Israeli Air Raid Is Heaviest Yet Across Suez Canal
United Press reports the Israeli air force conducted its heaviest strike across the Suez Canal to date amid weekend battles. Cairo said Egyptian anti aircraft batteries repelled the raid with one Egyptian soldier wounded, while three Israeli soldiers were hurt in clashes. In Jenin, two guerrillas and five border policemen were wounded as fighting spread. An Acre riot followed a blast attributed to police claims of explosives planned for Arab guerrilla attacks, with several policemen injured.
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United Press
Israel
Suez Canal
Ajhad
West Bank
Cairo
Egy
Tel Aviv
Jenin
Acre
Estranged Wife Guides Husband to Surrender in High Rise
In Fort Lauderdale a Bahamian man held his mother-in-law and another hostage in a luxury apartment after a quarrel. He surrendered after a five minute talk with his wife Nancy, 22, and was led away in handcuffs. Authorities plan charges of assault with a deadly weapon and discharging a weapon in an occupied building.
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Fort Lauderdale
Cupli
Robert Lew- Hess
Nancy
Lawless
Mary Snyder
H. Gillen
Snyder
Yempers
Wacreight
Lewless
Haifa
Acre
Israel
Nbhanka
Roy J. Jason
Royal Admiral
Jason
Gregory Fahrian
Chicago Seven trial faces key ruling on Red Squad files
Chicago Seven case moves into its third month with a half day session as Judge Hoffman weighs whether the defense can access Chicago police Red Squad files. Defense argues equal access to records. prosecutors warn disclosure could expose undercover agents. Tape recordings of convention speeches are reviewed.
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Chicago
APD
Wiliam Kunstler
Supreme Court of Virginia
Richmond
Thomas Wanzley
Kunstler
Martin Luther King Jr
U.S. District Court
Julius J. Hoffman
Red Squad
Hoffman
Leonard I. Weinglass
Utilities Tax Totals And Tentative Assessments Shown
A Western Maryland figure of $9.9 million appears alongside $9.5 million for utilities tax. Telecommunication firms like Chesapeake & Potomac show $131.4 million to $133.3 million with a tentative $18.5 million rise from 1969. Gas, electric, water totals and railroad figures are listed with tentative shifts.
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Page
Maryland
Chesapeake & Potomac
General Telephone Co
Southeast
United Fuel
Consolidated Gas
Appalachian Power
Monongahela Power
Tax Reform Bill Reaches Senate Floor Debate
The Senate takes up the major tax reform bill amid a holiday weekend, aiming to cut personal income taxes for most Americans and seal loopholes to raise net Treasury taxes by 4.8 billion. House passage already occurred, with two weeks of debate anticipated and a long session through Thanksgiving. Treasury Secretary Kennedy warns changes in the Senate could affect the administration’s fight.
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Washington
UPI
Congress
Senate
House
Treasury
David M. Kennedy
Deaths and Funerals in Local Area
Funeral services for John C. Dp Wire 83 of 206 Orchard Taylor and for Glen White resident Taylor will be held Tuesday at 1 p.m. in the Melton Mortuary Chapel with Rev. Roy Tyree officiating. Burial at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Wire died Sunday at 12:50 a.m. after a brief illness in a local hospital. Born in Wales, she was the daughter of Bedlington and Jane Griffith Davies and a United Methodist Temple member. Survivors include a son Allen B. and five daughters, along with two sisters, a half-brother, 16 grandchildren and 32 great grandchildren. Friends may call after 4 p.m. today. pallbearers listed.
