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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1965
Page
2
The Raleigh Register notes Cuban exile boats halted as authorities report 119 vessels involved in the mass departure. Refugees press for escape amid disarray, with mix of small craft and a 120-foot tugboat among the fleet. Officials report reaction to the sudden exodus and growing clamor for departure.
Wire dispatches report a House Senate conference must resolve a $100000 addition to the Senate derby bill. Other items note Paul convicted of drunkenness refusing an appeal bond fee, Robertson appointing a secretary, a life sentence reduced by the state supreme court, TVA coal shortages, and show business figures in Cedars of Lebanon Hospital. A two day general Ba Con opened in Wilkes Barre amid steel plans.
Beckley Police Court Judge George L. Ballard announced an honor in memory of Sgt. Jess W. Williams, a longtime Beckley Police Department member, indicating a tribute event or recognition by the court.
The jury awarded $18,000 in a personal injury suit brought by Sid MacArthur against James R. Preston. The May 10 1964 collision on West Virginia Route 16 near MacArthur involved Preston driving in the inside lane on a four lane highway. Judge Knapp granted the defense motion after evidence showed no eye witnesses and no lane limitation found in law.
The Beckley Office of West Virginia Department for Mines grants opening approvals for three mines. C and F Coal Company No. 1-A in Fayette County will employ two workers Grover IC Sheaves of Danese as owner. J and T Coal Company No. 1 J in Raleigh County will employ six workers Jimmie Toney of Clear Creek as owner. Spade Coal Company No. 1 in Fayette County will employ fifteen workers L E Spade of Mount Hope as owner.
Garet Johnson and former Moundsville officer Gus Kolas, operating Margies Place and Gus Place in McMechen, convicted of displaying slot machines after a Wheeling College professor testifies they were gambling devices with long odds. Four others await trial. trials postponed until February by agreement between defense and prosecution.
Beckley Lions Club president William Earehart announced the annual Pancake Day on November 16. He named Joe Rodriguez as fundraiser chair and urged member cooperation. J. R. McGinnis transferred in from Montgomery. Dr. Kenneth Swank, pastor, spoke on his Holy Land trip with slides at the dinner meeting.
Democratic managers of President Johnsons higher education bill planned to push the measure to a vote with the controversial 6 000 teacher corps provision aimed at placing experienced teachers in poverty areas. The Senate debate centered on the provision and its critics as other congressional business awaited action.
The board reviewed tentative assessments for Appalachian and its affiliates Wheeling Electric and Kanawha Valley Power Co., urging no final value higher than the tentative. WV utilities like Monongahela Power, Virginia Electric Power, Potomac Light and West Penn Power sought modest increases or reductions tied to new plants and repair costs, with several firms asking for cuts to reflect recent expenditures.
Six East Germans escaped over barbed wire barriers into Bavaria in West Germany this weekend, the Bavarian Interior Ministry reported. The weekend incident highlights ongoing border breaches as refugees seek asylum in the west.
Navy Cmdr Charles Pete Conrad Jr. was awarded astronauts wings for his eight day orbital flight with Gordon Cooper last August. Navy Secretary Paul H. Nitze pinned the wings during a Pentagon ceremony Tuesday.
Obituaries and funeral notices list Dr A Benfield Jr of Bue rial and others with memberships in church and fraternal groups. Survivors include a daughter and a sister. Also noted are Harry H Snider of Crab Orchard, a World War I veteran and long time railroad worker, with funeral in Marion and burial at Carmel Cemetery. Several other notices mention Sam Robert and family in Sandy Ridge and Mullens, plus regional church and civic affiliations. Also reported are Judge Maurice T Jr of California and William Prescott Allen of Laredo, both dies with brief biographical notes.
Protesters march four miles from the Negro core to the lakefront as Father Groppi quits the boycott under church orders. Rev. Michael A. Groppi and Father Neuberger among priests outside St. Boniface as Bishop Atkielski orders halt. Lloyd Barbee leads Milwaukee United School Integration Committee in sustaining actions through Thursday.
