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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1963
Page
1
The Notch Products Co. of New York unveiled a no tobacco no nicotine smoke made from vegetable fibers at a news conference. The device resembles a cigarette in look and feel but the company rejects the term cigarette for its product.
Charleston UP I Centennial Commission director Carl R. Sullivan said the panel has not decided if artist Joe Moss can keep his painting West Virginia Moon or sell it to the highest bidder. The commission has right of first refusal under the Centennial Art and Sculpture contest rules. Moss valued the work at 200 and had suggested Huntington architect Keith Dean as first bidder.
Mild today with high temperatures mostly in the 54 to 66 range, higher mountains 48 to 54, increasing clouds this afternoon and tonight. Occasional showers possible tomorrow morning, with a colder Thursday and a warming trend by Sunday or Monday. Five day outlook: highs near 48, lows 27 in south and 42, 21 in north. precipitation under a quarter inch, scattered showers Thursday and rain or snow early next week. Beckley and Oak Hill observations. River conditions and gauges noted.
President Kennedy's administration expands its tax cut proposal to increase the standard deduction for married couples with low and middle incomes by 100 dollars, aiming to save small sums for many families. Treasury Secretary Douglas endorses the plan before the House committee as a top priority to spur growth and cut unemployment. The proposal seeks net tax reductions of 10.3 billion dollars annually over three years for individuals and businesses.
The body of William Roscoe Trent, 32, was found on a fire trail near Sheffler Street by a Raleigh General Hospital employee. Police suspect a blow to the ear, autopsy to follow, while his mother Edith Brooks questions foul play due to epileptic seizures. Trent left home around 11 am Tuesday to watch television, did not return by 10 pm, and was found about 150 yards from the street end.
Prime Minister John Diefenbaker's minority government fell after a no confidence ruling with 142 to 111 votes. He planned a general election likely on April 8 and met with Conservative supporters to discuss party splits and policy.
A Vietnamese air force bomber with two American officers and a Vietnamese crewman crashed on a strafing mission north of Saigon. Parachutes sighted near the crash site. fate of crew unknown. The bomber hit a jungle mountain near Pleiku 250 miles north as U.S. helicopters searched for survivors.
Moscow report notes rising executions for embezzlement theft and bribery in the Soviet Union. A Western expert cites 136 death sentences in 1962, with many for economic anti-social acts that undermine the state.
Norville Cox, a former Beckley resident who had moved to Cleveland, died about 4:30 a.m. today from injuries after a fall down an elevator shaft at the Cleveland Banking and Trust Co. He had left mining work about ten years ago and was employed by the bank. Further details were not available.
The body of Collette Josselson, 52, a French divorcee, was found in her East Side residence. Authorities say she was raped and strangled with cotton wedged in her mouth, held by a silk band, and suggest an intruder may have gathered valuables including a $5,000 mink coat and over $3,000 in cash nearby.
The body of Annie Ramsey, 42, was found beaten to death in a Charleston apartment. Police say her common law husband Samuel E. Thomas, the man present when the ambulance was called, would be charged with murder. An autopsy will determine the exact cause of death.
In a witty column SHERWOOD GLUTZ argues that many feel they own a home only via banks, finance firms, lumber dealers, and taxes while countering the idea of a traditional home as essential. He notes a cynical view that birth, marriage, and death occur in institutions, questioning homeownership necessity.
In Charleston, a bill would raise maximum income for minimum weekly benefits from 500 to 600 dollars and lift the minimum weekly benefit from 10 to 11 dollars. The plan also increases the top weekly payment from 32 to 35 dollars, without changing employer contributions.
State officials pursue feasibility and engineering study for Cass Railroad as a multimillion dollar tourist package near Greenbank National Radio Astronomy Center. If feasible, loans and grants from ARA may follow. work could proceed by June 20, the state’s 100th birthday, with or without the $505,000 grant.
The West Virginia House approved a plan to guarantee at least one seat for each county and increase Senatorial districts from 16 to 23, shifting the reapportionment fight to the Senate. The bill faces Senate scrutiny and possible court challenges. branch banking and foreign doctor licensing also occupy the agenda as sessions continue.
Patrolman Ted Starr reports finding William R. Trent's body several yards from a damaged commode stolen from a city park. The condition suggests the item was discarded after being damaged beyond repair during the incident.
In Fairmont a Tuesday head on crash on U S 250 killed Lloyd Cunningham 38 and Gerald Alan Downs 31 both from Farmington. Ernest Moore Fairmont passenger in the other car was hospitalized in serious condition. The toll raises West Virginia's traffic deaths to 26 for the year, compared with 42 a year earlier. Also Darlene Graley 31 died in a separate crash on State Route 39 in Nicholas County.
The White House announced today that no U.S. government financed cargoes would be shipped on foreign flag ships that trade with Cuba, in a move to curb merchant shipping to Cuba.
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