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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1964
Page
2
Malaysia dispatches troops to Singapore to enforce a day long curfew as riots between Chinese and Malay communities surge. Police report eight dead and 341 injured over two days, 159 arrests, and a consulate car attacked amid accusations of Indonesian subversion backing the unrest.
In a Chinese city of two million people during a Malay procession on the prophet Mohammed's birth anniversary, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew said the riot began when Malay stragglers attacked a Chinese policeman after he ordered them to rejoin the march line.
Sen. Jennings Randolph of West Virginia guides a bill through the Senate to empower the Agriculture Secretary to construct and maintain roads and trails in national forests and grant easements over forest lands. The measure would allow permanent access rights for private landowners and timber growers, addressing long standing intermingled land issues.
Ruby testified he decided to kill Oswald if the opportunity appeared to spare Mrs Kennedy the anguish of testifying. He said polygraph data were not complete but found no evidence he lied. Defense argued the decision was spontaneous.
Beckley Rescue Squad answered a call on Harper Road at 1 p.m. today. Details are not available from press time.
Displeasure over shifting conditions fuels heated talk as locals vent their frustration with the unsettled weather. Names and places are not clearly cited in the readable text.
The 15 story Coronado Hotel once famed for hosting Lindbergh and royalty shut its doors awaiting a financial backer. With power cut and telephones disconnected, permanent guests remained as staff walked out over unpaid wages. 100 guests stayed on until August 1 while utilities and services were halted. City orders closure after Union Electric refused further extension of time.
Two exile groups MIRR and a Cuban exile commandos said a seized 30 foot motor launch near Sugar Loaf Key was returning from an infiltration and supply mission to Cuba. Five crewmen four Cubans and an American were taken into custody with bombs mines and weapons aboard.
A 16 year old Sullivan juvenile was arrested Tuesday by Raleigh County deputy sheriffs and booked in the Raleigh County Jail on charges of trespassing on N and W Railway Company property and destroying property. Deputy Ken Larabee said the youth damaged diesel oil drums stored at Sullivan by the railroad.
In Saigon news conference US general urged caution while Ky pressed his point that three years ago he dropped teams in North Viet Nam. The South Vietnamese air chief urged attacking North Viet Nam and even Red China to win, as U.S. forces face ambush, and Viet Cong threats halt traffic on Highway 4, roiling markets with scarce meat and vegetables.
The Farm Home Administration office will close Thursday July 23 to allow staff to attend an area FHA meeting in Charleston. The gathering will cover recent changes in loan making and servicing.
Three OAS foreign ministers proposing a mandatory, collective suspension of all diplomatic, trade, shipping, transportation and communications ties with Cuba to further isolate Fidel Castro's regime. Colombian Costa Rican and Panamanian delegates urged stronger measures already backed by 11 nations including the United States, with 18 votes needed for approval under the Rio Treaty.
Washington Senator George D Aiken urges Republicans to wait before speaking on the national ticket and focus on Senate work. Khrushchev tells a Polish rally to stay prepared for any eventuality. Secretary Rusk vows OAS unity and opposition to Cuban subversion. Dr Martin Luther King Jr calls for intensified Negro voter registration.
The World Almanac notes that a Federal Bureau of Investigation special agent appointment requires candidates to be between 23 and 41 years old and hold a degree in law or accounting from an accredited college.
Moscow dispatch reports the Soviet town of Lida faced repeated price and supply blunders. Boots overwhelmed stores while unsold caramels were shipped to a neighboring town. cucumbers traded cheaper on the free market than in price controlled shops. officials scrambled as a 1500 ton potato order exceeded storage. Izvestia blamed bureaucrats for the bungled distribution.
In Warsaw Khrushchev inspected Poland’s 320000-man armed forces with Gomulka and Novotny while warning that clean weapons are needed as the West risks war if capitalism loses its battle with communism. He compared Goldwater to a Nazi rally and hinted at a summit with bloc leaders, as Cabot and Clutton walked out in protest.
