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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 11, 1964

Page

2

Experts Call Space-Scale Plan To End Malnutrition

A group of nutrition experts said eradicating childhood malnutrition would require a space program scale effort, with no such program currently planned. They warned that many children under five will grow up in poor health and mental decline if urgent crash measures are not undertaken, as discussed at a five day international conference in Washington. Dr W H Sebrell Jr warned malnutrition kills millions and hinders development in both poor and advanced nations, with effects seen in half of children in some countries.

Washington UPI Society of 1984 National Academy of Sciences Readsents W.H. Sebrell Jr Columbia University Institute of Nutrition Sciences United States

No Evidence of Party Girls in FBI Files Says Senator Cooper

Senator John Sherman Cooper of Kentucky stated there was no evidence in secret FBI files that German beauty Ellen Rometsch influenced legislation or security matters. He noted no violations and described ongoing Baker investigation scrutiny as Congress nears a new term. The Rules Committee issued a four page summary and planned to continue inquiries into the Baker case.

Washington UPI Senate Rules Committee FBI John Sherman Cooper R-Ky Bobby Baker Ellen Rometsch West Germany Cooper Rules Baker Pew White House Walter W. Jenkins Congress

Sam Cooke Shot and Killed at Los Angeles Motel

UPI reports singer Sam Cooke, 29, was shot and killed by motel manager Bertha Lee Franklin after reportedly kicking in her apartment door. Cooke, clad in a sports jacket, wrestled with Franklin and died from a chest wound. Police say he sought a woman, Elisa Boyer, who was later found.

Los Angeles UPI Sam Cooke Bertha Lee Franklin Cooke Fred L. Thomas

Clam Extract Slows Tumor Growth, NIH Reports

Government researchers led by Dr. C P Li report a clam-derived substance named paolin slows tumor development in hamsters treated with tumor-inducing virus. The NIH note paolin also counters bacteria and viruses and may be extracted from plant and animal tissue.

Rosarii Schmeer Woods Hole Mass NIH

Congo Holds Paulis as Rebels Reassert Control

Reports say Congolese troops retook Paulis from rebels after a second U S Belgian rescue, with about 350 hostages flown out and 20 massacred in the streets by Belgian paratroopers. Foreigners possibly held at Wa mba include American missionary William McChesney amid unconfirmed reports of 13 white deaths.

U. S Paulis U.S Wamba William McChesney

Pa Kettle star Kilbride dies after long film career

San Francisco born actor Kilbride known for the Ma and Pa Kettle series with Universal-International appeared in more than 600 roles. The veteran performer helped pull the studio from red ink in the 1940s and 1950s and retired after Ma and Pa Kettle Hit The Road.

Starium Good Samaritan Ralf Belmont Hollywood Belmont Universal-International Studios Kilbride Pa Kettle San Francisco Owen Kilbride Mary Kelly

Centaur completes orbital test on Atlas Centaur flight

The Centaur payload unit reached a parking orbit about 105 miles above Earth after liftoff from the Atlas Centaur combo at 9:25 a.m. EST. It will restart its engines in space to enter a higher orbit guided by its onboard system, part of a busy space week following a successful Titan 3-A orbital test and earlier failed tests.

Centaur Surveyor Space Agency

Viet Nam battles surge as U S aid debated

Ambush near Saigon yields weapon destruction and a evolving U S support plan discussed by Maxwell Taylor in Washington with President Johnson and aides. Viet Cong losses mount in central regions while An Lao endures heavy fighting with remains of a garrison surrounded by guerrilla forces.

Washington U. S Maxwell Taylor Johnson South Vietnamese Defense Ministry An Lao Saigon

Sailor Howard Franklin Wine Dies From Jeep Crash

Norfolk police report 22 year old Howard Franklin Wine of Burnsville Braxton County West Virginia died at De Paul Hospital within an hour of a collision between the Navy jeep he drove and a car in Norfolk Virginia. He was a West Virginia sailor stationed in Norfolk and died Thursday from injuries sustained in the crash.

