Chessman Executed After Long Capital Punishment Fight
Daryl Chessman died by hydrocyanic gas in California's state prison after 12 years of legal battles and appeals seeking clemency. Judges narrowly refused stays as nine previous date approvals failed, while worldwide petitions and campaigns drew attention to capital punishment.
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Brown
Eisenhower
Latin America
California
Chessman
Death
U. S. Supreme Court
Daryl Chessman
World protests across Europe and Asia on May Day
About three million Chinese jammed Peiping for a May Day carnival hailed by Radio Peiping as the liveliest in the city. In Budapest more than 400,000 Hungarians marched with red flags and huge balloons. Some 100,000 Polish workers heard Gomulka promise higher living standards. Prague staged a five hour parade while Novotny pledged Czechoslovakia would fight with the Soviet Union against West German militarism. Pope John XXIII criticized atheistic communism and urged workers to imitate St Joseph, without naming communism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iny
Germany
Peiping
Radio Peiping
Budapest
Warsaw
Communist Party
Wladyslaw Gomulka
Prague
Antonin Novotny
Czechoslovakia
Soviet Union
John XXIII
Vatican
St. Jose the Carpenter of
Nazareth
Pontiff
Johnson Strategy funds for congressional races
Johnson defended funding efforts for this year’s congressional campaigns while arguing divided government can work. Former President Truman spoke at the dinner, praising the Democratic record and humorously remarking on the Republican candidate’s burdens under Nixon’s administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Senate
Harry S. Truman
Truman
Maine
Hawaii
Florida
Alaska
Richard M. Nixon
Candidates Report (Continued From Page One)
A list of candidates with filing fees and expenses for various offices in Slab Fork and surrounding districts. Names include Arnett Dunbar Republican for committeeman, W. A. Stump Democrat for Slab Fork District Constable, Delmas Elkins Republican for county executive committee, and others with amounts ranging from modest filing fees to high expenses, covering House of Delegates, County Court, Sheriff, Justice of the Peace, Prosecuting Attorney, and related roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnett Dunbar
W. A. Stump
Slab Fork
Delmas Elkins
C. Berkley Lilly
House of Delegates
J. Q. Cooper
Pansey Plumley
Frank D. Peppers
Janice Davis
Ira Whitlock
O. D. Hall
William A. Buckhanan
Perry Haga
Charles T. Burdiss
J. E. Mays
Shady Spring
Wilson Wood
C. A. “Slim’’ Thompson
M. P. Morris
Justice of the Peace
Clear Fork
Charles Howell
Marsh Fork
Thomas Canterbury
Frank G. Turner
Archie Beverly
Arthur Sarrett
J. E. Daniel
L. G. Daniel
Anna Egich
W. A. Burke
Smith Campaign Urges statewide aid for governor bid
Smith spoke of a coming explosion of support as Bishop Glashen for Beckley predicted 99 1 2 percent of Black voters will back Smith. He urged supporters to contact Governor headquarters on Main Street by telephone letter or other means to mobilize friends across the state for his campaign without backing from political professionals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
Bishop Glashen
Beckley
Bank of Raleigh
Main St
PSC Considers State Rate Hikes for Utilities
The Public Service Commission weighs proposed rate increases by five large utilities, including United Fuel Gas Co. and Amere Gas Utilities Co., to offset higher natural gas costs. Hope Natural Gas Co. and Consumers Gas Utility Co. face hearings, with Cabot also seeking higher revenues to cover Tennessee Gas Transmission Co. prices. The moves, filed under a new PSC simplified procedure, would raise average bills modestly for residential and commercial users in multiple counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Fuel Gas Co
Amere Gas Utilities Co
Hope Natural Gas Co
Consumers Gas Utility Co
Consumers
Ohio
Cabot
Tennessee (Gas) Transmission Co
Commission
Wirt
Calhoun
Fayette
Kanawha
Raleigh
Summers
Wyoming
PSC
Oak Hill
Mount Hope
Hinton
Gauley Bridge
Fire Rates Gym At Harassed Ky. State College
A fire destroyed the 29 year old brick gymnasium at Kentucky State College in Frankfort early today amid protests by CORE members and student demonstrations. The school had dismissed two teachers and expelled 12 students, all Negroes, for leading campus boycotts and sit ins since last week.
