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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Feb 16, 1965

Page

2

Lottery Bill Amendment Stage Reached In House

West Virginia lawmakers moved a state operated sweepstakes proposal to amendment stage in the House of Delegates amid other action. Delegates rejected an off premises banking bill, debated road funding audits, and discussed the governor’s role in appointing auditors for a $200 million Better Roads program. Senate activity included six bills at passage and ten with amendments, plus a state police pay raise measure pending.

Robert M. Gornall Charleston UPI West Virginia House of Delegates Del Jesse Barker D-Kanawha Barker House Judiciary Committee del. Carmine Cann D-Harrison del. J. Paul England Wyoming Cann Mountain State Senate Legislative Auditor Paul Kaufman Legislative Auditor's Office Senate Finance Committee Hans McCourt D Webster Kaufman Legislative John Carrigan R - Marshall State Police

Johnson Seeks New Weapons To Fight Crime

Washington reports President Johnson plans to ask Congress for new legal tools to curb racketeering in legitimate business, plus federal police training grants. Proposed measures include federal controls on interstate small arms sales and a limited wiretap bill, along with reforms to bail bonds and pre release prisoner rehabilitation. Organized crime targets include arson-for-profit as a federal offense to disrupt cross state rings.

Washington UPI Johnson Congress

Saturn V launch delays test data for Apollo program

Saturn five rocket launch faced over hour delay due to ground computer trouble. The 1.5 million thrust booster lifted off over the Atlantic with a long flame trail, breaking the sound barrier after about a minute. Ground control said systems looked good as the first stage separated smoothly and the second stage burned hydrogen and liquid oxygen on a 10 minute ascent.

Ussia Atlantic Space Agency

Breakfasts Continued From Page 1 Mention Viet Nam Dilemma

The article notes the President’s stance on minor matters and his overall good relations with Congress. It highlights Johnson’s mood amid the continuing Viet Nam dilemma and suggests a steady, nonchalant approach to routine issues.

Congress Johnson

Life Insurance ad for ages 39 to 79 from Great Lakes

A newspaper advertisement offers life insurance for people aged 39 to 79. Apply by mail to the Home Office for a guaranteed $2000 or $1000 lifetime policy with no obligation. Tear out and mail name, address and year of birth to Great Lakes Insurance Co. Elgin IL 60122 Dept 16B151P58

Great Lakes Insurance Co Elgin

Deaths and Funerals Dale Cooke 35 Beaver

Funeral rites for Dale Clayton Cooke 35 of Beaver will be at 2 30 p m Wednesday in the Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel with Rev Oliver Tedder officiating. Burial in Sunset Memorial Park. He died Monday at 12 10 p m after a long illness. Pallbearers: Willie Worley Paul Cook Harless Cook Junior Cook Burl Ford Lloyd Cook. Survived by wife Bernice Jordan three sons Allan E of Charleston William G in Turkey and Jon Lyle Jordan of Charlottesville Va a brother Frank and a sister Mrs M C Black and two grandchildren. Friends may call after 2 p m today at the Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home.

Dale Clayton Cooke Beaver Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel Oliver Tedder Sunset Memorial Park Willie Worley Paul Cook Harless Cook Junior Cook Burl Ford Lloyd Cook Tams A. W. Cooke Bessie Bradbury Cooke Carroll Rose and Quesenberry Bernice Jordan Allan E Charleston William G Air Force Turkey Jon Lyle Jordan Charlottesville Frank Oak Hill M. C. Black Cleveland Ohio

Willie Berger 70 Dies After Long Illness in Newhall

Willie Berger 70 of Newhall died at home Monday after a long illness. A World War I veteran and retired miner he was born August 2 1894 in Franklin Virginia and was a member of Newhall Baptist Church. Survived by a brother James Berger Raleigh. Body at Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Home pending funeral arrangements.

Willie Berger Newhall Franklin, Va Jobe Berger James Berger Raleigh Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Home

Funeral services for Everett Gregor Jordan

Everett G Jordan, 60, of Oak Hill, died after a brief illness. Funeral 2 p m Wednesday at Thomas Funeral Home Chapel Oak Hill with Rev Tally Hanna officiating. Burial at High Lawn. He worked for Fayette County Board of Education. Born in Ronceverte January 19 1905, son of the late James and Laura Surber Jordan.

