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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Nov 08, 1968

Page

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Deaths and Funerals in West Virginia Area

Obituary notices list Emmritt Deck 67 of MacArthur with funeral at Bethel Freewill Baptist Church and burial at Sunset Memorial Park. Survivors include wife Martha Deck and eight children. funeral home transfer noted and viewing hours given. Also notes Minnie Biggs 35 of Monroe Ave and additional survivors from Beckley and Flat Top Lake.

Emmitt Deck Emmritt Charlie Deck MacArthue Bethel Freewill Baptist Church F.C. Calhoun Rurial Sunset Memorial Park Allen Gray Elmer Cole Bad Ratlif Vincent Daniels Homer Greens C. T. McKenzie Rose and Guesenberry Chure Virginis Charlie Susie Deck MacArthur Martha Bailey Deck Lee Long Beach Jalié Bernard Lestis 8.C Lonnie Orville Sophia Glen Emma Chaciee Miss Florence Deck Alvin Felon) Lilly Linegin Park Mich Bill Pansy) Wiseman Ruperts Leonard Deck Beckley Robert Deck Glen Morgan Minnie Biggs Minnie Ethel Harvey Biggs Monroe Ave West Virginia University Hospital Morgantown Monroe County Mra Mason Farley Flat Top Lake White Marine St. Mary’s Methodist Church Thomas Gloria Cannoley Theo Darry Harvey Everett Harvey Lynchburg, Ve Tio Carn Nellie) Thompson Basil Mary) Merdows Rose Quesenberry Funeral Home

Services Planned for Mary Tolbert and Others

Obituaries list multiple services in Fayetteville Beckley and surrounding areas. Mary Tolbert, 73, Cunard, funeral at Gatewood Baptist Church with burial in Huse Memorial Park. William Arthur Neely, 68, Backus, funeral at Wallace and Wallace Chapel with burial in Harrah Cemetery. Lovell J Mann, 93, Beckley, service at New Missionary Baptist Church Ballard with burial Orchard Cemetery. Frank Lucas, 74, Pineville, death in Welch Hospital. Harvey West, 68, Daniels, funeral at Bellemeade Baptist Church. John W Thompson, 34, Boston, service at First Baptist Mont Hope. Ficety Ann Hatfield, 72 Coal Mountain, service at Missionary Baptist Church Guvan.

Mary Landis Tolbert Cunard Gatewood Baptist Church Don Naylor Huse Memorial Park Fayetteville Oak Hill Dodd-Payne Funeral Home William Arthur Neely Backus Aiti P.m. Sundsy Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home East Rainelle Harrah William Neely Sarah Harrah Neely Charmee Geraldine Bernice Seymour Albuquérque Freda Neely Chicago, Il Eeonard Kire Myrtle McGlenahan Piney View Pearl Bowles Geneva Ramsey Louiss Miser Shottie Chicago Til Reedie Wouldridge Emmett Theodore Jimmie Basil Daniels Lovell J Mann Louella Jane Mann Beckley New Missionary Baptist Church Ballard Shirley & Donnelly Truvial Orchard Nicholas County Tssae M. Skaggs Armina Wills Skaggs Ballayd Sane Monopot Joseph Davidson Mann Mann W Pine Gro Baptist Church Fletcher W. Mann Marion Hiley Glenna’ Davis Garden City Willie Broyles Julia Barnett Minton Pinal Prestor John W. Thompson Boston Mass Wille First Baptist Mont Hope Rovs Thomas Pryor James [Thompson Buriat Greenwood Memorial Park Ritchie Old Johnson Thompson Gracie Field Mount Hope Leonard Thompson Turkey Knob Kings James Field John Jay Leonard JL Mark Willie Jerome Austin Olivia Edna A Itoston Bessie Porter Tarlem Heights F. Hatfield Ficety Ann Hatfield Coal Mountain Missionary Baptist Church Guvan R. F. Miller Hatfield Light Howard Robert Eugene Bernie Belya Stokes David Morgan Royal Vint Marianna Light Toler Greenville James Toler Oceana Sarah ‘Ime ‘Toler Landville Evans Funeral Home