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Frankfort
Kentucky State College
R. B. Atwood
Nectio
The
Congress of Racial Equality
CORE
Frankford
Lexington
Atwood
Arthur Norman
Philadelphia
Durham
N. C
Willie Burt
Jackie Robinson
Raleigh
John F. Kennedy
D-Mass
Robinson
Massachusetts
John Patterson
Alabama
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
New York
Eisenhower
Louisville
James M. Lawson
Nashville
Tenn
NAACP
America
Lawson
Vanderbilt University Divinity School
Turkiye Turmoil Flares Across Istan bul Ankara Izmir Ports
Turkl youths flee abroad after last week's demonstrations and riots in Istan bul Ankara and the NATO ports of Izmir. Menderes, accused of strongarm rule, vowed to curb future unrest. The Istanbul military commander ordered units to resist gatherings and use arms when necessary.
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Istanbul
Ankara
NATO
Izmir
Menderes
Rosemary proceedings clarify DPA jurisdiction in custody case
Charleston attorney Cleo S. Jones argues county DPA council only could accept custody under the relinquishment contract. Judge Lee rules he maintains jurisdiction, noting an original DPA petition filed December 1956 as an ongoing, undetermined case.
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Mary
Isners
Charleston
Cleo S. Jones
DPA
Lee
Rosemary
Child of McLaughlin Suffering Mumps at Raleigh General
Jeff McLaughlin two year old son of Mr and Mrs George Mc Laughlin Blue Jay is undergoing treatment at Raleigh General Hospital for mumps and complications. He was admitted to the hospital Sunday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeff McLaughlin
George McLaughlin
Blue Jay
Raleigh General Hospital
Deaths Poszich 70 Abbs Valley funeral set
Funeral services for Andrew J. Poszich 70 of Abbs Valley Va will be conducted at 2 p m Wednesday at the Boissevain Va Methodist Church Burial will be in Rose Lawn Memorial Gardens near Princeton A former coal miner Poszich died Saturday in a Radford Va hospital Survivors include a son George Mullens and a daughter Mrs Hurst Crump Eccles The body will be taken from Union Funeral Home Pocahontas Va to the Poszich residence at 3 p m Tuesday
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Andrew J. Poszich
Abbs Valley
Boissevain
Rose Lawn Memorial Gardens
Princeton
Poszich
Radford
George
Mullens
Hurst Crump
Eccles
Union Funeral Home
Pocahontas
Funeral services for Mrs Maggie Bell Kidd Held Tuesday
Pallbearers named for the funeral of Mrs Maggie Bell Kidd of 107 Lincoln Street include Lonnie Gunther Jr Ronald D Gunther Edward Young J C Lowe and Herbert Warden.
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Maggie Bell Kidd
Lincoln St
Lonnie Gunther Jr
Ronald D. Gunther
Edward Young
J. C. Lowe
Herbert Warden
Milam Funeral Rites Set for Mrs Milam at Hotchkiss
Mrs Milam died Saturday after a year long illness born April 12 1895 in Maben she lived in Surveyor the past year She was a member of the Hotchkiss family Details list seven sons and four daughters plus numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren Marion Fraley tote Kae elton Mortuary with services at Hotchkiss at 4 pm today Pallbearers named Melvin Acord Buddy Fraley Raymond Milam Gilbert Acord Clyde Acord Virgil Acord Roy Acord
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welch
Hilda Nicholson
Mullens
Pearl Acord
Josephine
Amy Eldridge
Sistersville
Ohio
Rose Milam
McGraw
Hulda Whitt
Amigo
Craig
Surveyor
Marion Martossy
Te Kaeelton
Fraley
Hotchkiss
Funeral services for Anna Elkins at Cyclone
Funeral services for Mrs. Anna Elkins Laura Elkins 67 Cyclone will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Gospel Tabernacle Cyclone with Rev. Lloyd Fergerson Gilbert in charge Burial in Cook Cemetery She died Sunday at her daughter's home Mrs Dixie Nutter She had diabetes born July 16 1898 in Cyclone Survivors include husband John H Elkins four sons Calvin Herbert and Buster Elkins Burton Gibson all of Cyclone two other daughters Mrs Vonda Maynor and Mrs Edith Blankenship also of Cyclone Body to Cook Cemetery Cyclone taken to Nutter home at 4 p.m. today from Evans Funeral Home Oceana
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna
Laura Elkins
Cyclone
Gospel Tabernacle
Lloyd Fergerson
Gilbert
Cook Cemetery
Elkins
Dixie Nutter
John H. Elkins
Calvin
Herbert
Buster Elkins
Burton Gibson
Vonda Maynor
Edith Blankenship
