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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1965
Page
2
Washington UPI The IRS announced that its special sympathy consideration for taxpayers with under withholding will end Sept. 1. After Sept. 1 taxpayers must submit a full financial statement to request more time to pay, or face enforced collection including liens or wage garnishment.
France and Italy inaugurate a seven mile Mont Blanc tunnel connecting Chamonix to Courmayeur. Presidents De Gaulle and Saragat attend opening amid political talks on the Common Market. Initial traffic limited to cars and buses 14 hours daily as settlement occurs.
McNamara reports from Saigon and Vientiane show the Ho Chi Minh Trail expanding beyond a simple route. Trucks run from Ma Gia pass through Tchepone to near the South Vietnamese border in Attopeu Province. A proposed UPI plan would drop a 50,000-man corps across Laos at the 17th parallel to sever Hanoi’s main artery into South Vietnam.
The Army confirms sergeant Camacho, captured November 24 1963 with three other elite forces members at Hiep Hoa near Saigon, is alive and no longer in South Vietnam. Spokesman refused to detail escape circumstances or current location to protect others. Intelligence confirms 14 American servicemen in captivity. 37 more listed missing. four civilians known held by Communist forces.
Wheeling resident Donald P Schlick former Wheeling High School football star was cited by the U S Department of Interior for courageous action in the face of danger. He helped rescue three trapped miners from a collapsed tunnel in Pakistan last year while serving as a mining engineer with the Agency for International Development United States Aid Mission as a government consultant.
Washington reports claim Adlai Stevenson’s views on U S policy surface posthumously amid assertions he would have resigned over Dominican Republic intervention. The White House condemned the tales as a disservice to his memory while Harriman Moyers and CBS and Metromedia reporters dispute or defend the remarks and timelines.
Reported actions describe as many as 200 guerrillas fleeing north from a battle zone. Capt Walter B Harris led a flight of F104 Starfighters. In another action 87 guerrillas were killed 45 miles west of Saigon by a combined air fleet. Communist forces attacked two villages near Saigon with light casualties. Grenades and mortars struck Hau Hiep and Luong Hoa during ongoing operations.
Nkrumah, leading neutral nations in a Commonwealth peace mission, condemned U S air raids on North Vietnam as provocative and said Washington ignored his call for restraint. The peace mission surfaced after Prime Minister Harold Wilson revealed his envoy Harold Davies failed to secure a meeting with Ho Chi Minh in Hanoi.
Gov Hulett Smith backs a suit to avoid a November special election for a constitutional convention. The aim is to determine if the proposal is legal and if a convention should be called, with voters to decide in a special election.
Funeral services for Mrs Mittie McCain 81 of East Park will be at 5 p.m. Saturday in the Trent and Durgan Funeral Home Chapel with Rev Donald Dyer officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Memorial Park. She died at 5 a.m. Thursday in a Beckley hospital after a long illness. Survived by daughter Annie B Harvey two sons Claudie McCain Charleston and Colonel McCain East Park sister Mary Robertson two brothers William Hylton London and George Hylton 12 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren. Body remains at the funeral home until the hour. Friends may call after 3 p.m. today.
Mose M Smith 58 of Mabscott died after a long illness in a local hospital. Born in 1907 in Whitwell Tenn he was a retired miner and Missionary Baptist Church member. Survived by his mother Nellie Smith brother Fred Smith and three sisters. Funeral arrangements pending at Rose and Quesenberry.
D P Smith 82 of Middlesboro Kentucky died Wednesday in a Middlesboro hospital. He was the father of Mrs Lydia Sergent of 206 Elm Street Beckley and the three Sergent children will attend the funeral in Lincoln Park Michigan Saturday. Mrs Sergent cannot attend due to illness.
Mrs. Sarah Mattingly Jones Mattingly 89 of Mullens will be laid to rest Saturday at New Bethel Church Barbourville Ky with Rev. Richard Helton and Rev. Wesley Shotwell officiating Burial in New Bethel Cemetery She died Thursday at home Born April 29 1876 in Barbourville daughter of the late Thomas and Mary Black Jones Surviving husband Robert L Mattingly a daughter Mrs J E Orr two brothers Dr Will Jones and Tom Jones a sister Mrs Harrison Jarvis one grandchild The body to be taken from Sam Foglesong Funeral Home Mullens to her sister Mrs Jarvis Barbourville today at 6 p m RNS
Edward Morgan 77 of Baileysville will have final rites at 2 p m Saturday in the Fan nock Christian Church with Rev. Edgar Beverly and Rev. G W Warner officiating. Burial is in Morgan Cemetery. He died Thursday at Mullens hospital. Born June 23, 1888 in Fan nock, he was a lifelong Wyoming County resident and a member of the Methodist Church. Survivors include wife Suzie Hatfield Morgan a son Oscar Morgan of Oceana five daughters Hazel Reed Juanita Jackson June Aliff Lake Altizer and Athleen Hatfield three brothers Alex of Fannock Dan of Elyria Ohio and Robert Bob Morgan of Welch 25 grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren. Body removed from Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home Pineville to his home at 2 p m today.