Gov Nunn Invites Critic To Kentucky Mining Review

Gov. Lou Nunn invites critic Ralph Nader to Kentucky to discuss mining health hazards with an interagency panel. Economic Security Commissioner Eugene Goss says the panel will study industrial health, noting 2 percent of public assistance cases stem from industrial accidents with costs above 2.2 million dollars. Dr William Anderson of Louisville Medical School will head a medical panel. Nader’s participation is optional but the council will proceed.

Fhawkfoy UPL Ralph Nader Loude B. Nunn Kentucky Eugene Goss Nader Interagency Washington Nunn Mwe Goss Inter-Agency Council On Industrial Health Anderson Wiliam Anderson U University of Louisville Medical School Gosa

Permits Issued For Home Additions In City

City issued several building permits including Earl A Hall remodeling a store display into an apartment at KE Prince Street and Powerline Drive for 1500 dollars. Southland Building Materials 216 Business St. seeks a 16 by 104 foot frame and steel lumber shed for 1009 dollars. C G Farmer Jr 10 Ellison Ave constructs a 24 by 30 foot garage for 2000 dollars. Enrica V Dells Nea 15 Berkley St builds a two car garage for 2000 dollars. Roy Clemens 512 South Fayette St receives permit for remodeling a house at that address.

Earl A. Hall KE Prince Street Powerline Drive Southland Building Materials Business St C. CG. Farmer Jr Ellison Ave Enrica V. Dells Nea Berkley St Roy Clemens S12 South Fayette St

Dinner Scheduled by Mark Twain Junior High PTA

The Mark Twain Junior High School Parent Teacher Association will sponsor a turkey and ham dinner Saturday November 22 from 5 to 6 at the school in Stotesbury.

Mark Twain Asaciation Stotesbury

Weather Watcher Satellite Launches to Track Sun Activity

A Spark of space science reports Pioneer interplanetary satellite launches aboard a Delta rocket from Cape Kennedy. The mission aims to monitor solar storms and improve sun weather forecasts at the U S solar forecast center in Boulder Colorado. Pioneer 6 now 14 million miles from Earth, observing sun disturbances to aid space missions and protect astronauts.

Cape Kennedy UPI Mawenther Robert Hram Isalay West Virginia Vietnam Jing Measure Radiation Davben Streisand Earth Sun Satellies Solar Cishebaure Boulter Colo Lantern 10 Project Apollo Apollo Frank Bopman James Lovett Wiliam Anderson Ovr Moon Iiner

Wheeling Steel Announces 300 More Layoffs Nov 29

Wheeling Steel will lay off 300 more workers on November 29 across its Steubenville and Marlins Ferry Ohio plants and related developments as part of a second round of reductions. A proxy statement mailed to stockholders outlines a planned merger with Pittsburgh Steel to cut capital costs, with voting set for December 3 in Wheeling and December 4 in Pittsburgh. If approved, Wheeling stockholders would hold 58 percent of the new company’s voting power, Pittsburgh 42 percent.

UPI Wheeling Steel Paralya Steel Steubenville Ohio Marlins Ferry Wills Wheeling Steel Developments Pittsburgh Steel Wheeling Pitsburgh Steel Pittsburgh

Yard Arrests Last Of Great Train Robbers

Scotland Yard says Bruce Reynolds, 37, the last of the seven point three million pound 1963 great train robbery gang members, was arrested at dawn in a Babbacombe home near Torquay. He and his wife had lived there while the others were already jailed or on the run. Reynolds is the final capture in the long pursuit following the notorious heist that halted a ghost train near London and diverted prisoner cash destined for circulation in Britain.

