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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 20, 1965

Page

2

Texas Sulphur To Fight Stock Scheme Charge

New York assails Texas Gulf Sulphur in civil suit alleging insiders used nonpublic Timmins Ontario discovery to profit on stock options. SEC accuses 13 officials of trading ahead of disclosure. firm says conduct was correct. Asst. Sec. of Commerce Herbert Klotz cited as unnamed defendant for purchasing shares on a tip.

New York UPS Wall Street Securities Exchange Commission SEC TGS U.S. District Court Asst Secretary of Commerce Herbert Klotz Washington New York Stock Exchange Timmins, Ont Texas Gulf Timmins

Viet Talks Offer Still Open But

President Johnson’s unconditional talks offer remains open though no takers appear. The State Department voiced disappointment at the Communist response while Hanoi’s new statement signaled talks only after the United States and South Vietnam meet terms including withdrawal and a neutral coalition regime. Moscow and Hanoi’s weekend communique urged US bombing cessation and withdrawal, hinting at possible Russian volunteers if raids continued.

Donald H. May Washington UPI Johnson State Department Viet Nam U.S South Viet Nam Moscow Hanoi United States North Kremlin

Pa Girl Killed In W Va Wreck

Kathleen K Knibbs 19 of Washington Pa died when a convertible overturned on a curve near West Liberty West Virginia on State Rt 88. Garry Armstrong 20, also of Washington, suffered a fractured skull and multiple injuries and was in fair condition. Both were students at Washington State Teachers College.

West Liberty UPI Kathleen K. Knibbs Washington Garry Armstrong Ohio Valley Hospital Wheeling Washington State Teachers College

Gov Smith to Address Progress Corps Meeting in Charleston

Gov Hulett C. Smith will speak to about 150 state leaders at a Progress Corps meeting in Charleston. The group includes mayors and chamber officials who will learn how to recruit volunteers. After the address he will fly to Pittsburgh for a Phi Delta Theta Alumni Club talk and hold a 5:30 p.m. news conference at the Hotel Hilton before a New York trip for the World's Fair re opening.

Charleston UPI Hulett C. Smith Progress Ae Chamber of Commerce Smith Pittsburgh Phi Delta Theta Hilton New York

Tragic Morgan Youth Dies in Columbus Auto Crash

Larry Allen Morgan 16 of Lockbourne formerly Midway died Sunday in Columbus after a car accident. Survived by parents Eugene and Ruth Gillispie Morgan a brother and three sisters, funeral Wednesday 2 p.m. at Evans Funeral Home Columbus with Rev. Albert Morgan. burial Kennedy Cemetery Simon.

Larry Allen Morgan Eugene Ruth Gillispie Morgan Lockbourne Ohio Midway Columbus Corrine Bobby Shiela Suzette Sherry D. G. Gillispie Albert Morgan Kennedy Simon Welch Ervin Earl Okey Freda Lusk Baltimore Virgie Morgan Patricia Kathy Virginia Evans Oceana

James Alvin Jarrett dies after lengthy illness at 92

James Alvin Jarrett 92 of Crab Orchard died Monday after a long illness in a local hospital. Born January 5, 1873 in North Carolina, he was a retired coal miner and longtime Raleigh County resident. He leaves his wife Cordelia and numerous children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. Services 2 p.m. Thursday at MacArthur Bethel Baptist Church with burial at Little Cemetery in Crab Orchard. Pallbearers named. Body at Caffee Funeral Home with viewing Wednesday afternoon.

Oatie Gunnee Dry Creek Freewill Baptist Church Ernest Vass Phillip King Gunnoe Beckley Madison John and Mary Asbury Gunnoe Nancy Nan) Gunnoe Almeda Pettry Keith Bessie Jarrell Eunice Ada Belle Workman Howard Orville Ivory Massey Whitesville Bencie Williams Naoma Tacy Bradford Skaggs Valley Funeral Home James Alvin Jarrett Crab Orchard North Carolina Joseph Jarrett Raleigh County MacArthur Bethel Baptist Church Cordelia Jarrett Sophia Fledger Edgar Bluefield Lillian Little Myrtle Stroud Lydia Hurt Ruth Defuri Akron Ohio Almedia Dinkler Taylor F. C. Calhoun Glenn Combs Little Cemetery Caffee Harless Stover Joe Fernatze Glen Clay Verland Milam Bernard Little Wayne Jarrett

Funeral services for Karen S Kenneda held

Funeral services for Karen S Kenneda daughter of Edgar and Dorothy Kenneda were conducted at an unnamed church. The brief notice lists the family surname and parents with no further details on date or location.

