Constitution Party VP Candidate Tells State Newsmen
Ted Billings, vice presidential nominee on the Lightburn ticket, told Charleston reporters that Goldwater and Johnson policies differ little. He blamed liberalism for social ills, urged repeal of Civil Rights laws, and predicted the party could win votes in the South despite limited resources. Billings urged fighting the Demo republicants and favored strict domestic policy changes and a Vietnam policy of winning or withdrawing. He discussed concerns about federal overreach, juvenile delinquency, and the erosion of free enterprise, noting his Denver health food business and Ohio birth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James D. Davies
United Press International
Charleston
UPI
Barry Goldwater
Johnson
Ted Billings
Denver
Colo
Billings
Joseph Lightburn
Jane Lew
W. Va
Alabama
Mississippi
Lightburn
United States
Viet Nam
Damage Suits Consolidated In Norfolk Train Collision Case
Two wrongful death and personal injury suits against Norfolk and Western Railway Co proceed in U S District Court Southern District with Judge John A Field Jr presiding. Plaintiffs George Tyree administrator for Barbara Tyree and Jesse and Thomas Tyree seek damages for a Feb 26, 1963 car train crash at Pax crossing. Defendant represented by Mann and Mann. jurors include I D Christian, Clarice Lewis, Ralph Hartson, and others. Separately Walter Shell, 59, Crumpler Mountain, McDowell County, placed on two years probation for illicit distilling after classification study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. District Court For
Southern District
John A. Field Jr
Norfolk and Western Railway Co
Pax
George Tyree
Barbara
Jesse
Thomas Tyree
George
Barbara Ann Rizer
Frank Noe
S. T. Stover
Richard Boyd
Gordon Ray Lewis
Clarice Ann Richards
Zennith A. Jones
William G. Calloway
Walter Shell
Crumpler Mountain
McDowell County
Shell
Break-In Attempted At Beckley Child Care Center
A prowler tried to enter Beckley Child Care Center buildings during the night. At about 3 a.m. the intruder tore a screen from a basement window in a cottage, and a house mother saw him climb from a fire escape on another cottage. State police are investigating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Riot Instigator? Philadelphia Jail Black Nationalists Leader Arrested
Philadelphia police arrested Abbassina Hayes also known as Shaykh Muhammad, head of a Black Nationalist group, held on $10,000 bail. Police raided his Africa-Asian culture center in riot-torn North Philadelphia where 2,000 residents looted and vandalized. Confiscated items included a loaded .22 automatic, a steel billy club, a Molotov cocktail setup, and flammable fluid. Muhammad claimed the fluid was a cleaning solution for his establishment. Fire officials ordered chemical analysis of the fluid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
UPI
Shaykh Muhammad
Muhammad
Abbassina Hayes
Frank Rizzo
Rizzo
Joseph ‘Doyle
Driver Charged In Boy's Death
In Lincoln County, 14 year old Billy Ray Kidd was struck and killed while stepping from a car returning him from his first day of school. Police charged Gilmer Mosteller, 45, with negligent homicide after investigation on West Virginia Route 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamlin
UPI
Lincoln County
Billy Ray Kidd
Allen Creek
Griffithsville
W. Va
Gilmer Mosteller
Garretts Bend
Kennedy Eyes Liberal Backing in New York Convention
Kennedy looks to gain additional political support from New York Liberals who hold their convention in the state. An endorsement would place Kennedy second on the November ballot. The Republican State Committee nominated Keating for reelection by acclamation, with Keating calling Kennedy a man seeking to use New York voters for personal political gain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberal Party
Kennedy
Republican State Committee
Keating
New York State
Local men held on warrants and charges in Raleigh County
H L Walker, 63, Beckley, jailed in Raleigh County on a peace warrant at 11 50 p m Monday by City Police. Perry R Taylor Jr Shady Spring released after posting 500 bond on burglary charge for allegedly taking a fire from an auto belonging to Maria Williams Friday night. John K Daniels Piney View released after serving time and paying a fine on a breaking and entering conviction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert L. Walker
Beckley
Raleigh
Perry Robert Taylor Jr
Shady Spring
Paul Epperly
Taylor
Maria Williams
John Kelley Daniels
Piney View
Rodriguez
