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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1963
Page
5
The article outlines arguments pro and con Skybolt Nike Zeus and RS70 defense schemes. Proponents urge rapid development to close gaps in reconnaissance strike and target assessment despite technical flaws. Opponents warn of high costs, obsolescence, and reliance on imperfect systems.
Italian Premier Amintore Fanfani told United Press International there is no axis linking Rome and London to counter France and Germany. He urged equal partnership and Britain’s early entry, as he prepared to meet President Kennedy in Washington. He also noted Italy’s solid growth and low unemployment.
Virginia state Sen. Harry Byrd Jr. criticizes federal judges for desegregation orders he calls imperial decree, citing a Powhatan County case as overreach. In London, Middlesex Hospital reports 56 year old Labour leader Hugh Gaitskell slightly better after a feverish week in hospital.
The FBI added 27 year old Jerry Clarence Rush to its most wanted list. He is described as trigger happy and dangerously impetuous and is believed to be traveling with Catherine Doulin aka Ruby Miller after a November Perth Amboy bank robbery loot of 102176. He faces charges for an earlier Maryland prison escape and a July Philadelphia holdup. The couple is believed to be in high style while on the run.
Police describe a tall polite would be painter named Thompson as a leading suspect in a string of stranglings and rapes across Boston and suburbs since June. Victims include Sophie Clark and eight others, many elderly women, with a 16 year old later death deemed unrelated. The killer enters through unlocked doors, uses stockings to strangle, and may number seven to nine victims.
A Rome New York sports car rally sparked chatter after radio announcer Don Alexander skipped one word in a live reading. The nod to safety advised listeners to wear warm clothing and bring your survival s.
State Road Commissioner Burl A. Sawyers announced that about 105 million dollars has been spent on interstate highway work in West Virginia since 1956 57. The spending breaks down to 79.5 million for construction 15.5 million for right of way and 9.7 million for engineering across five routes I 44 I 77 I 81 I 70 and I 79. The federal government has allotted roughly 515 miles of interstate routes to the state including 86 miles of the West Virginia Turnpike along I 77 entering Williamsport and exiting near Bluefield.
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