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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 23, 1965

Page

2

Gemini 5 flight faces power glitches and long endurance

Gemini 5 astronauts Cooper and Conrad battled a bulky electrical system issue, slept sparingly, and pushed toward an eight day mission. By their 2nd day they logged over 770000 miles with hopes to extend orbital hours and rendezvous with a phantom satellite once power was stabilized.

Cooper Conrad Christopher Columbus Kraft Cooper and United States Soviet Union Kraft Charles Berry Edwin Buzz) Aldrin

Ready to resume operations at Ky Job Corps center

Morganfield Ky James Hughes director of the Job Corps center at Camp Breckinridge said the center is ready to go ahead with normal operations after a weekend riot that injured 13. Trainees began returning Sunday night and midnight bedchecks showed all but 63 back in quarters. Sixty three were partly AWOL or had severed relations with the retraining program. Officials cited a protection racket tied to food and housing complaints. Sargent Shriver said fewer than 10 percent were involved.

Morganfield UPI James Hughes Job Corps Center Camp Breckinridge Army Infantry Training Center Tom Rickman Office of Economic Opportunity Hughes Sargent Shriver The War On Poverty Washington

Job Picture Brighter in Major Industrial Centers

The Labor Department reports an improving job picture in the nation’s major industrial centers with a decline in areas at or above 6 percent unemployment. Johnstown Pennsylvania and Jersey City New Jersey moved from substantial unemployment to 3 to 6 percent ranges, while six other areas shifted to low unemployment categories.

Washington UPI Labor Department Bureau of Employment Security Johnstown Jersey City N. J

Straying Boatman Shot By East German Guards

West Berliner Klaus Matuschke, 28, was wounded in the left lower arm when East German border guards fired five shots at his motorboat that drifted into Red territory on the Havel River. He was on a Sunday outing with his wife and sister-in-law. the women were unharmed. He steered back to the West Berlin shore and underwent surgery. Maj. Gen. John F. Franklin Jr. condemned the border shooting and urged Soviet action to stop such incidents.

Berlin UPS Havel John F. Franklin Jr U.S Klaus Matuschke Matuschke West Berlin

Burgers on wheels come to Sonic in Oklahoma City

UPI reports hamburgers are served at a drive in restaurant in Oklahoma City where carhops skate on rollers to deliver meals. The Sonic offers a novel dining experience as patrons watch service in motion.

Burgers ON Wheels Oklahoma City UPI Sonic

College Rolls Keep Climbing

Washington reports a record rise in U S education enrollments for fall with total student numbers estimated at 54.2 million, up 28 percent of the population. Higher education leads the surge with college enrollments projected at 5.4 million, an 8 percent increase from last fall, while elementary and secondary enrollments show modest gains.

Washington UPI U. S. Office of Education

Sullivan Man Found Dead In Bed At Home

Marion Bragg, 90, Sullivan, was found dead in bed at his Sullivan home by neighbor Artie Lilly early today. Local State Police report no foul play and say death appears natural pending coroner Ross D. Daniels examination. The body lies at Webb and Neal Funeral Home with arrangements incomplete.

Marion Bragg Sullivan Artie Lilly Bragg Ross D. Daniels Webb and Neal

Family Weekly Cookbook Teas and Brunch Snack Delights

This week's collection spotlights savory and sweet bites ideal for tea parties and brunches. Recipes include finger sandwiches, scones, pastries, and light savory treats designed for elegant gatherings. Aimed at home cooks seeking charming, quick-to-make options.

Deaths And Funerals John Oliver Echols 59

Services for John Oliver Echols of Rock, formerly of Herndon, will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Sam Foglesong Funeral Home Chapel Mullens. Burial in Lusk Cemetery Herndon Heights. Echols died at 7:20 a.m. Sunday at the Covel home of his stepdaughter after a long illness. He was born July 14, 1906 at Herndon, son of the late Robert FE Echols and Emma Mills Echols. Surviving wife Willie Ada, a stepson John Combs Luxora Ark, another stepdaughter Mrs Lonzo Thornton Matoaka, three brothers Leonard Butte MT Denver Princeton, Jim Premier, and four sisters Mrs Johnny Warren Herndon, Mrs Alice Combs Princeton, Mrs Minnie Gallo Charleston, and Miss Effie Echols Baltimore. Friends may call after 4 p.m. today.

