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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1960
Page
1
Police fired on Negro mobs in Langa near Cape Town amid renewed protests against white supremacy laws. The day saw at least 64 killed and 250 wounded as rioting spread to Sharpeville and Nyanga West with churches burned and firemen attacked before reinforcements arrived.
Armored cars rushed to the scene as Negroes push abolition of passes under a nationalist white government. Vaderland reports unconfirmed 82 deaths on day one of riots. Police opened fire with submachine guns and rifles in Sharpeville and Lang a, 900 miles southeast, with jets and armored cars used against demonstrators.
The castaways were adrift for 49 days north of Japan and were rescued 890 miles from Midway Island, more than 1,000 miles from the Kuriles. They survived by eating shoe leather.
West Virginia's 1959 retail sales rose in 29 of 55 counties despite the steel strike. The state total taxable sales reached 31,112,691, up 1.3 percent from 1958, with Kanawha and other counties posting gains and Jefferson County up 20.3 percent while Nicholas fell 20.6 percent.
Presstime Bulletins reports a school bus and freight train collide near Camden Alabama with initial word counting seven fatalities. Separate AP note says Britain's royal baby named Andrew Albert Christian Edward and will be known as Prince Andrew.
A formal inquiry began into the Holden 22 mine disaster that killed 18. State Mines Dept, the U S Bureau of Mines, and Island Creek Coal Co officials attended the hearing in Holden. A two hour memorial service was held. local businesses closed 10 am to noon. A fund drive for 68 dependent survivors neared 1800 dollars, with tax-deductible donation guidance noted by Judge C C Chambers. UMW District 17 President Raymond Lewis urged keeping mines operating for the welfare of Logan County residents.
Archbishop Iakovos of the Greek Orthodox Church says a Virgin Mary picture in Island Park has shed tears. He declares the room hallowed, moves the image to St Paul’s Church Hempstead for a permanent chapel, after witnesses report tears though he did not see them.
AP report details the Hott family of Romney WV punished for multiple break in cases over two years. Samuel and Virginia Hott each receive one year in Hampshire County jail with nine months suspended. Their son George Hott, 19, on probation for breaking and entering and paroled to work on the family farm. Two younger children sentenced as delinquent minors. one son to a reform school and a daughter given a suspended sentence to finish high school. Donald L. Poland, Mrs Hott’s son from a prior marriage, previously sentenced 1 to 15 years in the state penitentiary. Other charges postponed to July term.
A startled pedestrian braces against a gust on an uptown corner, anchoring to a nearby utility pole to steady balance and avoid a fall as winds whip the area. No injuries reported. scene drew bystanders before responders arrived.
Dr. John R. Heller of the National Cancer Institute reported a sharp unexplained decline in stomach cancer in the United States seen in men and women, while lung cancer rises offset the trend. Overall cancer rate nudges up, mortality nudges down, suggesting improved survival. He outlined progress toward better control and presented a statement from the National Cancer Chemotherapy program.
Berniece Sutliff, retiring after 23 years as secretary to the state director of social welfare in Lansing, says welfare programs reveal a pattern. She notes that people focus on helping the poor between Christmas and New Year and the system must extend support from New Year to Christmas.
In Arlington Massachusetts a 26 year old tree surgeon Franklin K Theall was stabbed to death while trying to prevent a gang clash between Watertown youths and Arlington teens. Four youths were arrested and more are sought. Theall died after being dragged from a store where he had ordered customers and staff to safety. James Bray, who intervened, noted a car’s license plate and police recovered the vehicle in Watertown with four occupants in custody.
In Warrenburg near Knob Nester a farm on Ebbie Adams’ property is swarmed by deer due to heavy snow. Conservation agent A A Jack Frost reports the animals raid two corncribs, pull ears of corn, and repeatedly stare at the television inside the farmhouse through a window as they dine.
In Philadelphia a 17-year-old, John Campiglia Jr., was mortally wounded by a teenage gang on a sidewalk before his home. A 14-year-old admitted presence. investigators named others at the scene. A 10-inch bloodstained knife was found in a mattress at a boy’s home. Campiglia was described as quiet with no enemies.
Washington AP reports the House prepares for a final vote on a plan authorizing federal court referees to help enforce voting rights for Negroes. The measure could push civil rights legislation to a Wednesday passage and send it to the Senate where a test vote looms on a Clark backed plan combining referee and presidentially named enrollment officers.
The Civil Aeronautics Board opened public inquiry into the Bolivia airliner explosion that killed four. Cunard buys 60 percent of Eagle Airways as it shifts from ship to air travel. Investigators link a structural failure to a Northwest Electra crash near Tell City. Tambroni named to form a government in Italy amid crisis. Bolivian cabinet resignations follow police violence. College of Arms bars test tube donor heirs to noble titles. CBS drops disclosure of laugh track usage. A Redstone missile completes a 200 mile test flight for Mercury program aspirations.
Emery T Newbern a 38 year old ship navigator challenged the legal use of common drunk as a term under California law The California Supreme Court ruled the term is not medical and can not be given a technical meaning Superior Court freed Newbern and 128 others jailed on the same charge All were arrested in unincorporated Los Angeles County where state law applies District attorney says no more sentences under the state law until amended by the Legislature
Sherwood Glutz remarks on weather changes with a playful claim that winter is back after spring was announced by an almanac. He describes a radio announcer predicting spring, then jokingly removing and reapplying winter gear as snow squalls occur.
In the eighth week of Negro sitdown demonstrations, courts faced backlogs after arresting over 1,000 people since Feb 1 as convictions outpaced arrests. Memphis saw 37 defendants convicted of disorderly conduct after a sitdown at a white library. A rally pledged a two weekly boycott of Memphis stores during Easter shopping. Savannah saw 11 student arrests amid ongoing sitdowns, with NAACP leaders calling for boycotts of stores that refused service. Local appeals urged equal lunch facilities in Petersburg and broader racial protest actions continued nationwide.
In Indio California an elusive arsonist sparked three major fires in six days causing over a million dollars in damage. A Sunday theater blaze drove 30 patrons to the street as the roof collapsed. The city council declared a state of emergency and urged Governor Brown to do the same while patrols increased.
Severe gusts of 35 mph at Raleigh County Memorial Airport and heavy snow showers blocked secondary roads across the county. One inch of new snow and drifting conditions delayed travel, closed the airport due to ice and poor visibility, and prompted a school day off in Flat Top.
Gusty winds up to 50 mph today bring colder air and light snow flurries. Temperatures in the 30s with lows tonight near 10 to 20. Beckley and Oak Hill report highs in the 20s to 30s, with Greenbrier River and nearby gauges showing normal, clear conditions as gates remain open.
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