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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Mar 23, 1965

Page

2

Spacewalker predicts Moon to Venus trips near

Lt Col Alexei Leonov, first spacewalker, tells Red Square crowd that time is near for interplanetary travel to the Moon Mars Venus and perhaps beyond. He envisions humans moving from Earth orbit to voyages beyond, as Brezhnev touts Soviet resolve amid Viet Nam tensions.

Moon Mars Venus Henry Shapiro Moscow UPI Alexei Leonov Red Square Lenin Mausoleum Pavel Belyayev Kremlin Earth Leonid I. Brezhnev Soviet Communist Party U.S Viet Nam Soviet Union Hanoi Brezhnev Vnukovo

False Teeth Hold Firm With Fasteeth Powder

Advert overviews an improved powder for false teeth named Fasteeth, claiming it keeps teeth in place, prevents rocking or slipping, offers a gummy feel, stops souring, and freshens breath. Mentioned as Alkatine non acid and available at drug counters everywhere.

Life Insurance Offer For Ages Thirty Nine To Seventy Nine

A mailed life insurance advertisement from Great Lakes Insurance Co invites applications for guaranteed policies providing 2000 or 1000 lifetime protection. Mail your name address and year of birth to the Home Office in Elgin Illinois with no obligation.

Great Lakes Insurance Co Elgin Ill

Space Shot (Continued From Page 1) Two-Man Gemini Flight

Grissom and Young prepared for the first two man space flight in Gemini-3 logging liftoff trials as ground control hailed the mission. Canaries to Sahara tracking showed the craft in good shape. Backup crews Schirra and Stafford checked systems while Telestar satellite aligned for wide audience as countdown crept toward zero.

Grissom Canary Islands Africa Sahara Young Walter M. Schirra Jr Thomas P. Stafford Molly Brown Space

Auto Fumes Kill Woman in Charleston Smoking Car

Coroner ruled carbon monoxide poisoning as the cause of death for 17 year old Oreda Moss in Charleston. She was found slumped in a parked convertible beside 27 year old Walter Moore, who lay on the ground, both near her home. The engine was off and ignition on. Moore was reported in satisfactory condition.

Charleston Oreda Moss Walter Moore Moore

Stewart Named PSC Member

Public Service Commission chief counsel Robert L. Stewart was named to replace Hillis Townsend as Republican minority member of the PSC. Gov. Hulett Smith appointed Griffith and Hodgson to new terms, with Griffith to chair for six years and Hodgson to a four-year term. Stewart will serve a two-year term alongside reappointed department heads Burl Sawyers, Truman Gore, Koder Collison, and G. Thomas Battle.

Charleston UPI Public Service Commission Robert L. Stewart Hillis Townsend PSC Hulett Smith Boyce A. Griffith Alum Creek Here Joseph E. Hodgson Fayetteville Griffith Hodgson Stewart Commission Townsend William C. Marland Cecil Underwood Smith Burl Sawyers Truman Gore Koder Collison G. Thomas Battle

March in Alabama: King aide leads to Capitol protest

Rev. Andrew Young among leaders as a five day march for voting rights aims to end by 4 p.m. EST Thursday under a federal court order. Delegates plan to meet Gov. George Wallace at the Capitol to present grievances while Wallace’s office says he will not participate. Senate debates Capitol access as officials weigh Thursday closure.

Montgomery Capitol King Andrew Young George Wallace Wallace State Senate Senate

Manila Spokesman Defends Nonlethal Gas Use

A Philippine military spokesman in Manila argued that nonlethal gas complies with the rules of war and compared its harm to that of a gun or mortar. In Kuala Lumpur, major Chinese papers fronted the story while others treated it lightly. A Malaysian official urged minimizing discussion of the issue.

Manila Kuala Lumpur

Rep Ken Hechler joins Selma to Montgomery civil rights march

Rep. Ken Hechler of West Virginia participated in the first day of the Selma to Montgomery civil rights march. He traveled from Washington after hiking the initial seven miles and reported he joined the march quietly to learn and support the cause. Hechler said he spoke with march leaders before returning to the capital.