John Oliver Echolds Rock Herndon Sam Foglesong Mullens Lusk Herndon Heights Echols Earl Jenkins, Covel Robert FE Emma Jane Mills Echols Willie Ada John Combs Luxora Ark Lonzo Thornton Matoaka Leonard Butte Mont Denver Princeton Jim Premier Johnny Warren Alice Combs Minnie Gallo Charleston Effie Echols Baltimore

Funeral services for Edgar Sally in Kingsport area

Edgar Sally 72 of Prosperity died Saturday after an extended illness. Funeral 11 a m Wednesday at Melton Mortuary Chapel with Rev Woodrow Jones officiating. Burial in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Survived by Stella Carter wife. three sons Ralph Sophia Jack and Billy. three daughters Violet McPheron Nila Blaylock and Virginia Snuffer. 15 grandchildren and 21 great grandchildren. Pallbearers listed. Body at Melton Mortuary. friends may call after 5 p m Tuesday.

Edgar Sally Prosperity Melton Mortuary Woodrow Jones Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Sally Jackson County Robert Sally Eccles Mines Church of God In Oak Hil Stella Carter Ralph Sophia Jack Silver Springs Billy Evanston Ill Violet McPheron Tucson Arizona Nila Blaylock Eccles Virginia Snuffer Shreveport Mollie Sally Rosseau Bessie Jones Mabel Furgeson Ruth Horton Martha Sally Kingsport Tenn Steve Sally G. B. Sally Jake Wyatt Connie Wyatt Frank Grahovac Paul Bugdhal Oscar Coffman Edgar Daniel E. E. Carter Lon Bowman

Goins Rites Held For Charles E Goins In Glen White

Funeral services for Charles Everett Goins aged 45 of Eau Gallie Florida formerly of Glen White were held at the Missionary Baptist Church in Glen White with Rev Ralph Poole officiating. Graveside rites were conducted by Masonic Lodge No 5 AF and AM and entombment followed at Sunset Mausoleum.

Charles Everett Goins Eau Gallie, Fla Glen White Missionary Baptist Church Ralph Poole Masonic Lodge No. 5 Sunset Mausoleum

Death of Eli Mortley in East Park area

Eli Mortley aged 53 of East Park died Sunday in a local hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and the body remains at Trent and Furgan Funeral Home awaiting services.

Eli Mortley East Park Trent and Furgan Funeral Home

Mitchem Services Set For Okey Mitchem Of Eccles

Obituary notice for 14 year old Mitchem Okey O Dell Mitchem of Eccles. Died Sunday after being struck by a train. Funeral Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Eccles Church of God with Rev. Howard Dickerson and Rev. Floyd Lester officiating. Burial Mount Tabor Cemetery. Born May 4 1951 Page­t on. survived by parents Albert and Dorothy Mitchem. siblings Ellis Webb Oma Lee Chrystial Irene. pallbearers listed. Body to be moved from Melton Mortuary to Eccles residence Tuesday afternoon.

Okey O'Dell Mitchem Eccles Eccles Church of God Howard Dickerson Floyd Lester Mount Tabor Mitchem Pageton Albert Dorothy Mitchem Russell Webb Charles Roberts Gene Richardson Dale Aphey Lucian Richardson Leroy Lester

Final rites for John Lee White in Oak Hill

John Lee White 79 of Oak Hill will be buried in Prosperity Cemetery after funeral services at Oak Hill Gospel Tabernacle. He died Saturday at a Beckley hospital from pneumonia. A WWI veteran and former New River Company employee, he is survived by Ada his wife three sons four daughters a brother and 18 grandchildren. The body lies at Tyree Funeral Home with viewing after 3:30 p.m. Tuesday.

John Lee White Oak Hill Spain W. D. White Houston Tyree Friends Thay

Funeral set for Ira E Billups in MacArthur

Ira Ed ward Billups 63 of MacArthur died Sunday after a short illness. Funeral services are Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Caffee Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Sam D. Smith officiating. Burial will be at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. He was a World War II veteran and a tractor trailer driver for Overland Transportation Co. of Charlotte. Surviving are four sisters and four brothers. He lived in MacArthur 40 years and was a member of the Methodist Church. Funeral home after 4 p.m. today.

