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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1971
Page
1
Federal magistrate to review motions on dismissing UPI report of Ellsberg’s transfer to California to face Pentagon papers leak charges. Defense cites alleged illegal eavesdropping as grounds for delay and demand for more time.
Lake Baikal in Soviet Siberia is cited as the deepest lake on record with a maximum depth exceeding 5,000 feet.
Senate debates a $13.1 billion farm bill amid a dispute with the Nixon administration over subsidies for cotton, wheat, and feed grains, with Senate leaders split on keeping a $55,000 per crop ceiling versus the House's proposed $20,000 cap.
In Oakland Huey Newton faces a three hour courtroom disruption after a surprise witness testifies. Newton 29 sits in jail for contempt as he clashes with Judge Harold Howe and defense lawyer Charles Garry over a continuance and a disputed lawbook during the trial for the 1967 killing of policeman John Frey. Dell Ross 33 testifies claiming Newton forced him to drive after the gun battle.
Hughes, 49, a freshman Iowa senator and former governor, said he might face damnation for his beliefs including contacting his dead brother via a medium. His campaign has struggled financially with competition from multiple candidates following a stormy strategists session.
Judge Harry L. McCreery presided as five youths from Shady Spring Fairdale and Beaver faced sentences for multiple break ins and thefts. Larry Meadows and Jerry Harris Jr each received 1 to 2 years at forestry camps after guilty pleas for Shell Station burglary and $83 loss. Thomas Blankenship received 1 to 2 years at forestry camp. Charles Hicks got 1 to 10 years with one year probation. Allen Hicks received one year in jail with six months probation for accessory after the fact.
Army military police jailed John Cecil Rakes at 9 30 a m Wednesday for being absent without official leave. Damon Ray Lovejoy was also jailed at 9 30 a m Wednesday for the same offense from the U S Army.
Consumers Union tests find safety shortcomings in bus type wagons led by grossly inadequate front end protection in Ford and Volkswagen models. Dodge and Chevrolet wagons rated marginal. Ford brakes poor and VW hazards to all on the road. some models risk exhaust fumes entering cabins.
Alf Landon, 83, former Kansas governor and 1936 GOP candidate, says presidents exceed power by waging war and misleading Congress and the public. He criticizes Johnson and Roosevelt, praises Nixon and his China diplomacy at a National School Boards Association regional meeting in Topeka.
Philadelphia hosts the 19th annual meeting of the International Fire Buff Association as a seven alarm blaze erupts at an abandoned factory. Harry Nathan of Baltimore reports seeing smoke from his hotel and rushes to the scene where about 50 association members have gathered.
Five thousand United Auto Workers workers strike J I Case farm equipment plants in four Midwest cities. AT&T officials say they nearly reached a deal before the walkout. union president Joseph A Beirne warns settlement needs two weeks for union approval. No talks scheduled.
Raleigh County Court considers a request for a $10,000 urban pool contribution as Beckley launches an $80,000 drive to match federal funds for City Park pool. The drive has reached $23,150. officials discuss Fitzpatrick Park site and heated year round use.
The State Workmen's Compensation Commission reports five miners were killed in Mountain State mishaps last month, the same number as the previous year. An additional 1,707 miners were injured in accidents during the period.
Final rites for Mrs Annie Garnet Grear 70 of Stanaford will be at 2 30 p m Saturday in the Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel with Revs Ernest Barley Roy Tyree and Charles Bass officiating Burial follows in Stanaford Cemetery She died Wednesday night after a long illness She was born June 25 1901 in Buckingham County Virginia daughter of the late P A and Martha Taylor Oliver Her husband Lonnie E Grear died in 1965 She leaves three sons Lonnie Edward Jack and John David MacArthur three daughters Mrs Ruby J Bika Mrs Mary Marie Kincaid Rupert and Mrs Anna L Callahan all of Stanaford 20 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren Friends may call after 5 p m Friday Grandsons will serve as pallbearers.
George D Gentry 58 of Route 66 Daniels died 9 40 p m Wednesday in a local hospital after a long illness. The body is at Melton Mortuary. Ernest Bates 32 Raleigh will have services at 2 p m Friday in the Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor Chapel with Rev Eugene Wiley officiating. Burial in Greenwood Memorial Park. Bates died Tuesday after admission to Raleigh County Jail. Friends may visit from 7 to 9 p m today.
Mrs Nan D Patton 63 of 101 Pinewood Drive will have funeral at 1 p m Friday in Melton Mortuary Chapel with Rev Paul Rutherford officiating. Burial in Sunset. She died at 5 a m Wednesday en route to a local hospital after an apparent heart attack. Friends may call after 5 p m today. Pallbearers include Calvin Gunter Leon Chambers Alvin Wood Bill Bobby McPherson Jackie Earl McVey Bob Davidson and Carl Rice.
Funeral services will take place at Gatewood Baptist Church for Seth Milton Summerfield 85 of Gatewood who died Wednesday in a Beckley hospital after a short illness. Burial will be in Summerfield Cemetery at Gatewood. He was born April 26 1886 and was a retired woodworker. He leaves a wife two sons four daughters a step daughter three brothers two sisters and many grandchildren. The body rests at Dodd Payne Funeral Home Fayetteville with visitation Friday after 5 p.m.
Madame Nguyen Thi Binh told the 121st Viet Nam conference session that the United States has not replied to Hanoi backed July 1 peace plan. She called the seven point proposal flexible and urged Washington to respond promptly. She accused Nixon of backing Saigon leader Nguyen Van Thien despite Communist aims to remove him.
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