Washington UPI Ken Hechler D-W. Va Selma Montgomery Ala Hechler Congress

Deaths And Funerals Accounts From Beckley and Nearby

Death notices for John Camicia 18 Huntington nephew of Beckley residents detail funeral rites at Johnson Memorial Methodist Church Huntington and interment at Woodmere Mausoleum. Also reported is James Hendrix 85 Pineknob died after long illness with services at Naoma Freewill Baptist Church and burial at Dickens Cemetery. Hendrix survived by a son, daughters, stepsons, brother, nine grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren. Funeral services arranged by Armstrong Funeral Home Whitesville with body transfer to church.

John Camicia Huntington Belwood Avenue Arlington Park Earl V. Brown Spencer Camicia James K. Hendrix Freewill Baptist Church Naoma Wade Webb Dickens Cemetery Hendrix Beckley Hospital Coal River Lodge No Whitesville Chester Loraine Ohio Florence Hughes Charleston Willis Williams Mount View Hubert Jarrell Arthur Davis Creston Virgil Turner New York George Norfolk Armstrong Funeral

Mrs Lou Johnson 74 of Beckley dies after illness

Mrs Lou Vera Johnson 74 of 113 1 2 N Fayette St Beckley died at 10 20 am today in a local hospital after a one week illness She was born January 17 1891 in Greenville daughter of the late Thomas and Jaley Lilly Her husband William S Johnson died in 1940 Survived by two brothers S J Lilly Carl D Lilly and a sister Grace Lilly Funeral at 2 30 pm Thursday at Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel with Rev Ray Franklin officiating Burial in Sunset Memorial Park Body at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home after 1 pm Wednesday

Lou Vera Johnson N. Fayette St Memorial Baptist Church Greenville Thomas and Jaley Whitten Lilly William S. Johnson S. J. Lilly Carl D. Lilly Beckley Miss Grace Lilly Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel Ray Franklin Sunset Memorial Park Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home

Funeral services for Mrs Rosa L Lemons in Oak Hill

Mrs Rosa L Lemons 8 of Oak Hill dies after a short illness in a hospital at Eustis Florida. Funeral at 2 p m Wednesday at Central Avenue Church of God Oak Hill with Rev Houston Hall in charge. Burial in High Lawn Memorial Park. Survivors include two sons McKinley Oak Hill and George Toledo Ohio. four daughters Elinor Miller Oak Hill Katie Walker Tucson Arizona Ruth McCormick Opalsey Eustis Florida. 21 grandchildren 43 great grandchildren and three great great grandchildren. Thomas Funeral Home Oak Hill in charge. Friends may call after 2 p m today.

Rosa L. Lemons Oak Hill Central Avenue Church of God Houston Hall High Lawn Memorial Park Lemons Eustis Fla Sod Central Avenue Church Toledo Ohio Elinor Miller Katie Walker Tucson Ariz Ruth McCormick Opalsey Thomas Funeral

Moran George Killian Moran 1897 Salem native dies

George Killian Moran 6 7 514 Bibb Ave died 9 30 p m Monday in a local hospital after a long illness. Retired farmer born May 7 1897 in Salem Va son of Elmer Moran and Alexandria Hill Moran. Survived by widow Annabelle Board Moran one son Edgar Myers Ave one daughter Flossie Clemons Orlando Fla seven grandchildren and three great. Body at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home pending completion of funeral arrangements.

George Killian Moran Bibb Ave Salem Elmer Alexandria Hill Moran Annabelle Board Moran Edgar Myers Ave Flossie Clemons Orlando Fla Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home

Final rites set for two year old Richard Dooley

Richard D Dooley two year old son of William and Ruby Bruno Dooley of Fayetteville Route 1 will be buried in the Dooley Family Cemetery after services at Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill. He died at home Monday after a long illness. Survived by parents two brothers three sisters three half brothers in the U S Army in Japan and at Ft Bragg two half sisters and paternal grandparents. Friends may call after 6 p m today at the funeral home.

