Challenge Peking To Do The Same Journalist Urges U.S. To Permit Chinese Newsmen To Enter Country
UPI reports Phil Newsom urged U S newsmen be allowed into Red China as a step to end cold war diplomacy. He proposed the United States inform China it may send its correspondents here under the same conditions that govern Soviet and other Communist nations. He spoke at the New Britain Press Club dinner honoring Dr Herbert Welte. Newsom argued coverage should not be tied to policy debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW Britain, Conn
UPI
U. S
China
United Ressiene
Phil Newsom
Newsom
United States
Peking
New Britain Press Club
Herbert D. Welte
Central Connecticut State College
Mainland
Red China
United Nations
Soviet Union
Eastern Association Coal Corp
Stotesbury
A. P. Boxley
Pittsburgh
Eastern
No. 8
Boxley
Lovesick Len Freed by Army Over Cupid Power
In Catterick England a 20 year old gunner Len Izzard was discharged after a medical board ruled he is too lovesick to serve. He failed cures from attempted treatment and a weekend pass with his wife Shirley did not ease the longing. The army granted leave to marry while his final discharge is processed. Shirley called it wonderful as Len longs for his bride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catterick
England
Shirley
Military Hospital
Len
Izzard
Army
Water rate hike linked to federal aid push in Morgantown
City officials discuss funding sewage treatment through federal grants under Public Law 660 and the Accelerated Public Works Program. Morgantown has filed a plan timeline with bids in August and construction slated for September, as Huntington fights past legal costs and local water users feel the burden. The Public Health Service reviews the program at Charlottesville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old State Water Commission
City of
Huntington
Wright
Welch
Public Health Service
Morgantown
Charlottesville
Union Is Approved at Raleigh-Sales by Raleigh Employees
United Mine Workers of America District 50 won the election as the employees' collective bargaining agent at Raleigh-Sales. The vote was 17 for the union and nine against, with two ballots challenged. The company is currently nonunion and contract talks will begin once the National Labor Relations Board certifies the election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Mine Workers of America, District 50
Raleigh
National Bar Relations Board
Dietrich Wows Em In Moscow Night of Song
Marlene Dietrich thrilled Moscow listeners with a sexy set of old love songs in her first Russia appearance. At 62 she drew 11 curtain calls, then appeared barefoot in a dressing gown. She vowed to return May 29 for more engagements and learn Russian to sing to the audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
UPI
Marlene Dietrich
Russia
Four Nabbed For Speeding In Area
Four area residents were arrested or cited on speeding charges. Michael W. Lilly, 19, posted a $20 bond after a 10:05 p.m. citation. Paul E. Brown, 22, of Crab Orchard, cited at 10:20 p.m. ordered to appear in Police Court Monday. Judith Ann Amon, 23, Mac Arthur, cited at 11:18 p.m. ordered to Police Court. Edward A. Roy, 22, Burgess Street, cited at 11:18 p.m. ordered to appear Monday. Roby Allen Mitchem, 16, Crab Orchard, arrested 10:43 p.m. and ordered to appear for red light violation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael W. Lilly
Glen White
Lilly
Paul E. Brown
Crab Orchard
Judith Ann Amon
MacArthur
Edward A. Roy
Burgess Street
Roby Allen Mitchem
From Speech on Creating a Great Society Framework
The speaker notes limits in current resources but pledges to gather global knowledge to solve problems. He outlines forming working groups to host conferences on cities, natural beauty, and education quality. He envisions studies guiding a course toward the great society and calls for creative federalism between Washington and local leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National
Crook Enlists in U S Navy From Beckley
Edward Lee Crook of Cool Ridge son of Mr and Mrs Theodore A Crook enlisted at the Navy Recruiting Sub Station Beckley and is sent to Great Lakes Illinois for recruit training He is a former National Guardsman who joined the Regular Navy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Navy
