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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1965
Page
2
Senate backed Cold War GI Bill would extend college training up to four years and other World War II Korea era benefits to servicemen current or since Korea. House Veterans Committee Chair Olin Teague warned any new bill, if enacted now, may become permanent law and urged careful consideration.
Washington (UPI) The House urged to pass the bill providing educational and loan aid to veterans who served between 1955 and 1967. Sen Robert Byrd notes benefits would boost the economy and cites 1960 census data showing veterans-led households had higher median incomes. He argues Viet Nam draftees deserve fair treatment like World War I veterans.
The 1965 space launching season has three or four months left with late summer as the prime window. Some western observers speculated Russia might attempt a spectacular in August to upstage the U S Gemini flight planned for late next month, though no evidence supported the claim.
ATHENS UPI The Greek political crisis deepened as supporters of former Premier George Papandreou threaten a general strike. A coordinating committee of labor unions and cultural groups discussed a protest walkout against Prime Minister George Athanassiadis Novas. The leftist builders union plans a 24 hour work stoppage starting Wednesday. About 200000 Greeks cheered Papandreou as he traveled from his Kastri villa. Papandreou had resigned after King Constantine blocked his dismissal of Defense Minister Peter Garoufalias and appointed Novas, whom Papandreou labeled part of a government of traitors.
CHARLESTON UPI reports a low bid of 760000 by U S Steel Corp Pittsburgh to build the Benton Ferry Bridge superstructure for Interstate 79 was rejected Monday by the State Road Commission.
Washington reports that more than 650 educators opened a White House conference to discuss school problems with racial issues likely to be a major topic. Health, Education and Welfare Secretary Celebrezze and Education Commissioner Keppel led off, as Johnson launched the first such gathering in a decade. The event aims to produce a digest for educators nationwide and a report to the President. A Harvard consultant warned that de facto segregation in northern cities has spurred renewed effort by southern cities to imitate it, risking a broader desegregation clash.
Funeral notices for Omer Canter, 81, Scarbro, announce services at Tyree Funeral Home Chapel Oak Hill at 2 p.m. Wednesday with burial in Bays Cemetery near Summerlee. Canterbury, born Dec 24 1884 in Ballard Monroe Co, died at home after a heart condition. Surviving family includes siblings, children, stepchildren, and many grandchildren. Service details list multiple pastors and Pax Advent Christian Church burial in Knights of Pythias Cemetery Pax.
The infant son of John and Patsy Ruth Bolen Davis of Coal City died at birth at 4:30 p m Monday. Graveside rites are at 4 p m today at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens with survivors including brother Larry maternal grandparents John and Davis of Coal City and maternal grandmother Mrs Clara Johnson. Webb and Neal Funeral Home handling arrangements.
Mrs Lillie O Neal 76 formerly of Crab Orchard died in New Martinsville Nursing Home after an extended illness Born May 19 1887 in Richmond District she was a daughter of the late Hazard and Lucinda Cook Plumley A charter member of Crab Orchard Baptist Church She is survived by two sons two daughters two brothers two sisters and many grandchildren and great grandchildren Funeral services were set for 2 pm Thursday at Crab Orchard Baptist Church with burial at Mount Tabor Pallbearers named Friends may call at Caffee Funeral Home Wednesday The body will be moved to the church one hour before services Also noted is the requiem high mass for John Rogers Jr 56 of Oak Hill to be held at 10 am Wednesday at St Peter and Paul Catholic Church Scarbro Burial will be at High Lawn Memorial Park Oak Hill Rogers a retired miner and St Peter and Paul Catholic Church member Born in Scotland he leaves his mother two brothers a sister and a niece The body is at Thomas Funeral Home Oak Hill with rosary recited at 8 pm today and viewing after 4 pm
James D. Janney 76 of 215 N. Kanawha St. died at 2:30 a.m. in a Beckley hospital after a lengthy illness. A retired coal miner and Army musician 1910 1913, he was a Pax Advent Christian Church elder for 24 years and a UMWA Local 6112 member. He was born June 15, 1889 in Franklin County Va. Surviving include his wife Dollie Daniels Janney three sons Frank Beckley Seibert Pax David Pennsyville NJ four daughters Nora Murdock Sophia Thelma Stover Mullens Naomi Spencer Baltimore four brothers John Crab Orchard Amos Pax Bunyan Detroit a sister and numerous relatives.
Gov Hulett Smith announced federal approval of 540471 to start 11 new Manpower Development and Training Act programs in Wheeling Parkersburg Martinsburg Charleston Pt Pleasant Huntington Grant and Nicholas Counties. Programs cover auto body repair auto mechanics clerk stenographer mine maintenance practical nursing psychiatric nurse assistant assistant cook and related trades with trainee counts and durations. The effort aims to reduce unemployment and expand job skills across the state.
The text notes hospitals have been integrated for years and a new wing under construction will ease dining room pressures. Beckley and Oak Hill hospitals have never received federal aid, rely on self support, and are not tax exempt. The Human Rights Commission, created in 1961, serves as an advisory body to the Governor with nine board members from both parties and a full-time executive director as secretary.
Rom an Lawson, 25, of Switchback McDowell County was stabbed to death Monday and his wife Prescilla Ann Lawson, 22, is held on murder charges. She waived preliminary hearings and was bound over for grand jury action.
