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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1965
Page
1
UPI analysis explains the Vatican Ecumenical Council as the century’s most significant religious event. It decentralized governance, opened worship to local languages, reformed seminary training, revised liturgy, and emphasized lay participation, scripture, and ecumenism, amid major global impact.
Pope Paul VI proclaimed the final four decrees of the Ecumenical Council in St. Peter's Basilica, including a religion liberty ruling that opens a new era for the church. The vote on the U.S. backed declaration ended 2,308 to 70 amid liberal conservative clash, drawing praise from Protestant observers.
In Istanbul and the Vatican, simple ceremonies ended the 900 year excommunication between Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy. A seven member delegation led by Cardinal Lawrence Shehan represented Pope Paul VI at the Orthodox service. The rites remove a major obstacle to possible East West Christian reunification.
Defense secretary McNamara announced a four year plan to close or reduce 126 facilities in 39 states, DC, and 23 overseas, eliminating 53,000 jobs and saving 410 million dollars annually. He said bases are unnecessary for the Vietnam war, with Congress set to scrutinize the plan after a 30 day review window beginning January 10, 1966.
The Marine Training Center at Parkersburg will be closed by the Navy Department. Senators Byrd and Randolph said the center currently employs seven military personnel and costs $70,969 annually to operate. Closure set for October 1966.
Clear and cold conditions persist with a sunny spell and a high around 34. Tonight remains chilly with a low near 20. Wednesday looks warmer with calm to light winds, and readings in Beckley show a 28 high and 17 low in the past 24 hours. Precipitation totals about .09 inches with light snowfall earlier. River Greenbrier remains low and clear. Lake Greenbrier steady, gates open. new gauge at Hinton shows 2.0 ft. Imperial California reports 82 high and Marquette Michigan 0 low.
Vatican sources say a Papal Bull loosening Friday meat restrictions is ready for proclamation but Pope Paul VI delays the issuance until after the Ecumenical Council. The historic gathering ends Wednesday and formalities have held up the document prepared by the Vatican congregation for the council.
Paris reports indicate President Charles de Gaulle will run in a runoff after securing 43.97 percent in metropolitan France while Francois Mitterrand had 32.04 percent and Jean Lecannet won 15.78 percent. Aides suggest de Gaulle may contest a second vote despite pride and party opposition.
Space Center Houston reports Gemini 7 astronauts Frank Borman and James Lovell in the fourth day of their 14 day mission with a goal of 206 orbits. They prepared for a possible Sunday rendezvous with Gemini 6 as technicians push toward a circular orbit and a planned Sunday launch for Gemini 6.
Summary of diverse items: Ayub Khan to meet Wilson in Washington while Nixon meets McNamara Rusk Bundy and Lea at the LBJ Ranch. A Tuckerker County Circuit judge seeks 400000 to renovate delinquent boys facility. Former VP Wallace leaves an 840000 estate. U S Steel bids 1.6 million for West Huntington bridge. Donald Massey dies at 56 after heart attack. Geneva disarmament talks resume January 18. Federal grant 32469 for Clay County library. West Virginia education group backs Headstart, opposes tax cuts. Pennsylvania opens 31 miles of interstate highway in landmark day. Oil magnate John W Mecom buys Rice Hotel and Houston properties for about 85 million.
The West Virginia State Supreme Court hears a Raleigh Circuit Court appeal over whether drinking and embracing while driving in dense fog can be contributory negligence. Michael Murphy, 15, was injured in a Beckley area accident on November 27, 1963, after a party in the Hopkins car. His mother sues Gloria Hopkins, 16, and others seeking damages, arguing for a new trial.
Three white men stand trial in Selma for the fatal beating of Rev. James Reeb, a Boston minister killed amid 1965 racial unrest. More than 40 witnesses testified as 13 of 107 jurors were Negro. Reeb, a Unitarian minister, was attacked leaving a cafe with Black patrons on March 9.
CHICAGO (UPI) National Safety Council reports October 1965 was the deadliest month for U S motorists with 4,820 deaths, about four percent higher than October 1964. Through ten months, fatalities total 39,760, slightly above the prior year. Vehicle miles traveled are up about four percent.
SAN FRANCISCO UPI AFL-CIO leaders prepare for a possible labor war in 1966 with the United Mine Workers District 50. Delegates weigh a strategy to strip District 50 bargaining rights as it claims 250,000 members. Meany calls for richer distribution and a 35 hour work week to safeguard jobs.
The Soviet Union announced a 1966 military budget increase of 666 million dollars to 5 percent of total spending. Finance Minister Garbuzov said the rise counters U.S. war efforts in Vietnam, while Western experts doubt the figure reflects actual military outlays, noting disguised spending in education and research. The dollar/ruble exchange is artificial, and the move may serve propaganda aims amid rising imperialist tensions.
In Sumrerville area crews battle multiple eastern South Carolina blazes. Dry weather and 25 knot winds push fires toward a Presbyterian home for 105 aged residents, with evacuations and fire lines drawn. State Forestry Commission reports over 130 fires statewide. forests and pulpwood lands, including International Paper and West Virginia Pulp and Paper premises, suffer heavy losses.
Charleston West Virginia Secretary of State Robert D Bailey of Pineville will seek election to the unexpired term he was appointed to last May 17 after the death of Joe F Burdette He announced he asks for support and cooperation of all West Virginians who share the belief in high performance ability and integrity in government service for the off year election in November
Winter weather caused a fatal collision near Leivasy as Pete Corsaro, 48, of Orient Hill, Nicholas County, died when his pickup struck a coal truck on ice slick West Virginia 20 during heavy snow squalls. Police report the highway death toll rose to 442 for the state, up from 432 a year earlier.
ELKINS UPI Ralph Rosier 39 of Elkins died of an apparent heart attack while playing basketball Monday at the YMCA. A Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co. veteran employee and central office plant foreman at Elkins he is survived by his widow and three children. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
American infantrymen from the 1st Infantry Division clashed with Viet Cong in the Michelin rubber plantation region 40 miles northwest of Saigon. The six hour battle left moderate American casualties and a Viet Cong body count around 231, with many more believed dead. Guam-based B52s bombed targets nearby including areas west of Pleime and near the Michelin plantation.
Aboard the U S aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk off Vietnam two sailors died from smoke inhalation and twenty eight others and a civilian were affected by a three hour fire that began in the No 3 machinery room as flight missions against North Vietnam continued. A board of inquiry was convened to investigate the blaze which did not halt combat operations.
A Company of the 2nd Infantry wakes to the day after combat in Viet Nam. Men swap jokes about smoke breaks and cancer fears while cleaning weapons and tending wounds. They recall a fierce clash and compare it to Custer's Last Stand as memory lingers.
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