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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1965
Page
1
More than 100 U.S. fighters bombed a large ammunition supply area in a major strike near Saigon. The action aims to disrupt Communist logistics and weaken air force capabilities ahead of further operations.
In Da Nang an edgy fellow Marine killed a comrade and seriously wounded another as troops returned from patrol. Lance Cpl. Robert John Achas was identified as the slain Marine and Cpl. Louis Snyder Parham as the seriously wounded. Company Three commander vows strict safety enforcement and stress on avoiding shooting at shadows. The base was strengthened after the killings amid broader airstrike activity against North Viet Nam targets including Phu Qui ammo dump and Tiger Island operations.
Harrison County Prosecutor Robert Ziegler says foul play is suspected in the death of 30 year old Richard Gregory Roy of Lumberport found in his smoldering car. His trousers outside the car and a beaten skull prompted the suspicion as state police and county officers questioned about 25 people. An autopsy yielded no conclusion and skull fragments were sent for further tests.
Cold and sunny in Beckley and vicinity with a high near 42 tonight below freezing. Tuesday will be partly cloudy with snow flurries and upper 30s. River conditions Greenbrier normal clear Lake normal clear five gates open with new level 2.4 ft at Hinton. Five day WV forecast expects temperatures four to six degrees below normal with total precipitation around a quarter inch mainly Thursday.
The West Virginia Legislature expected to pass a record 80 million dollar state operating budget for 1965 66. The 60 day session ended Saturday with final budget details approved Sunday by conferees and the Board of Public Works. Extra appropriations include 75 thousand for Headstart, 250 thousand for a constitutional convention, 1 million for education, 110 thousand for governor mansion repairs, 500 thousand for teacher retirement, and 467 thousand for welfare.
UPI reports a compact view of key 1965 West Virginia legislative actions. A $180 million 1965-66 general revenue budget, permanent 3 percent sales tax with $2.75 million extra revenue, and repeal attempts on soft drink tax failing. Teacher salaries rise about $1,200 avg. Comprehensive Education Program advanced on county matching funds. Road bond spending, SRC county road matching funds, junior drivers licenses for 16–17. Constitutional changes: governors to seek two consecutive terms, budget drafting powers to governor, ballot enabling bill for amendments. Government reorganization: new Corrections Department, Division of Personnel, labor reforms, equal pay, but many bills fail. Enacted: abolition of capital punishment and Water Development Commission, raises for state police and judges, mandatory retirement at 70. failed: private bottle clubs, state housing authority, State Investment Board.
Peking denounces Moscow police action against a March 4 anti-American student demonstration at the U.S. Embassy as unprecedented in socialist history. The Peoples Daily editorial branding the Soviet move as capitulation to U.S. imperialism was signed Commentator and broadcast by New China News Agency.
In Argentina, Communist-backed Peronists won the popular vote and nearly tripled their congressional strength. They led in 29 races, with about 3.13 million total votes from 39,865 precincts, while Illia's UCRP earned 2.51 million. The election shapes to 99 seats in the Chamber of Deputies.
Leonix Ameer, once a Black Muslim mosque captain and a former guard to Malcolm X, died in a Boston hotel room of natural causes. An autopsy found he died in a coma while in bed. authorities cited possible epileptic attack or medication overdose, with chemical tests pending. Ameer, 31, reportedly had epilepsy and was receiving hospital treatment for a nervous condition. He also served as a press aide to Cassius Clay.
A Missouri evangelist Rev. Richard Ruble, 31, and his wife were arrested by Raleigh County Sheriff Okey A. Mills at 11 a.m. for unlawful assault on their 10 month old child. They were jailed in Beckley with transfer back to Chariton County Missouri planned for trial.
Moscow reports the Soviet Union launched three unmanned Cosmos satellites 61, 62, and 63 piggyback on a single rocket. The triple-header, part of preparations for future manned flights, follows a similar pattern prior to previous manned missions, prompting speculation a manned shot may be planned.
Raleigh County Court calls a 3 30 p m Tuesday meeting to appoint a seven member advisory panel to study the county overdraft of 130 817 80 and to advise on the 1965 66 budget. The chamber of commerce proposed the idea and will submit names of local business leaders for selection. Members serve a one year term.
President Johnson will outline a broad federal program to outlaw voter registration discrimination. The plan calls for penalties on officials who block registration and bans on local literacy tests while allowing federal examiners to aid qualified voters. The bill aims to eliminate subjective tests and push ahead rapid congressional action this week.
Alabama Governor George Wallace tells CBS Face the Nation he will urge peaceful conduct if a federal court orders no state interference with a Selma to Montgomery march. He plans no actions to ease tensions and says Negroes must end demonstrations first. Troopers faced protests after tear gas and clubs in Selma. Wallace defends use of force and denies firing Col. Al Lingo.
United Press International backed its reporters on civil rights demonstrations in Alabama after Governor George Wallace attacked networks and UPI as misleading. Wallace cited a Feb 26 UPI dispatch alleging a nun said Jimmy Lee Jackson was denied hospital admission due to being Black, calling it an example of distortion.
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