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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1965
Page
2
Four downtown homes were damaged by dynamite in Charlotte in what officials call the city’s worst racial incident since the civil rights era began. Investigators probing the blasts labeled possible Klan involvement, while leaders and officials rushed to restore calm and support victims.
In Murmansk USSR a U.S. embassy statement on border violation charges for Newcomb Mott sparked a dispute over evidence and statements. Included were a telegram from the American dAffaires in Rape oi and Norwegian border commission letters. A verdict was expected later.
Rebels face government clashes as a rock damaged a journalist's car in Bulawayo while police dispersed hooligan bands in Salisbury. Milk, newspaper and telegraph deliveries were halted and railroads ran normally. Lord Graham warned Britain would lose 39.2 million dollars in tobacco trade if no compromise with the Smith regime is found.
Washington data show 1965 labor contract raises from January to September averaged about 4.2 percent, but Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Arthur Ross warned the figure may be inflated by long term settlements and fringe benefit changes not included in the basic rise.
Five USAF F105 Thunderchiefs and jet bombers returned safely after destroying SAM pads west of Hanoi and at Phu Tho. Ground fire inflicted damage but no losses. In Tuy Hoa region a large air strike followed a heavy Viet Cong assault near Saigon with hundreds of guerrillas reportedly killed. A separate hostage case ends with a child’s escape from an attic in Bastrop Louisiana.
A proposed measure sets up a family planning and child spacing section within the State Board of Health. It would fund clinics, provide devices and guidance, and offer free services to indigent women. Drivers refusing sobriety tests could lose licenses for six months. the Health Director would approve contraception methods. Debates touched on eligibility and concerns about promoting promiscuity.
Army reports former President Dwight D. Eisenhower, hospitalized at Walter Reed and recently ferried from Cameron Station, could be ambulatory in two weeks. Dr. Thomas W. Mattingly predicts reduced symptoms, with possible return to Gettysburg farm after further recovery. Spouse Mamie Eisenhower voices cautious optimism as well as continued prayer.
The Raleigh County court faces delays in releasing excess Lake Stephens funds and defining the lake levy for 1963. Authority members warn of operational costs, salaries, and insurance as they depend on court funds and sinking fund accruals to open the lake on a limited basis, with the project 84 percent complete and a key appointment pending.
Dr Reginald Hawkins a Negro dentist and civil rights leader sees his home one of four bombed in Charlotte North Carolina. He suspects white supremacist involvement as he asserts it was either the Klan or people of the Klan. The attack underscores racial tension during the period.
SHAMOKIN Pa state police seek more information on the mystery double event a shotgun blast wounded Mr and Mrs Bordner and a fast moving fire that killed seven of their thirteen children in a two story log home. The six survivors and their mother were hospitalized with injuries.
First Lady Lyndon B. Johnson is highlighted as the star in a Thanksgiving plan at Johnson City Texas. Luci Johnson 18 will fly to the LBJ Ranch for turkey and trimmings with family. Patrick Nugent from Waukegan Illinois, enlisting soon, joins the celebration as Lynda Bird Johnson 21 travels from Austin to join the feast. A TV film titled A Visit to Washington with Mrs Lyndon B Johnson on Behalf of a More Beautiful Capital airs Thanksgiving night on ABC TV.
Federal Mediator Honorable William E Simkin and Labor Secretary W Willard Wirtz urged IAM officials to approve workers return to Cape Kennedy for Gemini 7 preparations. McDonnell negotiators praised union acceptance as talks continue, with 17 000 IAM members striking over wages benefits job restrictions and contract language as mediation reports progress.
Southern California was soaked by a Pacific storm system bringing mud slides and floods for the second time in two weeks. Isolated mountain and desert communities faced road blockages from floods and lake slides as mud rain and rock debris disrupted travel. Roads along Pacific Coast Highway and in Malibu and Los Angeles were damaged by earth slides while Las Vegas saw heavy rain. Sierra Nevada passes filled with snow and travelers were warned of more snow, even as the eastern two thirds of the nation saw mostly normal weather with light showers and flurries near the Great Lakes.
Deaths and Funerals report the burial of a paratrooper from the 173rd Airborne Brigade who died from wounds suffered on November 8 in Vietnam. Sgt. Earland Shamblin, with family in Willis Branch Columbus Ohio and Mount Hope, will receive military rites. The body heads from Tyree Funeral Home to the church an hour before service. friends may call Thursday afternoon.
Lycurgus Harmon 76 Mullens died 11 p m Monday at home born March 3 1889 Christiansburg Va son of late Lycurgus and his wife retired Norfolk and Western Railway agent lived in Wyoming County 43 years member of Legion Post Knights of Pythias and Gorrie Lodge survived by wife Bertha Webb Harmon two stepsons Bob and Thomas Staton Mullens a daughter Mrs J E Baker Princeton two brothers Tom Blacksburg Va and A P Christiansburg two sisters Mrs Blanche Parrish and Mrs Rod Lucas Christiansburg body at McDougal Funeral Home Mullens services conducted at a later date burial in Brown's Cemetery Also Mrs Helen Cook died Sunday at 1 10 a m after long illness member Missionary Baptist Church daughter of the late David and Pe Cook Bailey husband Ohip Cook preceded her in death Funeral Home in Oceana
Funeral services for 62 year old Thomas G Jones of Summerlee were held at 2 p m Wednesday at the Summerlee Presbyterian Church with Rev Dewey Pittman officiating. Burial followed in Bays Cemetery. He died Sunday after a long illness. Born July 21 1903 in Marion Virginia he was a son of the late William Edward and Mary Lyle Jones. He was a retired New River Co employee and a church member. Survivors include his wife Inez three sons George Oak Hill Kenneth Roanoke Va William Winchester Va four daughters Doris Criss Cleveland Ohio Natella Blackwell Roanoke Va Janet Payne Fayetteville and Drema Jones Summerlee three sisters Nonnie Swanson Marion Va Elizabeth Jolly Charlotte N C and Margaret Bell Shelltown Md and 19 grandchildren. The body remained at Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill and would be placed in the church an hour before the funeral. Friends may call after 5 p m today.
In Morgantown 13 of 205 students at West Virginia University Law School are women, the largest female class in school history. Dean Paul Selby Jr. notes rising female enrollment, with women proving they can compete as lawyers. Students describe supportive peer culture and little discrimination, countering claims women pursue law for opportunistic reasons.
The Keystone National Bank president Christie died today after a long illness. He was 62. He is survived by his widow and a United States District Judge.
William L Ward formerly of Mount Hope died Monday evening in Largo Florida. Survived by wife Agnes D Ward and son William L Ward of Pineville. Body being returned to Tyreenaan Home in Mount Hope for funeral arrangements.
Mrs Victoria Amanda Baker 76 of 600 South Kanawha Street died following a short illness. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. today at Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel with Rev Lavern Wing presiding. Burial was at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Matheny. The long obituary notes her origins as a daughter of suffragist Susan B Anthony. It cites education in Roseville Arkansas and studying abroad before turning to writing. Her Catherine the Great biography was a Literary Guild selection in 1925.
President Johnson keeps focus on foreign aid beyond 1971 under the Alliance for Progress while signaling self help by Latin American nations. Domestically he confronts inflation worries, aluminum and copper price battles, and looming debates on jury selection, budgets, and the State of the Union.
UPI reports space officials call the claim that a spacewalk occurred last March a hoax. A secret-information source suggested cosmonaut Alex did perform an extra-vehicular activity in space as Soviets claimed. Lloyd Mallan amplified the assertion in Science & Mechanics, spreading it to readers.
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