Richard David Dooley William and Ruby Bruno Dooley Fayetteville Route 1 Tyree Oak Hill C. D. Walker Dooley Rt. 1 William R Betty Sherry Karen Kenneth U. S. Army Japan Jerry Ft. Bragg N. C Raymond Butler Dorothy Owen Pineville Carol Perdue William R. Dooley

Funeral arrangements for Mrs. Sarah Toler in Pineville

Mrs. Sarah Toler of Sun Hill died this morning at a Mullens hospital. Her body lies in state at Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home in Pineville. The notice provides funeral details by the family through RNS.

Sarah Toler Sun Hill Mullens Hospital Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home Pineville

Nolletti, D 80, Wooster, Dies at Home in Garden

Domenic Nolletti, 80, of Wooster Ohio, died at home Monday while gardening. Heart attack listed as cause. Born in Italy, survived by widow Elia Coccia Nolletti and two daughters Theresa Torlone and two others, two sons Eugene and Umbert, a granddaughter and nine additional grandchildren. Funeral conducted Thursday at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Wooster.

Domenic Nolletti Wooster Ohio Lorenzo Theresa) Torlone Locust Drive Italy Elia Coccia Nolletti Sam Zappala Williston Park Island James Rayburn Costa Mesa Calif

Randoll Wallace Graveside Rites Held for Infant

Randoll Wallace three month old son of Mr and Mrs Augustine Wallace of Summerlee dies Monday in Oak Hill hospital. Graveside rites at Summerlee Cemetery at 1 p m Wednesday. Survived by parents a brother Augustine Jr and four sisters Deidra Ann Shariotte Ann Wanda and Dominia all at home paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Watson Wallace of Summerlee maternal grandmother Mrs Bessie Randall of Greentown. Body at Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor.

Randoll Wallace Augustine Wallace Summerlee Summerlee Cemetery Oak Hill Augustine Jr Deidra Ann Shariotte Ann Wanda Dominia Watson Wallace Bessie Randall Greentown Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor

Commodore E Stover Dies At 65 In Charleston

Commodore Elliott Stover aged 65 of Charleston died at 7 am today in a local hospital. He is survived by his widow Mary Stover four sons Judson C E Jr and Joe and twenty grandchildren plus relatives in Beckley and Clear Creek. Funeral services are incomplete.

Commodore Elliott Stover Charleston C. P. Stover Mary Stover Buford North Carolina Judson Ohio C. E. Jr St. Albans Joe Beckley Clear Creek

Death of Eli Chortan in Midway At 6 30 a m Heart Attack

Eli Chortan of Midway died at his home at 6 30 a m from an apparent heart attack. Williams Funeral Home in Sophia will handle funeral arrangements which are incomplete.

Eli Chortan Midway Williams Sophia

Bertha Phillips Dies After Heart Surgery in West Virginia

Mrs. Bertha Phillips of Sophia died Monday night at West Virginia University Medical Center following heart surgery. She was admitted to the hospital January 28. Her body will be returned to Williams Funeral Home in Sophia.

Clyde Bertha) Phillips Sophia West Virginia University Medical Center Williams Funeral Home

Kennedy Talks With Yukon Official During Rest Break

New York Democrat Kennedy relaxed and chatted with Yukon commissioner Gordon Cameron, a former bush pilot. A furled flag lay in Kennedy's luggage, kept private, with plans seemingly to carry it to the mountain summit.

New York Democrat Yukon Gordon Cameron

Woman Dies In Two Car Head On Crash Near Bluefield

Mrs Edward L Brooks 0 of near Bluefield was killed in a two car head on collision on U S 19 and 460 five miles east of here Monday night An occupant in the second car Mrs Clarence Ray Harman of Princeton was treated at a local hospital for minor injuries The death was the 77nd on West Virginia roads and streets this year compared with a year ago

Bluefield UPI Edward L. Brooks Near U. S. 19 Here Clarence Ray Harman Princeton

Beckley Mourns Susie Cosby 75 in long illness

Susie Cosby 75 of 216 Riley Street died at 11 p m Monday at a local hospital after a long illness. She was born June 7 1889 in Buckingham Virginia and lived in Beckley 43 years. Survived by five sons James Clarence George Robert Panama Canal Zone serviceman Charles. three daughters Thelma Campbell Mary Wilson Ollie Martin. two brothers and six sisters. 15 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. Funeral arrangements pending at Wright and Anderson Funeral Home.