Perkowski Named New Constable in Raleigh County Court
Harry Perkowski was appointed constable in Town District at a Raleigh County Court meeting. He will fill the unexpired term of Frederick Thorne who resigned. Notaries public authorized were George C. Barbera Emma Allen both of Beckley and Glen P. Daniel Lester. The court also approved bills and routine signatures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Perkowski
Raleigh
Anme
Ofice
Perkowski
Frederick Thorne
George C. Barbera
Emma Allen
Beckley
Glen P. Daniel
Lester
McCloskey Under Fire Over $109000 Bond Payment
Delaware investigator seeks reopening of the Baker investigation amid new charges. A state rules committee refused to recall McCloskey as a witness after alleging he overpaid Reynolds on a performance bond by $35 000 and used the excess to mask political contributions and tax deductions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCloskey
Reynolds
Delaware
Baker
Rules
High Command
Williams
District of Columbia
New York figures rally for Goldwater ticket
GOP figures including Nelson Rockefeller former Gov Thomas Dewey Herbert Brownell Sen Jacob Javits and Rep Charles Goodell backed Goldwater while Richard Nixon supported Kefauver he would stump for Goldwater Miller ticket Mrs Clare Boothe Luce urged a New York victory for Goldwater warning half a loaf if not.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Thomas E. Dewey
Herbert Brownell
Eisenhower
Jacob K. Javits
Charles E. Goodell
Richard M. Nixon
Keating
Goldwater
Miller
Clare Boothe Luce
National Committee
World War II Began Today and 15 Years Ago
A compact UPI dispatch recalling the outbreak of World War II on September 1, 1939, with Berlin reporting mobilization in Poland and Neville Chamberlain’s attempts to avert war. It notes Britain and France declaring war on September 3 and surveys the ensuing campaigns leading to VE and VJ days and the postwar era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Berlin
Joseph W. Grigg
Paris
UPI
Hitler
Poland
Reichstag
Europe
Rotterdam
Salerno
Soviet Union
London
Neville Chamberlain
Czechoslovakia
Germany
Britain
France
Chamberlain
Denmark
Norway
Low Countries
Yugoslavia
Greece
Russia
Pearl Harbor
el Alamein
Midway
Deaths and Funerals John E Caldwell 67
John Ernest Caldwell 67 of Morris Ave formerly of Tams died at Hill Top Nursing Home at 2 30 a m after an extended illness He was a retired miner and a World War I veteran American Legion Post 70 survivor list includes his widow four daughters a son two brothers a sister and seven grandchildren The body rests at Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Home pending arrangements
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Ernest Caldwell
Morris Ave
Tams
Hill Top
American Legion
Lenore
N. C
Samuel
Maggie Caldwell
Lillie Caldwell
Elee Council
New York City
Mrs Minnie Crews Robertson Final Rites Planned
Mrs Minnie Crews Robertson 89 of 510 Russell St dies at home after long illness. Services set 2 p.m. Wednesday at Keyser Bryant Funeral Home Chapel with Dr Walter H Griswold officiating burial in Wildwood Cemetery. She born November 25 1874 in Fayette County, daughter of James M and Rhoda Reed Crews. Lifelong member of First Christian Church, widow of William P Robertson died 1933. Survived by daughter Mrs Irby Webb Beckley two grandchildren two great grandchildren. Pallbearers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Crews Robertson
Russel St
Keyser-Bryant
Walter H. Griswold
Wildwood Cemetery
Fayette County
James M
Rhoda Reed Crews
First Christian Church
William P. Robertson
Irby Webb
Beckley
Keyser-Bryant Fueral
T. T. Prince
Cecil Lamb
Harlan Ritchie
William Earehart
Earl McGrady
George Thompson
Ray Sigmund
Paul Phipps
Infant Gambill Graveside Rites Held in Sunset Park
Infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gambill died soon after birth at Fort Ritchie Maryland formerly Beckley. Graveside rites conducted at Sunset Memorial Park at 10 a m with Rev Charley Bass officiating. Survived by paternal grandmother Mrs Ann Massey Beckley. Arrangements by Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Gambill
Fort Ritchie
Beckley
Sunset Memorial Park
Charley Bass
Ann Massey
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Mrs Lillian Carter 71 dies at home in Beckley
