West Virginia OEO funds aid farmers in three states
The Office of Economic Opportunity highlights its loan program aiding poor families in West Virginia Tennessee and New Mexico. Loaned 36.5 million dollars aiding 25 000 families. Examples include Summersville Nicholas County co op 14 150 dollars for potato machinery and seven farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret A. Kilgore Washington
UPI
Office of Economic Opportunity
OEO
West Virginia
Tennessee
New Mexico
R. Sargent Shriver
West Virginia Farmers Home Administration
A. James Manchin
Manchin
Summersville
Nicholas County
W. Va
Co-Op
Four Inch Snow Causes Minor Vehicle Damage Across County
Snowfall of four inches in Raleigh County and surrounding areas caused minor incidents including a car sliding into a SRC truck near Harper with about $500 damage to each vehicle. Two school buses—Bus No. 5 to Shady Spring High and a Stoco High School run to Coal City—slid or ran off icy roads but no serious injuries were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper
SRC
Shady Spring High School
Stoco High
Lillybrook Mountain
D. W. Bryson
U. S. ‘Weather Bureau
Raleigh County Memorial
West Virginia
Princeton
Raleigh
Mercer
Wyoming
McDowell
Lewisburg
Fayette
Greenbrier
Monroe
Nicholas
Summers
Elkins
Pendleton
Pocahontas
Randolph
Tucker
Keyser
Boone, Clay
Logan
Webster
Moundsville
Parkersburg
Clarksburg
Turnpike Commission
Charleston
Flat Top
Desertion Hits 113000 in South Vietnamese Army in 1965
UPI reports that over 113000 South Vietnamese military personnel deserted in 1965, a 50 percent rise from 1964, while regular and militia forces grew. Observers estimate up to 80 percent of deserters returned home rather than joining the Viet Cong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
UPI
Beckley Woman Part Of NASA Award Winning Team
Mrs Helen R Evans of Beckley was among John F Kennedy Space Center Un manned Launch Operations Group personnel awarded a Joint Group Achievement Award. Evans is a NASA clerk-typist with over eight years’ association and resides in Mims Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Helen R. Evans
John F. Kennedy Space Center
Miners Return as Worker Appeals Discharge at Grant Town
About 600 miners returned to work at Eastern Associated Coal Corp in Grant Town as Gary Piccalo appeals his firing. Piccalo set a one man picket line after dismissal, and the mine idled when workers refused to work citing unsatisfactory performance, leaving instruction refusals and cursing a foreman as cited by the company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant Town
UPI
Eastern Associated Coal Corp
Gary Piccalo
Piccalo
Newborn Boy Found Dead on Garage Roof in Wheeling
An autopsy was planned on the body of a newborn boy found wrapped in newspaper on a garage roof in South Wheeling. Detective Sgt. Chris Jebbia said the infant, believed to be under 24 hours old and weighing about eight pounds, was discovered by a 10 year old hired to clean the roof. Police suspected the baby was tossed onto the roof.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
UPI
South Wheeling
Chris Jebbia
WVU Payroll Changes Approved by BPW
The West Virginia University payroll changes were approved by the Board of Public Works to meet the February payroll. The secretary of state called the session in Gov. Hulett Smith's absence. The action included transferring personnel and hiring new employees and covered related expenses for Fairmont State, West Virginia State, and West Virginia Tech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
UPI
West Virginia University
Board of Public Works
BPW
Robert Bailey
Hulett Smith
WVU
Fairmont State
West Virginia State
West Virginia Tech
Johnson tax plan faces stormy Senate fight over Viet Nam costs
Congress moves Johnson's $6 billion tax program to the Senate as House passage draws party opposition. Supporters say the plan would raise $1.2 billion to July 1 and $4.8 billion in the following year, while critics urge spending cuts amid war costs. Senate hearings were set for Friday as tensions rise over excise tax increases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Johnson