Susie Cosby Riley St Beckley Ebenezer Baptist Church The Missionary Society Buckingham John Lucy Toney James Clarence George Robert Salem Charles U. S. Army Panama Canal Zone Thelma Cambell Mary Wilson Ollie Martin Greentown Harvey Toney East Park Frank Toney Charleston Lillian Vaughn Pinky Woodson Virgil Woodson Minden Carrie Harris Rebecca Tucker Cleveland Ohio Margaret Toney Wright and Anderson Funeral Home

Sweeney Named Head of Appalachian Regional Commission

John L. Sweeney, 37, Michigan, chosen by President Johnson to head the Appalachian Regional Commission. He has led the Federal Development Planning Commission for Appalachia and previously served as administrative assistant to Gov. G. Mennen Williams and in the Commerce Department. Sweeney has worked extensively on Appalachian projects and met with West Virginia officials.

Charleston UPI John L. Sweeney Sweeney Michigan Johnson Appalachian Regional Commission Federal Development Planning Commission Appalachia G. Mennen Williams Washington Senate Public Works Committee U. S. Commerce Department Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr Roosevelt West Virginia

Levi Davidson Levi Ridley Davidson Dies in Sophia

Levi Ridley Davidson 76 of Sophia died at a local hospital at 7:30 am today after an extended illness. A retired miner born September 1 1888 in Tennessee, he rests at Williams Funeral Home in Sophia pending arrangements.

Levi Ridley Davidson Sophia Tennessee Williams Funeral Home

Grissom Survives Hatch Explosion in Liberty Bell 7

Gus Grissom escapes a hatch explosion during the Liberty Bell 7 recovery scene as water floods his suit and a helicopter arrives for rescue. The sunken craft lies on the seabed. Grissom, from Mitchell Indiana, had earlier completed 100 Korea missions and now instructs while pursuing the space program. He and Betty Moore Grissom have two sons, Scott and Mark.

Grissom Mitchell Ind Korea Betty L. Moore Mitchell, Ind Scott Mark

Young: A keen mind among the Gemini era astronauts

The article profiles John Young as one of the sharpest minds among 28 astronauts. At 34 he is viewed as a likely early moon mission candidate alongside Gus Grissom, with Navy flight test background and record ascent times. Born in San Francisco, he grew up in Orlando and excelled in school and athletics.

Moon Young Gus Grissom San Francisco Orlando Fla Georgia Tech Navy Ado Gemini

Queen Juliana Injured Skiing in Austrian Alps

Queen Juliana of The Netherlands, 55, fractured a bone in her left ankle while skiing in the Austrian Alps. Doctors placed a plaster cast over the leg and a spokesman said there will be no more skiing for the Queen this winter.

Lech AM Arlberg Austria UPI Juliana Netherlands

Space terms and Titan-2 rocket glossary

A concise glossary of spaceflight terms related to Gemini and Titan-2 operations. Includes OAMS thrusters perigee reentry SECO staging telemetry thruster Titan-2 UDMH zero gravity and other key concepts used in space missions.

Gemini Earth Space Ocean SECO Orit

Families watch Cape Kennedy liftoff with siblings nearby

At Cape Kennedy the Young and Grissom families, with children ages eight to fourteen, watched the historic launch on multiple TVs while Mrs. Young and Mrs. Grissom refused personal interviews. News crews gathered outside, and the wives planned to issue official statements through the space center relations office during the flight.

Grissom Mrs. Grissom Space Agency Spacecraft Center Bilt Relations Office

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Col Cape Kennedy Virgil I. Grissom John W. Young Leonov PAN Aml Pan Am London Frankfurt Istanbul Beirut Jerusalem Delhi Calcutta Agra Hong Kong Tokyo Hawaii Richmon Cleaners Bama Rep Hechler Marches Leroy James Hendrix Mrs Lou Johnson George K. Moran Richard D. Dooley Commodore E. Stover Bertha Phillips Kennedy C & P Telephone Co Harry Dean Winter Pershing Sherl J. Winter Woodlawn Ave Winter Wayne County Indiana Historical Society Indiana State College Terre Haute University of Wisconsin At Madison Levi Davidson Scott Grissom Cecum Sandy
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