Edward Lee Crook
Cool Ridge
Theodore A. Crook
Navy
Beckley
Great Lakes
Ill
Crook
Fulbright backs proposal to admit Chinese newsmen
Sen. J. William Fulbright praised a proposal by Phil Newsom to admit Communist Chinese newsmen to the United States as a first step toward ending Cold War reporting constraints. Newsom urged reciprocal access for American reporters to Red China, a plan met with mixed reaction from officials and editors nationally. Mansfield and Hickenlooper objected to unilateral entry without similar access for American correspondents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Sen
J. William Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
United Press International
Phil Newsom
United States
Newsom
New Britain
Conn
Peking
China
U.S
Red China
Fulbright
D-Ark
Robert Manning
State Department
Communist
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Americ
Rourke B. Hickenlooper
Iowa
Mansfield
Six Men Sent To State Penitentiary From Raleigh Jail
Six prisoners were released from Raleigh County Jail to await transport to the State Penitentiary at Moundsville for sentences handed by the Raleigh County Criminal Court. Alfred L. Collins Eccles of Letcher received one to 10 years for grand larceny. Edward Thomas Shatzer of Campbell County Ky faced one to 10 years on three counts of breaking and entering. Robert Bare of MacArthur drew one to five years for manslaughter. George Nutter of Kincaid faced auto larceny and breaking and entering charges. Ronald Cobb of Crab Orchard escaped from the Forestry Camp and was transferred. Romanceles Tunstalle to serve one to five years after pleading no contest to voluntary manslaughter on April 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
State
Moundsville
Raleigh County Criminal Court
Ate
Alfred L. Collins
Eccles
Edward Thomas Shatzer
Campbell County
Robert Bare
MacArthur
George Nutter
Kincaid
Ronald Cobb
Crab Orchard
Moundseille
Romanceles Tunstalle
United Nations Placed Under Global Command Idea Discussed
A public figure advocates placing the United Nations under a global command to provide an impartial third party representing the world community. He notes potential merit in the concept and its possible implications for international governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. N. Command
Break-in Reported at Maxwell Hill Grade School
Maxwell Hill Grade School principal reported to the State Police a breaking and entering at the school. Officers said the office was ransacked and two silver dollars and a View Lex film strip were taken. Entry was gained by forcing a window on the right side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxwell Hill
Final rites for Mrs Myrtle McCoy in Mount Hope
Mrs Myrtle McCoy 66 of Sarasota Florida formerly of Mount Hope will have funeral services at 2 p m Sunday in the Tyree Funeral Home Chapel Mount Hope conducted by Rev Fred Oxendale Oak Hill Burial will be in Prosperity Cemetery She died in a Sarasota hospital May 19 after a long illness She was a member of Mount Hope Methodist Temple Survivors include five brothers Norman Raymond Arthur of Bradley Harry of Herndon George and Le Arthur of Mount Hope three sisters Mrs Leda Proffitt of Herndon Va Mrs Thelma Elliott of Mount Hope and Mrs Bertha McMillion of Dearborn Michigan and her stepmother Mrs Mary Arthur of Oak Hill The body will arrive Sunday morning at Tyree Funeral Home in Mount Hope where friends may call from 9 am until the funeral hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle McCoy
Sarasota
Fla
Mount Hope
Tyree
Fred Oxendale
Oak Hill
Prosperity
McCoy
Herndon
George
le Arthur
Leda Profitt
Thelma Elliott
Bertha McMillion
Dearborn
Mich
Mary Arthur
Oakill
Tyree Funeral Home
Final rites for Mrs Maud E Toney at Workman s Creek Church
Mrs Maud E Toney 82 of Beckley Route 1 dies after long illness in local hospital. Funeral Sunday 2 p m at Workman s Creek Methodist Church Rev Stellie Parsons in charge. Entombment Sunset Mausoleum. Survived by husband Aden W Toney three sons five daughters two sisters three brothers and numerous grandchildren. Body from Keyser Bryant Funeral Home to church one hour before service with calls after 2 p m Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maud E. Toney
