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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1963
Page
1
NASA's Mariner 2 mission concludes Venus is too hot and too dry to support Earthlike life after a close approach on December 14. Instrument data show surface temperatures around 615 degrees Fahrenheit, ruling out life as known on Earth.
Polar air drove temperatures below zero from Montana to Maine in the winter of 1962 63. Hibbing Minnesota and multiple states reported new records with subzero lows. Indianapolis matched a 6 below zero mark while Chicago tied a 1 below record. Heavy rains fell in Washington and warnings of storms formed off the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. Virginia and West Virginia issued snow alerts with three inches in parts and Nashville logged snow totaling 24 percent above normal. Cold waves reached Georgia and Alabama with freeze warnings across the deep south.
A one car accident near Helen sent 17 year old Larry Hill to Beckley Memorial Hospital with head injuries after his car left the road and plunged into a creek. State Patrol cited slippery roads blamed for the crash amid ongoing heavy snowfall across parts of West Virginia and the South. Weather and road crews prepared for more snow with the use of crushed stone and a substitute red dog traction material on primary routes while secondary roads receive attention.
Heavy snow and cold sweep counties bordering Virginia with several inches possible near the border. Highs around 15 to 25 degrees, tonight and Wednesday very cold with snow flurries. lows 0 to 10 below. Beckley 48/15. Oak Hill reports and gauges note snowfall around 3 inches and river gauges show normal conditions with Greenbrier and Clear Lake normal.
Beckley police arrested Patricia Kay White alias Patricia Gore in Parkersburg on a similar charge. Three men Charles McComas Ronald Stark and William Grant held in Cabell County Jail on $10 000 bond each for a preliminary hearing Friday. The gang cashing payroll checks from Huntington Asphalt Corp at The A and P Tea Co Watkins Drug Kay's Drug Store George's Fashion and G C Murphy with 460 checks numbered 539 999 and four possible amounts 119.34 64 81.43 or 51.80.
Gloria Smith, 37, a former Women's Royal Air Force sergeant, was released Monday from an eighth prison term for bothering George Byrcroft. She was warned she could face another six months if she commits the offense again.
West Virginia Supreme Court rules unanimously for MacArthur Raleigh County residents in a dispute over Route 16 widening. It orders the State Road Commission to begin condemnation proceedings to determine damages for the Frenches and others, who claimed loss of access and drainage damage.
Hollywood star Bette Davis speaks of a decade of personal and professional hardship while accepting an Oscar nod. In St Louis Jesse Hemby defends personal autonomy against forced Sunday work. Jersey high school head warns against dating during school years. Luther Hodges urges Southern use of Negro talent to show progress and confidence in the future.
Washington columnist Dick West notes Congress appears sluggish but is busier than it seems. He cites two House bills passed by February end and five Senate resolutions, including quorum notices, arguing lack of progress is not equal to inactivity.
A Navy salvage team investigated a sunken hulk about 45 miles west of Key West to identify it. The area hosts an oil slick and lifejackets from the missing tanker Marine Sulphur Queen, but the Coast Guard cautioned against speculation. The 524 foot tanker and its 39 crew have been missing since February 3.
Husky 34 year old Jesse Hemby was fired from Complete Auto Transit Co. for insisting on Sunday worship and Bible class time. He earned 191.25 for six days and refused a seventh day under a machinists contract. His pastor backed him saying he must attend church. The company noted premium pay and Sunday work requirements. Hemby and his family travel 24 miles weekly to church and live in a two bedroom $14,500 home in Spanish Lake.
The source notes a trend where cars precede homes and homes become simple stops for activity. It mentions architects exploring a plan for a garage with a home that folds under the door, reflecting shifting priorities between mobility and housing.
Nathan Wise of Phoenix Arizona was ordered confined to St Elizabeths Hospital in Washington for 30 days of observation after threatening to blow up the Justice Department. He drove a car onto the department steps on February 13 and hid beneath it for two hours before a tear gas assault forced him out. He demanded to see FBI Director J Edgar Hoover to begin impeachment proceedings against President Kennedy. No bomb was found.
Senate moved the loan bill to passage with amendments after debate over raising the max loan per person from 300 to 1000. Supporters and opponents from small loan firms weighed in as Majority Leader Moreland pushed ahead. Other items included retirement benefits, accident scene immunity, aging commission status, AG subpoena power, and Sunday closing law clarifications.
Del. J. Paul England proposes the Delaware House reduce its 23 standing panels, excluding Rules, to nine groups with about 25 members each. The idea, modeled on the 1946 Congress reorganization act, aims to cut confusion and give lawmakers more time to study bills.
Democratic leaders said after a White House meeting with President Kennedy that a tax cut bill with certain reforms would pass this year. Kennedy indicated he would drop reforms if needed to secure a net income tax reduction of at least 10 billion dollars over three years, a stance complicating Mills and reform advocates.
Washington lawmakers press McNamara over a trend toward reliance on missiles and away from manned bombers. House Armed Services Committee chair Carl Vinson fights to fund RS70 while warning the change could threaten strategic balance. Senate panel led by Russell shares concern as McNamara stands firm.
Prince Rainier and Princess Grace will visit Philadelphia to celebrate their seventh wedding anniversary on April 19, and dedicate a Monegasque pavilion at the travel fair while meeting Grace Kelly’s relatives in Philadelphia. The White House said President Kennedy would not hold a news conference this week.
In Jersey City New Jersey, Rev. James A. Carey of St. Michael's Roman Catholic High School warned that any student among about 600 would be expelled if they date one person exclusively. He cited recent observations and said teens aged 14 to 17 should not be keeping steady company.
Wheeling Steel Corp began a 145 million expansion in Jefferson and Belmont counties Ohio. Plans include a hot strip mill and steel plant at Mingo Junction and a galvanizing line at Martins Ferry. Route 7 relocation to the Yorkville area spurred long range planning and further expansion.
In a mountain gun battle west of Wilkesboro three men were killed and a fourth, Russell Spears, 42, killed himself as a posse with bloodhounds closed in on him. Spears was found on Summit Mountain with a shotgun by his side at 8:15 a.m. Eight miles west, the three victims were found at the Congo area home of Roxie Huffman.
Fire and police blocked a one mile square zone in Louisville’s Rubbertown as a lava like flow of carbide lime waste sludge broke loose Monday night. Cars and trucks were engulfed, several houses damaged, oil tanks crushed, and gas fumes posed explosion danger, though wind aided dissipation. The Coast Guard closed the Ohio River to traffic due to fire risk on water near the Standard Oil Co terminal.
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