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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1964
Page
1
Carlo J. Salzano profiles Cecil and Wally outlining guidance on state leadership. The piece explains political dynamics, policy focus, and leadership styles, highlighting Cecil's advice to Wally on navigating state government and public expectations.
Fayette County authorities report two more men missing since 1962 in Oak Hill. Richard M. Lafferty, 24, disappeared June 27 after a movie. Bob Mack Agee, 28, has been missing since February 1962 but the disappearance was only reported this week. One man has been accounted for. remains and skulls found nearby hinder identification. An aerial search continues as investigators review linked discoveries in Gauley Mountain and Pineville.
London based UPI reports Romania, a new maverick in the Communist bloc, challenged Russia’s postwar annexation of Bessarabia. The move marks the first known instance of a Soviet ally contesting Stalinist territorial gains behind the Iron Curtain. Bessarabia, about 17,146 square miles with 3 million people, was annexed after Romania’s 1945 liberation. Romanian leaders cited the fate of Romanians living there and asked generally about territorial issues without demanding a return.
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower will appear on ABC during the GOP convention as a consultant to comment on top news developments. He will chat informally with James C. Hagerty, and William H. Lawrence, ABC News political editor, as millions watch. He rejects the commentator label.
Steven L. Smith about 30 of near Jane Lew Lewis County died Tuesday night when a pickup he rode in went out of control hit a utility pole and plunged over an embankment. This raised West Virginia traffic deaths to 229 for the year, compared with 176 in the same period in 1963. Cecil H. O Connor 61 of Fredericka Maryland died from injuries in a two car crash on U S 340 near Charles Town Jefferson County, but his death will not count as a holiday fatality since the crash occurred before the holiday count started at 6 p m Thursday.
Cloudy and damp Beckley area forecast with scattered showers and thundershowers today tonight and Thursday. High 72 this afternoon, low 64 tonight, Thursday high mid 70s. Last 24 hours highs 83 at 2 30 p m and low 60 at 6 30 am. River Greenbrier below normal clear. Lake normal clear. New gauge at Hinton 1.6 ft. Five day outlook: WV temperatures 2-5 degrees below normal highs 87 64 in the south 83-57 in the north. Periods of showers Thursday afternoon into Saturday total an inch or more.
Mrs Chelyan Drusilla Calvert Smith aged 72 died in Charleston after a yearlong illness. Her father James W Calvert, first postmaster, named the Chelyan post office for his two year old daughter, a name the town has kept. Funeral services are planned Thursday in Chelyan.
Twenty two boys at the National Youth Science Camp near Green Bank cast votes for Barry Goldwater in the GOP presidential contest while thirty seven backed Lyndon Johnson for the Democratic ticket. Other candidates included Scranton Lodger Stevenson Humphrey Kennedy Shriver and Wallace. Armstrong visited to discuss the space program as the campers prepare for scientific training and visits to Washington.
Wire dispatches show the Research Institute of America predicting Johnson will win more votes from businessmen than Kennedy did. Mexico reports quake toll with injured in Altamirano and Coyuca de Calatlan. Peggy Lee files for divorce from Jack Del Rio in Los Angeles. Gov. Scranton campaigns to derail the Goldwater momentum, seeking anti Goldwater coalition and possible Eisenhower/Nixon backing. delegates and convention dynamics dominate.
United Auto Worker president Walter P. Reuther announced the union will seek an improved and refined profit sharing contract from American Motors during 1964 negotiations. Budd Schulberg and actress Geraldine Brooks plan to marry Sunday at the Beverly Hills home of producer Collier Young, his third marriage and her second. David Marlowe-Howells of Scotland, 54, who lost his auto drivers license in 1962 for drunk driving, was fined five pounds for riding a horse while intoxicated, his second such conviction in five months.
German Chancellor Ludwig Erhard arrived in Aarhus Denmark for an official visit the first German head of government in Denmark since the Nazi era. Secretary of State Dean Rusk attended the World's Fair for the second day with his wife and daughter. Delegates at the Lutheran Church in America biennial convention supported the executive council's resolution noting little was lost by Supreme Court decisions against Bible readings and recitation of the Lord's Prayer in public schools.
A five officer panel was to deliver a verdict today in the court martial of Capt. Alfred Svenson charged with desertion after defecting to the Communists in Europe. Svenson, 31, faces up to eight years in prison and a dishonorable discharge. Israel sought UN intervention from Secretary General Thant over the grave border situation with Syria. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved Frank Stanton of CBS and Dorothy B Chandler of Time Mirror as new members of the U.S. Advisory.
The Stotesbury tipple in Raleigh County West Virginia is being razed by Eastern Associated Coal Corporation after idle since February 1958. The 54 year old structure will be sold as junk, ending a monument to economic doldrums and the flow of coal that fed local railcars and families.
Governor Scranton's bid to insert anti Birch Society and civil rights plank into the Republican platform looks doomed as platform committee opposes conden nation and constitutional validity. Romney and Lodge join in attacks while Rockefeller shifts stance and Goldwater resists naming extremists.
A two year old, John M. Winston, son of Mr and Mrs James M Winston of Palmyra New York, died in New York City Hospital of lead poisoning after reportedly eating paint from a wall. Born August 31 1962 in Beckley he is survived by twin brother James Edward and brother Michael at home. Mother is Dor is Drennen. Body to Keyser Bryant Funeral Home for arrangements.
Buckingham Palace announced that all future palace visitors will receive name tags at the door as Queen Elizabeth II cannot remember every guest's name. The plan aims to streamline arrivals and reduce delays in processing guests.
Gov. William Scranton accuses Goldwater backers of running a smear campaign to attack his patriotism as he heads to San Francisco for GOP Platform Committee hearings. He urged Illinois delegates to oppose coercive tactics and defend his record as decisive in the presidential contest.
Gov. Nelson A Rockefeller urged a Ike Nixon coalition to back Gov. William Scranton, hoping to shore up Scranton’s GOP bid as Goldwater dominates. Rockefeller said a coalition would be significant and warned Goldwater could win on the first ballot, while expressing faith in a possible convention moment.
Lorin F. Shipper, a 60s postal veteran on Long Island, kept undelivered mail stashed in his house after retiring in 1956. The rural area’s harsh winters and casual local scene framed his lazy years, until neighbors and authorities noted the stash in his garage and vehicles.
Washington based report notes Sen. Barry Goldwater plans a quiet day before the GOP National Convention where he is seen as likely presidential nominee. Ohio Gov. James A. Rhodes is mentioned as a potential running mate with the convention set in motion events and platform talks in San Francisco.
Mount Hope High School principal Henry L. Danner aged 52 is listed in poor condition at Raleigh General Hospital Beckley after a heart attack at his home around 1 pm Monday. He had been in good health and was painting when struck and had served as principal for about a year succeeding E W Dunkley who retired.
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