Air Cavalry Division
Strategic Air Command
Guam
Chu Pong
1St Cavalry
Ted Deatee
Ier
Thant Urges Fresh Talks in Viet Nam Peace Push
United Nations Secretary General Thant warned there is still time for both sides in the Viet Nam War to make major concessions. He said tragic developments might have been avoided with bold steps in 1964 and pressed for reconvening the 1954 Geneva Conference on Indo China as the only path to peace and stability.
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United Nations Rh
Thant
Viet Nam
Eric Sevareid
Columbia Broadcasting System
Sevareidre
United States
Gary
Hanoi
Dag Hammarskjold
U.N. Correspondents’ Association
Debate Over China Seat at UN Hints at Expulsion Clause Vote
Observers expect the Ceylonese amendment removing the expulsion clause to fail if debated. Dahomey will skip voting in protest of Pe king’s nonparticipation. Mauritania urges deleting references to Formosa but withholds voting stance. U.S. and sponsors push to require two thirds for the representation question before the main vote.
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China
People’s Republic of China
United Nations
Dahomey
Peking
Mauritania
Formosa
United States
Yarmouth Castle Captain Defends Actions Amid Ship Disaster
In the Miami area disaster unfolding 125 miles east of Miami, Captain Byron Vitsounas of the Yarmouth Castle defended his crew and ship as flames cut them off. The Finnpulp and Bahamas Star rescued 462 passengers and crew while 88 are listed missing. A Coast Guard inquiry awaits Panama approval.
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Miami
UPI
Yarmouth Castle
Self
Savannah
Byron Vitsounas
Coast Guard
Finnpulp
Bahamas Star
Theaming
Coast Guard Board of
Government of
Panama
Vitsounas
Hero Lt Marin Leads U S Marines in Chu Pong Mountain Battle
Reports describe Lt Joe Marin of Washington Pa as a hero at Chu Pong Mountain where Alpha Company faced a Communist machine gun nest. Marin used a SAL charge and an M16 to disable the bunker, while colleagues praised his bravery and leadership. His Medal of Honor consideration is being pursued by his chain of command.
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Joe Marin
Washington
Alpha Company
Chu Pong Mountain
Marin
Ag Nadar
Stillwater
Fem
Beating Death Trial In Tyler Nears End
The Jimmy Galloway murder trial in Tyler County proceeds toward a jury verdict as the defense rests. Prosecution witnesses recount a July fatal beating of Clem Saffle by Galloway after a dispute over care and insults. Autopsy confirms head trauma from a blow. witnesses include family members and local officials at the scene.
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Tyler
Saffie
Galloway
Bonnie
Tyler County
Henry Snyder
Morgantown
W. S. Albrink
Saffle
Ohio County
Thomas Padden
Sumner Camp
John Keller
Council Aims Future Planning and Aid Emphasis
The document discusses universal duty to aid developing countries and warns states must address private abuse of monopolies. It recognizes nationalization and public ownership within needs and limits, supports farmer subsidies to boost production and access to equipment, and defends strikes as an ultimate labor recourse.
Money House Find Puts 5 Boys in Jail
Five juveniles aged 13 to 15 admitted stealing from an office known as the Money House. They found a large coin collection and kept it for five days before the business owner Pat Beard Jr. returned and reported the theft, leading to their arrest.
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Charleston
UPI
Money House
Busine
Pat Beard Jr
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High
Lifer
Bluestone
Johnsons
Indiana Village
Remmi
Rescue West Trait
Wayne County Sheriff’s Office
T. G. Maxey
Doyle Honaker
Cassell Methodist Church
Itmann
Elsie Walker
Dublin
Ireland
William T. Cosgrave
Helsinki
Erik Heinrichs
Finland
Battle Report
Middlebourne
Jimmy Galloway
E. O. Knowles
Mary Ann
Gay
Council
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