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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 31, 1964

Page

2

Johnson budget near completion in week amid New Year's target

President Johnson's budget for the next fiscal year is about 90 percent complete and is expected to be wrapped up in a week to 10 days. He may ask Congress to delay sending the document to printers beyond January 19. Reedy said Johnson will focus on an address to Congress and the nation Monday night. Johnson met with officials at the ranch, released New Year's messages to Kosygin and Mikoyan, and urged progress in disarmament and nuclear weapons control in 1965.

Johnson City Tex UPI Johnson Congress House Senate George Reedy Glenn T. Seaborg The Atomic Energy Commission Donald S. Hornig Budget Bureau Kermit Gordon George C. McGhee U. S West Germany Aleksei N. Kosygin Anastas Mikoyan

UN Recesses as Financial Crisis Stalls Peace Council Seats

The United Nations General Assembly began an 18 day recess with unresolved finances and Russia’s voting rights. Delegates held private talks over the fiscal crisis and a Security Council vacancy. Buoyed by Quaison-Lackey, the body approved a one year term for Solines Jordan and Mali and set a January 18 reconvening. The USSR vowed no contributions to Palestine Korea or the emergency bond issue. Secretary General Thant’s budget based authority was approved until a new budget.

United Nations N. Y UPI General Assembly Russia United States Assembly Alex Quaison-Lackey Ghana Security Council Quaison-Lackey Jordan Mali L-Nation Council Thant Soviet Union U.N Palestine Korea

Negroes Thank Church Builders in Ripley Miss

In Ripley Mississippi more than 250 Negroes gathered in an unfinished Antioch Baptist Church to thank Oberlin College students and professors who helped rebuild after a church burning last October 31. The Carpenters for Christmas built the church, with 25 students and three professors giving up their Christmas vacations. Sheriff Mauney stood outside for safety as the uncompleted building hosted a quiet, grateful ceremony.

Ripley, Miss UPI Carpenters Oberlin College Ohio Antioch Baptist Church Tippah Wayne Mauney

Bloodiest December for U.S. in Viet Nam. Binh Gia battles loom

In December, heavy fighting near Binh Gia left four U.S. helicopters downed and many casualties. Reports say four Americans killed or missing, with 174 U.S. casualties in South Viet Nam since January 1961. Vietnamese and Viet Cong losses also tallied, while U.S. airstrikes continued.

U. S bin Gia U.S Binh Gia South Viet Nam Vietnamese Defense Ministry

Six Salt Manufacturers Sued For Price-Fixing

Milwaukee files anti trust suit in U S District Court naming Morton Salt Diamond Crystal Salt International Salt Carey Salt Cutler Magner Cargill and co conspirators American Salt Barton Salt Hardy Salt. Nashville Davidson County seeks to join as plaintiff. Morton Diamond Crystal deny rigging and over charging.

Milwaukee Wis UPI U.S. District Court Morton Salt Co Chicago Diamond Crystal Salt Co St. Clair, Mich International Salt Co Clarks Summit Carey Salt Co Hutchinson Kan Cutler-Magner Co Duluth

London strip club Casino de Paris offers trading stamps

A London venue named Casino de Paris, a striptease club, is giving trading stamps to members upon membership renewal.

Strip ST London Ywapd London Casino de

Wheeling Couple Held For Harboring Deserter

In Pittsburgh, FBI agents arrested Wheeling West Virginia couple Mr and Mrs John E Palmer on charges of harboring U S Army deserter Thomas Rogers. They were arraigned before U S Commissioner Nell Moran and released on bond after initially refusing to surrender Rogers who was declared a deserter on Oct 6. Agents entered the Palmer home on December 17 and found Rogers hiding.

Pittsburgh UPI Wheeling W. Va FBI U. S. Army John E. Palmer U. S Nell Moran Thomas Rogers Pane Rogers

West Virginia county year in review 1964 highlights

The Raleigh County year in review notes financial strain at local hospitals needing $2 million federal aid, annexation votes, NAACP integration actions, and a 5.5 million bond route for new schools. It also covers a fatal January postal truck crash, motel opposition, major robberies, a jail escape, and the Eccles No. 6 mine reopening with a Melpar Beckley Army contract.

New York Times New York Robert C. Byrd DW. Va Beckley Man Stephen’s Lake Crescent Road Pinecrest Maxwell Hill Calloway Heights Homewood Addition Upper Raleigh Heights Sprague Whitestick James E. Wilder City Sanitary Board NAACP Raleigh County Board of Education John A. Field Jr Raleigh County Board of Education John W. Smith Stamford Road Appalachian Regional Hospital Shady Spring Ghent Crescent Coal City Marsh Fork Turnpike Glen Te Charleston Glass House Hotel Motel Association of N. Joe Rahall Pagoda S and S Beaver K and K Music Co Eisenhower Drive Oakley Davis Register Benny Hawks Skelton Beckley Police Department County Medical Society Eccles No. 6 Raleigh Register Post- Herald John Hodel E. J. Hodel Post-Herald City Bedford Morris Raleigh County Criminal Court A. D. Belton Melpar- Beckley, Inc

Convention Set at Beaver Baptist Church Sunday

The Raleigh County Singing Convention will be held at Beaver Baptist Church at 2 p.m. Sunday. Singing groups from across Raleigh County will participate. Pastor E. W. Powers invites the public to attend.