Norfolk, Va UPS Howard Franklin Wine West Virginia Norfolk Wine Burnsville Braxton County W. Va de Paul Hospital

Deaths and Funerals: Meadows Otto Kimble Otto services

Death notices list John A Meadows 68 of Fayetteville with services at Dodd Payne Funeral Home. Burial at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens after a heart attack en route to Oak Hill hospital. Survivors include wife Nellie Lusk Meadows and 18 grandchildren. Also Lucille Kimble Otto of Huntington dies after brief illness. services at Keyser Bryant Funeral Home with burial in Ridgelawn Cemetery.

John A. Meadows Fayetteville Dodd-Payne Funeral Home L. A. Garten Daniel Sexton Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Prosperity Meadows Oak Hill Boone County United Mine Workers of America Kaymoor Nellie Lusk Meadows Basil of Roger Meadows Mabscott Alma Riddick Daniel Baldwin Beckley Ezra Baldwin Martinsville M. C. Martin Jesse Meadows Ameagle Deannie Williams Naoma

Funeral services for Mrs Helen E Haynes set in Fayetteville

Mrs Helen Er vin Hayes 70 Urbana Illinois former Fayetteville resident dies in Champagne hospital. Services at 2 p m Monday Fayetteville Presbyterian Church Rev John Payne officiates. Burial in Huse Memorial Park. Survivors include son Robert Haynes Urbana daughter Ann Failkowski Tulsa Oklahoma brother Hugh McCormick Paxton Fairfield Virginia sisters Agnes Paxton Mary Blair Lucas Fairfield and three grandsons. Body arrives Dodd Payne Funeral Home Sunday morning.

Helen Ervin Hayes Urbana Fayetteville Fayetteville Presbyterian Church John Payne Huse Memorial Park Haynes Champagne W. H. Haynes Presbyterian Church Robert Haynes Ann Failkowski Tul‘sa Okla Hugh McCormick Paxton Fairfield Agnes Paxton Mary Blair Lucas Dodd-Payne Funeral

Hedrick Thomas Hedrick obituary with Raleigh County ties

Thomas Hedrick 85 of Princeton and formerly Raleigh County died at home on Thursday after a two year illness. Born January 7 1879 at Nemours he was a Holiness Church member and a retired miner who lived in Princeton 18 years. Survived by wife Cora B Hedrick five daughters Lillian Bassett Inez Hodges Helen Biggs June Akers Exie Mills six sons Bill Bernard Ray Neal Alfred Lawrence three brothers John Arthur James and three sisters Maddie Hall Lula Taylor Alice Stewart. Body at Seaver Mortuary in Princeton. (RNS)

Thomas Jackson Hedrick Princeton Raleigh County Nemours Holiness Church Bluewell Cora B. Borrer Hedrick Lillian Bassett Inez Hodges Rock Helen Biggs Lashmeet June Akers Salem Exie Mills Crumpler Bill Bernard Herndon Ray Borderland Neal Alfred Lorain Ohio Lawrence Baltimore John Norfolk Arthur James Bluefield Maddie Hall

Final rites for Thomas E. Thorne held in Fayetteville

Thomas Eu gene Thorne aged 44 of Fayetteville Route 1 died Wednesday from injuries in a Ghent mine accident. Funeral services conducted by Rev. Wesley Pennington at 11 a.m. Saturday in Dodd Payne Funeral Home Chapel Fayetteville. Burial in Huse Memorial Park. Calling hours after 4 p.m. today.

Thomas Eugene Thorne Fayetteville Ghent Wesley Pennington Dodd-Payne Funeral Huse Memorial Park

James L Green 87 Funeral Services Scheduled

Funeral services for James Lewis Green 87 of 107 I Street formerly of Pemberton will be held at 1 p m Sunday at the Trent and Durgan Funeral Home Chapel with Rev Henry Hunt officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood cemetery. He died Thursday night after a long illness at a local hospital. He lived with his son in law and daughter Alfonzo and Marlene Morrow. Other survivors include a son Sgt Lewis O Green USAF stationed at Kimpo Air Base Korea and a granddaughter. The body remains at the funeral home for calling after noon Saturday.

