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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1966
Page
2
A congressional subcommittee warned executive departments not to let 703 million dollars of perishable stocks spoil due to red tape. It noted deficient supply management of short shelf life items and urged interagency transfers or use in schools and hospitals.
Evangelist Billy Graham urged clergymen to let emotion into faith speaking to about 25 000 at Earls Court Hall London. Protesters outside accused his crusade of mass hysteria while 19 000 seated and 6 000 watching on screens. About 1 000 moved forward to decide for Christ.
Kennedy arrives at the embassy amid student welcome and protests. A small "Yankee Go Home" poster triggers boos while banners from Johannesburg University read "Your Host Regrets" as crowd reactions mix with calls for immigration limits and a ban on student leader Ian Robertson.
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph 1893 edition lists publication details. It notes morning publication by Daily Telegraph Printing Co at 412 Bland Street Bluefield West Virginia and mentions Associated Press news dispatch use. The snippet also contains subscription rate information.
The Gemini 9 mission faced delays and a failed shroud separation from the target satellite. Ground control reported limited fuel as attempts to dock the augmented target docking adapter with the craft proved unsuccessful. The difficult rendezvous tests and space-walk readiness influenced plans for future moon missions.
The fellowship meeting of the Emanuel Body will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at Emanuel Tabernacle Church located at 211 Burtgp Street.
Obituary notes list deaths of Mrs. Diddie Cate Monday 66 of Lebanon Virginia and Oliver Paris Short 79 of Oakwood, with details on survivors and funeral arrangements. Also announces deaths of Carl Millard Brown 49 of Princeton and related service plans including burial at Roselawn Memorial Gardens and Brown Cemetery.
Sampson Tillie Mathena 79 of Falls Mills Va and Jack Mullins 53 of Davy Va plus Eugene Electa Light 85 of Fayetteville and Mary Lucille Shannon 59 of Bluefield are listed for funeral services this weekend. Services include officiating ministers, church ceremonies and local burial plans with pallbearers named for each.
Guy Haskell Cox 55 of Coalwood dies after long illness in Welch hospital. Born Saltville Virginia son of Harrison and Henretta Cox. Funeral at Coalwood Methodist Church with burial in Wilkerson Cemetery Hillsville Virginia. Ezra Wiley Sarver 86 dies at daughter Margaret Kinder’s home Rocky Gap. Survived by eight daughters and many grandchildren. Funeral at Dry Fork Baptist Church near Rocky Gap with burial in family cemetery.
Hampton Institute in Virginia announces Paul J. Ford of Bluefield West Virginia earned a bachelor degree in architecture and Brenda R. Wisdom of Bluefield earned a bachelor degree in nursing.
An eastbound Pennsyl vania freight derailed sixteen cars near Cadiz Ohio tearing up 600 feet of track. No injuries were reported. Most cars carried frozen foods. A lumber boxcar overturned and burned but was quickly extinguished with minor damage. The train traveled from Columbus to Conway Pennsylvania and the engineer was J H Devore of Columbus. The eastbound line was blocked and expected to clear by Sunday morning.
Piedmont Airlines breaks all previous monthly boarding highs for May with 139 182 passengers aboard Pacemaker routes. The carrier adds April with 134 268 and March 124 195, continuing a growth trend from a 1965 October high of 123 403. The nine state service area includes the District of Columbia with 29 Pacemaker aircraft and eight F 27 turboprops.
The New York Yankees sent left handed pitcher Whitey Ford back to New York for examinations on his ailing pitching arm. It is the second time in less than a month Ford has left the team for an examination and there are indications he may be placed on the disabled list for 15 days. Manager Ralph Houk says he does not believe the arm trouble is serious and suggests two weeks rest may suffice.
A stalemate persists at General Instrument Corp in Tazewell Virginia as negotiations between management and Local 14515 UMW yield no results. About 1,000 workers face a shutdown after a contract was rejected, while picketing remains peaceful at the radios component plant.
Smith Chapel Church of the Brethren near Princeton will start a revival this evening with services at 7 30 p m through June 15. Rev Arnold Noff of Greenville Tennessee will be the main speaker. The church stands six miles from Princeton on Route 20.
Republican William C. Wampler urges vigilance against one party dominance as he campaigns for the Ninth District seat. He criticizes W. Pat Jennings for backing city bosses and outlines his weeklong tour across Lee Wise Dickenson Buchanan Wythe Russell Hurley Bristol and Wise counties with State Senator George Barnes.
U S Sen A Willis Robertson waged a prop hop tour across Southwest Virginia visiting Abingdon Bristol and Marion before a Blacksburg reception. The 79 year old senator spoke on seniority and experience as key assets while fending off a challenge from State Senator William B Spong Jr and emphasized his farming roots and banking chairmanship.
A county tea is planned today from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Community Center. The event is hosted by the Willing Workers Homemaker's Club and the public is invited to attend.
US Secretary of State Dean Rusk arrives in Brussels for NATO talks as France plans to pull its forces and bases from the alliance by April 1. He notes the remaining 14 members will press for hard decisions to sustain and strengthen Atlantic partnership. SHAPE relocation and 37 US installations plus a Canadian base are slated to move.
Elizabeth Rae Copley of Welch earned a Bachelor of Arts in psychology at West Virginia Wesleyan College commencement. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ben H. Copley of MacDonnell Street and a member of Zeta Alpha sorority.
New York traders faced a Tuesday drop of 12.97 in the Dow as peace talk rumors ripple through a Memorial week with light volume. After a 20.15 rise to 897.04 last week, the index hovered near resistance while investors weighed a potential tax boost and Viet Nam talks.
The General Education Development Test is moved to June 29 30 at Bluefield State College starting at 9 am. Open to all 21 or older high school graduates with a nominal fee payable before the test date.
NASA doctors express concern over space walk stresses as astronaut Eugene Cernan prepares to exit the spacecraft on a 25 foot tether, mirroring Edward White II. The first 14 hours on the tether will provide heart and breathing data before switching to a 150 foot cord for an hour of solo flight without objective metrics.
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