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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Feb 23, 1965

Page

2

Legal Attack Slated On Night March Ban

Negro leaders in Selma plan a legal challenge to Alabama’s night march ban after a long meeting with attorneys led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. King announced a dusk march and protests at the Montgomery capitol, as 800 Negroes waited in a church. State troopers stood ready to enforce the ban amid related protests and violence concerns across New York Harlem and Chicago Black Muslim tensions.

United Press International Selma Ala Martin Luther King Jr King Montgomery George Wallace Ross Barnett Citizens Council New York City Harlem Malcolm X Malcolm Ella Mae Collins Boston Chicago Elijah Muhammad Muhammed Atlanta New Gateway Lester Maddox Maddox Birmingham Lucius Pitts Miles (Negro) College Southland

Silver Lance War Games Open Coast Maneuvers

Exercise Silver Lance, one of the largest peacetime Navy Marine drills, starts from San Diego Long Beach and San Francisco. More than 60 ships and 50,000 combat troops embark for an 18 day operation ending with Marines landing at Camp Pendleton. Camelot themed scenario likens Lancelot to a friendly Viet Nam like land, Merlin to guerrillas, and Modred to Red China.

San Diego Calif Usd West Coast Long Beach San Francisco Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Oceanside Los Angeles Lancelot Merlin Modred Silver Lance South Viet Nam North Viet Nam China

Bancroft Replaces Stricken Actress in Seven Women

MGM said Anne Bancroft will replace Patricia Neal in John Ford directed Seven Women starting Wednesday. Neal, 39, lay near death after a massive stroke the day before, and Bancroft, 1962 Oscar winner for The Miracle Worker, steps into the role she left 6,000 miles from England for MGM.

Hollywood UPI Patricia Neal England Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer Studios Anne Bancroft MGM _ Studios Miss Bancroft Miss Neal

Duke of Windsor Has Quiet Night at London Clinic

The Duke of Windsor, 70, resting comfortably at the London Clinic after eye trouble. A clinic spokesman said no operation decision has been made yet for his left eye.

London UPI Duke of Windsor

Life Insurance Offer For Ages 39 To 79 Ad

A mail in offer from Great Lakes Insurance Co. in Elgin Illinois provides lifetime protection with guaranteed rates of two thousand or one thousand dollars. Applicants mail their name address and year of birth to Dept. 23B151P58 for a no obligation quote and policy.

Great Lakes Insurance Co Elgin Ill

Frankfurter’s Rise From Harvard to Supreme Court

The article traces Felix Frankfurter’s career from CCNY and Harvard Law School through roles as an assistant U S attorney and Interior Department troubleshooter to chair of the War Labor Board in World War I. It notes his defense of liberal causes, his 1919 Versailles visit with Wilson, his New Deal influence, and his restraint on injecting personal views into decisions.

City of New York CCNY Harvard Law School Harvard U. S New York City Interior Department Harvard Law War Labor Board Woodrow Wilson Frankfurter Sacco Vanzetti Kitchen Roosevelt Supreme Court U.S Massachusetts Supreme Court FDR

Legislature debates life sentence parole and birth control bill

Sen Clarence Martin asks if a parole bill grants a man with a life sentence a license to act. Kaufman cites experience from states without capital punishment. After 23 minutes, Carrigan's amendment motion passes. The birth control bill would set up a family planning bureau within the Health Department. House actions include passage of a special revenue fund for the New York World's Fair pavilion and a 60 day corporate name reservation. Major House action also includes passage of the good Samaritan Act shielding doctors from lawsuits in distress cases.

Clarence Martin D.berkeley Kaufman Carrigan Senate Howard Carson D-Fayette William Moreland D. Monongalia State Health Department Division House State Racing Commission Higher Hulett C. Smith Secretary of State

Storm Sweeps Plains States

A winter storm surged from the Northern Plains into the Oklahoma and Texas Panhandle with winds to 50 mph and near zero visibility. Blizzard warnings were issued for north east New Mexico and the Panhandles while arctic air held cold from Montana to northern Michigan. The Atlantic storm dumped six inches in Portland, Maine, in six hours, with gale winds along the coast and temperatures dropping sharply.

