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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 10, 1964

Page

8

Goldwater Aides Tighten Press Contact At GOP HQ

Washington GOP leaders order all staffers not to talk to the press to minimize rumors. Memo from John Grenier and Dean Burch directs public announcements through the Public Relations Division and notes Goldwater’s camp aims to curb unscripted comments and taping.

Tom Nolan Enterprise Assn Washington Goldwater Reblican National Committee National Committee John Grenier Dean Burch Barry Goldwater Burch

Highway deaths in WV over weekend total seven

United Press International reports seven people died in West Virginia weekend highway crashes. Victims included Warren Fletcher and his wife in Marion County, Larry Grimm and Harold Payne in Webster County, Joyce Sanders near Beckley, Elmer Lee Hilliard in Martinsburg, Larry Bolin north of Point Pleasant, and Gary McCune who drowned in the Elk River at Charleston. An itinerant worker, Charles Van Hoose, was killed in Clyde, Ohio, and Robert Wheeler died near Ravenna, Ohio after being struck by a freight train.

United Press International West Virginia Marion Webster West Fairmont W. Va Webster Springs Webster County Larry Grimm Euclid Ohio Harold Payne Alexandria Joyce Sanders Kenly N. C West Virginia Turnpike Beckley Elmer Lee Hilliard Martinsburg Larry Bolin New Haven Mason County Point Pleasant Gary Eugene McCune Charleston Elk River Charles van Hoose Huntington Clyde Robert E. Wheeler Baltimore & Ohio Ravenna

College expands Wheeling division facilities

Wheeling division of West Liberty State College will launch an expansion program immediately due to rising enrollments. President Paul Elbin announced Sunday. The Wheeling division offers evening courses to part time students in the Wheeling area.

Wheeling UPI West Liberty State College Paul Elbin

New Mine to Open at Short Creek Ohio County

UPI reports Valley Camp Coal Co plans a new deep mine at Short Creek in Ohio County with 450 jobs. Work begins late this year. full operation payroll reaches 3.3 million dollars and output hits 10 000 tons daily in stages.

Wheeling UPI Short Creek Ohio County Valley Camp Coal Co

Mrs Bledsoe Treated After Fainting Incident

Rescue Squad of Beckley Fire Department responded to Main and Fayette Streets at 10 a.m. to aid Mrs S M Bledsoe 304 North Kanawha Street who reportedly fainted She was transported to Beckley Hospital where she was treated and released Temperatures statewide will run two to three degrees below normal highs with a warming trend and potential showers midweek.

West Virginia

Mississippi arson case ends in brutal killings

The Mississippi summer project workers were found dead after authorities traced their disappearance to a dam construction site near Philadelphia. FBI investigators recovered the badly decomposed remains and ordered post mortems revealing gunshot and brutal beating. Roy K. Moore led the federal inquiry as details tied to the civil rights effort emerged.

Mississippi Philadelphia Neshoba County Cecil Price FBI Chitta Burrage Dick Gregory Gerald Croiset Atlantic Jackson Chaney Roy K. Moore Moore

Missing 71 year old Elkins man sought in woods

ELKINS UPI searchers near Rich Mountain combed the area for Guy Findley a 71 year old man who hiked alone Sunday afternoon. Fog halted efforts at 2 a.m. Monday after a long overnight search with about 50 personnel.

Elkins UPI Guy Findley Marion County

Khrushchev backs Greek Cypriots but ignores aid request

Soviet Premier Khrushchev voiced support for the Cypriot side in the Cyprus crisis but did not address a reported request for Russian arms. He warned Ismet Inonu against Turkish air strikes, urged the UN to stop bloodshed, and conveyed Moscow’s sympathy to Makarios without signaling new diplomatic moves.

