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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 18, 1966

Page

2

15 Year Old Accused Of Murdering His Parents

Slippery Rock Pa police issued a murder warrant for Jerry Lee Sanderson 15 after his parents were killed and the home set ablaze to conceal the crime. The father Henry L. Sanderson 55 was found dead near the lane from the house with a gunshot wound and a blood trail led from the home. A teenage daughter was away at nursing training in New Castle Pa. The community described the family as well regarded and neighbor accounts linked to local families.

Slippery Rock Jerry Lee Sanderson Ohio Henry L. Sanderson Keister Here Sanderson New Castle Sandersons Butler County George Keister Pittsburgh Butler

Minuteman 2 launch marks Pacific test range success

Brief wire items report a successful Minuteman 2 intercontinental missile launch on the western Pacific test range. Also noted are a West Virginia natural resources official pleading guilty, President Johnson seeking quick congressional approval for a new Asian development fund, two Washington justices warning of Supreme Court issues over a Macon park policy, and space agency intelligence concerning a ship attempt in space.

Pacific West Virginia Department of Natural Resources Guil Hensel Price Johnson U. S Federal Space Agency Gence Cuba Singleton Shrimp Co United States Viet Nam Ey Havel

Brezhnev and aides return to Moscow from Asia

Brezhnev, Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko, and Defense Minister Rodion Malinovsky returned to Moscow from Asia, reuniting all Soviet leaders. The trip set the stage for Kremlin talks on regional issues and reflected a coordinated move amid ongoing peace talks and regional concerns with buffer states near China.

Moscow UPI Russia Asia Kremlin Lol Nam Leonid Srectines Alexander Shelepin Brezhnev Andrei Gromyko Marshal Rodion Malinovsky Mongolia China Peking Rea Theorealin Alexeia m Tashkent Kosy

Snuffer Estate Case Proceeds in Circuit Court Here

The Snuffer estate dispute continues as witnesses appear in circuit court over the heirs of Miss Lova Snuffer. Della Mae Snuffer and her daughter pursue a share, arguing Lorieta Rogers is Don Snuffer’s daughter while 100 relatives contest the claim in a case valued at 143116 dollars. The hearings, led by Judge Norman Knapp, are expected to continue through the year as Henderson reports findings to determine the rightful heir.

Henderson Ashworth Fourney Della Mae Snuffer Della Mae Don Snuffer Lorieta Rogers Don Sauffer Norman Knapp Gangs Tae

Apollo safety test postponed at White Sands amid clouds

At White Sands missile range a scheduled Apollo moonshot safety system test was indefinitely postponed due to heavy cloud cover. NASA officials said if clouds cleared the shot would be attempted later the same day, though forecasts warned of snow and sleet hampering recovery helicopter operations.

White Sands, N.M UPI White Sands Missile Range National Aeronautics and Space Administration Nbr Soca America

Goat milk shows value in US dairy and leather use

The text argues goats surpass cows as milk producers in certain regions and notes a small herd can sustain a family. It hints goat milk supplies iron value and leather potential, reflecting mixed, unclear claims about US dairy and leather applications.

United States

Deaths and Funerals in Area Church & Community

Multiple obituary notices list Mrs Ella Armstrong 82 of East Rainelle and others from Corliss, Mount Hope, Oak Hill, and Ansted. Details include birthplaces, family survivors, church affiliations, funeral times at Tyree Chapel and Ansted Baptist Church, and burial plans at Lawn Memorial Park and Blue Memorial Gardens. Additional deaths include James Sowder and A Reeves with service info, burial locations, and survivor listings.

