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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 31, 1965

Page

2

Deaths and Funerals in Galax Hinton and Rainelle

Final rites were held for Andy A. Goins 85 of Galax Va at Mount Olive Holiness Church. He died Tuesday at a Martinsville daughter's home. Survivors include five daughters two sons twelve grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Lanie Bennett 80 of Hinton died after long illness. Survivors include five sons three daughters and three stepdaughters. The body at Melton Mortuary pending arrangements. Roosevelt Aaron Ailstock 61 of Marfrance will be buried at Wallace Memorial Cemetery Clintonville after services in East Rainelle. He is brother of Charlie Ailstock. Oak died at Casto Coal mine near Quinwood from apparent heart attack. Born in Goshen Va he was son of Biney L. and Mae Patterson Ailstock.

Andy A. Goins Galax Mount Olive Holiness Church Martinsville Pearl Hash Mae Goins Emma Pannell Jeanetta Hairston Lettie Howard Beckley Willie Columbus Ohio Mathew Lanie Bennett Hinton Long Bottom Pete and Mary Ward Adkins Raleigh County Lou Dewey Adkins Sam Adkins Seymour Adkins Hubert Bennett Harper Obie Bennett Dora Taylor Page Arminta Adkins Harper Heights Gusta Fletcher Stanaford Lydia McDaniel Burinda Adkins Sandstone Melton Mortuary Roosevelt Aaron Ailstock Marfrance Wallace Biney L Mae Patterson Ailstock RNS

Final rites for Andrew W Calloway in Winona Church

Funeral services for 77 year old Andrew W Calloway of Winona are set for 2 p m Sunday at the Winona Baptist Church with Rev A L Sims officiating. Burial in Locust Lane Cemetery. Calloway died Wednesday night after a long illness. He was a retired coal miner and a member of Tenth Street Baptist Church in Camden New Jersey. Surviving are his wife Alice of Harvey three daughters Florence S Jones Juani t Choice Marion Yancey five sons George Ernest Gilbert Lawrence one sister Dora Bowles and multiple brothers and other relatives. The body will be taken from Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor to the church one hour prior to services.

Andrew W. Calloway Winona Winona Baptist Church A. L. Sims Locust Lane Calloway Tenth Street Baptist Church Camden N. J Alice Calloway

Mrs. Clara Belle Goss Funeral Services

Funeral services for Mrs. Clara Belle Goss 60 of Eccles will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday in the Melton Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Thomas Snuffer officiating burial will follow in Sunset Memorial Park She died in a local hospital at 9 05 a m Wednesday born May 17 1905 in Cabell County a daughter of George and peers She had several relatives including Clyde Henry and Tony Jr all of Eccles one stepson Alvah Venoskie of the Air Force two daughters Virginia Blankenhip of Fairdale and Bertha Duff of Canton Ohio four brothers Henry Wray Alva Wray Hubert Wray Monroe Wray two sisters Grace Walters and Vada Deal Friends may call after 5 p m today Pallbearers are Joe Harvey Teddy Clark Jackie Lee Harvey Leroy Lester Thomas Snuffer Jr Jimmy Walters Junior Acord and Denny Clark.

Clara Belle Goss Eccles Melton Funeral Home Thomas Snuffer Sunset Memorial Park Goss Cabell County Peers Church of Cats Tate Clyde Henry Tony Jr Alvah Venoskie Air Force Virginia Blankenship Fairdale Bertha Duff Canton Ohio Henry Wray Arcoma Alva Wray Hubert Wray Coal Branch Monroe Wray Williamson Grace Walters Vada Deal Mann Melton Montuary Joe Harvey Teddy Clark Jackie Lee Harvey Leroy Lester Thomas Snuffer Jr Jimmy Walters Junior Acord Denny Clark

Miner Lloyd Clark dies after brief illness in Roanoke

Lloyd Clark aged 52 of Mead Roanoke Virginia died Thursday in a Roanoke hospital after a short illness. Born in 1913 he was a miner at East Gulf a member of Mead Baptist Church and the United Mine Workers Local.

Lloyd Clark Mead Roanoke East Gulf Mead Baptist Church United Mine of America

Humphrey seeks Philippine help for South Vietnam

Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey urged Philippine President Marcos to increase aid to South Vietnam during a cordial meeting at Malacanang Palace. Aspiras said Congress must approve any troop commitment, while Marcos weighs a 2000-man force. Humphrey and his wife also visited the Manila American Cemetery where 17,182 U.S. World War II graves lie.

