Directed Verdict Favors Defendant In Court Here
A Raleigh County grand larceny case centered on copper wire valued at 45 dollars and 50 cents for 182 pounds. The defense argued fair market price, with trial witnesses including Murphy and railway workers. The court recessed amid arguments over price per pound as prosecutors and defense debated the wire value and charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Er Cole
Sparacino
C. Berkeley Lilly
Raleigh County Sheriff’s
Wesley Thompson
Thompson
Killarney
East Gulf
Murphy
W. H. Kennedy
Mullens
Urphy
Macine
Convention Proposals Face Senate Action After Brief Caucus
After a 35 minute Senate Democratic caucus, amendments to a constitutional provision backed by Gov Ett C. Smith move toward a floor vote. Republicans had earlier deemed the convention proposal dead and urged immediate floor reporting. The plan, amended to remove a 50 percent majority vote requirement, would appear on the 1966 general election ballot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Govett C. Smith
Senate
House
Howard
Senate Bid Filed By Scheel Aide Switcher
Outright files show Scheel contemplating a Senate run funded by a $300 Thursday event while he seeks the Republican nomination for the seat held by Jon Randolph. The former Democrat who ran for governor, then led Democrats for an organization in West Virginia, previously flirted with a congressional bid before declaring for the Senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scheel
Senate
Jon Randolph
Anization Goldwater. Org
West Virginia
Congress
Mental Patient Leaves Mark At Courthouse
A mental patient confined at Raleigh County Jail leaves a mark at the courthouse, with authorities reporting the incident under investigation and no further details available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark
Raleigh County
Javits Defends Vietnam Policy In Senate Speech
Javits said in a prepared Senate speech that the war in South Vietnam is worthy of the United States and the cause of freedom. He rejected broader escalation, endorsing limited bombing rather than attacks on Hanoi and Haiphong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
South Viet Nam
Javits
Viet Nam
United States
John C. Stennis
D-Miss
Senate Preparedness Subcommittee
Hanoi
Haiphong
Miss Lamarr Freed After May Co Shopping Row
Miss Lamarr, questioned by newsmen Thursday night, said she had been shopping at the May Co and purchased items. Attorney Arthur G. Lawrence, who arranged her freedom, stated there were differences of opinion about certain facts of items she paid for and that any misunderstanding will be cleared up.
Social Security Building Appropriation Sought
The Social Security Administration requests 152000 dollars for 1966 67 to fund a new building. Robert Byrd D Va said the appropriation would let the General Services Administration start site surveys and plan a 1967 construction with completion by July 1968. The office would serve about 107000 residents in Monongalia and Preston Counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Social Security Administration
Robert C. Byrd
General Services Administration
Monongalia
Preston
Strike Ban Extended Involving Three Rail Unions
A federal ban on strikes by three rail unions against 85 western and southern railroads was extended to March 16. U S District Judge Alexander Holtzoff issued a temporary restraining order with agreement from railroad and union attorneys as he considers whether federal arbitration awards expire. The Brotherhood of Railroad and Order of Railroad Conductors threatened to strike over the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Western and Southern
U S
Alexander Holtzoff
Holtzoff
Brotherhood of Railroad and Order of Railroad Conductors
Labor Victory Signals Early British Election Hope
In Hull North by election Labour gains widen the margin from 1,181 in 1964 to 5,451, with Kevin McNamara securing the seat amid Liberal decline and Conservative small losses. Prime Minister Harold Wilson sent congratulations as Labour supporters cheered the “champion victory.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hull North
Britain
Harold Wilson
Labor
Wilson
Kevin McNamara
McNamara
Toby Jessel
Richard Gott
Legislature debates wording on unemployment bill and savings claims
