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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Feb 22, 1965

Page

2

Scientists Study Ranger 8 Photos For Moon Landing Hope

Scientists at JPL study 7500 Ranger 8 lunar photos to decide if a 1970 moon landing by an American spacecraft is possible. The images suggest a frothy rock surface potentially treacherous, with analysis led by Dr. Gerald Kuiper and awaiting Surveyor data and astronaut involvement.

Pasadena Calif UPI California Institute of Technology Jet Propulsion Laboratory JPL Moon Ranger Ranger 7 Ranger 8 Cape Kennedy Fla Earth Lunar Ranger 9 Gerald Kuiper University of Arizona Department of Astronomy Hawaii Kuiper Surveyor Harold Urey University of California At la

Law To Break Voting Barriers Being Pondered

Washington officials consider measures to simplify voter registration and remove impediments to voting. Vice President Humphrey says new remedies may be needed to counter literacy tests and illiteracy driven barriers. Johnson plans strong Congress recommendations this year. Proposals include banning literacy tests, uniform residence rules, and federal registrars in select areas.

Hubert H. Humphrey Joseph S. Clark Humphrey Johnson Congress

Four Die From Auto Accidents This Weekend

United Press International reports four fatalities from road crashes in West Virginia over the weekend. Duncan A. Whittaker, 20, of New Jersey, died on a campus embankment at Davis and Elkins College in Elkins, a nonpublic road incident. Buckhannon teens Roger Fawley, 19, and Mildred Knight, 16, died in a one car crash near Weston, with five other passengers injured. Mrs. Anna Johnson, 48, of Dawes died in a lateSaturday crash on U.S. 52 near Rand, as her husband Arthur Johnson lost control while driving to the hospital. no serious injuries among other passengers.

United Press International West Virginia Duncan A. Whittaker South Vineland N.J Davis and Elkins College Elkins Whittaker Buckhannon Weston Roger D. Fawley Mildred Knight Fawley Anna M. Johnson Dawes U. S Rand Charleston Arthur Johnson

ARH subsidies debated by Southeastern group in region

Logan Patterson a Pineville attorney argued public funds must serve public purposes and urged informing the public before possible court action against ARH financing. Delegates formed the Southeastern Hospital and Pharmacy Association to recruit pharmacists and physicians unaffiliated with ARH as ARH operates hospitals in Kentucky Virginia and West Virginia.

Logan Patterson Pineville Patterson of Delegates Southeastern Hospital and Pharmacy Association ARH Kentucky West Virginia Virginia

Legislature Deliberates on Death Penalty Abolition and Court Reform

On the special calendar today the House-passed bill to abolish the death penalty for all crimes moves at amendment stage. A Senate constitutional amendment to overhaul the judicial circuit system also advances on second reading, with a birth control clinic bill noted for amendment, backed by the State Board of Health to authorize publicly funded clinics and end current legal ambiguity.

Senate Judicial Circuit State Health Department State Board of Health

Avalanche survivor recounts burial and rescue in Alaska

Avalanche accident leaves one man trapped in a bunkhouse with a buddy missing. Mykyla, rushed to a Ketchikan hospital, faces possible loss of fingers and toes but remains coherent. He says he and two others were in the bunkhouse when the slide struck and that he slept much of the entombment.

Mykyla Ketchikan Alaska James Wilson Myklyla Myllyla

Alabama church criticizes Johnson over voter registration delay

At a Sunday gathering, a church leader denounced President Johnson for not sponsoring voter registration legislation. He accused Johnson of complacency, calling it a white supremacy last stand and warning that Dallas County figures and lawmen could kill in pursuit of blocking Black voting rights.

Johnson Williams Alabama Jim Clarks Dallas County Wallaces

Meany signals truce with Johnson cabinet

AFL CIO President George Meany said he is very well pleased with the Johnson administration and defended Labor Secretary Wirtz from union attacks. Meany, who has feuded with Wirtz, appeared to call a truce and praised the cabinet member for doing a very good job despite ongoing disagreements on some issues.

