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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1966
Page
1
Seven U S planes were shot down during 107 missions over Communist North Vietnam as air forces targeted supply routes from Red China and Viet Cong areas. The battle involved at least 24 SAM missiles near Hanoi. two airmen rescued, six aircraft from Air Force and one Navy Skyraider lost.
Washington and the nation watched on television as Luci Johnson Nugent, 19, described the wedding as the most magnificent day of her life. The ceremony marked the close of the first chapter in the tale of the President's daughter and the boy from Wauke gan.
A bride and her new husband Patrick Nugent share a misty occasion as a family notes the groom’s crying habit. The father of the bride looks wistful yet proud as he gives his daughter away in a ceremony described in rounded terms.
IAM leader Roy Siemiller denounces back to work legislation as unwarranted and one sided while House Commerce Chair Staggers pledges to push Senate passed measure. The plan would force 35,400 strikers back to work on five airlines for up to 180 days if not settled.
British authorities report 61 year old Sheik Shakbat ousted as ruler of Abu Dhabi by his younger brother Zaid Bin Sultan Zaid. Shakbat kept oil wealth under his bed. state revenue last year was 30.8 million pounds with projected 1966 total near 67 million. Poverty among the 20,000 inhabitants persisted.
Variable cloudiness through Tuesday with a 6 percent chance of afternoon and evening thundershowers. Little change in temperatures. River gauges show Greenbrier and Lake at normal and clear, Hinton gauge at 1.8 feet. Five day outlook: cooler midweek then warmth returning, with over six tenths of an inch expected as showers Tuesday and again near the weekend.
William Parker, a paraplegic Black man, opened Beckley’s first full week for a newsstand on Prince Street. Local donors funded the venture after a year of effort led by The Register and Beckley Jaycees. The project drew support from both Black and white residents, culminating in a stock and shop ready to serve the community. The piece frames Parker’s achievement as a civil rights milestone and a testament to communal generosity.
A 17 year old girl, Karen Griffith of Austin, died at Brackenridge Hospital becoming the 16th victim in the Whitman university sniper rampage. Police report 46 persons shot from the tower during the 80 minute siege.
In Chicago civil rights protests, marchers sing amid white opposition as riot police arrest 20 whites for disorderly conduct. Jon King’s absence from town shifts leadership to SCLC aides, with plans for a full week of marches into all white neighborhoods and crowds around 4,000.
The final design for an improved highway between Bolt Raleigh County and Man Logan County has been turned over to Tecon Engineers Inc of Frankfort KY. State Road Commissioner Burl A Sawyers announced the contract Sunday. Nearly 10 miles of Route 99 are under construction in Raleigh Wyoming and Boone counties.
Former Vice President Richard M. Nixon writes in U S News & World Report that there is a deterioration of respect for the rule of law nationwide. He cites a doctrine that every citizen has the right to decide which laws to disobey and when.
UPI reports the National Safety Council tallies 23,570 traffic deaths in the first half of 1966, up 8 percent from the prior year. June alone records a record high with 4,270 fatalities as miles driven rise 6 percent. Detroit leads with 3.6 deaths per 10,000 vehicles, followed by Dallas, Chicago, New York, Philadelphia, and Los Angeles.
United Press International reports West Virginia’s weekend highway deaths total five, raising the year toll to 285. Victims include Lisa Ann Mays 2 Christine M Waggoner 48 Curtis S Snuffer 24 Barbara Ellen Hogsett 11 and George DeGarmo 26.
President Johnson directs his administration to study all government options to halt inflation after steel price increases. Economists will analyze costs and inflationary risks across federal spending revenues and corporate profits, with possible defense procurements under review. Pending clearer data, tax changes seem unlikely before year’s end.
Nassau Bahamas passenger Marga ret Buczkowski recalls traveling on the same honeymoon special plane as Pat and Luci Johnson Nugent. She says they were unaware of the famous couple until after departure, then shared smiles. In Grosse Pointe Mich Gordon Wright, the suburb’s first Black resident, says his family is simply seeking a good place to live for their children.
Senator Ellender of Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee, warned that inflation could force food price controls if the government cannot stop the rise. He voiced concern over the inflationary trend and the potential need for government intervention.
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey told grain belt farmers the administration will ensure farmers get a fair share of the expanding national economy. He called the food basket the best bargain in the world for American families.
A compilation of reader questions and official responses on topics from car window cleaning to largest trees, Mensa address, Statue of Liberty height, police search rights, learner permits, cross-state license transfers, Vocational Rehabilitation projects, baby bottle sterilizing age, and learner permit exam question counts. The column provides practical guidance and references to state authorities.
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