Lucille Kimble Otto John W. Otto James Ernest Otto Lewis Street Beckley Huntington Twentieth Street Baptist Church Rebecca Lodge Order of Eastern Star Thimble Bee Club Beverly Hills Womans Club White Shrine Manchester Ohio B. F Lucinda Cropper Kimble Norman P. Hazeldine Phil Hazeldine Keyser- Bryant Funeral Home Chapel Ridgelawn Cemetery James Lewis Green I Street Pemberton Trent and Durgan Funeral Home Henry Hunt Greenwood Cemetery Green Alfonzo Marlene Morrow Lewis O. Green U. S Air Force Kimpo Air Base Korea

Longtime Raleigh deputy sheriff Edward Maynor dies

Edward E. Maynor 84 of Harper died at his home at 10 p m after a long illness. He served as deputy sheriff of Raleigh County for 16 years and was a former Harper merchant. Born March 4 1880 he was a son of the late Joseph W and Mary E Maynor. He married Mary Ellen Kessler who preceded him in death May 25 1957. Survivors include three daughters Mrs Alma B Walkerson.

Edward E. Maynor Harper Free Methodist Church Raleigh County Maynor Joseph W Mary FE. Mayinor Mary Ellen Kessler Alma B. Walk

Demonstrators Protest Arrests In Bluefield

About 150 civil rights demonstrators marched outside the Bluefield Police Station to protest the arrest of two Bluefield State College students, Fred McKenzie of Princeton and Clarence Williams of Ballard, charged with destruction of property and assault after a YWCA protest.

Bluefield UPI Fred McKenzie Princeton W. Va Clarence Williams Ballard Bluefield State College Yw-Ymca Williams McKenzie

State Police Pay Hike Approved

The State Board of Public Works tentatively approved a 50 dollar across-the-board pay hike for State Police and funding for 25 troopers. The budget totals 3,291,140 dollars, up over last year by more than 600,000 but 68,000 below Supt W E Burchett’s request. After three days of agency hearings the board began drafting recommendations for the Legislature, with final figures pending further review.

Charleston UPI State Board of Public Works Truman Gore W. E. Burchett

Spaak Wins Timed Speech At United Nations Council

Belgian Foreign Minister Spaak spoke at the UN council amid African nations’ accusations of colonialism in the Congo. He avoided a filibuster by speaking first after the African nations finished their turn. Spaak planned to depart for Paris weekend NATO minister meeting.

Congo Mali Guinea Brazzaville Algeria Spaak Council Paris North Atlantic Treaty Organization NATO

Kennedy Reunion as Ted Walks for Father

Ted Kennedy, eight weeks after a June plane crash left him with a broken back, took his first steps in six months guiding his sturdy cane. Joseph P. Kennedy, 76, watched with pride as father and son stood together, the Kennedy clan smiling through tears. Ted planned to leave hospital for Palm Beach then return to Washington for the January congressional session.

Boston UPI Joseph P. Kennedy Kennedy England Edward M. Kennedy Massachusetts Senedy Ted Southampton Joe Kennedy Palm Beach Fla Hyannis Port Caro New England Baptist Hospital Clayton Reed Walter Reed Army Hospital Francis X. Morrissey Ted Kennedy Washington

Johnson taps Humphrey to lead civil rights assimilation drive

President Johnson announced Vice President elect Hubert Humphrey will coordinate federal programs from the Justice Department to housing and employment to push the full assimilation of more than 20 million African Americans into American life. Johnson urged rapid action to implement the new civil rights law and reduce duplication in agencies while stressing preserving cultural identity.