Miami Beach, Fla UPI Afl-Cio George Meany Johnson W. Willard Wirtz Meany Wirtz

USSR Orbits Four Satellites in Space Research Push

MOSCOW AP The Soviet Union launched another unmanned Cosmos satellite today, number 57, joining three earlier Cosmos craft 54 55 and 56 orbited Sunday as piggy back payloads. Tass said Cosmos 57 operates normally as Moscow Radio noted U S Ranger 8 moon mission and American failures while highlighting a five year old Soviet milestone. The Russian craft reportedly captured photos of the far side of the moon.

Moscow UPS Soviet Union Tass Moscow Radio Moon

Soviet Missiles Said En Route To Viet Nam

Diplomatic sources report Soviet ground to air missiles fighter planes and advisers moving toward North Vietnam to aid Hanoi against possible U S air strikes. Premier Kosygin pledged support during his Asia trip. Kremlin signaled continued aid though not officially confirmed. Meanwhile spring boat shows begin nationwide as season doors open.

Moscow UPS Viet Nam United States Alexei N. Kosygin Hanoi Communist Asia Kremlin Kosygin

Deaths And Funerals Fred Johnson 54 Glen Daniels

Fred Johnson 54 of Glen Daniel died at his home at 9 30 am after a long illness He belonged to Coal Marsh Baptist Church and Local 6004 District 29 UMWA formerly worked for Raleigh Wyoming Coal Co Born September 26 1910 in Big Stone Gap Virginia He was the son of the late Robert and Daisy Johnson Survived by his widow Dorothy Honaker Johnson three sons Fred D Van Nuys California John R serving with the Navy Norfolk Virginia Phillip R at home one brother Homer Johnson Brooksville Florida one sister Edna Austin Brooksville Florida The body lies at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home pending funeral arrangements

Fred Johnson Glen Daniel Coal Marsh Baptist Church United Mine Workers of America Raleigh- Wyoming Coal Co Glen Rogers Big Stone Gap Robert Daisy Collins Johnson Dorothy Honaker Johnson Fred D van Nuys Calif John R U. S. Navy Norfolk Phillip R Homer Johnson Brooksville Fla Edna Austin Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home

George M Arthur Funeral Rite in Beckwith

Funeral services for George Mose Arthur 78 of Beckwith will be held at 2 p m Tuesday at the Cotton Hill Baptist Church Beckwith with Rev William Secrist officiating Burial will follow at Price Cemetery Fayetteville Route 2 He died Sunday morning in a Beckwith nursing home Surviving are two sons Donald and James five daughters Juanita Bickford Arbutus Gibson Mary Etta Arthur Leatrice Likens and Clarice Eastman a sister Bertha Settle and 10 grandchildren The body lies at Dodd Payne Funeral Home Fayetteville and will be moved to the church an hour before the service.

George Mose Arthur Beckwith Cotton Hill Baptist Church William Secrist Price Cemetery Fayetteville Route 2 Arthur Oliver Mary Arthur Donald Charleston James Juanita Bickford Arbutus Gibson Mary Etta Arthur Leatrice Likens Oak Hill Clarice Eastman Ansted Bertha Settle Dempsey Dodd Payne

Funeral services for Miss Lida Donohoe at Bethel Church

Miss Lida Donohoe 69 of Pluto dies en route to Hinton hospital after long illness. Services at Bethel Methodist Church Pluto Tuesday at 2 p m with Rev A H Chapman Rev W M Wills and Rev Robert Shields in charge. Burial in family cemetery. Survived by brother Pearl Donohoe and three sisters. Body at Ronald Meadows Funeral Parlors Hinton and will be taken to church one hour prior to service.

