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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1966
Page
1
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Greek shippers Leonidas and Mikos V reportedly sailed from Venezuela April 6 toward Beira Mozambican port to reach Rhodesia pipeline, defying Britain's embargo. The earlier ship Joanna remained docked near the pipeline mouth as UN authority backed UK blockades and the Berwick halted Manuela at Beira.
Cloudy and cool with occasion al rain this afternoon ending tonight. High near 50 and low around 40. Much of Thursday stays cool with light rain late week. temperatures forecast to hold below normal levels across West Virginia with likely rain totals of one inch or more.
Veteran actor Joel McCrea 60 filed for divorce from Frances Dee 58 in Ventura County Superior Court citing mental cruelty. The couple wed in 1935 and share three sons, Peter 11 Jody 31 and David 30, with custody sought for Peter.
United Press International reports miners in West Virginia and surrounding states enter a third day off with 17 000 to 20 000 strikers seeking a new contract. Talks resume in Washington as locals vote and some mines reopen while others stay idle amid mixed returns to work.
Defense attorney Sam Lopinsky began outlining appeals to overturn a 1 to 10 year sentence for former West Virginia Motor Vehicles Commissioner Jack A. Nuckols. Lopinsky cited seven alleged errors in the indictment and conviction, but Judge William J. Thompson overruled them. The sentence execution was delayed 90 days pending appeal.
In a North Atlantic storm, the Italian liner Michaelangelo was hit by 45 foot waves for five hours. Three people died including John J. Steinbach and Dr. Werner Berndt. Desiderio Ferrari of Genoa survived injuries. Ten others were hurt and two Americans among the injured.
Paris Premier Pompidou says de Gaulle will not switch to USSR or China and insists on NATO withdrawal as best for Atlantic alliance. Government statement opens three day National Assembly debate on foreign and economic policy amid talks on U S and Bonn evacuation plans and French forces in Germany.
Paris officials refuse for the first time in 20 years to permit the annual Sergeant Kelly Day ceremony at the Invalides. Miss Marcelle Thomas said Defense Minister Messmer canceled the Paris event and moved plans to the American military cemetery at Suresnes, near Paris, with no reason given. The ceremony honors Sgt. Laurence Russell Kelly, the first American to fall in the liberation of Paris, and is organized with American Legion Paris Post No. 1.
U S Treasury reports for the fiscal year through April 8 show withdrawals totaling 109.752 billion dollars and deposits of 94.955 billion. The cash balance stands at 3.201 billion with the public debt at 320.676 billion and gold holdings valued at 15.683 billion.
A federal grand jury indicted Louis C. Mirani, a former Detroit mayor now on the city council, on income tax evasion charges. Ida Ringling, widow of Ringling Brothers Circus founder Henry Ringling, dies at 97. Helen Roberts, 41, faces charges of corrupting morals and maintaining a disorderly house after a Wilkinsburg beer party raid. A Soviet Yak 28 jet linked to a West Berlin crash is identified. One twin receiving intrauterine transfusions shows steady progress at Oklahoma University medical center.
In Saigon a Viet Cong mortar and small arms strike on Tan Son Nhut killed eight, wounded 128, and caused millions in aircraft damage. U.S. forces reinforce outer perimeters and restore sandbag revetments as patrols hunt remaining attackers. Seven Americans dead and 109 wounded.
Two moderate quakes rattled southern Chile Tuesday night sparking panic in some areas but no casualties or damage were reported. The Tass news agency said the Soviet government protested in Moscow over an alleged CIA attempt to kidnap the Soviet Embassy first secretary in Tokyo.
Kenneth Shafferman, 46, of Grafton, died from injuries received in a one car accident in Taylor County. He was a passenger in a vehicle operated by Dale Stuart, also of Grafton, which overturned and plunged down a 75 foot embankment near Thornton. Stuart suffered minor injuries.
Chrysler Corp disclosed a recall of about 17 500 1966 Dodge Monaco and Polara cars to fix a throttle linkage defect. Sen Mondale said a Chrysler official warned the flaw could pose a safety factor by requiring heavier braking and longer stopping distances. Chrysler spokesmen said dealers were told to urge owners to bring cars in for repairs.
Saigon radio said Buddhist leaders will join the national political congress on Thursday to help craft a new constitution. UPI sources say Vien Hoa Dao officials may use the platform to denounce Ky's military government while not halting anti government demonstrations. The Buddhists had boycotted the first two sessions, citing CIA interference and seeking a civilian government.
Charleston West Virginia UPI reports the State Road Commission opened apparent low bids totaling about 10.6 million dollars for 20 highway improvement projects. The plan covers 58.6 miles of new or improved highway and eight new bridges including five Interstate jobs and 13 resurfacing projects across 12 counties totaling over 51 miles of roadway.
Actress Elizabeth Taylor arrived at an exclusive clinic near Rome for a routine physical ahead of filming The Taming of The Shrew with Richard Burton. A studio spokesman dismissed reports of a minor operation and said she was in good spirits with her Pekingese dog.
Two West Virginia inmates fled from Moundsville prison by hiding under a cinder truck hood. The truck, stopped by a guard who was later dismissed, carried the men about two miles to a dump near the prison farm before the hood opened and they ran toward railroad tracks. Warden Otto C. Boles identified the escapees as Gerald Burger, 34, serving 15 years for robbery from Boone County, and John Hillery, 22, serving 1 to 10 years from Berkeley County for breaking and entering. A large search involving guards, state police, and bloodhounds followed. the guard at the wagon gate admitted negligence.
President Johnson will travel to Mexico City Thursday and Friday for a brief informal visit marking his first trip to a foreign capital as president. He will join Mrs Johnson and Dean Rusk to unveil a bronze Lincoln statue gifted to Mexico, a gesture of friendship, after arriving at 6 30 pm EST Thursday and staying until lunch Friday. The party departs from Randolph AFB for the cross border trip and the Lincoln statue was sculpted by Felix de Weldon under a 1964 appropriation of 150000 dollars.
California report says 2000 antiwar demonstrators gathered near the University of California campus. A 22 year old Berkeley man, Kit Lyons, was treated for a scalp laceration after club swinging by 120 helmeted officers and deputies. One man hospitalized and eight arrested as police called the rally illegal for lacking a permit.
Saigon dispatch from UPI reports Americas first B52 raid on North Vietnam dropped between 1.2 and 1.8 million pounds. The bombardment caused entire mountainsides to crash onto routes leading to the Ho Chi Minh trail, according to officials.
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