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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 28, 1966

Page

2

Suit Filed Over Auto Death Involving Lillys

A $10,000 lawsuit seeks damages for the death of Chester Field Ward after a June 16 1965 collision near South Kanawha Street and US Route 21. Sheriff Okey A. Mills administrator leads the action against Charles B Lilly of Ghent and his father Earl D Lilly of Cool Ridge. Ward died from injuries suffered when struck by a car owned by Earl and driven by Charles. Mills is represented by W A Thornhill III.

Okey A. Mills Chester Field Ward Charles B. Lilly Ghent Earl D. Lilly Cool Ridge Ward Lilly South Kanawha St U. S. Rt. 21 Mills Next of W. A. Thornhill III Raleigh County George L. Kincaid Jr Peggy L Midway Thornhill

Strip Mining Report Asked In 30 Days

Charleston UP I report says Gov Hulett C Smith expects a preliminary strip mining study within 30 days. Task force chair Callaghan plans more subcommittee meetings to meet the deadline while a split on damage control shows one side wants total ban and the other does nothing. McDonough notes a planned dissent in the subcommittee’s final report.

Charleston UPI David Callaghan Hulett C. Smith Callaghan State Natural Resources Robert McDonough McDonough Smith

Congress House Passes Bill To Hike Parcel Post

The House approved a bill to raise parcel post rates by about 8 cents per parcel and expand size and weight limits to 40 pounds and 100 inches. The measure aims to boost postal revenue by about 103 million dollars yearly and ease competition with Railway Express Agency. An amendment would open post office jobs to unemployed REA or railroad workers affected by the expanded limits. Other actions: Senate passed bills liberalizing suits against the federal government and measures on agency settlements and limitations. Nominations confirmed include Rosel Hyde FCC chair and Henry Stebbins ambassador to Uganda. A five year 5 million fish flour research program was approved and sent to the House.

Washington UPI House Senate Railway Express Agency White House Rosel H. Hyde Federal Communication Commission FCC Nicholas Johnson Henry E. Stebbins Uganda John A H. Crimmins Dominican Republic

New President Named for Women's National Press Club

Eve Edstrom of the Washington Post was elected president of the Women's National Press Club for the coming year, succeeding Mary Gallagher of the Cincinnati Enquirer.

Washington UPI Eve Edstrom The Washington Post Women’s National Press Club Mary Gallagher Cincinnati Enquirer

Worry Over Loose False Teeth Slipping Solved

Don’t be embarrassed by slipping false teeth. Sprinkle FASTEETH on plates for added comfort and security. It holds plates more firmly with no gummy taste. Available at drug counters.

Kennedy Stakes Prestige In Major New York Surrogate Primary

In a New York Democratic surrogate race for Manhattan, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy lends his weight to a tight contest between State Supreme Court Justices Samuel J. Silverman and Arthur J. Klein. Klein holds party endorsements, while Silverman gains cross endorsements from reform Democrats Liberal party and Kennedy, turning a routine primary into a power struggle.

New York UPI Robert F. Kennedy Kennedy Supreme Court Samuel J. Silverman Arthur J. Klein Manhattan Reform Democrats Liberal Party Silverman

Wyoming grants fund job corps and building contracts

The U S Forest Service will award two contracts Wednesday for building at the Anthony Job Corps Conservation Center in Neola West Virginia. Fry Building Co of Roanoke Virginia bid 118183 for a mental recreation and arts and crafts building and 43579 for a vocational building. Senators Byrd and Randolph announced a 40750 federal grant to expand a summer neighborhood youth corps in Wyoming County Virginia to employ 100 youths, with the Department of Labor paying 90 percent of the project cost.

Youth Corps Eee Wyoming County County Board of Education Department of Labor

Four Residents Appointed at Beckley BARH

The Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital will have 14 residents this year with four new doctors joining July 1. New hires include Dr. Arturo V. Pascual from Merrymount Cleveland internal medicine, Dr. Sungwhan Chang from Long Island Brooklyn NY surgery, Dr. Manuel J. Tornilla Jr. from Westmoreland Greensburg PA surgery, and Dr. S Goopal Raju from Bismarck ND surgery.

Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital Smothers Arturo V. Pascual Merrymount Hospital Cleveland Ohio Sungwhan Chang Long Island College Hospital Brooklyn N. Y Manuel J. Tornilla Jr Westmoreland Hospital Greensburg S. Goopal Raju Bismark Hospital Bismark N. D Piara L. Arora University of Pennsylvania Hospital Philadelphia K. N. Cynn Peter Bent Brigham Hospital Boston Mass M. N. Haque Jewish Hospital Cincinnati William Lane Division of Occupational Health R. B. Mehta City Hospital Center Elmhurst New York A. M. Miraz Edward J. Meyer Memorial Hospital Buffalo Bas

Sophia Brothers Sentenced By Judge McCreery

Two Sophia brothers aged 15 and 13 were sentenced by Juvenile Court Judge Harry L. McCreery to the Industrial School For Boys at Pruntytown. They receive terms until age 21 on charges of breaking and entering and auto theft after allegedly breaking into The Sweet Shop in Sophia and stealing a car from Phillips Motor Co. in Sophia. The youths were later apprehended in Paterson, New Jersey, on another charge.

Sophia Brothers Pruntytown Harry L. McCreery Sophia Phillips Motor Co Paterson N.J

Funeral services for Judd Davidson at First Baptist Glen Jean

Judd Davidson 90 of Beckley will have funeral services Wednesday at 2 PM at the First Baptist Glen Jean with Rev. Gilbert and Rev. Carles Whitted officiating. Burial follows in Greenwood Memorial Park Beckley. Davidson died Saturday in a nursing home. The body will be moved from Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor to the church one hour before the service.

Judd Davidson First Baptist Ee

Funeral Services for Mrs Lizzy Ford in Garten

Mrs Lizzy Ford 88 of Garten dies Saturday Funeral set for 11 am Wednesday at Mount Zion Baptist Church Garten with burial in Pine Ridge Cemetery Alder s on Friends may call at Trent Durgan Funeral Home after 2 pm today Body to be placed in church an hour before services Also listed is service for John William Murdock 85 of 354 Ellison Ave with funeral at Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel at 3 pm Wednesday Burial in Sunset Memorial Park Murdock a life long Raleigh County resident died Monday in a local hospital Survivors include a son and three daughters among others Funeral home calls and pallbearers listed

Mount Zion Baptist Church Garten Lizzy Ford Leon Simms Pine Ridge Alderson Trent- Durgan John William Murdock Ellison Ave Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel G. E. Huffman Sunset Memorial Park Raleigh County Murdock Lester J. C Martha Pease Murdock Crab Orchard Improvement Company Eccles Church of Christ and United Mine Workers of America Minnie Brown Murdock Jack Sophia B. R Gladys) Patterson Carlsbad N. M Joe Nellie) Palmer Ambridge Ernest Myrtle) Smee Baltimore James Rupert George Beaver Dan Glen White Alice Phillips Skelton Lou Foley Billy Murdock Nathan Brown Howard Brown Joe Culberto Carson Kelley Romey Hampton Vernal Reed

Edward M. Redden dies at 44 in Prosperity

Edward M. Redden 44 of Prosperity died Monday at a local hospital. Funeral services are set for 1 p.m. Wednesday at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home Peace Chapel with Rev. Shirley Donnelly officiating. Burial will be in Kidwell Cemetery at Table Rock. He was born May 21, 1922 at Table Rock, employed as a tractor trailer driver for Norwalk Freight Lines, Cleveland, Ohio, and a World War II veteran. He is survived by his wife Christine Tucker Redden, a stepson Pvt. Thomas Phelps, five daughters, three brothers, four sisters, and several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers are Joe Puckett, Douglas Richmond, Robert Redden, Milton Smith, Vernon Pack, and Robert Lee Morris. Friends may call after 3 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Edward M. Redden Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home Peace Chapel Shirley Donnelly Kidwell Cemetery Table Rock Redden Azel and Eimma Moye Redden Norwalk Grandview Stanley Jackson Fred Warrick Cleveland Carl Lilly Jr Beaver Ray Merrick Beckley Joe Puckett Douglas Richmond Robert Redden Milton Smith Vernon Pack Robert Lee Morris

Death notice for Estell Robinson sister of Nora Robinson

Mrs. Nora Robinson of 200 F. St. has received notice of the death of her sister Estell. The brief item records a family bereavement with no additional details on date or funeral.