Lida Donohoe Pluto Bethel Methodist Church A. H. Chapman W. M. Wills Robert Shields Miss Donohoe Hinton Pearl Donohoe Floyd Farrow Shady Spring Aden Lilly Beckley Ethel Donohoe Ronald Meadows

Daisy Hewlett rites set in Barboursville chapel

Funeral services for Mrs Daisy Viola Hewlett 72 Barboursville formerly Beckley will be held in Melton Mortuary Chapel with Dr Kenneth Swank officiating Burial follows at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Grandchildren and nephews will serve as pallbearers She died at 1 am Sunday in a Barboursville hospital after an extended illness Survivors include three daughters two sons eight grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren The body is at Melton Mortuary Friends may call after 4 pm today.

Daisy Viola Hewlett Barboursville Beckley Melton Mortuary Kenneth Swank Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens J. S. Souder Ansted Norman Teachers College Thomas, Okla Margaret Hewlett J. A. Williams Sarah Meadows Leonard Hewlett James Lodi Ohio Campbell Slemp Clifford Meadows W. H. Smith John Whitlow Charleston Fred Souder Eugene D. Souder Clyde Souder Sophia H. C. Souder Mount Hope J. W. Souder Pikeville

PTA Is Target For Attack By Right-Wingers

Washington based report says right wing groups and the John Birch Society plan to influence local PTA units this spring. NEA and separate committees warn that extremists have already gained some PTA offices in many states and threaten to control state groups.

PTA John Birch Society The Birch Society Davis

Margie Goddard Rites Set For Mrs Mar gie L Goddard

Mrs Margie L Goddard 37 of 340 S Eisenhower Drive dies Saturday night after a long illness Funeral services at 1 pm Tuesday Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel with Rev Thomas G Mitchell and Rev E H Fisher officiating Burial in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Survivors include her husband C E Goddard parents McKinley H and Margie Osborne Rainelle two daughters Regina and Janice two brothers Melvin Delvin and Hubert Osborne Belva Pallbearers named from local clergy and community members

Margie L. Goddard S. Eisenhower Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel Thomas G. Mitchell E. H. Fisher Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Rainelle Regina Janice Melvin Osborne Delvin Osborne Hubert Osborne Belva

Final rites for Mrs Martha Jane Lilly held at Ellison home

Mrs Martha Jane Lilly 64 of Ellison dies Sunday after a long illness. Funeral at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the home with Rev J W Smith officiating. Burial in Birchfield Cemetery. Born Raleigh County May 3 1900 she lived in Raleigh and Summers counties. Survived by husband Leonard C two sons William Lilly Shady Spring and Leslie Ball Jefferson Pa seven daughters Rosella Trail Shady Spring Pluma Bragg Ellison Cora Thomas Cool Ridge Faye Eady Midway Clara Cadle Rhodol Bessie Hart Raleigh Lola Maddy Florida a half brother Emmett Smith Crab Orchard four half sisters Birtie Cole Midway Cindy Bolen Coal City Opal Cadle Virginia Ivy James Crab Orchard. Body to home this afternoon from Ronald Meadows Funeral Parlors in Hinton.

Martha Jane Lilly Ellison J. W. Smith Birchfield Lilly Raleigh County Balls Martha Smith Raleigh Summers Counties Leonard C William Lilly Shady Spring Leslie Ball Jefferson, Pa Rosella Trail Pluma Bragg Cora Thomas Cool Ridge Faye Eady Midway Clara Cadle Rhodell Bessie Hart Lola Maddy Florida Emmett Smith Crab Orchard Bertie Cole Cindy Bolen Coal City Opal Cadle Virginia Ivy James Ronald Meadows Funeral Hinton

Clarence D. Toney Services Held in Mullens Church

Clarence D. Toney, 59, of Mullens died Saturday in a Mullens hospital. A funeral will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Mullens Antecostal Holiness Church with Rev. A. R. Hancock. burial in Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley. The family will receive visitors at 4 p.m. today at Sam Fogleston Funeral Home in Mullens.