Aspiras Philippine Congress Congress Marcos Philippines Viet Nam Muriel Humphrey Manila American U.S Pacific Arlington National Cemetery United States

Boy 7 Rescues Sister From Thawing Ice

In Douglasville Pennsylvania a seven year old boy named Charles saved his nine year old sister Nancy from drowning after she fell through thin ice while skating on a pond. He pulled her to safety on the ice and their parents revived her with mouth to mouth resuscitation before medical care.

Douglasville UPI Nancy Maddonna Charles Nancy

Tide Has Turned In Favor Of Freedom 1966 View

Leon Dennen surveys 1966 with a Free World upswing, noting U S support for South Viet Nam shifts the balance against communism. He cites economic recovery in the West, crisis in the Soviet bloc, Sino Soviet splits, and rising Western leverage amid Vietnam war escalation.

Leon Dennen Enterprise Assn NEW York NEA United States Viet Nam Indonesia Algeria Congo Sudan Russia China Moscow Kremlin Soviet Union Peking Castro Politika Communist Party Europe

Inadequacies Balance Positive Factors Lakin Report Bared

A 39 page report to Gov. Hulett C. Smith by Mental Health Director Dr Mildred Bateman outlined 14 areas of inadequacy in West Virginia mental hospitals. It balanced shortcomings with 25 gains and noted staff shortages, space, medical care, and treatment limits while highlighting rehabilitation centers inter hospital exchanges accreditation efforts and plans for community services and a deputy director within the department.

Fanny Seiler Charleston UPI Hulett C. Smith Mildred Bateman Bateman Smith Lakin State Hospital Mason County Weston Barboursville Colin Anderson Spencer Huntington American Hospital Association Lakin Charlene Lindsay Eeeresenten Huntington’ Sa 5 Mental Health Department U. S. Public Health Service West Virginia Nurses Association Board of Examiners For Registered Nurses State Vocational Rehabilitation Division

Legislative items listed for state action in 1960s era

Smith Call particular importance. Included items span constitutional succession amendment and vice president disability provisions, post conviction procedures allowing petitions and hearings for rights violations, and Head Start linked summer preschool programs. Local items include Berkeley County zoning fund authorization, transfer of state property for a Cabell County mental retardation center, and an intermediate court for Hancock along with airport authorities for Cabell Wayne Greenbrier and Fayette Counties.

Berkeley County Cabell County Hancock County Cabell Wayne Greenbrier Fayette

Tax cuts repeal excise taxes on clubs and telephones

A staged repeal takes effect Saturday removing the 20 percent excise on club dues and the 10 percent tax on telegrams. The 10 percent levy on telephone service falls to 3 percent. Transfers of stocks and bonds will also be taxed no more starting Saturday.

Wrecker Mayhan Damages Wrong Home in Pittsburgh

Gilbert B. Mayhan and three helpers spent three days wrecking a house at 1947 Irwin Ave instead of 1913 Irwin Ave. Owner Herbert C. Atkins now seeks to sell the rubble back to Mayhan for 4500.

Pittsburgh UPI Gilbert B. Mayhan Mayhan Irwin Ave Herbert C. Atkins

Brain drain rising as doctors emigrate from Britain

A government survey shows 1,200 doctors left Britain for other countries in 1964 while only 300 immigrated, highlighting a growing brain drain of professionals to abroad and away from the United Kingdom.

Brain Drain London UPI Britain

First Family To Ring In New Year Together

The first family is set to ring in 1966 with Lucia Luci Johnson and Airman Patrick Nugent planning a late summer wedding. Luci, a Georgetown nursing student and Catholic convert, may wed in a church. Lynda Bird Johnson serves as maid of honor and is back at the ranch after visiting Evanston.

Austin Tex UPI Luci Texas White House Johnson Lucia Patrick J. Nugent Waukegan Nuge Lackland Air Force Base San Antonio Lynda Bird Evanston Wyo Brent Eastman University of California Texas Washington Georgetown University School of Nursing Nugent White House Lynda

Happiness Is Longjohns In Space Celebrated Gemini feat

SPACE CENTER Houston UPI reports on the Spirit of 76 mission with Gemini 7 and Gemini 6 crews. Borman Schirra Lovell Stafford recount moments of near contact, beard sighting, and calm in space aboard longjohn era gear. Lovell enjoys reading Roughing It while the crew relishes small comforts and the knowledge power remained steady.