Karen S. Kenneda Edgar Dorothy Combs Kenneda Simon

UPI Spent $44.9 Million Gathering News In 1964

United Press International reports 1964 expenditures reached 44.898 million with subscriber reach at 6,066 worldwide, a gain of 220. Highlights include Khrushchev’s fall from power and increased Viet Nam war coverage. Notable tech advances include 24 hour transatlantic cable, Europe photo lines, faster domestic teletypes, and Autoedit development.

UPI New York United Press International Mims Thomason Thomason Nikita Khrushchev Kremlin Henry Shapiro Moscow Sigma Delta Chi Viet Nam Don Brydon Michael Malloy Ray Herndon Charles Smith Robert Miller Phil Newsom Associated Press United Front Europe Hawaii Manila American Newspaper Publishers Association ANPA Muirhead & Co. Ltd England Rudolf Hell Co Germany

Steel union cites drastic cut in new contract plan

The proposed revision, described as a drastic comedown from the March 29 plan, was filed late Monday after a 10 minute meeting between USW President David J. McDonald and industry chief R. Conrad Cooper. The current three year pact for 11 firms expires April 30, risking a nationwide strike by 450,000 workers. The package totals about 55 cents an hour, with 5.5 cents 1.8 cents yearly cost of living plus higher wages and benefits. Unions hint at a possible one year or interim deal to continue talks. Industry had offered a six month extension with a 5 cent wage increase, rejected as unacceptable.

USW David J. McDonald R. Conrad Cooper U.S. Steel Corp

Navy planes return safely after low-altitude strike in Vietnam

Viet Nam backed by heavy anti-aircraft fire two Navy A14H Skyraiders conducted a pre-dawn strike over Highway 101 in southern North Viet Nam. One Skyraider crashed, the cause unspecified, as the pilot reported heavy ack-ack fire early in the mission. The surviving pilot saw no anti-aircraft fire where the downed pilot died about 20 miles north of the border with South Vietnam.

Navy Highway 101 North Viet Nam South

Demonstrators Try to Deliver Viet Nam Withdrawal Petition

Sit in participants fell to the street as extra police moved in to carry a woman to a patrol wagon. A man and woman were held apart and taken to a van after a scuffle. A Secret Service agent was told they sought to present a petition to President Johnson demanding immediate U.S. withdrawal from Viet Nam. They said they acted as individuals and represented no group.

Secret Service Johnson United States Viet Nam

Pre School Enrollment Slated At Institute

Pre school enrollment for children at Institute Elementary School is scheduled Thursday from 9 to 10 30 a m. Sam Tucker principal reports that enrolling pupils must bring birth certificates and immunization cards. Tucker noted that all children entering school for the first time in this state must have been immunized against smallpox and diphtheria. Beginning with the school year 1965 66 children must have obtained the age of six years prior to Nov 1 for admission to school.

Institute Sam Tucker Tucker

Professor Promotes Cryogenic Immortality Concept

Detroit based physicist Robert Ettinger argues life extension through cryogenic freezing. He envisions a “freezer cemetery” for natural deaths, with future science reviving the preserved, at an initial cost near 50 000 dollars and later around 5 000. Ettinger tours to promote The Prospect of Immortality and foresees public acceptance lowering prices.

Detroit UPI Robert Ettinger Highland Park Community College Ettinger

Cherokee oppose hunting compact on reservation

In Cherokee North Carolina the Eastern Band Tribal Council rejected a compromise bill to let Indians regulate hunting and fishing on their reservation while extending the trout season for two months until October 31. Some council members demanded full control and preferred no legislation to the compromise.

Ans General Assembly State Wildlife Commission

Governors Draw Up Appalachia Guidelines

Washington AP governors from 11 Appalachian states including Hulett C. Smith met to draft guidelines for the $1 billion Appalachian recovery bill. Harry Boswell was elected ARC director to coordinate affairs. Gov. Carl Sanders named commission chair. Discussions covered Potomac River Basin issues with Udall to follow.

Washington UPI Hulett C. Smith Appalachia Smith Harry Bowsell Office of Economic Opportunity Maryland Appalachian Regional Commission Boswell Carl Sanders Georgia Congress William Scranton Pennsylvania Millard Tawes Albertis Harrison Virginia Potomac River Interior Stewart Udall Paul Crabtree Appalachian Commission

Strike Closes Baltimore Sun for First Time in 128 Years

The Baltimore Sun and its sister papers halted publication on Monday night as stereotype workers, typesetters, and mounters refused to cross picket lines in a strike led by the American Newspaper Guild. No new contract talks were set, as wage, hours, union shop, and dues were disputed.