Clarence Day Toney Mullens Mullens Hospital

John Hrasar Funeral Arrangements Announced

John Hrasar 54 of Baltimore and formerly of Glen Rogers died Sunday in a Bethesda hospital after a long illness. Born June 24 1910 in Illinois he was a carpenter and former Raleigh Wyoming Co. employee. Survivors include wife Fra Lubonia two daughters Miss Jennie Hrasar of New York City and Margaret Webb of Baltimore.

John Hrasar Baltimore Glen Rogers Bethesda Illinois Raleigh-Wyoming Co Fra Lubonia Jennie Hrasar New York City N. Y Margaret Webb

Obituary for Marvin A. Jones of Columbus Ohio

Marvin A. Jones, 66, Colum bus, Ohio, formerly of Fayette County, died Saturday after a long illness. A retired store clerk born Sept. 8, 1898, he was a son of the late James and Julia Hunt Jones and a Methodist. Survived by wife Berthel Roberts Jones, two sons Marvin and Dewayne, two daughters Frances Winkel and Iris Riley, three brothers Thomas, Charley, and C. E., five sisters Bertha Hitchcock Ollie Foy Vena Jones Ada Cody Minnie Coward. Funeral 10 am Wednesday at Oak Hill Methodist Church with Revs Tally Hannah and Calvin Rodehaffer. Burial in Thomas Addition to Fellows Cemetery, Oak Hill. Body at Tyree Funeral Home after 5 pm Tuesday. will be in church an hour before service.

Marvin A. Jones Columbus Ohio Fayette County Gatewood James Julia Hunt Jones Methodist Church Berthel Roberts Jones Marvin Mt. Lake Park Dewayne St. Louis Frances Winkel Tally Hannah Calvin Rodehaffer Thomas A Fellows Oak Hil Tyree Oak Hill

Funeral plans incomplete for Grace Hurst Worrell

Grace Hurst Worrell 51 of Oceana died Saturday evening at her sister’s home after an illness. Born June 2 1913 in Dry Creek she was daughter of the late Dr P G Hurst and Dora Hendricks Hurst. Survived by son William C Worrell Jr Cedar Falls Iowa and brother Kelly Oceana. Body at Evans Funeral Home Oceana. Also Corpus Christi prelate Mariano Garriga 78 died Sunday. Funeral set for Thursday for the bishop who led the Diocese of Corpus Christi Catholic Church.

Grace Hurst Worrell Oceana Garnett Derring Dry Creek P. G. Hurst Dora Hendricks Hurst William C. Worrell Jr Cedar Falls Iowa Kelly Evans Funeral Home Corpus Christi Tex UPI Mariano S. Garriga

Funeral services set for Albert Shaff editor of Lillies of the Field

Hollywood UPI funeral services are planned Tuesday for Albert Shaff 52 a veteran motion picture editor whose credits include the Academy Award winning film Lillies of the Field Shaff died Sunday providing a brief obituary notice with his film association and age

Hollywood UPI Albert Shaff Shaff

Tremain, San Francisco Examiner editor, dies at home

Walter E. Tremain longtime night city editor of the San Francisco Examiner died at his Novato home Sunday from a heart attack. He guided the paper through years of rapid change and won wide respect in journalism.

Novato Calif UPI Walter E. Tremain The San Francisco Examiner

Aftermath of Malcolm Assassination Outside Ballroom

Eyewitnesses describe assailants charging and shouting during the attack on two Black men as Malcolm’s body is carried away on a wheeled stretcher to Vanderbilt Clinic. Police rescue, guards and Malcolm’s wife follow the lifeless form through Broadway as crowds react with cries of vengeance.

Malcolm Vanderbilt Clinic Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center Broadway

Clash Of Opinions Invites Russia To Ease Author Curbs

Pravda calls for clash of opinions and freer creative activity signaling a softening stance toward avant garde writers in the Soviet Union. Observers caution it may be too early to gauge impact as Khrushchev faces criticism for autocratic rule after his dismissal on October 15.

