Two Enter Pleas In Unarmed Robbery Trial Opens
In Raleigh County Criminal Court today two defendants entered pleas as jurors heard details of an unarmed robbery. Ernest Bates of Beckley pled guilty to burglary and drunkenness while James Bike of Sprague was charged with taking $1 from David Billings and faced opening statements as prosecutor Kierkley Lilly outlined the case. George Lambert Jr. of Coal City pleaded guilty to drunken charges and awaits sentencing on November 25. A jury list included Alys, Reba Wills, Mrs. Init Atwood, and others as a microphone and speaker were installed in the witness box.
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James Bika
Sprague
David Hilings
Kierkley Lilly
Wika
W. C St. Clair
Billings
Mls
Bike
Joseph J. Luchini
George Lambert Jr
Coalt City
Hates
Alys
Reba Wills
Init Atwood
Frank Ratcliffe
Winn G. Rader
Donald B. Wines
Kenneth Tee Thurstan
Harold E. Pack
Joh Mitcheny
Cameron Farley
Joseph Ramsey
BE. L. Allenbaugh
Ea Fink
Maybelle Glenn
Hearing Opens On Crash At Kanawha Port
National Transportation Safety Board opened a public hearing in Charleston to probe the Piedmont crash at Kasiwha Airport on August 10. Survivors Barbara Schiller and Thomas Weigner were to testify along with Piedmont and FAA officials. The F-227 Carhopor accident, in fog, sent wreckage along the runway edge before flames. Findings and a summary are planned within 20 days with a final report months away.
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Charleston
UPI
National Transportation Safely Boned
Kasiwha
Barbara Schiller
Cincinnati
Miss Schiller
Thomas Weigner
Charleston Memorial Hospital
Louis M. Thayer
National Transportation Safety Board
Voigner
Piiedmont
Federal Aviation Agency
Kanawha
Washington
Vietnam War Front Reports New U S Casualties Near Saigon
From Saigon an on page update says U S troops killed one more near Pan Thiet while paratroopers killed ten Communists in the area. In the Mekong Delta a guerrilla attack killed three South Vietnamese officials as 18 B 52 sorties hit camps near the Cambodian border and northwest of Saigon. Washington reports intelligence that captures indicate a possible major Viet Cong attack on Saigon, aided by seized arms and food.
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U.S
Pan Thiet
Mekong
South Vietnam
Ling Mainy
Washington
Consid
More Warsaw Troops Leave
Warsaw forces withdraw from occupied areas of Czechoslovakia amid confirmations from Soviet and Pravda reports. Hungarian and Polish troops depart as Moscow cites Kremlin accord. Warm farewells mark the troop pullback amid the broader pact era movements.
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Czechoslovakia
Russie I Press
Moscow
Rad Star
Kremlin
Pravda
Miners to Meet in Raleigh County Courthouse
The Raleigh County Chapter of the Disabled Miners and Widows will hold a 7 pm meeting Friday in the Raleigh County courthouse. Organizer Orval Bryant said attorney P. W. Tendricks of Madison will be present, and House of Delegates members from Raleigh County have been invited.
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The
Disabled Miners and Widows, Tne
Rtaleigh County
Orval
Bryant
P. W. Tendricks
Madison
House of Delegates
Two Brothers Shot in Bluefield. One Charged
James Eaton 38 of Bluefield was shot three times in the abdomen and once in the chest at a cousin’s home. Jennings Eaton, also wounded, was later listed in satisfactory condition. Leonard Steward 47 of Bluefield, a cousin, faced two assault counts and was released on 1600 dollars bond. Police did not state if further charges would follow pending Eaton’s death.
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James Eaton
Eaton
Jennings Eaton
Wart Electric Co
Leonard Steward
Alvo
Eaton Brothers
Steward
Anti American Riots Hit Tokyo Station
In a nationwide antiwar protest, rock throwing students seized Tokyo's busiest rail hub and police moved in at Shinjuku Station arresting over 700. Police reported about 100 injuries as leftist groups linked to Okinan songakuren backed the action opposing the US Japan security treaty amid Vietnam war protests.
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Vietnam
Moore Slander Suit Filed Against Three Named
In Marshall County Circuit Court GOP subservational candidate Arch A. Morgan sues Moore for 1.01 million alleging defamation. Defendants include Jon J. McOwen Julia Wedice Cumie and Mare, with claims of insults and testimony in court. Earlier suit by Anderson alleges Moore misrepresented his firm’s status during legislative service.