Washington UPI Hubert H. Humphrey Johnson Humphrey National Urban League U.S Justice Department Civil Rights Division Senate

Kenya Becomes Republic As Kenyatta Heads Nation

Kenya ends the monarchy with Queen Elizabeth II and becomes a republic at midnight. Jomo Kenyatta, now president, moves to Nairobi as the new head of state while Malcolm MacDonald steps down as governor general. Haile Selassie and Kenyatta are highlighted as regional leaders. The piece recalls Kenyatta’s early life and his adoption of the name Kenyatta in Britain.

Nairobi Kenya UPI Elizabeth II Jomo Kenyatta Kenyatta Malcolm MacDonald Britain Haile Selassie Ethiopia Church of Scotland Fort Hall Kamu Wa Ngengi Johnstone Jomo

King wins Nobel Prize again for nonviolent civil rights work

Dr Martin Luther King Jr pledged to use the prize money for the civil rights cause. He noted the ongoing fight against racial injustice and poverty, urging nonviolence as the path to true peace. He reminded that progress exists but the battle for equality continues nationwide.

King All of America United States

Burnham and Luyt meet as coalition talks loom

Burnham met Thursday night with Sir Richard Luyt the British governor. Later Burnham and D Aguiar issued a joint statement saying they would form a coalition government if asked.

PNC UFP Burnham Sir Richard Luyt D’aguiar

Baroness Dudberg Fined for Shoplifting in London

Russian born Baroness Marie Dudberg, 66, was fined 70 dollars yesterday in London after being found guilty of shoplifting. The incident drew UPI coverage with emphasis on the aristocrat facing a petty crime charge.

London UPI Marie Dudberg

Bastogne Siege and Allied Relief in World War II

Panzer tanks and infantry penetrated 60 miles into Allied lines and cut Bastogne center, where McAuliffe and his headquarters were based. After a stubborn reply of nuts the Germans launched a Christmas Day assault. Luftwaffe supplies aided relief efforts and drove Allied losses to about 8,000 dead and 48,000 wounded, with German casualties around 8,000.

Bastogne McAuliffe Joseph H. Harper Hitler

Mississippi charges dropped amid federal rulings shock leaders

A session arrest led Owen to vow no further evidence. Miss Carter withdrew charges against 19 suspects. Barnette of Shreveport and Jordan of Gulfport had hearings postponed. CORE condemned the ruling as chaos. King, at Oslo, urged a national boycott to seek justice in Mississippi. NAACP and DOJ officials expressed shock and noted little change for the case.

Owen Miss Carter Jackson Barnette Shreveport James Jordan Gulfport Miss The Vena of Racial Equality CORE Mississippi Martin Luther King Jr Oslo Norway Roy Wilkins National Association For the Advancement of Colored People NAACP Justice Department Washington

Jenkins Said In No Shape To Testify

Washington UPI Walter W Jenkins former White House aide is unfit to testify before the Senate Baker investigations. Dr Leon Yodelson says Jenkins suffers a depressive reaction of utmost gravity and should not be subpoenaed. Jenkins resigned Oct 15 after a morals arrest. The Senate committee had voted to compel his testimony.

Washington UPI White House Walter W. Jenkins Senate Bobby Baker Leon Yodelson Jenkins Yochelson Baker Yodelson

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T.V Mountain State Hearing Aid Center Main St. Beckley Peta Tre Valley Dr Viet Nam S. R Ray) Beckleheimer Blanch _ Blankenship Youngstown James W. Maynor Joseph F. Maynor Blue Jay B. B. Kessler Eccles Melton Mortuary Mrs Lucille Otto Theodore H. Harvey Clear Fork Simon Ferguson Viola Morgan Harvey Pineville Lodge No. 138 Free and Acce Masons Bertha Hill Harvey Robert C Rochester N. Y Donna Cook Scott Afb Ill Karen Kelsay Hunts Foster James Harvey Pascagoula Carrie Clendenin Ethel Perry Tressie Christian Zola Poling Wanda Jones Rupert Evans Funeral Home Oceana Edith Sitwell Farm Street Monsignor D'Arcy Edith Weston Helen E. Haynes Thomas Hedrick Thomas E. Thorne James Green Father LBJ HHH Rights Crusade Dr. King Dr. Guiana
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