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Elizabeth
John C. Dp. Wire
Orchard Taylor
Glen White
Keyser-Bryants
Melton Mortuary
Lome
Roy Tyree
Offits
Ross P. Evans
Bluieridge Memorial Gardens
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Malan
Wire
Wales
Bedlington
Jane Griffith Davies
United Methodist Temple
Louis A
Allen B
Roanoke
Howard Blevins
Tuscon, Ariz
Howard Sedinger
Sam A. Wils
Huntington
Payne Whittaker
Beckley
Otis Neel
Bluefield
Sarah Holt
Richmond
Bertha Vaughan
John Jones
Delbarton
Paul Hayner
Donald Vines
L. Walker
Nello Pietrantozzi
Charles Cook
Omer Wright
Goodall Allen Lafferty
Mullens
Darrell
Howard
Stephenson
David
Evans City
Norma
England
Arlie Bishop
Nelle Jones
Jane Lusk
Wanda Clay
Coriine
Barbara Milam
Otsego
Sam ‘Foglesong
Nease and Neely
AM Yu Aos
Gien White
Sabine
U.S. Army Infantry
Pocahontas Fuel Co
John C
Curtis
Claude
Donald
Rt. 1
Carver
Harper
Wesley
Arlenak) ‘Powers
Columbus
Ohio
Roy
Bernice) Yost
Oak Hill
Jimmy
Mary) Ellis
Cecil J
Clotiel) Stover
George Farley
Glennis Taylor
James Treadway
Franklin Marquis
Goodall Lafferty Funeral Rites in Mullens
Obituary notices for Goodall Allen Lafferty 75 of Mullens with funeral at Mullens Pilgrim Holiness Church, burial at York Cemetery, surviving wife Elizabeth Rose Lafferty and large family. plus details of Dr. Phillip G. Young 89 of Sophia with funeral in MacArthur, burial near Thurmond, fire-related death, and service details.
Tax reform debate stalls progress in Congress
Amid political sparring over a tax reform package, Kennedy vowed White House opposition to faster tax cut features. The House plan, projected to lose $9.2 billion in Treasury revenue but gain $5.2 billion by 1972, moves toward Senate action and a conference to reconcile differences while extending the 10 percent income tax surcharge through next June 30.
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Autolui
UPI
Washington
Kennedy
White House
House
Treasury
Senate
Armstrong
Whitesville
Funeral plans set for Jesse L. Whitten in Beckley
Jesse L. Whitten aged 42 of New York and formerly of Stotesbury died Thursday in a New York hospital after a short illness. The body is at Trent and Durgan Funeral Home in Beckley awaiting arrangements.
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Jesse L. Whitten
New York
N.Y
Stotesbury
New York Hospital
Trent and Durgan Funeral Home
Beckley
Mrs Sandra Lytton funeral services announced
Funeral services for Mrs. Sandra Kay Lytton 91 of 115 Mankin Ave will be held Wednesday at 1 p.m. in Melton Mortuary Chapel with Rev. Jim Franklin officiating. She died today at 2 10 a.m. after a four month illness. She was a Beckley resident, Memorial Baptist Church member, born April 4 1938 at Beaver to Bonnie Moses Lester and the late Ernest Cleveland Lester. Surviving are her husband Jack G. Lytton two sons Gregory Warren and Scott Edward a brother Sgt Dennis Lester with the U S Air Force on Formosa a sister Shirley Lilly of Cleveland and her maternal grandmother Mrs Margaret Koontz of Lake Worth Fla. Palideaters listed. The body will remain at may call after 5 p.m. Tuesday.
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Mankin Ave
Melton Mortuary Chapel
Jim Franklin
Bluefield Sanitarium
Lytton
Beckley
Memorial Baptist Church
Beaver
Bonnie Moses Lester
Newark
Del
Ernest Cleveland Lester
Jack G. Lytton
Gregory Warren
Scott Edward
Sgt
Dennis Lester
U. S. Air Force
Formosa
Wylie
Shirley) Lilly
Cleveland
Ohio
Margaret Koontz
Lakeworth
Fla
Juchard Perry
Claude
Pete) Staton
Iarold Blankenship
David Parris
Frank Blackburn
Arvel Bales
G. W. Dixon
J. E.williams Jr
Melton Mortuary
Funeral services set for Angela Milano of Sophia
Mrs Angela Milano 75 of Sophia formerly of Glen White died Saturday after a brief illness. Rosary at 7:30 p m tonight in Williams Funeral Home Sophia followed by 10 a m Tuesday Mass at Saint Francis de Sales Beckley. Born September 21 1891 in Italy she was survived by three sons a daughter and siblings. Burial Sunset Memorial Park with listed pallbearers.
