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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1963
Page
1
In Washington Dick West notes New York reporters lament strike isolating the metropolis. A visitor says the blackout worsens as radio and TV fail to satisfy, while a theater train excursion from Cincinnati to New York offers a model for striking publicity tours.
President Kennedy urged Congress to enact laws to protect African Americans from discrimination in voting and education. He called for expedited voting litigation, temporary voting rights during suits, universal literacy presumptions for sixth graders, and federal aid to desegregate schools, plus expanded powers for the Civil Rights Commission.
West Virginia urban counties pressed for del egate districts as reapportionment stalls. A House backed bill to enlarge the Senate to 17 districts advances to second reading after Senate amendments but faces postponement. Delegates weigh pre paid medical care and Sunday closing law changes sidelined for now.
The House of Delegates adopted a resolution directing Speaker Julius Singleton to appoint a seven member committee to study the state's stream pollution laws. Del. J. Paul England of Wyoming introduced the measure and aims for a report and possible legislation to the 1964 Legislature. England will seek gubernatorial inclusion of stream pollution in the next session call.
February was the coldest in over two decades at Flat Top station. Snow fell daily totaling 20 inches with 13 below zero on February 22 and a high of 58 above on February 6. Mrs. Bowling calls it the worst February since the station opened 21 years ago.
Changeable weather across West Virginia brings showers tonight followed by snow flurries. Temperatures reach 38 to 44 degrees in the north and 42 to 48 in the south during the day, with lows 14 to 20 north and 16 to 22 south. Friday turns partly cloudy and colder with highs from 25 to 30 in the north and 28 to 36 in the south. River conditions show Greenbrier normal and clear, Lake normal and clear with gauge 2.9 ft.
A well known legislator says three factions county superintendents teachers and boards of education clash over education bills causing all to stay in committee. The bills include a measure to raise teachers salaries as the session nears conclusion.
Barnett's Redistricting Committee amendments are debated as Carrigan and Martin insist on acting on committee changes first. Senate President Carson says Barnett's amendment tackles the bill's first part, while Barnett proposes striking the remainder and inserting House reapportionment including 106 delegates.
Ten demonstrators opposed to communism were jailed after clashing with police during Juan Bosch's inaugural parade in Santo Domingo. Bosch, the Dominican Republic’s first constitutional president in 34 years, named a cabinet dominated by his party with Andres Freites as foreign minister, seen as friendly to the United States. The protests highlighted the new government’s challenge to restore democracy and economic stability.
John A T Galvin once a working U P I reporter built a $150 million mining fortune and moved from Woodside to Rancho San Fernando Rey in the Santa Ynez Valley. His wealth sparked social intrigue and charity, with his wife Eleanor and five children joining lavish parties, a private dressage team, and hunts hosted for clubs across California. Attachment by the federal government seeks $21.5 million in income taxes.
West Virginia Republican Partyesignates three new vice chairmen Howard V. Corcoran announced in Charleston. Stanley R. Cox Morgantown Rex Baumgardner Bristol Harrison County and John L. Thomas Charleston receive roles after a by law change expanding the post to six officials, one per district plus statewide coordinator. Cox formerly Monongalia County prosecutor, resigns county GOP chair. Baumgardner a former WVU football star and ex sheriff runs a Clarksburg sporting goods business. Thomas a wholesale goods executive has held multiple party posts including district 3 organizational chair.
A humorous rant argues that humans will seize control of time as daylight saving ends an hour early. The speaker mocks officials likening them to a flea on a elephant crossing a bridge and quips about time management in West Virginia.
Western Allies expressed coolness to President Kennedy s plan for a multinational NATO nuclear force centered on Polaris missiles. Only West Germany Italy and Belgium showed interest while France opposed Britain differed on details. Merchant and Finletter planned talks in Rome with Italian leaders, then moves to West Germany and Britain. The plan envisions a sea borne force under NATO with executive control and U S veto rights.
An Air Force KC135 four engine jet tanker crashed on takeoff at Eielson Air Force Base Alaska killing seven airmen aboard and an air policeman on duty at the main gate. The wreckage blocked the Alaska Highway for hours as eight bodies were recovered and investigators sought the cause.
An explosion at the General Dynamics plant in Pomona California injured twelve workers, four of them seriously, during a ground test of an unarmed guided missile. Cause unknown. officials cited test stand equipment as a likely origin.
Mrs. Inez Hiscock, 50, fell 20 feet into a slimy backyard well near Sanger California. She clung to a board for 32 hours until neighbors and her employers alerted rescuers who pulled her out and she recovered from shock and exposure.
Desi Arnaz will marry Edie Mack Hirsch in Las Vegas on Saturday, his 46th birthday. Arnaz divorced Lucille Ball in 1960, with whom he built Desilu Studios and co starred on I Love Lucy for years.
The Supreme Court heard Pennsylvania officials defend Bible reading in public schools, a policy struck down by a lower court. The Baltimore case centered on the Lord's Prayer at daily openings. Justice Clark spoke little while others debated with lawyers amid a standing room audience. The Schempps, parents Edward and Mrs. Schempp, filed the suit in 1958 over their two children at Abington High School.
The body of 53 year old Chicago alderman Benjamin F. Lewis was found on the floor of his West Side 24th Ward office with hands cuffed and a bullet wound in the head. Lewis had just won a strong re election to a second term in the City Council.
Pittsburgh lawyers report they have spent over a month trying to save two Irish setters condemned to death by their deceased mistress's will. They pursue any feasible legal route to halt the execution and secure the dogs' lives.
President Kennedy told visitors the Laotian foreign minister had contracted Asian flu, joking it was American flu. He referenced the illness during a farewell call at the White House with Savang Vatthana and Quinim Pholsena's absence from the delegation.
A humorous portrait describes a commuter named Liz who shaves before leaving for work and again after returning home. The piece highlights routine rituals and urban transit life.
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