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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1962
Page
1
Dick West recounts a TV medical ad experience diagnosing his sinus attack as excess acidity and choosing crystals over fizzy water. He notes doctors on air give mixed claims about relief and jokes about similar sounding brands, then offers a simple home remedy for fellow sufferers.
United Nations sources report marauding Congolese troops beat 20 Belgian Roman Catholic missionaries with bicycle chains before killing them at Kongolo in northern Katanga near the Kivu border. The killings follow prior reports of massacres of 11 white missionaries and seven African nuns at Kongolo.
United Press International quotes depict tragedy and whimsy across cities. Doug Caston describes eight men killed in a gas pipeline blast with stark profanity. Adolph J. Plachta discusses bank robbery intent as jail destination. Enoch Light criticizes the shallow focus of cover art in the record industry. Sandra Posey recalls counting limes while trapped in a restaurant freezer for seven hours.
President Urho Kekkonen won a second six year term in Finland as voters returned him to power with about 2.1 million ballots cast. unofficial returns show his Election League coalition leading with 45.1 percent, enough for 145 electoral votes with more from allied parties expected, while Paavo Aittoh led the opposition with 20.3 percent.
Mostly sunny and cold today in Virginia with highs 28 to 34. Tonight and Thursday colder, lows 5 to 14. Five day forecast shows he a average temperatures about 10 degrees below normal with notably cold Thursday through Saturday. Chance of light precipitation Sunday or Monday likely totaling less than a quarter inch. River conditions Greenbrier and Lake Bluestone normal and clear. Fort Myers Florida reports 84 high while Bemidji Minnesota sees 40 below zero.
In Santa Domingo troops dispersed crowds after President Balaguer resigned. A new military civilian junta assumed control with a promise of rapid democracy through Feb 27, 1963. Four council members quit and were reportedly arrested. others stayed, police patrolled, and hunger strikes surfaced as groups pressed for resignations.
In Hollandia Indonesian prisoners from Monday’s coast clash near New Guinea include three officers among about 50 captured. One captive admitted Indonesian units planned military action against New Guinea while Dutch officials seek a negotiated settlement. Indonesian threats of invasion and political opposition actions were reported from Jakarta.
Ohio County sheriff recounts a car theft by three jail escapees from Wheeling. Stanley Warple died when the stolen car wrecked on W Va 62 near Pt Pleasant. Kenneth Bowman was hospitalized with multiple injuries. Robert McGilton remained at large. Separate Chillicothe reform school escapees are also noted with one found dead in a ditch near Detroit.
Nottingham, jailed by choice, was found not guilty on accusations tied to a car wreck with J. W. Prater on Nottingham Street in Fay etteville. The hearing before Magistrate Frank Sims noted insufficient evidence and Nottingham, employed in Beckley, had chosen jail over release on own recognizance.
UPI reports Democratic congressman Harley Staggers filed for renomination to his eighth consecutive term from West Virginia's 2nd district. The secretary of state's office confirmed receipt of filing papers. The district spans Greenbrier to Monongalia counties, with Greenbrier moved from the 5th. Republican Cooper Benedict of Lewisburg is the only other candidate.
The Soviet Communist party daily Pravda denounces former Premier Molotov as a diehard dogmatist opposing Khrushchev's peaceful coexistence. It raises doubts about Molotov returning to a Vienna post and notes Svenska Dagbladet’s claim he wrote memoirs critical of Khrushchev.
West Virginia lawmakers split focus between finance committee hearings on the WVU Board of Governors and an address by Dr. William C. Meringer of the Menninger Foundation. The Senate advanced seven bills including coal research bureau continuation and an omnibus certified mail bill. The WV Human Rights Commission urged a 24,327 dollar budget for the next fiscal year as joint-session plans discussed the Menninger talk.
West Virginia University President Paul A. Miller asked the Legislature’s finance committees for an absolute minimum increase of 1.2 million dollars over the 1962-63 budget recommended by the Board of Public Works. He said the sum is necessary to make progress, not leap forward.
At a Board of Governors meeting plans were set for the inauguration of Dr. Paul A. Miller as WVU's 15th president. The ceremony is scheduled for April 11 at 2 p.m. in the university field house in Morgantown with Dr. Forrest H. Kirkpatrick presiding. Miller was named president in November and assumed duties this month.
Congressional leaders labeled Kennedy's 2.7 billion college aid bill a priority with good odds of passage, set for Senate debate January 29. House and Senate agreed on a postal rate increase including a five cent stamp, while omitting several other administration proposals from the priority list.
The Metropolitan Opera Studio will perform Mozart’s Cosi Fan Tutte in English at the White House for foreign embassy children on February 7. The event is the second in a series of youth concerts sponsored by Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy.
The candidate appeared before committees with Board of Governors members and WVU officials. He noted $900,000 of the additional funds. Clyde L. Colson, former acting president, was present along with other WVU officers as part of the proceedings.
The West Virginia House warned Greece that it would sever relations and halt purchases if Delegate Callie Tsapis does not return within 24 hours. Delegate Walter Blankenship urged a writ of habeas corpus to compel the Greek consul to produce Tsapis, criticizing her absence amid a Greek tour.
John Mosley of Ravencliff Wyoming County joined others in the Raleigh County Courtroom as Patrick Lamb, auditor for the State Income Tax Department in Charleston, assisted 27 people to file WV income tax forms. Lamb will offer help from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. today January 25 to 26 and January 29 to 30.
Labor Secretary Arthur Goldberg will make three speaking appearances in the area Thursday. He will fly into Clarksburg to address a meeting of business political and civic leaders then head to a luncheon in Fairmont. Goldberg is planned to address a Democratic banquet in Morgantown Thursday night with Gov. W. W. Barron meeting him in Clarksburg.
NEW YORK UP I Charles Van Doren pleads guilty to lying about his appearances on rigged television shows and receives a suspended sentence as the judge notes the humiliation on his face. CHARLESTON UP I The State Board of Education votes unanimously not to recommend closing Bluefield State College.
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