Ella Esta Armstrong East Rainelle Corliss Oe W Elizabeth Given Amick Armstrong Bethel Methodist Church Isabelle Ross Arlington Mary Morton Chicago Ill Evelyn Scott Oak Hill Guy Aercount Hope Tyree Mount Hope Bill Withers Lawn Memorial Park Angle Baptist Church North Sand Branch Baptist Church Raleigh County Joel and Mary Edmonds Lawrence James Miami Fla French Forest Hill Margie Brock H. F. Edmonds George Princeton Geneva Stover MacArthur Bertie Ogden Alta Vista

Funeral service for George Roberts 73 Glen Fork miner

George Roberts 73 of Glen Fork died after a long illness. The Rev Maceo Farley will officiate at 1 p m Thursday with burial to follow. Survivors include two daughters Mrs Eddie Mitchell of New York City and Mrs Nellie Harding of Baltimore a son James of Chase City Va and Bernie of New York City. Body at Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor until one hour before services. Roberts was a retired miner.

A. Reeves Wytheville William E Rosie Borne Reeves Willie Mae Reeves Ernest Pulaski Richard Galax William Fries Lulia Hale Cripple Creek Bessie Borne North Carolina Clarence Chicago Ill Helen McDorman Coal City Williams Funeral Home MacArthur Kepple Bolen Blue E Memorial Gardens Bud Norris George Roberts Glen Fork Maceo Farley Eddie Mitchell New York City Nellie Harding Baltimore Paka James Chase City Bernie Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Roberts

Final rites for Mrs Myrtle Ones held in Pineville

Mrs Myrtle Ones, 72, Mullensville, died Sunday in a Welch hospital. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. at Oes Funeral Home Chapel in Pineville with Rev. Silas Mullens officiating. Burial will follow at Pendry Cemetery this afternoon.

James Franklin Sowder Ansted Charleston Ansted Baptist Church Guy Va Westlake Sowder State Road Commission Myrtle Ones Mullensville Welch Hospital Oes Funeral Home Chail Pineville Silas Mullens Pendry

Marine Commandant Sees U.S. Winning Vietnam War

Gen Wallace M. Greene Jr the Marine commandant said after a 13 day Far East tour that the United States is winning the Vietnam War. He told reporters at a Washington news conference that Communist forces have intensified their efforts but the U S will prevail.

Viet War更新从越战现场传来与停火影像

报道描述 Pvt. Richard Hill 18岁后首次出征越南、部队抵达 Bien Hoa 基地清剿 Viet Cong,越战进入停火阶段前的局部冲突。美军继续执行空袭与地面扫荡,多处战斗造成中等伤亡与人员被扣留;专家评述战事或将拖延且需要国内高强度支持与持续牺牲。

Commissioners Named In Land Condemnation Suits

Commissioners named in ten land condemnation suits arising from Mab scott-Crab Orchard Road Hart and Alex George. Appraisers to view properties on set dates with panels including Campbell, Dr. Fazio, Nace, Evans, Lipscomb, and others. Other local properties listed with designated commissioners and viewing times in late March to April.

C of Mabscott-Crab Orchard Roadhart Alex George Jan Campbell Carl C Joseph X. Fazio Gry Nace A. i Cartsi Smith O. C. Prince Harry el Milliron Julian Kent Roy D. William D. Nace George T. Puckett Raisal N. Joe Rahall John P. Wesley Ernest Haddad Wooten Herbber Albert Wheby

Auto Truck Accident Results In Suit Here

A lawsuit seeks $1,000 in automobile damages after a collision with a truck owned by a local operator. The action names the defendant and outlines injury and property loss claimed in the suit filed in the county court.

Fire Destroys Large Portion of West Virginia Town

Fire draws crews from Weston to Glenville and others to battle a blaze that wiped out at least a third of the business district on U S Route 5. Dow Chemical sends aid from Glenville while Parkersburg Elizabeth Smithville Spencer Pennsboro Harrisville and Glenville departments respond. A separate local suit involves Daniel Radford suing for $1,000 over a 1959 truck collision in Va with counsel G Berk Lynch.

