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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1966
Page
1
Readers seek quick factual answers from the Raleigh Register style column. The Q A format covers topics from street de icing mixtures to tax guides, local store management, TV personalities, impeachment facts, courthouse costs, Gibraltar apes, Randolph Scott, and the Gemini eight dock.
Ottawa reports Playgirl Gerda Munsinger says she was merely kibitzing around Tory cabinet ministers and would never spy for the Russians. Her television interview followed accusations by Justice Minister Cardin that she was once a spy who compromised cabinet security. The controversy triggered four days of parliamentary turmoil as Democrats demanded resignations and Tory opposition criticized the government.
President Johnson articulates a firm goal for the United States to become the first nation to land a man on the moon. He speaks at the National Space Club emphasizing determination and the landmark achievement ahead.
Cape Kennedy UPI reports Gemini 8 astronauts Neil Armstrong and David Scott received a go for at least 15 orbits after a storybook liftoff atop a Titan rocket. They launched at 11 41 a m EST and entered an initial orbit of 100 to 168 miles full of cautious optimism as the unmanned Agena target proceeded ahead.
Soviet space dogs Blackie and Breeze landed safely after 23 days in orbit. They reportedly passed through the Van Allen radiation belts more than 550 miles above Earth, marking a major radiation experiment. Unofficial sources noted the mission, with an official announcement expected soon.
Armstrong led the Gemini 8 mission as a 26 foot target rocket sped ahead and the chase began at high speed. Control reported everything looked good and the space effort unfolded with a flawless countdown despite last minute issues.
Charleston UP I report notes that the Joint Commission on Government and Finance and the Commission on Interstate Cooperation will not probe the cinder controversy. The SRC purchased cinders from Mountaineer Highway Abrasives Co at about 5.31 per ton after buying from Monongahela Power Co for free. Mountaineer also sourced cinders from Celanese for resale to SRC at about 5.15 per ton. SRC conducts its own inquiry.
Wheeling residents were to welcome Governor Smith for a mobile government event at 1 o'clock. He would answer citizens questions on a first come, first served basis during the scheduled visit.
Lt. Gen. Nguyen Chanh Thi, ousted as 1st Corps commander, returned to Da Nang and urged followers to think of the country over him. He visited his successor Gen. Nguyen Van Chuan and said he left office to serve Vietnam, dodging questions on quelling protests. The ouster triggered strikes and student soldier demonstrations in five northern provinces.
New York reports a proposed World Trade Center complex to surpass the Empire State Building by about 100 feet, reaching 110 stories and 1,350 feet. The complex would occupy 220 acres along the Hudson, include five basements, a vast concourse, and facilities for government agencies, trade services, and a daily flow of up to 50 000 workers and 90 000 visitors.
Watts streets calm amid fresh rioting as police with shotguns and rifles confront looters and arsonists. Two killed, 25+ injured, 60 arrested in a flareup tied to a previous Watts violence. Firebombs, looting, and rock throwing mark the unrest, with schools kept open and National Guardsmen mobilization discussed.
US paratroopers of the 173rd Airborne Brigade, part of Operation Silver City, battled for four hours in Zone D 35 miles northeast of Saigon. They reported 142 Viet Cong killed with light American casualties. Allied forces, including the 1st Infantry Division and the Royal Australian Regiment, advanced into 100 square miles of jungle as a large sweep began March 8. A cache of weapons and TNT was found beforehand. Also reported were an Air Force F4C Phantom shot down near Dien Bien Phu and a Caribou transport crash 295 miles north of Saigon.
Sukarno declared he retains full power in Indonesia after a Jakarta meeting with military and government leaders. Soeharto denied taking over any authority, while Sukarno cautioned the public he remains president with power to appoint aides and direct affairs, in a radio broadcast via Jakarta.
A Philadelphia man, Steve Dougherty, 24, died after his car crashed with a tractor trailer near the Wood Ritchie County line on U S 50 in Wood County. The truck driver was uninjured and Jackson Tenn resident Charles Anderson was hospitalized in satisfactory condition.
Washington reports on the U S Senate Foreign Relations Committee inquiry into U S policy toward Red China. Mao Tse tung has not appeared publicly for five months, the longest absence in a decade, with intelligence notes suggesting concern over his location. House testimony included Secretary of State Dean Rusk and CIA head Admiral Raborn amid questions on containment without isolation.
General Motors reached a milestone as its 100 millionth motor vehicle rolled off the Oldsmobile plant line at 10 32 a m marking the end of an era in its 128 assembly stations across the United States and Canada.
Washington DC Rep James J Howard urged state and justice departments to probe major Canadian newsprint producers who raised prices by ten dollars per ton. He acted at the request of Thomas B Tighe head of the New Jersey Press Association and Asbury Park Press manager. Tighe said American newspapers advertisers and readers cannot afford to be captives of a Canadian news cartel. Meanwhile three American producers said they would raise prices as costs rise following the Canadians.
Washington UPI report says the Economic Development Administration approved a $72,300 technical assistance grant for an 18 month study of ski industry potential in Greenbrier Pocahontas Randolph and Tucker counties in West Virginia. The West Virginia Department of Commerce will oversee Chechi and Co of Washington DC to conduct the analysis with aid from the State Department of Natural Resources for data access site access and weather equipment oversight.
Partly cloudy this afternoon with a high near 34. Tonight will be fair and cool with a low around 36. Thursday promises mostly sunny and mild conditions with a high near 60. Airport data show 61 at 3:30 p.m. and 37 at 6:30 a.m. Readings and conditions across Greenbrier Lake and Hinton gauge 2.9 feet, wind 16 mph. overall West Virginia five day outlook shows 55 to 35 in the south and 152 to 29 in the north with a warmer trend.
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