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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1966
Page
1
In Saigon Premier Ky and Buddhist leaders clash over how to achieve democracy in South Viet Nam. Ky seeks two more years of power before an elected government, while Buddhists press for civilian rule and faster reforms amid a broader power struggle among generals.
Washington splits over Tri Quang and moderates in Saigon amid Buddhist turmoil. Officials portray Tri Quang as extremist while signaling possible U S cooperation with moderate Buddhists. Johnson team privately labels Ky expendable to restore peace as unrest risks antiwar sentiment.
Thousands of teenagers rioted for hours at Glen Echo Park near Washington DC causing property damage and injuries. Police isolated groups across Montgomery County Maryland and occasional vandalism spread toward the White House area. Authorities stressed the riot had no racial motive despite crowd composition and fears of a broader race flare.
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Charleston UPI reports West Virginia officials predict all 55 counties will meet federal desegregation demands by the Friday deadline. Asst. Supt. William Hamilton says counties are submitting plans to the U S Office of Education and could lose 20 million dollars if noncompliant. Raleigh and Mercer counties are under court order to desegregate. Hamilton notes some counties are already fully compliant while others phase out segregated schools. He is curious but not worried about Raleigh Mingo and McDowell counties.
During Operation Abilene near Saigon a Viet Cong battalion surrounded a US 1st Infantry Division company and repelled linkup amid heavy casualties for the Americans. In a separate action Marines wrapped up 11 days of Operation Orange near Da Nang with 61 VC killed and 53 suspects captured.
Mortgage funding shifts occur as FHA and VA increases raise premiums and point charges. Analysts hail the move as stabilizing while noting higher costs for buyers and lenders, with FHA borrowers facing insurance and higher monthly payments from 97.51 to 100.07 dollars for a typical 16 000 loan over 30 years.
Funeral services are announced for George Coleman 77 of 122 Cannaday Sr who died April 9 and for Chastine Booker 56 of Glen Jean and Arthur Worthy 78 of Stanaford. Services set at Wright and Anderson Chapel First Baptist Glen Jean St Johns United Holiness Beckley with burial at Greenwood Memorial Park Meadow Haven Cemetery Rest Lawn Memorial Estates and local churches.
Final rites for David Kent Scarbrough 17 of Piney View set for 1 p m Wednesday at Piney View Bible Church with Rev Ralph W Green officiating. Burial to follow at Sunset Memorial Park.
Reverend Hugh Angle of Baileysville, a Church of God minister and retired Norfolk and Western Railway employee, died at 8:30 p.m. Monday in a Welch hospital. Born April 13, 1896 in Herndon, he leaves four sons and four daughters, eight grandchildren, and several siblings. Funeral home in Pineville to handle arrangements.
Former Beckley resident Mrs. Mary Myrtle Powell English died in Lynchburg Virginia. Funeral services were set for 10 a.m. in Dinguid Memory Chapel Lynchburg with rites at Sunset Memorial Park. She leaves two daughters Mrs Otto Cook and Mrs Charles McKinney, a son Benjamin English, three grandchildren and two great grandchildren. She was born December 20 1881 in Pulaski County Virginia and was a member of several local organizations. Her husband Benjamin Hays English died in 1947.
Funeral services for John Pete Lester 70 of 204 N Fayette St will be held Wednesday at Kuznicki Funeral Home Cheswick Pa Burial will be in the family cemetery The body was moved from Keyser Bryant Funeral Home to Cheswick today
Funeral services for Misha Blaine Adkins 80 Meadow Bridge were conducted at 1 am in the Nickell Funeral Home Chapel East Rainelle with Rev Houchins in charge Burial followed in Ennis Cemetery Adkins died Saturday in a Hinton hospital after a long illness Born at Crickmer June 7 1885 he was a son of the late William and Caddie Shock Adkins He was a retired miner and a member of the Pentecostal Holiness Church Survivors include his wife Bessie a daughter Mrs Cora Lewis of Meadow Bridge four sons Russell of Cleveland Basil of Hinton and Shirel and Wayman both of Meadow Bridge two sisters Mrs Julia Hughart of Stanford and Mrs Ella Ennis of Minden and three brothers Wayman of Danese George of Crickmer and West Adkins of Meadow Bridge
Funeral services for Rev. A. A. Young, 60, Mullens, will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the First Baptist Church in Mullens with several pastors officiating, including Rev. G. C. Gilbert and Rev. Nelson Staples.
Newport Oregons fishing community voices anger as a Russian fleet operates off the coast. Reports vary on fleet size from 5 to 100 vessels with one mother ship and multiple trawlers seen 20 to 22 miles offshore. Local fishermen fear long term damage to the area fisheries and warn catch declines may persist for years.
About 8 000 protesters march through Hue denouncing a U S backed congress as a maneuver by intelligence circles while Buddhists boycott. Twenty delegates walk out before Thieu speaks as Ky sits in silence and U S envoy Lodge attends without comment.
Mrs Artelia Johnson aged 58 of 122 S St was pronounced dead on arrival at a local hospital at 1130 p m Monday night. The body lies at the Trent and Durgan Funeral Home pending funeral arrangements.
Mrs. Maria Giobbi 73 of Oceana died Monday in a Durham North Carolina hospital from a heart attack while visiting her niece Mrs. A M Cetrini. She resided with her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Dale Cook of Oceana and funeral arrangements are being handled by Evans Funeral Home in Oceana.
Mrs. Mary Creasy Penn 63 of Mount Hope died at 3 a.m. Monday in a local hospital. Born September 28, 1902, in Turkey Knob she was a daughter of Thomas Creasy and the late Mrs. Creasy. Survived by husband Blaney Penn six sons Emmett James and John in Germany and Newark N J William Clarence Fred and others in Newark six daughters Estelle Griggs Geraldine Charlton Helen Signora Emma Teresa. Johnson Funeral Parlor Beckley to handle arrangements.
William Preston Blevins 73 of Mabscott will have pallbearers James Helmondollar Johnny Rose Darrell Green Jerry Ritter Lody Placidi and Clarence Blackburn. Survivors include daughter Pearl Rose of Beckley. Final services 1 p m Wednesday at Fred X Williams Funeral Home Chapel Sophia with Rev Cameron Lilly officiating. Burial in Hot Coal Cemetery. Body at Williams Funeral Home Sophia. friends may call after 4 p m today.
A mother Mrs. Joseph Lovely and her four children perished in a fatal blaze that swept their two room residence in Perth New Brunswick near the border. Officials said all five suffocated in the fire.
Forty nine state officials and legislators attended a closed briefing on the Viet Nam war guarded by armed state troopers. Gov. Smith and Senate President Carson noted the session would help shape state programs and reassure the public.
Buddhist pressure for an elected parliament drives the anti Ky force in South Vietnam. Ky delays elections while Quang denies Communist sympathy, and American aid once helped Quang survive a crackdown. Quang now runs an air conditioned office to work more efficiently.
Lilly alleges Blakely entered the laundromat building before the explosion to check storage tanks and left hastily after witnesses saw him. He supposedly had motive from debt and insurance, with witnesses and an eye on his entrapment defense. State witnesses, including Chief Cecil Connor, testified as ten women and two men jurors were seated.
Nancy Knetsch, 11, daughter of C. R. Knetsch who heads the Secret Service detail at the LBJ Ranch, died after an apparent fall from a horse and being dragged in Johnson City Texas. The incident occurred Monday night near the LBJ Ranch.
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