Torquay Land Scotland Yard Bruce Hichard Reynolds Reynolds England London Ronald Biggs Biggs Charles F. Wilson Canada Glasgow Scotland Knediington Bank of England Babbacombe Spelland Yard Tommy Butler

Clashes Near Dead Sea Amid Middle East Talks

Fragmented report outlines clashes between Israeli and Jordanian forces near the Dead Sea and Cairo reporting U N budgeted doubt and Palestinian offshoots. It notes UN General Assembly delays and mentions Israeli and Jordanian positions with references to Arab leaders and peace envoy efforts.

Cairo AL Ahram Today Aml Israeli Ninlomats JE Waldhey Middle East Israel United Press International Jordan U.N. General Assembly Kingmouth King U Shachinegans Missein Giannar Jarring Animan AL Ahran Security Council New Dead Sea Gamal Abdel Nasser Abdullah Brive Abba Bhan Jordan Rives Mahe Ahram Eban

Five Russian Soldiers Defect From Warsaw Pact

Five Russian soldiers among the Warsaw Pact troops occupying Czechoslovakia defect to Sweden in protest against the invasion. The defectors, a corporal and four privates, hid in an apartment and are seeking political asylum. Swedish officials say they will not expel them, and no immediate Soviet embassy reaction was noted.

Stockholm UPS Czechoslovakia Sweden U.S Thureat Wwe Fem Curt Domanderarden Expressey Gokliers Expressen United States

Red Conference Postponed Amid Driver Protest

Logan drivers and county representatives plan to meet to discuss demands as buses halt and hearings are scheduled. The situation affects about 2,000 students, with talks on salary increases and working conditions linked to broader Communist bloc issues in Moscow and local government.

Arkansas appoints correction chief from West Virginia

UPI learns Robert Sarver of Charleston West Virginia will become Arkansas commissioner of corrections. Sarver was freed in July as director of corrections in West Virginia and now takes a statewide post in Arkansas.

Scorpion Azores Little Rock Ark C. Robert Sarver Charleston Arkansas Sarver West Virginia UPI Robert Sarver Iuly Arkansas Commissioner of Corrections United Press International

Southerners Hold Key Democrats To Control As In Name Only

Democratic control in Congress will hinge on Southern lawmakers who wield committee chairmanships under the seniority system. Most key chairs will go to Southerners whose states backed Nixon or Wallace, while Northern industrial states provide few chairmen. In the House, Colmer of Mississippi and others illustrate Southern influence over welfare and tax measures, shaping which bills advance or die.

National Democratic Party Senate Washington State Warren G. Magnuson Henry M.jackson Nevada Alan Biule William M. Colmer D-Miss Colmer Jules House Ways and Means Wilbur Mums Arkansas Congression i

Podgorny congratulates Nixon on election victory

Soviet President Nikolai Podgorny sent Telegram to President-elect Nixon congratulating him and expressing hope for further development of U S S R United States relations. He wished fruitful work and noted the aim of strengthening world peace through improved ties between nations. Tass distributed the telegram text.

Minscow Cupli Nikolai Podgorny Michael M. Nixon Padgorny Us.s.r U.S.A Podgorny Tass

Peace talks widen as four-way discussions eyed

Peace movement notes say Manoi and the Viet Cong back a four-way talks framework with United States, Saigon, and Hanoi separately recognized. Officials argue the proposal reinterprets the Hanoi accord and could broaden the involved parties beyond the core North Vietnam and United States.

Manoi Viet Cong United States Saigon Hanoi North Vietnam NEF

Solemn Return For Humphrey After Presidential Bid

Washington is filled with mournful figures as Hubert H. Humphrey’s supporters gather at National Airport after his defeat. Cabinet members and allies bid him farewell in a somber, rain-soaked scene before his overnight departure for vacation, while Humphrey jokes with Ramsey Clark and bids colleagues a final farewell.

Steven Gerstel Washington UPI Waltlne United States Hubert IL. Tumphrey Johnson Mumphrey Jaison National Bean Rusk Ramsey Clark Mae- Vitv Watson Labor Willard Caneer Bay Virgin Islands Clark Richard M. Nixon Humphrey Nixon Roe

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