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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1963
Page
1
Sir Winston Churchill, aged 88, announced he will not seek parliamentary re election. The long serving wartime leader said his game leg and age prevented continued candidacy, ending a career spanning two world wars and vast public adventures.
Michigan Governor George Romney, a former auto executive, won an emotional standing ovation from prominent businessmen at the U S Chamber of Commerce gathering. The favorable reaction boosted his perceived GOP presidential prospects in 1964, though Romney denied actively seeking the White House.
Washington dispatch reports Republican leaders weigh the impact of Nelson Rockefeller possibly remarrying Margaretta Murphy after divorce. Critics fear political damage to a 1964 presidential bid, while supporters argue a solid marriage should not hurt him. Romney and others are cited as alternative choices amid party unease.
NEW YORK UPI One of the greatest collections of old master paintings saved from the Castro regime sold in 45 minutes for 1280500. The top price of 600000 was paid by a London telephone bidder for The Merry Lute Player by Frans Hals at Parke Bernet Galleries. Remaining sales included Rembrandt portraits and Hals works to private collectors.
About 2 percent of Marshall University students, both white and Negro, protested Baileys Cafeteria refusal to serve Negroes by parading in front of the establishment. Officials said the parade followed employees blocking entry after Negro students attempted to enter. The week before five white students shared meals with five Negro students in a so called share-in demonstration.
Mostly sunny and warmer today with highs from 55 to 66 depending on location. Tonight stays fair and cool with lows 32 to 44 east and west. Increasing cloudiness and warmth expected Friday as River gauges show Greenbrier river normal and clear with 3.2 gate openings noted at the lake.
Boeing President William Allen testified before the Senate investigations subcommittee as the first industry witness in the TFX warplane contract hearings. He outlined Boeing’s bid efforts amid a yearlong fight for the jet fighter contract, which was awarded to General Dynamics. The panel, led by Sen. John L. McClellan, questioned possible favoritism or errors affecting the award.
A U S Chamber of Commerce delegate after hearing Michigan Governor George Romney said he is his kind of candidate, liking his style though noting Romney is a possible 1964 GOP presidential hopeful. In Johannesburg Eric Louw warned Algerian threats against South Africa, saying Algeria has nothing to lose as no trade exists between them.
Teamster head Jimmy Hoffa disputes the idea that peacetime strikes threaten a national emergency. He argues that war is the primary scenario where strikes might be restrained, downplaying the notion that peace would prevent labor unrest.
Richard Mercer, 36, of Parkersburg West Virginia, was arrested at a Charlotte business Wednesday by the FBI on charges of deserting the Marine Corps in 1951. He was identified by a left forearm tattoo reading Homeward Bound and handed to Marine authorities after confirmation at Camp Lejeune.
The Navy planned tests at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard to simulate submarine compartments and assess if a ruptured pipe could have disabled Thresher controls leading to its sinking with 129 crewmen. Court of inquiry planned private sessions to review classified evidence while a six-ship flotilla continued searching a 10 square mile area off Cape Cod for the Thresher’s watery grave.
William H. Hoffa, a 52 year old business agent and James R. Hoffa’s brother, invoked the Fifth Amendment five times during the trial of Floyd B. Harmon, secretary treasurer of Pontiac Local 614, accused of stealing 2085 dollars from the union using gasoline credit cards for a private cabin cruiser from 1959 to 1961. The court, before Judge Talbot Smith, awaits jury verdicts in a case with Hoffa’s prior arrests and legal history.
West Virginia Centennial Commission announced a public drawing to decide who obtains 18 platinum Centennial Medallions among 20 minted. The event and location will be disclosed later. medallions priced 500 dollars each, with other metals in large numbers. Medallions ship June 20 to celebrate the state's 100th birthday.
A concise gloss describes inflation as a period when people receive less value than the price they pay, highlighting the mismatch between cost and worth and the resulting squeeze on households.
The Young Men’s Christian Association unveils a funding push and membership drive in Beckley. Capital gifts reach 55000, with a 2900 anonymous donation and a 5500 total above minimum. First memberships sold include Dr. C Farmer and Dr. John C Campbell. Sustaining and student rates listed. facility access via Raleigh County Armory lease at 4200 per year amid a 1.5 million building project.
A citizens group in Harpers Ferry plans to present a petition with signatures opposing a new liquor producing plant announced by West Virginia officials. State Commerce Commissioner Hulett C. Smith said a company is forming to establish the first West Virginia liquor facility, with the petition to be delivered at the next city council meeting.
United Steelworkers President David J. McDonald said he is optimistic there will be no need to reopen current two year steel contracts as Labor-Management Human Relations Committee recommendations may satisfy both sides. He spoke at a Trenton gathering honoring Mary Roebling and the Trenton Trust Co. anniversary.
West Virginia Mines Director Leonard Timms said he is confident the department and all in the field of mine safety are making every possible effort to ensure maximum safety at all times. The remark followed President Kennedy ordering an urgent Interior Department inquiry into mine safety practices and regulations. Timms said he had no prior knowledge of the action but emphasized ongoing revisions to mine legislation as conditions and techniques change, noting ample inspections with a new law in effect since 1958.
Merle N. R. Brown a 53 year old Williamsport Maryland resident died after being pinned beneath his wrecked car on Interstate 81 near Martinsburg. Brown died on arrival at a local hospital marking the 91st traffic death in West Virginia that year and Berkeley County's first of the year.
UPI reports the body of M. J. Figley age 61, missing from Athens Ohio State Hospital since last Saturday, was recovered Wednesday from the Ohio River above Belleville Lock and Dam near Parkersburg. Authorities say he drowned and had been in the water about five days.
Sherwood Glutz remarks on fashion shifts from old fashioned skirts to shorts as younger generations, including a great granddaughter, prefer practical wear like shorts for shopping. The piece contrasts frontier attire with modern quick fashion changes, noted in a gossipy tone.
Moscow reports an unexplained absence by Frol Kozlov from May Day festivities fueling rumors he is ill or out of the running as Khrushchev’s chosen successor. Kozlov, 55, deputy Communist party leader, did not appear with Khrushchev and other leaders at Lenin's mausoleum, prompting diplomatic chatter as Fidel Castro tours the Soviet Union.
The Raleigh County Library in Beckley reports a local dog chewed and returned the book Prince Tom, Champion Dog. The incident sparked local talk about censorship and library holdings.
Huntington plant of American Car & Foundry will build 155 railroad cars for Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad under a $2 million contract. Plant manager James Callaham says the work ensures steady employment through the fall. cars will be center-flow bulk-materials handling type and delivered by September. The prior contract called for 300 covered hopper cars for Atlantic Coastal Line Railroad.
The Senate rejected a Republican bid to trim 200 million from a 450 million public works program for chronic unemployment as part of a 1.5 billion appropriations bill. The measure then passed by voice vote and moved to a House Senate conference committee. The chamber also settled a dispute over lobbying limits on Philippine war claims, clearing most work for final approval of the program.
Gov. W. W. Barron hails Senate approval of a 450 million Accelerated Public Works allocation as crucial for West Virginia. He says it will affect at least 3,500 residents and families, with nearly 20 million already directed to sewer and water improvements under the original 400 million outlay and 151 projects worth over 41 million pending.
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