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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1966
Page
1
A tall white man killed eight student nurses in a Chicago duplex hospital area while a ninth hid beneath a bed. Two suspects were arrested in Indiana and returned to Chicago. A survivor, Corazon Amoro, escaped by hiding under a bed and later told police.
Justice Department admitted FBI eavesdropping on Fred Black Jr. at his hotel suite authorized by J Edgar Hoover. Senate poised to curb CIA scrutiny. Britain raises bank rate to seven percent to defend pound. Consolidation Coal votes on asset transfer to Continental Oil with reserve payments. NAEs protest IRS rule against teachers education deductions. West Virginia Legion opens 48th annual convention in Parkersburg. Carbide Metals plant shutdown enters 14th day with 1200 workers idle. Farmers Home Admin urges fast action on water projects across several counties.
Paris turnout marks Bastille Day with a grand Champs Elysees display as Charles de Gaulle watches. For the first time in five years a detachment of white capped Legionnaires participates amid past mutinies and disbandments involving Algerian conflict fallout.
Variable cloudiness through Friday with a 60 percent chance of thunder showers this evening and tonight. Warm and humid today with a high of 86. Low tonight 64. Not quite as warm Friday with high in the low 80s. River conditions mostly normal and clear in Greenbrier and Lake areas. New gauge at Hinton reads 1.7 feet. Today’s extremes show a high of 112 in Buckeye and a low of 39 in Reno.
UPI reports U S Air Force jets shot down two MIG21 fighters near Hanoi in a noon dogfight three minutes from the North Vietnamese capital. The two kills marked the third for F4 Phantom pilots in under 24 hours with no American losses. Pilots claimed hits on bridges warehouses trucks and antiaircraft sites as 85 missions were flown over the north.
Across the nation the searing heat remains relentless with temperatures in the 100s from the Plains to the Atlantic. Reports from cities like Lawrenceville Harrisburg St Louis and New York describe rising death tolls and strained power systems as heat persists.
A reader Q and A covers Beckley College retirement age none. dog safety with coffee tea candy not advised. calling Beckley line charges. food stamps contact. college sports practicality and weather issues. dog toenail care yes. junior typing course costs 48 dollars. pallbearer ranges. Telecable monthly rates 5.67 for one set, 7.21 for multiple, 10 percent discount if paid by the 10th.
UPI reports that for the week ending July 9 American troops suffered 110 killed, 620 wounded and seven captured or missing while South Vietnamese forces had 165 killed, 106 missing and 316 wounded. Viet Cong losses were 1,349, yielding a 4.7 to 1 kill ratio in favor of allied forces.
In southern Illinois David Dasch of Lawrenceville fried an egg on the sidewalk. In Brooklyn a man rushed an appliance store after hours seeking an air conditioner. In Akron Ohio the Bucks and Dears Square Dance Club invaded Tamsin Lake for their annual dance contest.
Leonard Logan, 39, jailed in Elko Nevada on a double murder charge after two unidentified transients found dead in a storage shed. District attorney cites a possible dispute over a five dollar bill as motive. Logan claims origins from Salem Virginia but records list Beckley West Virginia.
Two people died in separate traffic accidents in West Virginia. Jimmy A. McCune 26 of Bentree Clay County was killed in a one car crash near his home. Ona R. Hager 49 of Hewett Boone County died from injuries after a motorcycle crash on Sec. 8 near Logan.
Beirut Lebanon UPI reports Israeli air force planes bombed Syrian engineering installations used in diverting the River Jordan. The statement comes from an Israeli radio broadcast detailing the action.
Washington UPI The nationwide airline strike entered its seventh day as IAM union and five major carriers including Eastern United National Northwest and Trans World Airlines remained far apart on terms. Negotiations resumed amid cautious optimism but officials declined to comment on progress. About 60 percent of U S airline traffic was grounded, affecting thousands of travelers while the five carriers carry about 150 000 passengers daily.
CAPE KENNEDY UP I reports Gemini 10 underwent a 13 hour test that completed at 12 15 a m EDT with a single guidance signal hitch not deemed major and solvable before Monday's launch. Weather risk rose as tropical storm Celia approached while Merritt Island workers ended a strike, reporters note. Astronauts Young Collins and backups Bean Williams logged four hours in the capsule as they prepared for the 6 21 p m EDT liftoff following the Atlas Agena rendezvous rocket launch.
Chicago jogs into a new wave of racial unrest as police clear mobs in three neighborhoods. Rioters hurled Molotov cocktails, bricks and bottles while officers faced injuries. 39 arrests brought total to 60 over two nights of looting and clashes. Dr King blamed city officials and police for the turmoil.
Gov Hulett C Smith reviewed Matt Reese deputy director of the Natural Resources Department employment as a political consultant in Missouri and found nothing amiss. Assistant Don Hardman said Reese did consulting for a Democratic faction in Kansas City on weekends not on state time. Reese was hired by the Committee for County Progress in Kansas City for the August 2 primary.
New York reported engagement of Mia Farrow to Francis Albert Sinatra son of Anthony and Natalie Sinatra of Hoboken New Jersey. The ceremony is planned for late this year with dates around Thanksgiving or Christmas. The couple's romance has been public for months amid high society and show business interest.
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