Pensions Rise for United Mine Workers Members
A $15 monthly increase becomes effective Oct 1 for about 9,000 retired miners in District 29, with 69,000 eligible nationwide including 20,000 in West Virginia. The raise lifts pensions to $100 from $85 as fund trustees cite improved finances from hospital sales, higher coal sales, and an active Organizing Committee. District 29 covers Greenbrier, Mercer, Raleigh, Fayette, Wyoming, and McDowell counties.
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United Mine Workers
District 29
West Virginia
Raymond Humphries
Charleston
UMW
Humphries
UMW Welfare and Retirement Fund
John L. Lewis
Henry G. Schmidt
North American Coal Corp
Cleveland
Ohio
Josephine Roche
Miami
Fla
George Titler
Beckley
UMW District 29
Treasury
UMW Fund
Greenbrier
Mercer
Raleigh
Fayette
Wyoming
McDowell Counties
Lover Charged With Murder Of Scientist's Wife
Victor Fassere 36, described as a casual lover, was re arrested in Dearborn Michigan and charged with murder in the strangulation death of Edna Lee 32 wife of a Chinese nuclear scientist. Det. Charles Schlachter said Fassere admitted the affair but denied killing her. Friends said Fassere previously twice tried to strangle her during disputes.
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UPS
Charles Schlachter
Victor Fassere
Dearborn
Mich
Schlachter
Fassere
Edna Lee
Lee
Captain White founder of Emeritus Club in 1951
Captain White, WVU Emeritus Club founder in 1951, recently earned the University’s Order of Vandalia for outstanding alumnus service. He was admitted to the Marion County bar in 1900, practiced in Fairmont for 32 years defending Standard Oil interests, then joined Hope Natural Gas Co. in 1932, retiring about a decade ago. Survived by daughter Mrs. John S. Ewing of Pittsburgh and widow, with son Kemble Jr. killed in World War II. last WVU Class of 1898 member besides Dr. Joseph L. Henderson of Austin, Texas. Graveside services set for Saturday at Bridgeport Cemetery.
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WVU
University
Order of Vandalia
Marion County
White
Fairmont
Standard Oil Co
Hope Natural Gas Co
West Virginia Volunteer Infantry
Convict Kills Himself During Prison Visit
A convict tied to the 1954 Moskovitz kidnapping died by suicide in a Vacaville prison library room as college students watched. Harold Jackson, 63, plunged a knife into his heart after California Adult Authority denied parole from the State Medical Facility. His accomplice, Joseph Lear, 54, is set for release in December from Mira Monte Conservation Camp.
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Vacaville
Calif
Apt
Harold Jackson
San Francisco
Leonard Moskovitz
Jackson
California Adult Authority
Moskovitz
Joseph Lear
Mira Monte
Fresno County
Betsy Threat Lashes Caribbean Alert Levels Rise
Betsy near Grand Turk Island prompts max hurricane alert there while Cape Kennedy spaceport remains under preliminary alert. San Salvador reports rains and 25 mph winds as Eleuthera tracking station strengthens hurricane precautions.
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Fleuthern Cay
Grand Turk Island
Cape Kennedy Spaceport
San Salvador
Eleuthera
Khrushchev Hospitalized For Checkup
Nikita S. Khrushchev, 72, has been in a Moscow hospital for two weeks for a routine medical checkup and is expected to be released soon to return to his country villa. Sources say he remains in fair health despite being ousted from power nearly a year ago. He and his wife Nina Petrovna have resided at a government villa en route to Smolensk, with a Moscow apartment nearby and limited access for foreign officials.
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Moscow
UPI
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Nina Petrovna
Smolensk
Usovo
Khrushchevs
Staro Konushenny No. 19
Kremlin
Johnson hails education bill to nourish human potential
United Press International quotes President Johnson praising Senate approval of a higher education bill. He says the act has many provisions but only one purpose to nourish human potential today so the nation can realize its promise tomorrow.
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Washington
Johnson
Senate
Marine helicopters double reach in South Vietnam
Col William G Johnson commander of a Marine air group with five helicopter squadrons landed in South Viet Nam announcing that the unit has more than doubled Marine helicopter strength there. He said we brought all we need to stay and fight.
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Saigon
William G. Johnson
South Viet Nam
MacArthur's confession on De Long ruby return
West Palm Beach multi millionaire John D. Mac Arthur says he bribed someone to recover the 100 carat De Long ruby stolen last year from the American Museum of Natural History. He describes the restitution as part of his effort to retrieve the gem.