Cook
Nutter
Evans Funeral
Oceana
RNS
William Abrams
Raleigh
St. James Ame Church
David Smith
Greenwood Memorial Cemetery
Abrams
Nannie Abrams
Joe L
Frances Abrams
Anna Bell Meadows
Wyco
Wyco; Mrs. ‘Willie Mae Slaughterdelphia
Funeral arrangements set for David L. Holstein
David L. Holstein 21 son of Clarence and Mrs Holstein of Willis Branch was killed when the car he drove failed to make a turn on Ohio 301 near Elyria. He lived in Grafton and died at Elyria Memorial Hospital. Survivors include four brothers Jerry Gene Donald Steve and three sisters Helen Boyko Christian Sandra. Body to be returned to Tyree Funeral Home Mount Hope tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David L. Holstein
Clarence Holstein
Willis Branch
Ohio
Elyria
Holstein
Grafton
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Jerry
Detroit
Gene
Donald
Steve
France
Helen Boyko
Crownsville
Christian
Sandra Holstein
Tyree
Mount Hope
Farley Funeral Services Held For Henry Farley
Henry Everett Farley 70 of Fort Lauderdale Florida formerly Beckley will be buried at Sunset Memorial Park after a 2 PM service at Keyser Bryant Funeral Home Chapel. He died after a heart attack at his daughter's Bluefield home and is survived by his wife two sons a sister and three grandchildren.
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Henry Everette Farley
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Mankin Ave
Beckley
Keyser - Bryant Funeral Home
Everett R. Shafer
Sunset Memorial Park
Farley
Bluefield
Mildred Amberger
Raleigh County
Lessie Thompson Farley
Ross
Florida
James
Detroit
Mich
Bertha Grinstead
Norfolk
Mary Bonds dies of heart attack at 69 in Skelton
Funeral rites for Mrs. Mary Nettie Bonds of Skelton were held at 2 p.m. at Peace Springs Community Church with Rev. Omar Williams presiding. Burial followed at Walker Ayres Cemetery. Mrs. Bonds died Friday at 7:10 p.m. in a local hospital from a heart attack suffered April 24. Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home arranged the service. Grandsons served as pallbearers.
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Mary Nettie Bonds
Skelton
Peace Springs
Omar Williams
Walker Ayres
Final rites for Mrs Bertha Milam held at Hotchkiss
Mrs Bertha Milam aged 65 a surveyor died recently and funeral services are set for 2 p m Tuesday at Hotchkiss Baptist Church with Rev Johnny Rhinehart presiding. Burial will follow in Birchfield Cemetery Hotchkiss.
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Bertha Milam
Hotchkiss Baptist Church
Johnny Rhinehart
Birchfield Cemetery
Hotchkiss
Driver Charged After Sunday Wreck at By-Pass
Mrs. Arlene Hollingsworth, 27, of Stanaford, drove into Grant Sisson's Pure Oil station on the 1921 By-Pass, causing about $4,000 in damage. Police say she backed into a gasoline pump while attempting to back from the building and was cited for reckless driving and driving without an operator's license. She was admitted to Beckley Memorial Hospital for nose and face injuries and observation. condition described as satisfactory the next day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlene Hollingsworth
Stanaford
Grant Sisson
Final rites for Margie Ballard set at Dry Creek church
Mrs Margie Ballard 43 of Dry Creek will have final rites at 2 p m Tuesday at Free Will Baptist Church Dry Creek with Rev Thomas Bradford in charge Burial will be in Millers Cemetery Rock Creek The body leaves Armstrong Funeral Home Whitesville for home at 5 p m today Ray Ballard a son Melvin and Milt Nutter two brothers and four sisters listed with addresses none given Mrs Roy Cochran Crab Orchard Mrs Everette Snuffer and Mrs Lloyd Acord Glen White and Mrs Herman Riles Philadelphia Pa RNS
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margie Marie Ballard
Dry Creek
Free Will Baptist Church
Thomas Bradford
Millers Cemetery
Rock Creek
Carl
Ray
Melvin
Milt Nutter
Roy Cochran
Crab Orchard
Everette Snuffer
Lloyd Acord
Glen White
Herman Riles
Philadelphia
Armstrong
Whitesville
James A. Smith Final Rites In Fayetteville Church
James A. Smith aged 60 of Fayetteville. Final rites held at 2 p m in Missionary Baptist Church Dempsey with Reverends Wesley Pennington Harmon Gray and William McClung presiding. Burial in Huse Memorial Park. Died Friday in a Kaymoor mine after a heart attack. Dodd Payne Funeral Home Fayetteville in charge of arrangements.