J. R. Rightmire Parkersburg Elizabeth Smithville Spencer Pennsboro Harrisville Glenville Dow Chemical Co Ryaa Iitnentes Daniel Radford Violet Ann Radford Smith Transfer Corp Staunton Ralph M. Harmon Mt. Crawford U. S G. Berk Lynch Radford

Officials for the New Department Named

Charles M. Haar, a Harvard law professor, is named as assistant secretary for metropolitan planning. The appointment adds senior leadership to the new department overseeing urban growth and regional development.

Department Ee Charles M. Haar Harvard Law Profe

Bond Sues Congress Over SNCC Speech

Julian Bond took his case to federal court last Thursday after the House voted 185 to 12 to seat him. Bond contends his free speech was abridged by the chamber for backing a SNCC statement criticizing U.S. intervention in Vietnam. Court observers call the case unprecedented in scope and significance.

Ee Wet Tacetates Speer Bond House

President Budget Remarks Point to Higher Spending

Ford said the forthcoming budget will show about eight billion dollars more spending than previously stated, urging truth in budgeting and signaling a larger fiscal plan than a year ago.

Ford

Attorneys Seek Stay and Appeal in Arnold Case

Lawyers plan to request a stay of execution and a writ of habeas corpus while appealing Arnold's case. The defendant, described as a newspaper veteran with 25 years in Ohio, West Virginia, and Indiana, faces sentencing amid controversy. He is the father of three.

Arnold

No Trace Found Of Two Kidnaped Nigeria Officers

LagosNigeria March 1966 UPI The provisional military government said it would rescue two ranking officials abducted during Saturday's revolt led by junior army officers. Army Chief of Staff Maj Gen John Ironsi and Finance Minister Festus Okotie-Eboh were missing as a rebel convoy seized ministers from Lagos. Loyalist troops searched areas including Kaduna and Lagos suburbs for the ministers held by the insurgents.

Lagos Nigeria UPI John Aguiyi Ironsi Festus Okotie-Eboh Chukum Nzugwu My Ord Kaduna Ironsi London

Ford blunt on Johnson poverty programs

United Press International reports House Republican Leader Gerald T. Ford condemns the Johnson administration for poverty policy, accusing it of weak aims and bungled initiatives that fail to aid the poor and are poorly conceived and carried out.

United Press International Washington —House Gerald T. Ford Johnson Administration al PoWe

Voting Rights Act Debate Highlights Justice for All

Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach argues the Voting Rights Act is constitutional addressing past failures to deliver justice to a large class of citizens. The discussion frames the act as essential to integrate minority voters into the mainstream of American democracy.

Washington Atty Nicholas Deb. Katzenbach

Hosea Williams Criticizes Gaston Over School Demonstrations

In Birmingham Alabama Hosea Williams SCLC spokesman condemns Negro millionaire A G Gaston for opposing demonstrations by school children saying we were on the brink of victory until that man spoke.

Birmingham Ala Hosea Williams Southern Christian Leader Conference A. G. Gaston

Welfare debates on Negro family decline and federal funds

A Washington discussion notes a rise in welfare program use among nonwhite fatherless children. The piece links expanding federal state funding to the perceived disintegration of some families over generations, reflecting era rhetoric on welfare and race.

Washington As of Laboret Daniel P. Man

Lawmakers Debate Funding and Court Reorganization in Charleston

In Charleston lawmakers move to match a 90000 dollar federal grant by suspending readings. Senator Clarence Martin and Delegate Robert Steptoe push funding while discussing intermediate two committees and civil suits. Opponents seek a new circuit for Ohio County. House measures slow, including Civil Service exam openness and forest nursery transfer to a mental health regional center.

Charleston UPI Clarence Martin D-Berkeley Del Robert M. Steptoe Dberkeley Martin Key Meland Tom Ae Sacaer Sake Tempos Ohio County Brooke and Hancock House Akee Laban White State Civil Service Commission Senate Howard Carson C. Dick Montgomery D-Wetzel White Robert Nelson D - Cabell Lesage State Forest Tree Nursery Department of Natural Resources The Mental Health Department

Support Mounts For Mrs. Gandhi Replacement In India

New Delhi reports show mounting support for Mrs. Gandhi as the Congress party’s preferred successor to the late Premier Lal Bahadur Shastri who died recently. Hundreds of party members and visitors converged on Mrs. Gandhi at her home, while Morarjibhai Desai urged withdrawal amid party unity efforts as Kamaraj and others pressed for harmony ahead of the crucial balloting.

