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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1957
Page
9
General Adolf Heusinger, aged 39, is named Inspector General and Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman for West Germany's new army, a four star appointment. He was reportedly present beside Adolf Hitler when the assassination bomb for eminence target failed.
A four engine C97 military transport with 67 Americans aboard disappeared near Tokyo as dawn approached. Weather hampered search efforts with low clouds rain squalls and 30 foot swells. The aircraft departed Wake Island for Tokyo on the final leg from Travis Air Force Base San Francisco. Crew and passengers included 27 Air Force 19 Army and 10 Navy personnel plus civilians and a military dependent.
Eisenhower and Macmillan discuss strengthening Britain's atomic deterrent amid force reductions in Bermuda. They report a gratifying agreement on military issues and plan to brief Dag Hammarskjold before final decisions. Talks cover Gaza security and a UN Emergency Force role along the Israeli Gaza border.
British port of Southampton saw ocean liners berthing without tugs as a beat the strike campaign gains speed. Government mediators pressed a last-ditch bid to avert a nationwide shipyard walkout affecting 24 percent of industrial workers scheduled to start noon tomorrow. Labor Ministry peacemakers reported some progress as shipyard owners and leaders of 200,000 strikers worked toward a deal.
Ernest R. Lively of Oak Hill named to temporarily fill the Raleigh County field position on the State Liquor Commission as Donald F. Hodson resigns after nine years. Several Raleigh and neighboring counties may propose replacements. GOP groups hold a meeting to discuss liquor store posts while hospitalized eight year old Carljon P White Jr. undergoes surgery in Raleigh General Hospital in satisfactory condition.
Charleston reports a disputed purchase by the State Board of Control involving 25 barrels of sauerkraut at 50 dollars each and apples from Goots Produce Co. The items were delivered to St Marys Institution with no clear order, prompting scrutiny of Broadwater and Dorman. Donohoe defends no coercion by the Board in purchases.
Nurse Caroline Randall told a London jury that she administered an injection to Edith Morrell on her own responsibility an hour before she died. The 48 year old widow is at center of the Dr. John Bodkin Adams murder trial amid testimony about will inheritance and alleged drugging. Randall stated she received 200 pounds from Morrell's will, while Adams, a bachelor doctor, faces charges tied to the case and possible timing disputes at the hearing in West Virginia.
Weather notes show cloudy skies with light rain mixed with snow in higher elevations, night low 36 to 42, Saturday mostly cloudy. a stray line mentions a 55 degree high. The rest records river conditions near Bellepoint with Greenbrier above normal, New River and Bluestone Reservoir also above normal and clear, plus a garbled legal remark about a doctor and patient death without coherent context.
At Rhodell and Princewick Elementary schools a brother and sister, Larry Murphy and Linda Murphy, won top divisions in a school spelling contest. Alma Meadows and Johnny Almond were runners-up in their divisions. Hope Thompson and Beverly Fitzpatrick topped the 34 Division.
Ted Kroll credits persistence for reaching golf's pinnacle in a feature tale from Sun Day's Family Weekly. Tack Glas her recounts a World Championship win worth 350000 dollars plus a 3000 dollar tour sponsor prize, highlighting the grind from over par to champion.
Raleigh County Circuit Court nears the end of its March term with one main trial slated for Wednesday. Foley Construction Co. vs Hugh A. Miller stems from a July 9, 1956 auto crash on Hin tot road at White Oak, where Miller drove a car that hit a truck owned by Foley Construction. Jurors were recessed after a $1,000 suit was continued. 22 jurors were drawn for Beulah Rose vs Curley Allen and must report at 9 a.m. Wednesday. remaining jurors are excused for the term.
West Coast Teamsters chief Frank W. Brewster pleaded innocent today in Federal District Court to contempt of Congress charges. Also arraigned were Einar C. Mohn and Nugent La Poma with bond set at 1000 dollars each. Trials scheduled for May 20 June 3 and May 27 and further extensions granted.
The Sun sets at 6 38 p m and rises at 1 24 a m Saturday The Moon rises at 1 42 a m Saturday Mars tonight appears left of the Pleiades and is about 166 million miles from Earth In a few weeks Mars will be seen between Aldebaran and Elnath
In Sabine area, Richard L. Vaught 24 of Dayton died at 4:30 am Sunday after a domestic dispute that led to a shotgun discharge. His wife Beulah Wesley Vaught is reportedly free on bond and back with her parents between McGraw and Ravencliff. Their eight month old daughter Delores was placed in a children's home.
Four Meadow Bridge High School pupils in Payette County sustained minor injuries in a traffic collision here. Names identified include Jackie Benson 12 Patsy Benson 11 Kay Bragg 14 and Linda Gwinn 11, children of local families. The report notes they were treated for minor injuries and released.
Rep. Byrd reports growing interest among Pennsylvanians and West Virginians for a new interstate link from Erie and Pittsburgh to Morgantown Fairmont and Clarksburg joining U S 2 near Elizabeth The West Virginia segment would be 112 miles The Pennsylvania authorities plan a two week study before a meeting with state officials and congressmen to urge designation of the Pennsylvania route for interstate status The Bureau of Public Roads requires such designation by a state agency before route consideration
In a letter to the editor Chester R Hubbard responds to misstatements by Rev Priestley and the Temperance League of West Virginia. He notes he co sponsored House Joint Resolution No WM and sponsored House Bill No 478, both defeated. Hubbard argues the measures were to be submitted to a vote of the people and urges that liquor policy be decided by the county and the public.
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