Moscow API Nikita S. Khrushchev Moscow Radio Khrushchev Makarios Ismet Inonu United Nations Thant Cyprus Security Council Soviet Union Republic of Cyprus Washington Nicosia Kremlin Turkey Sunay Polis Khrysokhous Limni Pakhyammos Aylos Theodoros Pamos Kokkina U.N Johnson United Nations Security Council Czechoslovakia United States

Police Arrest Four on Licensure and Drunk Driving Charges

Police arrested Thomas Maloney 26 Skelton at 7 45 p m Sunday for no state operator license and ordered to appear Aug 17. Donald Blankenship 40 Beckley jailed 7 50 p m Sunday for drunkenness and permitting an unlicensed driver to operate his vehicle. released after posting bond at 5 05 a m today. Gray Curtis Calloway Heights jailed 7 40 p m Sunday on an assault warrant. released 5 30 a m today after posting bond to Magistrate Joe Rodriguez. Samuel D Dunlap 237 12 Second St New Philadelphia Ohio fined 10 dollars and costs for speeding on the West Virginia Turnpike at 74 mph in a 60 mph zone.

Thomas Maloney Skelton Donald Blankenship Joe Rodriguez Samuel D. Dunlap Second St New Philadelphia Ohio

Captured American Granger Affects South Vietnam Aid Work

Viet Nam report notes Granger, a married father of four with Hartford, Connecticut roots, was seized by the Reds who have not previously disrupted aid officials. Speculation grows that his capture could signal a Communist push against Americans aiding South Vietnamese civilians. Also listed is Dr Ardel Vietty of Dallas, part of a medical mission in central Viet Nam, captured by Reds for medical services. no harm reported yet.

Granger Hartford Con Tuy Hoa South Viet Nam Ardel Vietty Dallas Viet Nam Dr. Vietty

Hanoi Radio Claims Raiders Hit Civilians in Viet Nam

UPI report says Hanoi and Peking radio outlets alleged U S carrier strikes on North Viet Nam wounded three civilians at a ferry landing and fired on two women, with one pregnant, while pilots Lt Everett Alvarez Jr and Lt Richard Sather were listed as missing in action.

Tokyo UPI Viet Nam Peking Hanoi New York U.N. Security Council U.S J.G Everett Alvarez Jr San Jose Calif Nhan Dan Alvarez Sankei Navy Sanker Richard C. Sather Pomona United Nations United States U.N

Railway Job Protection Urged

A presidential emergency board urged negotiating a job protection program for 150,000 railroad shop workers as part of settling a work rules dispute with major railroads. The plan, announced at President Johnson's Texas ranch, would cover job losses, dislocations and demotions due to automation and organizational changes on 147 railroads, including a five year pay protection and a 60 percent monthly earnings supplement for up to five years. The panel was appointed March 16 to address a strike threat and the AFL-CIO unions representing one third of non-operating workers. The dispute began October 15, 1962.

Washington UPI Johnson Texas Afl-Cio

Deaths and Funeral Notice for Jess Clarence Tincher

Jess Clarence Tincher 55 of Oak Hill died Sunday after noon after an extended illness. Retired employee of Christian Collier Coal Co. born June 18 1909 Thayer. Survived by wife Hazel four sons Joe Ernest Truman James a daughter Bertha Dickenson brother Lonnie two sisters Helen Watts Gladys Jenkins. Funeral 2 p.m. Tuesday Fairview Methodist Church East Kingston with Revs Bill Minifee Paul Gravely. Burial Rinehart Cemetery Mossy. Body at Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill after 6 p.m. today.

