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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1965
Page
2
Western Allies protest Soviet chaff radar interference over Berlin air lanes. The incident, following prior harassment near the city, aims to disrupt traffic into East Germany. A Western official speculates it signals continued Soviet presence.
Rusk proposed a four point peace plan calling for U S withdrawal from South Vietnam and halt to North bombings, adherence to 1954 accords, an internal South Vietnamese settlement aligned with the Viet Cong program, and eventual reunification without foreign interference. He noted divergent war aims on both sides and cautioned no instant agreement but said he was not discouraged as further exchanges would test potential settlement.
An informer testified that a cocaine marijuana and heroin pusher tried to back out of a deal at the Miami police station. He alleged three men took bribes, planned monthly payments around 2000 dollars, but only about 5000 dollars were paid before arrests.
In a day-long conference with Maxwell D. Taylor William Westmoreland Ulysses Grant Sharp and Earle Wheeler McNamara described a profitable session outlining stronger efforts to block North Vietnamese supply lines. He said the United States would aid the South Vietnamese navy with ships and personnel but would not rush to deploy in Vietnamese waters. About 31 000 American troops were in country and more would be sent gradually.
Nine prisoners who staged a mass break at the Kanawha County jail on April 1 were indicted by the grand jury on escape charges. They escaped by cutting jail bars with a torch left by plumbers and were all returned to jail within three days.
California State Controller Alan Cranston, a leading Democrat, refused an invitation to the John Birch Society’s West Coast office opening in San Marino. His brief reply cited a prior commitment and joked that his tennis shoes are in the repair shop.
Gov Hulett Smith will announce additional state officials at a Friday news conference. He has already appointed 12 department heads including Thomas P Meadows to head the Department of Personnel. Other posts include directors of natural resources banking labor mines workers compensation motor vehicles employment security and fire marshal. Additional fills cover state board of probation and parole welfare commissioner and three members of the state racing commission. The omnibus salary bill allows reappointment at the governor’s will. Welfare Commissioner W Bernard Smith may leave for private practice but the governor hopes he stays.
Cap t Raymond V Eye reports district Tuesday fines for conservation violations. Individuals named include Ailea Estep of Bradley fined for fishing without a license on New River at Prince in Raleigh County. Others fined $20 and costs include William Goucknoor, Harry Cloxton, Jerry Brinkley, Ronald Carter, and more for fishing in closed lakes, stream littering, or fishing without licenses across Raleigh Fayette Mercer Summers counties.
The body of Mrs How ard Chambers was found in a kitchen pool of blood around 3 30 p m. Her two children ages 27 months and seven months were present as police investigated an apparent attack. Neighbors recall a brief conversation with Mrs Chambers earlier and the front door was the sole entry. Her husband, a former Mingo County sheriff, was reported in deep shock as investigators searched for a suspect.
The Mississippi River crested at 17.7 feet in La Crosse Wisconsin, surpassing the previous record of 16.5 feet and expected to hold this depth for two days. Civil defense measures included urgent dike work and mass evacuations, with about 3,000 homeless in La Crosse County and tens of millions in damage along the river basin. Local officials urged resilience as downstream flood fears rose toward Prairie Du Chien.
Budget Bureau Director Kermit Gordon will leave the post in June becoming a vice president at the Brookings Institution. His departure closes the Kennedy era trio shaping fiscal policy with C Douglas Dillon and Walter W Heller. Charles L Schultze will succeed him as budget chief after serving as assistant director.
Five Americans wounded on day one of fighting. Seventeen Vietnamese soldiers killed and 45 wounded. Thirty two missing and presumed captured. Guerrilla losses officially four dead, with nearly 200 believed killed in a massive air strike by about 60 U.S. planes. Air war reports of bodies in trenches. One U S Navy plane crashed while targeting a Communist truck convoy on Highway 15. pilot fate not reported.
Residents claiming ownership of antique China furniture once owned by Pearl Buck and her mother’s Sturting descendants allege rights to items in the mansion. Comstock plans convert the summer kitchen into a restaurant on the property.
Rab bi Allan Tarshish of Winnetka Ill will be the principal speaker at the West Virginia Conference on Religion and Race opening in Charleston. He is an author historian and radio speaker and will address the final session at the Charleston Civic Center. Three forums will cover Is there a racial problem in West Virginia Effects of Discrimination on the human person and Practical programs for local church groups. Hundreds of religious political labor and welfare leaders from across the state are expected to attend.
The Public Service Commission approved two flood control dams planned by the Potomac Valley Soil Conservation District in Pendleton County. The structures will be built on Little Ruff Run and Camp Run.
In South Bend Indiana Marcia Hambey six and Mark seven and 2 year old twins Kelly and Kraig were found dead after being garroted or strangled. Their mother Deanna Hambey 28 is hospitalized after slashing wrists and attempting suicide. Husband Edward Hambey 30 flew home as detectives probe motive. The tragedy shocked neighbors including Mrs. Maggio next door and Mrs. Boyer who received the fatal call.
