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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1966
Page
2
The Army will open new training centers at Ft Bragg Ft Campbell and Ft Lewis and redraw 15000 soldiers from Europe to speed Viet Nam expansion. Air Force cuts basic training time and six day week. overall armed forces rise to about 2.987 million by mid 1966 and 3.093 million by mid 1967.
Gubernatorial Assistant Paul Crabtree says discrimination charges are serious but progress at Lakin Hospital continues since last year’s grand jury report. Ward Webb’s appointment as business manager is expected to improve labor relations, with no dismissals planned and union grievance actions described as aimed at speeding resolution. Local union leaders report external letters to legislators amid tensions.
Wilson Adkins 75 of Oak Hill died Thursday after an extended illness. A retired miner born June 15 1889 he leaves a brother Louis and sisters Mrs Julia Walker and Mrs Rosie Watkins plus daughters Mrs Lizzie Pettry and Mrs Alice Adkins. Funeral at Tyree Funeral Home Chapel Oak Hill Saturday 1 pm. Burial Hillton Cemetery. Friends may call after 6 pm today.
Walker H Johnson 61 of Raleigh died at 4 a m after a short illness. Funeral services are set for 2 p m Sunday at Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor Chapel with Rev G D Toler officiating. Burial will follow at Greenwood Memorial Park. Born May 4 1904 in Hurts Virginia he was a retired miner, son of Harvey and Mandy Snow Johnson. Friends may call Saturday afternoon at the funeral home.
Mrs Etta Charlton 95 of Table Rock dies after long illness at a local nursing home. Burial in Brooks family cemetery with services at Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel. Survivors include half brother Larry Scott Los Angeles. Also notes Caudill William Hall and related funeral arrangements in Brooks and Oak Ridge areas.
John C Gilmore 59 of Sophia died after a long illness at a local hospital. Funeral at Fred X Williams Funeral Home Chapel Saturday at 1 p.m. Rev Shirley Donnelly to officiate. Burial Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Survivors include Leona McGhee Gilmore his wife two brothers George M Wells two sisters Isabel Simmons Edith Shorb. Pallbearers listed. Family to view remains after 5 p.m. Friday.
Funeral services for Charlie Brown age 73 of Winona are set for 2 p.m. Sunday at United Missionary Baptist Church in Winona with Rev. A. L. Simms officiating. Burial will be in Lotus Lane Cemetery. He died on arrival at a local hospital at 2 a.m. Thursday. Johnson Funeral Parlor in Greenstown will host calling hours after 1 p.m. Saturday.
Funeral services for Andrew Callahan, 68, of Barbers Ave., will be conducted at the Ritchie Chapel at 2 p.m. Saturday with the Rev. Elmer Day presiding. Burial will follow at Greenwood Memorial Park. Friends may call after 3 p.m. ay.
Funeral services for Baby Lee, infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Edward Lee Hilltop, were to be held at Greenwood Memorial Park at 1 p.m. today. The infant died in an Oak Hill facility.
Funeral services for Mrs Meredith Harrah 41 Chicago Hl were held at 2 p m today at the Webb and Neal Funeral Home Chapel with Rev J W Berry officiating She died at 6 10 p m Sunday after a short illness Pallbearers included David Emmett Emory Martin Solon Atkins Hillie Redden and Dallas Maddy
Mrs Nettie Saunders aged 83 of Wheeling died Wednesday after a long illness. The body is at the Trent and Durgan Funeral Home.
Asst. Prosecutor Thomas Canterbury and County Court commissioners Walter James and Charles Burdiss approved the NBPSD tion petition, Elmore said it should appear on the ballot. The measure seeks Lillys removal as chairman and from the board, with Elmore noting the petition remains valid even if he resigns. He added the group would press forward regardless of any resignation plans.
In Ormond Beach Florida UPI reports Hughes Aircraft chief test pilot Robert G Ferry landed the OH58A Pawnee helicopter at 8 43 am after a Culver City California to Ormond Beach Florida nonstop sprint of 2300 miles The record beat the prior nonstop mark by nearly 200 miles The Army plans to deploy the 1000 pound Pawnee to Vietnam in June with 700 units ordered and to deliver to American forces soon.
