28 Dec 1960
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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1960
Page
1
A burglary alarm at 12 30 a m Tuesday triggered police investigation into a vault opening after more than a day of suspenseful waiting. The report ties the event to Tampa’s greyhound track and department stores with scattered details on the crime.
A Tampa building vault failed to open at 6 30 am as scheduled. A locksmith advised against forcing it, stating the lock could not stay closed beyond 72 hours. Officials then ordered a break in using pneumatic drills, with six hours spent chipping through the side.
President elect Kennedy rapidly fills top Defense posts naming Eugene Zuckert former atomic energy commission er as secretary of the Air Force and John B. Connally Jr. of Fort Worth as Navy secretary. The two men are close Johnson allies and mentored by McNamara. Fulbright heads to Palm Beach for talks with Kennedy as Franklin Roosevelt Jr. meets with aides before Friday discussions. The Army secretary post was anticipated next.
President elect John F Kennedy will use live television and radio to address the nation akin to Roosevelt fire side chats. Press Secretary Pierre Salinger said Kennedy may hold some Q A sessions before open microphones for instant network use and could allow live telecasts at undetermined intervals. Networks expressed receptivity to televising Kennedy press conferences beyond the early evening sessions.
Incoming Barron administration plans to ask the West Virginia legislature to raise salaries for the governor, Board of Public Works, and state supreme court judges. Budget comparisons show WV lags behind national averages in several major offices, with talk of broader increases beyond those named in Barron’s brochure. A separate feature notes a home skating rink improvised in Beckley, offering kids a winter pastime.
An unarmed U S observation plane was machine-gunned by a Soviet built Ilyushin-14 during a Laotian arms airdrop mission near Vientiane. No injuries were reported and the crippled aircraft returned on one engine. Pilots identified were Major Armand E. Reiser and Captain William G. Von Platen. The attack occurred around 2 p m local time over the Ang Vieng area as pro western forces pressed gains against neutralist forces led by Captain Kong Le near Luang Prabang.
Cloudy and cold with some snow likely tonight and Thursday across southern portions. Lows in the 20s with teens in the northeast, temperatures about 5 degrees below normal. Snow totals around a quarter inch water, mainly Thursday and weekend, with a sequence of colder days and brief warm spells into Friday and Saturday. Beckley highs near 30, Oak Hill around 32, river gauges show normal Greenbrier conditions and frozen Lake.
Beckley Manufacturing Corp plans a five day work week starting January 9 after a recent shift to four days. Manager S F Caseino said workload could rise by up to 10 percent with more orders and a redistribution of work between Beckley and Newark plants. Corporate sales forecast points to a recall of personnel in early February and a workload higher than last year, potentially 10 percent. The outlook aligns with a Commerce Department prediction of roughly four percent growth in electrical construction material sales for 1961.
West Virginia has long sought additional Interstate mileage to build a north south route from Morgantown through Fairmont and Clarksburg to Beckley then south to Princeton and Bluefield and into Virginia toward Charlotte. Rex Whitton, new federal highway commissioner, said he needs time to study the request, made in 1959, with support from Gov. Underwood and state officials.
Richard Mundinger of Washington credits his pet dog with saving his life after a Tuesday morning fire. Firemen said damage was confined to one room and arose from a defective fuse box.
West Virginia faces its best traffic fatality year since 1954 per State Police Accident Prevention Bureau figures. Through this year 354 deaths compare with 350 in 1954, while 509 in 1935 remains the record. Kanawha County leads with 49 deaths, Roane and Wirt report none so far this year. September is the worst month with 46 deaths.
Granville Johnson, 45, a former mental patient, surrendered to a posse near his eastern Kentucky mountain cabin after wounding Breathitt County Deputy Sheriff Edgar Watkins. Johnson had barricaded himself in a two room log cabin, fired at officers, and carried an unloaded sawed off rifle when he gave up about 16 miles southeast of Jackson. Watkins was in fair condition. Johnson faces a one year arson sentence and had been sought since burning a neighbor’s haystack. His daughter placed 28 cents in his hand as he was placed in a police cruiser.
Sherwood Glutz notes post holiday sales spark more buzz than a Saturday night in Rufftown as shoppers tussle over ultra cheap dresses. A woman wrestling with others over a 98 cent house dress showcases the frenzy.
News digest from United Press International featuring Fire Commissioner Cavanagh protesting Navy guards at the carrier Constellation blaze and Chief Justice Warren on California map panels. Also includes Dr. Osgood warning of dangers from shortages and Hyman Goodman recounting a bank parking lot robbery incident.
Raleigh County will gain about 10000 dollars this year from tax money due to an assessor's oversight. The supplement includes Beckley Commercial Investment Trust Co. accounts receivable totaling 1,148,610 dollars with an assessed amount of 10,664.84 dollars. The figure was omitted from the county budget as accounts were posted to the tax record book.
Russia signaled willingness to conclude a new two year trade agreement with West Germany after a 30 minute Berlin meeting with Chancellor Adenauer. The shift in attitude was not immediately explained. Cuban officials eyed drastic action against anti Castro saboteurs linked to three bombings and a rail collision injuring fifty eight in Havana. Lumumba backers reportedly move toward Stanleyville while Lumumba allies push to seize Kivu province as Congo unrest grows. France pressed ahead with third Sahara nuclear test claims, planning further explosions soon. Nixon to host 48th birthday event in Washington. Fulbright urged delaying minimum wage hike until budget and troops are settled. King Baudouin may cut honeymoon short if Brussels crisis worsens. NBC and Ralph Edwards deny misrepresentation on It Could Be You. Al Blake claims rigging shows in 1956 58. U S loan to Yugoslavia worth 100 million amid Tito charges Western nations cause discord.
A Japanese fishing boat named Good Fortune caught fire at a Tokyo pier, killing six crewmen. The blaze swept the vessel rapidly as firefighting teams battled the flames. Investigators will probe the cause of the blaze and whether safety measures failed.
A 21 member Kennedy task force led by Senator Paul Douglas studied subcommittee reports and prepared a broad plan to ease unemployment in distressed areas. The package calls for higher unemployment benefits, doubled surplus food, measures to attract industry and retrain workers, and a regional development commission in the East. Proposals will be handed to Kennedy next Monday with some sections to be redrafted.
In New Hartford police report 11 black jack players were robbed by two masked men who forced them to surrender about 1000 dollars and lined them up. The thieves later discarded the pants miles away, prompting a cleaners bill.
West Virginia Senate President-elect Howard Carson outlined three main tasks for the 1961 legislative session opening Jan 11. He stressed reviving the economy, creating an attractive climate for industry, and cleaning up the state to draw new businesses and jobs, with Gov elect Barron backing the cleanup push.
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