Moscow UPI Pravda Communist Party Nikita S. Khrushchev Khrushchev Alexei Rumyantsev Rumyantsev

Malcolm X Assassination Sparks Fire and Arrests in Harlem

The shooting at Audubon Ballroom left Malcolm X fatally wounded and two others shot as crowd violence erupted. Thomas Hagan, later identified as a shooter, was wounded and taken to Bellevue Hospital. Reuben Francis, Malcolm X’s secretary, was charged with felonious assault and weapons violations for firing as Hagan fled. Police conducted a secrecy-heavy investigation, rounded up several followers, and heightened security at Elijah Muhammad’s residence while noting a potential reprisal link to the Black Muslims.

Hagan Hayer Malcolm Audubon Auditorium Harlem William Parker William Harris Parker Harris Reuben Francis Malcolm X Bellevue Hospital New York Chicago Elijah Muhammad Cassius Clay Carl Elliott Elliottt Elliott Sanford Garelick

Khanh Resigns After Dalat Flight In Coup Turmoil

South Viet Nam faces a looming civil clash as Gen. Khanh promises to relinquish his post after a failed counter coup bid. He fled Vung Tau for Dalat when fuel ran low, then telephoned to surrender at 6:30 a.m. His departure follows a decree by Phan Khac Suu. Brig. Gen. Thi confirms Khanh’s resignation as military leaders warn Viet Nam must leave the country.

Khanh Dalat South Viet Nam Viet Nam Phan Khac Suu Cap St Jacques Saigon Cap St. Jacques Vung Tau Nguyen Chanh Thi

Bridge sale announced for San Mateo Hayward span

The state of California will sell the 1,500 foot San Mateo Hayward Bridge to the highest bidder to fund a new $70 million span replacement. The sale is described as comprehensive and aims to clear the old bridge for redevelopment.

Bridge For Sale San Francisco UPI San Francisco Bay State of California San Mateo-Hayward Bay

WREN Officer Keeps Desk Trays Marked In Out Too Difficult

Plymouth England. A young WREN at Royal Naval Command headquarters has blended official procedure with honesty by labeling three desk trays in bold distinct terms In Out and Too Difficult. The simple setup reflects her practical approach to workload.

Plymouth England UPI Royal Naval Command Headquarters

Three Sierra College Players Set Billiard Record

In Auburn California three Sierra College students claimed the world billiard en durance record with 122 consecutive hours of play, surpassing the old mark by two hours. The sleepless feat was recognized by the American Billiard Association. The trio was Wayne Reed 19 Marty Lorda 19 and Bill Howell 18 all of Auburn. One of the four entrants left after 56 hours.

Auburn Calif UPI Sierra College American Billiard Association Wayne Reed Marty Lorda Bill Howell

Police seize two cars in Norbury raid on dummy weapons

In Norbury England police from 12 squad cars swept two vehicles at a gas station Sunday night after reports of youths with rifles and swords. The weapons turned out to be dummy props used by an amateur motion picture unit returning from a day of filming.

Norbury England UPI

Stove Believed Cause Of Fire That Killed 4

A rural home near Huntington was destroyed by a flash fire blamed on an unvented stove. Four children Edna Forth five Harold four Linda three and Arietta eight months died in the blaze. Mrs Mary Forth twenty one and Lillie Forth two were hospitalized with burns. Funeral services for the victims will be held Tuesday at Milton.

Huntington UPI Milton Harold Forth Edna Forth Harold Linda Arietta Mary Forth Lillie Forth

Freedom Of Information Discussion in Charleston Meeting

Gov Hulett C Smith and legislative leaders join area newsmen in a panel on public records and public meetings bills at Sigma Delta Chi event. The dinner at the Daniel Boone Hotel starts 6 30 p.m.

Charleston Upi Hulett C. Smith Freedom of Information Legisla Sigma Delta Chi Ohio Valley- Kanawha National Journalistic Society Daniel Boone Hotel

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