President Johnson names Robert E. Maxwell of Elkins West Virginia to be US District judge for northern West Virginia. Maxwell 41 born in South Bend Indiana a West Virginia University law school graduate. He served as US attorney for northern West Virginia from 1961 to 1964 and now practices law in Elkins. In Italy opera yields to television with between the acts commercials.
Funeral for Cyrus McKinney Bragg 69 of Lester will be at 11 a m Wednesday in Williams Funeral Home Chapel MacArthur with Rev. Dewey Akers officiating. Burial in Coal City Cemetery after extended illness. Born August 2 1896 in Summers County he was a bachelor survived by three brothers Rev E R Bragg Whitby R R Bragg Sullivan Lundy Bragg Christiansburg Va and a sister Mrs Clara Birchfield Lester Body at Williams Funeral Home after 5 p m today Nephews to serve as pallbearers.
Mrs Mildred Maggie Gray 76 of Minden dies after long illness. Final rites set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Church of God Mossy with Rev Woodrow Jones. burial Coleman Cemetery Lick Fork. Survived by sons William Whipple Paul in Cleveland Ohio. brothers Ingram Branch Dana Luther Acel Coleman. sisters Thelma Asbury Ruby Scott. Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill to church an hour before service. Friends may visit after 6 p.m. today.
Clyde Beatty 62 died of esophagus cancer at Memorial Community Hospital ending a defining era. The famed wild animal trainer and star of jungle adventure films sparked boyhood imaginations in the 1930s and fueled dreams of Africa India and South America. Memorial Services were set for Thursday morning.
Felix Jackson 59 of Midway will be laid to rest at Greenwood Memorial Park after services at 1 p.m. at Hill Crest Baptist Church Lochgelly with Rev. William Brown officiating. He died Saturday at White Sulphur Springs after a short illness. Survivors include wife Ruby, daughter Doris Jackson of Rodafield, stepdaughter Sarah Brooks of New York City and seven grandchildren. The body was moved from Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor Beckley to Greentown today, then to the church an hour before services.
Funeral services for 66 year old Mrs. Loucinda Garten of Eccles will be held at 1 p m Wednesday at the Melton Mortuary Chapel with Rev. Sam G Foley in charge. Burial follows at Smith Cemetery Backus. She died Monday morning of a heart attack at her home. She was born February 3 1899 daughter of Harvey and Sarah Moody Smith. Survived by five daughters two sons a sister and a brother thirty grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. The body lies at the mortuary with friends allowed to call after 5 p m today.
Mrs Chauncy Barber 71 of Whitby will have funeral services at Union Valley Baptist Church Whitby at 1 p m Thursday with Rev W P Strickland officiating. Burial in Greenwood Memorial Park. She died Sunday at 4 55 p m at home after a long illness. She leaves brothers Robert Beckley Charles Whitby and Luther Olse Philadelphia Pa and sisters Mrs Mary Cesar Mrs Vida Hill both of Philadelphia and Mrs Jeanette King Richmond Va. The body is at Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor and may be viewed after 9 a m Wednesday. it will be moved to the church one hour before services.
Patrick Owen Malone 109 Croft St died at 11:35 p.m. Monday after an extended illness in a local hospital. A Kanawha County native and 55-year railman for Chesapeake and Ohio, he was a World War I veteran and held roles in C&O Railway Veterans, DAV, American Legion, Beckley Elks, and Beckley Masonic Lodge. Survived by three daughters and siblings, funeral Thursday at Keyser Bryant Funeral Home Chapel with burial at Sunset Memorial. viewing after 4 p.m. Wednesday.
Charleston Mayor warns the police detective bureau to catch the Phantom Burglar or face a shakeup. The burglar has looted homes in Kanawha City over seven or eight months as police scramble to end the crime spree and preserve public safety.
William A. Bailes, 34, of Nitro West Virginia, says he supports the Dominican rebels and broadcasts in English from their station. He tells CBS he has lived in the country over two years and believes the United States would back the social revolution led by the movement. Bailes claims Communists have not controlled the uprising and compares his activities to U S involvement. Bailes previously worked as a hydraulic engineer for the West Virginia Air National Guard.
Governor Smith argues a state constitutional convention is not part of government or the Legislature and thus not a constitutional violation. He cites legislative power to set delegates and methods, challenging a November election as potentially wasteful if the plan is later ruled illegal. The attorney general supports constitutionality, while the governor seeks a Supreme Court ruling. Gore refused to authorize election funding.
Satellites positioned 65,570 miles to 121 miles above Earth will be activated to enter near circular orbits between 57,000 and 63,000 miles. A twin pair will share the mission while a third satellite operates in the Van Allen belts. A South African station reports the data sounding musical as readings compare with nuclear inspector measurements.
In Paris puzzled officials question an American RF101 Voodoo overflight that photographed France's Pierrelatte uranium plant in four passes last Friday. Washington denies overflight of prohibited areas and says film was handed to French officials after the mission.
Adlai E Stevenson rests in Illinois prairie soil with a simple service joined by family Bloomington friends and national leaders including President Johnson Vice President Humphrey and Chief Justice Warren. A deputy guarded the grave as locals filed by in silence and six red roses wrapped in a black scarf were placed nearby.
Police say the device could be detonated electrically as Taylor entered his car in the stadium lot after a rally. Four suspects were arrested, including two Vietnamese teens, amid fears of VC squads on the anniversary of the Geneva agreements.
Robertson described the case as an extreme borderline situation and stated that Vickers is not constitutionally or legally prohibited from accepting employment as a technical adviser.
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