Route 1
Beckley
Workman’s Creek Methodist Church
Stellie Parsons
Sunset Mausoleum
Toney
Pine Knob
James A
Nancy Dickens Pettry
Presbyterian Church
Raleigh County
Aden W. Toney
Winton and
Wayne
Woodrow Toney
Colcord
Daugh
Ters
Azel
Violet) Stover
Rt. 1
Lottie Williams
Tom
Faith) Lewis
Jack
Madeline) Reedy
Octavia Miller
Rena Dickens
Dewey Toler
Mount Hope
Wayne Pettry
Pax
Alfred Pettry
Whitesville
Harve Pettry
Glen Fork
Elizabeth Williams Jesse
Blue Law Case Continues After 1963 Supreme Court Ruling
The 1963 suit that led to the State Supreme Court striking down the Sunday closing law continues. Judge Taylor rejected dismissal motions from Kanawha County and a Logan County plaintiff, and addressed whether the case should proceed given Kanawha County’s local option vote nullifying the 1964 statute. The suit, started by Heck's discount stores, questions service and party participation while noting unsettled canvassing of local votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Supreme Court
Taylor
Association
Logan County
Kanawha County
Charles Walker
Asst Atty
Andrew J. Goodwin
Donald Robertson
Goodwin
Robertson
Walker
Heck’s Discount Stores
Higher Education Commission Announces First Meeting
The State Commission on Higher Education held its inaugural session in Charleston to plan administration of federal funds for colleges and universities. Chairman Rev. Jefferson Monroe Welch said the initial task is to study federal and state laws on fund appropriation as West Virginia is set to receive 2.3 million dollars annually for three years, with attendees including Bishop Joseph Hodges and several state educators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
UPI
State Commission On Higher Education
Jefferson Monroe
Welch
West Virginia
Joseph Hodges
Wheeling
Charles Brown
Kingwood
Raymond Brewster
Huntington
Richard Shearer
Alderson
Thief Works Hard And Gets Nothing
A thief broke into Sam Ramey’s Amoco Station at 2nd Street and 3rd Ave Thursday night but found nothing of value after breaking a window. The Beckley Fire Department also put out a brush fire at Wildwood and Massey Streets at 4:40 p.m. with no damage reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Ramey
Amoco
2Nd Street
3Rd Ave
Beckley
Wildwood
Massey Streets
Elliott A Shaffer Rites Held In Mullens
Funeral services for Elliott Allen Shaffer 70 of Mullens were set for 2 p m Sunday at the Sam Foglesong Funeral Home Chapel Mullens with Rev T K Morrison officiating. Burial will be in Resthaven Mausoleum Princeton. Shaffer a retired railroad shop foreman and World War I veteran died Thursday at Beckley General Hospital. Born December 3 1893 in Bluefield he was the son of the late F B and Lula Mae Keller Shaffer. Survivors include his wife Marvel Brabbin Shaffer two brothers Ray Ironton Ohio and Paul Shaffer Detroit Mich and a sister Mrs ___ Funeral home doors open 7 p m Saturday for calls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elliott Allen Shaffer
Mullens
Sam Foglesong
T. K. Morrison
Resthaven
Princeton
Shaffer
Beckley
Bluefield
F. B
Lula Mae Keller Shaffer
Marvel Brabbin Shaffer
Ray
Ironton
Ohio
Paul Shaffer
Detroit
Mich
Mrs. B
Charles E. Catron Funeral Services Held in Bradford
Charles E. Catron, 88, of Pierpoint, will have funeral services at 11 a m Saturday at Riverside Church Bradford with Rev Dallas Adkins. Interment follows in Riverside Cemetery. The Sam Foglesong Funeral Home in Mullens handles arrangements and the body goes to the home of his son James in Pierpoint at 4 p m today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Catron
Pierpoint
Riverside Church
Bradford
Dallas Adkins
Riverside
Sam Foglesong
Mullens
James
Funeral for Otis Wen dell White in Harper Heights
Otis Wen dell White 48 of Glen Jean, formerly Harper Heights, dies at Oak Hill hospital. Funeral at 2 p m Sunday in Harper Heights Church of God. Elder J C Rich to lead. Mother Mrs Bertha Conrad survives. Body at Wright and Anderson Funeral Home, to be moved to church one hour before services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otis Wendell White
Glen Jean
Harper Heights
Mrs. R. Earl Rodgers Dies in Dayton After Illness