Nora Robinson F. St Estell

Weston Killer Escapes From State Hospital

Ivan Hoover, 38, an escapee from Weston State Hospital, hacked his elderly parents to death with a mattock in 1957. He climbed a 12 foot fence, fled into surrounding woods, and is being hunted by sheriffs and state police. Hoover had been returned in 1958 after the slayings and had escaped once before, then recaptured.

Weston UPI Lewis County Weston State Hospital Cornelia Wilbur Ivan Hoover Wilbur Hoover Harrisville Ritchie County

Beckleyan Graduates From Dentistry School

Lewis Kittle II of 400 South Kanawha Street is among 17 graduates of West Virginia University School of Dentistry who passed the state board examination and became certified to practice dentistry in West Virginia. Dr. Lawrence D. Fanati, secretary of the West Virginia Board of Dental Examiners, announced the June 67 exams were given at the WVU School of Dentistry.

Lewis Kittle II South Kanawha St West Virginia University School of Dentistry West Virginia Lawrence D. Fanati West Virginia Board of Dental Examiners WVU School of Dentistry

Ohio girl, 5, drowns near Parkersburg in river tragedy

United Press International reports five year old Tina Marie Marks of Belpre Ohio, formerly Parkersburg, drowned while swimming in the Little Kanawha River near Parkersburg becoming West Virginia's 10th drowning this period. Two Jefferson County teens, Sammy Davis Jr., 16, and Winfred F. Brown, 14, both of Charles Town, drowned Sunday night in the Shenandoah River near Harpers Ferry.

United Press International Ohio Parkersburg West Virginia Tina Marie Marks Ershel Marks Belpre Little Kanawha River Jefferson County Shenandoah River Harpers Ferry Sammy Davis Jr Winfred F. Brown Charles Town

Thant to Visit Moscow for July 25 28 Talks

United Nations Secretary General Thant will travel to Moscow from July 25 to 28. It marks his fourth visit to the Soviet Union and occurs at the invitation of the Soviet government, the UPI report said.

United Nations UPI Thant Moscow Soviet Union U.S

FMC Awarded 4.7 Million Contract for M1 Carriers

United States Army awarded FMC Corp of South Charleston West Virginia a 4.7 million dollar contract to modify M1 personnel carriers and produce 11 M-548 cargo carriers. Also announced were 121370 grant for Greenacres facility for 20 mentally retarded patients, 8898 for Raleigh County eight week summer camp, 530000 from Water Pollution Control Commission to South Charleston for sewer system improvements totaling 958300.

Greenacres Lesage Cabell County Raleigh County W. Va Office of Economic Opportunity Water Pollution Control Commission South Charleston

Court To Hear Turnpike Appeal In 5 Death Suit

The West Virginia Supreme Court will hear the Turnpike Commission’s appeal over a 1964 five death collision involving a postal van and a tractor-trailer. The lower court awarded $25,000 to each family, finding highway maintenance negligence. The commission disputes duty to remove natural ice and snow and cites conflicting crash timing testimony. killed were Louis Rose Cyril Williams George Christo Hubert McGee W. Brent Robinson.

Charleston UPI State Supreme Court W. Va. Turnpike Commission Kanawha Commission Hennis Truck Lines HPO Inc Supreme Court Hennis Turnpike Commission Appeal Circuit Court Turnpike Commission Louis Rose Cyril Williams George Christo Hubert McGee W. Brent Robinson

Soldier’s rough awakening arrives in Vietnam

David, fresh in Vietnam with the 25th Infantry Division engineers, endures a chaotic transfer from Army to Army as he faces a brigadier general’s rebuke, police involvement, and a U.S. consul arranged ride home. He recalls hearing battles and helicopters, hoping the exposure shapes him.

