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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Mar 24, 1966

Page

2

Educators Plan West Virginia Educational Laboratory

Local educators met to plan a statewide educational laboratory in West Virginia aimed at reducing cultural isolation and modernizing curricula. The project, funded by the U S Office of Education under Title IV, envisions a nine lab network with a 34 member team and multiple professional areas. Attendees included C G Perego Janie Mann Beatrice Harvey Mac G County and others from Raleigh Summers Greenbrier and Summers counties and the West Virginia Education Association.

West Virginia U. S. Office of Education United States C. G. Perego Princef W Wilson High Deveral Raleigh County Janie Mann Summers County Paul Vennari The Classroom Teachers Association Beatrice Harvey Greenbrier County West Virginia Education Association Mac G. County Office of Economic Opportunity Summers

Historic Meeting With Pope Ends Archbishop Urges Unity

Archbishop Ramsey and Pope Paul VI held a Geneva meeting with World Council of Churches leaders concluding with a kiss of peace at St Pauls. A formal common declaration urged unity in truth and collaborative efforts toward greater church harmony despite doctrinal barriers. The ceremony included a two-lingual service and a ring exchange gesture signaling goodwill between Anglicans and Romans.

Geneva World Council of Churches London Paul Ramsey Christ Eme Vatican Britain England Rome Lalso Ae Henry VIII St. Paul’s Archb of Canterbury

HRC NAACP clash questioned interview remarks

Chamberlain said he attended the interview and saw nothing offensive or access to the NAACP leaders. Dr. Thomas Gavet of Morgan town, chair of the Commission, suggested earlier the McKinney charges were exaggerated, while he criticized Enoyos action and urged a strong active Negro voice.

Inaacp Chamberlain NAACP Thomas Gavet Morgantown McKinney

Congress Passes 13.1 Billion Viet War Aid Bill

Congress approved a 13.1 billion emergency Viet Nam war aid bill with an 87 to 2 House vote. Most funds will buy military hardware. about 215 million dollars support Southeast Asia. The measure was amended in the Senate and other congressional items noted. No further details provided.

Washington Allentown Senate Supreme Court Government Operation Committee Community Relations Service CRS Commerce Department Justice Department Johnson American Association of State Highway Officials House Wednesley Sant

Red China's Viet Nam gamble and intangibles seen

Analysis suggests China’s revolution theory remains weak as Viet Nam war aims stall after 1965. Reports indicate military advisers in North Vietnam, possible factory moves, and growing grain imports for wartime needs. Party warnings claim imperialist setback may unite revolutionaries.

Cuba Viet Nam Considera Lin China Communist Party Jenmin Jih Pao United States

Patricia Neal Wins British Foreign Actress Award

Patricia Neal receives the British Film Academy award for best foreign actress at a London ceremony. She later won Hollywood's best actress Oscar in 1964 for her role as a Navy nurse in Ox Weaner ay. Neal burst into tears when called to receive the prize from Leslie Caron at the televised event.

London UPI Patricia Neal British Film Academy Ox Weaneray Harm’s Miss Neal Hollywood Leslie Caron

UMW Seeks First Strike in 15 Years Over Wage Demands

United Mine Workers announce possible walkout in soft coal sector after 15 years as Wage Policy Committee in New York signals demand for a 4 percent wage rise from a $26.25 base, plus extended vacations, holidays, and minimum crew counts for underground equipment. Negotiations to resume behind the scenes as Tony Parent leads to a possible contract proposal for the 200-member union.

Washington UPI United Mine Poets Ae New York UMW W. A Tony Bituminous Operators Association Concenent UME

Secretary Is Defendant in Suit

Wanda Phlegar secretary of White Oak Deverent Association Inc is named defendant in a Raleigh County Circuit Court recovery suit filed Wednesday. The suit seeks return of property including check books canceled checks ledger billing cards and other records valued at 300. Plaintiff demands the return and the attorney for the plaintiff is Clay S Crouse.

Wanda Phlegar White Oak Deverent Association, Inc Raleigh County Clay S. Crouse

Pilot Teaching Center Receives $8,000 Grant

CHARLESTON West Virginia reports a grant of 8000 dollars from the U S Office of Education for a pilot student teaching center. State Superintendent Rex M Smith says funds cover fiscal years 1966 68 and a full time director will administer the program.

Charleston UPI U. S. Office of Education West Virginia Rex M. Smith

Obits and Funeral Notices From Oak Hill Area

Death notices and funeral details for Alex Septcinet and multiple Oak Hill area residents. Final rites, burial sites, call times, and hospital deaths are listed with ages, family survivors, and affiliated churches or employers. The notices reference Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill and High Lawn Memorial Park.

