Register Herald (Newspaper) - May 24, 1998, Beckley, West Virginia I Highs in the 70s. Page 10A 911 tell what it's like in their claim Class team tennis West 24,1998 From veterans Noah Paul Sam Walter Willie Adams and Willa stand at the grave of U.S. Army Pvt. Kenneth Shadrick at the American Legion Post 32 Cemetery in who grew up in Wyoming was the first American soldier killed in the Korean Adams and members of the honor guard of VFW Post 4326 of Birchfield is president of Kenneth Shadrick Chapter 156 of the Korean War Veterans The group is assisting local veterans in establishing a museum in the area and wants to eventually place a Korean War monument in the Who honor first U.S. soldier to die in Korean Pat REGIONAL Fara of Bradley still has the telegram from Western Union that was delivered nearly 48 years ago to her Theodore and Lucy at their home at Skin Wyoming secretary of the Army has asked me to express his deep regret that your son Private Kenneth Shadrick was killed in action in Korea July 5, 1950. Confirming letter Edward F. the adjutant general of the the family had already heard the news that Shadrick had become the first American soldier killed in heard about it the same day was Fara recalled Saturday while putting flowers on her brother's grave at the American Legion Post 32 Cemetery in neighbor had heard the news on the Daddy always turned the radio on in the but for some reason he didn't turn it on that neighbor came running always knocked on the door but he opened the door and came on in. He you hear the news this Daddy And he Tour son got didn't get the telegram until a week or two weeks it's hard for me to listen to the was a month short of his 19th birthday when he was He joined the Army when he was 17. came home one his sister he went they sent him was one of 10 All six boys in the family served in the was next to three years Fara liked to sit around and and ride his He liked to be by He didn't go out and run around and was temporarily interred in About a year after he was his body was brought back to SOLDIER on Page 10A should not be Lisa HOWARD NEWS - On this Memorial Day when the nation honors its war most veterans will go to their graves without a bugler to play or rifle volley to bid them some families are being told they must request a funeral ceremony two weeks in others are offended when only a taped version of is played at a some in that is an Patty and others think every veteran deserves full military honors in gratitude for the service they rendered their and Rep. Lane say the least America can do is to provide a a firing bugler and officer in charge at every burial where they are To that they are shepherding bills through Congress that would order the Defense Department to ensure that any veteran who desires such a ceremonial sendoff will have is a final time for our country to show our appreciation to them and their said whose called the Veterans Burial Rights could reach the Senate floor when the Defense authorization comes up for debate within the next few BURIALS on Page 1QA Eileen Fara places flowers at the grave of her Army Pvt. Kenneth With her from Sam president of Kenneth Shadrick Chapter 156 of the Korean War Veterans Norman an Air Force and Vietnam and Walter a Korean War veteran and chaplain of VFW Post 4326, post provides deserved military Pat REGIONAL 170 times a the honor guard of VFW Post 4326 of goes to cemeteries throughout southern West Virginia to conduct military rites for veterans about to be laid to a veteran's family wants military the funeral director contacts us and we honor guard member and free to the We go all over West to some of the most See VFW on Page 10A endorse blueprint for era of The conflict between British Irish Catholics of Northern Ireland may be over after 30 Shawn PRESS Northern Ireland - The people of divided Ireland have united behind a peace agreement designed to allow the British Protestants and Irish Catholics of Northern Ireland to pursue a future forged in not returns Saturday showed two convincing votes for the April 10 a surprisingly strong 71.1 percent in Northern and 94.4 percent in the independent Republic of may lie but for many it was a day simply for savoring victory - and for recognizing that a conflict that has claimed the lives of 3,400 people in the past 30 years may finally be will of the people Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Dr. Mo is seen after the announcement of the result of the Northern Ireland peace accord referendum Saturday in the have said has to be a better said David a former prisoner and now a leader of the pro-British PEACE on Page 10A show little excitement over increased lottery Brett PRESS - When West Virginia's sales for just a four-day period last week soared to more than three times the state's lawmakers who dish out the money for state programs were genuinely not a significant amount of money in the great scheme of the state's House Speaker Bob Kiss with about million in sales last West Virginia's annual earnings from the game won't likely amount to more than 1 percent of the state's billion said false premise is that we've got more money so every group will say they have for this or said House Education Chairman Jerry you do something with it it becomes a fixed you have to do it every year after You can't tie a long-term program to a revenue as volatile as the he a third of overall lottery revenue is derived from games like daily numbers Travel Keno and The rest comes from video lottery machines found at race tracks and scratch tickets that tell players if they've won estimates indicated lottery revenue for the fiscal year ending June 30 would be That is expected to rise with the recent surge in sales caused by the U.S. record million said state lottery spokeswoman Nancy but she could not give a precise on earlier legislators already have LOTTERY on Page 10A MEMORIAL DAY state and local government including the post will be closed Monday for Memorial and schools will also be business office and its advertising and circulation departments will be The newsroom will be staffed after 2 11111 118 Number 327 Amy 3C-4C of Record 3A 3: 2-1-2 Daily 4: 0-0-8-3 35 good team wins only when all the members play At Beckley we're working together to keep you healthy and quality health Beckley we win when you ARH Stanford Road West Virginia 25801 255-3000 org An Affluii of the US ONLINE AT 255-4400. i k
