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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1968
Page
1
Charleston West Virginia attorney general Donald Robertson said he will act when evidence in federal indictments involving Governor Weakened by the scandal becomes available to him. He urged proper action as details emerge and specified no immediate steps.
Commission chair Massachussetts senator Everett Dirksen pledges to sponsor legislation to fund riot prevention by tax measures. The panel pins fault on police race tensions and extremist rhetoric, urges stronger policing and mass job creation to calm urban unrest.
The National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders blamed sensationalism and distortion in some riot reports while noting overall efforts to present a balanced view. It urged improved coverage of urban race issues, more racial integration in staff, stronger planning with authorities, and creation of urban communications groups to ensure accurate reporting.
UPI reports Ronald Heath, a Chicago police officer, admitted leading a Klan sympathizer group and plotting to assassinate Mayor Daley. Testimony before a police board alleged Heath recruited Tobin and others, planned a September attack, but the plan was dropped to protect presidential ambitions of Alabama Governor George Wallace. Heath and three other Klansmen were suspended as investigations unfolded.
A green flash sighted by a fishing boat crew near the Texas Louisiana coastline early today is being investigated as possibly sighting the missing B52 bomber. Coast Guard cutters Darvel and Point Hope were sent, and New Orleans reported the flare was seen within 89 miles of the area as crews search offshore. The aircraft from Carswell Air Force Base disappeared during a simulated bombing mission late Wednesday. aboard were 10 personnel including Lt. Willam T Causey and Capt. Chavis W. Roberts.
Washington reports President Johnson’s antiriot stance centers on 14 grievance levels among Negroes tied to last summer’s ghetto violence. Topics include police practices unemployment housing education recreation political efficacy attitudes justice administration federal programs and discriminatory credit and welfare programs.
Funeral services are announced for Mrs. Fla Clay Craft at Shields Memories Missionary Baptist Church in Fanrock with Rev. Morgan Geleher and Rev. Everette Mave in charge. Burial will follow at Short Cemetery, Dry Creek. Also noted are services for Mrs. Homer E Lilly of Mullens at First Presbyterian Church, with interment at Sunset Mausoleum, and details of survivors, burial arrangements, and body transport plans.
Funeral services for William A Hedrick 80 of Mount Lookout were set for Sunday at the White Funeral Home Chapel in Mount Lookout with Rev Charles Cameron officiating. Burial follows at the church cemetery. Hedrick died at 3 50 am in Charleston hospital after a brief illness. He was a lifelong Summers County resident and veteran of World War I. He is survived by his wife, two daughters, and several siblings.
Benny Perkins of 21L St was found dead at 8:49 p m Thursday in his car on the 10-21 By Pass after suffering an apparent heart attack He was born September 6 1910 in Lenore N G He worked for Portluc Trearster Co and belonged to First Mission Baptist Church He was a retired winner Surviving wife Essie three daughters and three grandchildren plus siblings Funeral arrangements are pending at Ritahie and Johnson Funeral Parlor.
Infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Sugena Dorsey of Black Eagle dies shortly after birth at 3 40 pm Thursday in Mullens Hospital. Survived by grandparents Mr and Mrs Juke W Dorsey Otsega and Mr and Mrs Wilnie Robinson Black Eagle and paternal members Mr and Mrs Russell Dorsey Sizemore. The boy is at Sam Fo sthsong Noase and Neely Funeta Home in Martins. International strikes disrupt schools as teachers walk out in multiple states.
In Ra eigh County the weekly health bulletin records 256 respiratory illness cases amid influenza like diseases during a recent weekend. Other entries include German measles seven, streptococcal infections and scarlet fever forty five, chickenpox thirteen. Wyoming County shows two measles or related diseases, with gaps in data for Fayette County noting animal bites and tuberculosis.
About 15 meteorologists and technicians picketed the Weather Bureau in a snowstorm outside the agency's Rockefeller Plaza headquarters. They protested working conditions and said the federal government does not bargain in good faith.
Government signs orders redefining the West Bank and areas on the Jordan River as Judea and Samarim with Haifa Elath and other ports in new entry points. Officials say changes are not political and erase permanent ownership claims, affecting Jordanian land, Sinai, and local employee overtime pay.
West Virginia State Road Commissioner M. R. Hamill says restoration of federal highway funds would largely negate the impact on the state's road program. He notes the current limit could slow and alter project schedules, with potential disruption to the planned buildout. The article also mentions unrelated background on migration and British citizenship choices in Kenya.
Registered nurses at Herbert J. Thomas Memorial Hospital in Kanawha City walked out over wage demands and a voice in hospital policy. About 78 to 95 nurses joined the walkout, with some volunteers agreeing to 12 hour shifts if needed. Emergency and delivery rooms stayed open as patient load dropped, from 229 to 107, while officials noted a phased salary plan in progress and efforts to cover essential services.
Romanian delegation quits the international Communist meeting citing pressure tactics and changes to the conference's character. They accuse others of nationalism and Zionist insinuations while signaling a return to Bucharest as they call for unity against imperialism and efforts to resume the Sino Soviet split.
In Washington a UPI report recounts President Johnson and Defense Secretary McNamara joking about a stalled White House elevator during a February 28 visit. The operator’s remark about Leap Year prompts reflections on efficiency and the Pentagon’s computer programming for leap days.
A house fire near Houghton Lake Michigan killed seven children and injured two women and a baby. Mrs. Vicki Fail and Mrs. Dawn Snyder were awakened by flames as their mother, Mrs. Hall, tried to rescue her children. All victims ranged from 4 to 13, with two survivors escaping upstairs windows. Cause under investigation. Mrs. Hall and infant hospitalized for burns.
GOP leaders urged Rockefellers name be on the May 28 Oregon ballot as a presidential draft. McCall predicted 16 to 78 governors might back Rockefeller, but many hesitated to publicly declare. Rockefeller said he would not enter his name but would not discourage a genuine draft and could accept a draft if it appeared.
Police probe an accident at East Gulf State at 11 30 p m involving Price Bus Lines and another vehicle. Details were unavailable or not obtained.
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