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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1968
Page
1
Political surprise cited at Waterville Valley involving Johnson. The report notes unexpected results and quotes from local sources as observers describe the outing as a skunking. Details remain fragmented but indicate a notable shift in local political dynamics.
West Virginia and federal officials were to meet in Pittsburgh to discuss navigational clearances for a new Point Pleasant bridge. Attendees would review a bridge design and potential relocation of a similar span, aiming to speed construction if approvals are granted. The gathering included Appalachian Regional Commission and Department of Transportation representatives amid a broader political backdrop.
In Mississippi, Charles Griffin and Charles Evers competed in a runoff primary amid a crowded field. Voters faced a split turnout with Republicans backing Nixon against Rockefeller and McCarthy write-ins, while Democrats grappled with Johnson’s wartime policy as Evers sought the remainder of the term.
The statewide Florida teachers strike ended officially, but repercussions persist with more than 8,000 teachers staying away or sent from classes. Reports detail lingering disruptions as districts and boards work to restore normal schooling while negotiations and state actions shape the recovery. Includes note on related labor actions in other states and a brief obituary for Army Pvt Wilbert Stovall Jr.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete for Mrs. Mac Johnson 36 of Detroit formerly of Luster who died in a Detroit hospital. Mrs Nodeng Glenna Gibert Bednarsky 44 of Valley Station Ky formerly of Oak S101 will be held at 2 p m Wednesday at Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill with Rev B I L Meneses. Racial will helm High Dawn Memorial Pack Oak Hill. Mrs Bednarsky died 2:35 p m Monday in an infirmary in Louisville after an extended illness born Caparton Dec 31 1928 daughter of Ernest Ray Gilbert Nayenswand and Thelma Peters Gulp Also surviving husband Theodore and son Roger both at Valley Station two mothers a sister and more. Frets may call after 5 p m today. Final rites for Mrs Gladys Mae Willy 34 of Route 9 Beaver will be held 1 p m Thursday in Rose andes Enbury Peace Chapel with Rev Lose Tilly and Rev Ernest Barley. Burial in Re kien Cemetery at Crow Pallbearers listed. She was born April 12 1934 at Crow daughter of Robert and Anna Bennet Corder Route 9 Beaver. Survivors include husband Virgil two sons Virgil Wesley and William Lewis two daughters Covel and Curdie Mac, among others.
Governor Lurleen Wallace battles cancer and will undergo a second operation in less than a month to drain an abscess in her abdomen. A spokesman reported the infection began weeks ago and doctors expect her condition to remain stable with antibiotics.
The County Court considered a petition from Local Union No 2011 and workers at Thlerna Tenn for a stoplight at the U S 6 21 crossing at Skelton. Curtiss said the request would be advised. Jack Kyle was appointed constable in Marsh Fork District to replace a departing officer.
Moundsville penitentiary reports missing convicts after Sunday night escape. Officials cited gunfire and reported a murder sentence for an inmate identified as L Hinrl Martin, 97, with ties to Corba Ky. William Pumphrey, 21, involved in the incident.
Miller named head of the state Office of Public Information. A former Raleigh Weglsters reporter and WAR news director, he previously served as an assistant in the information office. The promotion comes after a year in a related role.
U S jets conducted six strikes within 85 miles of Hanoi hitting airfields radio centers and train lines while reporting big allied casualties. U S and South Vietnamese forces claim hundreds of enemy killed in major operations near Tam Ky Saigon and surrounding areas with two Americans dead and South Vietnamese losses cited.
Discussion of Vietnam war policy and coalition talks dominates the New Hampshire Democratic and Republican races. McCarthy calls for negotiations with Viet Cong, while Johnson supporters warn against withdrawal. Nixon focuses on issues over personalities amid expectations of a large turnout and post election analysis.
Jackson County voters decide on a 1,635,000 school levy that would fund public education locally. Teachers warn they may resign at year end if the measure fails to reach the required 60 percent approval, with the bond planned to be paid over three years for salaries and pay raises.
The report notes ongoing survey work involving health departments and the State Wealth Department. Edward DeBarr, assistant chief environmental engineer, led a three day training for environmental health aides to prepare for the survey in Raleigh County. Moore cites coordinated effort among agencies and residents to address the problem intelligently, urging prompt action when aides visit homes.
A Logan man, 48, William Starlin, was killed Monday after his vehicle became stuck and another truck struck him while he aided a teacher. The incident raises West Wir kina highway fatality figures. local health officials report a Charleston UPI briefing on health and welfare program changes for March 2021.
ACCAA members say the group works well together to protect local interests as anti poverty programs remain in infancy. They note funds flow out of the area for poverty fighting while local need persists and urge united effort to advance programs with CAA guidance from Moore and Mrs Whitehead.
The State Road Commission reduced the crossing limit on the Hopkins Fork Bridge in Roane County to 15 tons. The structure carries a secondary road toward West Virginia.
Rusk and Fulbright clashed on Vietnam policy during a televised hearing. Rusk proposed secret hearings to seek agreement with the committee and noted past efforts to engage Hanoi without public disclosure. Fulbright pressed for full committee consultation before any major troop deployment, while questioning whether the administration would escalate the war.
Washington crowd reports that a Senate backed amendment by Sens Jennings Raudatl and Robert Byrd would provide 75 million for a summer youth jobs program. It would fund about 170,490 additional jobs for the nation's disadvantaged youths. The measure moves to a Senate House conference committee for ironing out differences. The two WV senators praised the full Senate action as encouraging.
Western observers report growing dissent across Eastern Europe as riot police clash with youths in Warsaw and student demonstrations surge in Prague and Bucharest. Police baton charges clear streets while delegates in Geneva face disarmament debates.
A Sunday morning collision near Gulf Service Station in Skelton caused about $1,900 damage. Brintal Hoover of Medaryville Ind. hit a 1966 model car driven by Harry Week of Queen St. The Week car struck a 1967 parked vehicle owned by Frank Halstead of Granville Avenue. Hoover was charged with failure to have his vehicle under control. No injuries were reported.
A West Virginia State Commission engineer, Tyler W. McLaurin, 23, of Charleston, WV, was found strangled in a lagoon in New Orleans. Police reported bruises on neck and head. a small sum of money and credit cards were left in his pockets, indicating robbery was not the motive. McLaurin had worked for the West Virginia Road Commission since last summer after graduating from the University of Alabama and had been missing since February 21 after vacation.
Snowbound central New Mexico 주an. about 50 cars stranded on New Mexico 285 south of the Maya Indian Reservation as a severe storm grips the region. Weather officials issue provisional heavy snow warnings in Ohio New York and Pennsylvania. Gusts reach 45 miles per hour across Kentucky Oklahoma and Kansas. Heavy rain ranging near two inches in six hours drenches Mississippi Alabama Tennessee and Kentucky.
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