Ira Edward Billups MacArthur Caffee Funeral Home Sam D. Smith Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Billups Mount Hope William A. Billups Susan Maynor Billups Billups Overland Transportation Company Charlotte

Frances Martin 93 Beaver widow dies after brief illness

Mrs Octavia Rhoda Frances Martin aged 93 of Beaver dies at home after a two week illness. Funeral services set for Tuesday at 11 am at Beaver Methodist Church with Rev J D Shaffer. burial in Blue Jay Cemetery. She was a charter member and WSCS participant. Frances Martin Sunday School class named for her. survived by three brothers and three sisters.

Octavia Rhoda Frances Martin Beaver Beaver Methodist Church J. D. Shaffer Blue Jay

Manhasset Exchange Executive Keena Dies at 63

Martin J. Keena, 63, senior vice president on the American Stock Exchange, died Sunday at Manhasset Medical Center after three years of failing health.

Manhasset N.Y UPI Martin J. Keena American Stock Exchange Manhasset Medical Center

Volpe Matriarch Dies At Home Of Daughter

Mrs. Philomena Volpe mother of Massachusetts Governor John A. Volpe died Saturday at the home of her daughter Mrs. De Gonnella where she lived.

Wakefield Mass UPI Philomena Volpe Massachusetts John A. Volpe de Gonnella

Esther Eisenberg dies at 81 founder of Einstein College

Esther Eisenberg 81 a founder of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University in New York died Sunday after a heart attack at her Oceanside home.

Oceanside N.Y UPI Esther Eisenberg Albert Einstein College of Medicine Yeshiva University New York

New York Vendor Harry L Gutter Dies at 64

Harry L Gutter who directed warehouse storage and supply distribution for the federal government during World War II and the Korean conflict died Saturday at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York.

New York UPI Harry L. Gutter Mount Sinai Hospital

Dissent Dismissed by Humphrey at Wisconsin Speech

Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey told a National Students meeting in Madison that violent dissent threatens the framework of justice and law. He condemned riots in Los Angeles and arrests at protests in Washington and urged distinction between peaceful demonstration and hoodlumism.

Madison, Wis UPI Hubert H. Humphrey Humphrey Los Angeles University of Wisconsin Mississippi Washington Capitol U.S Viet Nam

Springfield Braces For New March Demonstrations

Springfield Mass residents awaited a promised follow up to the largest civil rights demonstration in the city history after over 850 protesters marched Sunday. The march along a route watched by 1,000 National Guardsmen and 300 state troopers ended peacefully under guard. Pickets circling Court Square urged a merchants boycott. CORE leader Oscar Bright said the movement would continue until cases of alleged police brutality are resolved. A cross burning was found in a nearby railroad yard late Sunday, re-igniting tension in the western Massachusetts city of 178,700.

Springfield Mass UPI Court Square City Hall New England Oscar Bright Congress of Racial Equality CORE Bright Massachusetts John A. Volpe

India reports 14 Pakistanis killed in Kashmir clashes

New Delhi reports Indian defense ministry saying 14 Pakistani soldiers were killed in three clashes along the cease-fire line in Kashmir. Four Pakistanis were captured. Indian losses were two killed and one wounded. Pakistan denies involvement, calls it a popular uprising.

New Delhi UPI Defense Ministry Kashmir United Nations Azad Free) Kashmir India G. M. Sadiq

Charter Helicopter Crashes in Thailand Near Ban Kengkay

A chartered Air America helicopter carrying seven aboard including five Americans crashed by the Mekong River near Ban Kengkay, Bangkok. Three Americans were rescued. two others along with a Thai army officer and a Laotian citizen are missing. Names of survivors and missing were withheld.

Bangkok Thailand UPI Mekong River Air America Ban Kengkay

U S Troops Reach Kontum in New Supply Push

American paratroopers and tanks escort a Vietnamese convoy to Kontum, first to reach the besieged provincial capital in over five weeks. Helicopters airlift three South Vietnamese battalions into the Mekong delta while air and ground actions bolster operations near Nha Trang Pleiku and Cam Ranh Bay as U S forces press the war effort.

