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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 09, 1962

Page

2

Aged Dre Hassle Smith Feud Over Aged Care Policy

Charleston UPI report details a weekend feud between Warfare Director W Bernard Smith and the West Virginia Medical Association over state aged care funding. Smith warned costs could bankrupt providers and noted caseloads ran higher than projected. He defended cutting expenditures swiftly without prior group cooperation. Supporters cite Social Security style solutions. Greeneltch criticizes federal pressure and Kerr Mills.

Charleston UPI W. Bernard Smith West Virginia Medical Association Smith Greenwitch West Virginia Kerr Mills MAA Washington Greeneltch

Remarkable Safe Landing After Airliner Belly-Down Crash

In Amarillo Texas an Airlines Viscount airliner crash landed in a wheat field after takeoff. Pilot Larry Lauratis and co pilot Ed Gorman credited training for the emergency. One passenger Linda Howard and nine others treated. Connie Carothers hospitalized with a minor ear cut.

Amarillo Tex UPI Linda Howard C Airlines Riss Howard el Paso Larry Lauratis Lauratis Linda Miss Howard Ed Gorman Connie Carothers Fullerton Calif

Quotes From United Press On World Aid And Personal Moments

United Press quotes show Dean Rusk urging continued aid to Yugoslavia while noting its communist status but not allied with an overthrow plot. In Amarillo Linda Howard recounts crash landing nerves and prayer for safety. Cindy Adams jokes about a prime minister during her husband's Asia tour. In Lausanne Charlie Chaplin jokes about family planning after birth of eighth child.

Yugoslavia Communist Bloc Amarillo Tex Linda Howard Washington Cindy Adams Joey Adams New York Southeast Asia Honey Lausanne Switzerland Charlie Chaplin

West Virginia highway builders warned of crisis ahead

Charleston dispatch reports editorial in West Virginia Construction News warns contractors face one crisis after another until the interstate program finishes. Turmoil and dark clouds hang over the industry as hearings and investigations unfold, with possible $3 million highway work cuts and Bureau of Public Roads scrutiny.

Charleston UPI West Virginia West Virginia Construction News West Virginia Contractors Association Itorial Biatnik U. S State Road Commission Bureau of Public Roads SRC

Estate Sublet Rumor Ties NYC Figure to Washington Ties

UPI reports a New York City man connected to the Kennedy circle as a possible tenant in a Washington estate. The White House declined to identify tenants at Glen Ora estate and did not confirm the people involved.

Washington UPI New York City Entenman Social Paul Melton Kennedy White House Glen Ora

Axle Violation Resolved With Fine Penalty

A 1960 case ended with Norvell Maynard paying a total penalty of 185.40 for axle violations and excess weight. He pled guilty to a 25 dollar core violation and received 134.50 in fines for excessive weight totaling 13,400. He faced two years probation and a jail term, with restitution sought for theft of 2088 dollars. the request to turn over the funds to the owner preceded apprehension.

Uary Norvell Maynard

Senate subcommittee clash halts tour amid backstage feud

A Senate appropriations subcommittee visit to Southeast Asia sparked tension as comedian Joey Adams and bandleader Buddy Rich clashed backstage. Testimony revealed strained relations and a near fist fight between Adams and Rich, with Chairman John J. Rooney noting the confrontation.

Propriations Subcommittee Southeast Asia Joey Adams Adams John J. Rooney D-N.y Buddy Rich

Austrian Doctor Continued From Page One

An Austrian medical article continues from page one discussing the physician’s role and the professional context. It notes the monthly salary and the structure of the Chamber of Physicians, highlighting issues affecting practitioners in the region.

Chamber of Physicians

Movie Of Jackie's Trip Ready But No Can See

Government funded color documentary on Jackie Kennedy’s India and Pakistan tour is complete and set for release outside the United States due to a USIA law. American press will view a National Press Club preview next Thursday night, while domestic audiences rely on newspaper reviews.

Jackie Washington UPI Jackie Kennedy India Pakistan United States United States Information Agency USIA National Press Club

Race Track Barman's Car Bombed in Cahokia

Four Cahokia Downs race track bartenders were hurt when their car exploded after the last race. Ex plosives wired to the ignition severely injured Charles Jefferson Hollis, 36, an East Side resident who lost both legs. Police say revenge against Hollis may be the motive. the other three men were less seriously hurt.

Cahokia, IL UPI Saturn Charles Jefferson Hollis Hollis Cahokia Downs

Massey in critical condition at Beckley hospital

R. L. Massey of 329 Myers Avenue Beckley is listed in critical condition after an early admission to Beckley Memorial Hospital. No further details on cause or date available.

R. L. Massey Myers Ave Beckley Beckley Memorial Hospital

Now You Know By United Press International

United Press International notes the United States covers 3,615,211 square miles in total area with 66,237 square miles of water, outlining the country’s geographic scope and water coverage.

