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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1960
Page
1
Eve Breck reports Hazel Bragg Davenport of Beckley earns national recognition as a standout penmanship teacher. Davenport, lauded for friendliness and poise, meets senators, congressmen, and Education Department officials during the Washington event.
Wheeling native James H. Dutch Kindelberger, chairman of North American Aviation, received West Virginia’s top service medal in Beverly Hills for wartime aviation contributions. Gov. Underwood presided at the luncheon with about 55 West Coast industrialists in attendance.
Mostly cloudy and cold today through Saturday with possible snow flurries in northern mountains. Highs 38 to 44 west and in the east, lows around 29. Tonight through Wednesday temperatures 4 to 8 degrees below normals, weekend chill then rising, precipitation possible Tuesday about one third inch. Beckley highs 46 yesterday, low 26 last night.
Shanghai court jailed American Roman Catholic Bishop James Edward Walsh of Cumberland Maryland for 20 years on charges of plotting to overthrow the new China. Peiping radio said he has been detained since 1958 and was previously held in a Shanghai hospital. Walsh is the last high non-Chinese Catholic official on the mainland.
An old column notes Sherwood Glutz predicting spring official on Sunday though flowers may be late. A Grampa quip suggests fools envy the one misled since infancy, even amid an election year.
Rep Jamie L Whitten and 31 Southern colleagues threaten to leave the Democratic Party if House leadership fails to improve treatment. Their move could shift control to Republicans in the next House without an election. The report also notes other disparate items from the era.
A Northwest Air Lines four engine Electra exploded in the air then crashed in a snow field near the Indiana Kentucky border. The disaster killed 63 people including the wife and children of Morris Chaifen and Chicago judge John A. Sbarbaro. FBI disaster team to probe possible federal violations.
Effective March 31, state liquor stores raise wine prices 15 cents a bottle and gin vodka and whisky by 10 cents per bottle regardless of size. Commissioner Shawkey cites Senate Bill 23 to raise 1.75 million dollars for a temporary economic program, noting comparisons with Ohio and nearby states while detailing prior year sales figures. A Beckley woman wins Vogue Fashion Sewing Contest at the General Federation of Women's Club convention in White Sulphur Springs, with a prize package including a Paris London trip or cash and a 1960 convention trip.
Lt. Cmdr. Miguel Pons quits in a charged speech at a closed meeting, accusing Fidel Castro of betraying the Cuban revolution and ruling in a Communist dictatorship. He declares Fidelismo a mask for International Communism and says Cuba must know the truth.
Twenty students and a teacher at Mount Tabor Elementary School endured a six hour daily schedule in a cold, drafty temporary building. Steam from two stoves and winter clothing kept them warm while leaks, holes in the roof, a windward east side and splinters from a floor hazard troubled classes.
The Western powers urged a worldwide census of armed forces and weapons as a first step toward a disarmament treaty. Jules Moch for the five Western delegations argued that full information on forces is essential for any agreement and that inspections must be seen as non espionage measures to ensure compliance. The Soviet response via Pravda signaled no ban on disarmament but raised questions about sincerity.
In Morgantown Ansted defeats Rainelle 68 to 64 to reach the Class A state championship, with Miller scoring 13 in the second half and Allport dropping 20. Mason Fox contributes strong inside play as Rainelle battles back late, but Ansted holds on to earn a final clash with Paden City.
Teddy Nadler, famous quiz show winner, flunked a census taker written exam in St. Louis. He fretted through the test with about 50 applicants and denied his finances affected his application for the $13 daily job. Nadler asked for his grade not to be released.
NASA announced in its semiannual report to President Eisenhower that the United States plans a flashing star satellite to map the Earth precisely. The satellite will orbit about 1000 miles high, flashing light to be photographed against stars to determine position within 50 to 100 feet. The project aims to improve measurements of Earth's size and shape and track orbital irregularities. The report also mentioned the first TIROS weather satellite radiation detectors to report irradiation data.
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