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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1966
Page
1
Washington UPI reports a daylight saving reform bill aims to end the national clock confusion. It lets states opt out and stay on standard or daylight time. if a state does not act by a deadline it follows an automatic nationwide schedule.
Questions and answers cover board of education eligibility for Rev Edward Abram, Raleigh County and Fayette County roles, mining maps near Beckley, birth certificates, Mother's Day founder Anna Jarvis with dates, gas service continuation for George Willis customers, Willis receivership, Raleigh County agricultural agent position, and juror pay rates with a correction about jury contact procedures.
The FBI says 33 people were arrested in a New York City draft deferment ring. Key figures allegedly obtained Air Force forms from Mitchell Field and mailed 1-D classifying letters to draft boards, enabling deferments. Further arrests expected.
A satellite launch occurred at the Atlas facility earlier today. The Air Force repository provided no further details due to current Defense Department policy restrictions.
The navy said a purported piece from the Thresher submersible, lost off Boston in 1963, is a hoax. A spokesman called it a poor joke and noted the object, marked radio active danger Thresher, resembled a fire painted to mislead. A laborer Jeremiah McDermott found it two weeks earlier.
Cloudy windy weather reports show last day high 46 at 4 pm and low 33 at 6 30 am with 7 am 35 10 am 65 and 11 30 am 46 with a trace wind speed 18 mph. Greenbrier river normal and clear Lake normal and clear 2.8 gates open Hinton gauge 2.2 ft. Palm Springs high 98 low 3 Greenville Maine. West Virginia five day forecast calls for two to seven degrees below normal with highs 60s and lows 40s in south and 50s in north with mild Sunday and colder conditions thereafter.
Washington report cites January winter storms that damaged crops and disrupted transport as the main cause of higher grocery costs. Meat prices rose about 2 percent from January to mid February, according to a government cost of living update. Local reactions from New York households reflect rising meat and chicken prices.
Fire officials report a man trapped in an upstairs room of a two story frame home in Davy died in the blaze. Neighbors and the victim’s father, Rev. Amos Belcher, alongside Rev. Ernest Boyd, attempted to reach him but were forced back by smoke and flames.
The Pentagon for the first time admits Viet Nam era manpower needs have reduced U S home defense readiness. Four Army divisions in the continental United States were found not combat ready, largely due to reliance on draftees and recruits and to training regular divisions for Viet Nam. Some divisions may regain readiness by summer, but the Pentagon notes no division is fully combat ready and could deploy up to 21 battalions, about 90 000 troops, to Viet Nam by June 30 if needed.
Wire dispatched digest highlights a Fort Worth restaurant fire damage in the 1920s era, the Fed inspecting tail section cracks, and a precautionary move. Stalin attends the 23rd Soviet Congress with a toned down critique, a Newport Ohio robbery ends with recovered cash, Sukarno swears in new Indonesian ministers, Ecuador’s provisional president Yerovi named amid unrest, and auto theft charges tied to Curtis Trent’s vehicle.
Hollywood star Roy Rogers disclosed that his horse Trigger died at 33 almost a year ago He kept the loss secret for fear of public reaction Rogers plans to have Trigger stuffed and mounted for his planned museum and display.
President Johnson states the value of the dollar is strongest indicator that he may ask for a tax increase. He suggests a tax measure is not yet decided, with further details promised on page 2 as the situation develops.
Bryce Miller reports from Saigon that a US 1st Air Cavalry reconnaissance unit dropped into a Vietnamese regiment on the slopes of Chu Pong Mountain. The action aimed to break a trap and rescue a trapped force amid heavy fighting with the enemy.
A lone enlistee enters combat with no guidance or friends as he endures brutal shellfire. He fires blindly for minutes, his courage questioned by comrades while others speculate about his identity and origin. Tales of his background remain uncertain among the unit.
A reconnaissance unit of 400 soldiers suffered casualties as at least one platoon was reported killed or captured. The Chu Pong battlefield near Da Nang saw anti-American protests while cavalry actions in the region continued amid mounting hostility.
Teek Rice, longtime writer for The Register, was awarded a recognition certificate at the Main Station for outstanding support to the United States Army Recruiting Mission. Col William D. Taylor signed the honor, noting it is the first of its kind in the district and highlighting the program's nationwide reach.
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