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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 14, 1967

Page

1

Why Do We Get Duplicate Morning Papers on Holidays

Letters discuss delivery of Post Herald to Register subscribers on holidays when the Register is not printed. Editors explain why some readers receive both papers and how to opt out. A Sound Off column defends Sen. Byrd and criticizes local antipoverty program critics over funding and salaries.

Raleigh Register Post-Herald Raleigh Post Herald Register Post- Herald

Newark Riots Deepens After False Rumor Triggers Violence

The Newark demonstration spiraled into widespread rioting and clashes after a false report of a taxi driver being fatally beaten by police. Police used clubs and shotguns as crowds moved from the downtown area, injuring and looting stores while the mayor and police director ordered heightened police presence.

UPI Iain Wiley John A Isblock Smith Newark Dominick A. Spina

Discrimination Talk Aims at College Construction Sites

Glatt notes millions spent on new construction yet workers at sites remain mostly white. He urged schools to use contracts to push for better employment of Black workers and cited several named clubs and locations as part of a suggested program, during a lengthy executive session.

Viking Club Elkins Con- Fox Parkersburg Jimmie Winfield Imeeting

UN Near Vote on Jerusalem Aid and Supersonic Travel

United Nations debates as House Appropriations considers a 197 million funding bill to back supersonic travel and new transport projects while examining Israel related constraints and annexation context. Debate includes potential Security Council sanctions and airline support amid present geopolitical tensions.

House Appropriations Committee Washingson UPI Jerusalem Pete Pene

Deaths, Funerals, and Middle East Deadlock Stated

The article reports funeral services for Delbert Cordle and Mareo Marcuzzi, including burial details and family survivors. It also covers UN attempts to merge resolutions on the Middle East crisis, noting a Pakistan resolution vote pending and Thant possibly naming a personal envoy. The piece closes with casualty tallies: 44 American and 110+ Communist deaths, and battlefield discoveries of booby trapped graves.

Middle East Mario Delbert Marcuzi North Hill R. Cordle Montgomery Marscott Caffee Funeral Home Carl Johnson Thant Israel Jerusalem Assembly Security Council Marcuzzi US. Army 4Th Infantry Division Saigon

Hart Denies Killing Salesman in Pleasants County Trial

Cross examination of Jack Hart of Belpre, Ohio, continues as Hart testifies in his own defense after denying murder claims. Donald Layne and Hart face charges in the Clyde Williams killing whose body was found in a well near Schultz. Hart also denies involvement in the disappearance of Gary Koon, invoking the Fifth Amendment on one question. Funeral notices for Emma T Bowles and Michael Boyd Argabright follow with details on services, burial plans, and survivors. The article also notes a motorcycle crash in Lynco that killed a resident, listing survivors and funeral arrangements.

Parkersburg Jack Hart Belpre Ohio Hart Poe Clyde Williams Donald Layne Morgantown Williams Schultz Pleasants County Gary Koon

House panel trims SST rail, safety funds in air transport plan

A House appropriations committee report cuts federal funding for the supersonic transport rail plan and highway safety grants, while allowing limited funds for state programs. It endorses high speed ground transport research with possible railroad financing and cautions against hasty implementation.

House Senate Washington Theland Jacksonville Fla

230 Crown As Camels Panic Funeral Rites Pending

Funeral arrangements are pending at Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor for John Barksdale 92 of South Fayette Street who died in a local hospital after a long illness. Born June 4 1885 in Halifax County Va he was a son of the late Mr and Mrs William Barksdale. He was a member of New Wie Baptist Church. Survivors include wife Connie Barksdale at home two sons George of Philadelphia Pa and Charlie of Fort Dix N J three daughters Mrs Ida Burns Mrs Alice Moore and Mrs Audrey Af Biddle twelve grandchildren and sixteen great grandchildren.

Kleeco Supper Club Bunker Negroes Brooke County Sifled Follansbee Richard’s Devils Wellsburg Spinelli’s Uncle Toms Mont Club Montgomery Crown New Columbia Weirton Alpine Club Parks Eerie New Cumberland Shamrock Club Hampshire County Spina Mawng City Charles High Lawn Memorial Park Oak Hill Cordie First Christian Church Moose and Eagles Lodges United Mine Workers of America New Maward Hkdtanshaw Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Frank Blackburn Roy Workman Bilie Pattick Walter Duncan John Akers Roland F. Phillips Berwind Aug Mareo Maria Marcuzzi Bays Ef Air +ad Force Beckley Elks Cor Raleigh David and Jeeny County Uae Violet Thomas Mary Tabor Marecuzzi Cincinnati Ohio Mary Lynn Beulah Samples Pratt Mare Stephen Willard Montgomhome Ery Oscar Cecelia Koon Arlington Jous Ritchie and Johnson John Barksdale South Fayette St Halifax County William Barksdale Newwie Baptist Church Airs Connie Barksdale George Philadelphia Charlie Fort Dix N. J Ida Burns Alice Moore Canton Ohio Audrey Af Biddle Port Washington Long Island

Funeral Rites for William Earl Wood Held Amid Tragic Boat Disaster

William Earl Wood 66 of Prince died after a boat overturned during a wedding party celebration 135 miles upriver. Two camels and horses aboard contributed to the disaster, with 230 drowned overall. Kenneth C Gwinn 57 of Austin also mourned in a separate service. Funeral arrangements set for Rose and Quesenberry and Sunset Memorial Park.