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James A. Smith
Fayetteville
Missionary Baptist Church
Dempsey
Wesley Pennington
Harmon Gray
William McClung
Huse Memorial Park
Smith
Kaymoor
Dodd - Payne Funeral Home
Graveside rites for day-old Lucy Marie Athey at Coal Marsh Cemetery
Lucy Marie Athey died Saturday. graveside services set for 10 a.m. today at Coal Marsh Cemetery in Glen Daniel. Funeral conducted by Rev. Denny Dinsmore. Survived by parents Wilmer and unnamed mother, two sisters Laura and Icy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucy Marie Athey
Wilmer Athey
Glen Daniel
Coal Marsh
Denny Dinsmore
Laura
Icy
Rose and Quesenberry
Final rites for Mrs Dora Spears Bellamy
Mrs Dora Spears Bellamy 75 of Oceana will receive final rites at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Freewill Baptist Church Oceana with Rev Moss Craddock and Rev Jim Bragg officiating. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery Pecks Mill. She died at 8 a.m. Saturday in a Beckley hospital. The body is at Evans Funeral Home.
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Dora Spears Bellamy
Oceana
Freewill Baptist Church
Moss Craddock
Jim Bragg
Forest Lawn Cemetery
Pecks Mill
Bellamy
Beckley
Evans Funeral Home
NATO backs disarmament talks ahead of Paris summit
NATO endorsed the session and noted all Atlantic allies expect the May 16 Paris Big Four summit to mark a first step toward disarmament under effective international control. Lange warned that without disarmament the world faces a nuclear arms race with dire consequences. Herter and Lloyd said Western leaders would present a joint plan to assess German unification and Berlin’s status amid Soviet rejection of a West Berlin plebiscite proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Lange
U. S
Christian A. Herter
Selwyn Lloyd
Konrad Adenauer
Two Pax Area Houses Burn
Fire destroyed two Pax area houses over the weekend. A five room dwelling on Packs Branch owned by Mr. and Mrs. Dawson Daniels burned at 2 p m Sunday from a clothes closet fire. Daniels and his brother Roy saved a washer and television. Mrs Daniels and son Douglas were away visiting in Hinton. A second house at Weirwood occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Leo Fix burned at 2 a m today. unoccupied but contained furniture. Fire found by neighbor Mrs. Clarence Covey. Pax Volunteer Fire Department could not save it. Donations for the Daniels family are requested through Mrs. John Williams, Packs Branch.
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PAX
BNS
Packs Branch
Dawson Daniels
Ilothes
Daniels
Roy
Weirwood
Leo Fix
Beckley
Clarence Covey
Pax Volunteer Fire Department
John Williams
Shortening The News Talk By Gov Underwood At 7 P M
Gov Underwood spoke to five television and 31 radio stations at 7 p m with no topic disclosed. Paul Ben edum, nephew of oil wildcatter, will headline WVU commencement May 30. Dr Marion Knight, 55, education chair at College of Stubenville Ohio, dies after kidney illness. Cecil Cox of Dehue Logan County withdraws from Democratic State Executive Committee race 7th District.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Underwood
Paul G. Benedum
M. L
Mike) Benedum
West Virginia University
Marion K. Knight
Department of Education
College of Stubenville
Ohio
Moundsville
Secretary of State
Cecil Cox
Dehue
Logan County
Democratic State Executive Committee
Six Fish Violations Charged to Ohio Fishermen
Six fishermen were arrested by Conservation Commission officers for fishing before the 6 am opening and for possession of trout during the closed season. David L. Ramsey of Bluefield and five others faced fines of $20 and costs in Union and Daniels, with additional creel limit violations at Little Beaver Lake noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conservation Commission
Raymond Eye
David L. Ramsey
Bluefield
Turkey Creek
Monroe County
A. W. Boone
Union
Boone
Gary Wayne Stover
Beckley
W. J. Honaker
Ronceverte
Herbert E. Crigger
Eye
Little Beaver Lake
Robert Campbell
Daniels
Jerry Bailey
J. E. Mays
Mays
Ed Turpin
Beaver
Fined for Expired Stickers in Local Hearings
