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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1966
Page
1
U S Air Force and Navy pilots flew 135 missions over North Vietnam in the war's largest air raid to date. The coordinated assault involved heavy aerial bombing and strafing as forces sought to degrade enemy facilities and supply lines.
UPI report notes U S officials hint at bombing North Viet Nam jet bases near Hanoi if MIGs damage aircrews. Red China claims a U S jet downed a Chinese trainer over Yunnan, while Saigon confirms a Communist plane shot down. Marines fight Viet Cong as air forces pound targets along Hanoi Dong Hoi and Vinh.
Four Indians on the Big Bend rancheria warpath attacked deputies enforcing a court order to reopen a logging road on the 40 acre rancheria near Mt. Shasta. Deputies faced rocks an axe wielding man and a bulldozer ramming attempt during the clash led by Delia Souza and Jack Potter.
Cloudy with rain chances late today into tonight, high near 71, low around 45. Rain ends Saturday morning then becomes partly cloudy and cool, with a high near 60. Also reports airport conditions with highs 73 and winds NW at 6 mph, river and lake levels normal, gate status four open.
In a North Vietnamese theater clash a U S pilot Maj Wilbur R Dudley and wingmen intercepted a four MIG formation near Hanoi area. Dudley fired a heat seeking Sidewinder destroying a MIG 17 as other jets backed off. Chinese claim five U S planes invaded Yunan and downed one MIG 17 with a guided missile.
The piece notes rhododendron blooms typically between May 15 and 30 and features local people including Fred S. Reed of Cool Ridge, with a civic notice about reporting littering on highways. It includes Q and A sections on Army enlistment, Social Security, physical therapy careers, female service members, tennis racket restringing, pilot qualifications, St Francis de Sales School, and local law enforcement guidance.
Hundreds of searchers including many high school boys combed a two mile wooded area west of Shade Gap Pa for Peggy Anne Brodnick a 17 year old abducted at gunpoint by a suspected deranged sniper known as the masked mountain man FBI agents State Police and volunteers questioned residents and followed reports but Thursday yielded no clue aside from a bloodhound trail ending on a rural road Officials broadened the search scope and warned no assumption about the pair’s location.
Bancroft H. Brown, a retired mathematics professor from Hanover NH, argues that Friday the 13th is not the only unlucky day. He explains the calendar repeats every 400 years and analyzes how often the 13th falls on each weekday, suggesting Thursday or Saturday the 13th would be better.
Virginia turnpike official recounts a motorist’s coinless toll workaround. A woman allegedly left half of a rubber brassiere in the toll gate’s coin basket to raise the barrier, as described to congressmen.
In Cleveland UPt report, C&O and N&W stockholders overwhelmingly approved the merger plan. Walter J. Tuohy, C&O chief executive, died of a heart ailment hours after the meeting. ICC approval remains the final step. Roanoke and Oct merger filing set. System would reach 26,460 miles with $5.9 billion assets and $1.9 billion revenue annually.
Panamanian militiamen fired on and seized the United States tuna clipper Day Island about 100 miles south of the Panama Canal. Georgia House Speaker George T. Smith told ousted Negro representative elect Julian Bond that a seating decision would be reached by May 23.
Attorneys for Senator Thomas J. Dodd headed for federal court today to try to void subpoenas ordering the Connecticut lawmaker to give depositions and produce records in libel suits against two columnists. Brezhnev's quiet Romania trip reportedly aimed at gauging unrest in the former Soviet satellite, sources said.
President Sukarno summoned student leader Dr Sumiskum on Thursday aiming to mute noisy protests and win support. Soviet Premier Kosygin, after accusing the US of stringing aid, flew to Aswan to inspect a land reclamation project funded by Soviet assistance.
Prime Minister Harold Wilson stepped in to prevent 62,500 unionized merchant seamen from striking at midnight Sunday. Joseph Howard Sims, a Ku Klux Klan member facing federal charges in Lemuel Penn’s murder and assault with intent to murder his wife, has been committed to Georgia State Mental Hospital.
In Santo Domingo a mob of about 80 Dominicans clubbed and stoned two American paratroopers, causing cuts and bruises but no serious injuries. The soldiers escaped as blood streamed, amid rising hostility to the Inter American Peace Force largely composed of U.S. troops policing the city for over a year.
Washington UPI Defense Secretary McNamara and the House Armed Services Committee clash over backing for a new manned bomber for the 1970s. Hebert and Rivers accuse McNamara of overriding Joint Chiefs views. McNamara cites classified documents to defend his position amid a televised news conference.
President Johnson rallies Democrats in Washington to stand with America in Viet Nam while Senate Leader Mike Mansfield defends the right to dissent. The fundraising dinner drew 6,000 Democrats at a $100 plate event as Fulbright watched in silence.
The Raleigh County Court started a canvass of the primary election returns to ascertain the results for county district and precinct races. The process, described by Court Secretary Elinor Hurt, is expected to continue throughout the day as votes for each candidate are recorded.
Tokyo UPI reports Japanese scientist Shokichi Uehara cautions against panic over China’s latest nuclear detonation. He expects fallout to peak in a week to ten days, while noting current Japan radioactivity has fallen since Wednesday. Precautions include washing fresh foods and filtering rainwater.
Washington reports the fourth and final national draft deferment test for students will be held June 24. It will be open to those who did not take three earlier tests, including late applicants, those who registered late but changed minds, and students who faced excessive travel to tests. The first test is this Saturday with the second and third on May 21 and June 3. Applications for the fourth must be postmarked by June 1.
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