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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1966
Page
1
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Washington officials foresee no immediate changes in U S NATO troop commitments though Europeans are urged to assume more defense burden over time. A Defense Department redeployment shifts 104 aircraft and 1,800 personnel among Spain Turkey and Italy to free fighters for broader worldwide needs.
Partly cloudy today with a high around 55. Tonight cloudier with a low near 38. Saturday mostly cloudy with a small chance of showers and a high in the mid 50s. Airport conditions: high 49, low 32, latest readings show light morning winds. River Greenbrier slightly above normal and falling. Lake normal and cloudy. Five day forecast: WV temperatures about six degrees below normals, not so cool Saturday, cooler Monday, warmer Wednesday. showers Monday or Tuesday likely under a half inch.
On Wall Street the hawks and doves clashed as Youth Against War and Fascism disrupted the New York Stock Exchange and leaflets were scattered. Counter-demonstrators, mostly brokerage clerks, attacked with eggs and water filled bags before police intervened. Some hawks claimed affiliation with American Patriots For Freedom.
West Virginia coal miners press on with the no contract no work rule as 15 000 to 17 500 idle while UMW and BCOA negotiate. Some districts expect a settlement over the weekend with scattered reopenings and ongoing roving pickets closing mines in the southern fields.
A MSU aid mission chief in South Viet Nam said officials know five CIA operatives worked on the project and there was no secret about it. Other items note a British Vinland expedition set for May 3, a South Africa ransom case fatalities, Las Vegas boomers club dress code, Paris memorial service ban and a Yugoslav Bulgarian communique condemning U.S. military actions in Viet Nam.
Sen Edward M Kennedy proposed that Congress consider revising the draft law to place induction of young men on a uniform national basis. The Texas Klan leader said Imperial Wizard Robert Shelton will preside over a May 4 rally in Johnson City, the president's home.
Iraq's interim rulers relaxed the 21 hour curfew by six hours allowing outings from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. as Baghdad prepared a state funeral for President Abdel Salam Aref killed in a helicopter crash. Reports claimed assassination and stirred fears of in country political strife and wider Middle East crisis.
President Johnson, greeted by up to two million in Mexico City, urged renewed energy for Latin America and proposed a high level hemispheric summit to discuss shared problems and accelerate the Alliance for Progress. He stressed careful preparation alongside imaginative action and cited Lincoln as a symbol of friendship.
Washington based union and management negotiators continued talks aimed at a soft coal contract settlement and ending a walkout by about 35,000 miners in Appalachia. Representatives of the United Mine Workers and two coal operators groups met at UMW President Boyle's offices Thursday and planned to resume sessions today. A union source said discussions were focused on business and moving toward a prompt agreement.
Paris reports President Charles de Gaulle will not grant the United States two years to withdraw its 26,000 troops. The U S warns such action could threaten NATO. De Gaulle insists on the April 1 1967 deadline and sovereignty of bases. He faces domestic debate as Francois Mitterand criticizes the policy while Pompidou and Couve de Murville defend it. Talks in Bonn with German officials follow.
In Saigon the Unified Buddhist Church endorsed Premier Nguyen Cao Ky as caretaker leader for three to five months after accepting a civilian government promise. The church plans to send a delegation to northern provinces to calm extremist Buddhist resistance led by Lt. Gen. Nguyen Chanh Thi who urged immediate governmental change and vowed ongoing demonstrations.
Saigon reports higher American combat deaths in the first three and a half months of the year than all of 1965. As of Wednesday, 205 U.S. aircraft were downed over the North and 101 over the South since the war began, with 14 shot down by SAM missiles. Marines stormed Cape Death on the Batanga Peninsula, destroying tunnels and fortifications. In three weeks, 242 Viet Cong were killed, 41 captured, 944 suspected VC arrested while air forces flew 331 sorties in the South and 56 missions into the North.
About 200 prostitutes marched on Lima's capitol Thursday night to demand postponement of an order to eliminate the red light district. Peru allows prostitution under official control.
Mountain View California UPI reports Postmaster James O Malley said 1500 postal employees did not receive pay checks this week because their time cards were lost in the mail.
Charleston UPI report notes a hearing is tentatively scheduled for next Thursday to probe employment discrimination charges at Lakin State Hospital in Pt. Pleasant. The State Human Rights Commission held a four hour closed meeting and will report to Gov. Hulett C. Smith. The commission also interviewed applicants for the executive secretary job, with salary concerns noted.
William E. Hall of Weston West Virginia was named director of OSU School of Journalism, triggering student senate opposition and faculty criticism. The Board also approved a university print shop, a new Lantern press, and nearly 1 million dollars for remodeling the journalism building.
GOP House leader Gerald R. Ford of Michigan denounces the administration for shocking mismanagement of South Viet Nam policy and troop supply shortages. Defense Secretary McNamara counters, calling the bomb shortage a national scandal amid growing unrest.
Washington based Representative Emanuel Celler blasted Dr. Martin Luther King Jr and other civil rights leaders warning them to stick to their own knitting and not meddle in the Vietnam War His warning came as a civil rights bill faces a difficult passage with concerns that Viet Nam criticism could jeopardize the measure.
Eastern gangsters shift from narcotics to cigarette smuggling in a growing racketeering operation. New York loses about 40 million dollars annually in unpaid taxes, with estimates suggesting the figure may rise. FBI notes and state officials cite organized crime links and widespread distribution via milkmen, housewives, and other common contacts. An amendment to the Jenkins Act seeks to broaden interstate tobacco controls.
U S officials pursue a flexible approach to China aiming for moderated future relations. The policy, less rigid than past stances, avoids full recognition or U N admission but stresses continued resistance to Beijing-backed aggression and support for economic and social progress in Asia.
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