Mrs Lillian Beatrice Carter 71 of 522 12 Temple St died at 9 p m Monday from an apparent heart attack. She was a Sprague Freewill Baptist Church member born May 6 1893 daughter of the late George and Ellen Walters. Survived by son Glen Carter Beckley brother Frank Walters Beckley three sisters Myrtle Taylor Beckley Norma Harrah Mabscott Virginia Burdette Mabscott two grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Funeral at Sprague Freewill Baptist Church 2:30 p m Thursday Rev C M Littlejohn in charge. Burial Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home in charge. Friends may call after 4 p m Wednesday. Church removal one hour prior to service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Beatrice Carter
Temple St
Sprague Freewill Baptist Church
George and
Ellen Bryant Walters
Glen Carter
Beckley
Frank Walters
Myrtle Taylor
Norma Harrah
Virginia Burdette
Mabscott
C. M. Littlejohn
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Rodney B. Shannon Funeral Rites Planned
Rodney B Shannon 79 Mullens died at 1250 am. Funeral services set for 1 pm Thursday at Sam Fogleson Funeral Home with Rev T K Morrison and Rev Tom Eldreth officiating. Burial in Rest Haven Park Pratt. Survived by wife Velva son Bernards Mullens daughter June Erskin sister Ethel Cook and one grandchild. Friends may call after noon tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodney B. Shannon
Mullens
T. K. Morrison
Tom Eldreth
Rest Haven Park
Princeton
Baileysville
William C
Armintha Cook Shannon
Velva
Bernards Mullens
June Erskin
Baltimore
Ethel Cook
Sam Fogleson
Final Rites for Henry Clinton Bone
Henry Clinton Bone 66 of Dry Creek will receive funeral rites at Free Will Baptist Church Dry Creek at 2 PM Wednesday with Rev Phillip King officiating. Burial follows at Cooper Cemetery Dry Creek. He died Sunday night in a local hospital after a long illness. The body will be moved from Armstrong Funeral Home Whitesville to the home of his daughter Mrs Pauline Ash Dry Creek at 5 PM today. It will be taken to the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubert Jack West
Lochgelly
Bethel Baptist Church
T. D. Cochran
Bays Cemetery
Summerlee
Oak Hill
New River Coal Co
Clifton Forge
Henry Clinton Bone
Dry Creek
Free Will Baptist Church
Phillip King
Cooper
Armstrong Funeral
Whitesville
Pauline Ash
Funeral services for Robert Lee Robertson in Oak Hill
Robert Lee Robertson aged 65 of 542 1 2 Jones Ave Oak Hill dies after a long illness. Funeral services are at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Jones Avenue Church of God with Revs Phillip Hooser and Norman Foster presiding. Burial follows at High Lawn Memorial Park. Tyree Funeral Home handling arrangements. body to be taken to church an hour before services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Lee _ Robertson
Jones Ave
Oak Hill
Jones Avenue Church of God
Phillip Hooser
Norman Foster
High Lawn Memorial Park
Robertson
Tyree
J Riley McKinney dies at 84 in Mullens area
J Riley McKinney 84 died at 6 am. Born October 9 1879 at Basil he was a son of Mose and Narcissus McKinney. Survived by five daughters Daisy Barbara Gallo Lucy Cello Mossie Sizemore Betty Howerton Marie Burgess two sons George Slab Fork Tom Portsmouth VA two brothers Floyd Lester and Dave Stephenson two sisters Lottie McKinney and Sarah McKinney 26 grandchildren 20 great grandchildren. Body at Sam Fogle Song Funeral Home Mullens pending arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Riley McKinney
Bud
Basil
Mose
Narcissus McKinney
Daisy Barbara Gallo
Lucy Cello
Mossie Sizemore
Sophia
Betty Howerton
Marie Burgess
Charleston
George
Slab Fork
Tom
Portsmouth
Floyd
Lester
Dave
Stephenson
Lottie McKinney
Covel
Sarah McKinney
Sam Foglesong
Mullens
Maddy C T Wilson dies. longtime C&O fireman in Clifton Forge
Wilson T Maddy C Wilson Thomas Maddy 74 of Daniels died at Chesapeake and Ohio Hospital Clifton Forge Virginia at 815 pm Monday after a long illness He was a retired C&O Railway fireman with 40 years service a Baptist and Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen member Born June 9 1890 in Summers County son of the late Thadeus and Harriet Wiseman Maddy Survived by wife Maggie Meadows Maddy four sons Fred Beckley Carl Parma Ohio the Rev Jack Maddy Glen Morgan Eugene Marlinton five daughters Rosabelle Smith Hinton Mae Pack Jumping Branch Frances Cooper Odd Leona Bowling Homersville Ohio Sue Thurman Daniels a sister Alice Meadows Huntington 42 grandchildren 32 great grandchildren Three sons and a daughter preceded him in death Ducted at Rose and Quisenberry Peace Chapel at 2 pm Thursday with Rev S D Smith and Rev J W Berry officiating Burial in Tilden Cemetery Home open for calling after 2 pm Wednesday
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Wilson Thomas Maddy
