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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1963
Page
1
T. H. Davis of Piedmont notes the airline’s 15th anniversary today as DC-3 aircraft are retired from service. The two remaining planes will be phased out and Piedmont will use Martin 404 Pacemakers for future flights.
Alvin Bergman a 76 year old retiree from Ambridge planned a 66 hour trek from Pittsburgh to Washington. Congressman Clark and Rep Corbett will honor him at a luncheon in Ligonier with Bergman scheduled to travel through Jennerstown Bedford and Washington in stages. Bergman paced the 50 mile leg Tuesday in 12 hours saying I just took it in stride. President Kennedy promotes walking and Clark cites Bergman as a living example of regular, sensible walking for health.
A gale storm dumps heavy wet snow across New England with power outages, closed schools, and travel disruptions. The system moved up the East Coast from Dixie, bringing tornadoes and strong winds to Florida and snowfall to West Virginia and Tennessee. Four deaths are reported and damage runs into thousands of dollars.
Cloudy to mild conditions give way to cooler days with a high in the 40s and a low in the 20s. Five day outlook shows temperatures 5 to 6 degrees below normal in the south and north, with possible light snow flurries and little or no accumulation. River conditions remain normal with Greenbrier and Lake gauges reporting clear readings.
A 19 man American team with Sherpa guides plans a six month expedition beginning in Banepa Nepal to mount Everest and two sister peaks Lhotse and Nuptse. The project led by Norman G. Dyhrenfurth aims to gather scientific data on high altitude stress and performance. The team includes doctors and scientists.
Frail 16 year old Harry Hebard confessed Tuesday to killing his father Jack Hebard 36 his stepmother Joyce 35 and her three children John Rudell 15 Janice 11 Judy 11 at the family home in Green Bay. He admitted to the Monday evening slaying and was held for first degree murder at an arraignment expected today. Police traced him to a farm 20 miles away after a coworker reported lights on and no one answering at the Hebard residence.
The Rev Earl Pittman pastor of Gatewood Baptist Church fell 35 feet from the second floor into the Beckley hotel elevator shaft while inspecting a stuck door. He was hospitalized at Beckley Memorial with multiple cuts and bruises, receiving 25 stitches in the left leg and minor stitches on other injuries.
At Geneva disarmament talks the Soviet Union proposed a non aggression treaty binding the Atlantic and Warsaw pacts to refrain from attack. U S negotiator Foster said the gap on a nuclear test ban has deepened and accused the Soviets of avoiding direct talks. The Russians claim Western powers seek to avoid an accord ending testing.
Brazilian marines boarded the Venezuelan freighter Anzoategui at Santa a 12 miles from Macapa and took control after the ship surrendered. Lt. Francisco Medeiros Araujo led the operation with a small Marine detail as Orlando Saboya, acting governor of Amapa, represented the Brazilian government. Newsmen were kept off the ship during the maneuver.
Venezuelan President Romulo Betancourt warned of a very aggressive Communist offensive ordered from Moscow and Beijing via Havana. He said Latin America must enact social reforms to avoid a violent revolution like Cuba, and urged stronger U S and regional action against Communist influence. He criticized media for exaggerating terrorism there and planned to present ideas to President Kennedy.
UPI reports White House coverage of social events faced an uproar after a ban was briefly announced. Rep Abner W Sibal criticized the move saying the White House belongs to the people and not a private royal residence. The plan was later put in abeyance with no final decision on press access for the diplomatic reception.
Rep. Adam Clayton Powell refutes charges by Sen. Williams as inaccurate and often false while defending his Harlem district programs and foundation. Support from Atty. Gen. Kennedy and Rep. Roosevelt bolsters Powell amid debates on funding and tax issues.
The bodies of Thomas Taylor aged 62 and Betty Haught aged 18 were found Tuesday inside a car in a Williamstown garage. Police said they had been asphyxiated after the ignition was left on and the gas tank empty. They had been reported missing since Sunday and a tip led officers to force entry with crowbars.
The ad notes that using toll highways saves time that can offset the time spent looking for a parking spot. It emphasizes efficiency and convenience of toll roads for drivers.
In Charleston the House set to pass a watered down 75 cent per hour minimum wage bill with a 54 hour work week while the Senate prepares to approve a horse racing tax extension to add 750000 to Gov. Barron s 16 million extension package. The wage bill was altered from an original 1 per hour in eight hour days to quarrel with exemptions for small firms and certain workers. Also on the House agenda were sick pay for teachers at pay period end, and funeral directors may advertise services and prices. The Senate redistricting panel meets on reapportionment moves including five delegate districts and possible Senate expansion to 40 members. In other action a liquor stamp ruling was killed indirectly and a drunk driving clause delayed. The racing tax measure would extend the 5 9 per cent rate through June 30 1964 and then revert to 9 per cent. Wheeling Downs received a special fire relief provision.
Charleston lawmakers introduced a bill to lift advertisement restrictions for funeral homes except for untrue or deceptive ads. Current rules limit small newspaper ads with no prices, while the bill would let directors and embalmers advertise freely in any medium.
Washington notes quote Betancourt on continued poverty in Latin America after Castro ends and the Alliance for Progress as a guiding effort. Novak on nude beach in California calls it quiet and beautiful. Powell comment on favored treatment and lies. Luton faces death in the electric chair thanking others.
In Waterloo New York seven year old Deborah Marcuccilli lost her right leg when a school bus collided with a tractor trailer. Surgeons later amputated the other leg. Debbies father Orazio faces telling her she can no longer dance.
House Judiciary Committee killed a bill to ease arrest and prosecution of liquor law violators. It postponed indefinitely a bill making a federal liquor stamp prima facie evidence of a state violation. A blood test consent bill for drunk driving was effectively killed. Finance Committee urged passage of a personal income tax on a separate state scale and a bill allowing colleges to waive $100 non resident registration fees to fund capital improvements.
Sgt. Carlos Butcher of Weston West Virginia died in a boating accident on the Canoochee River near Hinesville Georgia. His five year old daughter Patricia remained missing as skin divers resumed search amid swollen waters and debris. The incident occurred during a family outing near Richmond Hill about 12 miles from Ft. Stewart where Butcher was stationed.
A Navy patrol boat found a lifejacket marked Sulphur Queen and debris in the Florida Straits about 14 miles southeast of Key West. The Marine Sulphur Queen vanished February 3 with 39 crew aboard, prompting Coast Guard updates.
A Piney View resident reports a gang of robins mobbing her lawn yesterday in odd behavior. She jokes that anyone would tweet in such weather if not dressed in feathers.
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