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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1960
Page
1
Rescue teams probing empty refuge areas near the Elk Creek mine found dinner pails showing the 18 missing miners had been inside. With a week since the rock slide started the slow, deadly mine fire and lack of ventilation threaten any chance of recovery.
Chicago authorities and the FBI hunted for three mail thieves who shot and killed two post office inspectors in their car after trapping the robbers on a southwest Loop street. The inspectors seized mail sacks from the trio before the ambush. both victims were seasoned postal inspectors.
Western allies block recognition of the East German regime as Soviet passes for Western missions in Potsdam would have allowed travel in the German Democratic Republic. The Soviets rejected the passes after Western refusals and a Soviet meeting led by Lt. Gen. G. V. Voronzov.
Raleigh Register survey finds no evidence of discrimination against Negro miners in the Raleigh County coal industry amid automation. NAACP West Virginia field secretary Miss Gertrude Gorman cites destitution in Mercer McDowell Harrison and Raleigh counties. Local miners and church leaders express skepticism about discrimination claims, noting merit-based employment and lack of confirmed cases.
A Weather Bureau advisory warns West Virginia could see up to five inches of snow in the southern counties late today and tonight with the system spreading northeastward by tomorrow. Temperatures will drop to the 20s with continued cold and possible snow flurries on Wednesday.
Frederick W. Ford becomes FCC chairman and outlines aims to shield government agencies from improper influence. He testifies as first witness at House hearings on ethics rules for the big six agencies, including the FCC and FTC. Ford, 51, was appointed by Eisenhower after Doerfer resigned amid controversy.
The speaker mocks loud talkers who brag about ancestry and notes a man who paid a hundred dollars to have his family tree researched twice that amount to keep it quiet. He references a person who funded the search and hush effort.
West Virginia Road Commissioner Patrick C. Graney announced progress toward a north south highway from near Mount Morris at the Pennsylvania line through Morgantown Fairmont Clarksburg Weston to Beckley. A March 24 public hearing in Fairmont will cover a Tygar t River bridge and approaches. A contract for about three miles of new approaches near U S 250 and WV 64 is expected later this year. A study for the route location has been under way since March 1959.
A car crashed through a stone wall and plunged into a motel pool on U S 60 east of Huntington. Howard King the manager and two guests pulled six passengers from the sinking vehicle before it disappeared into 12 feet of ice cold water.
U S Ambassador Frederick M Eaton told the opening session of a 10 nation disarmament conference that immediate action is needed to prevent an arms race in outer space The Western plan seeks an international disarmament body with enforcement power while the Eastern plan calls for four years of total disarmament East and West meet on an equal footing with eight nations represented including the Soviet bloc and Western powers
In BAY SHORE New York hospital Edward McBride found his air deodorant can could trigger a TV channel change on his remote control set. The effect worked on ten hospital sets and failed on five others. A TV specialist said an ultra high frequency sound wave from the can caused the channel switch.
In the Holden 22 mine near Logan miners gathered by makeshift stoves as rescuers worked. Reverend Fred Whittaker spoke for 40 minutes offering consoling words and urging faith while workers and families waited for news. Salvation Army Captain Tom Richmond and miners joined in singing hymns as a community faith moment amid the trapped men.
The Defense Department says hills and valleys, like West Virginia terrain, are not a major factor in protecting missile sites. Assistant Secretary Floyd S. Bryant informed Representative John M. Slack that terrain offers some protection but tests show topography does not significantly reduce blast effects and that mines are not necessarily effective due to geology and structure.
AP reports Hollywood stars on strike spend downtime in varied ways. Rock Hudson cruises aboard his yacht. Shirley MacLaine visits Japan. Simone Signoret hosts voters at Beverly Hills. Elizabeth Taylor vacations in Jamaica. many attend Academy screenings or pursue personal projects.
The District of Columbia Democratic Central Committee endorsed Sen Wayne Morse for president. West German Chancellor Adenauer urged President Eisenhower to resist Berlin concessions at the Paris summit. A Powell Jr tax case jury was excused amid defense mistrial arguments. Civil rights advocates pressed for a voting referee plan to resolve poll discrimination. General Twining released from Walter Reed after appendicitis surgery. Marshal Bogdanov, WWII hero and Soviet armored force commander, died in Moscow. Rep Harmon to fly to Capitol Hill in helicopter to push heliport bill. Hollywood actors seek early strike settlement as SAG negotiators consider a back to work plan.
John H. Kelly of Charleston visited Beckley on Monday to drum up support in his campaign for the Democratic nomination for state treasurer. He praised the reception from voters and party workers across 18 counties.
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