Soldier Refuses Viet Nam Duty in Court Martial
Pfc. James Johnson testified he refused orders to ship to Viet Nam citing thousands of civilians being bombed shot and gassed. The 23 year old New Yorker admitted defying orders. another GI, Pvt. Dennis Mora, was previously convicted and sentenced to hard labor and dishonorable discharge.
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FT. DIX
N.J
UPI
James Johnson
Viet Nam
Johnson
New York
Robert F. Maguire
Pvt
Dennis Mora
Mora J
Mora
David Samas
Modesto
Calif
Samas
Stanley Faulkner
Dean Rusk
Defense
Robert McNamara
Faulkner
Army
Maguire
Bronx County
N.Y
James Johnson Sr
Darwin
Eleanor
Safety Measures Auto Bill Signed Into Law By LBJ
President Johnson signed landmark federal safety measures for the auto industry ending what he called anarchy on wheels and setting new design and construction standards for all cars sold in the United States starting fall 1967. The package includes 267 million dollars over three years for highway safety, with provisions on interior padding steering wheels and braking systems, plus a federal driver license record and tire standards. Ralph Nader, author of Unsafe At Any Speed, helped shape the recommendations and questioned whether industry will compete on safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Johnson
United States
Ralph Nader
Labor Department
Nader
War air power pummels Viet Cong targets near Saigon
U S air sorties and bombardments hit Viet Cong positions 35 miles east of Saigon while Marines engage near the DMZ. Reports say 19 fighters killed, 12 elsewhere, 30 more in northern sweeps as allied casualties are described as light.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Saigon
Coal City Church Sets Sunday Homecoming
The Coal City Free Will Baptist Church will hold its annual homecoming this Sunday. Rev. Billy Waddell will deliver the keynote message while Rev. Paul Arbro serves as pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coal City Church
Coal City
Free Will Baptist Church
Billy Waddell
Paul Arbro
YMCA to Host Family Night This Fall
The Bec Raleigh County YMCA will hold family night on Thursdays from 7 to 9 30 pm starting Sept 19 as part of the fall program. Executive director Joe Vinson says all facilities will be open and a planned program will let the whole family participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bec
Raleigh County
Joe Vinson
Towboat Mary Alice Sells For 1851 Amid Seaworthiness Condition
The Towboat Mary Alice, once a West Virginia Navy workhorse, sold in Pittsburgh for 1851 to Harry Zubick Jr. of Pittsburgh, contingent on repairs to render the vessel seaworthy. The U S Army Corps of Engineers reported the boat, salvaged after sinking near Pt Marion, was blocking the river channel and docking facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
UPI
Mary Alice
Work Horse
West Virginia
Navy
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
Harry Zubick Jr
Zubick
Neville Island
Hulett C. Smith
Riverport
Moa River
Pt. Mariona
Clinton
Iowa
Pt. Marion
Inflation Proposals From Johnson Aimed at Slowing Rise
President Johnson unveiled temporary suspensions of selective tax credits and accelerated write offs to curb inflation. He urged cooperation from the Federal Reserve and banks to lower rates, estimated a $3 billion federal cut, and asked Congress to impound or stretch out certain appropriations. House hearings were slated to begin on Monday with expectations of swift approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Congress
Federal Reserve Board
Treasury
Henry H. Fowler
Federal Reserve
FEC
Board of Governors
Capitol Hill
House
GOP
Gerald R. Ford
Mich
Wilbur D. Mills
Ways & Means Committee
Gemini 11 Launch Delayed By Fuel Leak
Gemini 11 astronauts, Navy friends, slept through a delay after a nitrogen tetroxide leak was found in a weld seam of the first stage tank during checks. Countdown halted as technicians detected escaping vapor. launch aimed for rendezvous with the Agena on their first orbit, with plans for high altitude flights and an automated landing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Agena
Earth
Gordon
Cape
Deaths and Funerals Agnes S Williams Branch
Funeral services for Agnes S Williams Branch are set for 2 p.m. Saturday at White Oak Advent Church Artie with burial in Moses Cemetery. She died Thursday in an Oak Hill hospital after a lung illness born Raleigh County April 3 1913 and survived by a large family including husband Elmer and many children grandchildren and siblings. The body will be taken to the family home at 3 30 p.m. today from Tyree Funeral Home Mount Hope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnes S. Williams