Raleigh County the Beaver Baptist Church E. W. Powers

Deaths And Funerals Summary From Mine Accident

Death notices list John Sorrels born September 5 1907 in Stanaford, husband of Annie Fegge Sorrels, with sons John Jr Hillsdale MD Danny Forestville MD and Russell Orlando FL, two brothers James and Charles, eight grandchildren. Funeral 1 pm Saturday at Midway Church of God Rev F C Calhoun to burial Sunset Memorial Park. Remains at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home. viewing after 6 pm Thursday. pallbearers Ray Taylor Walter Snyder Steve Soltes Clarence Daniel Clifford Sanger Hubert Mitchem.

Bowers Sorrels Stanaford Bessie Lusher Sorrels Henry Sorrels United Mine Workers of America Maben Loyal Order of Moose Beckley Lodge Annie Fegge Sorrels John Jr Hillsdale Danny Forestville Russel Orlando Fla James Sorrels Charles Sorels Baltimore Midway Church of God F. C. Calhoun Sunset Memorial Park Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home Ray Taylor Walter Snyder Steve Soltes Clarence Daniel Clifford Sanger Hubert Mitchem

Lilly services held for Arthur D. Lilly of Hinton

Arthur D. Lilly 81 of Hinton died of a heart attack at home after a fall left him with a broken hip. Born April 9 1883 in Raleigh County he worked as a Chesapeake and Ohio railway trainman and was a member of Central Baptist Church and the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen. He is survived by his wife four sons a daughter a brother four sisters 11 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. Burial plans with funeral home and church in charge. Local obituaries note additional juvenile death and family listings.

Arthur D. Lilly Hinton Ronald Meadows H. P. Hackney Harry Pilkington Hilltop Cemetery Lilly Huntington Raleigh County John and Arminta Lilly Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Co Central Baptist Church Brotherhood of Railway Annie Lowe Lilly Earl of Beckley Wilbur Hurricane Alvin Temperance Mich Vernon Lilly Ira Briers Vaughan Lilly Lake Park Fla Adney Meadows Belle Anderson Fred Lilly Canton Ohio Lucy Griffith Ghent

Mrs Martha Jane Stewart Dies at 77 in Pineknob

Mrs Martha Jane Stewart 77 of Pineknob died Wednesday after a long illness. Services set for 2 p.m. Friday at Bethel Church Pineknob with Rev Wade Webb officiating. Burial Pineknob Cemetery. Survived by four daughters Rhoda Atha Grace Parsons both of Chicago Ill Beatrice Massey Elizabeth Workman Pineknob three sons Charlie George Jr Jake Stewart Pineknob two sisters Beatrice Conway Ashville Ohio Dora Carnett Byesville Ohio three brothers Chap Sun Dial Joe Byrd Cook Fairdale 29 grandchildren 25 great grandchildren. Body to be moved from Armstrong Funeral Home Whitesville to her home at 4 p.m. today and to church an hour before service.

Martha Jane Stewart Pineknob Bethel Church Wade Webb Stewart Rhoda Atha Grace Parsons Chicago Ill Beatrice Massey l Elizabeth Workman Charlie George Jr Jake Stewart Beatrice Conway Ashville Ohio Dora Carnett Byesville Chap Sundial Joe Byrd Cook Fairdale Armstrong Funeral Home Whitesville

Infant Jeff McKinney Passes Away in Vista Calif

Jeff McKinney infant son of Mr and Mrs Bernard Burdette McKinney Jr of Vista California died in Vista Tuesday Born November 16 of this year he was grandson of Bernard Burdette McKinney Stotesbury and J Folley Springfield Missouri He is survived by a brother Richard at home Body will arrive Saturday at Williams Funeral Home in Sophia for arrangements

Jeff McKinney Bernard Burdette McKinney Jr Vista Calif Bernard Burdette McKinney Stotesbury J. Folley Springfield Richard Williams Funeral Home Sophia

Memorial service for Keith Allan Toney

Keith Allan Toney two year old son of Kenneth Ray and Marva Lee Tracy Toney of Kopperton will have a service at 2 p.m. Friday at Delilah Methodist Church.

Keith Allan Toney Kenneth Ray Marva Lee Tracy Toney Kopperston Delilah Methodist Church

Frustrated burglar halts robbery in Austin drug store

A 60 year old man attempted a holdup at a drug store demanding money. The clerk refused and the suspect pounded the register while shouting this is a holdup as police arrived. The incident occurred in Austin, Texas.

