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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1966
Page
1
The column presents Ring Register Q and A with brief answers on Social Security after 65, Eisenhower's church, the White House age, Jackson's death, civil service race questions, local school naming, and uninsured driver deposits. It notes space limits, that not all questions can be answered, and cites the Charleston area director Robert McDonough and other specifics.
A vast storm system raked the Southwest with violent thunderstorms and at least three tornadoes, spreading high winds, rain and snow across much of the country. Tornadoes struck Texas and Oklahoma, causing damage estimated in the thousands of dollars.
Mostly sunny this afternoon in Beckley with a high near 76. Tonight fair with a low around 50, while Tuesday brings clouds and warm temps in the 70s. Nationwide notes report tornado events in Texas and storms from California to the Great Lakes with damages, rainfall, and shifting temperatures through midweek.
US Air Force jets attacked near Hanoi destroying two missile sites and a radar complex located 15 miles from the city center. Chinese gunners fired a SAM from a hidden site but the F100 Super Sabres evaded the weapon and returned safely.
Hollywood previews the 38th Academy Awards with Julie Andrews and Julie Christie as top contenders for best actress. The event promises a glamourous backdrop as British blondes vie for the prize amid a field of stars and near record attention.
At least nine people died in West Virginia traffic crashes last weekend raising the toll to 123 for the year. Victims include Austin Weekly 47 of Sandyville and youths William Johnson 16 Larry Shook 20 Raymond Chadwell 22 near Clarksburg.
In Saigon and Hue, Thich Tri Quang urged an end to anti government protests to avoid derailing plans for a civilian government. He accused the United States of opposing a national assembly that could control the generals while Ky’s regime pressed ahead with election steps and a junta planned to outline voting procedures.
Iraq's new military government led by Maj. Gen. Abel Rahman Aref considers a Kurdish proposed month long lull in the ongoing five year conflict with mountain tribes. In other news, a gala farewell marked the Metropolitan Opera House closing after 83 years with about 4000 attendees in attendance.
The ongoing clash between Poland's Communist authorities and the Roman Catholic Church intensifies amid charges and counter charges. Separately, author and editor James D. Horan will retire April 25 as editor of the New York Journal American.
State police said today that the motives for the double slaying and subsequent suicide of Robert Hauser and his wife Sylvia Hauser in Cumberland Maryland may never be known. The report notes the tragedy involved a 68 year old man and his 64 year old wife. Separately a University of Nebraska coed, Gwendolyn Drake, won a $500 first place prize for spot news writing in the Hearst Foundation April competition for her story on the Nebraska spring blizzard.
In Da Nang Viet Nam UPI reports Marines confronted Hao Xuan village hamlet chief Nguyen Khong who lacked identity papers. The Marines found his name on a South Vietnamese list of Viet Cong sympathizers and ordered him to remove an anti American sign. As he complied two pounds of Viet Cong booby trapped explosives detonated injuring him.
Charleston state police probe the death of an infant found in a Pinch trash heap by two boys. Coroner Goff Lilly said the male child was no more than three weeks old and had been dead four to six weeks. cause of death not yet determined.
In Ohio a bright ham burger shaped UFO led Portage County deputy Dale Spaur on an 85 mile pursuit into Pennsylvania after he spotted a dazzling object during a traffic crash inquiry in Atwater. The 1000 foot high, 30 to 45 foot diameter craft moved 80 to 100 mph and was tracked by six to seven departments over about 50 minutes.
Secretary of State Dean Rusk said slashing Johnson’s 3.39 billion dollar foreign aid request by 415 million would be a false economy and cripple world programs. He warned any year-to-year cuts would be counterproductive and stressed the aid level is the bare minimum for U.S. interests. The televised hearing focused on Viet Nam, Red China, and multilateral aid shifts with Fulbright leading skeptical questions.
Negotiators in the week old coal miners strike resumed talks as stockpiles dwindled at steel mills. UMW and Bituminous Coal Operators Association reported little agreement on a new wage contract. Steel mills faced possible production cuts as 55,000 miners walked out in nine states, with about 23,000 returning to work.
CLARKSBURG reports that Spec. 4 Okey L. Sands of Glen Falls was killed in action in Vietnam. He died from metal fragments from an explosive device, the Defense Department said. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Sands.
Gov Hulett C Smith will appear statewide this week starting with a field staff orientation in Charleston and a signing of a FHA loan contract for a Big Sandy recreation project. He will swear in Roy Lee Harmon as poet laureate, present a Purple Heart, address the Huntington Lions Club, speak to the Fayette County Classroom Teachers Association, greet State Police Academy graduates, and host a "King for a Day" event with Mrs Smith.
SEVILE Spain two famous American figures Mrs John F Kennedy and Princess Grace of Monaco headlined the international Fiera de Sevilla debutante ball last night guest numbers danced late but Mrs Kennedy departed early at 2 30 a m rumor suggested an engagement to Spanish diplomat Don Antonio Garrigues y Diaz Canabate denied by friends and family Garrigues declined comment and aides said he would go to Madrid on business
Shepherd College in Shepherdstown plans full resumption of classes today after closing when about 500 of 1200 students contracted a flu like intestinal illness. The library and cafeteria remained open over the weekend as recuperation continued.
Gov. Hulett C. Smith announced the State Commerce Department will establish regional offices in Wheeling Martinsburg Elkins Beckley and St Albans. He named regional heads and counties they will serve and said the system to aid Appalachian programs should be operating by May 1.
President Johnson heads back to Washington this week ending a 12 day Texas stay with a Mexican City detour. He plans to reconvene Congress after Easter and address pending ambassadorial appointments. Johnson attended First Christian Church in Johnson City and visited his boyhood home with the First Lady.
SPACE CENTER Houston UP I reports Gemini 9 astronauts Thomas P Stafford and Eugene A Cernan will be launched on May 17 in a unique chase through space with another satellite. The mission will include a spacewalk.
Up to date reports say striking electricians formed picket lines at Cape Kennedy halting work on several construction projects. The stoppage marks the ninth labor layoff at the space center in 27 months and the first in 1966.
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