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West Palm Beach
Fla
John D. MacArthur
American Museum of Natural History
S.O.B
Judge Reviews Five Long Haired Musicians in Court
In Los Angeles Superior Court Judge A A Scott hears five long haired musicians seek approval of recording and agency contracts. He asks, I don't know whether they are girls or boys. The scene captures an early look at a music acts taking formal steps.
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Los Angeles
A.A. Scott
Massachusetts To Hire Canadian Apple Pickers
Massachusetts began hiring 350 Canadians to help pick a rapidly ripening apple crop. The move follows Labor Secretary Wirtz approving the state use of Canadian labor after local unemployed workers wouldn’t fill jobs. Earlier, similar authorization allowed Maine New Hampshire Vermont and Rhode Island to hire 745 Canadians.
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Boston
UPI
Massachusetts
W. Willard Wirtz
Wirtz
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Rhode Island
GOP Position Paper On Civil Rights Issued
Washington UP I reports the GOP Coordinating Committee released a position paper on civil rights. The document praises Republican records, criticizes the Johnson administration, and urges full implementation of the 1964 Civil Rights Act authority to desegregate public schools, with Senator Hugh Scott endorsing the shift to a more inclusive platform.
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Washington
UPI
National Gop Coordinating Committee
Republican National Committee
GOP
United States
Hugh Scott
Retarded Son Blamed Initially Woman Confesses Murder
A Shaker Heights mother, Mari ann Colby, 40, admitted she held the pistol that killed John Cremer Young Jr., 8, in her home Aug. 24 and said the shooting was accidental while dropping laundry. She had earlier claimed her retarded son Dane, 9, killed the boy and that she hid the body to protect him. Colby is jailed on first degree murder charges after signing a statement refuting her prior version.
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Cleveland, Ohio
UPI
Shaker Heights
Carl Longstreet
Mariann Colby
John Cremer Young Jr
Dane
Colby
Gates Mills
Board plans funding for county education programs approved
Board discussed 55 counties submitting 92 plans under a $1 million education program, with most paid or pending. Officials noted focus on reading arts social studies and math and that many plans await approval. Other actions included renovations at Hazel Atlas and West Liberty facilities and delaying Shepherd College admin renovation.
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Genevieve Starcher
H. K. Baer
Perce Ross
Bluefield State
L. B. Allen
West Liberty
Shepherd College
Lawmakers weigh 150 mile per hour rail pilot route
Congress Johnson notes negotiators to meet on a proposal for a Boston to Washington D C high speed railway. The House and Senate bills authorize a pilot project to boost the industry and economic activity. The House Appropriations Committee approved a 3.28 billion foreign aid bill, $75 million under the earlier maximum.
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Johnson
House
Senate
Boston
Washington, D.C
House Appropriations Committee
Congress
Farm Subsidy Bill Nearer Passage in Senate
The 1965 farm subsidy bill with a grain sales restriction amendment and without the House cotton provision cleared the Senate Agriculture Committee by 12-3. A four-year program, matching an already approved House bill, moves closer to final passage.
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Washington
UPI
Senate Agriculture Committee
House
Kashmir fighting escalates as Pakistan advances toward Jammu
Reports conflicting over battles along the Kashmir front with Pakistan claiming a major push into Indian held territory and India denying a breakthrough. India cites air strikes and artillery halting the advance near Chamb while Pakistan reports 28 miles gained toward Akhnur and near Naushera.
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India
Pakistan
Chenab
Akhnur
Jammu
New Delhi
Chamb
Jhangar
Naushera
Kashmir
Karachi
U.S
United States
Viet Nam Helicopter Squadrons Clash Near Da Nang
U S Marine patrol near Da Nang engages Viet Cong positions five miles southeast of the city killing one guerrilla. Three wounded VC captured with grenades and documents. In Saigon a U S sentry wounded by a fragmentation grenade. Air action records 545 sorties and heavy damage to buildings and sampans.
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da Nang
Chu Lai
Saigon
U.S
U. S. Air Force
U. S. Navy
U. S. Marine Corps
South Vietnamese Air Force
State Job Total Is Up 23 300
West Virginia’s employment rose by 23 300 to 572 400, per the State Employment Security Department. Unemployed increased 700, workforce up 21 800 from mid-August 1964, unemployment rate fell to 7.3 from 7.4. Idle workers rose 3 900 mid-June to mid-August due to seasonal layoffs and vacations. Non agricultural wages up 478 600 since June as manufacturing paused while non-manufacturing rose.