Moscow reports five Cosmos satellites launched by a single rocket setting a Soviet record for unmanned data gathering craft in orbit. The 71st through 75th in the program, begun in 1962, aim to support the manned space program.
UPI reports Welch in McDowell County runs a weekly welcome booth on U S 52. The Chamber of Commerce sponsors the effort offering soft drinks candy toys and balloons to travelers and distributing maps and West Virginia travel literature each Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs Delia Victoria Wriston 82 of Route 1 Scarbro dies after short illness in Oak Hill hospital. Services Sunday 2 p.m. at Fairview Methodist Church East Kingston with Rev Paul Gravely. burial in East Kingston family cemetery. Born Cabin Creek April 19 1883 to James and Mary Perry. Survived by son Guy Winston and Claude Winston, four grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill handles arrangements. Friends may call after 11 a.m. Saturday.
A J Penn 62 of Winding Gulf died Tuesday in a local hospital. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Trent and Durgan Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Edward Abram presiding. Burial will follow at Greenwood Memorial Park. Survived by wife Florence Penn two stepsons William Steptoe Bluefield and John Steptoe New York City two sisters Blonden Pender and Alberta Pender Bristol Tenn three step brothers I W Pender D C Pender Bristol Va and Clifford Pender Buffalo N Y and several other relatives Friends may call after 2 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
Claude W Huffman 72 of Dayton Ky died Thursday morning at Speers Memorial Hospital after a stroke in 1959 born Burgers Springs Oct 8 1882 son of the late Lee and Elizabeth Huffman he was a Christian Church member at Dayton He is survived by three sisters Mrs Algie Thompson Beckley Mrs Eva Hill Bradley Iva Huffman Ballengee and four brothers Paul Beaver Henry Cosby and Donald all Ballengee Funeral services and burial will be in Dayton on Saturday
West Virginia juveniles who break the law are generally protected from public exposure under an 1936 statute. Exceptions allow publishing names for certain offenses, with judges deciding in the child’s best interest. Kanawha County Judge Hernard W. Richardson notes traffic violations and other crimes may still result in name publication, but rehabilitation remains the aim.
Leighton reports Mars image data from the Mariner project placed at 33 degrees north, 172 east, between Phiegra and Ama zonis deserts. He notes dirt terrain, unclear features, and edge sharpness with fog reducing contrast. Scientists expect closer-range photos to yield about 30 times more information than earth-based telescopes.
WVU Board of Governors received five bids for Mountainlair student union construction. Bids and durations: John McShain Co. Baltimore 5,369,000 for 550 days. Baker and Coombs Morgantown 5,397,000 for 660 days. Basic Construction Co. Newport News 5,600,000 for 600 days. Dick Construction Co. Pittsburgh 6,000,000 for 660 days. Consolidated Engineering Co. Baltimore 6,046,000 for 525 days.
A Senate vote split 49 to 38 to limit the plan to 10 million annually for four years, while a 59 to 6 decision trimmed total costs to 150 million in new contracts and 350 million in payments over four years, against the administration’s 200 million in new contracts totaling 500 million in 1969. Supporters frame it as a far reaching reform akin to a bi senior care program, while opponents label it socialistic and harmful to the American way of life, with Sen. John G. Tower denouncing the plan as destructive.
Col Pham Ngoc Thao, once condemned to death for leading an overthrow plot, was shot and severely wounded by Vietnamese security forces who captured him at Third Corps headquarters in Bien Hoa, 12 miles northeast of Saigon. Reports conflict over his fate and capture details remained unclear.
Mrs Scarr told reporters this morning she heard before the pageant from contestants that finalists were chosen in advance. She cited a July 12 letter as proof and noted many contestants believed she was a top contender while the audience praised her talent. The Charleston Junior Chamber of Commerce sponsors the event with 50 percent talent, 25 percent gown, and 25 percent swimsuit judging including some interview input. Gay Ratcliff Miss Bluefield won the statewide pageant and will represent West Virginia at Miss America in Atlantic City.
Harriman announced renewed Washington Moscow communications during the Kosygin talks and said he expected to meet other Soviet officials before his departure. Officials described Matskevich meeting as friendly, with Harriman ready to stay as needed to maintain contacts.
Greek Prime Minister Panos Papandreou resigned after the monarch refused to dismiss Defense Minister Peter Garoufalias. The King appointed Novas as premier, who condemned a traitor faction in the Center Union and urged peaceful protests while vowing swift action. Novas named Adm. John Toumba as public order minister to maintain calm and protect freedoms.
Swedish drama expert Ingmar Bjorksten urged subsidies for professional American theater to reach adult standards. Visiting Charleston on a Leader Grant, he said subsidies are not socialism but essential for quality beyond box office appeal in the Appalachian region.
Thousands paid tribute at Washington National Cathedral for Stevenson with prayers and hymns. Notables including Vice President Humphrey and a presidential jet carried his coffin from London. The service featured readings from scripture, an anthem by R Vaughn Williams, and tributes recalling his public service and humanity.
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