Jess Clarence Tincher Oak Hill Christian Collier Coal Co Mahan Thayer Hazel Joe Ernest Truman Highland Ind James Beckley Bertha Dickenson Akron Ohio Lonnie Lewisburg Helen Watts Williamsburg

Death notices for Nathan Horner 88 Piney View

Nathan Horner 88 of Piney View died at 6 30 am in a Minden nursing home after an extended illness He was born November 4 1875 the son of the late Mr and Mrs Wiley Horner He was a member of Piney View Baptist Church and a retired coal miner last employed by Greenwood Coal Co at Lawton Survivors include son Virgil Horner Detroit Michigan three daughters Nellie Berry Oak Hill Elizabeth Biggs Piney View Nancy Small Baltimore MD seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren The body is at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home pending funeral arrangements

Nathan Horner Piney View Minden Wiley Horner Piney View Baptist Church Greenwood Coal Co Lawton Virgil Horner Detroit Mich Curtis Nellie) Berry Oak Hill Ray Elizabeth) Biggs John Nancy) Small Baltimore Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home

Integrated jury in Payne juvenile case seeks trial by jury

Payne requested a jury trial for the Negro juvenile as Magistrate Rodriguez ordered an eight-person jury to be chosen. The city asked for a preliminary hearing, but Payne said he would pursue the Grand Jury and possible appeals under civil rights law. The court granted a 24-hour period to consider motions.

Payne Rodriguez Wooten National Association For the Advancement of Colored People Supreme Court of Appeals

Civil rights tensions mix with violence in Mississippi and nationwide

Violence claimed lives in Mississippi as prominent civil rights leaders attended. In Chicago the Christian Century noted many congregations lowered church offerings to ministers who preach integration. In New York CORE rejected a moratorium on civil rights demonstrations proposed by Negro leaders, pledging militant and disciplined action.

Mississippi Chicago the Christian Century Magazine New York The Congress of Racial Equality CORE

Three year old wreck victim in critical condition

David Mann age three son of Helen F. and Kenneth G. Mann of High Point North Carolina was listed in critical condition at Raleigh General Hospital after a two car crash Saturday that killed Joyce Ann Sanders of Kenly North Carolina. The Manns are listed satisfactory. Willy Ray Jude 23 of Mount Gay a Sanders vehicle passenger is listed satisfactory at the Veterans Administration Hospital. Johnny Mack Johnson another Sanders vehicle passenger and Mrs Sanders brother is listed in fair condition at Beckley Hospital.

David Mann Helen F Kenneth G. Mann Highpoint N. C Raleigh General Hospital Joyce Ann Sanders Kenley Mrs. Mann Willy Ray Jude Mount Gay Sanders Veterans Administration Hospital Johnny Mack Johnson

Goldwater Charges Johnson With Nuclear Neglect

Barry Goldwater accused the Johnson administration of neglecting new weapons potentially shrinking America's atomic striking power by as much as ninety percent over the next decade. He warned the U.S. could enter the 1970s with no new manned bombers, lamenting worn, obsolete forces and mock public relations claims of new systems. He supported the Vietnam action but criticized Southeast Asia policy as tangled in diplomatic red tape, noting risk if enemies doubt U.S. resolve.

Washington UPI GOP Barry M. Goldwater Johnson Arizona National Association of Counties America Gold Gulf of Tonkin Goldwater North Viet Nam Southeast Asia

Five Hurt At Mason County Plant Accident

An electrode slipped from a furnace holder at the Vandalum Co plant in New Haven near Point Pleasant splashing five workers with molten metal. Four were taken to hospitals in Point Pleasant and Gallipolis. Cecil Roush 31 of Letart Mason County was listed as serious. Clarence McDaniel George Lowery of Middleport and John Brannham of New Haven were in satisfactory condition. Harman Hall of Ripley suffered a less serious injury.

Point Pleasant UPI Vandalum Co New Haven Here Gallipolis Ohio Cecil Roush Letart Mason County Clarence McDaniel George Lowery Middleport John Brannham Harman Hall Ripley

Brothers Jailed For Reckless Driving

Donald Ransom and Robbie Ransom of Mount View were booked in Raleigh County Jail on reckless driving charges after state police said the brothers raced separate cars and were later apprehended on Blue Jay No. 6 road. Bobbie’s 53 model vehicle hit a utility pole causing under $100 in damage.

