Moore to Visit Viet Nam Behind Lines Nov. 11
Rep Arch A Moore Jr R West Virginia plans a November 11 trip behind the lines in Viet Nam to assess morale among American troops facing the Viet Cong. He intends to talk with military and diplomatic officials, examine help to U S soldiers, and study issues in battle torn areas including refugees. He aims to inform House deliberations on Southeast Asia policy.
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Arch A. Moore Jr
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Viet Nam
U. S
Traffic deaths total 368 in 1965 UPI report
United Press International reports 368 fatalities in 1965 after weekend crashes, three fewer than this date last year. Four lives were lost in West incidents, including a 74 year old woman in a two car collision and Ronald Carroll, 36, of Clarkburg.
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West
Carroll
Clarksburg
Deaths and Funerals Beckley Sunday
Beckley death notices report Mrs Bish born October 20, 1897 died after illness. Funeral services planned in Baltimore with body at Moran Funeral Home. Also listed are funeral plans for Frank Bowles, a retired real estate dealer, with rites at 2 p.m. at the cemetery. He was a First Methodist Church member and survived by family. Friends may visit the funeral home after 2 p.m. Tuesday.
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Enhower Drive
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Harper
Baltimore
Moran Funeral Home
Ira Stewart
Glen Rogers
Addie Stewart
Matheny
First Methodist Church
Death of Albert Hedgecock 17 in Beckley home
Albert Lee Hedgecock aged 17 of 606 Scott Ave Beckley died at 1 30 am after a long illness He was a charter member of the First Baptist Church of Beckley Survived by wife Vergie Stover a son Robert Bristol Tenn two brothers Walter F Scott Vance M Supply and one sister Mrs Bullock Funeral services will be conducted at Mount Tabor Cemetery Be eswell follows the arrangements at Calfee Funeral Home until the hour
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Thinte Biichie
Sarah Johnson Ecock
Raleigh County
First Baptist Church of
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Vergie Stover
Robert
Bristol
Tenn
Walter F
Arabscott
Vance M
Supply
On Bullock
Ber
Mount Ta
Calfee
Final rites for Fred N. Stewart art in Mullens
Funeral services for 84 year old Fred N Stewart will be held at 11 a m Wednesday in the Sam Foglesong Chapel Mullens with Reverend Kenneth Watkins officiating Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Park Beckley Stewart died at 3 20 am Sunday
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Fred N. Stewart
Mullens
Sam Foglesong
Kenneth Watkins
Sunset Memorial Park
Beckley
Stewart
Notary Public Swears in J. Colleway Brows
Margaret B. Webber administers oath to J. Colleway Brows on October 21, 1965, before a notary. Notary’s commission expiration noted as October 19, 1969.
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Stete
W. Va
Releigh
Margeret
Webber
J. Colleway Brows
Margaret B. Webber
McQueen Family Loss Connected to Football Hall of Fame
Beckley dies of an apparent heart attack. Survived by son J William McQueen of Liberty Missouri a Woodrow Wilson High School graduate and Football Hall of Fame member and daughter Mrs Carolyn Wright of Enid Arkansas.
Final rites for Frank Rhodes 60 Amigo
Funeral services for Frank Rhodes 60 of Amigo were held after a 5 30 p m death at Amigo Baptist Church with the Rev Har officiating, burial at Sunset Memorial Park in Beckley. Nease and Neely Funeral Home in Mullens hosted calling hours this afternoon.
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Amigo Baptist Church
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Gong
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Neely
Mullens
Anti-Tank Gun Used In Robbery
In Syracuse burglars used a 20 mm anti-tank gun to smash through walls at Brink's Armored Car Service Co. and steal about $100,000 in cash and $300,000 in checks. Investigators estimate a half dozen men participated. break in occurred between 2 and 3 a.m. and was not found until after 8 a.m. Acetylene masks and shells were recovered.
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Funeral services for Marie McDonald draw small turnout
In Glendale California actress Marie McDonald who died Thursday received a modest funeral with a little over fifty attendees at the Church and a procession at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Entombment followed in the Freedom Mausoleum.
