War turning point seen in sight says Newsom in Mexico City
UPI analyst Phil Newsom told editors in Mexico City that the Vietnam War may soon reach a turning point with faster Allied kill rates than North Vietnamese infiltrations. He projected U.S. forces could rise to about 500000, from 300000, and noted military optimism on progress, economy, and anti Communist security. He blamed Washington for insufficient public detail but praised Saigon leadership and battlefield results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
UPI
Saigon
Phil Newsom
Viet Nam
Newsom
U.S
United Press International Editors and Publishers
Washington
Nguyen Cao Ky
Ensom
Man In Prison 19 Years Freed
Howard Ponton, who has served 29 consecutive years of a life sentence in Moundsville Penitentiary, was ordered released today by the State Supreme Court. The court ruled his life term under the Habitual Criminal Act void, noting the Berkeley County record was silent on counsel and rights advisement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
UPI
Howard Ponton
Moundsville
State Supreme Court
Frank Haymond
Ponton
Berkeley County
Berkeley
European Mex press faces criticism at UPI conference
Mexican President Gustavo Diaz Ordaz welcomed over 300 U.S. newspaper executives to the seventh annual UPI Editors and Publishers Conference. UPI analyst Phil Newsom led the day with remarks on journalism’s duties. Critics included Luis M. Farias and Eugene Pulliam who urged broader foreign coverage and better news writing. Pulliam attacked wire service uniformity and New York bias, while Roger Tatarian defended decentralization and regional editors expanding news judgment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
UPI
Gustavo Diaz Ordaz
U.S
Phil Newsom
Johnson
Richard C. Steele
Worcester
Mexico
United States
Pulliam
New York
Roger Tatarian
Boston
Atlanta
Chicago
Dallas
San Francisco
Pittsburgh
Pickets Block Alloy Plant Reopening in Labor Dispute
Pickets from Local 389 of the Oil Chemical and Atomic Workers Union halted Union Carbide’s Mining and Metals Division reopening, demanding 12 weeks back pay. Carbide says operations were paused over stalled contract talks. federal rulings backed the company’s rights while an NLRB examiner reviews the dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
John A. Field
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
U. S. District Court
Peace Reaches House War on Poverty Bill
Washington reports a tentative armistice in the House as Rep Adam Clayton Powell calls up a 1.75 billion third-year authorization for the Office of Economic Opportunity. Democrats unite on the bill amid GOP pressure to strip OEO programs like Job Corps and Head Start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
House
Johnson
Adam Clayton Powell
D-N.y
Office of Economic Opportunity
OEO
Powell
Education and Labor Committee
Sam M. Gibbons
Dfla
Blaine Island Blast Hurts Four at Union Carbide Plant
An explosion at about 5 30 a m rocked the Blaine Island works of Union Carbide Corp injuring four men. Homer Young plant information director said damages and cause were not yet known. Three men received treatment for cuts and abrasions while Edward Ratcliff was referred to his family doctor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Charleston
UPS
Blaine Island
Union Carbide Corp
Homer Young
Edward Ratcliff
Doctors quit smoking with new nicotine tablet
A Chicago survey shows 52 percent of American doctors do not smoke, aided by a tablet that reduces nicotine need. The Anti-Tobacco Center of America invites smokers to request free information by mailing name and address to Dept. 366 Fifth Avenue, New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Anti-Tobacco Center of America
Fifth Avenue
New York
Johnson Hints Bonn Visit After NATO Review
President Johnson and Chancellor Erhard discussed NATO needs as West Germany seeks a 50 percent cut in future arms purchases. A Senate committee hearing was planned, with Mansfield likely in attendance, as talks aimed at narrowing differences over troop commitments and financial arrangements continue. Johnson reaffirmed U.S. Atlantic Alliance ties and hinted at a Bonn trip next spring linked to space cooperation with Erhard.