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Angela Milano
Sophia
Ormerly
Glen White
Williams
St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church
Beckley
Thomas Kerrigan
Italy
Saint Francis de Sales Catholic Church
Joe
Benny Garnetti
Betroit
Mich
Frank Garnetti
Lakewood
Calif
Tony
Connie) Milano
Jack Curro
Carmela Ali
Australia
Mary Curro
Walter Lorenz
Steve Gassal
Leo Brich
Joe Culberto
Emmitt Utt
Mrs Wheeldin of Adena Laid to Rest After Brief Illness
Margaret Wheeldin 384 of Adena Ohio dies Sunday in Meadville hospital after short illness. Funeral Tuesday at Hargrave Funeral Home Chapel Adena with burial in Adena cemetery. She was mother of Thomas J Wheeldin Jr of Beckley.
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Margaret Wheeldin
Adena
Ohio
Hargrave Funeral Home
Wheeldin
Meadsville
Thomas J. Wheeldin Jr
Beckley
Belgrade Daily Calls Vietnamese Massacre Genocide
Borba condemns alleged South Vietnamese civilian killings by U.S. troops as genocide and compares them to Nazi crimes and colonial massacres. In Spain a laborer uncovers a clay pot containing a note warning would‑be treasure seekers to sweat for riches.
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U.S
Belgrade
Mrs Esther E Syme obituary held in Shady Spring
Esther Ellen Syme aged 72 of Shady Spring died after a heart attack and will be buried at Sunset Memorial Park. Funeral services are set for Tuesday at 1 pm at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home with Rev L A Garten officiating. She was born May 25 1897 in Bryson City NC daughter of Coleman and Doxie Franks Hill. She was preceded in death by her husband and leaves two stepsons Tom and Harold Syme of Chicago and a stepdaughter Mrs Margaret Thompson of Golden Gate Florida. Nephews will serve as pallbearers.
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Esther Ellen Syme
Shady Spring
Rose and Quesenberry
L. A. Garten
Sunset Memorial Park
Tom
Harold Syme
Chicago
Margaret Thompson
Golden Gate
Fla
Recaptured Con Vows To Escape Again If He Can
GALVESTON TEX (UPI) Butch Ainesworth 25 and two companions captured after a predawn jail break face murder and assault to murder charges plus armed robbery burglary car theft and kidnapping of eight people. Five men involved one killed a fellow hostage McMahon left for dead. Roper Harris and Ainesworth surrendered after pistol whipping during surrender. Sheriff calls this best security. family history marked by crime.
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Galveston
Tex
UPI
Butch Ainesworth
Butch
Ronnie Roper
Carl Bruce Harris
William ‘McMahon
McMahon
Ainsworth
Roper
Harris
Ainesworth
Fort Bend County
Bob Williamson
J. B. Kline
Rutch
Lodge Denies Secret Talks With Hanoi Delegate
Paris based UPI report says Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge rebuked North Vietnam's Thuy for claiming the United States refused secret talks. Lodge, resigning as chief U.S. negotiator, defended private meetings and said Washington sought mutual withdrawal with both sides clarifying proposals. He accused Thuy of intransigence and of demanding U.S. unilateral moves and government overthrow as conditions to talks.
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Paris
UPI
Henry Cabot Lodge
North Vietnam
United States
Lodge
U.S
Hanoi
Xuan Thy
Thay
Vietnam
Thuy
South Vietnam
Dak Dam area shows damage from suspected U S air raids
Cambodian army official Cpl Sak Sutsakhan said 26 soldiers were killed and 11 wounded in U S bombings of Dak Dam between November 16 and 18 near the Cambodian border. He noted napalm use, evacuations, a ruined soldiers school, wrecked hill positions, and a white cross marked ambulance blown off the road. An ICC tour with an American attache confirmed heavy destruction as U S planes passed overhead.