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UPI
Hollywood
Marie McDonald
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Freedom Mausoleum
Three Accused Rights Killers To Be Arraigned
Three men indicted in July for the killing of Robert P. Brewster, a Calhoun County judge, will be arraigned next month. Brewster died after being shot in the back near John Hardy Hill. The trio, free on bond, face charges ranging from vagrancy to assault. investigators, FBI, and state officials pursued the case with rewards posted by local citizens and Governor Wallace.
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Here
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George C. Wallace
Strange
Jimmy Knight
Fulbright Attacks Defense Dept Power and CIA Influence
Sen Fulbright condemns the Defense Department's growing sway citing McNamara and budget control. He asserts the department pressures Congress through large appropriation requests and even wields influence in Arkansas. Former secretary cites Viet Nam and Korea efforts, downplaying demonstrators as not dangerous.
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Viet Nam
U.S
Picasso Turns 85 Amid Seclusion At Mougins Villa
Pablo Picasso, 85, remains intensely private in a hilltop Mougins villa after withdrawing from Cannes birthday celebrations. Neighbors note his isolation and gatekeeping as critics cite his prolific output with hundreds of canvases in recent years.
Addresses Young Republican Club GOP Chairman Sees Dim Future
Huntington, UP I report quotes state GOP executive chairman John Shott of Bluefield saying he cannot foresee success for Republican candidates in 1966 and 1968 elections. He blames outflow of young people and warns against dependence on federal support. He also comments that a bipartisan constitutional convention is needed and that the governor’s office should be strengthened by law.
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Underwood
Marines Face Night Raid Near Da Nang Rescue
Marines in a patrol near Da Nang, amid Viet Cong territory, endured a perilous withdrawal under rocket attack. Three Marines were wounded by Communist fire, one later killed by a mine, and a wounded Marine with a Purple Heart was delirious. Names listed: Pfc. John Balter, Lance Cpl. Ronnie Wilson, Pvt. Michael Water, and Pvt. Robert E. Swanson.
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Thanh Binh
da Nang
Congress debating higher federal minimum wage proposal
Congress continues discussion on a bill to raise the federal minimum wage above the current $1.25 per hour. The measure awaits action in both the Senate and House, with a committee seeking to boost the wage further.
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Senate
House
Lynch Named To Bar Association Board
CHARLESTON West Virginia. The state bar association wrapped its three day convention naming Howard Caplan of Clarksburg as president succeeding Zane Grey Staker of Williamson. Five directors were added to the 16 member board including J Brooks Lawson Williamson Houston A Smith Hamlin Gary J Triplett Berk Lynch Seager and Arthur F Kingdon Bluefield. Fred L Davis Jr Parkersburg was elected chairman of the bar’s junior section for members 35 and under.
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UPI
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Clarksburg
Caplan
Zane Grey
Williamson
Shatter Jr
Madison
Osher Parsons
J. Brooks Lawson
Houston A. Smith
Hamlin
Gary J
Wilson Flying To Rhodesia
British Prime Minister Harold Wilson flies to Salisbury Rhodesia to discuss Rhodesia's offer of advancement for the black majority with Prime Minister Ian Smith. Wilson travels with key aides and officials, with a refueling stop planned in Nairobi possibly for talks with Kenya President Jomo Kenyatta before meeting Smith.
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UPI
Harold Wilson
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Nasution Urges Sukarno to Purge Communists
In Singapore Indonesian Defense Minister Abdul Haris Nasution urged President Sukarno to purge political groups backing the abortive coup. Though not naming the PKI, the army clearly targeted the Communists as chief plotters in the failed bid.
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UPI
Abdul Haris Nasution
Sukarno
Indonesian Communist Party
PKI
B52 Strikes Viet Cong Area Near Saigon Mark 54th Attack
Strategic Air Command B52 bombers based in Guam hit a Viet Cong area 30 miles northwest of Saigon today. It marks the 54th B52 raid of the war as American forces report Viet Cong tied to their machine guns and exposed to bombs napalm rockets can non fire and machine gun fire.
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Saigon
March protests loom after court ruling in Alabama
March organize a protest against the court decision as Black Belt residents gather at the Lowndes County courthouse in Hayneville. King labels the acquittal a tragic act of justice denied and denounces Rhodesia’s push for unilateral independence, calling out white minority rule and urging action.
