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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1966
Page
1
U S jets passed through a record number of surface to air missiles and repelled a Communist MIG challenge as they struck North Viet Nam transport arteries and growing anti aircraft strongholds in Saigon dispatch.
Cmdr. Jeremiah A. Denton, 42, a captured U S Navy pilot, told a Hanoi interview he will support U S policy in Vietnam as long as he lives. He said he has been treated well but believes conditions could improve, and he declined to discuss his home town. The report also notes continued U S bombing and air battles over North Vietnam with multiple missions and strikes on bridges, warehouses, and river traffic near Dong Hoi, Vinh, Thanah Hoa, and Haiphong.
The Johnson administration opens a major review of U.S. policy in Vietnam as Saigon faces political turbulence. Ambassador Lodge returns from South Vietnam to confer with the President and aides this week. Secretary Rusk defends Ky remarks, saying he was misinterpreted regarding elections in 1967.
The only surviving skydiver from a fatal crash will be questioned by a Civil Aeronautics Board investigator to determine what caused the plane to dive. Dalat experiences a 24 hour curfew as authorities crack down on renewed student anti government demonstrations and demand surrender within 48 hours. Governor Smith tells Salem College students that state demand for college trained youth is high. General Motors says it will notify customers directly about safety defect corrections. Three clashes between Black groups and peace officers occur in Los Angeles over the weekend. Former President Truman marks his 82nd birthday at a private gathering. Pittsburgh detectives return Julius Lutkus to Beckley after he surrendered to police. West Virginia University plans a news conference about moving some graduate schools to Charleston.
In Saigon Buddhist leaders cable militant Thich Tri Quang to return immediately, denouncing Premier Ky's claim the regime will stay in power another year. Quang, based in Hue, led anti-government riots and calls for free elections. Minh, youth leader, warned of further demonstrations if civilian elections by Sept 15 are not held. Dalat imposes 24 hour curfew amid protests over student deaths.
President Johnson forwarded a report to Congress noting private and parochial school children receive less federal help under Title I than intended and urging continued large scale aid. The National Advisory Council on the Education of Disadvantaged Children urged action on poverty issues and feeding and clothing programs. By March 18, 11,500 districts had approved projects under Title I with $757 million obligated across 13,503 projects, aiding about 5.6 million children.
Cool tonight with showers this afternoon and falling temperatures. Low 37. Tuesday mostly clear and cool with a high near 50. Airport data show highs near 82 and lows near 44 in recent readings. River conditions normal and clear for Greenbrier and Lake with gates open. new gauge at Hinton 3.5. Five day forecast calls for below normal temperatures 4 to 8 degrees, with rain about Friday.
About 820 workers, mainly women, walked out at Beckley Manufacturing Company's two Beckley plants over wage and fringe benefits. Pickets carried messages as unions rejected offers of 7 to 11 cents per hour raises and extra hospitalization pay, with a separate 7 to 9 cent raise plus New Year’s Eve holiday, all tied to May 1 1966 and May 1 1967 dates. The contract expired April 30 and was extended to May 6 to allow talks.
Cape Kennedy reports Gemini 9 faces tests this week to clear the way for a May 17 launch. A leaky oxygen bottle issue was fixed without delaying the schedule. A full dress rehearsal countdown will precede a long series of simulated flight tests into Wednesday.
Sen. Sam J. Ervin Jr. of North Carolina plans a rider to curb federal aid cuts in desegregation cases. He argues federal funds have been used to enforce agency notions of integration, demanding substantial evidence before any aid cutoff and noting Congress has relinquished purse-string control to equal opportunity officers.
A blaze of undetermined origin leveled Gateway Animal Hospital in St Albans early today causing 40 000 to 500 000 dollars in damage. All animals were rescued. Authorities continued to search Clay Nicholas and Fayette Counties for a former Clay County man wanted for assault and kidnapping.
All state county and city offices and schools will remain closed on primary Election Day Tuesday. Downtown businesses will be open as usual. Polling places will be open from 6 30 a m to 7 p m. Vote.
Washington based UPI reports columnists Drew Pearson and Jack Anderson challenged Senator Thomas J. Dodd to a public deposition next Monday over his 5 million libel suit. They call the case a publicity stunt tied to a Senate Ethics Committee probe into Dodd.
Saigon reports say U.S. Army planes released 7,200 pounds of nausea gas on what is believed to be the Viet Cong political headquarters, enabling an assault by 2,500 gas masked infantrymen. Tokyo announces Communist China detonated its third nuclear device today.
A local man called King Register challenging why authorities have not caught the famed Fay ette County mad butcher. The call, recorded for police review, marks his first news appearance since a 1965 skeleton find linked to six unsolved disappearances. Officers note similar cases from Oak Hill and Soulsville area.
A reader asks how to change voter registration in Beckley and if it is too late for the primary. The answer: changes can be made at the County Clerk’s office but it is too late for the current primary due to a 30 day prior rule. The piece also covers local queries about Ring Register and area churches, with corrections about the Beckley Mormon church location and service times.
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