Mrs. R. Earl Rodgers of Dayton Ohio died Wednesday morning in a nursing home after a long illness. She was a daughter-in-law of Mrs. Guy Rodgers of Mount Hope. The body will be cremated in Cincinnati with services at the Episcopal Church in Dayton. At an undetermined date the body will be moved to High Lawn Memorial Park in Oak Hill for interment and burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Earl Rodgers
Dayton
Ohio
Guy Rodgers
Mount Hope
Cincinnati
Episcopal Church
High Lawn Memorial Park
Oak Hill
Mrs Julia Richard of Scarbro Dies After Illness
Mrs Julia Richard of Scarbro dies in a local hospital at 11 a m after a long illness. Funeral arrangements are being coordinated by Trent and Durgan Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia Richard
Scarbro
Trent and Durgan Funeral Home
Laos drives and air reconnaissance in Laos amid unsettled truce
Scattered neutralist troops fight toward Ban Ma as Communists push. The State Department disclosed American jets used for reconnaissance at the Laotian warfront. Jets report on Red forces at the request of neutralist Premier Souvanna Phouma. The ICC faces access limits as Pathet Lao blocks inspections and approves only with Pathet Lao consent. Communists claim firing on two American jets over two towns. Observers link slowing drive to gains for a possible conference advantage and reference Geneva 1962 terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ban Ma
Laos
State Department
Washington
Souvanna Phouma
Pathet Lao
Union of
Mother Changes Her Story About Children's Death
In Crossville Tennessee Alma Faye Reed Matthews 21 testified that she lied about Sammie Earl Ammons strangling her two children John Anthony Reed age 2 and Rose Marie Reed age 4. She said they died of natural causes and were buried in an 8 foot septic tank at her request Ammons and his wife face first degree murder charges with bond denied. The grand jury will convene June 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crossville
Tenn
Upi
Sammie Earl
Big John) Ammons
FBI
Alma Faye Reed Matthews
Alabama
Ammons
Here
Matthews
Cumberland County
Grand Jury
John Anthony Reed
Rose Marie Reed
General Sessions
Paul E. Watson
Mrs. Matthews
Asst
Atty
Baxter Key Jr
Medical Center Bid Is Planned
The Beckley-Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce plans a 1.3 million health center bid in coordination with State Health Director N. H. Dyer. A nine-man committee meets May 29 to discuss site specifications and seek Dyer’s guidance, with offers of free sites in Beckley and bids likely from Princeton and other southern Virginia counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley-Raleigh County
Beckley
Princeton
Virginia
W. CC. McMahan
Chamber
Dyer
Charles Merritt
R. L. Webb
John W. Smith
Charles S. Lewis Jr
Morgantown
Leslie Gates
John Gates
Hamilton
Mayormith
Midwest Heat Wave Sets Early Season Records
A heat wave sweeping the Great Plains and Midwest shattered early season records. Fargo North Dakota reached 98 degrees and International Falls 95, with Valentine Nebraska at 97, Rochester Minnesota 88, and Minneapolis 92. Texas saw heavy rains in Corpus Christi while Georgia experienced lingering showers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Great Plains
Midwest
Texas
Fargo
N.D
International Falls
Minn
Canadian
Mercury
Valentine
Neb
Rochester
Minneapolis
Corpus Christi
Tex
Georgia
Pacific
Washington Coast
Beckley Man Jailed on Board and Lodging Warrant
Vince Fugate of Beckley was lodged in Raleigh County Jail Thursday at 3:50 p.m. on a board and lodging warrant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fugate
Vince Fugate
Beckley
Raleigh
West Virginia Sets New 1963 Economic Records
West Virginia Chamber of Commerce reports 1963 tied for second straight year of record gains. Total personal income reached 3.3 billion, per capita income 1872, and retail sales 1.2 billion. County totals exceed 100 million in 11 counties, led by Kanawha and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
Cabell
Fayette
Harrison
Kanawha
Logan
Marion
Mercer
Monongalia
Ohio
Raleigh
Wood
Chamber
Jackson
Court Grants Four Divorces