United Press International United States

Board to Meet at Raleigh County Armory Tonight

A Raleigh County board will convene at 7:30 p.m. today in the Raleigh County Armory on the 1921 By-Pass to discuss routine agenda items and public concerns.

Raleigh County

Funeral set for Earl Roy Canada at Lake Shawnee

Funeral services for Earl Roy Canada 59 of Lake Shawnee will be held at 11 a m Tuesday at the House of Prayer Lake Shawnee with Rev Walter Green officiating Burial will be in Bud Cemetery He died Sunday at a Princeton hospital after two months illness He was a disabled employee of Wind ing Gulf Coal Co at Maben a member of United Mine Workers Local 81% Survivors include wife Ruth Copley Canada three sons Roy Jr and Robert at home Carl of Chicago Miss Caroline at home three brothers Jessie of Sophia Asa of Wayne T E Canada of Maben and two sisters Mrs Bailey of Princeton and another listed relative The body will be taken from Bailey Funeral Home to the church one hour prior to services

Earl Roy Canada Lake Shawnee House of Prayer Walter Green Bud Cemetery Canada Princeton Winding Gulf Coal Co Maben United Mine Workers of America McDowell County Silas Evaline Meadows Ruth Copley Canada Roy Jr Robert Carl Canada Chicago Ill Caroline Canada Jessie Sophia Asa Wayne T. E. Canada Sis- Bailey

Final rites for John Mitchell held in Lester

John Mitchell four year old of Los Angeles California formerly of Raleigh County will have funeral services at 1 pm Tuesday in the First Baptist Church of Lester conducted by Rev W M Jones. Burial follows at Les D the died Tuesday in Lak Resaehen. body arrived Sunday morning at the Trent and Dur- Trent and Durgan Funeral Home.

John Mitchell Los Angeles Calif Raleigh County First Baptist Church Lester W. M. Jones Les D Lak Resaehen Trent and Dur- Trent and Durgan

Mrs Susan Sharkey Smith Dies at 75 in Raleigh

Mrs. Susan Sharkey Smith 75 of Raleigh died Sunday after a long illness. Funeral services set for 1 p.m. Tuesday at Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel with Rev. French D Williams officiating. Burial in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Born July 19, 1888 in Germany, she was daughter of the late John and Susan Sharkey. Survived by one daughter Violet Shandor Library, four grandchildren, two great grandchildren. Four sons Joseph, Walter, Edward and William preceded her in death, all killed in World War II. Husband Joseph Smith also preceded her.

Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel Susan Sharkey Smith Raleigh French D. Williams Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Germany John Susan Sharkey Violet Shandor Library Joseph Walter Edward William Sill Joseph Smith

Service for Mrs. Margaret Smith scheduled at Shady Grove

Mrs. Margaret Smith of Glen Rogers aged 53 will be conducted at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Shady Grove Baptist Church Eccles with Rev R J Patterson in charge. Burial follows at Greenwood Memorial Park ward Coleman Madison and Gene Coleman Dayton Ohio. One sister Mrs Virginia Clater New York and one half sister Miss Bertha. The body will be at the church until service hour.

Garet Glen Rogers Shady Grove Baptist Church Eccles R. J. Patterson Greenwood Memorial Park Ward Coleman Madison Gene Coleman Dayton Ohio Virginia Clater New York Miss Bertha

Memorial for Miss Daisy Lodge in Summerslee

Miss Daisy Lodge died last Thursday. Rev Henry Dubois in charge of services with burial at Summerslee Cemetery. She is survived by a sister Miss Micegie Lodge of Summerslee. Body to be moved from Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor to the church one hour before the service.

Henry Dubois Summerslee Miss Lodge First Baptist Church Summerlee Miss Micegie Lodge Ritchie and Johnson Funeral

Deaths Across Regions In Brief UPI Notices

Deaths reported in UPI brief notices include James Junius Alien a 64 painter of sea and landscape who died in New York after a long illness Ernest Lacey aged 63 former Democratic national committee man from Michigan died in Mount Clemens Elizabeth Johnson 79 widow of George E Q Johnson Sr a Chicago area district leader died in Chicago Services set for Douglas Gibbons 79 real estate man and civic leader in New York following his death on Saturday

New York UPI James Junius Alien Mount Clemens Mich Ernest Lacey Michigan Chicago Elizabeth Johnson George E. Q. Johnson Johnson Douglas Gibbons

Final rites planned for Ernie Snead at Kilsyth church

Ernie James Snead 57 of Mount Hope dies after a long illness at Oak Hill hospital. Funeral services will be at Free Will Baptist Church Kilsyth at 2 p.m. Wednesday with Rev. Ernest Bailey officiating. Burial in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Prosperity. Snead was born Nov. 28 1904 in Egeria. Surviving spouse Edith four sons Danny James James Paul Snead four daughters Gloria Shrewsbury Fredia Romans one stepson Frank Romanick a sister and a half sister and 14 grandchildren. Body at Tyree Funeral Home Mount Hope before services.