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Charleston
UPI
State
West Virginia
Coleman Reunion Held Kilsyth
The Greene Coleman family held a reunion in Kilsyth on Sunday attended by Mr. and Mrs. Greene Coleman and their children in law and daughters including Patricia Lynn of MacCorkle Avenue Chesapeake Adrian Keeney and daughters Sharon Kay Pamela Sue of Oak Hill Jack Mace of Charleston Lotty Humphrey Glen Daniel Bernice Coleman and Della Coleman with Ralph Kathy Bill Coleman Howard Stover Chery and Howard Jr. Dayton Ohio and great grandson Greg Bailey Pax.
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Kilsyth
Greene Coleman
Henry Miller
Patricia Lynn
MacCorkle Avenue
Chesapeake
Adrian Keeney
Sharon Kay
Pamela Sue
Oak Hill
Jack Mace
O'Dell Ave
Charleston
Lotty Humphrey
Glen Daniel
Bernice Coleman
Dayton
Ohio
Della Coleman
Ralph and
Kathy
Bill Coleman
Price Hill
Howard Stover
Chery and
Howard Jr
Greg Bailey
Pax
Dignitaries Help Dedicate Pike Island Dam Dedication
Area leaders from Ohio and West Virginia join Senator Byrd and Senator Young for the Pike Island Locks and Dam dedication near Wheeling. Lt Gen Cassidy will speak as the project marks a $56 million milestone and a boost to Ohio River tonnage as 36 locks become 13. The four day Heritage holidays program includes tours, a pro game, a horse show and an art show.
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William F. Cassidy
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
Pike Island
Ohio River
Wheeling Area Community Development Conference
Ohio
West Virginia
Independence Hall
Quirks and Oddities From Global Desks
London and Birmingham dispatches detail odd reporting quirks and light events. Leslie Holland explains wore out uniform awaiting approval as gardening clothes. Charlies Conrad III’s boys arrive barefoot, Mother cites CARE packages. a termite “bomb” scare ends up a misread floorboard tick. the WHO band’s van theft unfolds as they shop for a watchdog. two men named Janet Cowling wed at St James Church by coincidence on the same day.
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London
UPI
Janet Cowing
St. James
Peter Fountain
Michael Goodall
Janet Cowling
Nottingham
Czechs Defect to Austria Land in Lanfeuzersdorf
Two Czech Slovak pilots flew over the Iron Curtain Sunday night and landed in Lanfeuzersdorf near Vienna. They refused to leave their single engine plane until villagers convinced them they were no longer in Communist territory.
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Vienna
UPI
Lanfeuzersdorf
Deaths and Funerals Jesse A. MecMillion 66
Jesse A. MecMillion 66 of South Fayette Street died early today in a local hospital after an extended illness born August 5 1889 in Ash County North Carolina was a retired coal miner Survived by two daughters Lorrine Pinkard Beckley and Ruth Rogers Washington D C a son James Dearborn Mich eight daughters Jenivene Wood Naomi Pentington Belema Pierson Marie Brown Clarinda Duff June Keller Sally Thewes a sister Sally Bellew 23 grandchildren and three great grandchildren The body at Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor with services at Dodd Payne Funeral Home Fayetteville and church service to follow.
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Jesse A. MecMillion
South Fayette St
Ash County
N.C
Lorrine Pinkard
Beckley
Ruth Rogers
Washington, D. C
Trula Harris
Norfolk
Irene Bass
Crumpler
Lillie Wolf
North Carolina
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor
James
Dearborn
Mich
Jenivene Wood
Naomi Pennington
Fayetteville
Belema Pierson
Charlotte
N. C
Marie Brown
Clarinda Duff
France. Duff
Charleston
June Keller
Barboursville
Sally Thewes
Sally Bellew
Glen Morgan
Dodd- Payne Funeral Home
Final rites for Claude Bunch held at Coal Marsh Church
Claude Bunch aged 56 of Lester died Monday night after an extended illness. Funeral services were held at 2 p m today at Coal Marsh Baptist Church Glen Daniel with Rev Johnny Rollins officiating. Burial was in Bailey Cemetery Maple Meadow with pallbearers Arnold Bailey Winifred Bailey Walter Bailey Carmen Bailey Omar Bailey Clinton Bailey and Clark Daniel.
