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Newspaper
Sunday Dominion Post
Location
Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1967
Page
2
Due to low backing the protest against rain has been called off today. Meteorologists forecast mostly cloudy skies with a few showers and possible thunder showers reaching 65 to 75 degrees. Officials think any rain could intensify tempers but expect only light accumulation. Rain returns Monday with variable clouds and warmer temperatures. FAA records show Saturday’s temperatures.
Mike Wankayche 72 of Route 9 died Friday morning at Monongalia General Hospital Survived by two stepsons two stepdaughters eight step grandchildren and four step great grandchildren James M Morgan 60 of Alexandria Va died of a heart seizure He was a WVU 1931 graduate and worked 36 years for the Army Engineer Corps Survived by wife Augusta O Donal two daughters three brothers two sisters Services Tuesday 11 am at Everlyne Chapel Alexandria with interment at Pisgah Cemetery Route 73 Also listed Clyde Stansberry husband of Miss Vella Stansberry died. services Tuesday 1 pm at Allomang Williams Home for Funerals with Rev Gleason Dale and interment Pisgah Cemetery Receiving hours Sunday evening and other visiting times noted
Lillie Stansberry aged 83 of Route 2 died Saturday at St Vincent Pallotti Hospital. Born in Monongalia County October 24 1883 she was a daughter of the late Abe and Margaret Wright Tennant and was a member of the community church.
The Monongalia County grand jury will meet Monday to hear 18 presentments from arrests in three state police raids last month. They include two grand larceny cases, a petite larceny, a burglary, and several illegal alcohol and gaming device charges. A major involuntary manslaughter case against Emerson Tennant of Mona is also to be heard for a crash near Daybrook that claimed Mrs. Pauline Six's life.
Funeral notices announce the deaths of Lillie Stanberry 83 of Route 2 Julie Warner 3 of U S Route 250 Fairmont and Mike Wankayche 72 of Route 9 and John W Conrad 58 of Route 1 Farmington Services and visitations are scheduled at multiple local funeral homes with interment planned at various cemeteries.
The West Virginia Society of Osteopathic Medicine holds its 65th annual convention in Charleston beginning Sunday. Focus areas include heart disease and pediatric problems with Dr John W Hayes of East Liverpool Ohio speaking on physician shortages and future impact. About 200 attendees expected. Dr Ned C Rogers of Pineville to succeed Dr Carlton Aggar of Huntington as president. Affiliate auxiliary also meets.
A two car collision occurred at Spruce and Fayette Streets investigated by City Police Saturday. Dessie S. Lowery 52 of Worthington and Roy E. Trent Jr. 25 of St Albans drove the cars. No injuries reported and damages were about 150 dollars. Lowery cited for failure to yield right of way.
Army Private Roger L. Walls 19 son of Mrs. Dorothy J. Walls of Morgantown has been assigned to the U S Army Headquarters Area Command near Saigon Vietnam May 1 He entered active duty April 1966 and was last stationed at Fort Knox Kentucky His father John R Walls resides in Bruceton Mills West Virginia
Private Larry W. Yost, 21, son of Mr and Mrs Henry J Yost of Wadestown, completed an aircraft armament repair course at Aberdeen Proving Ground Maryland. He learned to operate and maintain aircraft armament and ammunition loading. Yost entered the Army in October 1966.
Duane Paugh 17 of 648 Park St paid 15 dollars for hazardous driving. Thomas Labiosa 26 of 990 Grand St paid 10 dollars for failure to keep his vehicle under control.
The Banner of Lenin reported 34 560 dollars in damage to outdoor telephones in the Moscow area last year. It said 84 phones were stolen outright.
Searchers combed a Girl Scout camp a haunted house and a cave complex in northeast Missouri for three missing boys. Police brought a priest with a cave radio to aid the hunt and a sock was found at Murphy's Cave as teams scoured woods footprints and caverns.
The 1967 West Virginia Manufacturing Directory is now available for $10. It lists 1 681 manufacturers alphabetically by town and product, in a 236 page biennial publication by the Commerce Department's planning and research division. Governor Hulett C. Smith received a copy from Commerce Commissioner Angus E. Peyton who noted the price helps cover production costs.
The Indonesian Navy will conduct joint exercises with the Pakistani fleet to strengthen friendly relations. Specific date and location of the maneuvers were not disclosed.
About 80,000 West Berliners witnessed a parade by U.S., British and French troops as Western allied commandants and officials reviewed the force in the fourth annual Allied Forces Day event.
University Board of Governors met Saturday to nominate officers for the June election and to discuss ROTC program changes, the WVU Kanawha Graduate Center growth, and the Parkersburg Center building expansion. No action on beer sales at Mountainlair was taken pending a permanent WVU president.
Hospitals report births at Preston Memorial Monongalia General and St Vincent Pallotti in Westover and Grafton. Names include Reed Dougherty Howard Bowman Banks Balogh Reynolds Boswell and many others. Discharges list multiple patients and staff plus workers for Monday.
Professor emeritus Oliver P. Chitwood of the University history department is hospitalized at Monongalia General with a fractured vertebra after a fall on a bus. The 92 year old is expected to be released once a brace is fitted, causing him to miss the Emeritus Club dinner and other commencement events.
In Turnabout New York a State Supreme Court justice ruled a destitute husband could not collect alimony from his employed wife. The husband had asked for $75 a week. Justice Margaret M. Mangan said such a case would be unnatural and that traditionally the husband is the breadwinner.
Dorothea Dillon of West Virginia SFYE will speak Friday May 19 at 7 30 p m at Drummond Chapel Methodist Church Morgantown She will show a slide series detailing life with host families in Columbia South America and discuss her six months as an exchange student Also IFYE Yoel Ben Artzi from Israel visits Monongalia County this week to learn about local life and agriculture with host Dale Coombs Others are invited to attend the program aimed at expanding cross cultural understanding and youth education.
Italian Foreign Minister Amintore Fanfani opened talks with Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko in Moscow. Fanfani arrived for a four day official visit as Gromyko’s guest. The discussions were expected to cover Vietnam European security and a proposed treaty to curb nuclear weapons spread.
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