Everett Gregor Jordan Oak Hill Thomas Funeral Home Tally Hanna High Lawn Memorial Park Jordan Ronceverte He Was the James and Laura Surber Jor

Federal fact finding probes and civil rights clashes across states

Johnson warned the federal body his state faced many problems and urged goodwill and assistance rather than criticism. In Jackson a grand jury was to meet amid alleged perjury in voter discrimination suits as a dispute arose over indictments. In New York Malcolm X was ordered from his home after a bombing, with blame exchanged between Malcolm X and the Black Muslims. In Birmingham Eldridge Turner, a Negro physical education teacher, was named to the Fairfield Park and recreation board, the first Black to hold a Fairfield city post.

Johnson Jackson Harold Cox New York Malcolm X Malcolm Birmingham Ala Eldridge Turner Fairfield Park and Recreation Board Turner Fairfield City

More Comfort Wearing FALSE TEETH

An advertising brief for FASTEETH powder to secure upper and lower dental plates, reducing looseness and odor. It touts a tasteless, alkaline formula with no sour aftertaste and claims it provides firmer fit and comfort, available at drug counters.

Final rites set for Beecher Osborne at Cyclone church

Beecher Osborne 28 a Cyclone native and toy machine operator died at Kopperston mine. Funeral 1 p m Wednesday at Bright Prospect Baptist Church Cyclone with Rev Kenny Harvey officiating. Burial Brown Cemetery Cyclone. Survived by wife Etheleen DeLong Osborne two sons Robert and Gregory, parents Ralston and Iona Osborne, siblings Georgia Martin Tessie Workman Sester. Body to home of parents at 5 p m today. Evans Funeral Home Oceana. Francis T Carmody dies at 56 in New York heart attack. supporter of Earl of Oxford claimed as Shakespeare author.

Beecher Osborne Bright Prospect Baptist Church Cyclone Kenny Harvey Brown Cemetery Osborne Kopperston Eastern Associated Coal Corp Ralston Iona Bailey Osborne Etheleen DeLong Osborne Robert Gregory Sester Georgia Martin Tessie Workman New York UPI Francis T. Carmody Edward de Vere Earl of Oxford Shakespeare

Veteran actor Henry Kulky dies at 43 in California

Funeral services are set for Thursday morning at St Rose Crans National Cemetery Point Loma for veteran actor Henry Kulky 43 who died of an apparent heart attack last Friday in Oceanside California.

San Diego Calif St. Rosecrans National Cemetery Point Loma Henry Kulky Kulky Oceanside

Willard H. Northrop Dies in Hartford Hospital

Hartford tribute to Willard H. Northrop former president of the National Association of Marine Surveyors who died Monday at Hartford Hospital. His leadership in marine surveying and long service to the field are noted in local obituaries.

Hartford, Conn UPID Willard H. Northrop The National Association of Marine Surveyors Hartford Hospital

Four Beckley College Students Hurt in Wreck North of Charlottesville

Four Beckley College students Ralph Dill ingham Tom Nuckols Tom Johnson and Curt Fitzhugh were injured in an auto collision about 8 am 12 miles north of Charlottesville Virginia as they returned to Beckley after a home visit The driver Dill ingham and passenger Nuckols were hospitalized with serious injuries Nuckols required 58 stitches for facial head and shoulder wounds and a neck cut doctors at the scene saved him from further bleeding Johnson and Fitzhugh were treated and released at Charlottesville hospital and are back in classes Shrover reported a doctor traveling behind the car provided aid

Charlottesville Beckley College Ralph Dillingham Tom Nuckols Tom Johnson Curt Fitzhugh Alexandria Beckley D. K. Shrover Shrover Johnson Fitzhugh Dillingham Nuckols

Picketing Prows in Ky Coalfields as Dynamite Blasts Hit Trucks

In eastern Kentucky, two coal trucks owned by Rufus Holbrook were destroyed by dynamite blasts amid large picket lines at Southeast Coal Co near Colson and Elkhorn Jellico Coal Co near Marlow. About 200 pickets gathered, including UMW members from Leatherwood No. 1, while a man was arrested for breach of peace and a beaten worker reported by authorities.

Whitesburg UPI Kentucky Hazard Rufus Holbrook Southeast Coal Co Colson Letcher County Elkhorn- Jellico Coal Co Marlow Elkhorn-Jellico Berman Gibson Gibson Clyde Hatton Hatton United Mine Workers Union Leatherwood No. 1 Perry County Leatherwood

GM Chief Says Tax Cut Would Lift Economy

Frederic G. Donner of General Motors said eliminating the 10 percent federal excise tax on automobiles would lift the American economy, benefiting buyers directly if Congress acts. Donner and GM President John F. Gordon discussed tariffs, pricing, and other topics at a rare open news conference. He noted auto sales might rise by a half million a year, but could not back the figure with proof.