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Ted Monday
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GOP
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Jon J. McOwen
Hantington
Julyi Wedice Cumie
Wheelie
Rengi Mac Aulerson
Moore
Lonstrucd Ag
Anderson
Nmhrough
Mal Moore
House of Representa Bs
Wirtz Discusses Election Problems At Meeting
Wirtz outlined an upcoming meeting to discuss election problems with a focus on a working session Monday evening. The event centers on precinct leadership and designated group coordination under the county Democratic Executive Committee officials including Wesley Smith and Joe Asbury.
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Wits
Vincipal
Bonzalina
Simpkins
Sisotan
Wesley Smith
Democratic Executive Committee
Borlrisuyz
Joe Asbury
Jim All
Wes Thompson
Boston Green
Kessler Plumley
John Pate
Jim
Funeral services for Rev G F Baker in Marion Heights
The Rev G F Baker, 43, of Harlem Beigtls will be honored Thursday at 1 p m at the Contr Wf Cluieh in Marion Heights with Revs Linvid Powell and W M Jones officiating. Burial follows at Greenwood Memorial Park. The body will be moved from the Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Home to the residence at 2 p m Wednesday.
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F. Baker
Harlem
Cluieh
Marion Heights
Linvid Powell
W. M. Jones
Greenwood Memorial Park
Ritchie and Johnson
Vesidenes Fabs
P.m. Weinesilsy
Deaths and Funerals James Stanley Buck Coffee Services
Buck Coffee Services for James Stanley Buck, 68, of Herndon, will be held at 1 am Wednesday at Bailey Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. I Will Doel in charge. Burial will follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens at Princeton. He died Saturday night in hospital. The family will receive friends after 4 pm today at the funeral home.
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Bailey
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Roselawn
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Walter Foster final rites set in Kincaid Church
Walter Foster final rites will be held at Kincaid Church of God with Rev. Millian Childress in charge. Burial will be in High Lawn Memorial Park. Foster died 6 20 pm Wednesday at his home after a long illness. He was a disabled coal miner last employed by Ogilby Norton Coal Co. at Richwood. Born May 45 1944 in Pate he was the son of the late Albert J Poster and Mrs Phosey Mads Foster of Kincaid. Surviving: wife Sally A Lilly Foster two sons Larry Allen of Toledo Ohio Walter Lacy Jr of Oak Hills three daughters Mrs Hitchard Alama Perry Diana Foster and Miss Ginger Foster four brothers Buren Garrett Carl and Dimler John Poster and four sisters Mrs Janes Messie Browning Mrs William Marcevlina Sayer Mrs Earl Grace Bolan and Mrs Thibert Trane Johnson. Friends may call at Tyree Funeral Home in Oak Till after the pan. today.
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Messie) Browning
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Marcevline Sayer
Oak Hill
Earl
Grace) Bolan
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Mus
Thibert
Trane) Johnson
Detroit
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Graveside services for James Lewis and family death notices
Mrs Francy Laxton graveside services for James Lewis, son of Arthur Stanley, 61, of Coal City, were held with the Pine Groves Community Church cemetery at Ravencliff. Rev Dewey Wilson officiated. Burial followed in the family plot. Survivors include wife Myrtle Parker Stiles and numerous relatives. Funeral home arrangements by Evans in Oceana.
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Mrs Myra Crawford Funeral Rites Held at Mil Creek
Funeral services for Myra W Crawford 71 of Beckley were held at the Mil Creek Presbyterian Church with Rev A M Johnson officiating. Burial followed at Mill Creek Cemetery. She died Monday at Huntington hospital after illness born Mill Creek March 2 1897 daughter of Eveline Ward and the late Joseph Ward. Survived by two daughters Jack Belly Doe Wilson of Miami Florida and Mrs James F Howekins of Newberry three grandchildren one sister Mel Lilkin Stalnaker of Elkins and one brother Hudson Ward of Beverly. Body at Melton Mortuary with friends invited after 6 p.m. today.
