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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1966
Page
2
Washington reports a likely surge past the January 3,093,000 cap as the Army drafts 32,600 in August. Air Force and Navy exceed their quotas, while officials say strategy in South Vietnam remains unchanged, aiming for a negotiated settlement without nuclear or broad bombing escalations.
West Virginia Rating Bureau reported annual fire insurance losses averaging 462,506 dollars. Bureau seeks an 18.3 percent rate increase with a $50 deductible for low valued dwellings and contents. Lawyers cited payouts from 1960 to 1964 and countered by public concerns in Wheeling about renters bearing cost. The Insurance Department will decide on the request.
Gets Research Post George Lee Ballard of Kent Ohio a former Beckley Post Herald reporter has joined Science Research Associates Inc a Chicago based educational publisher as a field associate He will represent the company in the Ohio Valley region and is a former Magadore school teacher He recently completed training on SRA curriculum guidance and test materials He and his wife two children live at 3456 Lawndale Drive in Kent.
In Family Weekly June 5 issue a panel of marriage counselors explores if youth or age better suits marriage. The piece discusses teenage romance, remarriage after loss or divorce, and seven self questions to guide personal timing in a traditional marriage month context.
Beckley completes a two week street resurfacing project. Mayor John W. Smith lists Stanhope Court Johnson Street Paint Street Dixon Avenue Kessinger Avenue Stansbury Street Walnut Lane sections of Walnut Lane adjacent parking area City Hall lot portion White Avenue Lincoln Street Stanley Street and aims to improve red dog streets.
Beckley Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce lauds the settlement of the Beckley Manufacturing strike while criticizing a statement attributed to IBEW negotiator Thomas Willey. President Alfred T. Benton says the chamber did not urge employees to accept the offer and sought to minimize community impact and promote better labor relations.
A municipal committee will administer Peking University during the reform operation. The move mirrors the 1957 rectification drive after Mao's hundred flowers campaign, which briefly allowed free thought but led to a purge of intellectuals when dissent emerged.
The piece argues that if the governor had made an irrevocable early choice, it would have eased denying Goldwater the nomination and spared the party a crushing defeat. Scranton's late token challenge to the conservative Goldwater bloc is noted, with liberal doubts about timing. Overall, early clarity was seen as reducing uncertainty for 1968.
Regional Medicare director Paul Jefferson announced that at least 3,000 West Virginians enrolled during the two month extension to join the federal program. He reported 175,000 residents have signed up, representing 93 percent of eligible citizens in the state.
Francis Carlton Colcord 80 of Paris Kentucky died this morning in Rotterdam Hollandborn March 29 1886 Williamsport Pennsylvania a 1907 West Virginia University engineer and coal operator later vice president of Rowland Land Co Paris Kentucky member Raleigh County Board of Education Boy Scouts Presbyterian Elder and fraternal member He is survived by a wife two sons and multiple grandchildren The body to be transported to Mount Hope and church services at Tyree Funeral Home with viewing after 3 pm Saturday
George R Wooten, 16, of Cyclone, was killed in an automobile accident at 8 a m Thursday in Cyclone. Born January 16, 1950 in Lorado, he was a son of Clarence and Vada Bailey Wooten. Surviving are four brothers James Larry of Chicago Ill Clarence Jr Army Fort Sill Okla John Raymond and Terry both at home. Body at Evans Funeral Home in Oceana.
Funeral services for John William Stack 57 of Mount Hope are planned for 2 p.m. Sunday at the Mount Hope Assembly of God Church with Rev W Glen West Beckley in charge. Burial will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Stack died at 2 a.m. Thursday in a Charlottesville Virginia hospital after surgery. He was a member and deacon of the Mount Hope Assembly of God Church.
Retail sales of the 10 top imported cars rose 36 percent to 169,579 in the first four months of 1966. Price matters, as many models are cheaper than Detroit compacts, but style, small size, and engineering intrigue also drive demand amid uncertainty about long term shifts. Foreign dealers see no clear trend, despite a sales surge and a congressional inquiry into American car safety.