A NLRB trial examiner rejected a Dixie Mining Co charge of sweethearting in the soft coal industry. The ruling found the allegation not relevant to the 80 cent per ton royalty negotiated by the United Mine Workers and Bituminous Coal Operators Association. Armistead Gilliam Jr. appealed, arguing the union used sweethearting to curb competition from smaller mines. The examiner noted the issue showed UMW awareness in 1963 but applied only to the present case.
Gov Hulett Smith denounces Appalachian bill as preferential treatment but says West Virginia and Pennsylvania deserve aid. Speaking at Pittsburgh Hotel Hylton he warns past taxes funded reclamation wheat subsidies and TVA development elsewhere. at Phi Delta Theta Founders Day he laments coal industry roadblocks.
Bond forfeitures totaling 669.50 were paid in Beckley City Police Court on Monday. Numerous defendants faced charges including drunken driving, speeding, parking at a hydrant, blocking driveways, and dogs at large. One case noted a six month license revocation as mandatory for drunken driving.
Columbus Ohio. Highway Safety Director Warren C Nelson said a patrol found a motorist who strapped a case of whiskey to the front seat with a belt to prevent sliding in a quick stop but he did not buckle his own belt.
Funeral rites for Mr and Mrs Robert Miller of Staunton and Beckley are set for Friday at 2 p m in Melton Mortuary Chapel with Dr James W Witherspoon officiating. Burial in Sunset Memorial Park. Also killed was relative Harry Miller Roberts. A daughter Miss Peggy Ann Miller is hospitalized in Charlottesville in critical condition. Miller, born 1894, worked 40 years for C and O Railway and lived in Beckley before moving to Staunton in 1964. Mrs Miller, born 1894, taught school in Bath County and was a member of Highlawn Presbyterian Church. Survivors include children, grandchildren, siblings, and a great grandchild. Bodies are at Melton Mortuary. services and visiting hours announced. Elvin L Miller, Beckley uncle of ex mayor Cecil L Miller, dies in Lewisburg after brief illness. Funeral 2 p m Friday at McGraw Funeral Home Lewisburg with burial in Flemingsburg Ky.
Samuel Morris Hoye 58 of 139 Dexter Ave died at 7 08 a m today in a local hospital after a brief illness. Born August 31 1906 in Shady Spring he was a son of the late John and Mary Watts Hoye. He was manager of the hardware department at Beckley Hardware and Supply Co after 39 years of service. He was a member of Methodist Temple and Elks Lodge 1452 Beckley. Surviving are his wife Lula Mildred Snead Hoye two sons James Morris Lynchburg Va and Samuel Randolph at home two sisters Mrs Eric Williams Fort Lauderdale Fla and Mrs B F Puckett Oak Hill three brothers Mason Hoye Salem P G Hoye Fayetteville and Dewey Hoye Marietta Ohio and two grandchildren. Funeral by Keyser Bryant with Rev W Reece Burns officiating. Burial in Watts Cemetery Shady Spring. Body at the funeral home. friends may call after 5 p m Thursday.
Henry Edward Cadle 31 of Uly was killed in the Wyco mine of Amigo Smokeless Coal Co at 5 30 p m Tuesday. He will be buried Friday at Sam Foglesong Funeral Home Mullens with Rev Wesley Grose officiating. He is survived by his wife Virginia Reed Cadle two stepchildren Mark Stephen Size more and Debra Lynn Size more his parents Everett Cadle Princewick and Alice Lester Cadle Ury two brothers Paul Cadle Los Angeles and Jim my Lester Ury a sister Mrs Elizabeth Fern Washington DC and two Miss Juanita Smith Beckley and Miss Alma Smith Ury.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete for Mrs. Bessie M. Sinecoff 62 of Ravencliff who died at home after a long illness Tuesday at 4 45 p m Born July 5 1902 in Matoaka she was a Kinzer daughter born to the late Mike and Reda Mae Hawks Kinzer Her husband Jim Dimetri Sinecoff died in 1962 Survivors include five sons Jimmie Glen Rogers Tony Rudolph Ronald Greensboro NC Arkie Arlington VA and five daughters Nadine Stable Ted Mullins Fairley Sinecoff Diane Sinecoff Green Cove Springs Fla and others not listed in readable text.
Funeral services for Mrs Lola Lee Bowden 61 of Friars Hill were held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Mount Herman Baptist Church in Sarton with burial in the church cemetery. She died Tuesday morning at a Ronceverte hospital after a short illness and was a sister of Harvey Carter of Oak Hill. Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home of Lewisburg oversaw arrangements.
Finance Commissioner Tru man Gore says CENTREX telephone system to be installed in the Statehouse will save about 50 000 annually. The system, patterned after eight other states, should be operational within a year and a half and enables direct person to person calls for incoming and outgoing traffic.
Superior Court Judge Robert Coker rescheduled for May 24 hearings on new trial motions for Woodrow Whitman 18 and Roy Dale Chatterton 21 both of Huntington West Virginia, convicted of killing a North Georgia textile mill supervisor. They face a death sentence.
Senator Byrd announced pending progress at Morgantown on a coal gas turbine with a designed blade aimed at efficient coal gas use. Budget figures show $1.879 million for Morgantown coal research in fiscal 1966, plus $500,000 for turbine experiments and multiple supportive projects in the program.
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