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Newspaper
Sunday Dominion Post
Location
Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1968
Page
2
Obituary notices report the deaths of Clara E. Lemley 90 of Fairview Ora Irene Andrews 70 of Morgantown and Roy Lee Sigley 24 of Detroit. Details include birthplaces dates family survivors and funeral arrangements with multiple services at local churches and funeral homes.
President Johnson spoke to ILGWU members in Atlantic City without backing Humphrey. He urged successors to continue his five year record and praised old-time liberalism, calling the ILGWU prophets of liberalism. He traveled by helicopter to the convention and challenged rivals on policy ideas.
Sen. Robert F. Kennedy unveils a two part plan to aid poverty area businesses. It includes short term working capital funded by treasury cash and a long term loan program backed by a new $1 billion fund with government interest subsidies up to 3 percent and loan terms up to 35 years.
Monongalia General lists Ella Clark Pauline Smith Etta Shaffer as patients with addresses. Discharges include Dr. Ralph Hager Vickie Sinclair Larry Moore Olive Lynch Ray Fisher Edna Reese and Joseph Shaffer. Monday workers named Mrs Howard Murphey Mrs Clyde Brand Mrs Jay Brand and Candy Stripers. Grafton City lists Laura McIntyre Charles Lamb and Vina Orr as patients all in Grafton.
A girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. Joe Junior Haskiell of Newburg at 7 43 p.m. Yesterday. Medical staff listing includes Lillian Weaver Tunnelton David Wilburn Hazzelton. Surgical cases include Kenneth Simpson Rt. 1 Bertha HawkinsRt. 1 Neva Rawlston 805 Madison Ave Pamela Dalton Rt. 9. Discharges list Neville Layne Shereda Wright Anna May Wolfe Willie Gordon Arthur Pell Nettie Holly Emma Marie Fisenhart Nettie Stafford Concetta DeFelice Violet Piper Reginald Krause Mrs Steve Britvee Mrs O J White Mrs A J Schmidiger Judy Nailer and Mrs Sue Riggs.
President Charles de Gaulle greeted Ambassador Sargent Shriver in Paris promising continued cooperation in the camp of freedom. De Gaulle noted policy differences but urged unity as Shriver, brother-in-law of the Kennedys, delivered credentials in a 30 minute Elysee Palace ceremony.
Moscow accuses Lt. Col. J. V. Watson of spying for the United States after he allegedly photographed a Siberian airfield from a train on May 11. Izvestia implies his wife and another Canadian attache aided the espionage, prompting Russia to demand his recall. Canada calls for recall of Lt. Col. V. S. Didenko from Ottawa in response.
Laotian forces repelled a Communist assault toward Paksane while another push was anticipated to influence the Washington Hanoi talks. Gen Kouprasith Abhay said Communist forces regrouped at Tha Thom, about 30 miles north of Paksane on the Mekong River.
The Morgantown Dominion Post weekly Sunday edition lists delivery options and subscription rates for West Virginia readers. It notes pricing for Sunday only and combined Daily and Sunday services, with regional variations and contact information.
The forecast predicts scattered showers in western West Virginia with highs in the 70s and very high humidity. No showers are expected until late tonight in nearby western Pennsylvania. Yesterday’s hourly temperatures were recorded at Morgantown airport by FAA Flight Service.
President Nguyen Van Thieu said in Saigon that North Vietnamese aims in Paris talks are to win what they could not on the battlefield. Viet Cong leadership denounced President Johnson and ridiculed his 1968 election withdrawal as a crafty plot to keep the war going. Thieu spoke as the New South Vietnamese cabinet was introduced by Prime Minister Tran Van Huong, accusing the Viet Cong and North Vietnam of bringing suffering to millions.
Dr. Raymond M. Haas named acting dean of the WVU College of Commerce. A six member committee is appointed to recommend a permanent successor to Dean Campbell who will join the Ford Foundation staff in Kenya. The committee is chaired by Dr. William H. Miernyk.
Pompidou announced constitutional authority over police to restore order as demonstrations rocked Paris and Lyon. The Latin Quarter showed extensive damage with trees down and vehicles wrecked. A Paris death was from a stabbing by a crowd member. a Lyon inspector died when crushed by a driverless truck sent against police. Calm returned after 5 am as a bulldozer cleared the final barricade on Place Denfert Rochereau near the catacombs.
Third grade pupils at Agassiz School in Ottumwa respond to a traveling wildlife exhibit by Town Conservation Commission. One student notes learning about raccoons and their feeding habits and recalls a line about a raccoon running from an elephant.
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