Four divorces granted with custody awards. James Harvey from Maude Harvey and Gladys Wright from Samuel Wright received custody of two and one child respectively. The Ra leigh County Bank guardian to settle with Richard Harmon and Ooo T. McGlothlin. Defendants ordered to pay the plaintiff 8466.87 in full. Jan 15 1963 collision details and related recoveries listed. cases against others dismissed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James ‘Robert Harvey
Maude Harvey
Gladys Marie Wright
Samuel Andrew Wright
Nellie Faye Higginbotham
John Ellis Higginbotham
Raleigh County Bank
Thearn H. Ellis Jr
Richard Roland Harmon Ooo T. McGlothlin
Greyhound
Cam Creek
Ellis
McGlothlin
Harmon
L. C. Sarrett Jr
Gulf Oil Co
Dale Lilly
Frances Lilly
Ida Mae Bragg
Henry Earl Bragg
Violet Bragg Radford
Velmar Bragg
Mary Konelas
Tim Konelas
Charles E. Pugh
Ronald Long
John David Murdock
E. C. Murdock
Buddy Mobile Homes Inc
Robert Lilly
Parkway Mobile Homes
Johnson era unfolds amid poverty fight and politics
As the 1960s campaign season nears, LBJ positions himself as a decisive leader with a war on poverty and the drive to eradicate sub marginal living in Appalachia. Republicans counter with state led reforms while Johnson pushes civil rights, farm policy, and foreign aid, aiming to summon Congress back into session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appalachia
Johnson
Dallas
Johnson City
Tex
Ludwig Erhard
White House
Pedernales River
Texas
Bill
Capitol Hill
Congress
House
Senate
Two Marshall County men charged with arson
UPI reports Andrew E. Neely 64 owner of the Centennial Club tavern and his son Ted Neely 27 were charged with arson in a Bellton Cameron area fire. Andrew Neely posted a 1000 dollar bond. Ted Neely remained jailed in Marshall County on bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moundsville
UPI
Marshall County
Centennial Club
Bellton
Cameron
Andrew E. Neely
Ted Neely
Neely
Welfare Dept Plans Expansion in 1965 Training Drive
The Department of Welfare outlined a long range plan to expand services and staff. It calls for a Division of Staff Development and two training supervisors per welfare district to orient social workers and train supervisory personnel. The program aims to add more than 400 positions over 15 months to June 30, 1965, including about 170 social work posts. Over 75 social workers have joined field staff since March 1, with recommendations from Dr Bernhard Her West Virginia University and officials from Family Services and Child Welfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
UPI
Department of Welfare
Bernhard Her
West Virginia University
School of Social Work
Lelia H. Fay
Division of Family Services
Dorothy E. Allen
Julia Y. Hawkins
Family Services
Dorothy Sammons
Oswald and Ruby: Key Events in JFK Assassination
The article recounts Lee Harvey Oswald being charged with two murders after the President's assassination and Jack Ruby shooting Oswald. It notes Oswald’s death in the hospital, Ruby's trial and death sentence, and mentions the Warren Commission's anticipated report and ongoing rumors about the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Harvey Oswald
Russia
Willy Fritz
Oswald
Tipppit
Fritz
Jesse Curry
City Hall
Jack Ruby
Ruby
Earl Warren
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Dist
Atty
Henry Wade
Two Injured In Separate Road Accidents At Cool Ridge
State Police report two incidents near Cool Ridge on U S 1921 at noon Thursday. Willard McVey of Crab Orchard was injured in a two vehicle crash caused by a dust cloud. Sidney Bernard Jr. and a 12 year old Eccles boy sustained injuries as one vehicle struck a state road commission sweeper and another vehicle. Earl Gene Bowman, 12, suffered a broken leg and cut when he ran into the path of an oncoming car driven by Robert Newcord of Eccles. no charges were filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard McVey
Crab Orchard
Cool Ridge
U. S
Sidney Bernard, Jr
MacArthur
Rog Commission
Eccles
Earl Gene Bowman
Lon Bowman
Robert Newcord
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Cupid
Dietrich
State Penitentiary
Mrs
Higher Education Commission
Elliott A. Shaffer
Otis White
Medical Center
Concord College
John Maley
American Antenna Co
W.va
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