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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1965
Page
1
President Johnson seeks 99.7 billion dollars for the coming fiscal year. The budget would be about 507.89 dollars per person based on a 1966 population estimate of 196,300,000. A UPI summary notes the vast federal spending and per capita implication.
President Johnson sent Congress a record 99.7 billion dollar budget emphasizing welfare programs for the Great Society with large increases in health education and housing. He projected fiscal 1966 spending will exceed 100 billion, with a total 127.4 billion under another measure, the largest budget in history for war or peace. He described the plan as neither extravagant nor miserly.
The nation pays tribute to Sir Winston Churchill after his death at age 90. Queen Elizabeth commands a state funeral with royal attendance at St Pauls Cathedral. Messages arrive from around the world as Britain honors his leadership and courage.
London reports on Sir Winston Churchill as a dying elder statesman who endured wars and near-fatal incidents across decades. The dispatch recalls his perilous life from 1897 to the 1940s, noting his longing for action, long battles with illness, and the changing resolve of Age, surrounded by Lady Clementine.
The Supreme Court agreed to decide if a member of Congress can be tried on charges of taking money to make a floor speech. The case involves former Rep. Thomas F. Johnson and others accused of conspiracy to defraud the United States. The issue, first in federal courts, hinges on congressional privilege from arrest and speech-related immunities. The decision could affect public confidence in congressional debate and the appropriate remedy lies with Congress.
Vatican City 27 new cardinals named by Pope Paul VI include Archbishop Lawrence Joseph Shehan of Baltimore the lone American and two archbishops from behind the Iron Curtain Josyf Slipyi of Ukraine and Josef Beran of Prague. Slipyi spent 18 years imprisoned or detained in the USSR and Beran remains controlled in Czechoslovakia.
Mostly cloudy through Tuesday with a 60 percent chance of rain late Tuesday. High this afternoon around 42, low tonight near 30. Tuesday high in the low 50s. Beckley river near normal, Greenbrier crested at Bell Point, Lake level two feet below normal with 13 gates open and falling. New gauge at Hinton reads 6.5 feet. Five day forecast calls for 5 to 6 degree above normal highs and lows, warmer Tuesday and Wednesday, cooler Friday and Saturday, with rainfall around Thursday totaling about a half to three quarters of an inch.
President Johnson lays out a $97.9 billion FY1966 budget with a $5.3 billion deficit. He seeks $1.7 billion cut in excise taxes to spur growth while boosting spending on education health housing poverty programs and social security hospital care for the elderly. War on waste saves $3.5 billion. space funding rises modestly as moon goals stay intact.
Congress is urged to approve 14.63 million dollars in federal public works funds for West Virginia for fiscal 1966. The proposal lists Beech Fork Reservoir 180000 for design, Bluestone Reservoir 150000 maintenance, Buckhannon 650000 construction, East Lynn 41 million construction, Elkins 3000 maintenance, Justice Reservoir 418000 design, Kanawha River 815000 maintenance, Kanawha River basin 410000 investigation, Middle Island Creek 50000 investigation, Opekiska lock and dam 3000000, Summersville Reservoir 4400000 construction and 75000 maintenance, Sutton Reservoir 175000 maintenance, Tygart River Dam 90000 maintenance, Wheeling Creek 75000 investigation.
Washington budget includes 305000 for construction and alteration of the Federal Bureau of Mines building at Mount Hope West Virginia. It also provides 75900 for operation of the Weather Bureau station at Raleigh County Memorial Airport and S.S. details.
Gwen Cafritz, rival to Perle Mesta as Washington’s top society hostess, was bound and robbed in her 58 room mansion after a dinner at the German Embassy. Thieves forced her to open a safe, taking diamonds, pearls and emeralds including a 46 diamond necklace valued at 100000 dollars. Cafritz was not injured but spent an hour freeing herself from a chaise lounge.
Everett Moore, a Marshall County attorney and longtime state legislator, died at his home in Glen Dale. The uncle of congressman Arch Moore Jr., he served 10 terms in the House of Delegates from 1908 to 1948, holding roles as majority leader, minority leader and judiciary committee chairman.
The White House said President Johnson has improved from his weekend sore throat and cold but doctors wish to extend convalescence at Bethesda Naval Hospital. A spokesman could not say how long he will stay, raising questions about his attendance at Winston Churchill's funeral in London. Johnson wishes to go but doctors may resist.
In Hue 15000 demonstrators demanded Premier Huong’s dismissal and Taylor’s recall as martial law loomed. A two month curfew and courts martial were ordered while troops controlled Thua Thien Province. Buddhist monks led protests in Hue with clashes reported in Saigon and other cities. Police report 286 arrests in Saigon since the Buddhist campaign began.
Ward Cannel of Newspaper Enterprise Assn writes an 18 part Churchill life story strip titled A Man and an Era with Ralph Lane illustrating. It presents Churchill as a giant shaping world history. The first two panels appear on page S.
West Virginia and Gov Hulett Smith honor Winston Churchill as a great wartime leader and honorary WV citizen. The flag at the statehouse will fly at half mast as tribute. Smith notes official WV recognition by the 1963 legislature and Churchill’s inspiration to Allies in World War II.
London reports highlight Winston Churchill as a master of words and action. In May 1940, after becoming prime minister, he vowed to wage war by sea land and air with God’s help against tyranny. He warned of a looming battle for Britain’s island and its soul.
President Johnson ordered half staff for U S flags worldwide in tribute to Sir Winston Churchill. He called Churchill history's child and said flags will fly at half staff on all U S buildings, grounds, naval vessels, embassies, and military facilities. The president, hospitalized, may attend his funeral depending on his condition.
United Press International chronicles Sir Winston Churchill a multifaceted figure of the 20th century born November 30 1874 to Lord Randolph Churchill and Jenny Jerome. The overview notes education at private schools and Sandhurst Britain’s equivalent of West Point and touches on his varied roles as novelist painter soldier and statesman.
A brief obituary note recalls a young army officer who served in India and Egypt, joined the charge of the 21st Lancers in the Sudan as its last survivor. He published The Story of the Malakand Field Force in 1898 and authored many later works, including Savrola and histories of World War II and the English speaking peoples.
A former army officer who left in 1899 to become a war correspondent for the London Morning Post was captured during the Boer War and made a spectacular escape. News accounts of his escape boosted his fame and led Winston Churchill to campaign for Parliament.
The document highlights key milestones from the year 1990 when a political figure secured a parliamentary seat. It notes the election victory, party affiliation, and significant policy positions shaping the early tenure in office.
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