22 May 1969
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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1969
Page
1
Eva C. Ferguson was remembered by her family including Easter Waddell of Beaver and three grandchildren in a brief notice noting her survivors and ongoing affection from loved ones.
Vernon Gibson of Rous in Scarbro will be buried at High Layn Memorial Co in Ohio. Born Sept 10 1915, he is survived by a son Vernon Jr of Scarbro, two daughters Roberta and Pameline, several brothers and a half brother, and a large list of relatives. Funeral arrangements are incomplete as the body remains at the family residence.
Multiple bereavement notices from the area detail infant graveside rites for the Hall family in Bradley and services for Otsego and Oak Hill residents. Obituaries mention Edwin G Hall, Austie Burgess, John Edward Crawford, Brady Marcum, Sybil Brown, and Joe Munger, with service details, burial plans, and surviving relatives across Bradley, Oceana, Mullens, Sophia, Williamson, and surrounding counties.
In ongoing talks with North Vietnam, Xuan Thuy rejects Laird's charges of mistreatment of U S pilots while Nixon’s national address May 14 frames the plan. Western diplomats see possible shifts from Communist Chinese envoy Huang Chen, possibly easing Soviet influence. In Baton Rouge, Dan Ray Johnson, 15, drowns. funeral in Knoxville. Frank L. Lively, 48, Oak Hill, dies near Ameagle. investigations consider heart attack after auto crash. services set in Oak Hill with multiple survivors listed.
The 15 member Local Council led by former governor L. Patteson discussed raising $109000 for the extended care unit. Board members Charles Lewis Jr and Roy Cunningham of Beckley serve as hospital trustees. A separate note mentions no classes at City College of New York and campus protests in Berkeley after tear gas was used by National Guard helicopters amid student demonstrations and a Reagan professors debate.
The Apollo 10 mission crew splashed down 389 miles east of Pago Pago in American Samoa just after 12:52 a.m. EDT Monday. The USS Princeton, the recovery ship, prepared to pick up astronauts as they return from lunar orbit with possible dim visibility seen between the moon and a nearby constellation after 8:30 p.m. EDT Saturday and 9 p.m. EDT Sunday.
South Vietnamese spokesmen said government paratroopers repelled an afternoon Communist assault in the Central Highlands. The delayed report claimed 61 North Vietnamese killed while government forces suffered high casualties as both sides pressed near the capital region.
Sirhan B Sirhan remains unmoved as Judge Herbert Walker sentences him to death for the first degree murder of Senator Robert F Kennedy. Sirhan will be sent to San Quentin Death Row within 19 days while appeals proceed to the U S Supreme Court. President Kennedy’s son Ted Kennedy urged clemency but influence did not alter the court's sentence following the Ambassador Hotel pantry shooting after a California primary victory party.
Washington reports that Dwight D. Eisenhower selects William Burger of the Columbia Circuit for the U S Court of Appeals and as chief justice in a move seen as a strong law and order stance. Burger, 61, from St Paul Minnesota, advocated conservative legal interpretation and has roots in Republican politics.
Assistant State Road Commissioner Jack Stafford said a decision on routing Interstate 64 from Sam Black Church in Greenbrier County will come soon after SRC reviews both options as ordered by Gov. Arch Moore. The SRC study, not outsourced, aims to avoid delays and progress on highway plans including I-64 and Appalachian Corridor continues.
Airport officials outline a second phase costing 994000 with 394000 to be raised by a three year levy if Raleigh County voters approve. The project would add a terminal, expanded parking, lighting, fencing and T hangars. A levy election date depends on EDA loan approval.
Five local women will headline an informal panel at the Raleigh County Republican Women's Club tonight at l o'clock in the BNC Printing building room SOL on Prince Street. Panelists Julia Palmer, Polly Underwood, Anne Winter, Glida Meyers, and Charlotte Edmundson report on the National Federation of Republican Women safari workshop from Charleston last week. Members will vote on constitutional amendments and by laws changes during a business session.
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