02 May 1969
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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1969
Page
1
Four new cardinals were created by Pope Paul VI during a ceremony in Rome. The men, raised to the Sacred College of Cardinals, traveled to their assigned churches across the city as tradition requires, each church reflecting history or modern Rome.
The notice lists multiple obituaries and funeral arrangements including Elsie B. Preast, 61, and Maye died at 9:29 am Wednesday with services set by Tyree Funeral Home. Also mentioned are Jennings W. Preast and Jack T. Jennings with services pending, plus a long roster of survivors and interment details across several towns.
An inmate tore up a padded cell and Howard Boggess of Marfrance pleaded guilty to a hit and run charge. He was jailed after arraignment in a drunken driving case linked to a church property incident in Monte Mario. Cardinal John J. Wright and others were mentioned in the court and jail proceedings.
At Notre Dame University McNamara promotes family planning to curb population growth as a key step for economic and social progress in the developing world. He links high fertility to obstacles and argues for a scale of birth control supported by the Catholic institution. The event sparks debate amid ongoing controversy over birth control policies.
Huttler Steele 50 died Wednesday in a Buffalo New York hospital. Funeral services are set for Saturday at 2 pm at Sam Fogle Song Funeral Home Chapel Mullens with Rev Lonnie Blankenship officiating. Burial follows in Sunset Memorial Park Berkley. He was a retired New River and Parahontas County employee, member of the Methodist Church and United Mine Workers. Survivors include wife Mary four sons Allen Ray and Ted Jernine Paul Bean and J W from Lake Zurich Illinois and Cleveland Ohio and three daughters Elle Rahall Polly Hollman Nancy Raites. brothers Clayton and Roy and two sisters. The body will be at Dotrid Payne Funeral Home Fayetteville with visitation today.
Protesters clash with police as 130 officers sweep campuses while SDS action enters its fifth day. At Columbia, students evacuate two buildings to avoid arrest warrants for contempt of court. City College of New York closes indefinitely. incidents disrupt administration buildings and dorms as a student strike expands across campuses.
Euprema Court details show Browning declining to issue an opinion while offering legal counsel if the board tests the issue in court. The governor’s stance aligns with not supporting the board’s conclusion, pushing the matter toward the Supreme Court of Appeals where Guy Moore has led the challenge. The clash centers on university salary approvals, with prior conflicts involving Finance Commissioner Jack Miller over an $18,480 salary and Moore’s $15,000 decision.
GOP critics press Nixon on scaling back 59 Job Corps centers, with the Labor Department negotiating to keep some open under new, lower-cost formats. Closings spark intra party clashes as centers in Republican districts face reconsideration and local leaders warn of disruption to instructors and enrollees.
Frankie Slate was jailed at 2:35 a.m. today by Clear York District Constable Leslie Stover and sheriff's deputies on a destruction of property warrant. Slate allegedly broke furniture at the Mabscott home of James Davis and faces arraignment before Town District Magistrate Joe Rodrigue. A Rhodesian man, Arthur Young, was arraigned in Raleigh County on a peace warrant and found guilty, ordered to post a $500 bond. A 1-year-old youth was jailed at 5 p.m. on a shoplifting charge in Chavetey, with deputies handling the case.
In a May Day speech Nasser denies Israel caused heavy damage in Wednesday's raid. Officials claim the assault pushed Egypt to form militia units to guard key sites along the Upper Nile while a deputy speaker of Israel and others insist the operation demonstrated continued regional aggression and Soviet involvement.
A Raleigh County Circuit Court case against James Clyde and others was dismissed after the plaintiff declined to prosecute. The fragmented filing references Maj or and Lessie Bower entities and names several individuals, with a motion and juror order noted amid unclear details. The report mentions a timing in 1967 and a swimming venue near Melbourne, and references a judge named Foals or similar presiding over related motion.
Dame Zara Bates will christen a US Navy escort ship in California, naming the vessel after her late husband, former Australian Prime Minister. The ceremony marks a notable cross national tribute as UPI reports details of the event and attendees.
Pittsburg truck driver Joseph Dejourt Jr. dived into nine feet of water to rescue three children and two women from a submerged car. The Carnegie Hero Fund Commission awarded him a bronze medal and $250 for his acts, part of a 15-person honor roll from 11 states and Canada for heroic deeds.
Heehler urged ending American hype around the war, noting 163 young men were killed last week. He called for humanitarian action and a shift away from Vietnam, urging an end to senseless losses tomorrow.
The Defense Bureau announced on Thursday that Army Spec. 4 Tusepl Me Carnelison was killed in action in Vic Ihe. He was the son of Ale and Mrs. Elvis B. Cornelison of Mannington.
In Washington a medical expert testified that there is no cure for black lung disease and that prevention is the only remedy. Dr Jethro Gough head of pathology at the Welsh National School of Medicine said lungs cannot fully recover once coal dust saturates them, and American mining equipment emits more dust than British mines. The subcommittee plans a May 16 tour of British mines to study safety devices, including Cardiff jet mines.
A West Virginia University student, William Staplee Jr., 20, of Summersville, died at WVU Hospital after a single-vehicle crash on US 19 north of Morgantown at 3 a.m. James Mahaffey, 20, of Parkersburg, also a WVU student, is charged with involuntary manslaughter. Mahaffey, treated for minor injuries, and Harry Duncan Jr., 80, of South Charleston, with internal injuries, were among others injured.
Hollywood veteran Bing Crosby qualifies for Medicare at 65. The aging crooner, famed for film radio and recordings, remains a major star and spends winters at his Las Graces hideaway near Esja, California, with family, visiting golf courses and chasing game birds while enjoying steady public adoration.
Abel, head of the AFL CIO Industrial Union Dept, urged union support for West Virginia State Road Commission workers who struck for recognition and job security after Gov Moore fired 2600 road workers. He linked the fight to broader public employee justice and criticized Miles Stanley and political barons.
A certificate of incorporation was issued for the Raleigh County Beekeepers Cooperative Association. The charter describes a nonprofit organization for honey production marketing and queen bee raising with one member one vote. Offices listed at 324 1 2 Prince Street Beckley with incorporators Fred James Tieng William Scarbro Quincy Burnside and others.
Washington report says Sr Daniel Hale of Bluefield West Virginia led a grassroots delegation to a Senate Public Works subcommittee testifying on extending 225 million Appalachia aid for two more years He urged direct state block grants to shield funding from bureaucratic cuts and accelerate rural health projects in southern West Virginia counties The committee chair Sen Jennings Rudolph proposed joining the Appalachian network to study mining impacts and fund demonstration projects to ease mining hazards.
News item reports Texas Highway Patrolman Kenneth Crane kidnapped near White, 20 miles west of Beaumont. Suspects fled at high speed toward Houston then toward Beaumont, moving through heavy traffic. Crane’s condition described as alive at last report.
April circulation rose over 1,000 from last year with 3068 in fiction and nonfiction categories. The report lists totals across adult, juvenile, reference and records, noting a grand total near 4,724 with registrations and special categories detailed for adults and juveniles. In California, Connie Stevens obtained a court order barring Eddie Fisher from removing her possessions amid divorce filings citing extreme and mental cruelty. A restraining order was issued by Judge Edward R Brand.
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