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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1967
Page
8
A train struck a bus near Korat 150 miles northeast of Bangkok, killing 49 people and wounding 39 as passengers panicked. Police arrested the bus driver on negligent homicide charges after he escaped the scene. the crash is the worst railway accident in Thai history.
Appalachian Power Co says pole wrapping below ground level prolongs pole life. J R McGinnis, area superintendent, notes the wrap protects and preserves the structure.
A 17 year old Michigan girl Dora L Bennett of Troy died when attempting to pass on U S 50 two miles east of Parkersburg. Injured were her mother Opel Bennett 45 brother William 20 and sister Reta 15 as they traveled to Harrisville Richie County to visit relatives.
Dale G. Wingfield 26 of Crestline Ohio died when his car crashed with a second auto on U S 460 about five miles west of Princeton. His wife Donna 24 who is pregnant was listed in shock at Bluefield Sanitarium. Cecil E. Tabor 43 of Princeton Rt 1 was reported in satisfactory condition.
Beckley and vicinity expect rain windy and cool through Saturday with a high of 67 today and near 70 Saturday. Precipitation probability 100 percent today and tonight, 80 percent Saturday. Airport conditions show a 64 degree high this afternoon and SE winds. Five day forecast notes near normal temperatures with chances of rain mainly Saturday through Monday.
Radio Kinshasa touted a great victory over mercenary rebels in the eastern Congo and the destruction of two invasion planes. Mobutu appealed to President Johnson for help as loyal troops recaptured Bukavu and parts of Kisangani amid heavy fighting. The United States condemned the mutiny and began airlifting Americans from Bukavu while the U N Security Council debated the crisis.
East German commission blames a gate tender for a deadly clash between a commuter train and a gas truck at Langenweddingen station. The crash killed 79, with 54 injured and many children among the dead. The gate attendant was arrested.
Homer E. Jones an 18 year old from Newell West Virginia was struck by a car and killed as three other cars ran over him on Interstate 25 about three miles east of Fort Carson Colorado He was walking on the right side of the highway when hit and knocked into the left lane He was stationed with the Army at Fort Carson Colorado.
A sniper shot a university professor and his wife in a Vancouver strawberry patch, killing them and wounding four others including two bystanders. Police surrounded a nearby home and later arrested the suspect as residents described a chaotic attack in the Point Grey area. The victims included Dr. David A. Webster, an architecture professor at UBC. His wife Marele Webster died at the scene. four children aged 6 months to 10 years were left motherless. Authorities expect capital murder charges. 13 weapons and hundreds of rounds were found in the suspect’s room.
Honey In The Rock enters seventh season with blankets missing from Cliffside Amphitheatre at Grandview State Park. Ewel Cornett, director, cites dozens of blankets lost as crowd departs. Each blanket carried a $1.50 deposit. $1 refunded when returned. Blankets cost $1 and will not be replaced.
United Nations faced a Congo push for Security Council action after President Mobutu alleged a foreign mercenary rebellion in Bukavu and Kinsangi. Congo ambassador Idzumbuii called a council session, while U.S., Britain, and France pressed for more proof before moving.
The Peking People's Daily launched a strong attack on Liu Shao-chi for the first time since his alleged overthrow, signaling analysts in Hong Kong that he still wields influence in the Maoist power struggle. Thunderstorms scattered across the Southwest and eastern states, with generally mild nationwide weather. Sir Francis Chichester was knighted by Queen Elizabeth III for his solo voyage aboard Gypsy Moth IV, drawing cheers. Editors honored J. Montgomery Curtis of the American Press Institute, who will join Knight Newspapers in Miami as development VP. Mohawk jetliner wreck: tapes show the pilot struggled after takeoff from Elmira, leading to a fatal crash near Blossburg killing 34 aboard. Ope kiska Dam dedication ceremonies scheduled on the Monongahela near Fairmont, at a cost of 3.3 million dollars.
Beckley introduces a one way traffic plan starting Sunday at 12 01 p m affecting major business district streets including Main Neville and Prince Directional signs supplied by the city and State Road Commission are now in place Signs will be uncovered by street department workers minutes before kickoff New traffic lights come later Officials note bid forms and specs for lights will be ready by Tuesday 7 30 p m council meeting Street crews will begin painting lanes Monday if weather permits.
Marc Chagall the surrealist painter observed his 80th birthday quietly at his home in Vence on the Riviera celebrating with family and close friends in a tranquil, low key observance.
The U.S. Court of Military Appeals denied bail to Capt. Howard B. Levy while he appeals a court martial conviction for disobeying orders and promoting disloyalty. In Omaha, Maj. Gen. William J. Crumm, commander of SAC's 3rd Air Division on Guam, is listed among six missing in an in flight collision of two B52s en route to South Vietnam.
A PAL Fokker Friend ship passenger plane crashed into Mount Kanlaon on Negros Island during a rainstorm killing all 21 aboard. The trip from Bacolod to Macatan ended in tragedy, following two earlier PAL Fokker crashes this year with 28 total deaths.
Louis W. Cassels of United Press International is honored as the top religion news writer of 1966 by the Religious News Writers Association. He received the Ames O. Supple Memorial Award at the 19th annual convention for excellence in reporting religion in the secular press.
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