Driving with expired inspection stickers cost 11 motorists a total of 80 dollars and costs since Friday. In hearings at A. Burke and Pleading Guilty, Cecil R. Shrewsbury, Bertha Pinkard, John H. Doud, George Ransom, Paul Painter all fined 10 dollars and costs. Billy Gene Kincaid, Walter Brewer, Frank Facello, James A. Tabor Jr. fined 5 dollars and costs. Two men, Larry B. Stone and Leo Demencio, also pleaded guilty and were fined 5 dollars and costs each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wore
A. Burke
Cecil R. Shrewsbury
Odd
Bertha Pinkard
Affinity
John H. Doud
MacArthur
George Ransom
Stamford
Billy Gene Kincaid
War
Walter Brewer
Beckley
Frank Facello
Paul Painter
Prosperity
James A. Tabor Jr
Bluefield
Larry B. Stone
Leo Demencio
Cotton White
Raleigh County Talent Show at Stoco High Thursday
The eighth annual Raleigh County Talent Show will be held at 7 30 p m Thursday in the auditorium of Stoco High School. Students from grades seven through 12 will participate. Elementary schools with eighth grade eligible also. Junior class sponsors are Miss Janet Farley Howard J Hurley Mrs La Manlin and Thomas Baker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Stoco High School
Eligibe
Stoco High
Janet Farley
Howard J. Hurley
la Manlin
Thomas Baker
Three Drivers Jailed On Drunken Driving Charges
Drunk driving charges landed three men in Raleigh County Jail Sunday. Harry Clifford Mickey of Raleigh, Billie Jean Walker of Raleigh, and Robert B. Clark of Charleston were jailed at 7:05 am, 9:40 am, and 12:47 am respectively. Bonds posted ranged from 106.50 to 500 prop, with Clark awaiting a Saturday court appearance and Mickey pleading guilty, fined 50 dollars, and jailed 24 hours plus license suspension for six months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Harry Clifford Mickey
Billie Jean Walker
Raleigh Company
Turnpike
Robert B. Clark
Charleston
Clinton Felly
Sprague
Beckley
Kelly
Clark
Cotton White
W. A. Burke
Mickey
Kennedy Campaign Sends Mail to West Virginia Union Members
Kennedy activists claim mail went to all Teamsters members in the state this week. WV backers insist no AFL-CIO or United Mine Workers endorsement exists, though UMW leaders reportedly favor Humphrey. Kennedy supporters cheer as rumors swirl amid Kennedy’s voice trouble and campaign bus stops. Carter denies circulating anti Kennedy film by Wayne Morse, calling the accusation false.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teamsters
National Teamsters
Humphrey
West Virginia
Afl-Cio
United Mine Workers
UMW
Kennedy
Matt Reese
West
Two Cars Collide on Prince Street
A two car collision on Prince Street this morning left no damage estimate available. Mac Sheffield of Beckley drove a 1956 station wagon that struck the left front of William E Bates’s 1956 car as Bates pulled from the curb at 132 Westwood Drive. Sheffield’s car sustained damage to the right front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Street
Mac Sheffield
Beckley
William E. Bates
Westwood Drive
Bates
Sheffield
Beating Victim Dies Beckley Man To Be Charged With Murder
Henry Spicer aged 48 of McComas died after a March 31 beating in Welch. Samuel Wayne St. Clair of Beckley, already charged with maiming, would be charged with murder. State Police said the fight occurred at a neighbor’s home over objections to showing an industrial film.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WELCH
Henry Spicer
McComas
Princeton
Samuel Wayne St. Clair
Beckley
Spicer
St. Clair
Revival Under Way at First Church of God Lester
Revival services conducted by Evangelist Bonnie Conley Beckley run from Sunday through May 15 starting at 7 30 pm. Special music includes the Old Time Gospel Singers Faith Trio from Beckley First Church of God and the host church choir.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Church of God
Lester
Bonnie Conley
Beckley
Faith
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William C. Douglas
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Louis E. Goodman
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Executive
Pol. Ady
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Ky. State College
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Mrs
Anna Elkins
Mary Bonds
U.S
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Mrs. Dora Bellamy
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