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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1967
Page
7
Jim Bede, 34, launched from Hopkins Airport in a modified glider named the BD2 seeking a nonstop round-the-world flight. After four and a half hours gyrocompass trouble forced a belly landing, ending hopes to break the existing non stop, non fueling record.
Funeral for State Sen. George C. Porter, 63, of 100 Druid Ave., will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Keyser- Bryant Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Kenneth Swank presiding. Burial follows at Sunset Memorial Park. Masonic rites by Beckley Lodge 95. Pallbearers listed.
Raleigh County judges vote to shut the courthouse from 10 30 a m to 1 p m on Wednesday for the funeral of State Sen George Porter a county court decision announced at today’s meeting.
Porter, Democratic senator from the Ninth District, died at 6 p.m. Monday at his Beckley home of an apparent heart attack. He served nine terms on Beckley City Council and filed in 1960 for the West Virginia House of Delegates. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Beckley Kiwanis Club.
Cloudy this afternoon and tonight with scattered showers or thundershowers likely. High near 80 today, low around 64 tonight. Clearing by Wednesday with a high near 80 and a 10 percent precipitation chance tomorrow. 50 percent this afternoon and 40 percent tonight. River and lake conditions steady, Greenbrier and Lake normal and clear. Extreme temperatures show 112 in Laredo and 38 in Winnemucca.
The Q&A column recalls Hawkshaw Hawkins as a Huntington native who died in a 1963 Tennessee plane crash at age 43. Other entries cover band practice timing, snail control advice, Beckley weather records, Sunset Memorial Park burials, broccoli leaf removal, Beckley swimming options, divorce financials, and Ohio’s 1960 population per World Almanac.
In Oakland California a three year old Indian elephant named Kimi escaped from Knowland Zoo after padlocks were cut. She trotted off into dawn causing a motorist to report an elephant chasing two men. Kimi returned to the Hoover carport where Ray and Mrs. Hoover found her and police, then zoo officials retrieved her.
Defense Department reports two West Virginia service members killed in Vietnam. Sgt. Glen V. Davey of Junction Hampshire County is identified alongside Marine 2nd Lt. Frank B. Westerfield of Princeton Rt. 2. The men are listed with parentage and spouses.
Mike Lehan aged in his 60s from near Fairmont drowned Monday in the Monongahela River after apparently slipping while going for water. His home lay near the river.
About 1 000 Communist attackers besieged an allied camp 0 miles north of Saigon. 250 South Vietnamese troops and four Americans held the line as at least 140 North Vietnamese were killed in the dawn assault. Capt John Lewin described near chaos and heavy casualties while civilians sheltered inside the post.
Walter Reuther presented the UAW profit sharing proposal for a three year contract to General Motors and planned to present the same package to Ford and Chrysler this week. Tornado winds and heavy rain at the Southern Kentucky Fair injured 12 of about 300 attendees. JordanJerusalem annexation to be discussed as Thant prepares measures to counter Israel. Elizabeth Kee improves after a heart attack. Vivien Leigh postmortem confirms natural causes. West Virginia Pharmaceutical Association set July 16 convention in White Sulphur Springs. Hopemont State Hospital official resigns August 1 for State Road Commission post. Nigerian federal troops claim to wipe out rebel forces near Biafra. Hoffa to Chicago for fraud case trial with son James Hoffa acting as adviser.
Israel and Egypt agreed to UN observers to police the Suez Canal cease-fire line while preserving Israel's post war gains. Foreign Minister Abba Eban headed to New York to outline conditions, with UN Odd Bull to arrange observer posts on both canal sides.
State Tax Commissioner G Thomas Battle asks the State Supreme Court to review a Kanawha Circuit Court ruling on a business and occupation tax assessment and penalty against United Fuel Gas Co for 1957 through 1961. The original $2 424 988 assessment dated December 10 1963 followed audits, later reduced after hearings in 1964, with UFG appealing to the circuit court on June 24 1965.
A Colorado family of seven perished when their car drifted off West Virginia Route into the Elk River. Mrs Evelyn Stewart 31 and four daughters Lola 9 Sue 8 Carol 6 Natalie 2 drowned, husband Leonard Stewart 31 and son Michael 10 escaped. Police say Mrs Stewart fell asleep at the wheel. Fire crews took about two hours to recover the bodies. The father was in shock.
The State Supreme Court today upheld the 15 year prison term for Mrs Okery Bailey of Raleigh County who was convicted of voluntary manslaughter in the shooting death of Mrs Geraldine Halli. Bailey challenged the verdict saying the evidence did not prove she shot Halli or that she used a firearm.
The Charleston Gazette reports Gov Hulett C Smith is seriously considering calling a special legislative session next fall. He aims to re enact the 1987 water pollution control law and may also address conflict of interest and a constitutional convention. Both items passed the House and died in the Senate.
A Burgettstown carnival advertises a paid wrestling gig with an 85 pound ape at $5 per second, while volunteers could earn $3 per second with a $20 limit if they pin the creature. This unusual job posting highlights a dramatic sideshow attraction at a local event.
Congress reacts to U.S. involvement in Congo as three Air Force transports and 150 troops aid Mobutu to quell rebellion. Dean Rusk summoned for closed Senate hearings amid cross party warnings against mission expansion and Viet Nam comparisons.
Defense Secretary Robert McNamara wrapped up a five day Vietnam visit and suggested that commanders may face difficulty justifying increases beyond the 470000 U S troops already in service. He said U S policy would continue to supply forces deemed necessary, noting the extent of resource use will shape needs.
Congo leader Mobutu announced a U.S. Air Force Hercules would fly to Kisangani to rescue Europeans held by rebel mercenaries. He ordered Congo troops to pause an attack on the airfield to allow the mission and asked mercenaries for safe conduct.
UPI reporting that Israel claimed its batteries shot down one Egyptian jet and repelled another over the Suez Canal area. UPI also notes the U S unemployment rate rose to 4 percent in June, highest since 1953. In San Francisco, Rudolf Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn were arrested on narcotics charges in a raid on a hippie pad.
Hong Kong endures a fourth night of large scale unrest as the government imposes a curfew across nearly half the island. Police use tear gas on mobs of 500 to 600, with at least 10 killed in rioting on both lands. Six officers have been shot and U.S. Navy restricts access for sailors amid chaotic clashes.
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