Viet Nam David 25Th Infantry Division Cu Chi Saigon Engineers Echo Company 65Th Engineers

New York Newspaper Guild Reaches Accord

The Newspaper Guild of New York and World Journal Tribune Inc. reach a settlement to end a 64 day strike against the merger formed by the biggest U.S. newspaper merger. Ratification by guild members awaited. pact clears path for the World Journal Tribune debut across three papers once other unions agree.

New York UPI Newspaper Guild of The World Journal Tribune Inc U.S World Journal Tribune Company

Byrd Attacks Housing Bill as Unconstitutional

Sen Robert Byrd opposes the housing provision of the Civil Rights Bill, arguing it violates basic human and property rights. He contends federal rules on private property sales and rentals would be unconstitutional, violate due process, and infringe equal protection, challenging the bill as a wolf in sheep's clothing.

Washington UPI Robert C. Byrd D-W. Va Byrd America Fort Mt. Sinai

States Drawn Boys State To Ballot Tonight

Jackson's Mill UPI reports Keith Kinder of Charleston will oppose Mike Akers of South Charleston for the top gubernatorial spot at Boys State. Primary results show 19 candidates for governor and multiple general election races with Nationalist and Federalist tickets competing. Inauguration set for Wednesday with State Supreme Court Judge Chauncey Browning presiding. Gov Hulett C Smith to speak Thursday. Senator Jennings Randolph urged turnout, citing low Democratic and Republican voting shares across many counties.

Jackson’s Mill UPI Keith Kinder Charleston Mike Akers South Charleston Boys State Kinder Nationalist Party Akers Ralph Hayes Lewisburg Otis Jones Mike Kesler Hico Fayette County Joe Deegan Bridgeport Ed Fairchild Morgantown Steve Conley Ravenswood Charles de Bord Allan Woodford Elkins Thomas B. Criss Clarksburg Danny Akers Fayetteville Supreme Court Steve Knezovich Paden City Chuck Fodor Weirton George Mitchell Phil Hazeldine David Fetter Huntington Rick Warmuth Cameron Jerry Walker Paul D. Taylor Fairmont Robert Nuzum Steve Lewis Chauncey Browning Donald Robertson Hulett C. Smith Jennings Randolph D-W. Va Randolph Nicholas Berkeley Doddridge Hampshire Mingo Greenbrier McDowell

Argentina Prepares to Install Ogania as President

Ogania, a former army commander, set to be installed at noon amid a clash with generals and admirals sparked by Maj. Gen. Caro’s dismissal and arrest. Caro, longtime Illia ally, was accused of attending a political meeting without authorization. Military leaders oppose Peronist influence and Communist activity in universities, fearing a strong Peronist showing in March provincial and congressional elections.

Ogania Pistarini Carolos A. Caro II Corps Caro Rossario Argentina Romulo E. Castro Sanchez Castro Armando Illia Pistraini Juan D. Peron

Buddhist Faction Rift Amid Hunger Strike Leader Refuses Health Plea

Thich Tam Chau, rival to Tri Quang, left the room in anger as a moderate faction challenges the antigovernment movement. Thich Tinh Khiet urged Tri Quang, 80, to end his hunger strike for health and a chance to work with the government toward a settlement. Tri Quang's doctor says he continues the fast, now described as very weak, with only tea or sweet water.

Thich Tam Chau Tri Quang Thich Tinh Khiet Viet Nam

Viet Nam War Pushes Major Ground and Air Operations

Viet Nam features about 16 000 troops in a major operation. U S jets conduct 85 missions against North Viet Nam supply lines and guerrilla sites in the South. One Navy A4 Skyhawk is shot down. Buddhist leader Thich Tri Quang rejects moderation and keeps a hunger strike against Ky's military government, defying church orders.

U.S North Viet Nam Thich Tri Quang Nguyen Cao Ky Thich Tinh Khiet

AMA votes for direct doctor billing to patients

Unanimous AMA resolutions and reports support maintaining the doctor patient relationship through direct billing by physicians. The AMA board of trustees said Medicare deficiencies should be blamed on the federal government.

AMA Board of Trustees

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