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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1963
Page
1
Sated with spring previews the city greets Hitchcocks park visit as a pigeon spectacle and a new liqueur from Japan promotes the Cherry Blossom Festival. The piece jokes about status symbols and the exotic drink made from yae sakura blossoms amid festive notes.
Assessor Cotton White announced Raleigh County’s total valuation for 1963 climbs to 120,748,950, over 10 million above 1962, due to statewide reappraisal and countywide mapping. Residential class gains drive most increases while public utility values rise modestly. uniform taxation is promised.
Exiles report twin sea attacks by Second Escambray Front Alpha 66 on Sagua la Grande in north Cuba. A Russian freighter was shot up and an army camp suffered what informants call considerable damage with Russians killed or wounded. A Havana radio broadcast referenced wounded sailors. UPI report cites no immediate comment from the State Department.
West Virginians endure rain soaked weeks as weather officials warn of 1 to 2 inches of additional rain in a 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. period. The Charleston Huntington weather bureau cautions several inches could fall in southern areas, risking more minor floods while towns like Huntington Parkersburg and Charleston report light totals so far.
Weather Bureau warns heavy rain in the Ohio Valley will cause serious trouble as French Creek nears flood level. Civil defense reports 30 people fled Meadville Pennsylvania homes, with up to 440 more at risk if creeks rise two more feet. The Federal State Flood Forecasting Service notes renewed flood danger despite Allegheny's receding. The Ohio Valley is forecast to receive up to 3 inches of rain as the storm continues.
Charleston district presidents of the United Mine Workers declined to comment on a Wall Street Journal story about the union reversing its stance toward coal mine automation. District 17 chief Raymond O Lewis said he could not confirm remarks attributed to UMW president W A Boyle. District 31 chief Cecil J Urbaniak said he had not seen the story and could not comment.
Weather report notes heavy rains and thunderstorms mainly west with locally heavy showers across the state. Highs from the 60s in the west to the 40s in the northeast, clearing tonight with lows 42 to 50 and sunshine Wednesday in the 50s. River and lake gauges show above normal flow, muddy conditions, falling levels, with Lake 73 ft above normal and 8.5 gates open. new gauge at Hinton reads 7.3 ft.
Broadcasting magazine argues West Virginia’s economy is stronger than depressing miners stories imply. It notes Charleston workers earned 6480 in 1962, plus major chemical and glass plants, strong auto sales, and outmigration trends, countering doom-filled coverage.
Army Corps of Engineers flood survey in Raleigh County shifts from Wednesday to Thursday as Civil Defense Director Paul J. Fourney notes the situation remains fluid. A general damage report will be presented in Charleston at 2 p m, with Raleigh County officials and citizens urged to report damages to Deputy Clerk Elinor Hurt for inclusion.
The Appalachian Industrial Council for Education in Bluefield sponsors a county level science fair with winners advancing to regional honors at Concord College from March 28 to 30. The National Science Fair is planned for Albuquerque New Mexico from May 7 to 11.
The Raleigh County Medical Society weighs a Sabin polio vaccine clinic for the Raleigh County area after Charleston Morgantown efforts. Dr. Grover Hedrick Jr. conducts a one person committee review and will report at the society meeting Thursday.
West Virginia Department of Employment Security reports January unemployment in Beckley and three metro areas fell up to 2.9 percent from January 1962, while Charleston Wheeling Bridgeport and Huntington Ashland Ironton areas show small increases versus November 1962.
In New York Local 6 of the printer's union faces mounting pressure as photoengravers join the strike. International president Elmer Brown cites internal pressure for a quick settlement while publishers insist the $12.63 wage package is final and suspend talks. Mayor Wagner dismisses both sides.
President Kennedy meets six Central American presidents in San Jose in a closed session to discuss Cuba and Alliance for Progress. A Declaration of San Jose is anticipated after the formal heads of state meeting. Kennedy also plans to tour El Bosque housing project aiding 8 000 people by October and greet local children.
The former Coast Guard cutter Bear, famed for Byrd Antarctic voyages and Arctic trips, sank 90 miles south of Halifax while being towed to New York. Two crew were safe. the tug Irving Birch stood by. Built in 1874, Bear was the first U S icebreaker and rescued 500 whalers off Point Barrow in 1898.
Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy visits New York for shopping and social calls. The American Mining Congress sets a Pittsburgh convention for May 5 to 8. Mayor Locher resumes Cleveland newspaper strike talks with publishers and 11 unions. The Eleanor Roosevelt Memorial Foundation charter bill advances in Congress. Comic Buster Keaton, 66, leaves hospital after chest ailment. United Steelworkers discusses May 1 wage reopening with David J. McDonald. Iron mine union leaders urge 20 000 members to pause 19 day old strike. Ernest Eric, 70, granted divorce in London after desertion claim. British Ambassador Ormsby Gore’s gas card used for $180 in charges. Bomb explodes in parcel post at San Francisco Airport injuring two workers. Kentucky men bound over for burglary. Industrial News fire damages building. West Virginia Human Rights Commission to hear progress report.
The Senate Commerce Committee voted 14 to 2 to recommend confirming Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr as undersecretary of commerce. A Navy Constellation with 85 aboard landed safely in Hilo Hawaii after four engines failed, completing nearly six hours of flight.
Washington publishers urged a complete repudiation of any government right to lie to the public. ANPA officials pressed lines for crisis reporting, access to witnesses, and limited censorship for security, arguing truthfulness is the core government policy.
Sherwood Glutz predicts a spring boost in love marriage and furniture purchases on the installment plan. He jokes that honesty comes from marriage and claims the first lie detector came from Adam’s rib, a quip about truthfulness and deception.
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