Detroit UPI General Motors Corp Frederic G. Donner Donner John F. Gordon Congress

Kosygin and Chen Yi clash over Vietnam war moves

Pravda and the Soviet Union’s representatives blasted U.S. actions in Vietnam and warned that a single flare of violence could spread globally. Premier Kosygin met Chinese leaders on his Asia mission and broadcast urged by the socialist camp to oppose U.S. raids and defend North Vietnam.

Ion Pravda Soviet Communist Party Soviet Union Chen Yi Peking China U.S Alexei N. Kosygin Kremlin Viet Nam Indochina U.S. 7Th Eet

Kangaroo Steaks Seized by Hendon Police

A package of kangaroo steaks found by a passerby on a London street was handed to a police officer and is kept on ice at Hendon police station awaiting a claimant.

Hendon England UPI

Record peak production spurs need for steel pact hope

US industry eyes rising output in autos and steel as the Federal Reserve notes record January production at 137.7 percent of 1957-59 average. But businessmen warn of a downturn unless steel contract negotiations with USW conclude before May 1, with April 30 expiring agreements and election turmoil shaping the bargaining stage.

Pittsburgh UPI United Steelworkers Union USW Federal Reserve Board Ford General Motors Can David J. McDonald I.W. Abel

Lady Bird Sees Greatest Story World Premiere

New York UPI Mrs Lyndon B Johnson attended the world premiere of The Greatest Story Ever Told at Times Square Theater escorted by Adlai Stevenson. The First Lady called the film superb while Stevenson found it impressive though long as Secret Service handled a gate-crasher. The event benefited the United Nations Association and the Eleanor Roosevelt Memorial Foundation with Stevenson as United Artists national co chairman.

New York UPI Lyndon B. Johnson U.N U.S United Nations Adlai Stevenson Johnson United Nations Association Eleanor Roosevelt Memorial Foundation Stevenson United Artists

Six Convicts Denied Review by West Virginia Supreme Court

CHARLESTON UP I Six convicts lost freedom bids Monday when the State Supreme Court refused to review their convictions They were serving terms at Moundsville Penitentiary and Huttonsville Medium Security Prison and had sought writs of habeas corpus The six are Norman L Fraley Jefferson County five to eighteen years for second degree murder Edgar Edmiston Logan one to ten years Carl H Bryant Mercer ten years for grand larceny William H England Barbour five to eighteen years for second degree murder George Turner McDowell one to ten years for forgery Robert W Belcher Kanawha

Charleston UPI State Supreme Court Moundsville Huttonsville Norman L. Fraley Jefferson County Edgar Edmiston Logan Carl H. Bryant Mercer William H. England Barbour

Quat Forms Cabinet Amid Vietnam Power Shuffle

Viet Nam month reports Quat with long experience in Vietnamese politics served the Emperior Bao Dai and ran for president against Ngo Dinh Diem. He names ministers to balance regional interests as Buddhist leaders hoped to ease coup tensions. Elections set for March 21 as Phac Khac Suu remains in the Quat government. battles with Viet Cong leave casualties and many missing.

Quat Bao Dai Ngo Dinh Diem Diem Huong Phac Khac Suu

Transient Freed in Johnson Threat Case

A federal grand jury declined to indict James Nugeon aged 34, once of Columbus Ohio, on charges he threatened President Johnson. Nugeon was arrested in Williamson on January 13 after a series of unclear actions led authorities to detain him.

Charleston UPI Johnson James Nugeon Columbus Ohio Williamson Ange Aon

Nat King Cole Dies At 45 From Widespread Cancer

Hollywood Nat King Cole died in his sleep at St Johns Hospital Santa Monica after an autopsy showed extensive metastatic carcinoma of the lung with spread to major organs and glands. His wife Maria Ellington Cole had kept his condition private as he faced cobalt treatments and surgery. Funeral services were planned at St James Episcopal Church with interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Ike Cole performed on TV in St Louis after the news.

Hollywood UPI Nat King Cole Cole St. John’s Hospital Santa Monica Maria Ellington Cole Ike St. James Episcopal Church Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Hearings Start On Foreign Aid

The House Foreign Affairs Committee resumes hearings on President Johnson's 3.38 billion foreign aid bill a bare bones request. Led by Rep. Morgan the panel reviews authorization and past outcomes as anti-American statements by Indonesian and UAR leaders raise public concern. Lobbyist regulation, and presidential disability succession also feature in separate hearings.

