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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1966
Page
1
A reader Q and A roundup covers founder of St Patrick’s Day, Medicare and miners hospital cards, bank parking policies, F Ray Power, blood donation billing, school moves across states, and Summersville Dam water source. Officials from UMW, Raleigh General, Raleigh banks, and state agencies respond with specifics.
Massed bands paraded through cities as Irishmen worldwide marked Saint Patrick's Day. Dublin showcased a 70 float industrial pageant reviewed by ministers at the GPO. President de Valera, Premier Lemass, and dignitaries attended Solemn High Mass as Ireland honors 1916 rebellion leaders.
The firm faces a formal hearing on charges by the USC Judicial Officer. Allegations include weighing livestock on an untested scale at the Ronceverte stockyard from 1964 to 1966 and failing to file required scale test reports, plus charging and collecting lower commissions in 27 transactions at Ronceverte and Caldwell stockyards in 1965. Complaints are public records, docket 3661, issued by the P&S Division of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Eaton fined a Marshall University student $119 for indecent exposure and intoxication after he was seen swimming nude in a motel pool last Saturday. He said the penalty should deter others from similar stunts.
Astronauts may conduct a spacewalk to the Agena target in a plan considered for Gemini 10. The idea envisions co pilot Michael Collins performing the EVA about six months from now, with timing noted around 9 23 a m EST today.
Space Center reports Gemini 8 astronauts Neil Armstrong and David Scott in good condition but cloaked in secrecy as key abort details remain undisclosed. Mission control withholds tapes of last discussions before bailing out, while Armstrong and Scott receive medical checks and planned debriefing at Cape Kennedy after recovery by USS Leonard F. Mason near Okinawa.
The ill fated Gemini 8 mission nearly failed as the craft rolled and pitched while orbiting at 17 200 miles per hour. Astronauts Neil Armstrong and David Scott achieved a near perfect rendezvous with the Agena target before a rapid emergency response ended the flight. The episode underscored ongoing risks in the US manned space program and shaped future missions despite the crisis.
West Virginian Airman 1C E M Neal of Charleston helped rescue Gemini 8 crew after an emergency forced a sea recovery in the Pacific. Neal, 22, with the 33rd Air Rescue Squad, earned praise and is tied to a family with a pastor father and wife Karen Kessel.
Soviet Ambassador Valerian Zorin said Moscow is ready to conclude a treaty of alliance or non aggression with France at any time if acceptable to President Charles de Gaulle. A Franco Soviet pact could move France closer to the Soviet Union and strain ties with NATO. Zorin spoke during a luncheon in Paris and said Warsaw Pact forces could be reduced or abolished if NATO moves similarly.
In North Vietnam two unidentified jets believed to be MiG 21 fighters shadowed U.S. bombers near Hanoi while surface-to-air missiles engaged missions around the capital. A U.S. Air Force F105 Thunderchief was shot down during raids on the Dien Bien Phu highway bridge.
A US military spokesman said a battalion of about 90 North Vietnamese regulars was operating in War Zone D, three miles north of Saigon. This marked the closest approach of North Vietnamese troops to the capital.
Brig. Gen. Gene H. Williams says West Virginia will draft about eight thousand in April, with 280 of March’s 411 draftees remaining after voluntary enlistments reduced the national call from 9,600. April draftees will be sent to the Army.
DuPont Co has purchased 500 acre Blennerhassett Island on the Ohio River near Parkersburg West Virginia to secure high quality water for its plastics plant. An option to buy was exercised this week with no price announced. The island, linked to Aaron Burr schemes in the early 1800s, is noted as a historic site.
French President Charles de Gaulle may raise France's official relations with Communist North Vietnam. Such a move would strain U S France relations amid his NATO challenge. The new head of delegation, Duartes de Quirelle, would assume higher rank than the prior quasi diplomatic mission.
Beckley district manager Dwight Billings says campaigns inform 65 plus residents about Medicare enrollment by March 31. About 15,000 area seniors already enrolled. roughly 700 still must enroll or face late start and higher premiums. Hospital coverage is automatic. doctor bills require Medicare Advantage enrollment. Local efforts include mailings and Community Action’s Operation Medicare Alert.
Postmaster A Fray Lilly announced that supplemental Medicare forms are in Beckley window slots as National Medicare Enrollment Month drives enrollment. SSA distributed 2.5 million forms to 30 000 post offices. 16 of 19.1 million seniors ready by July 1 responded. less than one million declined. The $3 monthly program covers doctor bills and more.
A long range outlook indicates above normal rainfall across the Northern Middle states and Great Lakes region with below normal precipitation in portions of the Southern Plains and Pacific Coast. Temperatures are expected to be above average in the eastern half while the western Gulf and North Atlantic coastal areas may see cooler than normal readings.
Mostly sunny and warm afternoon with a low around 42. Friday should be partly cloudy and warm with a chance of showers late Friday afternoon or Friday night. High Friday near 70. River conditions: Greenbrier normal, Lake normal and cloudy, open. Gauge at Hinton 2.6 feet. Today’s extremes show warm readings in Presidio and Greenville.
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