Sen Deem cites reports claiming federal spending in West Virginia averages 281 per person yearly, arguing language should be strengthened. The House spent most of its session debating Seibert's amendment to allow the state to claim abandoned savings accounts insurance policies and deposits with utilities. The bill passed 96 to 4 and went to the Senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller
Carrigan
Frank Deem
R - Ritchie
House
Sen
Deem
West Virginia
George Seibert
Wheeling
Ate
Bills Introduced In Charleston Seek Judicial Circuits Realignment
In Charleston UPI reports a constitutional amendment to revamp state judicial circuits seeks passage in the Legislature. House Speaker H Laban White and Del Carmine Cann introduced bills creating a new division within Public Institutions and giving the commissioner power over salaries. Six new tax measures by Del Kenneth Coghill propose annual privilege taxes on many professions starting July 1 1966, with varied fees for doctors, lawyers, embalmers, and more plus a business and occupation tax on timber amusements and industries. Coghill would also raise vehicle registration fees for drivers and auto dealers and set motorcycle and trailer fees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
UPI
Senate
Eee
H. Laban White
del. Carmine Cann
D-Harrison
Public Institutions Department
Del
Kenneth Coghill
D-Kanawha
Walter Winton Cadle funeral set at Rose and Quesenbery
The Rev Samuel Mead will lead funeral services for Walter Winton Cadle 81 of Odd at 1 pm Sunday in Rose and Quesenbery Funeral Home Peace Chapel burial in Odd Cemetery Cadle died after a long illness in a local nursing home He was a retired miner born March 17 1884 in Killarney He last worked at Amigo Coal Co His survivors include sons Glen Orley Francis Buddy Lloyd Eugene and a sister Mrs Annie Vandall along with numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel M. Meadows
Walter Winton Cadle
Odd
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Peace Chapel
Cadle
Killarney
Ancy Bragg Cadle
Amigo Coal Co
Amigo
Golden
Mary Blankenship Cadle
Glen
Chicago
Lowell
Marion
Baltimore
Orley
Francis
Buddy
Lloyd
Burke
Eugene
Tampa
Fla
Annie Vandall
Hinton
Funeral services for Lyonelle L Lilly in MacArthur
Lyonelle L Lilly 69 of MacArthur dies in a local hospital at 2 16 a m Thursday He was a retired miner and member of UMWA Local 5822 He lived in MacArthur 30 years Survived by wife Edna Taylor Lilly three daughters and two sons with many relatives The body lies in the funeral home for callers Pallbearers named and listedProceedings set for 2 p m Saturday at Caffee Funeral Home with Rev Sam D Smith in charge Burial in Tom Lilly Cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyonelle L. Lilly
MacArthur
Caffee
Sam D. Smith
Tom Lilly
Ghent
Anna Shanks Lilly
UMWA
Edna Taylor Lilly
Eileen Pack
Canton
Ohio
Betty Ware
Gulfport
Geraldine Ware
Edzell
Scotland
James A
Lyonelle Jr
A. T
William L
Carl A
Middletown
Hinton
S. Lilly
Carl A. Ae
Beckley
Robert Davidson
Laton Meadows
John Ubeda
C Elmore
Earl Grose
James A. Copley
Excellent Skiing Near Beckley With Fresh Powder
Snow depths reach 15.6 inches atgg Park in Wheeling and Davis with 4 inches of new powder. Each site offers nightly skiing as Commerce Department notes a 10 inch base and 5 inch powder at Knob near Beckley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ld Knob
Beckley
Excellent Co
Commerce Department
Wheeling
Elss
Davis
Deaths and Funerals for Mrs Margaret B and Others
Funeral services for Mrs. Margaret B 64 of Morristown Tennessee will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Melton Mortuary Chapel with Dr. James W. Witherspoon in charge Burial will be in Huse Memorial Park in Fayetteville. She died in a Louisville hospital and had lived with a daughter in Louisville. Survivors include two sons Walter L Morristown and Gene M in the Air Force, two other daughters Mrs Richard Cornish of Chattanooga and Mrs Noel Tucker of Louisville, four brothers and three sisters, six grandchildren. Friends may call at home after 2 p.m. Sunday pallbearers will be nephews. Burial will be in Sunset Cemetery at Bickmore Clay County. The child died at 8 a.m. Thursday at home after a long illness Survivors include a sister Judy Speak and four other relatives Friends may call after 5 p.m. today. (RNS)
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Margaret B
Morristown
Tenn
Beckley
Melton Mortuary
James W. Witherspoon
Huse Memorial Park
Fayetteville
Thurst
Louisville, Ky
Fitzgerald
Max Louisville
Cawood
Mayo
Delmar Browning
Harlan, Ky
Fetter Browning
Addie Estes
Louvina Browning
Harlan
Ada Crutchfield
Stiegler
Oklo
Hope
Sunset Cemetery
Bickmore
Clay County
Randall