Testimony centers on Ellard, Miss Carte, and Miss Bennett. Wright County courtroom scenes reveal Ellard denying the shooting while probation officer Harriman says Ellard claimed Carte fired the weapon. Prosecutors acknowledge Ellard’s statement of another killer but stop short of naming Carte. Carte herself denies the killing.
William Nathan Beckner 57 of Crab Orchard died Wednesday evening in Bethesda Maryland. The body will be returned to Webb and Neal Funeral Home for completion of funeral arrangements.
William M Casey, 60, of 1703 South Kanawha Street and formerly of Cleveland, Ohio, was pronounced dead on arrival at a local hospital today after suffering an apparent heart attack. The rescue squad answered the call. The body remains at Trent and Durgan Funeral Home pending arrangements.
Sandra Lilly and Margaret Thorne named Tri-Hi-Y'ers of the Year at Woodrow Wilson High School. Sandra, president, active in Student Council and Thespian Troupe 754, represented club at state Hi-Y conference and participates in Catholic Youth Organization. Margaret, chaplain, Rhodes scholarship delegate, elected senator and Circuit Clerk at Girls State, and member of National Honor Society and church groups.
Surveyor One had sent 535 pictures by 3 a.m. PDT after a 63 hour flight covering 247 538 miles. The craft’s 360 degree sector surveys and wide and telephoto lenses mapped lunar terrain, suggesting safe Apollo landing by 1969 while the Soviet Luna 9 faced battery failures.
President Johnson's civil rights conference ended with a consensus that drastic steps are needed to bring Negro Americans into the sheltering warmth of affluent society. Ben W. Heineman said the group endorsed most of a report urging jobs, welfare, education funding, and civil rights legislation, with stronger enforcement of the 1964 act. The final report may reach Johnson in about a month, and Congress is urged to act promptly. Viet Nam debates were kept out of focus as moderates steered the conference toward civil rights and domestic programs rather than withdrawal.
Washington based report says a Senate bill would grant up to 1600 dollars in federal aid to disabled veterans for purchasing specially built automobiles. Senator Byrd, sponsor, announced the measure approved by the Senate Labor and Public Welfare Committee and headed for full Senate consideration early next week.
New York dispatch reports the Duke and Duchess of Windsor sailed aboard the United States to return to France for their birthdays. The Duchess, turning 70 on June 19, wore an orthopedic shoe and used a cane after recent foot surgery. The former King Edward VIII suffers from lumbago after golf and was advised by his doctor to stand or lie but not sit until improvement.
West Virginia business, academic and state leaders heard from Binny Mason Jr. of Union Carbide on gas price effects and right to profit laws guiding site choice for new plants. WVU economist Miernyk promoted input-output analysis as a roadmap for focused development. Gov Smith pledged strong industry growth while protecting forests and curbing pollution.
The Gemini 9 mission faces delays after twin scrubs due to a faulty target rocket and computer fault. Stafford and Cernan prepare for a three day mission aboard a Titan 2 rocket, daring a spacewalk and multiple rendezvous with the Glob satellite amid optimistic ground support and a precautionary backup plan.
In Santo Domingo police were on alert for leftist violence after early returns showed conservative Joaquin Balaguer defeating Juan Bosch. Crowds blocked traffic, police used tear gas at Balaguer’s home, and Bosch supporters blamed fraud while international observers found no fraud evidence as Balaguer's reform party led nationwide.
A crowd of 200 to 300 watched nun Thich Na Dieu Dinh douse herself with gasoline and set ablaze in the Hai Lac Pagoda courtyard. Her act, the sixth in a series against the Ky government since May 29, followed by letters to church leaders and President Johnson. Buddhist leaders urged Johnson to withdraw U.S. support while government troops feared unrest but did not enter the pagoda.
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