Baltimore, Md UPI Baltimore Sun Baltimore Sunpapers A. S. Abell Co Washington Newspaper Guild

Solon Predicts Latin Strike By Communists

Washington Rep. John W. Wydler warned that Communists may target Latin America with revolutionary activity as a diversion from U.S. bombing in North Vietnam. He noted Southeast Asia retaliation is expected and Latin America could be the next target for subversion.

Washington UPI John W. Wydler R-N.y U.S Viet Nam Latin America Wydler United States Southeast Asia

Indian tribe seeks Canada law changes on land rights

Caughnawaga members request U.S. born Gray Wolf county Judge Adrian Bonnelly to press Ottawa for property rules. They want Canadian law aligned with U.S. to keep reservation property for members with at least half Indian blood. Bonnelly may travel to Canada to represent them.

Philadelphia UPI Adrian Bonnelly St. Lawrence River New York State Canada Bonnelly Gray Wolf White Cloud U.S R. S. Battle Ottawa Mary Two Axe Early Tessie Delisle Nahanina

Johnson Back At D C Desk After Holiday Weekend

President Johnson returned to Washington from Easter weekend at his Texas ranch stopping in Columbia South Carolina for memorial services for Sen Olin D Johnston D S C An early day calendar includes a talk with Italian Premier Aldo Moro a working lunch with Dean Rusk and McGeorge Bundy cabinet meeting with a former World Bank chief Eugene Black and a state dinner for Moro The schedule covers international and domestic affairs from NATO to Southeast Asia and trade.

Washington UPI Johnson White House Texas Capital Columbia S. C Olin D. Johnston D-S.c Capitol Hill Aldo Moro North Atlantic Defense Alliance Southeast Asia Moro Dean Rusk McGeorge Bundy World Bank Eugene Black

Hanoi Rebuffs Peace Appeal From Non-Aligned Nations

Hanoi rejected a peace appeal from 17 non-aligned nations and reaffirmed its four point program as the basis for talks. North Vietnam calls Johnson’s unconditional discussions offer a smokescreen for war expansion and insists on U.S. withdrawal and a Viet Cong settlement with no foreign interference.

Tokyo UPI North Viet Nam Hanoi South Viet Nam Johnson Southeast Asia

Police Dog Thor Tracks Burglar Through Spice Warehouse

In San Francisco a burglar alarm at the Schilling McCormick spice warehouse sent police dog Thor to work. The hound tracked the intruder for 15 minutes, locating him hidden behind a vase of black pepper.

San Francisco UPI Thor Schilling - Mc-Cormick

Flood Threat Continues Full Force in Mississippi Valley

In a 500 mile stretch from Minnesota to central Illinois the Mississippi flood threat persists as La Crosse builds dikes, Winona evacuates 1000 residents, and Quincy faces fear of dike breaches. The river runs 17.3 feet deep with an 18 foot crest expected midweek. officials warn of tank breaches and widespread levee strain.

LA Crosse Wis UPI Minnesota Illinois Winona Minn Quincy Mississippi Civil Defense

Quotes from politicians and officials in varied locales

Quotes from Rev Meetze in Spartanburg on Sen Johnston. State Department press officer McCloskey on Viet Nam talks. Proxmire in Wisconsin warns of air losses in Viet Nam. Zagoria on computers and benefits of automation.

Spartanburg S. C State Senate George E. Meetze Olin D. Johnston S.C

Castro Proposes Volunteers to Viet Nam and Mercenary Armies

Castro rejects long range bombers and pledges to send volunteers if requested by the Viet Cong. He says Yankee imperialism must be defeated in Viet Nam and elsewhere. He predicts Latin guerrilla victories in Venezuela, Colombia, and Guatemala, calling those forces mercenaries rather than armies.

Viet Nam Venezuela Colombia Guatemala Castro United States

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LBJ W. Va Gov. Smith Earl Richmond Mountain State Main St Beckley, W. Vo UPI Newsfilm, Inc Election Service Consortium London Beckley Hotel Warren Merritt Schmon N. C Solon Robert. McCloskey Waukesha William Proxmire D - Wis Sam Zagoria National Labor Relations Board
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