Commerce Commissioner Angus E Peyton said six more county chairmen were chosen for the Governor's Progress Corps created just over a year ago. The corps aims to learn and tell the truth about West Virginia. New chairs include N B Hamrick Gassaway Braxton A M Swiger Salem Harrison Lloyd P Calvert Charleston Kanawha Sen J Kenton Lambert Parsons Tucker Mayor William P Thaw Sistersville Tyler and Richard Cotterman Vienna Wood. The next meeting is April 21 at the Nicholas County Court House in Summersville.
The Anaheim city council voted to send the federal government a one hundred dollar grant with no strings attached as part of its argument that the city is financially healthier than the federal government. The action underscores local emphasis on fiscal discipline in cost sharing with Washington.
Washington United Press International reports that after six days of hearings on Community Antenna Television CATV the House Commerce Committee will resume in May to determine regulation for CATV. The feud with broadcasters centers on control of signals and nationwide audiences. CATV now reaches about 3 percent of viewers and FCC moves to curb its growth into big cities.
Rioters surged through Da Nang as paratroopers clashed with demonstrators using tear gas. About 100 attacked two black limousines carrying Americans, while U S military police protected staff. Rebels denounce Ky regime as loyalist forces face off over barbed wire barricades. News crews and a UPI photo car were targeted.
Charles Orlando, a New York food broker with a U.S. passport, was seized in Palermo in August 1965 and jailed for six months without charges. He says Italian authorities labeled him a Mafia suspect, then deported him after a drawn out ordeal in Palermo’s Ucciardone, amid repeated exculpations by U.S. officials. He plans appeals and warns Americans of potential injustice abroad.
Cardinal Ottaviani head of Pope Paul VI commission said a ruling on the use of oral and other modern contraceptives by Roman Catholics may be handed down within three months. He expects no major changes in church policy on artificial contraception, though the final decision rests with the pope.
West Virginians file income tax returns faster and more numerous. About $2 million in refunds mailed to roughly 200,000 filers. 340,000 to 350,000 returns received, with 165,000 to 175,000 still due before April 15. Last year 250,000 came on deadline day. Average WV refund so far is $10. final mailout expected by May 1 for about 70,000 more refunds.
United Press International notes the global observance of Good Friday with prayers, communion, and reflections on Jesus death. It mentions Maundy Thursday rites, Catholic absence of Mass, and the First Family's Easter plans at the LBJ Ranch in Texas as businesses nationwide close part of the day.
The state Road Commission will hold public hearings in Morgantown on April 20 and Bruceton Mills, Preston County, on April 21 to discuss location of a new Appalachian highway. The route would connect I 79 in Morgantown, extend east to Maryland via WV 73, Coopers Rock, Bruceton Mills, Brandonville, and existing Sec 57 then Sec 12 and 12-2 to the Maryland line. After hearings SRC will propose a route to the US Bureau of Public Roads for final approval.
CHARLESTON UPi The Public Service Commission granted Spencer permission to extend sewage service to motels outside the city limits. The city may charge $1.65 per unit for each quarter.
Fort Lauderdale and Daytona Beach hosted about 90 000 college students for Easter, with mellow crowds and only minor trouble. Police cooler arrivals helped, as city officials fed nightlife and free event cards to steer youth away from disorder. Daytona promoted evangelist efforts alongside entertainment to curb excesses.
Miner officials explain that 800 workers at Kopperston mine face disruption as a picket line and a contract grievance stall operations. Freeman outlines a five step internal grievance path aligned with the UMWA contract while urging workers to return to shift as talks resume under management union oversight. Local leaders are unavailable for comment.
The retirement of Mikoyan and Shvernik weakens the Soviet leadership by removing the last high ranking members who had joined the Bolshevik party before the 1917 revolution, reducing direct ties to the revolutionary past.
Deputies booked Collins on suspicion of statutory rape after he allegedly admitted intimate relations with the heiress. The mother, who planned seclusion with the girl, arrived at juvenile hall as the girl was showering. Police halted an international search and took the two into custody at Mission Beach before delivering them to San Diego County deputies. Earlier reports placed them across California, Arkansas, and Mexico. Two 17 year olds were later arrested for narcotics after aiding in the search, and the youths admitted being with Miss Jenkins and Collins in Duarte near Los Angeles from Friday to Sunday. Charges against Collins are not filed. Jenkins faced only a missing runaway juvenile charge. The parents publicly appealed for her return.
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