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Lowndes County
King
Hayneville
Rhodesia
Britain
Second Trial In Hall Murder Case Gets Under Way Here Today
The second trial in the murder case against Okvey Bailey began in Criminal Court. Mrs. Bailey, 44, stands accused of killing Mrs. Geraldine Hall Pickshin near her home last September. A ten man two woman jury was deadlocked after five hours following a two day trial that ended June 30. Jurors include Anthony Misiti Charles Anderson Cecil Wright Fred G Basham Louise H Beasley Mrs E W Wilburn Jimmy L Parker Forrest J Akers David Creager Jesse Athey Robert L Adkins and Mrs Veda Carmen with Harold Blankenship as alternate. Other jurors were excused until 9:30 a m Wednesday by Judge Harry L McCreery. In other action today a warrant was issued and bond forfeited in a breaking and entering case against Wetzel Meadows who failed to appear. Cases disposed of today docketed for hearing Tuesday included Jerry Bennett charged with drugs. The case was postponed due to illness of the defendant’s aid at D D Ashworth who is to a hospital. Held open were cases against Elgie Lee Mathews charged with grand larceny Fred Howard Plumley grand larceny who has no attorney and Thomas Dewey Treadway also charged with grand larceny but confined in a federal system. A plea of nolo contendere was entered by Ray Clinton Washington on an embezzlement charge. He was sentenced to 110 years but granted two years probation on motion of his attorney David Kennedy. A case was charged with about $5 000 from the Stanford rial Fund where she was secretary during five years. His case was tried in June and hung jury on July 13 after six hours of deliberation.
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Harry L. McCreery
Wetzel Meadows
Jerry Bennett
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D. D. Ashworth
Elgie Lee Mathews
Fred Howard Plumley
Manslaughter Charges For Pittsburgh Cop Declared
Pittsburgh patrolman Robert Macbeth 36 is charged with manslaughter in the fatal shooting of Lewis Hardy 25 at a dice game raid. Macbeth and John Fitzgerald 26 fired warning shots as Hardy fled, a bullet striking Hardy in the chest. Macbeth faces coroner’s inquest and possible police trial board. Fitzgerald suspended briefly. The mayoral commission on human relations will review the case.
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UPI
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Robert G. Mac
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James W. Slusser
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Law panel debates Fifth Amendment witness refusals
Committee Chairman Edwin E. Willis and others voiced that the Fifth Amendment should not stop a witness from withholding documents tied to his position but not to him personally. A committee source cited such refusals as a troubling trend seen last week.
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Edwin E. Willis
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Brawl prompts deeper police probe at tavern scene
Police troopers A C Bartlett and R A Perry described the afternoon fracas as the darndest day they ever saw. They reported an uproar at a tavern where another woman was shot in the leg and a man fired bullets that ricocheted. Names were not learned.
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Barlett
R. A. Perry
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Downed pilot tormented by ants before rescue
Air Force Captain Melvin C. Elliott of Glendale endured a 36 hour trek in jungle near Plei Me after his A1E Skyraider was shot down while supporting a U.S. outpost. Rescued by an Air Force helicopter crew, Elliott described the ants as the worst part amid cuts and a possible strep infection.
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Saigon
U.S
Elliott
Air Force
Dale L. Potter
Joseph, Ore
David G. Henry
Philadelphia
Richard A. Cannon
Bucktow
Leon Fullwood
South
TVA contract case opens fourth week of testimony
Chattanooga Tennessee district labor violence case proceeds under federal Judge Frank Wilson Jr. with a TVA contract dispute and jury. Albert Pass of Middlesboro Kentucky says pickets acted without international office authority. Howard Madewell District 19 rep alleges his home was dynamited and four union halls burned during the coal field strike, claiming bullets damaged ear holes and naming no one specific as responsible.
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Seybi
Gemini 6 mission watchful as launch teams await fate
Amid a tense countdown and mixed weather, NASA reported Gemini 6 faced propulsion and guidance issues as Agena and Titan 2 prepared for a joint launch. Officials warned the mission could be delayed to 1966 if docking and rendezvous are not resolved, while Gemini 7 would stand in if Gemini 6 is postponed.
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