Akron Ohio authorities probe a 40 foot deep street cave in after heavy rains triggered a storm sewer collapse. A car with three occupants fell into the opening while two would be rescuers died. Officer Ronald Rotruck rescued the driver Velma Schidler and passenger Janet Lewis before being swept away with Claudia Schidler. Hugh ONeill, 19, nephew of Jerry ONeill of General Tire, is missing.
Raleigh County Young Democrats report strong progress in a membership drive led by President Kenneth Larabee. Receipts show 605 memberships on deposit and at least 100 more in workers’ hands toward a goal of 1,000. Next meeting set for Aug. 13 likely at Stratton High School with plans to move locations. attendance planned at the State UDC convention Sep. 10-12 in Charleston.
Ten local students at Morris Harvey College Charleston earned a spot on the 1964 Spring Semester Dean's List. Names include Homer E. Wood Jr, Paul L. Lively, Lillian M. Hoestein Crap chard, Patty R. Blevins, James C. Mahan, Verla B. Dixon, Jimmy L. Hamon, Willem D. Cole, Betty J. Mann, and Marvin Chapman. Addresses appear with several entries.
A feud involving James Wilson Sullivan and his common law wife’s family led to a peace warrant issued Tuesday. Wilson was lodged in Raleigh County Jail at 8 10 p m Tuesday.
Danner, a noted vocalist and violinist, former Mount Hope Lions Club president, and longtime minstrel director, dies at Mount Hope. He served on church and educational boards, survived by wife Mary Catherine Patton and son Henry Leonard Jr., plus siblings and in laws. Funeral arrangements are pending with Tyree Funeral Home.
Sam D. Griffith widow Mrs Dixie Grimes Griffith of Jeffersonville Indiana is survived by four sisters Melissa Griffith Linda Griffith both of Shady Spring and Laura Carter Arlington Virginia Janice Lee Jacksonville North Carolina five brothers James Griffith Beckley Chester Griffith 4 H Lake Road Beaver Joe Griffith stationed with the U S Airforce San Antonio Texas Carl Griffith and Thomas Griffith Clarksville Indiana Arrangements incomplete pending arrival of the body.
Robert Earl Sharp Turner 76 of Fayetteville will have 2 pm Saturday services at Second Baptist Church Fayetteville with Rev. Carl Dorcas presiding. Burial follows at Rotan Cemetery. He died Monday night in a Beckley hospital after a short illness. Born June 11 1888, he was a retired miner and World War I veteran. Survived by wife Ida Mae Turner and a daughter.
A sunburned boy greeted the approaching funeral crowd with Hi President as priests and nuns watched. The group laughed and joined the chant, while they moved toward the enclosure holding the grave of the father and two of his children.
In Denver a 96 degree courtroom prompted Dist. Judge Edward J. Keating to post pone the trial describing it as a Turkish bath without a towel. The moment drew smiles from both prosecution and defense in the sweltering heat.
The 1954 class of Sophia High School plans a reunion on Sent. 5 at 7:30 p.m. at the school. Organizers include Shelby Brewer Wilson Kenneth Leighton Farley Jr. and David Gillenwater. Reservations go to Kenneth Martin in Sophia by Aug. 5. Contacts needed for missing classmates in Dallas.
Charles Emory Boggus 88 of Ansted died Monday night in a Beckley hospital after a long illness. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at Ansted Freewill Baptist Church with Rev. Chalmer Skaggs officiating. Burial follows at Odd Fellows Cemetery in Oak Hill. He was a native of Rock Bridge Virginia, a retired miner and farmer, a Spanish American War veteran, and member of Hopewell Baptist Church. Surviving: widow Goldie Myers Boggus. four sons Charles David Roger of Ansted and James of Nashville. three daughters Belle Taylor Pauline Boggus of Robson and Martha Bell of Sophia. sister Virginia Goodwin of Beaver. 16 grandchildren and several great and great great grandchildren. Body at Dodd-Payne Funeral Home in Fayetteville, moved to home at 4 p.m. and to church one hour before service.