United Press International Plains Oklahoma Texas Panhandle Central Plains New Mexico Texas Oklahoma Panhandles Montana Lower Michigan Atlantic New England Portland Maine

Space program envisioned for future manned ships

Air Force research program ASSET aims to lay groundwork for maneuverable spacecraft that can glide back from space and land at jetports, reducing need for ocean recovery fleets. The plan aligns with a two man Project Gemini mission scheduled for late next month or early April.

Air Force

Funeral services for Minnie Ann Strouth 86

Funeral services conducted at Melton Mortuary Chapel for Minnie Ann Strouth 86 of Millwood scheduled at 11 a.m. Wednesday with Rev. Gerald Morgan officiating. Burial in Wildwood Cemetery. She died in a Gallipolis hospital at 1:55 a.m. Monday after a long illness. She was a member of First Baptist Church Ashville and Eastern Star Princeton. Survivors include son David Evans of Asheville and sister Mrs. C. H. Jones of Newport News. An Eastern Star service was held in Bellore. Friends may call after 4 p.m. today at Melton Mortuary. Pallbearers named.

Minnie Ann Strouth Millwood Melton Mortuary Gerald Morgan Wildwood Cemetery Gallipolis Ohio First Baptist Church Ashville N. C Eastern Star Chapter Princeton David Evans Asheville C. H. Jones Newport News Eastern Star Bellore James W. Jones Fred Reno Terry Manning Paris Richards Fred Hurt Paul Gunter

Funeral services set for Fred Johnson in Glen Daniel

Fred Johnson 54 of Glen Daniel died Monday after an extended illness. Funeral services will be at 1 p m Friday at the Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel with Rev. M H Dinsmore and Rev. Carl Payne officiating. Burial in Sunset Memorial Park. He belonged to Coal Marsh Baptist Church and United Mine Workers Local 6004. Surviving: wife Dorothy Honaker Johnson. sons Fred D of Van Nuys California John R Navy serviceman and R at home. daughter Toby Johnson. brother Homer Johnson of Brooksville Florida. sister Edna Austin of Brooksville. The body remains at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home after 1 p m Thursday for visitation.

Fred Johnson Glen Daniel Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel M. H. Dinsmore Carl Payne Sunset Memorial Park 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 United States Navy Toby Johnson Homer Johnson Brooksville Fla Edna Austin Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home

Funeral Rites Set For Mrs Ethel Williams

Mrs Ethel Williams 112 Ewart Ave Raleigh County resident and former Prosperity teacher dies after brief illness in local hospital. She served as treasurer of the Fidelis class First Baptist Beckley charter member of Beckley Legal Secretaries Assn and active in several clubs. Survived by husband Harold N Williams sister Carrie Higginbotham niece Patricia McCann. Burial Sunset Memorial Park after calling hours at Melton Mortuary. Pallbearers named including Joe Luchini and Judge Clay Crouse.

Ethel Williams Ewart Ave Melton Mortuary Kenneth L. Swank Sunset Memorial Park Charleston John Price Harold N. Williams Raleigh County Prosperity Beckley First Baptist Church Fidelis Beckley Legal Secretaries Assn Beckley Woman’s Club Laurel Business and Professional Woman's Club Joe Luchini Criminal Court Harold Riffe Clay S. Crouse Carrie Higginbotham Patricia McCann Chicago

Funeral services for John Hrasar in Maryland

John Hrasar 54 of Washington Grove formerly of Glen Rogers died in a Bethesda hospital after an extended illness. Funeral services set for 11 a.m. Thursday at Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel with Rev Fr Thomas Kerrigan officiating. Burial in Sunset Memorial Park. Friends may call after 6 p.m. today at the funeral home.

John Hrasar Washington Grove Glen Rogers Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel Thomas Kerrigan Sunset Memorial Park Bethesda

Wanda Faye Martin Funeral Services

Funeral services for Wanda Faye Martin 14 daughter of Mr and Mrs William B Hinton Minden will be held at Pleasant Valley Baptist Church at 2 p m Wednesday Rev Thomas Pryor officiating Burial will follow at Greenwood Memorial Body taken to Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor Greentown at 11 a m today and will be moved to the church one hour before services.