Senate
House
Senate Finance Committee
Capitol Hill
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
Ways & Means Committee
Congress
Syrian coup turmoil sparks dissident move in exile plan
Reports say army units in northern Syria and a key southern command near the Israeli border backed the coup. Maj. Gen. Salah Jedid, once army chief of staff, is viewed as the mastermind. The Baath party and opposition voices hint at a government in exile, but confirmation is lacking amid cut communications and conflicting Aleppo reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamsa Kama
Latakiya
Salah Jedid
Hafez
Baath International Command
Syria
Damascus
Aleppo
Cairo
Middle East News Agency
Mena
Senate Critics Continue Discussion On Foreign Policy
Congressional leaders and key committee members heard Vice President Humphrey report on his Asian tour. Morse told UPI the President’s speech lacked any call for ceasefire by non-combatant nations and cautioned against unilateral or bilateral settlement of the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse
UPI
United States
White House
Hubert H. Humphrey
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Humphrey
Johnson frames Vietnam aims as defensive not expansionist
President Johnson asserts the U S role in Vietnam is to prevent aggression by North Vietnam, not to conquer or expand, stressing measured force under control and backing Gen Westmoreland with full military might, while denying mindless escalation and promising necessary force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viet Nam
Johnson
South Viet ‘Nam
U.S
United States
William C. Westmoreland
South Viet Nam
Deaths and Funerals
Funeral services for Prince Adlie Thurman 73 of 109 Carter Street will be held at 2 p m Saturday at First Baptist Church with Dr Kenneth L Swank presiding Burial will follow at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Thurman died Wednesday at a local hospital after a short illness He was born November 20 1892 in Beckley son of William C and Oney Frances Teel Thurman Survived by wife Lou Ella Stover married January 23 1916 and four sons Kenneth Deen Delbert and Elbert two foster daughters and other relatives The body is at Melton Mortuary with viewing after 2 p m Friday Active pallbearers listed
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince
Adlie Thurman
Carter St
First Baptist Church
Kenneth L. Swank
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Thurman
Beckley
William C
Oney
Frances Teel Thurman
Lou Ella Stover
Kenneth
Deen
Delbert
Elbert
Cedar Grove
Aileen Bartlett
dJacquetta Neuman
San Antonio
Tex
Wesley
Calus) Anderson
Laten Thurman
Melton Mortuary
Eddie Redden
Charlie Canterbury
Lawrence Thorne
Mad‘lon Walker
Boyd Humphrey
O. E. Miller
R. P. Hall
Harry Anderson
Clea Archer Rites Planned After Death in Princeton
Clea Archer 65 of Athens Star Route Princeton died at 4 30 p m on Wednesday near his home after fighting a grass fire. Cause listed as heart attack. Born Spanishburg June 27 1900 he was son of the late Jack and Martha Archer. Retired Tri City Traction Co Princeton employee and First Baptist Church member. Surviving wife Cora Cline Archer daughter Mrs Joe Cook Princeton two sisters Mrs Chloe Bowling and Mrs Nola Good Spanishburg brother Snowdie Spanishburg five grandchildren. Body at Memorial Funeral Directory Princeton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clea Archer
Athens
Princeton
Spanishburg
Jack
Martha Hubbard Archer
Tri-City Traction Co
First Baptist Church
Cora Cline Archer
Joe Cook
Chloe Bowling
Nola Good
Snowdie
Spanishburgh
Rns
Mrs. Myrtle Dawson, 54, dies after long illness
Mrs. Myrtle Dawson formerly Myrtle Grey of Garwood dies at Hilltop Nursing Home Wilmington Delaware after a long illness. She is survived by husband seven sisters and three brothers. Body to be returned to Foglesong Nease and Neely Funeral Home tonight with arrangements incomplete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry
Myrtle) Dawson
Delaware
Hilltop
Wilmington
Del
Myrtle Grey
Lillian Grey
Garwood
Jimmett Grey
Dewey
Eunice) Miller
Grant