White Oak
Detroit
Ray
Toledo
Wayne
Jerry
Alfreda Williams
Scarbro
Luanna Dickens
Long Branch
Brenda Reese
Oak Hill
Carolyn
Delana
Roberta
Mareda
Albert
Harrison
Thomas
Kermit
Gary
Ind
Ordie
Mich
Neville Jr
Pax
Samuel Wickline services held in Peterstown
Samuel P Wickline aged 68 died after a long illness at home Tuesday. Funeral held at 11 a m in Broyles Funeral Home Chapel Peterstown with Rev Silas Gore in charge. Burial in Orchard Cemetery near Ballard. Survivors include wife Lettie three daughters Lucile Herfel Milwaukee Betty Netrose Madison Wis Myra Terry Lindside two sons Calvin Brodhead Leroy Madison a step daughter Raymond Miller Ballard four stepsons Raymond Gravely Marlinton Howard Gravely Elkton Carlyle and Fred Gravely Beckley three brothers Robert Peterstown Hunter Greenville George Beckley three sisters Rosa Mann Oak Hill Stella Bothem Crab Orchard Lillie Miller Peters town 19 grandchildren nine great grandchildren and 14 step grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel P. Wickline
Wikes
Broyles
Peterstown
Silas Gore
Orchard
Ballard
Wickline
Red Sulphur Springs
Jefferson D
Littie Miller Wickline
Monroe County
Brethren Church
Lettie
Lucile Herfel
Milwaukee
Wis
Betty Netrose
Madison
Myra Terry
Lindside
Calvin
Brodhead
Leroy
Raymond Miller
Raymond
Mrs Zora A Crook Dies At 89 In Blue Jay Community
Mrs Zora Alice Crook aged 89 of the Blue Jay Community died at 5 35 a m at home. The body is at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home pending completion of funeral arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zora Alice Crook
Blue Jay Six
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Saunty K McPherson funeral set for Lake Shaw resident
Funeral services for Saunty Kee McPherson 70 of Lake Shaw will be at 1 p.m. Saturday in Burns-Wornal Chapel Memorial Funeral Directory Princeton with Rev. Edgar Sigman in charge. Burial in Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Died Wednesday night in a Beckley hospital. He was father of S K Jr of Beckley and Donald McPherson of Spanishburg. Born Sept 1 1896 at Kegley he was son of James H and Rosie Hale McPherson. A retired blacksmith and World War I veteran, he belonged to Matoaka Baptist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Shaw
Princeton
Edgar Sigman
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
McPherson
Beckley Hospital
S.K. Jr
Beckley
Donald McPherson
Spanishburg
Kegley
James H
Final rites for Jasper L Plumley in Jumping Branch
Jasper L. Plumley 80 of Jumping Branch dies in a Hinton hospital from a cerebral hemorrhage. Final rites set for 2 p m Saturday at Mary Jane Memorial Methodist Church near Jumping Branch with Rev. Ralph Moss presiding. Burial in family cemetery. Plumley, born January 21 1886, lifelong resident, timber and farming worker, father of Mrs. Mary Lilly of Cool Ridge. Body at Ronald Meadows Funeral Parlor in Hinton. will be moved to the church one hour before service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jasper L. Plumley
Mary Jane Memorial Methodist Church
Jumping Branch
Ralph Moss
Plumley
Hinton
Mary Lilly
Cool Ridge
Marshall
Mary Jane Broyles Plumley
Ronald Meadows Funeral Parlor
Hoskins Rites Held At Sweeneysburg Church
William H. Hoskins 55 of Cabin Creek died at home after a heart attack. Born October 22, 1910 in Sweeneysburg, he was a son of the late John and Mrs. Hoskins and a Sweeneysburg Baptist Church member. Survived by six sisters and three brothers. Funeral 2 p.m. Saturday at Sweeneysburg Baptist Church. Burial in Hoskins Cemetery Route 1 Beckley. Nephews pallbearers. Body to church from Tyree Funeral Home Mount Hope. Friends may call after 6 p.m. today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Hoskins
Cabin Creek
Sweeneysburg
John Hoskins
Baptist Church
Willard
Beckley
Clifford
Zanesville
Ohio
Abe
Mae Hunt
Brooke Morrison
Tyree
Mount Hope
Grace Dunbar 73 Oak Grove resident funeral set
Grace Russell Dunbar 73 of Oak Grove dies at noon Thursday after long illness. Service 2 30 p m Sunday at Oak Grove Christian Church with Rev L A Garten and Rev Kenneth Overdorf in charge. Burial Oak Grove Cemetery. Survived by husband Hartley S Dunbar five sons James E Beckley Guy D Alva L Hartley S Jr three daughters Elizabeth Ball Glenna Stover Oscar Underwood a brother Fred Russell 21 grandchildren 10 great grandchildren Friends may call Melton Mortuary 5 9 p m today body to residence Saturday 4 p m then church one hour before service Pallbearers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Russell Dunbar