Daniels
Chesapeake and Ohio
Clifton Forge
C. and O
The
Baptist Church
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Summers County
Thadeus
Harriet Wiseman Maddy
Maggie Meadows Maddy
Fred
Beckley
Carl
Parma
Ohio
Jack Maddy
Glen Morgan
Eugene
Marlinton
O. R
Rosabelle) Smith
Hinton
Cecil
Mae) Pack
Jumping Branch
Lloyd
Frances) Cooper
Odd
Clayton
Leona
Huntington
Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel
Local man Ira McGinnis found dead at home
Ira Alvin McGinnis, 47, of Glen Daniel, was found dead at Eccles at about 7 30 a m today. The body remains at Melton Mortuary while arrangements are pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira Alvin McGinnis
Glen Daniel
Eccles
Melton Mortuary
Religious leaders condemn Tropic of Cancer ruling
The Supreme Court Foundation and figures including Bishop Pursley of Fort Wayne and Rabbi Neumann of Manhattan denounced several state court holdings that declared Tropic of Cancer vile and obscene. They criticized five judges for their rulings as confused and deplorable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York University
Presbyterian Church
Leo A.pursley
Fort Wayne
Ind
Aloysius J. Willinger
Monterey
Fresno
Calif
John King Russia
Steubenville
Ohio
Julius G. Neumann
Manhattan
Congregation
Zichron Moshe
Operation
Yorkville
Jehuda Melbher
Briarwood
Jewish ‘Center
Queens
Chaim Lipschutz
Brooklyn Jewish Press
Henry I. Lambert
New York Board of Trade
Illinois
Florida
New York
McGinnis Found Dead In Eccles Apartment
Ira Alvin McGinnis age 45 of Glen Daniel was found dead in a small Eccles apartment rented by Fred Milem near the Green Door Tavern. Milem and a second man said they drank then McGinnis fell sick about 11 p m and slept on the floor. Police found no foul play or marks on the body and noted he had been under a doctor s care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira Alvin McGinnis
Glen Daniel
Eccles
Fred Milem
Green Door
Milem
McGinnis
Funeral arrangements for infant David Eugene Tunstalle
David Eugene Tunstalle one day old son of Mr and Mrs Banks Tunstalle Jr Mullens died at Beckley hospital at 1 pm Monday. Survived by sister Debra Marie at home and maternal grandparents Mrs Hazel Farmer Mullens and Cecil Farmer Cleveland Ohio. Body at Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home in Mullens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Eugene Tunstalle
Banks Tunstalle Jr
Mullens
Beckley Hospital
Debra Marie
Hazel Farmer
Cecil Farmer
Cleveland
Ohio
Robertson and Foglesong
Hollie Parsons Final Rites at Bickmore Baptist Church
Hollie Parsons burial set for Sunset Cemetery in Bickmore after a slate fall at a coal mine near Garden Ground. Born December 3 1921 in Clay County, he leaves Goldie Parsons and Curt Parsons of Bickmore, seven brothers, two sisters, four sons and two daughters. Funeral home Tyree in Mount Hope announced arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollie Parsons
Bickmore Baptist Church
Sunset
Bickmore
Parsons
Garden Ground
Clay County
Goldie
Curt Parsons
Albert
Ravenswood
Clifford
Cabin Creek
Lawrence
Clayton
New York
Roy
Arnold
Kilsyth
Kenny
Florida
Juanita Daniels
Ohio
Connie Parsons
Dallas
Carl
Steven
Randall
Judy
Brenda
Tyree
Mount Hope
State Police training tests discipline and grit
Buckalew notes the rigorous program for recruits at the training school with multiple physical and mental exams. Recruits face interviews, extensive tests, background checks, and nightly drills, including simulated missing person searches and armed fugitive hunts. Courses span etiquette to judo. care is taken to select top scorers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buckalew
Ruby
Virgil Rice
Point Pleasant High School
West Virginia University
Two Juveniles Charged Over Defaced Currency
A 12 year old from Ewart Avenue and a 15 year old from Hodge Street were arrested Monday at 2 30 p m on Neville Street by city police. They are charged with possession and defacing U S currency and ordered to appear in Juvenile Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ewart Avenue
Hodge Street
U. S
Neville Street
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Constitution Party
Franklin Roosevelt
Delinquency
White House
Sym
Bolic
Boy
H. L. Walker
Dany
Apalachian Power Company An
Inves
Tor
AEF
Richmond’s
Richmond Cleaners
John E. Caldwell
Minnie Robertson
Infant Gambill
Lillian Carter
Hubert J. West
Henry (. Bone
Robert Robertson
Supreme Court
David Tunstalle
Police
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