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Cambodia
APT
U.S
Cpl
Sak Sutsakhan
International Control Commission
U.N. Security Council
Saigon
Bu Prang
Vietnam
Sutsakhan
Tim Nang
Sen Monorom
ICC
Viet Massacre Probed As Independent Inquiry Sought
The Army announced an independent investigation by Peers into the My Lai massacre claims, while another inquiry continues under the Criminal Investigation Division. Lt Gen Huong Xuan Lam questioned reports of 300 to 600 slain villagers, suggesting exaggeration after talks with reporters. He noted indemnification practices by the United States for civilian casualties and damage in South Vietnam.
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Peers
Army
Vietnam
My Lai
Americal
Huong Xuan Lam
United States
South Vietnam
Splashdown men recount lunar mission success
The astronauts praised the mission as a triumph with equipment performing flawlessly despite minor failures. They recalled moments of anxiety on the moon and noted the lunar module Intrepid launch went smoothly. Nixon Christmas tree news from Ohio follows with a 20 foot fir donated to the president.
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Nixon
Kent
Ohio
UPI
White House
Roy Pierce
SRE, Inc
Craters
Conrac
Dee
Washington
Buried Rooms Found Beneath White House West Wing
Workmen digging for a new press room beneath the White House western wing uncovered two subterranean rooms from Jefferson era use. walls formed of flat rocks. pottery shards include a Benjamin Harrison plate. curator James Ketchum notes possible utilitarian or carriage house origins. rooms may be repurposed after restoration.
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Washington
IPS
White House
Thomas Jefferson
West Wing
James Ketchum
Jefferson
John Adams
Benjamin Harrison
Radio Engineer Foils Jailbreak at Monongalia County Jail
AWOL Marine James L. Schrecengost of Leavittsburg Ohio tried to force deputy Richard Tennant from a cell using a sharpened pencil tip. WAIR engineer Dave Mitchell and WVU student notified police. officers arrived and Schrecengost retreated locking the cell door ending the attempt. He and an AWOL sailor had earlier escaped to the county jail, with the sailor later captured by military authorities.
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Kgantown
UPI
Monongalia County
WAIR
James L. Schrecengost
Leavittsburg
Ohio
Richard Tennant
Joseph Bartolo
Dave Mitchell
WAJR
West Virginia University
Joe Janco
Sehrecengost
Tennant
Schrecengost
Beig
Sounty
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Roose
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Elizabeth Wire
John C. Taylor
Phillip G. Young
Williams Funeral Home
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Dewey Wilson
Kenneth Overdorff
Beary Mountain
Thurmond
Young
Beckley Hospital
Pomeroy
Cincinnati Dental College
Glen Rogers
First Baptist Church of
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IOOF
Russell McKay
Hampton ,Thomas
Jerry Polk, Jr
Cecil Richards
Watson Bowman
Russell Bowman
W. G. Mooney
Guy Hunt
Clyde Weddell
Bunk Weddell
Mrs
Ruby Sloan
White Oak Free Will Baptist Church
Ruby Harper Sloan
Fosterville
Charleston
Kanawhally
Ernest Barley
Pineview
Orgas
Eugene Wells Or Ee
Bonnie B. Kitts
Bonnie Bette Kitts
Winter Haven
Raleigh County Health Department
Winter Haven Hospital
Dade County Heath Department
Charleston General Hospital
Medical College of Virginia
McComas
W. P. Belle
Shelby Kitts
Karen Kitts
Gainesville
Lillian Monroe
Katherine Perkowski
Deloris Mullens
Willie Hill
Nancy Barr
Polk
Sandra Lytton
M. Wheeldin
Eri
Mequiarty
Colonel Sanders
Valley Drive
Esther E. Syme
Con
Meckley Plaza
Franck Frins
Cabo
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