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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1966
Page
1
Q A bank guards question answered by Beckley National Bank chief: the bank hires its own guard, M E Tyree, with no city police involvement during office hours. Earlier, city officers were hired by the bank for off duty work. Bank uniforms and salary paid by the bank. Tyree is a retired police captain.
Washington UP I report that Lynda B Johnson, 21, is enjoying the spotlight as she dates George Hamilton, while Luci Johnson, 18, prepares for her engagement to Airman Patrick Nugent. The First Family watches the two sisters navigate publicity and personal choices at the White House.
UPI reports NASA astronauts Charles Bassett II and Elliot Lee Jr died when their T38 jet trainer struck a three story McDonnell Aircraft building during a rain soaked instrument approach. Fire and foam followed as priests administered last rites nearby. The crash ends the duo’s mission to fly Gemini 9, joining a prior fatal landing in 1964.
East London South Africa report says the first known quintuplets born in the country are in satisfactory condition and out of danger. Mrs Nogesi Gquzulu, 41, gave birth Saturday while Tafeni Tukutese, 42, works at a coal station and seeks funds for housing as the family navigates crowded quarters near Duncan Village and Kentani. One older child and past twins also figure in the family’s challenges.
President Johnson, in a weekend news conference, warns the Southeast Asian conflict will require sacrifices and a determined course. Ford's John S. Bugas notes Detroit makers fear safety features won't boost sales yet warn that lack of safety could hurt sales.
The Justice Department explains its position on police questioning without violating constitutional rights. It says interrogation length is a significant factor in determining overreaching and that denials of a suspect’s requests to see family or an attorney weigh heavily in assessing whether the suspect freely exercised Fifth Amendment rights.
About 30 scientists and their families are moving from Green Bank West Virginia to Charlottesville Virginia for better cultural and recreational access. The National Radio Observatory will be left with fewer staff, and remaining researchers will commute 110 miles over mountains to observe space signals.
The United States launched ESSA 2, a 290-pound weather satellite, into a north-south orbit at 865 miles. It beams local cloud pictures to forecasters worldwide via a new camera system that transmits every 352 seconds in daylight, with 80 ground stations in 23 countries able to receive images. The mission costs about 30 million dollars yearly for two satellites and follows the February launch of the first ESSA satellite.
U S Marines trapped about 400 Viet Cong near Phu Bai and killed at least 40 in the first hours. 1st Cavalry found an underground hospital tied to a North Vietnamese regiment near Bong Son, killing 22 and capturing 10. Cavalry also reported a Viet Cong assault on a Marine command post with deadly self-inflicted losses.
Fog and drizzle prevail this afternoon with a high near 45. Tonight, drizzle and fog, low around 37. Tuesday may clear some with highs in the upper 40s. River gauges show Greenbrier normal and cloudy, Lake normal and muddy, Hinton gauge at 2.2 ft. Temperatures elsewhere range from 86 in Fort Myers to 11 in Newport. Five day outlook calls for above normal highs by 3 to 8 degrees, with most precipitation as rain around Thursday.
Washington reports that 75 percent of Americans over 65 have signed up for Medicare with one month left before the March 31 deadline. About 14.5 million enrollment cards have been received by the Social Security Administration, while roughly 1 million have opted out. Benefits begin July 1 at a rate of $3 monthly.
Ghana’s military government says a Chinese Communist led saboteurs academy trained about 200 Africans in 18 months at a forest hideout 140 miles from Accra. The camp’s existence and details were kept secret by ousted President Kwame Nkrumah.
Former Ghanaian Foreign Minister Alex Quaison Sackey slipped into West Germany from Communist China en route to Africa. Frankfurt airport officials said he would fly later to Addis Ababa for the OAU meeting. He arrived on a Tokyo to London British jet, boarded in Hong Kong, and used a hideaway lounge to elude reporters.
Washington report says consumer prices paused in January at 111.0, with Labor Department noting costs likely to rise a bit over 2 percent for the year. A spokesman stated the economy remains safely below the inflation threshold, despite projected slight gains ahead.
Sheriff Okey A Mills warns that today is the final chance to receive a two and one half percent discount on second half personal property taxes for 1965. Payments must be made by 4 30 p m. After today delinquent status applies from May 1 with regular rates starting.
Miami report says testimony in the Mossler murder trial ended with state attorney Richard E. Gerstein finishing rebuttal after six witnesses. The defense offered no witnesses. Judge George E. Schultz adjourned until Tuesday morning with final arguments expected by Wednesday and a jury charge to follow.
Supreme Court refused without comment to hear appeals on state legislative reapportionment in Arkansas and Wyoming. Arkansas cut house districts from 75 to 44 and senate districts from 26 to 25, while Wyoming upheld multi‑member senate districts. The Crawford County Bar Association and Rep. Cecil L. Alexander joined the Arkansas appeal. no opinion was issued.
A Marion County mother of two, Stella Spooner Konopko, 43, died in a Sunday house fire in Rivesville. Firemen theorized she was smoking in a first floor bedroom, with the blaze spreading through the two-story home while her husband and two children were away.
London UPI reports Prime Minister Harold Wilson announced a general election will be held in Britain on March 31. The statement confirms a pivotal political event and sets the campaign date for national voters.
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