Homer E. Riddle fifty three of Coal City died after a two year illness in a local hospital. Final rites are set for 2 p.m. Thursday at Coal City Community Church with Rev L A Gar ten officiating. Burial will be in Coal City Cemetery. The body lies in Williams Funeral Home Sophia where friends may call after 5 p.m. Pallbearers are Robert Hope Benny Roark Ray Sears John Davis Fredrick Cassidy and Henry Kipps.
Margaret Lodge seven daughter of Mr and Mrs William Lodge of New York City formerly of Ansted will have graveside services at Mount Chapel Cemetery Ansted at 2 p m today Rev Frank Robinson to officiate. She died Saturday in New York after a short illness the body to be moved from Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Home to Mount Chapel Church at Ansted one hour before services.
Mrs Cortes Britt of Chicago Illinois dies after extended illness in Beckle hospital funeral set for Thursday at 1 pm at John Wesley Methodist Church Red Star Rev Alfonzo Whitten officiating Funeral Home to the church one hour before services Survivors include sister Mrs M E Davis Red Star and brother Leon C James Chicago Illinois
Bernie Tipton of unknown address drowned Monday night in the Frog Pond near Rhodell. Funeral Home in Sophia is assisting as authorities seek to locate his next of kin.
Harold Adkins of Cleveland Ohio, 20, was arrested for reckless driving at 12 05 a m today. William R Allam, 21, of Forest Avenue, must appear in Beckley Police Court July 27 for improper mufflers and unnecessary noise. Curt Banks, 52, of Plumley Avenue, charged with operating a motor vehicle without a state operator license. Howard Garrett, 32, of Beckley, cited for permitting an unlicensed person to drive a motor vehicle.
In Coldwater Mississippi along Interstate 55 pranksters altered turnoff signs to read Goldwater exit right, a small local disturbance that echoes national political naming during election season with no reported injuries.
Participants Cochran Orlean Conner Junior Massey Shirley Staton Fr Straughan Johnny Harrison and Jer ce Leighton Farley Jr perform in the 41g event as the program dedicates the ceremony to Tommy Levert, a former class member.
Izvestia linked Harlem violence to Barry Goldwater’s candidacy, calling it a counterattack by racists. It warned that American Negroes see a united far right and racist underground as malign, while noting Moscow’s exploitative propaganda aims and police brutality claims amid clashes in Harlem.
Negotiators return to bargaining table to resolve the final hurdle in the FMC ordnance plant dispute with United Auto Workers. The sticking point is rehiring six workers fired after about 2,000 employees went on strike last May. Six former employees, five men and one woman, were dismissed after contempt of court actions linked to mass picketing.
Riots in Mississippi leave three civil rights workers missing a month. Dr Martin Luther King visits Greenwood Mississippi urging support for an integrationist delegate slate for the Democratic National Convention. Mobile schools seek to extend integration to first and tenth grades. A federal panel weighs the first test of the new civil rights law as patrons face denial of service. A St Augustine suit pushes compliance with the civil rights act. In California Oceanside testimony cites a Black Muslim claim of willingness to kill a white man during a trial of five men accused of attacking a patrolman.
Crab-Orchard MacArthur Lions Club schedules a watermelon feast at 7 p.m. on July 30 replacing the regular dinner. Club President A H Dunlap says proceeds from the $1.50 fee go to the club treasury. Former district governor Kermit A Locke will speak on his Lions International convention trip in Toronto, Canada. Dunlap urges all members to attend.
Harold Kimmel of Avon Park Florida was booked in Raleigh County Jail Tuesday at 10 p.m. on a drunk driving charge after arrest by state police officers.
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