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Washington
UPI
NATO
U.S
West Germany
Johnson
Ludwig Erhard
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Erhard
Cape Kennedy
Mansfield
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Mont
Committee
United States
Germany
Atlantic Alliance
The
Space Center
White House
Bonn
Mars
Venus
Anti Viet Action Urged At WVU
On the West Virginia University campus two unidentified students issued a mimeographed appeal urging Vice President Hubert Humphrey to moderate his attitudes toward Vietnam. They proposed placing an Oct 7 ad in the student newspaper and called for asking how he justifies sending Americans to support a South Vietnamese government resisting social and democratic reforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgantown
U. S
Viet Nam
Hubert Humphrey
West Virginia University
Humphrey
West Virginia
Escapees Cont from Page 1 Trial Details
Mrs Bell received a 25 year sentence in May 1965 for involvement in the 1964 robbery of her mother Eula Sexton. Two men posing as railroad detectives robbed a trunk of life savings in Bluefield. Sexton’s son David Blankenship, 17, was wounded and her husband Sidney Sexton, 66, was shot during the crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Islature
Manila conference details surface amid SEATO line up
The Manila meeting was outlined as SEATO members meeting with exceptions. France, Pakistan, and Britain are not participating in the conflict or not contributing forces. Non SEATO players include South Viet Nam and South Korea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Marcos
Honolulu
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
SEATO
France
Pakistan
U.S
Britain
South Viet Nam
South Korea
Deaths and Funerals Mrs James Prince’s Loss Returns
Deaths and funerals notice notes the second tragedy for Mrs James Prince as her first husband died in service. The body will be flown to the U S by military plane with funeral plans pending family arrival from Clark Field. Families from Hinton, Lewisburg, Beckley, Melbourne, Lynchburg, Pensacola, Belle, Piney View, and Nashville are named along with 19 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. Grandsons to serve as pallbearers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Prince
United States
Clark Field
R. E. Burton
S. W. Milhollin
Hinton
W. S. Coleman
Lewisburg
Irma Cunningham
Wilburn
Beckley
Hershel
Melbourne, Fla
Jennings
Lynchburg
Vernon
Pensacola Fla
Justin
Belle
Thomas
Piney View
David
Nashville Tenn
Obituary notices for Christensen and Steele in Ghent area
Wilmons Christensen 53 of 413 Third Ave died on arrival from an apparent heart attack at a local hospital. He worked for Royal Jewelry Co in Pittsburgh. body at Williams Funeral Home MacArthur for funeral arrangements. Frances Eloise Steele 47 of Ghent died after a long illness at her home. Survived by husband Terry Lee and nine children, among others. services 2 p.m. Thursday at Ghent Missionary Baptist Church. Burial Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Body at Caffee Funeral Home. viewing after noon Wednesday and one hour prior to services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmons
Bill) Christensen
Third Ave
Royal Jewelry Co
Pittsburgh
Williams Funeral Home
MacArthur
Frances Eloise Steele
Ghent
Algonquin
John Hawkins
Rhodell
Vernie Young Hawkins
Raleigh County
Ghent Missionary
Dennis E. Hanshaw
John L. Hanshaw
South Carolina
Betty Jett
Phyllis Slone
Indianapolis
Ind
Rosemary Scott
Aldie
Roy Hawkins
Beckley
Christine McKinney
Stephenson
Maxine O'Neal
Eleanor Hutton
Amigo
Ghent Missionary Baptist Church
Henry Smith
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Caffee
Mrs Irene Akins Rites Held For Danese Resident 46
Final rites for Irene Elizabeth Akins 46 of Danese will be held at 2 Thursday at Oakvale Baptist Church Danese with Rev Ernest Martin officiating. Burial in Wallace Memorial Cemetery Clintonville. She died Sunday afternoon in a Charleston hospital after a long illness. She was a daughter of Laura Moss Ford Danese and the late Arthur A Ford. Born May 10 1920 in Thayer she was a member of Oakvale Baptist Church. The body remains at Wallace and Wallace Funeral Chapel East Rainelle and will be placed in the church one hour before service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irene Elizabeth Akins
Danese
Oakvale Baptist Church
Ernest Martin
Wallace Memorial
Clintonville
Thayer
Laura Moss Ford
Arthur A. Ford
Wallace and Wallace Funeral Chapel
East Rainelle
Lula J. Walker, 78, Dies After Short Illness
Funeral arrangements are incomplete for Mrs Lula Jane Walker of Hines who died Sunday evening in a Ronceverte hospital. She was the mother of Mrs Fay Wiseman of Stamford. The body rests at Nickell Funeral Home in East Rainelle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lula Jane Walker
Hines
Ronceverte Hospital
Fay Wiseman
Stamford
Nickell Funeral Home
East Rainelle
Rns
Mrs. Mary E. Whitten Rites Held for 83 Year Old Belle Resident
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary E. Whitten 83 of Belle were conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Webb and Neal Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Donald Lowe officiating. Burial followed at Greenbrier Memorial Park in Hinton. She died at 10 a.m. Monday after living in Quinnimont 27 years. Widow of Wilburn Whitten she was born March 17, 1883 in Sewell and was a Quinnimont Baptist Church member. Surviving are two sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary E. Whitten
Belle
Webb and Neal Funeral Home
Donald Lowe
Greenbrier Memorial Park
Hinton
Whitten
Quinnimont
Wilburn Whitten
James and
Diana Ewing Allen
Sewell
Quinnimont Baptist Church
Viet Assembly Opens to Write Nation’s First Constitution
Saigon’s Constituent Assembly, guarded amid Viet Cong threats, began drafting Vietnam’s first constitution. Premier Nguyen Cao Ky and Chief of State Nguyen Van Thieu urged a democratic government amid war. The body aims to finish within six months, possibly three, with elections for a civilian government thereafter.