Washington Johnson Congress Indonesia United Arab Republic Justice Department Senate Foreign Relations Committee Senate House

Quotes By United Press International

New York U S Ambassador to the United Nations Adlai Stevenson on viewing The Greatest Story Ever Told says very impressive but a little long. Moscow Radio Moscow warns U S attacks on North Vietnam could trigger a world war and spread to neighboring nations, potentially embracing the world.

United Press International New York U.S United Nations Adlai Stevenson Moscow Radio Viet Nam

GM Board Chairman Won't Count Chickens Before Hatch

Detroit Frederic Donner notes his 1965 car production estimate excludes possible elimination of the 10 percent federal excise tax. He says I don't count my chickens before they are hatched. Also Detroit celebrates Anna C. Miller's 102nd birthday remarking she never smoked or drank and that young ladies avoided such things.

Detroit General Motors Board Frederic Donner

Two Amigo Residents Injured In Accident

Two Amigo residents were hospitalized Monday night after their 1957 car went over an embankment onto a railroad track near Helen. Larry McKinney, 16, and Dale Harper, 22, suffered head injuries and were listed in good condition at Wyoming General Hospital in Mullens. The car was demolished in the 8:30 p.m. crash. McKinney is a Mark Twain High School junior. Harper is a self employed adult. Investigation continues.

Mullens Ris Amigo Helen Larry McKinney Dale Harper Wyoming General Hospital McKinney Elmer McKinney Mark Twain High School Harper

New Cutback Fuels Production At Three Uranium Plants

The AEC announced new cuts to fuels production to meet weapons and power needs. When civilian nuclear power grows, production will rise again. Reductions will occur at Oak Ridge Tennessee Paducah Kentucky and Portsmouth Ohio gaseous diffusion plants, costing about 100 jobs. Attrition will handle the personnel reductions.

AEC Oak Ridge Tenn Paducah Portsmouth Ohio Commission

Justice Douglas and regional forester Murray tour New Mexico

Irving T. Murray, regional forester, and Robert Nordhaus, a former Yale student, joined Justice Douglas on a trip linked to the Cibola National Forest. Douglas wore an old army coat and planned a trance in Los Angeles, with no delays to his scheduled appearance.

Justice Southwestern Irving T Pat) Murray New Mexico Cibola National Forest Robert Nordhaus Douglas Yale University Los Angeles Okie

Fees Dominate Minimum Wage Law Hearing

In Charleston UPI reports a public hearing on a proposed minimum wage law drew strong criticism. Miles Stanley of the West Virginia Federation of Labor defended the bill while opponents warned the impact on prices and business. Hotel groups, rural hospitals, and service industries argued against the measure.

Charleston UPI Miles Stanley West Virginia William R. Huff The West Virginia Hospital Association Stanley

Tests of Fritz Nears End in Identity Mystery

Omaha television figure John Fritz Johnson nears completion of neurological and psychiatric exams after fingerprints tied him to Lawrence J. Bader, Akron kitchenware salesman thought drowned eight years ago. Attorney says hospital stay ending soon and possible reunion with Mrs. Bader remains possible.

Omaha, Neb UPI John Fritz) Johnson Omaha Ohio Johnson Lawrence J. Bader Akron Harry Farnham Farnham KETV Nebraska Bader Chicago Sporting Coods Marylou Bader Lake Erie

Interstate 64 bids planned for Cabell County WV

Bids on two Interstate 64 highway projects in Cabell County were to be opened today by the State Road Commission. The work includes paving a three mile section of the superhighway east of the U S 60 interchange and the completion of a bridge over Howell's Mill Road with an approach.

Charleston UPI Cabell County State Road Commission Howell’s Mill Road

Old West cattle stampede blocks Antioch freeway

In Antioch California a herd of 100 cattle broke through a pasture fence onto a freeway on Monday forcing traffic to halt for over an hour. Highway patrol and police pursued the herd with sirens and red lights before corralling them into an open field.

Antioch Calif UPI

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Saturn Dale Cooke Everett G. Jordan Fayette County Board of Education Evans Funeral Home Oceana Democratic Viet Nam North Viet Nam U.S.A America North America Abel McDonald International Secretary-Treasury U. S George Beamer Hammond Ind Department of Labor Mark Tincher Tincher Beamer Joseph Germano NSW District 31 McDonald Group Lady Bird Threatener Nat House Judiciary Committee New York State Bar Association Anna C. Miller
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