Wanda Faye Martin William B. Hinton Minden Pleasant Valley Baptist Church Thomas Pryor Greenwood Memorial Park Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor Greentown

Services set for Mrs Clarice Emily Jarrell

Mrs Clarice Emily Jarrell 40 of Pineknob will be laid to rest at 2 p m Wednesday at Bethel Freewill Baptist Church Pineknob with Revs Wade Webb and Sherman Turner officiating Burial follows in the family cemetery Survivors include husband James a son James Jr five daughters Betty Lee Shirley Cox Alice Fay Jarrell a brother Kyle five sisters and one grandchild Funeral arrangements are by Armstrong Funeral Home Whitesville ( RNS)

Clarice Emily Jarrell Pineknob Bethel Free Will Baptist Church Wade Webb Sherman Turner Jarrell Beckley James James Jr Betty Lee Detroit Mich Shirley Cox Alice Fay Jarrell Kyle Cleveland Ohio Raymond Milam Crab Orchard Crystal Canady Maben Ruth Ellinger C. D. Pritchard Leesville William Wolford Kansas City Armstrong Funeral Home Whitesville

Wright Rites Planned for Oak Hill Miner John W Wright

John Willie Wright 65 of Oak Hill died after a long illness in an Oak Hill hospital. He was a retired miner, son of the late Mr and Mrs James Wright, and is survived by his widow Pearl Wright and two brothers Charles Wright Bluefield and Luther Wright Vinton. The body is at the Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor in Beckley.

John Willie Wright Oak Hill James Wright Pearl Wright Charles Wright Bluefield Luther Wright Vinton

Final rites held for Grace Hurst Worrell in Oceana

Mrs Grace Hurst Worrell 51 of Oceana died Saturday. Funeral services were held at 1 p m today at the First Baptist Church Oceana with Rev Wayne Rollins officiating. Burial followed at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Matheny. Evans Funeral Home Oceana supervised arrangements.

Grace Hurst Worrell Oceana First Baptist Church Wayne Rollins Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Matheny Evans

Mrs Gertrude Carlton Rites Planned at 2 P.M.

Funeral services for Mrs. Gertrude Carlton of Keystone will be held at 2 p m Wednesday. She was a sister of Mrs Carl T Hazzard of Mullens and died Sunday after a long illness. Sinkford Richardson Funeral Home of Welch is in charge.

Gertrude Carlton Keystone Carlton Carl T. Hazzard Mullens Sinkford-Richardson Funeral Home Welch

Kenneth A Atkinson, Huntington Businessman Dies

Kenneth A Atkinson 79 owner of Wilkes Wholesale Supply Co Huntington died at St Marys Hospital Huntington after a five week illness. Born in Caldwell Sept 1885 he was a son of Alexander and Ida Marshall Atkinson. Survived by wife Hallie six sisters son Kenneth Jr daughter Alene Folden step daughter Louise Rood. Funeral at Klingle Carpenter Funeral Home Chapel Huntington with burial in Huntington.

Kenneth A. Atkinson 12Th Ave Huntington St. Mary's Hospital Wilkes Wholesale Supply Co First Presbyterian Church Masonic Lodge Knight Templar Mt. Hope New River Co Summerlee Caldwell Greenbrier County Alexander Ida Marshall Atkinson Hallie Atkinson W. A. Bryant Riverside Calif P. D. Strausbaugh Orlando Fla Frances Curry Jessie Jones Margaret Duncan Ida Mitt Curry White Sulphur Springs Kenneth A. Atkinson Jr Beckley Alene Folden Frederick, Md Louise Rood Klingle-Carpenter Funeral Home

International executive Dudley Day dies at 56

Frankurt Germany UPI reports Dudley Day a veteran ITT executive died Sunday in Paris from a heart attack at age 56. Funeral set for Dr Charles B Woods English professor and Henry Fielding scholar in Iowa City. Christensen longtime SDSU band director dies en route to church at 83. Monte Carlo reports Adrian Zeeder, 101, oldest inhabitant, dies.