Gemini 6 Walter Schirra Thomas Stafford Borman Schirra Jim Lovell Stafford West Point Earth Aeece Mark Twain

City Holiday Cabarets Offer Private New Year Celebrations

The article outlines festive tax friendly New Year events in major cities. In New York City the Persian Room at the Plaza and the St Regis offer dinners and black tie parties for 70 dollars for two. In Chicago Maxim's De Paris offers a full night with dinner dancing champagne and breakfast in the Astor Tower. Parker House Boston charges 25 dollars for dinner and dancing. Arthur's in New York runs a 259 seat venue with packed reservations. San Francisco Goman's Gay 90s highlights price reductions due to the tax repeal.

Times Square New Ocop Ra New York City Plaza Hotel Fifth Avenue St. Regis Chicago Maxim's de Paris Astor Tower Maxim’s

Rome Reneges On Pedestrian Island Traffic Plan

Rome backs off on a pedestrian island in the shopping heart. The 35 block area was cut from private motor traffic during business hours for a 10 day test. Officials claim broad public support despite chaotic traffic, angry horns, and statements from merchants and residents.

Rome UPI Amathe Emilia Sahara Caesar

Viet Nam War News Roundup Continues from Page One

Reported Viet Nam fighting includes a botched guerrilla attack on a villa serving as Army quarters near Saigon where ten of eleven annex residents avoided harm. A sergeant wounded a guerrilla during a brief pursuit. 1965 review shows 1,200 American deaths and troop strength rising to 181,000. 160 American aircraft were downed, with 34,000 Communist dead and 6,000 captured. North Viet Nam reportedly sends 4,500 men monthly to the South and supplies Viet Cong with heavy mortars and antiaircraft batteries for the first time.

USS Les Ravines Army 362nd _ Signal Company U.S Saigon Viet Nam North Viet Nam Hanoi- Haiphong South Viet Nam

Anti Poverty Grant Aids Gilmer County Programs

A federal grant of 7739 dollars was awarded to coordinate the War on Poverty in Gilmer County West Virginia and nine surrounding counties. The funds will support several anti poverty programs with the event including dinner dancing and a floor show, costing about 36 dollars.

Washington API Gilmer County W. Va Gilmer

Plane Ditches In Elk River

High winds and fuel loss are blamed for the ditching of a Cessna Skyhawk in the Elk River near Kanawha two and a half miles from Charleston. Pilot Patricia Hudgens, 47, said wind threw her off course from Washington and she could not find the airport. an Air National Guard plane guided her, but fuel ran out before landing. Hudgens and Beth Bonner, 47, suffered facial cuts. passengers Lindi Hudgens, 11, and Jana Bonner, 12, were uninjured.

Charleston UPI Thursay Lexington Washington Elk River Kanawha Patricia Hudgens Air National Guard Hudgens Beth Bonner Lindi Hudgens Jana

Peace Quest Poland Canada and Vietnam Peace Efforts

A report covers Poland and Canada as part of the International Control Commission overseeing the 1954 Geneva accord, plus Vice President Humphrey urging Marcos to bolster Filipino aid to South Vietnam. Ho Chi Minh denounces U.S. actions while Tass cites his New Year message calling for peace and withdrawal of American troops. Radio Hanoi warns of further escalation and possible annihilation if the ground war expands.

Poland Canada International Control Commission McGeorge Bundy Hubert H. Humphrey Ferdinand E. Marcos Viet Nam Humphrey Marcos U.S Ho Chi Minh Tass United States Viet A Hanoi Vaticap

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Mrs Roosevelt Ailstock A. W. Calloway Fannie Clark David Chatman Robert Chatman Virginia Stockley Russell Johnson Greenwood Memorial Park Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor Lewis W. Monk Matoaka Memorial Funeral Directory Princeton Tom Jenkins Ben Farley Resthaven Monk Welch Matha Whitt Beverly Hills, Calif Frank Nugent Mr. Roberts San Diego Calif Joseph H. Thomas Mercer Racing Barney Oldfield Eddie Pullen Ralph Depalma Grays Harbor Wash Thomas Freemont Mountain State Hearing Aid Center Main ST Western Alliance NATO de Gaulle Sian Pekin People’s Daily Mao Tsetung Africa Asia Latin America Sukarno Nist Ben Bella Hisap Genesneas Communist Parties Iraq Syeet United Arab Re Middle East Fidel Castro Cuba Oilrich Venezuela Yugoslavia Johnson Courage Nurses Association Huntington Hospital U. S Space Via Della Vite Peace Quest
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