Oak Grove
Oak Grove Christian Church
L. A. Garten
Kenneth Overdorf
Laurel
Guy D
Eccles
Alva L
Hyattsville
Hartley S., Jr
Glen Daniel
Elizabeth Ball
Hinton
Glenna
Blanche) Stover
Oscar
Madge) Underwood
Fred Russell
Princeton
Melton Mortuary
Harold McClung
Butch Foreman
Ray Shawver
Bob Dawson
Donald Wickline
Chris Savino
Graveside rites for Carl L. Hamilton in Fayetteville
Carl Lee Hamilton 71 died after a long illness in an Oak Hill hospital. A retired miner born April 1895 in Rockbridge Virginia he was the son of Clayborn and Doral Groach Hamilton. Survived by several nieces and nephews. Body at Dodd Payne Funeral Home Fayetteville with viewing after 4 p.m. today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Lee Hamilton
Fayetteville
Bays
Summerlee
Elmer C. Farmer
Hamilton
Oak Hill
Rockbridge
Clayborn
Doral Groach Hamilton
Dodd- Payne Funeral Home
Whittington Rites Set For Okey M Whittington
Funeral services for Okey Melvin Whittington 53 of Prosperity will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Rose and Quensenberry Peace Chapel with Rev Ernest Barley officiating. Burial follows in Prosperity Cemetery. Whittington died at 515 a.m. Wednesday. Pallbearers: Wayne Laws Steve Suptic J W McVey Dennis Blake Fred Hawks Cecil Williams. Friends may call after 5 p.m. today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Okey
Melvin Whittington
Prosperity
Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel
Ernest Barley
Whittington
Wayne Laws
Steve Suptic
J.W. McVey
Dennis Blake
Fred Hawks
Cecil Williams
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral
Mary Sinozich Dies at 80 in Local Hospital
Mrs. Mary Sinozich, 80, of 224 Elm Street died at 11 30 a m in a local hospital following a pending completion of arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Sinozich
Elm St
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Brother of Bethlehem Globe-Times editor Dies in Easton
Robert L Mason of Easton Pennsylvania died suddenly Thursday at 11 30 a m. He was 50 and on the Bethlehem Globe Times editorial staff. The funeral and burial were set for 11 a m Monday in Easton. The body lies at Adams Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard H Mason
Lilly Drive
Maxwell Hill
Robert L. Mason
Easton
Bethlehem Globe-Times
Adams Funeral Home
Walter L. Howard Funeral Arrangements Announced
Walter Lee Howard, 42, of Shady Spring, died at home at 6 a.m. today. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with Quesenberry Funeral Home handling details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Lee Howard
Shady Spring
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Daniels Missionary Baptist Church Homecoming
The Daniels Missionary Baptist Church holds its annual homecoming this Sunday after a 10 a.m. service led by Pastor Rev. Finley Prewitt. A basket dinner will follow, and the public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniels Missionary Baptist Church
Finley Prewitt
Pill becomes major tool in U.S. fertility control study finds
Population experts Norman Ryder and Charles Westoff report that since 1960 the birth control pill has become a major means of regulating fertility in the United States. Their Science publication notes wide adoption among young married women under 45, with usage patterns by age race and education, and cites a more than 20 percent drop in the U.S. birthrate over eight years.
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Joseph L. Myler
Washington
UPI
United States
Norman B. Ryder
University of Wisconsin
Charles F. Westoff
Princeton
Nation
Ryder
Westoff
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
Science
West
U.S
Mental Escapee Nabbed Faces Charge Of Rape
Hayward L. Preston 38 an escapee from Fairview State Mental Hospital Waymart Pa awaits grand jury in New Martinsville on a rape charge. He was taken into custody by Charleston detectives after a description matched a man who raped a 16 year old girl Aug 8 near Wetzel County. Preston waived preliminary hearing and is jailed in 10000 bond. Police said a rooming house arrest followed a car theft in Bluefield. Authorities say the search extended into seven states since July with him sought for questioning in the Christine Watson Erie Pa slaying July 19.