Frankfurt Germany UPI Dudley Day International Telephone and Telegraph Paris Iowa City, Iowa Charles B. Woods University of Iowa Henry Fielding Woods Brookings Carl Christy ) Christensen South Dakota State University Christensen Monte Carlo Monaco Adrian Zeeder

Open meetings bill faces slim chances in West Virginia

Senate President Howard Carson and House Speaker Laban White indicated little hope for quick action on freedom of information bills at the current session during a Sigma Delta Chi dinner. Governor Hulett C. Smith urged open records and meetings, noting reporters’ coverage gaps. West Virginia remains among states lacking open records and meetings laws.

Charleston West Virginia

Four Convicts’ Petitions Denied by State Supreme Court

The State Supreme Court rejected writs of habeas corpus for four inmates at Moundsville Penitentiary. Readings ranged from 1 to 15 years and life, with petitions filed by Ronald L. Watson Melvin R. Siers Elmer L Robinson and George K. Vascovich. The court also refused a $1,700 jury award to Frances M. Brewer against a tavern after a car crash at Brewer’s Valley Grove Inn on US 40 in August 1961.

Charleston State Supreme Court Wood County Melvin R. Siers C County Elmer L Robinson Wayne County George K. Vascovich Harrison County Ohio County Uraline Henry Wilhite US. 40

Labor union effort backs picketing amendment

AFL-CIO plans to revive its campaign for the picketing amendment with likely support from Johnson. If enacted, the bill would ease unionization of construction firms, especially in the home-building sector.

Afl-Cio Johnson

Malinovsky Calls Imperial Powers Small Dogs Barking at Elephants

Soviet Defense Minister Malinovsky likens imperialist powers to a small dog barking at an elephant on the 47th anniversary of USSR armed forces, asserting Soviet strength and resolve amid Cold War tensions.

United Press International Moscow Malinovsky Ussr

Senator Dodd Warns of Wider Bloodshed If Vietnam War Ends

Senator Thomas J. Dodd argues that U S withdrawal from Vietnam would trigger a domino effect in Southeast Asia, predicting a massive bloodletting as communism spreads and inflicts greater agony than the Vietnam conflict. He warns the massacre of innocents would repeat in each fallen nation.

Washington Thomas J. Dodd U. S Viet Nam

Dr King Eyes War on Poverty as Poor Stay Invisible

Chicago quoted remarks by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr as he outlined focusing on the war on poverty. He criticized society for letting the poor fade from view while anger grows when they demand recognition.

Chicago Martin Luther King

Supreme Court Justice Douglas on Felix Frankfurter

Bellingham report quotes Justice William O. Douglas praising retired Justice Felix Frankfurter as a man of unimpeachable character with great brilliance and industry who left a deep mark on American constitutional law.

Bellingham, Wash Supreme Court William O. Douglas Felix Frankfurther

Funeral services set for Dr Marco W Johannsen

In Nice on Sunday British American hospital staff note. In West Palm Beach funeral services are scheduled for Wednesday for Dr Marco W Johannsen former chief attending physician for Joseph P Kennedy Johannsen died here Monday. In Ann Arbor Mrs Lucile Bailey Conger 82 prominent in University of Michigan alumnae affairs and from a noted newspaper family died of cancer Monday.

Nice West Palm Beach, Fla UPI Marco W. Johannsen Joseph P. Kennedy Johannsen Ann Arbor, Mich Lucile Bailey Conger University of Michigan

Three Ohioans Charged In Fairmont Holdups

Three Columbus men William Sanders 28 Thomas E Sanders 24 and Edward K Radcliff 25 were charged with armed robbery after a double holdup at Union Brokerage Co and GAS Finance Co in Fairmont. About $3 000 was stolen and a manager suffered minor injuries. The trio were captured near the parking lot with the gun and money found in their car.