William Earl Wood Princé Lahgrn Pakistan UPI Gene Hall Rain River Morial Park Kenneth C. Gwinn Austin Tex Meckley Home Peace Chapel B. L. Moss Sunset Memorial Park

Medill Emeritus Behan and Filtration Debate Stirring Obit

Kenneth E Olson a noted author and Medill School emeritus Dr Grayson Kirk Columbia University president Dr Herbert Booth Smith and Robert L Strickman industrial chemist behind a tobacco filter are mentioned in a sweeping obituary roundup. The piece notes Olson’s death at 71 in Glencoe and Behan Brendan S hostage Brendans play, while outlining university actions on cigarette filter licensing and safety concerns.

New York UPI Colum Bia University Chicago Kenneth E New Place Olson Northwestheir Stern University Medill School Glencae Thursworld Strickman Medill Jim William H. Stewart Ameri Jean Cancer Society Dublex Ireland UPT Columbia University Stephen Behan Grayson Kirk P. A Lonnard ‘& Co LOS Angeles Columbia Stewart Immanuel Presbyterian Church Smith Westminister Gardens Duarte Calif Fort Worth Raleigh County Serge Saxe Robert L. Strickman Cologne Cormpo Europe America Saxe Italy Tex Arthur Art RJ. Reynolds Shires Myers Closeq

Private Clubs by Country Club Huntington Surf Club Association

Private clubs including Country Club Huntington Surf Club Association New Martinsville and Club Matador Wheeling operate amid regional social scenes. The listings indicate several clubs across towns, reflecting a network of leisure venues and membership options in the area.

By Country Club Huntington Surf Club Association New Martinsville Club Matador Wheeling

Shipyard Strikers Face Last Pay Day Amid Tense Standby

In Newport News Virginia 15000 workers at Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co faced a four day old strike. Paychecks to be sent to the armory unless workers report to duty. Police and state troopers guarded the plant as talks continued with PSA mediators and fears of violence lingered after recent rioting and bottle throwing.

Newport News UPS National Guard Peninsula Shipbuilders Association PSA Newport News Shipbuilding Pickel Bes

Civil Service States Exams For Federal Positions

The U S Civil Service Commission and Board announce exams for operators and aides across Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Positions include card punch, teletypes, accounting machines, drafting, surveying, and more with salaries from 3923 to 4259 dollars yearly. Applications via Mr G Z Kincaid Room 101 Post Office Building Beckley.

U. S. Civil Service Commission Board of U. S. Civil Service Examiners Pennsylvania U. S. Naval Air Station Patuxent River West Virginia G.Z_ Kincaid Beckley

Surveyor 4 Aims For Central Bay Moon Landing

Surveyor 4 targets a 10 30 p m EDT descent in Sinus Medii Central Bay with a 37 mile bullseye. Earth telescope views mislead about rough terrain as orbital photos reveal craters and boulders raising landing risk to about 30 percent. Program manager Benjamin Milwitsky stresses Apollo importance over danger as the rover uses a steel tipped claw to trench and test surface strength.

Earth Central Bay Benjamin Milwitsky Apollo Moon Saint

Mideast Cease-fire Observers Deployed Amid Tense Talks

The Cairo summit among Egypt Syria Algeria and Iraq continues as UNTSO observers prepare along the armistice line. Swedish Finnish Burmese and French officers to join a 30-member force under UN Security Council approval following intensified clashes and a regional crisis.

France Sweden Finland Burma Israel Cairo Egypt Syria Algeria Iraq U.N Odd Bull Truce 'S Supervision Organization UNT Jerusalem Weaher Bull al Akhbar al Ahram Mohamed Ahmed Mahgouh New York U.N. General Assembly

HRC Hands Off Policy Adopted

The West Virginia State Human Rights Commission adopted a non involvement policy at its first meeting since new vacancies were filled. The resolution bars the commission and staff from partisan politics or campaigns. Rabbi Samuel Cooper was re elected chairman with Alice Eldred as vice chairman. Morgan Anderson of Washington was appointed as a new field representative.

Jharleston UPI State Human Rights Commission Hulett C. Smith West Virginia Human Rights Commission Commission Carl Glatt Samuel Cooper Charleston Alice Eldred Morgan Anderson Washington Wood County

Trainee Meets Johnson Alongside Rehabilitated Workers

Washington United Press International reports two former welfare recipients now employed through federal training programs met President Johnson at the White House. Leroy White of Charleston West Virginia and Bertha Evans of Booneville Arkansas were escorted by Wilbur Cohen. White rose from poverty to become a skilled aluminum welder earning about twelve thousand dollars annually. Evans, once on relief, became a nursing supervisor in Morriston Arkansas and supports herself and eight children.

Washington Evans Christian’ Said Morriston Ark

Rail Strike Threat Raised as Congress Delays Action

Continued from page one the piece notes that one union walking out could spur others with 95 percent of railroads idle if shopworkers strike. President Johnson vows emergency action to stop a walkout amid wartime strain. Hoy Siemiller cautions unions grew impatient over Congress delay and the July Fourth recess.

Johnson Vietnam Congress Alow Senate House P. L Hoy) Siemiller International Association of Machinists Siemiller

Former Beckleyan To Tour Europe

Martha Hamilton Quigley former Mount Hope Beckley resident will spend August on an educational tour of eight European countries. She is daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Hamilton and attends Central State University. She plans to teach at Xenia Joint Vocational School next year.

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