This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 16 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1967
Page
8
A State Road Commission hearing drew more than 500 people at the Raleigh County Armory as officials and SRC engineers moved the final location decision for Interstate 64 in the Beckley area closer.
Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy, widow of John F. Kennedy, lands at Logan International Airport after a trip to Cape Cod. She says she had a wonderful time and notes the weather was better there as she posed with a trademark smile.
A reader asks about FBI entry requirements and a city library fines policy. The piece notes Brooks Robinson’s 146 home runs as of July 17, 1967 and mentions a Dry Hill horse show starting in August with a day’s prayer line at 253-9871 and a Beckley traffic opinion on one-way streets and parking meters.
Adam Clayton Powell, Harlem preacher and former congressman, departs Bimini for New York en route to testify again against an arrest warrant and contempt citation. He traveled via Miami on an Eastern flight to Kennedy Airport after months in seclusion as lawyers finalize their strategy. The report notes a potential Newark black power conference attendance but gives no firm commitment.
The Pentagon selected Litton Industries plan for the Fast Deployment Logistics ship to rapidly move troops and materiel to crisis areas. It aims to resubmit the $1 billion proposal to Congress next year with Litton likely to win the contract if negotiations succeed.
Raleigh County Circuit Court Judge Norman Knapp issued a temporary injunction against Local Union No. 139 District 29 of the United Mine Workers of America at Ranger Fuel Corporation’s Bolt Mine. The order—conditional on a $10,000 bond—bars picketing that blocks worker ingress and egress and alleges threats to supervisors. Named defendants include union officials Melvin Cobb Carl Protha Frank Hurtenstein Rexford Acord Roy Ball Larkin S Philpott Wiley Shephard Roy Douglas Carl Mailie Wayne McCutcheon and other local union members. A Madrid weather note reports 104 degrees in the Spanish capital as the heat wave continues.
Partly sunny this afternoon with a high near 78. Tonight mostly fair with a low around 56. Saturday mostly sunny and warmer with a high near 80 and a 20 percent precipitation chance this afternoon and 10 percent tonight and Saturday. River conditions normal and clear for Greenbrier Lake. Gauge at Hinton 2.3 ft. Extremes today include 118 in Palm Springs and 42 in Evanston. West Virginia five day forecast calls for near normal temperatures with light rainfall.
The Justice Department asked a federal court to halt the AT&T and American Broadcasting merger claiming the FCC approvals rested on erroneous rules and inadequate evidence. The case targets FCC orders from December and June and seeks relief as needed.
Trustees of the North Beckley Baptist Church and heirs of Silas D. Smith sue the North Beckley Public iService District for 10000 each, alleging property damage during sewer line construction. They seek return of unlawfully taken property and condemnation action, plus an injunction against ongoing sewer lines. Names include Mabel Martin, Bradford S. Smith, Roscoe A. Smith, and others. church trustees include Armour Jarrett and Charles White.
Rep Ken Hechler visited Logan County areas affected by gob piles and landslides. Island Creek Coal Co. said it is installing culverts and ditching to divert rain from washing mine refuse into a creek and may buy two houses endangered by the gob pile.
UPI reports across Saigon that U.S. Marines and South Vietnamese forces pressed the Hue area push while air battles over Haiphong and the DMZ yielded three MIG kills and likely four more. Pilots Isaacks Kirkwood and Hubbard claimed the downed planes as Crusaders from the carrier USS Bon Homme Richard engaged North Vietnamese fighters.
Beijing reaffirmed readiness to aid North Vietnam against the United States while avoiding direct entry into the war. An editorial in Peoples Daily and Liberation Army Daily, aired by Peking Radio, marked Ho Chi Minh's vow to continue the struggle for years if needed.
Morgantown WV. Gov. Hulett C. Smith urged unwavering U S involvement in Vietnam during a speech to the West Virginia Department American Legion convention. He warned against pulling out and dismissed cease-fire pauses as a path to bargaining, noting past aggressor appetites. The talk occurred on day two of the four day gathering with 80 Legionnaires present.
Rep Morris K Udall plans two new pitches for the House Democrats in the annual baseball game against Republicans He says he dropped his previous Great Society gopher ball after GOP hitters found it effective now he cites The Rommey Fadeaway and The Nixon slider both designed to fool batters with rising and inside low trajectories respectively
Two youths, David Brooks and Frank Ferrell, were shot in Durham North Carolina as a peaceful protest march continued. National Guardsmen were sent home after the march, and no serious injuries were reported.
Firestone Tire and Rubber Co and the United Rubber Workers announced a settlement in Cleveland ending part of the eight day national rubber strike. Production workers will receive 15 cents raise now, 15 cents next year, and 13 cents the following year. Uniroyal and Goodyear remained on strike and continued negotiations.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.