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Claude Bunch
Lester
Coal Marsh Baptist Church
Glen Daniel
Johnny Rollins
Bailey Cemetery
Maple Meadow
Mrs Mary E Agee rites set for Fayetteville church
Mrs Mary Em ma Agee 73 of Route 1 Fayetteville will lie in state Saturday at Kaymoor Community Church Garten with Rev E L Clower presiding Burial follows at Pleasant View Cemetery Route 1 Fayetteville She died Wednesday night at a Minden rest home after a long illness Born January 25 1892 in Singer Va she was a daughter of the late John and Leona Roop Honaker and a member of the Pentecostal Holiness Church at Garten
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Mary Emma Agee
Route 1
Fayetteville
Kaymoor
Garten
E. L. Clower
Pleasant View
Agee
Minden
Singer
John and
Leona Roop Honaker
Pentecostal Holiness Church At
White House pushes to avert steel strike before Labor Day
Negotiators from the steel industry and United Steelworkers Union work in the White House complex on a continuous session to whittle down issues and reach a pre Labor Day settlement. President Johnson presses for quick agreement to allow negotiators to reunite with families for the holiday. If unresolved, mills may idle and banks of furnaces and coke ovens would begin as a strike looms. Wirtz and Connor assist, with talks possibly a government mediated compromise.
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Johnson
Ackley
Wirtz and Connor
White House
The
Steel Industry
United Steelworkers Union
USW
Mrs. Johnson
Texas
Labor
W. Willard Wirtz
Commerce
John T. Connor
Washington
Italy hit by floods after predicted heavy rains across south
Italy faced new storms with 48 more downpours foretold as floods raged from the north to Sicily. A mudslide damaged a Rome aqueduct door and contaminated half the city water. thousands were made homeless. Trapani in Sicily saw 10 dead. Po tributaries overflowed. Latisana evacuated. Government authorized 320000 dollars for relief.
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Bureau
Rome
Sicily
Trapani
Italy
Latisana
Tagliamento
Senate session ends quickly on Labor Day weekend
The 2.5 second session of the Senate met for 24 seconds today before adjourning for the Labor Day weekend. It will reconvene at noon EDT Tuesday and renew its drive for adjournment by month’s end. Only three senators were present, with Sen. Lee Metcalf presiding. Metcalf has previously managed to adjourn a session in as little as 2 seconds.
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Washington
Funeral services for Junior Clyde Crawford set in Ghent church
Junior Clyde Crawford 42 of Cleveland Ohio formerly of Cool Ridge will be laid to rest at Ghent Freewill Baptist Church at 2 p.m. Sunday with Rev. Elden Pauley officiating burial follows at Crawford Cemetery Ghent He was born October 7 1922 in Ghent to John Crawford and the late Jane Phillips Crawford Survivors include his stepmother Eva Crawford of Cool Ridge a brother James E Crawford of Cool Ridge and a sister Bonnie Simmons of Cranberry The body will be at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home until one hour before services. EAST ISLIP NY UP I Pat Harrington Sr Broadway performer dies at 64 PARIS UP I Retired Vice Admiral Emile Muselier dies at 83 in Toulon France
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Clyde Crawford
Cleveland
Ohio
Cool Ridge
Ghent Freewill Baptist Church
Elden Pauley
Crawford
Ghent
John Crawford
Jane Phillips Crawford
Eva Crawford
James E. Crawford
Bonnie Simmons
Cranberry
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Berlin author Johannes Borbrowski dies at 48
Berlin author Johannes Borbrowski aged 48 died Thursday, reported by ADN the East German news service. No cause of death was provided.
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Berlin
UPI
Johannes Borbrowski
Fast
ADN
Stark Gulf Coast millionaire philanthropist dies at 77
H J Luthher Stark aged 77, prominent Texas Gulf Coast philanthropist and millionaire, died in Galveston from complications after a heart attack that had sent him to the hospital June 14.
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Orange, Tex
UPI
H. J. Luthher Stark
Texas Gulf Coast
Galveston
Funeral services for former Brooklyn Dodger Ivan Olson
Inglewood California funeral services are set for Ivan M. Olson 79 a former Brooklyn Dodgers shortstop and third baseman who played from 1915 to 1924 and died last Wednesday.
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Inglewood
Calif
UPI
Ivan M. Olson
Brooklyn Dodges
Olson
Feist, Peyton Place Producer, Dies in California
Felix E. Feist, 55, television producer known for Peyton Place, died Thursday of cancer in Encino Hospital, California, according to United Press International. He was a longtime figure in early soap opera and TV drama production.
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Encino, Calif
UPI
Felix E. Feist
Encino Hospital
Space Twins Dubbed Brothers Of The Brush
Montgomery residents at the 75th anniversary celebration named astronauts Gordon Cooper and Charles Conrad as honorary members of the Brothers of the Brush after their eight unshaven days in space. Dr. R. D. Peck said the group conferred membership following their splashdown and talk about scratchy beards. The brothers received shaving permits and congratulations from Montgomery citizens for the record-breaking flight.
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Space Center
Chris Kraft
Peck
Cooper
Conrad
Montgomery
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