Viola) Shrewsbury
Benton
Blanche) Lusk
Covel
Fred
Ruth) Lambert
Corinne
Alfred
Matie) Lusk
Wilkesboro
N. C
Fidith Grey
Reece
Margaret) Robinson
Raymond
Bluefield
Johnny Grey
Matoaka
Junior
Foglesong
Nease and
Neely
Bruce Rites For Amigo Native George T Bruce 71
George T Bruce 71 of Amigo died at 7 p m Wednesday in a Mullens hospital after a long illness. Born February 4 1895 in Jellico Tennessee he lived in Raleigh County 39 years and retired from Amigo Smokeless Coal Co in 1946 due to illness. Survived by wife Gertrude Jones Bruce four sons John Paul East Gulf Lawrence Earl Shady Spring George Thomas Jr Baltimore James Roger Jacksonville four daughters Wilma Shrewsbury Cool Ridge Margaret Meadows Thelma Harless Patsy Maynor three brothers Arthur Jack Raymond Bruce two sisters Cindy Young Agee Kalamazoo 24 grandchildren two great grandchildren. Body at McDougal Funeral Home Mullens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Thomas Bruce
Amigo
Mullens Hospital
Jellico
Tenn
Meshack
Lisa Dunnaway Bruce
Raleigh County
United Mine Workers of America
Amigo Smokeless Coal Co
Gertrude Jones Bruce
John Paul
East Gulf
Lawrence Earl
Shady Spring
George Thomas Jr
Baltimore
James Roger
Jacksonville
Fla
Wilma Shrewsbury
Cool Ridge
Margaret Meadows
Thelma Harless
Bridgeton
N. J
Patsy Maynor
New York City
Arthur
Jack
Knoxville
Raymond Bruce
Jackson
S. C
Cindy Young
Agees
Frances Vaught
Kalamazoo
Mich
McDougal Funeral Home
Mullens
Final Rites for Mrs Willie Clemons in Raleigh
Mrs Willie Clemons 62 of Raleigh will receive final rites at St John Baptist Church Raleigh at 2 p m Friday with burial in Greenwood Memorial Park. She died Sunday after a long illness. Survivors include husband Allie and sisters Ella Long and Allie Harriston. Body at Wright and Anderson Funeral Home after 5 p m today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Clemons
Raleigh
St. John’s Baptist Church
Greenwood Memorial Park
Esther Marlin dies at 69 in Ballengee
Mrs Esther Jane Martin 69 Ballengee died at her home at 115 pm Wednesday. Born in Nicholas County she was daughter of Hansford and Sarah Pratt and a Baptist. Survived by husband Lewis three daughters Rosie Man Hilldale Geraldine Davis Gauley Bridge Wanda Martin Petersburg VA three sons Daniel Wallace Ballengee Eugene Oxlford PA five sisters Myrtle Saunders Tunnell Hill Opal Golahue Hattie Shanks SC Stella Lusher Fayetteville Adair Ash Garten a brother Floyd Pyatt Fayetteville and two grandchildren. Body at Ronald Meadows Funeral Home Hinton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esther Jane Martin
Ballengee
Nicholas County
Hansford
Sarah Margaret Pratt
The
Baptist Church
Lewis
Rosie Man
Hilldale
Geraldine Davis
Gauley Bridge
Wanda Martin
Petersburg
Daniel
Wallace
Eugene
Oxlford
Myrtle Saunders
Tunnell Hill
Opal Golahue
Hattie Shanks
Beloved Morgantown Resident Adelaide Benvenuto Dies
Mrs A Benvenuto of 720 South Kanawha Street and Mr and Mrs A S Cappellari of Beckley mourn the death of Adelaide Benvenuto 80. She died Wednesday at 6 a.m. in a Morgantown hospital. A Requiem Mass will be said Friday morning in Morgantown Catholic Church. The body lies at Davidson's Funeral Home Morgantown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. S. Cappellari
South
Kanawha St
Morgantown
Adelaide Benvenuto
Final Rites Set for Sherman Taylor in Pineville
Sherman Taylor 76 of Pineville will be laid to rest Friday at Rockcastle Baptist Church with Rev Harry Stevers officiating. Burial follows at Cook Cemetery on Pineville Oceana Road. He died Tuesday at home after a long illness. Born April 24 1889 in Bristol Tennessee he was the son of Mary Taylor and Edna Mullens Taylor. A Pineville Mason and father of Sherman Ray, a West Virginia Tech student, the body lies at Robertson Foglesong Funeral Chapel in Pineville with viewing after 4 p.m. today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W
Wyatt) Ingram
Oak Hill
Thomas Funeral Home
R. K. Bond
Payne Family
Kincaid
Ingram
The
Virginia Railroad
Church of God
William and
Minerva Light Ingram
Homer Ingram
Rhonda
Edna Schoultz
Josie Counts
Charleston
Lora Payne
Sherman Taylor