New Delhi India UPI Gandhi Lal Bahadur Tashkent Jawaharlal Nehru Ted Patty Ana Morariji Desai Finance Ctor Kumaraswami Kamaraj Desai

Britain Losing Economy Battle Says Ian Smith

Premier Ian Smith said Britain is losing its economic battle to topple Rhodesia. In a nationwide radio address he vowed defiance, saying Britain would not cause collapse. He blamed Western nations for embargo effects as Rhodesia faces oil shortages after the Umtali refinery shutdown.

Salisbury, Rhodesia UPI Ian Smith Britain Smith U. Rhodesia Rhodesia Umtali

Gambling law proposal targets gambling with felony penalties

The draft statute treats first offenses as misdemeanors unless tied to gambling, with subsequent acts prosecuted as felonies. It imposes up to $1,000 fines and up to one year in jail for devices, furnishings, and related items, plus harsher penalties for repeat offenders and for manufacturing or distributing gambling devices. Enforcers could seize all gambling devices and related stock by court order.

Legislature Uses Funds For Unheld Constitutional Convention

The legislature tapped funds from this fiscal year including 250000 for a constitutional convention that cannot occur after the State Supreme Court ruled the enabling act unconstitutional. In a separate Senate action during a program coup, the House advanced a past resolution to ratify the President accession amendment to the U S Constitution to first reading.

State Supreme Court Ena Senate Prg le House U. S

Science Extension Class Organizes at Woodrow Wilson High

Dr Harold Ward leads an Education 582 graduate course titled Teaching Science in Junior High School. The meeting at Woodrow Wilson High School at 7 p m covers a practical science teaching course valuable for elementary and high school teachers.

Marshall University Woodrow Wikson High Harold Ward Ward

Gifted shotgun seals farewell to Lou Rymkus

Lou Rymkus, former head coach of the Houston Oilers, was fired earlier this month as an assistant coach. Friends hosted a testimonial dinner Sunday and presented him with a shotgun as a parting gift, signaling support in his hunt for a new job.

Houston UPI Lou Rymkus Houston Oilers Rymkus

Japanese Foreign Minister Delays Start of Talks in Moscow

Japanese Foreign Minister Etsusaburo Sey Besay arrives at the flag-decked airport for a day in Moscow before talks with Soviet leaders. The agenda includes topics from Vietnam to a World War II figure, Major Vasili lsayer.

Moscow UPI Etsusaburo Sey Besay Cnemy Viet Nam Leningrad Vasili Lsayer

St Johns Univ teachers strike action grows in New York

Striking St John’s University professors, most UFCT members, announce opening of talks and plan to hear both sides at a Brooklyn meeting. Acting City Labor Commissioner McFadden meets union reps and aims to arrange further talks with university officials over strike charges. Dr Israel from UFCT cites names of church order leaders, Vincentians.

New York UPI St. John’s St. John’s Univ Tin United Federation of Teachers UFCT S University Ee Brooklyn James F. McFadden Israel John’s McFn Come the Vincentian Order

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Snuffer Bessie P. Angle James F. Sowder Gauley Mountain Coal Steve A. Reeves U.S Richard Hill Covington Hawaii Hill Bien Hoa Nang Comple Vit Nam Vinh Binh Saigon Viet Co Binh Hiep Viet Cong Thanh Tri Dan Asman Ation U.S. Strategic Air Command Guam Tay Ninh Greene Weston Clarksburg W. Va. Rt. 5 Julian Bond Lawmakers In Action House of Delegates Mrs. Gandhi St. John's U. ‘In Exile St. John’s Ciera Administration
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