Donald Ransom Robbie Ransom Mount View Raleigh Bobbie

Local youths treated after separate Beckley injuries

Two area youngsters were treated and released at Beckley Hospital Saturday after unrelated accidents. Stephen Riffe, 3, of Woodbridge Virginia, injured his left arm in a fall at relatives' home, while Jeanne Richmond, 12, of Beckley Route 2, injured her left foot stepping on a rusty wire.

Beckley Hospital Stephen Riffe Robert Riffe Woodbridge Jeanne Richmond Fred Richmond Route 2 Beckley

Cyprus Crises Escalate As Fire Returns After Cease Fire

Amid renewed clashes Greek Cypriots and Turkish forces exchange fire near Polis as Makarios accepts UN cease-fire but reports of renewed raids surface. London sources note Turkish planes machine gunned Polis center with casualties reported. UN and U.S. appeals follow. Khrushchev sends sympathy without aid.

Cyprus High Commission London Polis

Police Doubt Slaying Story In Utah Case

Salt Lake City police search for Linda Marie Park's body after suspect David Lee White revised his story. White, 20, from St. Marys Pennsylvania, had said the girl was killed in Davis County and buried under newspapers by a hotel stairway. later he claimed another hiding place near Ogden to Salt Lake City. Officers and about 50 deputies combed areas between Utah cities as investigators doubt his statements.

Salt Lake City UPS West Virginia David Lee White St. Mary's Modesto Calif Linda Marie Park White Ogden Utah Salt Lake and Davis County Paden City W. Va

Huntington Votes On Charter In Tuesday Election

Huntington residents face a charter referendum to switch from the city manager system to strong mayor government. Voters will decide yes or no on whether a charter should be framed by voter representatives and whether an 11 member charter draft panel will be elected, with further ratification required in a future vote.

New Hampshire Oregon Goldwater California Stephen Shadegg Senate Shadegg Huntington UPI

Sixth Fleet Task Group Steams For Cyprus

Naples dispatch says a powerful U S Sixth Fleet carrier task group including USS Franklin D Roosevelt USS Boston four destroyers and multiple escorts steamed toward the Mediterranean under emergency orders to stand by off Cyprus. The carrier group may depart Naples at dusk Sunday with Springfield as flagship. precise destination not disclosed.

Naples Italy UPI Sixth Fleet Mediterranean Cyprus Franklin Delano Roosevelt Boston Springfield William E. Ellis Navy Ellis Adm James S. Russell Europe Enterprise Long Beach Bainbridge

Americans Evacuated From Cyprus To Beirut

Thirty five American evacuees, mainly dependents of U S officials on Cyprus, arrived in Beirut aboard a U S Air Force C140 cargo plane. The embassy said the plane had flown blood plasma to Cyprus at the Cyprus government request.

Beirut Lebanon UPI U.S Cyprus U. S. Air Force U. S

Pope singles out atheistic communism in encyclical

The pope named atheistic communism as the chief ideological system denying God and oppressing the church. He stressed respect for non Christian religions while affirming one true religion, and called for collaboration on common values of liberty, human brotherhood, and civil order.

Paul Vatican

Suit Filed Over Car Crash In Raleigh County

A $1,500 suit names Fred F. Rorrer and daughter Betty Ann Rorrer Arnett as defendants in Raleigh County Circuit Court. Willie Hall sues for his daughter Stella Louise Hall claiming a 1962 crash on State Rt 3 near Sandwick Road involved Rorrer’s 1955 sedan driven by Betty, with Miss Hall a passenger. Hall seeks $1,000 for medical expenses and $500 for lost wages. Paul J. Fourney and Herbert represented the plaintiff.

Raleigh County Circuit Clerk’s Fred F. Rorrer Betty Ann Rorrer Arnett Willie Hall Stella Louise Hall Rorrer Betty State Rt. 3 Sandwick Road Miss Hall

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