Austin, Tex UPI Billy Madding

BPW Briefly Meets Then Adjourns for New Year

Charleston report states the State Board of Public Works will hold a very brief session before adjourning for the New Year holiday. Major actions pending include budget requests from the State Road Commission and State Department of Education. The SRC’s revised document is not due until around Jan 7 and education funding hinges on road recommendations. In a surprise move, WVU’s 1965-66 budget of 13.4 million was approved, matching Finance Commissioner Truman Gore’s request but $1.2 million less than requested.

Charleston UPI State Board of Public Works BPW State Road Commission State Department of Education SRC West Virginia University Truman Gore

Death ruled accident in Roane County shooting

Five year old Kathy Walbrown of Otto was killed by a single shotgun blast when her 12 year old brother Gary tried to wrest the weapon from her. Roane County coroner said the girl took the gun from a closet and her brother attempted to seize it, ruling the death an accident.

Spencer Ups Roane County Kathy Walbrown Otto Gary Roane

King denounces churches for timid civil rights stand

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. urged Protestant, Jewish and Catholic leaders at a National Methodist Student Movement Conference in Lincoln to back racial equality nonviolently, saying Sunday morning remains America’s most segregated hour and churches should be a moral beacon, not an echo, on justice. He warned against Black or white supremacy and called nonviolence the strongest weapon for an oppressed people.

Lincoln Neb UPI Martin Luther King Jr America Dr. King Southern Christian Leadership Conference Methodist Student Movement

Quotes By Hoover Chiang King Jr McGhee From UPI Dispatches

United Press International quotes Hoover on his 70th birthday planning to serve as FBI director as long as he remains healthy and trusted. Chiang Kai-shek vows Red China will not obtain a deliverable nuclear capability. Martin Luther King Jr criticizes churches for not taking a strong civil rights stand, calling Sunday at 11 a.m. the most segregated hour. George C. McGhee reports U.S. relation status with West Germany as a bright spot in the international picture.

United Press International Washington FBI J. Edgar Hoover Taipei Chiang Kai-shek Red China Johnson City Tex U. S West Germany George C. McGhee Johnson

Wheeling Prosecutor Orders Slots Removed

Ohio County Prosecuting Attorney elect Arch W. Riley ordered tavern operators to remove all slot machines and gambling devices by midnight Thursday. The order covers fraternal, benevolent, and charitable groups, with exemptions for those owning the equipment until midnight June 30. nonowners must comply by the deadline. Noncompliers face jail sentences as a policy of his office.

Wheeling UPS Ohio Arch W. Riley Riley

Penny Cook Transferred Between Hospitals

Eleven year old Penny Cook, daughter of Mrs. James Cook, was moved from Stevens Clinic in Welch to University Hospital in Richmond, where she was readmitted Saturday. Accompanying her were her mother and Roanoke relatives Mr and Mrs Roland Morgan. Mrs. Cook will stay with Penny as she recovers. Penny attends Glen Fork Grade School and has repeated hospital stays in recent weeks.

Glen Fork Penny Cook James Cook University Hospital Richmond Stevens Clinic Welch Charlottesville Hospital Rolland Morgan Roanoke Morgans

Break Up Teen Drinking Party Cracks Down in N J

Mohawk New Jersey police chief P George Geffken vows action after a long string of Dolce Vita teen drinking parties. In a Monday raid 77 teenagers were arrested and homes damaged. Parents face possible charges for contributing to juvenile delinquency and for actions of their children. The raids involve teens from New Jersey Pennsylvania and New York with homes in disarray and hundreds of cans and bottles, as officers stopped a four hour roundup at one residence.

Mohawk N.J UPI P. George Geffken New Jersey Geffken Norristown Pittsburgh Gloversville N.Y Pennsylvania New York Harry W. Stone Sr Syracuse J 18 Tennessee Geffken Teleed Stone

Company Seeks Dismissal in Baker Case

Washington reports attorney David J. Carliner for Capitol Vending Co asks US district court to halt action and dismiss the $300,000 suit against Bobby Baker claiming an out of court settlement ends the dispute. The case涉及 Baker linked to a Falls Church Melpar contract for vending machines and sparked a Senate Rules Committee probe.

Washington UPI David J. Carliner Bobby Baker Senate US District Court Carliner Ralph J. Hill The Capitol Vending Co Hill Baker Senate Democrats Servu Corp Falls Church Melpar, Inc Capitol Vending Senate Rules Committee

Hoover rejects FBI civil rights role and aims to grow force

FBI Director J Edgar Hoover said the 1964 Civil Rights Act lacks criminal provisions and the FBI has no authority to arrest or protect demonstrators. He defended objectivity, denying political labels, and announced plans to add 300 to 400 agents while pursuing a continued fight against crime.

FBI Hoover Department of Juice Congress

Stephen's Lake site inspection and labor costs questioned

The letter argues that engineering fees are within normal limits and not excessive under the grant. It says 45 percent labor spending is not a mandatory built in cost and that bids will be awarded to the lowest qualified bidder after competitive bidding. The federal role is limited to guidance and grant terms. local officials control design, construction, and publication of details. The assistant commissioner emphasizes local responsibility and offers help as requested.

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