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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1965
Page
10
Washington columnist Dick West imagines a Christmas amnesty for shoppers in the United States. He humorously proposes a daily 9 am to 9 pm truce from crowds, weapons and sales pressure, with clerks emerging, stock in size, and calm lines, ending after Christmas.
Four year old Vicki Wray, blind from retina glioma, spends Christmas in darkness but senses pine fragrance and touches ornaments. Doctors say she has a good chance of life if cancer remains gone by age six. Her family in Bowling Green, near the North Carolina border, relies on a fund totaling $18,000 placed in trust. $10,000 remains to cover schooling at a Spartanburg, South Carolina blind school.
A fragmented line suggests readers ponder life’s sweet mystery and wonder what comes next in a lighthearted, reflective note. The odd phrasing hints at a newspaper item about philosophy or quotes that invites contemplation. The text lacks clear names, dates, or events to anchor a fuller summary.
BOSHEN Ind. A 30 year old woman, Shirley Westfall, bled to death in a kitchen chair after attempting to dial for help on a telephone. The line was off the hook with a recorded message. Police ruled the death accidental. her husband Clifford found her after returning from work.
Washington UPI Luci Baines Johnson may wed Patrick Nugent in the White House only with permission from Archbishop Patrick A O Boyle, as the church normally requires a church ceremony. A spokesman called it an exceptional marriage with no confirmed plans.
The gas appliance manufacturers association notes even well built systems waste fuel if homes lack insulation. Warm air leaks around windows doors and cracks. insulation and weather stripping reduce heat loss and lower fuel costs. Heat loss estimates reach 25 to 35 percent through attic and roof and 30 percent through walls doors and windows.
Geraldine Chaplin, 21, returns to her Hollywood roots to promote Doctor Zhivago and discuss film stardom. She tours stars homes in a bid to spark a career while living in Hollywood, noting shyness yet determination to work. Her glamour and potential fuel industry buzz as she awaits milestones in New York and Los Angeles premieres.
A man wearing a beard dressed as Santa Claus greeted Cuban refugees in Miami on Christmas Eve. He welcomed the arrivals to freedom as part of a UPI report noting 167 refugees arrived, bringing the total airlifted from Varadero to 2,580.
Borneo, one of the great islands of the world, is noted for its wildlife variety from the flying snake that glides through the air to giant toads larger than a Pekinese dog.
A wave of protests and condemnation rose in Berlin over East German guards fatally shooting two West Germans fleeing the wall at Heinrich Heine Strasse. West Berliners and Allied leaders blasted the act as willful killing during the Christmas season.
The circuit court orders Jesse Edward Collier, a non resident, to answer the divorce complaint filed by Carol Jane Collier an infant suing by father E Clyburn Meadows Jr within January 12 1966. A copy of the complaint is available from the clerk. Entered December 9 1965 by Clerk C Harold Hanks.
A collage of lost item notices including missing newspapers, keys, a dog tag, a hound and a dalmatian, and several contact numbers. plus local ads for wallpapering painting TV repairs firestone well drilling wanted to buy a kitten and silver dollar buyers, and a note on store equipment and hay. Notable names and locations include Lyric Theatre Crab Orchard Meadow Bridge W Va and several phone numbers 252-4216 253-8794 253-3321.
Obituaries list multiple individuals with ages and residences. Mrs Mary George of 115 Lilly Street dies. funeral at St Nicholas Orthodox Church, burial Sunset Memorial Park. Lawrence Irving Thompson, 65, of 105 Mondorf Avenue, funeral 1 p.m. Tuesday at Allen Funeral Home Medford, burial Puritan Lawn Cemetery. Bert Ernest Lewis, 74, Eccles, death announced. service 2 p.m. Monday at Melton Mortuary Chapel, burial Sunset Memorial Park. Frank Camelo, 79, Fairdale, dies Saturday. funeral 2 p.m. Monday at Fairdale Freewill Baptist Church. memorial Park transport. body at Webb and Neal Funeral Home. Kennard James Hildreth Scarbro, 55, San Francisco formerly Raleigh County. service 2 p.m. Tuesday at Williams Funeral Home Chapel MacArthur. burial Sunset Memorial Park.
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