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Saigon
Thieu
Inez Hurricane At Sea Near Leeward Islands
At 9 a.m. EDT the hurricane Inez was 70 miles east of Guadeloupe and 420 miles east southeast of San Juan, moving west at 12 mph. Center winds reached 100 mph with 30 mile gale radius. tides would rise and dangerous areas warned. Evacuations urged for low-lying zones as gale warnings spread to northern Leewards.
Grace Loving Grace Virginia Loving dies at 73
Mrs Grace Loving Grace Virginia Loving 73 of Harvey died Monday at her home after a heart attack Funeral held Thursday at Tyree Funeral Home Chapel Oak Hill Rev C E Walker and Rev C S Donnelly presiding Burial in High Lawn Memorial Park Oak Hill She was born Elk Knob December 20 1892 daughter of Matthew and Elizabeth Grimmett Survivors include husband Thomas four sons James Sophia William Beckley Thomas Jr Toledo Ohio David Goochland Va and two daughters Mary Allen Harvey Margaret Hamilton Cincinnati Ohio Friends may call after 5 p m Wednesday at the funeral home RNS
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Grace Virginia Loving
Harvey
Tyree
Oak Hill
C. E. Walker
Ley
C. S. Donnelly
High Lawn Memorial Park
Loving
Red Star Baptist Church
Elk Knob
Matthew
Elizabeth Buckland Grimmett
Thomas
James
Sophia
William
Beckley
Thomas Jr
Toledo
Ohio
David
Goochland
Mary Allen
Margaret Hamilton
Cincinnati
Funeral services set for Huber Carper in Piney View
Huber Carper aged 78 of Piney View will be honored with funeral services at 2 30 p m on Wednesday at First Christian Church. Rev L A Garten and Rev Walter Griswold will officiate with burial to follow. He died at 5 a m Monday at his home and the Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home will receive friends after 4 p m today. The service body will be carried to the church one hour before the rites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huber Carper
Piney View
First Christian Church
L. A. Garten
Walter Griswold
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Carper
Rose and Quesenberry
Fire on Berthing Ships Causes Fatalities in Early Morning Blast
Fires onboard berthed boats and dock facilities were quickly quenched by firefighters though two fuel fires burned about two hours. The barge fire reignited after an 80 minute lull, sending 100-foot flames. Three charred bodies found minutes after the initial blast. identities and affiliation with the Coast Guard cutter or barge could not be confirmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coast Guard
Jurors To Report For Duty At Circuit Court
Jurors will report for duty at 9 a m Wednesday, according to Judge Norman Knapp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court
Norman Knapp
Court Sets APC UFG Hearing For Oct 11
Charleston based report notes Appalachian Power Co. seeks to overturn a State Supreme Court order set for October 11. The PSC required open books to United Fuel Gas Co. and created a three member committee from APC, UFG, and PSC to study a rate cut for schools using electricity. UFG intervened, fearing financial loss from the proposed reduction. Appalachian questions PSC authority to grant data access to a competitor and to delegate powers to a committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
UPI
Appalachian Power Co
Electric Company
United Fuel Gas Co
PSC
Appalachian
UFG
Senate Bill Would Return Stolen Art to Weimar Museum
The Senate approved a bill to restore three paintings to Germany from the Weimar Museum, including a Rembrandt self portrait valued at $750,000 and two works by Gerard Ter Borch and Johann Friedrich Tischbein valued at $100,000. The pieces would be held in trust in West Germany until full return, due to East Germany nonrecognition. Also notes upcoming estuarine hearings led by Sen. Magnuson.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Rembrandt
Weimar Museum
Germany
House
Weimar
East Germany
United States
West Germany
Gerard Ter Borch
Johann Friedrich Tischbein
Senate Judiciary Committee
Ter Boch
Tischbein
Grand Duke of
Sachsen-Weimar
Dayton
Ohio
New York
Senate Merchant Marine and Fisheries Subcommittee
Warren G. Magnuson
D-Wash
Magnuson
Commerce Committee
Million Dollar Suit Filed Against UMW Over Wildcat Strike
Matthiessen and Hegeler Zinc Co. of Fairmont filed a $1 million damage suit in U S District Court against District 50 of the United Mine Workers of America. The action seeks damages for losses since the walkout began at the Spelter works as about 250 Local 12799 members struck. The company cites violation of the contract which expires in April. Union local president Norman Williams said the strike was sparked by a slashed incentive pay rate.
