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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1966
Page
1
A small Viet Cong force attacked a government outpost about four miles from central Saigon. U.S. planes with flares opened fire, rocks lit the night as bombs boomed. U.S. officials say Viet Cong kidnapped two Americans and offered bounties to kill senior officials, part of a broader effort to disrupt elections set for Sept. 11.
Two American soldiers were reportedly kidnapped by sneaking Viet Cong raiders who struck through three South Vietnamese companies in a lightning assault kept secret for two weeks. The fate of the captives remained unknown as U S air and naval actions continued in North and South Viet Nam. A Vietnamese spokesman described damage to the Chieu Hoi Building near Tri Tam while a Viet Cong radio warned voters and candidates of danger. In the river approaches to Saigon a patrol boat exchanged fire with guerrillas and destroyed a sampan. The day also saw another Thunderchief loss as the Air Force reported 133 missions against targets north of Hanoi and in the southern panhandle.
President Charles de Gaulle arrived in Phnom Penh seeking a negotiated end to the Viet Nam war. He planned talks with a Hanoi regime representative as security was tightened amid Cambodian rebel warnings of sabotage. The Cambodian leader warned rebels were armed and ready, while de Gaulle urged peace in Asia and the world.
Ming Register offers a 24 hour information service with a single contact number 253 2441. Readers are advised to call anytime except 10 to 11 a m. for a briefing and to write The Register with any information or situations that require investigation.
A historical quiz-style item lists questions and answers on diverse topics. It covers culinary caviar, Gertrude Stein’s line, Beckley Fire Department history, embalming education, Pemberton water safety, go cart age rules, Detroit Tigers AL pennants, age-spanning assault law, Woodrow Wilson High School completion, and the Mahaffey brothers fund via Tyler Memorial Methodist Church.
Partly cloudy and warm with a 20 percent chance of afternoon or thunder showers. High 82 today, low 60 tonight. Partly cloudy with a high near 80 Thursday. Last 24 hours show 80F at 4 pm, 39F at 5 am. winds NNW at 4 mph. Sunset 7:57, sunrise 6:53. Greenbrier clear, Lake clear with 1.5 gates open. Gauge at Hinton 1.7 ft.
The State Chamber of Commerce will sponsor a Community Betterment Contest statewide with 12000 dollars in cash prizes. Five population divisions set project requirements for eligibility, from one to three projects per town. J H Jeffertt says citizens want improvements from cleanups to pools and playgrounds.
Fidel Castro declared there would be no reconciliation with the United States and said he would continue the implacable fight against imperialism. In a five hour and four minute radio monitored speech, he rejected pressure to soften his belligerent stance. The address was among his longest ever and raised questions about internal Cuban and Soviet influence on policy.
Summersville officials plan to dedicate the Summersville Reservoir with a presidential appearance likely this Saturday. A helicopter pad, press galleries, and a special rostrum are set at the dam site for dignitaries including Gov. Hewlett C. Smith. Secret Service in Charleston. limousine arrangements unconfirmed as White House schedule remains fluid.
Governor Wallace leads Alabama in defying federal desegregation guidelines as the Senate considers administration amendments to outlaw HEW measures. The measure would empower a Wallace legislative commission to confront HEW officials and shield local school boards from federal authority, with House action expected to seal passage.
In Maswa Tanzania villagers prepared to testify in the murder trial of Peace Corpsman William Kinsey 24 of Washington NC accused of battering his wife Peverly 23 to death with an iron bar Kinsey says she fell from a rock He faces potential death by hanging if convicted Police recounts say Kinsey was found beside the bloodstained body with a rock and iron bar nearby as around 100 villagers watched
Washington reports Rep. Al Ullman calls for raising corporate income taxes to cool inflation. President Johnson seeks alternatives to high interest rates but offers no hint of action. Ullman argues a tax hike could lower prices and rates. Truman fears rising rates could provoke deflation.
Seventeen planes prepared at San Juan to seed Hurricane Faith with silver iodide in an experiment aimed at weakening the storm. The hurricane, about 510 miles east of Palm Beach, moved north-northwest at seven mph with near 120 mph winds. Officials expected the storm to stay offshore, reducing land impact, while evaluating the cloud seeding plan in coming hours.
Nick Piantanida, 33, a Bricktown, New Jersey skydiver famed for attempting a 100000 foot free fall, died in Philadelphia from oxygen deprivation after his pressure suit decompressed at about 57000 feet during a May ascent. Ground crew reported an emergency and he did not regain consciousness. He had survived multiple prior attempts to beat the record.
Marine Commandant Wallace M. Greene said the Vietnam War could “just fade away” if Hanoi believes it is losing. He noted Marines were expanding control and linking beachheads in the north in coming months, but warned a conclusion would require time and many troops. He said fading away is a possibility but not a sure outcome.
About 100 to 125 employees of the Norfolk and Western Railroad walked out in an unauthorized strike affecting coal runs between Bluefield and Williamson. Main runs remained unaffected. Conductors and Trainmen union members participated. The railroad plans to seek a Roanoke injunction to force work resumption. Union rep C. L. Brown denied union backing and disputed reports of a brakeman shortage triggering the action.
About half of morning shift nurses at three San Francisco public hospitals phoned in sick as a strike began. Nurses, city employees, voted 311 to 162 to reject a pay increase granted to private hospital nurses last month. At San Francisco General, plans called for halving the patient load and moving less ill patients to nursing homes or private hospitals.
About 200 Negro pickets protested in Wauwatosa near Judge Robert C. Cannon for not severing ties with the all white Fraternal Order of Eagles. Police and National Guardsmen kept counter-pickets including 25 Ku Klux Klansmen at bay as five people were arrested. Rev James E Groppi vowed to continue protests despite failed conciliation talks and restricted access to the area.
Union Carbide says a one day strike by more than 2300 workers at Marietta Ohio and Ashtabula was caused by AFL-CIO interference and a push for cross plant bargaining. OCAW and USW unions were involved at various plants, with Alloy West Virginia facing a separate 1200 worker walkout. Trial examiner George Bott prepares a NLRA recommendation on possible illegal lockout.
Washington reports two West Virginia servicemen killed in action in Vietnam. Army PFC Jerry W Eddy, son of Arza and Eddy of Paden City, and Marine Lance Cpl James R Burdette, son of Raleigh W Burdette of Elkview Kanawha County, Va.
Comedian George Jessel, 68, announced plans to wed Audrey Magee, 24, a Beverley Hills entertainer. He said age difference exists but loves her. They met at Houston International Airport on Magee's arrival from Los Angeles while Jessel was performing in Houston.
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