Continued report from page one details Special Forces advisers guiding two companies of Nungs across the Ho Bo area about 35 miles northwest of Saigon. The Nungs, Chinese Vietnamese citizens with Cantonese ancestry, were airlifted into Ho Bo Woods following a SAC raid.
Scientists warn the Ikeya-Seki comet could be destroyed as its bright light risks eye damage from magnifying lenses. Viewers are advised to shield eyes by holding a hand to the sun and watch as it skirts the horizon where it will pass. Named after Japanese discoverers on Sept 18, the event may be photographed from airplanes.
A 17-year-old youth with bleached red hair wearing a red checkered shirt and red shoes prompted police attention in Grove City Pennsylvania. Authorities quickly responded to the sighting and began locating the teen.
Commander Henry Carlenzoli attached to the British naval staff in Gibraltar collapsed and died outside the city hall Tuesday at age 48. Death attributed to a heart attack. Separately, New York widow Bessie Simons Blumberg, 78, died Tuesday. she was married to Hyestal Blumberg and belonged to Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America.
Beckley Planning and Zoning Commission approved the consolidation of two 40 foot lots into one 80 foot lot at 120 Smoot Ave. in Beckley Court to town. Bob Wooton proposed a community recreation center at the old Hume property on North Kanawha Street and sought rezoning to commercial. the plan was deemed not conforming to current codes and referred to City Attorney Payne for new ordinances. Wooton said the center would include a concession stand and swimming pool open to all regardless of color to keep local youth from leaving the state.
The annual meetings of the West Virginia Judicial Associa tion and the West Virginia Bar Association will convene at the Daniel Boone Hotel in Charleston. The Judicial Association will meet Thursday and Friday, the Bar Association Friday and Saturday. Raleigh County figures Judge Norman Knapp and Prosecuting Attorney C. Berkley Lilly will attend with others.
NASA officials reported no known problems after a test in the Gemini 6 spacecraft. A light flashing in the computer raised concerns about a possible fault, but technicians could not confirm an issue and the two day rendezvous mission to link with another satellite remained under review for potential extension.
A McKeesport man, Peppers, is jailed on a charge of killing a California driver after hitchhiking ride near Las Vegas Nevada. Police say he used a 22 caliber weapon to shoot the victim, whose body was found near Pahrump Valley. Peppers had been driving the victim’s car with Pennsylvania license plates. The case involves stolen traveler's checks and a rushed return to Pennsylvania.
A federal grand jury in New York indicted a former official tied to a radical program as the movement's expansion faced legal action. Meanwhile the FBI pressed its probe into a rush at Penn State where four students allegedly burned draft cards, with campus editor John Lott noting a witness and a published image in the Daily Collegian.
U S District Judge Harold K Wosd accuses a pacifist effort of undermining the government while his son serves as a Navy lieutenant in Vietnam The judge remarks on ousting tax supported colleges to make room for the youth and girls amid the war context and civic duty.
Capt. Raymond V. Eye reported five conservation law violations in the district Tuesday. Russell Jones of Kincaid was fined $20 for stream littering in Loup Creek Fayette County. Joe Sanger of Fayette was fined for unlawful possession of a raccoon on Wolf Creek near the Fairview Cemetery. Lyle Johns of Fayetteville was fined for unlawful possession of a rabbit at Gatewood Two Camden-on-Gauley. Two others in Ronceverte were fined $20 each for game law violations. Ray Green was fined for hunting in a closed season and Della Young was fined for conspiring in a game law violation on the Vane Warner farm in Greenbrier County.
Indonesian authorities report rebel forces killed two senior officers in Jogjakarta after the Oct 1 coup attempt. Col. Katamso and Lt. Col. Sugiono will be buried with honors. Sukarno promoted them posthumously. Curfews imposed in Bondowoso as anti-Communist demonstrations continue.
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