Judy
Garvin Rites Held For Howard Richard Garvin 76
Howard Richard Garvin known as Pop of Oak Hill dies after short illness. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. A retired New River Coal Co. employee, he was born May 17, 1889 in Greenville, son of the late John and Ella Garvin. Survivors include his two sons Clay of Oak Hill and om of Whittier, a daughter Mrs Russell of Marshall Virginia, and Mrs Spadaro Mount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Richard
Pop
Greenville
John and
Ella Meads Garvin
Dillie Garvin
Scarbro
Clay
Oak Hill
Whittier
Ars Russell
Marshall
E Spadaro Mount
Brenda Sue Parsons Final Rites Held
Final rites for Brenda Sue Parsons two year old daughter of Goldie Parsons were conducted with family at a local church. Interment followed at Oak Hill Cemetery with mourners from the Parsons and related families attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brenda Sue Parsons
Goldie K
Richmond man dies in Ohio family notices
M Douglas of Richmond and James of Chicago are named in the survivor list along with three daughters Phyliss King Zeldanenee Ellen No and two brothers James and William of Whitby. Norris was a construction worker quothered by Seals Inc of Baltimore. The body is at the Keyser Bryant Home awaiting funeral arrangements. Hoyt Thompson WW II veteran had lived in Melbourne ten months born November 29 son of the late A and Mrs Alfred Thompson Survivors include a a Mrs Doris Terry Cincinnati Ohio and two others Howard Ameagle and Woodrow Crest being referred to the Valley Funeral Home in Whitesville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M . Douglas
Richmond
James
Chicago
Illinois
Phyliss King
Zeldanenee
Kentland
Ellen No
Washington, D. C
William
Whitby
Norris
Seals, Inc
Baltimore
Keyser- Bryant
Melbourne
Alfred Thompson
A A
Doris Terry
Cinnati
Ohio
Howard
Ameagle
Woodrow
Crest
Valley Funeral Home
Whitesville
Breeding, Lonza A Life Tribute in Fiatt n Cool Ridge
Funeral services for Lonza Andrew Breeding age 85 of Fiat nk will be held at Sain Chapel with Elders Cox Dean Pack officiating. Burial follows Phillips Cemetery at Cool Ridge. He was born August 22 to James L. and Angeline Meadows Breeding. A farmer, survivors include his wife Roxie Lilly Breeding, one son Audie L. of Top, four daughters Ida Harris Maymie Kuznicki Detroit Michigan Myrtle Galsburn Y America Indiana and Maria Lilly Cool Ridge, one brother Charleyne Cool Ridge, sisters Lula Hedrick Crab Orchard and Ollie Richardson Shady Spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lonza
Iat Top
Ida Harris
Maymie Kuznicki
Detroit
Mich
Myrtle Galsburn
Y. America
Ind
Myria Lilly
Cool Ridge
Charleyne
Lula Hedrick
Crab Orchard
Ollie Richardson
Shady Spring
Adkins dies at home at 64 Abra
Ira E. Adkins 64 of Abra died at his home at 8 a.m. Thursday. The body is at Webb and Neal Funeral Home pending arrangements. Ronald Owen Lloyd Armstrong-Jones Welsh lawyer dies at his Caernarvonshire home after six months in London Hospital. Dame Edith Pitt Conservative MP dies after serving in Edgbaston district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira E. Adkins
Abra
Ursday
Webb and Neal Funeral Home
London
UPI
Ronald Owen Lloyd Armstrong-Jones
Anthony
Margaret
Ane
Caernarvonshire
Edith Pitt
Pitt
Edgbaston
Birmingham
Henri Soule Dies at 89. French Cuisine Influencer
New York chef Henri Soule proprietor of Le Pavillon and La Côte died Thursday aged 89. Soule came to the United States to run the restaurant at the French Pavilion during the 1989 World’s Fair and shaped American French dining by serving influential clientele and training chefs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPI
Henri Soule
le Pavillon
la Cote
America
Soule
Disease Report Details Local Respiratory Cases
A state health report lists 192 respiratory disease cases in the county. Other illnesses include chickenpox, hepatitis, influenza like illness, mumps, streptococcal infections, and tuberculosis with figures from Raleigh and the state director N. H. Dyer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. H. Dyer
Raleigh
Carolina Filibuster Drones Into 9th Day
In South Carolina the long filibuster of a rural Dillon County senator stretched into a ninth day as he spoke with plain talk amid TV cameras. Senators resisted prolonged remarks and the chamber revoked photo permission as the 50 member reapportionment plan advanced from the House to the Senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Carolina
Watt