Ernie James Snead Mount Hope Free Will Baptist Kilsyth Ernest Bailey Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Prosperity Snead Oak Hill Buckeye Coal and Coke Co Stephenson Egeria Everette Snead Edith William Danny Ohio James Chicago Paul Snead Gloria Shrewsbury Elkton Fredia Romans Bluefield Frank Romanick Ruth Karnes Cranberry A. L. Howerd Silver Springs Tyree Funeral Home

Algeria unrest in Constantine as Khedda backers seize city

Algeria reports say Khedda supporters seized Constantine over the weekend and disarmed the locally recruited police who had kept order since the Franco-Moslem cease fire in March. The move aimed at arming for possible clashes with Ben Bella supporters.

Pryp Khedda Constantine Ben Bella

Myers and Barksdale Lead West Virginia Dem Campaign

Senate clerk J Howard Myers and AL Barksdale Jr of Bluefield West Virginia were named co chairmen of the 1962 Democratic campaign in West Virginia. They were chosen after a coal concerns meeting called by Gov Warren. State Liquor Commissioner Clarence C Elmore was chosen as assistant.

Washington UPI Senate J. Howard Myers AL. Barksdale Jr Bluefield W. Va West Virginia W. Warren Clarence C. Elmore

Mrs Helen M. Wilson Rites Held In Chicago

Funeral services for Mrs Helen M. Wilson, with Rev. L. R. Mason in charge, were announced. Burial follows at Sunset Memorial Park. She died at 10:15 a.m. Saturday in Chicago after a four year illness. Born January 21, 1923 in Whitby, she had lived in Chicago for eight years and was a member of First Church, Mr. and Mrs. Wade Lovell listed as relatives.

Mons L. R. Mason Sunset Memorial Park Chicago Whitby Wade Lovell

Boating Cowboys Nabbed In West Virginia Crackdown

In a weekend operation eight Natural Resources officers arrested fifteen riverboat operators along a 120 mile stretch from Chester to Parkersburg. The crackdown followed two collisions causing three deaths and targeted lack of life jackets and improper registration on the Ohio River near Blueston State Park.

Wheeling UPI State Natural Resources Department Blueston State Park Hinton Summers County Ohio River Department Chester Parkersburg Cam. H. E. Shaver West Virginia Ohio County Shaver Virginia Ohio Shaver Department

Wrong Pitch Brochure Prompts Coal Board Action

The Lancashire and North Wales coal board ordered an immediate withdrawal of a recruiting brochure after discovery of a smiling minor’s photo. The pamphlet claimed a future in coal and urged youths to join pits in Wales, despite industry doubts. The action followed a mining death of Sephton, age 32, prompting union involvement.

Dereer Coal Board Wales Lancashire North Wales Coal Board Sephton

Secretary Hodgess to Speak in Charleston

UPI reports Commerce Secretary Luther H. Hodges will address a Charleston gathering. Details on timing and venue not provided in the fragment.

Hodges Charleston UPI Commerce Luther H. Hodg

Former Congressman Joe L Smith Improving at Beckley Hospital

Former congressman and Beckley National Bank president Joe L Smith is listed as improving at Beckley Hospital, where he has been a patient since June 17.

Joe L. Smith The Beckley National Bank Beckley Hospital

Builders oppose Kennedy housing integration decree

The National Association of Home Builders warned President Kennedy that an executive order banning housing discrimination could cut FHA VA and private lending by up to 75 percent. A survey of 5,905 members showed 51 percent expect coverage beyond FHA VA, while 42 percent fear declines if limited to FHA VA. L. Frank urged a national education effort to reduce tensions and boost awareness of discrimination impacts.

Washington UPI National Association of Home Builders Kennedy Association L. Frank Sie Federal Housing Administration FHA Veterrns Frank White House

Abie's Irish Rose Modern Version Ends in Marriage

In Toms River New Jersey 1962 Ian Glicker 18 Jewish and Patricia Kremer 17 Catholic wed after church ceremony at St Josephs Roman Catholic Church. Father Murphy officiated the double ring rite and the couple agreed to raise any children Catholic. Patricia Kremer's parents attended and gave her away as hundreds watched.

Toms River UPID Abie Ian Glicker Patricia Kremer St. Joseph’s Ton Herman Ion Henry Murphy Murphy Patricia Charles Kremer Kremer

Ohio Hospital Riot Probed in Lima

A full scale probe was started into a riot at Lima State Hospital for the Insane after inmates recently moved from Ohio Penitentiary sought return. Police tied a failed escape to the barricaded maximum security ward where four attendants were held. About 15 inmates took part while 100 officers reclaimed the ward with minimal damage and injuries.