Alex Septcinet Oak Hill Tyree Leo Werner High Lawn Memorials Park Septcinet I Hill Milburn By-Products Co Earl James Fox Brooksville Fla Thomas Pineal Chapa William Seacrist High Lawn Memorial Park Fox Tristian Construction Co Baptist Church Victor Stevie Malinda Fox Marie E. Fox Fred D Willard A. Fox Cincinnati Ohio Opal Renick Rosa Patton Gatewood Mary C. S. Donnelly Snell Beckley Hospital Winona Joseph Snell Elizabeth Coltner Snell St. Albans Bobby James Franklin Jr John Sandra Snell Pete Johnson David Roy Charleston Evelyn Brown Marion Hylton Staunton

Fires burn over 700 acres in Virginia area deadly smoke

Forests face danger as March winds and warm afternoons dry the forest floor. In the Roanoke Radford region near the West Virginia border Northwestern Virginia 60 fires burned more than 700 acres on Wednesday. Near Roanoke on Poor Mountain a fire scorched over 200 acres and a 73 year old man named W Byars died from smoke inhalation.

Virginia West Virginia Roanoke-Radford Roanoke W. Byars

Bishop Pike on Jesus and resurrection beliefs in interview

The interview covers Pike’s view that Jesus was uniquely open to God while fully human, denying the incarnation yet affirming divine fullness in Him. He discusses resurrection belief, eternal life, heaven and hell, and his stance as a reductionist while asserting ongoing human freedom after death.

Jesus Socrates Buddha God Jesus Was In Any Sense Devine St. Paul Meetiog Heaven Hell Harper & Row

Saigon Airbase Fears as Tanks Rally in Counterattack

Reported fighting near Saigon centers on a government outpost 10 miles north after dawn assault by about 1,000 Communist forces aided by mortars and artillery. U S casualties for the week ending March 19 reach 80 dead and 816 wounded with 17 missing or captured. Communist losses include 627 killed and 59 captured, 456 weapons seized. Lt Col Diep Buynh Ngoc notes minimal government casualties at the compound and describes rapid tank actions by Reds near the northern gate.

Saigon Binh Loi U.S Diep Buynh Ngoc 1St Armored Cavalry Squadron Ane Sieieses Ngoc

Firm Ordered To Make Up Pill Shortage

Charleston notes a drug firm must replace pills sold to the state or face prosecution. Labor Commissioner Lawrence Barker reported weights and measures inspectors found shortages in Milan Pharmaceuticals Inc bottles, with some lots missing up to 60 pills. The health department had bought 6,480 tuberculin bottles. Milan, formerly of Princeton, refused to comment.

Charleston UPS Lawrence Barker Barker Weights and Measures Milan Pharmaceuticals Inc anawda-Charleston Health Department Health Department Milan Princeton

District Fires Under Control in Eight-County Area

Fires in District IV were reported under control after rain and snow fell Wednesday night. No new fires were reported, with twenty fires reined by 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, including eight railroad fires at Mill Creek in Fayette County and other old fires. Counties listed multiple blazes across Fayette, Raleigh, Wyoming, McDowell, and no fires in Mercer, Monroe, Summers or Greenbrier.

Department of Natural Resources Wedness Mill Creek Fayette County Raleigh County Eccles Harper Bridge Tommy’s Creek Veteran’s Hospital Mabscott-Ping Creek MacArthur Glen Daniel Coal City Bradley Maple Fork Wyoming County Brenton Lacy Fork Garden Gap Little Huff Creek McDowell County Anawalt Bradshaw Creek Stringtown Groundhog Premier Carette Honey Creek Cheney Knob Boonesborough Fayette Station Mercer Monroe Greenbrier

China Sees Shift After Mao Era As Pye Predicts Change

37 year old political scientist born in China of American missionary parents argues Mao's death will trigger major political changes in China. He notes Sino Soviet strain may intensify US Chinese tensions and China may isolate itself before younger intellectuals steer a more flexible long term path.

Russia China United Press International U.S Pye Mao Tze- Tung Chinese Communist Party Mao World Communist Party Moscow Peking Carleton College Minnesota Yale Moe

Blizzard dengarten death toll rises in Midwest storm

A man identified as Blizzard dengarten was found near his downed truck outside Howells Nebraska, where four men trapped by the blizzard were discovered. The group had been returning to West Point from a meeting on an island when exposure likely caused their deaths. Minnesota and Iowa reported four storm related deaths while Wisconsin and South Dakota each had one.

Dengarten Howells Neb West Point Minnesota Iowa Wisconsin Akota

Turkey Dinner at Sophia Methodist Church Friday

The Woman's Society of Christian Service at Sophia Methodist Church will serve a turkey dinner this Friday evening after sunset at the church. Proceeds support church programs and community outreach.

Womans Society of Christian Service Sophia Methodist Church Ss UN

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