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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1966
Page
1
Readers ask why complaints names appear only in police blotters and how funds for “Honey in the Rock” are raised. Q and A cover quit-claims, flood-prevention road funding, and the 1965 creation of HUD as a cabinet department.
Raleigh County Armory spokesman says no sponsor yet for the Beckley circus planned for spring. Charleston circus schedule today through Sunday lists 4 and 8 p.m. shows, with varied weekend times.
The Ring Register's high reader demand has slowed transcription of questions. The Electronic Secretary recording questions will be out of service longer than the 10 to 11 morning window. Yesterday the downtime lasted two hours. Callers are advised to retry later when the system is functional again.
Washington reports leak that Peking staged an armed coup against Mongolia, a Red China border state. Milika Sundic of Radio Belgrade cites Mongolian anti Russian plots aided by Peking. Brezhnev pact cited as context for Sino Soviet tensions and Cuba’s pro Moscow stance amid Latin American aid.
Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara told Congress that a Communist victory in Viet Nam would trigger Chinese campaigns to foment revolutions across underdeveloped regions. He said Peking views Thailand as its next target and aims for conflicts that could spread to Asia Africa and Latin America. He noted the focus of U.S. defense shifted to the Far East and that forty nations had pledged aid to Viet Nam.
Cairo UPI reports President Gamal Abdel Nasser warned of renewed war in Yemen and potential nuclear use as he blasted U.S. aid to Israel during Unity Day remarks at Cairo University. He accused Washington of backing Israel with heavy weaponry, intensifying fears of a U.S. Arab crisis.
Pope Paul VI opened Lent with an Ash Wednesday appeal urging Catholics to keep penitential tone though he eased fast and abstinence rules. The British cargo vessel Parthia sent an SOS reporting it was adrift 400 miles east-southeast of Newfoundland with 42 crew aboard but not in immediate danger. Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip received a tumultuous welcome in Nevis during their island visit near Lord Nelson’s marriage site to Fanny Nesbitt.
Prosecutor Oval Damron began preparing for a third trial on April 4 after the second trial of Logan Coin sheriff and a State Road Commission official ended in a Tuesday. The report notes Damron sought the rare third trial and mentions a separate fire incident in Mineola New York leaving ten dead or injured. General William C Westmoreland in Vietnam broke a small bone in his left wrist while playing on Tuesday and returned to his Saigon desk with a cast.
Mrs Lyndon B Johnson flies to Denver to speak at a luncheon of the American Roadbuilders Association. She will urge passage of her highway beautification law as a priority. British Premier Harold Wilson and Soviet Premier Kosygin held a two hour session in an East-West effort over Vietnam. Progress reported by British sources. Labor Secretary W Willard Wirtz told the AFL CIO that tougher union stance would not change the administration's minimum wage bill position and cautioned against criticizing the President to avoid jeopardizing priorities.
United Press International reports a severe Mississippi River ice jam threatening Davenport Iowa Oline East Moline Illinois and Rock Island Illinois with tens of thousands of sandbags deployed to protect communities from floodwaters. The flood risk spans Illinois and Iowa amid one of the worst flood threats in years.
Cloudy and cool with a high of 39 at noon. Tonight will be cloudy with a low around 26. Light snow begins tomorrow with a high in the mid 30s. River conditions show cloudy water and normal to muddy flow. lake gates open and gauge at Hinton reads 2.9 feet. New: High 84 at Culver City California and low 20 at Redwood Falls.
MOSCOW reports two Russian dogs named Veterok and Ugolyok were launched into orbit in a manned space flight. An official statement said only biological studies were conducted and gave no data on duration. Experts speculate future long range flights may last nearly a month with crews of three or more.
Space officials meet at Cape Kennedy to resolve a cloud weather issue affecting both the Tiros satellite and the Apollo spacecraft. Both craft were tentatively set for Thursday morning launches, with Tiros able to launch in cloudy conditions while Apollo remains uncertain.
James C. Copes was found guilty of strangling Susan Rigsby and Shirley Ann Stark, both 21, after a 200 mile drive to Dallas. An 11 man 1 woman jury deliberated two hours and 34 minutes before accepting the state's case and scheduling sentencing.
Police report six women dead and at least seven others injured after a blast at a frame building fireworks plant near a western Pennsylvania community about 45 miles from Pittsburgh. The explosion occurred around 8 45 a.m. EST and was felt up to three miles away, damaging surrounding structures.
UPI reports dissident Syrian army officers seized power in Damascus early today arresting President Hafez al Assad and Premier Salah Bitar while signaling a counter coup. Damascus Radio cut off as border posts closed and clashes along the Syria Israel frontier were reported in past weeks. The provisional constitution was suspended and the national revolution council dissolved, with other senior figures including Michel Aflak and Defense Minister Maj Gen Mohammed Omran among those detained.
Charleston UPI reports Bell Telephone installers walked out Monday and faced a lockout until next Monday. West Virginia workers based in Charleston serve Huntington, Logan, Beckley, Williamson, Hinton and Fayetteville. Kerry Grey says union will meet in Charleston tonight to decide next steps as the protest spreads to Maryland and DC.
Police and FBI agents pressed a large car theft probe in Uniontown as four suspects were arrested with ages from 17 to 25. Authorities say at least 115 Chevrolets tied to the ring and as many as 150 cars may have been stolen from Morgantown Moundsville Wheeling and nearby areas with parts stripped and some cars sold intact.
News from Washington reports a renewed spat over Vietnam policy as RFK and the Johnson White House present overlapping views on postwar Saigon roles and Viet Cong participation. Both sides signal similar aims, yet splits over coalition inclusion and wartime governance persist.
Reported here but not confirmed health center notes list 60 calleted infections and 203 upper respiratory infections in Raleigh for the referenced week. Wyoming counties report animal bites, varicella, measles, influenza like illnesses, meningitis like illness and tuberculosis among others with county counts.
Sheriff Mel Bailey said a dynamite cache found in the woods could help locate the bombers who exploded a church full of Negro children in 1963 and scattered time bombs around Birmingham last year. He indicated arrests possibly could come soon.
In Operation Double Eagle near Bong Son and on the South China Sea coast two Viet Cong companies engaged Marines, ground fire downing two helicopters and a third crash. Cavalry seized a Viet Cong stronghold after four days of assaults, with Communists retreating into jungle. Vietnamese units reported 100 Viet Cong killed in a two day battle.
President Johnson proposed a far reaching federal program to cleanse rivers and streams from sources to mouths. The plan calls for extensive funding and federal action to improve water quality nationwide.
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