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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1966
Page
1
The U S Weather Bureau notes the southern reach of the freezing line will determine how far south temperatures drop. The northern portion of the Mountain State is cited as a reference point for forecasting.
A Charleston weather observer comments on a likely heavy precipitation event with uncertain rainfall and snowfall totals. Snow was already falling in several cities mid morning, with over two inches reported in one location as the system moved through.
A new winter storm sweeps the Southern Plains and Mississippi Valley with heavy snow and ice. Syracuse and Oswego New York report 14 foot drifts while state police patrol on snowshoes. At least 167 deaths blamed on weather and related accidents, 99 in the South. Pennsylvania declares state of extreme emergency as thousands of schools close. Washington streets slowly clear amid 15 foot drifts. The storm stretches from Kansas to Kentucky and Indiana with four to eight inch forecast in parts.
Rainelle in Greenbrier County sees limited production at a new tent making facility. Gov. Hulett C. Smith announced the plant, run by the People's Commission of Huntington, has won a Defense Personnel Support Center contract in Philadelphia. About 80 workers will be employed at full production, with training underway in partnership with the State Bureau of Vocational Education and the Greenbrier County Board of Education.
Hazardous driving warning for Beckley area as a storm shifts from snow to sleet and freezing rain this afternoon and back to snow tonight. Snow accumulations of two to four inches expected before ending with flurries tonight. Temperatures around 32 dropping to 20s, with strong winds and cold conditions persisting into Wednesday. River and lake conditions remain mostly normal but frozen.
Miami UPI reports a severe winter storm across Florida caused about 100 deaths and harmed vegetable crops. Agriculture Commissioner Doyle Conner said a rapid harvest could salvage citrus workers and speed the mid season crop to market.
Officials at the U S Weather Bureau report Raleigh logged 25.2 inches of snow in January, a record pace after two weekend storms. The month brought 23 inches from back-to-back snowfalls, 5.54 inches of precipitation, 29 mph winds, and an average temperature of 24.6 degrees. A Weather Bureau spokesman called it a stormy cold snowy month.
John D Rockefeller IV enters West Virginia House of Delegates race as a Democrat, citing concern for others and belief in equality. He moved to West Virginia in 1964 to work in coal towns and community development, qualifying as a voter after 18 months residence. All 14 incumbents are Democrats.
President Johnson outlines a broad aid package totaling about $1.3 billion aimed at countering Communist threats in Laos Korea and Thailand with $197 million for military linked development and $665 million in development loans for India Pakistan Turkey Korea and Nigeria. Technical cooperation 231 million funds advisers and teachers while 140 million goes to UN development and peacekeeping relief efforts.
Hollywood awards spotlight Omar Sharif and Julie Eggar for dramatic turns in Zhivago and musical best actor. Doc Andrews, fresh Oscar winner for Mary Poppins, and David Lean receive top acting and directing honors as the Globe winners are announced.
The United States brings its Viet Nam peace bid to the United Nations Security Council as bombing resumes in North Viet Nam. Nonaligned nations question timing, while invitations to North and South Viet Nam awaited for the scheduled 10:30 a.m. EST session amid hopes for a peaceful settlement.
A U.S. protest cites North Vietnamese vessels firing on American warships in the Gulf of Tonkin. The incident is described with diplomatic repercussions and heightened tensions between the United States and North Vietnam.
UPI reported Senator Wayne Morse of Oregon gains backing for his antiwar stance as he pushes to rescind the 1964 authorization for U.S. involvement in Vietnam. Morse argues for restraint and questions the legality of escalation while Johnson faces pressure over peace efforts and congressional war powers.
North Viet Nam broadcasts reject UN involvement and say issues should be discussed at the Geneva Conference. The message insists the UN Security Council Is invalid and not suitable to discuss the matter.
General Motors reported a record 1965 profit of 2.126 billion dollars after taxes, up 23 percent from 1964, with a 53 percent share of U S car production. The firm said 1965 also set records in dollar and unit output, worldwide employment, payrolls and dividends for nearly 1.3 million shareholders.
Harold E. Scott, linked to the car on nose mystery near Prince, is a patient at Walter Reed Army Hospital in Washington. Transferred from Raleigh General Hospital, he faces desertion charges and had been reported injured with broken ribs, a possible punctured lung, and a fractured right leg.
Hollywood mourns Buster Keaton as the silent era legend dies of lung cancer at 70. He suffered three months of illness, with wife Eleanor by his side, and is survived by two sons from his marriage to Natalie Talmadge.
A $6.8 million contract for 5.2 miles of Interstate 79 in Harrison and Marion Counties was awarded Monday to S. J. Groves and Sons Co. of Minneapolis Minnesota.
A Glen White soldier, 8. Sgt. Samuel Ross, 30, was killed in action in Vietnam. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. today Guay roeteed o caltecaes ay ved am from the Defense poprescent their son Jan. 29 as a result of gunshot wounds ter, whe in Vietnam, of Beckley, AMea see of Glen te, Alonzo of Milton of New York, Sherman
Reports say major contact occurred today with U S 1st Cavalry and 1st Infantry Division units north of Saigon. A spokesman cited 94 Viet Cong killed in the operation completed Monday. One U S serviceman was slightly injured.
Idaho quickie divorce ends 11 year marriage of Mrs. Lawford to Peter Lawford. Dist. Judge Charles Scoggins grants the divorce one day after residency requirement met at Sun Valley. First and only divorce by a Kennedy Lawford relative in the period.
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