Pineville
Rockcastle Baptist Church
Harry Stevers
Cook Cemetery
Pineville - Oceana Road
Taylor
Bristol
Tenn
Mary Taylor
Sherman Ray
West Virginia Tech
Montgomery
Robertson-Foglesong Funeral Chapel
Mrs Sally Cline Dies After Long Illness At 81
Mrs. Sally Cline, 81, of Pineville died at 7:15 am today in a Welch hospital after a long illness. The body is at Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home in Pineville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sally Cline
Pineville
Welch
Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home
Edna Payne Rites Set Saturday in Stanaford
Funeral services for Edna Payne 51 of Stanaford who died Wednesday at home will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Webb and Neal Chapel. Burial follows at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. She was a Church of God member from Kimberly. Born March 12 1914 in Hignite Kentucky she was the daughter of James Branam and Fannie Fritts. Survived by husband James Payne two sons Kenneth L. of Rome New York and Henry A. of the Air Force in Rome a daughter Jackie Harrah Huntington Park California two brothers James and Carl of Los Angeles eight sisters of Powellton Chicago and other relatives. Pallbearers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edjna Payne
Stanaford
Webb and Neal Funeral Home
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Payne
Church of God At
Kimberly
Hignite
James Branam
Powellton
Fannie E. Fritts
Bill Hopkins
Garnet Thornton
Luther Crisp
Chicago
William Harris
Lacy Winston
Steve Machunis
Mike Machunis
Arnold Morris
Kenneth Harrah
John Kelly
John Kelly Jr
Two Local Figures Die. Beckley Man Pronounced Dead
Robert Cosby 45 of Beckley was pronounced dead on arrival at a local hospital this morning while awaiting arrangements. In Youngstown Ohio pianist William Kyle Jr. aged 53, a member of Louis Armstrong's band, died after falling ill during a concert at Stambaugh Auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Cosby
Riley St
Beckley
Wright and Anderson Funeral Home
Youngstown, Ohio
UPI
William
Billy) Kyle Jr
Louis Armstrong
South Side Hospital
Kyle
Stambaugh Auditorium
GOP slams LBJ plan to merge SBA with Commerce
House Republicans led by Gerald Ford charge the Johnson administration would nearly destroy the Small Business Administration by folding it into the Commerce Department. Reps John Rhodes and Arch Moore back a resolution to keep SBA as a separate agency. They say funds and merger plans threaten SBA. Also notes stalled minimum wage action and housing for Humphrey’s VP residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
House
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
Johnson Administration
Small Business Administration
Ford
John Rhodes
Arizona
Arch A.moore Jr
West Virginia
Congress
Johnson
Commerce Department
Moore
GOP
House Labor
Leslie C. Arends
Ilinois
Hubert Humphrey
Vietnam War Letter Outlines Hanoi Peace Demands
President Ho Chi Minh sent a letter to leaders including France and India detailing Hanoi's four point terms to end the Vietnam war. It calls for U S troop withdrawal from South Vietnam and full representation by the Viet Cong political arm at talks. A British official visited the North Vietnamese embassy to discuss peace plans and seek clarification on the letter, while Li Peng reportedly promised to relay questions to Hanoi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ho Chi Minh
Hanoi
Viet Nam
U.S
South Viet Nam
National Liberation Front
Viet Cong
France
India
Johnson
Chalfont
Ghana Leader Promises Release of Political Prisoners
Ghana's Osagyefo Kwame Nkrumah vows broad amnesty while reports say a coup attempt occurred in Accra. U S officials confirm diplomatic notices from Accra about the attempted coup and provide no further embassy details as Ghana, formerly the Gold Coast, remains a Commonwealth member without defense pacts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Try Brigade
Nkrumah
Osageyfo
the Redeemer
Washington
U.S
Accra
Ghana
Gold Coast
Britain
British Commonwealth of Nations
Auto Fatalities Mark Midweek Traffic Toll
