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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1966
Page
1
Reader questions span copies of Raleigh Register pages to marriage dates, trout season, Camp Caesar, city populations, fish stocking, Army reentry rules, Lorne Greene birth year, Armory gate traffic, Lincoln inaugural dates and ages, and hog pen odors. Officials answer with specifics, costs, dates, locations, and guidance.
Charleston UPI McDonough, Natural Resources director, accused Attorney General Robertson of obstructing government operations and hinted at a factional split between the governor’s office and the attorney general. He suggested Robertson blocked his confirmation last session but would still support Robertson if he’s on the ticket. He also voiced belief Gov. Smith will seek reelection under a constitutional amendment.
UPI reports U S Marines and South Vietnamese airborne claim 1110 North Vietnamese regulars trapped in a valley 330 miles northeast of Saigon since Friday. Air Force and Navy pilots raid North Vietnamese supply routes from China while SAM threats persist. Capt Peter Dawkins describes close combat as 71 missions by F105s and Phantoms. One F105 was forced down and rescued. a Skyraider from USS Hancock lost. Casualties and specifics vary as operations press toward Quang Ngai and surrounding areas.
Candy Mossler and Melvin Powers were acquitted of murdering Jacques Mossler, a financier worth about 22 million, after a lengthy trial in Miami. Candy cried in court as she spoke of relief and faith in people, while Powers was exonerated. In Detroit, former Governor G Mennen Williams announced his bid for the U S Senate, resigning as assistant secretary of state for African affairs prior to his candidacy reveal.
Multiple victims reported in Kanawha and surrounding counties as cars and trains cause fatal crashes. Ruben Pur year 17 and William Hosey 16 drowned after their Minden vehicle plunged into Laurel Creek near Beckwith. Delmer Meikle 30 of Alum Creek was killed when his car was hit by a train at a South Charleston crossing. Joan Robinson geastonton died after being struck along U S 35 near Charleston city limits. Thomas Bragg 25 of Oak Hill died in a collision with a tractor trailer on West Virginia 17 in Putnam County.
Defense Secretary McNamara testified that Communist China shows aggressive intent to build a strategic nuclear force while its people starve. He said China is moving to equip itself with weapons and delivery systems of horrible potential as Fulbright warned of a possible U.S. war with China within a year.
UPI aide Joseph Galloway recounts a Marine operation near a downed helicopter in a night battle with North Vietnamese forces. Marines pursued a lone fighter up a hill while grenades and bullets flew. They relieved a unit menaced by combat, held a guard post, and endured a heavy ammunition resupply before dawn.
President Johnson urged Congress to pass legislation lifting federal civilian pay by 3.2 percent with fringe benefits totaling about 485 million dollars annually. He said direct raises average 2.8 percent, with fringe benefits boosting workers’ economic security and aligning government salaries with private industry.
In Charleston, Secretary of State Robert Bailey said he would consider a letter from Dale Walton Imperial Wizard of Knights of the Ku Klux Klan seeking WV charter. The cost for chartering a non profit is $10, and state offices will review the return application. No WV KKK group is currently chartered although others exist in the country.
Weather report for Beckley and vicinity notes mostly cloudy conditions with snow flurries today and tonight. High near 29, low around 18. Tuesday remains cloudy and cooler, with highs in the 20s and similar overnight lows. River and lake readings show normal but muddy water, with several gauges reporting levels and gates open. Five day forecast calls for a warming trend early next week followed by cooler days and possible light precipitation midweek.
Henrietta Landau 71 was declared dead and moved to a mortuary after Parkinson's disease. While being wheeled into the embalming room at Roosevelt Hospital, attendants heard moans and found she was alive. She died Sunday at Roosevelt Hospital.
The Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice Earl Warren, upheld the core of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 suspending literacy and qualification tests in six Southern states. Justice Black agreed with parts of the opinion but not all. The ruling affirms federal oversight to prevent racial discrimination in voting.
Federal desegregation guidelines apply to the 1966-67 year enforcing swift progress toward ending dual school systems and eliminating racial bias in hospitals and nursing homes receiving federal aid. The Health, Education and Welfare Department urges significant faculty merges and protection for students exercising desegregation rights amid strict enforcement.
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