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NEW Martinsville
UPI
Hayward L. Preston
Fairview State Mental Hospital
Waymart
Preston
Charleston
Wetzel
Bluefield
Pennsylvania
Christine Watson
Erie
WV Civil Rights Commission Weighs Legislation and Access
The West Virginia Civil Rights Commission instructed Glatt to inform Gov. Smith and state leaders that proposed legislation would go to the 1967 Legislature. It postponed action on AFL-CIO civil rights department’s request for copies of complaints and investigations citing unenforceable law and potential misuse. A quorum is needed to revisit. The commission set November 30 for the Governor’s Conference on Civil Rights and urged cities to adopt civil rights ordinances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glatt
Hulett C. Smith
House of Delegates
State Senate
Afl-Cio
Civil Rights Department
West Virginia
World News In Brief From Wire Dispatches
Black African leaders invited to Jendrik Verwoerd funeral in South Africa as reaction to racial policy architec. Public hearings set Oct 24-26 for 1967 68 West Virginia utility tax assessments. Getty heir sues for share of trust growth from 3.5 to 300 million over 30 years. De Gaulle to watch atomic test at Tahiti coral atoll. Maurice Henry elected interim president of Appalachian Regional Hospitals across KY VA WV. 1966 campaign focus praised for fair practice code by Rep. Slack. Medicare debate stalls as Ways and Means fails to reach plan on poor medical aid. Thunderstorms with winds to 52 mph cross Texas hitting Pandale and Del Rio hard. Senate internal security panel backs bill granting President control over overseas travel by U S citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jendrik F. Verwoerd
Board of Public Works
West Virginia
J. Paul Getty
Charles de Gaulle
Tahiti
France
Maurice K. Henry
Middlesboro
Appalachian Regional Hospitals
Kentucky
Virginia
John M. Slack, Jr
House
Ways & Means
Texas
Pandale
del Rio
Senate Internal Security Subcommittee
Circuit Jurors Report For Duty At 9 Monday
Raleigh County circuit jurors will report at 9 a m Monday per Judge Norman Knapp. Docketed for hearing is the land condemnation suit of the State Road Commission against Ed and Belle Riddle tied to Mabscott-Crab Orchard Road. Also on the calendar is Neal versus Charles Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Norman Knapp
State Road Commission
Belle Riddle
Mabscott - Crab Orchard Road
Neal
Charles Jones
Saigon Ignores Cong Terrorism Parade Amid Elections
In Saigon and Hue Buddhist protests and Viet Cong terror attempts frame a tense election week. A torchlight parade in Saigon dazzled crowds led by a raven haired woman and a dragon headed youth as police thwarted an embassy march. Viet Cong booby traps on posters and a grenade attack near Cam Tho killed a child and wounded seven. Security tightens around U.S. troops and the embassy amid anti Ky sentiments and hunger strikes by monks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
UPI
U.S. Mill
Mekong Delta
Nguyen Cao Ky
Hue
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge
National Police
Vin Long
Mekong
Inflation analysis and demand restraint policy remarks
The text explains that inflation is not solely due to excess demand and outlines factors like weather driven food shortages and medical costs. It argues restraining government and business demand could lower long term costs, citing potential effects on machinery prices and wages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Congress
Brain tumor would have killed Charles Whitman within a year
A UPI report says a blue ribbon panel found a months old brain tumor would have killed Charles Whitman within about a year, but it was a secondary factor in his Aug. 1 killings at the University of Texas. The panel noted lack of a recent personal psychiatric evaluation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Whitman
Austin
Tex
UPI
Charles J. Whitman Jr
Whitman
University of Texas
John B. Connally
Kenneth M. Earle
Armed Forces Institute of Pathology
Washington, D.C
Charles J. Whitman
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Riley Street
Beckley, W. Va
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Paul, Diana
Linda
Luther
Edna
Bank of Raleigh
Bank of Raleigh Main and Kanawha Sts
F.D.I.C
Gemini
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Albert H. Parrott
Albert H. ‘Parrott
Sophia
Williams Funeral Home
Okey Cox
Sunset Memorial Park
Parrott
Coal Creek
Tenn
UMWA
Helen
Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates
Mary Udy Parrott
Fred
Lima
Johnny Faust
San Pedro
Lloyd Dye
Roy Allen
Johnny Milano
H. H. McVey
Tom Bowman
Homer Griffith
Zora A. Crook
Saunty
K. McPherson
Mrs. Grace Dunbar
Carl L. Hamilton
Okey M. Whittington
Walter L. Howard
Daniels
E Young
Harry M. Zimmerman
Montefiore Hospital Laboratory
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