Authorities identified two victims of Wednesday crashes. Frank Metz, 41, of Hundred died in a three vehicle wreck on U S 256 near Hundred, with wife Cora and two daughters injured. Irene Nolan, about 30, of Belpre, Ohio, died in a single car crash on U S 33 near Spencer. Danny Lee Wilcox, 25, of Parkersburg, the Metz car driver, was jailed and faces drunken driving charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Metz
Hundred
Irene Nolan
Belpre
Ohio
Metz
U. S
Cora
State Road Commission
Nolan
U. S. 33
Spencer
Danny Lee Wilcox
Parkersburg
Roane
Allied clash near Saigon as Communists attack dual perimeters
Viet Nam and Australian positions north of Saigon engage Communist forces in a sizable early week contact. The Reds strike two defensive perimeters about a mile apart and retreat into darkness after being hit by white phosphorus shells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
Community women announce weekly club meetings and events
Beckley women clubs schedule Thursday through Saturday activities. Degree of Honor No 56 meets at Anderson Building. Xi Alpha Delta at Elks Club. AA at St Stephen's. Al-Anon at St. Stephen's. Red Cross volunteers training. many society, church and social gatherings listed across Beckley and area venues including Hollywood Missionary Baptist, Memorial Baptist, and Cr arb Orchard groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson Building
North Kanawha St
Eight Area Youth Headed For Job Corps Centers
Eight Raleigh and Wyoming County youths left the Beckley Youth Opportunity Center for Job Corps training. Names include David H. Shelton and Cecil Shannon sent to Breckenridge Center Kentucky with Willie Richmond. Joe C. West and Ernest E. Bailey to Ojibway Center Michigan. Delbert Moss Jr to Custer Center Michigan. Danny L. Legg to Gary Center Texas. Donald H. Smith to Isabella Center Minnesota. Job Corps centers offer basic education at conservation centers and vocational training at urban centers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Wyoming County
Beckley
Breckenridge
Morgan Field
David H. Shelton
Cecil Shannon
Sprague
Willie Richmond
Joe C. West
White Oak
Ernest E. Bailey
Lester
Ojibway
Marenisco
Mich
Delbert Moss Jr
Daniels
Custer
Danny L. Legg
Ameagle
Gary
San Marcos
Tex
Donald H. Smith
Beaver
Isabella
Minn
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W.va
FHA
G. W. Cavender
Leon Jones
Dyersburg
Jones
Drew Cloud
Abe S. ‘Archuleta
San Juan Pueblo
Rio Arriba County
San Juan
Santa Clara
Pueblo
Archuleta
Santa Fe
Farmers Home Administration
Feed and Hardware Store
Crab OrChard
Timothy
Thermos
Beckleyan
EACC
Tae Nee Ae
LBJ
Senate Critics
Prince A. Thurman
G. W. Inaram
Lea Archer
Harry Dawson
George T. Bruce
Esther Marlin
A. Benvenuto
Edna Payne
Congress A
SBA
Wilson
Women's Department of
Xi Alpha Delta Chapter
Beta Sigma Phi
Elks Club
Alcoholics Anonymous
St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church
Al-Anon Family Group
St.Stephen’s Episcopal Church
General Mission Society of the
Soleial
Hollywood Missionary Baptist Church of
MacArthur
Polly Smith
Electa
Order For the Eastern Star
Masonic Hall
South Fayette Street
Red Cross
Appalachian Assembly Room
True Blue Rebekah Lodge No
Sophia
IOOF
Licensed
Practical Nurses Association of West Virginia, Inc
Pine Lodge
Friendship Social Club
Mrs. Alfred Adams
Antonio Ave
Shady Spring District
Woman’s Club
Lions
Sophia Methodist Church
First Methodist Church
Heber St
Silver Star
Rebekah Lodge
Anderson
Women’s Mission Society of Memorial Baptist Church
Rural Acres Garden Club
Orville Ballengee
Calloway Heights
Woodmen Junior Club
John W. Cook Jr
Holiday Dr
Midway Community Flower Fund
Midway Elementary School
Crab Orchard Baptist Church
Elsie Johnson
Anttonio Ave
Willing- Workers Club of
New Hope Baptist Church
Thrifty Savers Club
John Lockett
Canaday St
Hollywood Missionary Baptist Church
Woman’s Club of
Park Avenue
Bluefield Alumni Association
M. K. Austin
S. Fayette St
Calico and Jeans
Callier
Curley Custer
Hagerstown
Blankenship
Marshall Dean
Kelly Blankenship
J. W. Blankenship
Marshall University
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