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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1965
Page
1
Raleigh County overdraft for 1963 64 rises to 130817 80 after a 56596 79 increase since 1961 62 audit. Budget cuts begun November 14 aim to tame the deficit as the 1964 65 plan nears completion and 1965 66 budgeting begins. Receipts fall short of the 656745 00 estimate with 637095 94 collected.
Lyndon Baines Johnson was sworn in as president in his own right delivering an inaugural address urging unity and action to curb waste of human resources. He called for progress without strife, reject old hatreds, and stressed a covenant of justice liberty and union. The oath was taken on a Bible his mother gave him as Chief Justice Warren administered.
Washington reports Lyndon B. Johnson’s oath followed by a three hour parade down Pennsylvania Avenue. More than 500,000 spectators braved cold as 52 bands and 15,000 marchers moved past the Capitol to the White House. Johnson headed a glass topped limousine, flanked by the First Lady and other dignitaries. The 240 member Southwest Texas State College band led the presidential escort amid heavy security. Governors from 47 states, plus Wallace, joined the public procession with bands, marching units and floats.
Governor Hulett Smith leads West Virginia delegation to Johnson inauguration and set to testify before the Senate Public Works Committee on Appalachian Regional Development. He will be joined by Governors Scranton and Breathitt to discuss provisions aimed at pouring 1,077,000,000 dollars into the multi-state region.
Charleston report states Gov Hulett C Smith aims to raise teachers salaries with a three year program. State Education Department West Virginia Education Association and School Boards Association back the plan withdraw their own bill. The package would spend over 12 million this year and about 10 to 10.5 million in each of the next two years while boosting starting salaries from 3325 to 4500 for teachers with bachelors degrees.
Charleston reports the 57th Legislature convened with Gov Hulett C. Smith's inaugural address behind it. The Senate opened at 1 30 p m and the House at 2 p m. A bill to make manufacturing or advertising devices to place calls without records a misdemeanor passed committee with amendments authorizing destruction after conviction. The measure carries up to 500 dollar fines and 12 months in jail.
Cloudy windy with snow flurries likely this afternoon and evening. High near 40, clearing and colder tonight. Mostly sunny and cooler Thursday. Beckley temps last 24 hours high 34 low 24. River conditions Greenbrier normal clear Lake 8 ft below normal, 6 gates open. Imperial Calif 82 on today’s extreme, Bismarck N D -11 for low. WV five day outlook calls for 3-8 degrees above normal highs lows. rain chances Friday and early next week.
Washington UPI Five inaugural balls will be held tonight for President Johnson noted for dancing. Mrs Johnson and daughters Lynda 20 Luci 17 plan to attend all five events drawing about 28 000 tickets sold for the Armory Mayflower Shoreham Sheraton Park and Statler Hilton hotels. Johnson expected to appear at the Armory before about 11 000 people. Events to raise funds with tickets at 25 per person and 750 per box. Champagne and soft drinks are being served with hard drinks on sale.
A Cincinnati man, George Pauley, 34, was pulled from a wrecked single engine Cessna two miles from the Ohio County airport near Wellsburg. He is listed in critical condition at a Wheeling hospital with fractures lacera tions and internal injuries after the Tuesday crash. Officials say he radioed plans for an emergency landing minutes before impact. Cause is not yet known.
United States officials sought a full explanation from Russia after a January 15 Soviet underground nuclear test in the Semipalatinsky region vented into the atmosphere over the northern Pacific near Japan. UPI reports that air samples detected radioactivity. officials say no health danger yet the incident could challenge the 1963 test ban treaty.
Air Force Academy officials opened a formal investigation into possible cheating by cadets at the honor code school. A committee was appointed to study charges and determine if examination materials from certain classes were illegally obtained and used. Further details will be withheld to protect the probe.
Rex Harrison and Tony Franciosa were set to receive CALMAC best dressed actor awards in motion pictures and television at the 21st annual awards lunch. The event at the Biltmore Hotel marks CALMAC's convention.
Washington reports the Johnson inauguration is expected to cost about 2.1 million dollars, roughly 500 thousand more than Kennedy's 1961 ceremony, a 30 percent rise over four years. Inaugural Chairman Dale Miller cites parade reviewing stands and other items as drivers. Private funds cover all but 500 thousand, with local and national firms underwriting the rest under law, to be repaid from parade receipts and ticket sales.
President Johnson frames a shared national destiny, urging unity to meet rapid global change. He warns of new weapons and ongoing injustice, pledging to conquer poverty and expand learning while upholding liberty and self government.
London reports Sir Winston Churchill, aged 90, fighting a stroke six days after onset. Doctors say he slept peacefully through the night and there is no appreciable change. Funeral arrangements are being prepared per plans he drew up years ago as Britons brace for the worst.
Air Force reports scraps of parachute cord found in the KC135 engine after the Wichita crash did not cause the disaster. The aircraft struck a residential area Saturday, killing 29 people including seven crew members and 22 residents. Authorities said the cord tangled postcrash.
Johnson from Texas and Humphrey from Minnesota headlined a two band rating event, each earning two bands. The performance highlighted regional talent with strong showings from both states.
Senator Robert Byrd of West Virginia reintroduced two bills in the 89th Congress to build the Allegheny Parkway and to set aside 100000 acres as the Spruce Knob Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area. The measures 8.6 and 8.7 previously failed in the 88th Congress and aim to boost tourism with West Virginia scenery.
The Register reports City Hall staff bar reporters from telephone news, forcing in person visits while delaying late breaking items near deadline. The editor warns this move harms voters and signals political retaliation against press scrutiny. The piece argues government subversion of representative duty and vows continued reporting.
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