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Beckley
Pont
Wediestry
Mil Creek
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Mill Creek
Crawford
Western State
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First Baptist Church
M Jack
Belly Doe) Wilson
Mian, Fla
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Margaret) Howekins
Newiey
Mel. Lilkin Stalnaker
Elgles
Hudson Ward
Beverly
Board expands sick leave and funds West Liberty projects
The State Board of Education approved full pay after 20 days for non academic staff, with 0.20 day increments for partial days, excluding part timers. It postponed the West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission status and set debts and bonds for West Liberty State College projects including student union and dormitories, plus a Marshall University student union center contract worth 3.28 million pending sale of bonds at the November meeting.
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Westfinia Sucontiry School Actitles Commission
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Avd
Youristouve and Co
Charleston
Arce
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Governeent
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Wwente
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Tant
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John Tester Sons, Inc
Clinton, Md
Herd
Political Roundup highlights Nixon and Humphrey campaigns
The column surveys campaign clashes as Nixon slams Humphrey and Muskie while Hasidic and Jewish groups align against the Democratic ticket. Nixon campaigns from Ohio to Corpus Christi with Agnew on the ticket, detailing law and order and education. Muskie defends the Kerry era and positions, citing the Vietnam conflict and postwar growth. Polls show Nixon leading in some surveys, with undecided voters and shifting support among Wallace backers.
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Washington
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Vietnam
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LeMay
Tromphres
Sundsey
Alove Nixon
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Mumphrey
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Ayter
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Apollo 7 Mission Returns to Earth After Orbit
Apollo 7 returns to Earth aboard the Essex after a successful orbital mission. The crew's health is stable with minor complaints, while the spacecraft demonstrated the readiness of systems for lunar flight. The mission marked a triumphant step in America’s space program, with postflight checks and studies planned at North American Rockwell, Downie, California.
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Funeral service for Mrs Julia Tasniem in St Francis church
Mrs Julia Tasniem Watson 57 of Mabseotl will lie in state and mass said at 20 a.m. Thursday at St Francis de Sales for Arts. Burial at Sunset Memorial Park. She died Monday after a long illness. Born May 48, 1L, she was a daughter of Lewis and Jessica Evoole. Survived by son Heber Watson Jr. of Tampa and daughter Mrs Robert Rhodes of Mabscott, three sisters, one brother. Funeral arrangements at Calfee Funeral Home.
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Jessica Evoole
St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church
Beher Watson
Culut
Andrew Kreale
Wibnington
Del
Calfee Funeral
BPW Continues Hearings On Property Assessments
Charlington hearings on tentative property assessments for public utilities open with Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co Americai Telephone and Telegraph Co and railroads present. Total assessments reach about 1 028 billion a first time above 1 billion. BPW considers reductions and exemptions while Tax Department drafts tentative figures.
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Public Service
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Palley
Laloner Anid
Arias Flies From Refuge To Washington
Panama’s Arias left refuge and flew in a U S government plane to Washington amid Canal Zone tensions. Officials said the move aimed to prevent unrest after a day of political upheaval and that aides accompanied him, including presidency minister and two others.
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Fikteoranda Nicosin
Humberto Calamari
Jacata Salas
Demo Chairman Hits Claim By GOP Candidate
Democratic State Chairman Andy DiTrapano rebutted Arch Moore's claim to be a fulltime congressman noting Moore missed 420 of 2,?34 votes over 12 years. The GOP counters highlighted Moore's long service record and queried the definition of fulltime. In other news, Pfc. Gary W. Martini of Charleston, West Virginia, posthumously received the Medal of Honor for heroism in Vietnam, dragged a comrade to safety, and died of wounds. the ceremony honored Martini and two fellow Marines.
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Arch Moore
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Moore
Congress
West Virginia
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Uetis
Cyne White
Washington
UPI
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Vietnam
Milion
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Charleston
W. Va
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Tinh Son
South Vietnam
David G. Messer
Stredviln Creek
Martini
Lance
William J. Howleeau
Lawrence
Mass
Martin
Dexington
Frankford
Greahier County
President Johnson congratulates Apollo 7 astronauts
President Johnson congratulated the Apollo 7 crew aboard the recovery ship during a public greeting. He praised space cooperation, thanked James Webb and the team, and expressed desire to meet the astronauts again with Mrs. Johnson. Commander Waller Schirra, along with Donn Slayton and Watt Cunningham, expressed their gratitude to the president.
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James) Webb
Waller Selilra
Donna Heats
Watt Cunninghaw
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