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Fairmont
UPI
Matthiessen and Hegeler Zinc Co
District 50
United Mine Workers of America
UMW
Clarksburg
David Kinder
U. S
Spelter Works
Norman Williams
Marines Attack Viet Cong Position Near DMZ
Report from the field states a company from the 4th Marine Regiment charged a Viet Cong platoon just south of the demilitarized zone. At least 12 Communists were killed while Marine casualties were light. Separately, Korean marines near Quang Ngai killed at least 22 enemy troops with small arms and artillery barrages twelve miles north of the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Demilitarized Zone
4Th Marine Regiment
Quang Ngai
Attack Kills Driver, Wife Critically Hurt
In Pleasants County a car crash killed Ray Dotson, 70, and left his wife, 77, critically injured after he apparently suffered a heart attack while driving toward the Middle Island Creek bridge on West Virginia Route 2. A State Road Commission crew found the wreckage following a woman’s cries. Mrs. Dotson was hospitalized in Parkersburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Marys
UPI
Pleasants County
State Road Commission
Earl Hahn
Ray Dotson
W. Va. 2
Middle Island Creek Bridge
Dotson
Parkersburg
71 Year Old Charged In McDowell Murder
Frank Carson aged 71 faces murder charges after the shooting of 47 year old James Hammond in Welch West Virginia. Carson of Roderfield allegedly shot Hammond in the chest with a 32 caliber pistol following a dispute over an automobile distributor cap Monday morning. Hammond died at about noon in a local hospital.
Jury Selected To Hear Case Of Moonshiners
A jury is chosen in U S District Court in Southern West Virginia to hear the government case against George John Smith of Glen Jean and James Preston Allen of Mount Hope charged with selling 25 gallons of moonshine on March 12, 1964. Judge John A Field Jr earlier granted a continuance after witness Donald Brown failed to appear. Separately, Sam Harbin of Beckley was sentenced to two years for illegal sale and possession of moonshine. he remains free on a $500 bond until Thursday for pre sentencing review. Jurors Picked include Margaret Hewlett, Dewey Young, Bladene Pickle, Clarence Yon, Ruth Smith, Nelle Bryson, Daisey Akers, Mitchell Barley, Joseph Bigony, George Harvey, William Bonner, and Fred Waters.
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U. S. District Court of
West Virginia
Georgeohn Smith
Glen Jean
James Preston Allen
Mount Hope
Beckley
Joseph Luchini
U. S. District
Warren Upton
Donald
Big Don) Brown
John A. Field Jr
Sam Harbin
Harbin
H. Brown Payne
Margaret Hewlett
T. Dewey Young
Bladene Pickle
Clarence Yon
Ruth Smith
Nelle Bryson
Daisey Akers
Mitchell J. Barley
Joseph C. Bigony
George Harvey
William Bonner
Fred Waters
Bape
Fired Weimer hearing ends in Summers County case
The State Civil Service System finished a six hour hearing on the firing of former Welfare Department employee W. C. Weimer from a Summers County food stamp post. Weimer alleges civil rights activity led to dismissal from his July removal as director of the civic program at Hinton. A decision on reinstatement was expected by next Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naional Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Bluefield
West Virginia University Center Gets $632,439 Federal Grant
The Parkersburg Center of West Virginia University will receive $632,439 from the U S Office of Education to be added to $1,087,160 approved by Wood County residents and another $1,141,458 grant earlier. The facility will serve at least 1,000 students on a 170 acre site with completion expected by September 1968. Center Director Dr. B L Coffindaffer outlined four main programs including an associate degree transfer path and adult education with community cultural activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgantown
UPI
Parkersburg
West Virginia University
Harry B. Heflin
U. S. Office of Education
Wood County
B. L. Coffindaffer
Wreck Kills Osage Man in Morgantown
Osage resident Denzil Wilson aged 26 died in a two car crash on W Va 7 west of Morgantown. William King of Morgantown was treated and released at West Virginia University Hospital. Each driver was alone in their vehicle.
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Morgantown
UPI
Denzil Wilson
Osage
W. Va
Here
Wilson
William King
West Virginia University Hospital
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Patricia Anne Evans Cabell
Beckley, W. Va
Robert Evans
Brothers
Robert and
Woodrow Wilson High School
Beckley Presbyterian Church
Bank of Raleigh
Consumer Credit Department
Bank of Raleigh Main and Kanawha Sts
F.D.I.C
Mex
Wilmons Christensen
Mrs
Frances Steele
Irene Akins
Lula J. Walker
Mary Whitten
Viet Assembly
Inez
Mrs. Grace Loving
Huber
Congress
McDowell
Weimer
Wvui Center
Wreck
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