Fairmont UPI Ohio William Sanders Thomas E. Sanders Edward K. Radcliff Columbus Marion County Harman Martin Jr Union Brokerage Co Adams Street Victor Phillips GAS Finance Co Phillips

Partisan Feud Over Kennedy Film Distribution Vote

Washington (UPI) partisan split emerges in House Foreign Affairs Committee as a motion to permit US-wide distribution of the government film John F Kennedy Years of Lightning Day of Drums advances. Rep Mailliard warns against partisan rushing. Zablocki and others seek to waive policy.

Washington UPI John F. Kennedy House Foreign Affairs Committee United States William S. Mailliard Calif Mailliard US. Information Agency USIA Clement J. Zablocki Dwis Congress

Malcolm X Assassinated at Harlem Ball Room Rally

Police suspect rival Black Muslims of the Harlem killing as Malcolm X lies in a mortuary casket after a 16 shot volley at a Sunday rally. Headlines warn of retaliation and authorities deploy hundreds of patrolmen to police a volatile ghetto in fears of mob violence.

Malcolm New York Harlem John O’hagen Marsha Malcom X mid-Harlem Malcom

Officials Say Heart Attack Killed Escapee

Spencer State Hospital said William Nelson, 34, of Brownland West Virginia, was questioned after an escapee death involving Marlene Boudinot of Parkersburg. Nelson, who was with Boudinot when she suffered a heart attack, apparently ran on becoming excited. Authorities said Boudinot died of a heart attack in Roane County. Nelson was returned to the hospital after being found near Spencer.

Spencer UPS Spencer State Hospital William Nelson Brownland Kanawha County State Mental Hospital Nelson Marlene Boudinot Parkersburg Stryp Roane

Johnson attends Father's Services at National Cathedral

President Johnson sat quietly through a Father's Day service at Washington's National Cathedral. His 17 year old daughter Luci, a student at a girls school, greeted him outside and guided him to a front row seat as Rep. John V. Lindsay paid tribute to the school and to George Washington's birthday.

Father’s Services Washington UPI Johnson National Cathedral Luci John V. Lindsay R-N.y United States George Washington

Grandmother Wins Personality Contest in Amersham

Ninety telephone operators conducted a secret ballot to select a representative for a personality girl contest. The winner was Mrs Edith Day, a 59 year old grandmother, from Amersham England.

Amersham England UPI Edith Day

Congress Eyes Mail Snooping Examines Mail Cover Practice

Washington Senate subcommittee led by Sen. Edward V. Long probes the Post Office Department practice called mail cover noting envelope data without opening mail. Critics say it invades privacy though courts have upheld legality. The panel seeks whether federal agencies overstep enforcement line.

Washington UPT Post Office Department Senate Edward V. Long D-Mo New York Yankees Columbia Broadcasting System CBS Charles O. Finley Kansas City Athletics House Affairs Committee United States U.S. Information Agency John F. Kennedy

Muhammad denies sect connection to former Muslim leader shooting

In a rare press conference on Monday, Muhammad denied his group’s involvement in the shooting of Malcolm, saying they are innocent of his death. He urged calm as Muslims investigate the incident, noting Malcolm promoted war while they preach peace after breaking from the group in 1963.

Muhammad Malcolm

Pickets mill near Hazard as coal mines reopen

About 100 pickets milled around at Leatherwood No. 2 mine in Perry County while reports spread of planned large scale action at nonunion mines in Letcher County. Last week groups of up to 300 pickets gathered at Letcher County mines, which have since reopened after temporary shutdowns.

Hazard UPI Leatherwood Perry County Letcher County

Johnson to host fifth White House reception for Congress

President Johnson is set to host the fifth of ten receptions for members of Congress at the White House today. The 6:30 p.m. EST event is his only scheduled appointment for the day.

Washington UPI Johnson Congress White House

Wild West hold up leads to arrest in San Fernando

Bruce Morrison, 18, Canoga Park, Calif., was booked on suspicion after a brief chase by police in San Fernando. Officers said the suspect, dressed in a cowboy outfit, attempted to hold up two women with a bow and arrow and a knife. Morrison reportedly told police he wanted money to buy an antique gun.

San Fernando Calif UPI Bruce Morrison Canoga Park Morrison

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