Hanoii U.S Viet Nam Kontum Mekong River Saigon 1St Infantry Division Nha Trang Pleiku Guerrila Highlands 173Rd Airborne Brigade Duc Co Cambodia Cam Ranh Bay Diehard Guerrilas Chu Lai Hanoi Ban Thach

Soviet Moon Probes Advance Amid Setbacks and Mars Plans

The Soviets reported a soft moon landing program with Luna 5 crash on May 12 and Luna 6 missing the moon on June 8 due to a missed Earth radio command. Zond 3 returned 25 photos of the moon dark side, and future interplanetary missions are being rehearsed amid uncertain dates for manned flights. Plan to probe Mars via Keldysh probes noted, with timing dependent on orbital positions and prep readiness.

Keldysh Soviet Union Mars Red Planet Zond 3 Earth

Yemen Talks Unclear as Feisal and Nasser Meet

Nasser and Feisal held talks with no details released and no comment from either side. Yemen’s revolutionary government, backed by UAR troops, fights royalist forces aligned with the deposed imam and backed by Saudi Arabia. Nasser plans to depart for Cairo Tuesday to finalize a Moscow state visit after another meeting with Feisal. The talks are seen as pivotal for Middle East prospects though the Yemen peace terms remain undefined.

Nasser Yemen U.A.R Imam Saudi Arabia Feisel Cairo al Hurriya Moscow Feisal Middle East

Labor MP Dies in England Diminishes House Majority

Norman Dodds known as the gypsies champion in the House of Commons died Sunday of a heart attack in Dartford England. His death reduces the Labor government's parliamentary majority to two votes.

Dartford England UPI Norman Dodds House of Commons Labor

West Virginia State Fair Targets Attendance Record

Fair officials expect a new attendance record at the West Virginia State Fair in Fairlea, running through Saturday. The event features more than 1,000 exhibits, the Championship Horse and Pony Show, and a lineup including Johnny Tillotson, The Buffalo Bills, Molly Bee, and Roy Clark, surpassing the 1963 Centennial Fair tally of 246,000.

Lewisburg UPI West Virginia Fairlea Johnny Tillotson Buffalo Bills Molly Bee Roy Clark

Congress Faces End of Saturday Mail and Higher Postage

The House committee signals an end to Saturday mail deliveries and higher postage. Retired Admiral William F. Raborn, CIA director, will testify in a closed Senate session on nuclear test ban treaty safeguards. Rep. Rivers says Johnson’s veto of a base-closings bill can be countered with a similar provision.

House Committee William F. Raborn Central Intelligence Agency Senate Atomic Energy Subcommittee Armed Services Committee Rep L. Mendel Rivers D-S. C House Johnson Pentagon Congress Rivers

Alabama Klan symbols extremity fuels fatal crash twist

In Lowndes County Alabama two civil rights workers Morrisree and Daniels were recently freed from jail before a shotgun attack. Murky details link speculation to a night rider incident aimed at Mary Jo Stanford of Birmingham. Tom Coleman a highway engineer was charged with murder and assault but released on bond.

Alabama Klan Robert Creel Murphy Mary Jo Stanford Birmingham Fort Deposit Tom Coleman

Tragic Car Crashes Claim Two in West Virginia

Weekend incidents claim two lives in Clarksburg and Moundsville. Ronnie Cupak, 20, of Clarksburg died when his car struck a bridge abutment on the expressway. Clyde Schrader, 44, of Weirton died after his car slid over an embankment on West Virginia Route 2 south of Moundsville.

Ronnie Cupak Clarksburg Clyde Junior Schrader Weirton W. Va Moundsville

Terra Alta Recreation Area To Break Ground

Ground breaking ceremonies for a $1 million recreation area will be held in Terra Alta on Saturday. Senator Jennings Randolph and Representative Harley Staggers will attend as construction begins on a 2050 acre site featuring a nine hole golf course skiing archery rifle and pistol ranges hunting and fishing facilities a swimming pool picnic and camping sites cabins and a tennis court open year round.

Terra Alta UPI Jennings Randolph Harley Staggers DW. Va

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