Lima Ohio UPI Lima State Newland

Crash Victims Cremation Urged After Alitalia Crash

In JUNNAR India UPI reports heavy rains hindered removal of victims from an Alitalia DC8 crash site 60 miles east of Bombay. Police suggest cremation or burial at the site due to transport difficulties and the mutilated condition of some bodies. Forty six bodies were recovered by Sunday night. The craft likely caught fire in flight as wreckage lay across jungle hills near Santa Cruz Airport. No Americans aboard among 85 passengers and 9 crew. passengers were Australian Italian and British.

Junnar India UPI Bombay Australia Rome Santa Cruz Eaa

River drowning deaths and highway accidents reported

The report lists several fatalities from the weekend including two drownings at Laurel Creek Lake near Lenore in Mingo County where Delbert J. Williams and Homer I. Spence died while swimming. Also a younger child died after falling into Potomac River. Additional crashes killed MaBins Marmet in Kanawha County and Muriel J. Kelly in Wayne County near U. S. 52.

Potomac River Charleston Muriel J. Kelly Dunlow Wayne County U. S. 52

President Kennedy Returns to White House Tasks

President Kennedy returned to his duties at the White House after a Cape Cod weekend with his recuperating father, former Ambassador Joseph P. Kennedy. He landed at Andrews Air Force Base at 10:10 a.m. after a one hour flight from Hyannis Port and had visited his father who was discharged from a New York hospital following a stroke.

Washington UPI Kennedy White House Ted Andrews Air Force Base Hyannis Port Mass Cape Cod Otis Air Force Base Cape Joseph P. Kennedy New York

Doctor O'Dell Released From Raleidh General Hospital

Dr. J. H. O'Dell was discharged Sunday after admission Saturday night when Beckley Rescue Squad responded to a call at his home 317 South Kanawha Street. He had been hospitalized following the incident.

Raleidh General Hospital J. H. O'Dell Beckley S. Kanawha St

Jurors Excused Until Monday In Raleigh Court

Jurors in the Raleigh County Circuit Court were excused by Judge Norman Knapp until 9 a.m. Monday, July 16, as continuances were granted in the only May term case Phyllis Wood Neely vs Oris Clarence Neely. Other actions included dismissal of Ruby Shumate vs Ruth Durham, dismissal of D C Meadows Jr vs Fred D McDaniel, continued case Sophia A Williams administrator of David Williams estate vs Edward and Leonard Lyons, and contempt finding against David R Lares for noncompliance with a divorce decree with judgment suspended for 33 days and a report due August 11.

Raleigh County Circuit Court Norman Knapp Phyllis Wood Neely Oris Clarence Neely Ruby Shumate Ruth Durham D. C. Meadows Jr Fred D. McDaniel Sophia A. Williams David Edward Leonard Lyons David R. Lares Lares

Underwood Sees More Deep Mines in Future

Island Creek Coal Co vice president said the deepest U S shaft now under construction at 1400 feet may signal more deep mines. Former West Virginia Governor Cecil H Underwood noted six similar shafts could be sunk to tap deep metallurgical coal, depending on market conditions. Beatrice Pocahontas Coal Co formed with Republic Steel to develop Buchan an County fields. the shaft could employ about 450 at full production.

Keen Mountain UPI Island Creek Coal Co United States West Virginia Cecil H. Underwood Underwood Island Creek Republic Steel Beatrice Pocahontas Coal Co Buchanan County

South Viet Nam Army Seizes Initiative in Guerrilla War

Secretary of State Dean Rusk said on Sunday the South Viet Nam army has seized the initiative from Communist forces in their guerilla war. He noted improved command, supply and intelligence despite ongoing problems.

Washington UPI Dean Rusk Rusk

Strike Report: May Strikes Hit 195000 Workers

The Labor Department said about 440 strikes began in May involving 195000 workers. One third were in construction, raising total idled workers to about 240000, 60 percent higher than last year but below 1960 and 1959 levels.

Washington UPI Labor Department Department Bureau of Labor Statistics

Viet Cong disciplined, fanatical killers praised by U S adviser

Lt Col Frank B Ley Lane, wounded in Vietnam, describes Viet Cong as disciplined and fanatical. He recalls leading U S and Vietnamese troops near Nhancoe, with air and ground actions against the 5th Battalion, noting enemy tactics and dangers from booby traps and enemy fire.

Saigon Viet Nam UPI Frank B. Ley Lane Clay Mekong River Here Cody Berlin Gen D. Clay Seowhead U. S. Anmy Col H. C. Blaz Woiventes Nhancoe Te Province Goa Blazzard Young Robert Corneil Benny Potts Corneil Potts

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