Dillon County
Scott
Moses
Promised Land
Egypt
Senate
House
Byrd Seeks FCC Probe Before CATV Change
Senator Byrd of West Virginia urges the FCC to send investigators to West Virginia CATV communities before final action on proposed changes. He cites widespread confusion and the need for mechanical boosters to improve TV reception and asks for on site assessment ahead of the February 10 FCC meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
C. Byrd
D-W.va
E. William Henry
Federal Communications Commission
Warren G. Magnuson
Senate Commerce Committee
Byrd
West Virginia
Coi
FCC
Viet Nam units reinforce weary platoon in helicopter fight
In a daytime clash near Bong Daeng the Viet Nam platoon held, then two cavalry companies reinforced them at night. The Army 101st Paratroop Division and 1st Air Cavalry Division conducted a multi battalion sweep under heavy air fire as Operation Masher escalates. Officials reported sporadic engagements with snipers remaining as both sides feared a larger battle. A Saigon source indicated North Vietnamese units may have withdrawn to avoid large engagements amid reduced fighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
101St
1St Air Cavalry Division
Bongagg Caen
Saigon
Beckley Youth Enters Job Corps Training
A Beckley youth, 17, entered the vacatigram in Office Machine Repair at Parks o TM Corp Center in Pleasanton. The training aims to prepare Job Corpsmen for entry to the workforce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Youth
Job Corp
Beckley
Alex D. Beaver
Beverly St
Parks O ™ Corp Center
Pleasanton
Two West Virginia Troops Die in Vietnam Plane Crash
(UPI) West Virginia soldiers were killed Tuesday in the crash of a C123 military plane in South Vietnam. The fallen were Sgt. Radford D. Charleston and SP4 Eugene C. Summers, both from Fairmont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
West Virginia
South Viet Nam
West
Five day forecast for West Virginia shows cool temperatures
The forecast indicates temperatures will average eight to twelve degrees higher or lower than seasonal norms across West Virginia over the next five days, with variations by region and light winds expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
World's first boardwalk debut in Atlantic City 1870
A historical note recalls the birth of Atlantic City's boardwalk on June 26, 1870, marking the first dedicated public walk along the shore and a landmark in American seaside leisure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
N .J
March Draft Call Set of 32900 Quota Increase
Washington reports that the Army will take 27,900 draftees while the Marines will absorb the rest of the 32,900 quota. Navy and other branches plan no draftees. The Defense Department asked Selective Service for the number, noting January and February levels, and Hershey has not decided on drafting college students if quotas stay above 30,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPS
Army
Marine Corps
Defense Department
Selective Service
Navy
Orce
Lewis B. Hershey
Hershey
Coldest Weather Grips 32 States Across Nation
A brutal cold snap blankets 32 states with subzero temperatures and heavy snow. Milwaukee hits 14 below zero, while the Atlantic coast storm adds six inches in Old Town Maine. Forecasts warn of a new storm brewing in the southern Rockies as the cold persists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mid-Atlantic
Montana
New Hampshire
New Mexico
Carolinas
Dakota
Chicago
Florida
Miami
Cleveland
Michigan
Vermont
Indiana
Milwaukee
Wis
Old Town
Maine
Portland
Concord
N.H
U.S. Weather Bureau
Rockies
Automobile Collisions Result In Suits Here
Two civil suits totaling $S, 000 have been filed in the Circuit Clerk's office here from automobile collisions. The first suit alleges John Tate ran a stop sign causing the crash and names Altizer and Tate as plaintiffs. The second suit concerns a Sept. 1 collision at Skelton near the Block Co, seeking $6,600 for damages and $5,000 for personal injuries. defendants include Cole Chevrolet Co and others, with attorney Truman Sayre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuits
John Tate
Glen Sata
Charleston
Tate
Skelton
Block Co
Arres
Cole Chevrolet Co
Oak Burley Willams
Gek ‘Hill
King Cole Chevre- Theeeetien
Nargata
Truman Sayre
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Howard R. Garvin
Andrew A. Norris
Hoyt Thompson
L. A. Breeding
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Columbia
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