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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1966
Page
1
In Washington the draft draws renewed attention as Defense Secretary McNamara attacks inequities in Selective Service. About 170000 18 year olds register monthly, but only roughly 70000 will serve, with many escaping service entirely or being denied the opportunity.
The piece argues faults in Hershey and local boards persist. Birth rates postwar boosted 18 year olds toward 2 million annually while Viet Nam buildup raises manpower to about 4 million. annual intake demand about 800,000, yet 45 percent are rejected for mental, physical, or moral reasons. Deferments and exemptions cover wide grounds, with a note on conscientious objectors and sole providers, and hints at strategic manipulations for ineligible status.
Peggy Ann Brodnick, 17, says her abducter William D. Hollenbaugh was in love with her during a seven day captivity in the Tuscarora Mountains. She thwarted his sexual advances with feminine guile while a gun battle ended the siege and Hollenbaugh was killed. an FBI agent was shot dead during the pursuit.
In Saigon Buddhist students riot against U S aid to Ky as government planes strike a rebel relief column heading for Da Nang. Rebels clash with government troops near pagodas, mortars fire into the park area injuring two Marines. Civil war fears grow amid chaotic fighting and reports of U S Marines possibly intervening.
A round up of Beckley West Virginia questions and answers covers mimeograph copies pricing, plastic dollies cleaning, deer hunting totals, heart pain guidance, 4 H camp schedules, robins migration timing, tackle shop locations, basement odor, weight loss salons, principal pay sources, wool storage in plastic, 4 H camp leadership and dates, Prosperity race track ownership and management, and the state Superintendent of Schools contact.
Negotiators reported some progress in 11 day strike at Beckley Manufacturing Co. with no money offers yet. Eva Sinozich Local Union No 201 president said a settlement is hoped today brief caucus followed two hours of bargaining. 820 workers walked out May 9 over wages as federal mediators Howard Steele and Paul Yeager attended sessions.
A Charleston driver, Richard L. Stephens, 33, was sentenced to 60 days in jail on charges including failure to pay a West Virginia Turnpike toll and failure to heed a police siren. He was fined 180 dollars plus costs and charged with driving with a suspended license, reckless driving, and intoxication. His vehicle flipped over on U S 460 during pursuit, causing slight injuries and about 1000 dollars in damage.
Lloyds of London refused to insure a 16 year old girl's virginity after a Sicilian father sought one million lire to protect her virtue if she worked in Germany. Lloyds deemed loss of virginity a moral hazard and declined the risk.
Beckley and vicinity enjoy sunny, pleasant weather this afternoon with a high near 75. Tonight will be fair with a low around 55, and Saturday looks mostly sunny and a bit warmer, near 80. Airport reports show 70 in the last 24 hours at 12:15 pm, with a low of 48 at 6 am and readings up to 70 by 12:30. River values are normal and clear. Greenbrier and Lake gauges indicate normal conditions. Today's extremes include a high of 107 in Palm Springs and a low of 32 in multiple western states. Five-day forecast for West Virginia calls for temperatures 4-6 degrees above normal, with rainfall around one inch expected mainly Monday and Tuesday.
Charleston reports approximately 590000 car license plate applications mailed by the State DMV. 1 965 66 registrations receive first class mail for the first time, costing $6000 yearly but enabling forwarding to new addresses. 1966 67 tags will be processed faster to beat last minute rush as current tags expire June 31.
Former Vice President Richard Nixon told a Pittsburgh UPI crowd that the Republicans will gain House seats and at least three Senate seats in 1966 because of party unity. He criticized the Johnson administration on Vietnam and urged use of sea and air power to shorten the war. He also hinted at 1968 presidential plans once 1966 ends.
The Johnson administration has shifted its approach to Asia toward a more positive stance without abandoning core commitments. It emphasizes a hopeful development program for Southeast Asia and conditional peace talks on Viet Nam, while maintaining resistance to Communist expansion. This more defensive posture has gained neutral and allied observers, despite criticisms of theatrical flair.
Washington zoo faces a flap as two elderly ladies report that Petey and three other mynahs used profane language. Zoo director shows birds have sloppy diction but denies cursing. birds remain in solitary. Public interest centers on Petey found by Mrs. Clyde Reeves who defends the bird as never swearing.
Washington UPI reports that Congress shows little chance of approving major draft changes. Defense Secretary McNamara proposes a year or two of service, but jurisdictional fights among committees hinder action. Rep. Rivers, arming services chair, plans hearings with many witnesses as liberals push for cross committee study.
Washington NASA chief James Webb told a Senate subcommittee that the Vietnam War is delaying U S space programs and that the United States risks falling behind Russia in key areas. He warned the Apollo lunar effort has no slack for delays and urged a stronger budget starting next year to prevent Russia from becoming the uncontested leader in space.
Walter L. McCans, 61, Navy veteran from Woodinville, Washington, died at Methodist Hospital in Houston after receiving an artificial heart. He had developed lung blood buildup and underwent surgery to correct it, the third patient to die under Dr. Michael DeBakey's team. The hospital cited pulmonary insufficiency and breathing difficulties as the probable cause, noting the device had briefly performed its intended function before complications led to death.
A wave of shooting, rock throwing, and beatings swept Watts late Thursday in racial unrest sparked by the inquest into a police shooting of a Black motorist and a new wounding of a Black burglary suspect. Police said about 28 arrests were made, and officers wore black berets to deter snipers as violence spread through the district.
News in brief reports indicate Jackson County physician Dr. Loyal M. Monroe is ordered to face arraignment in U S District Court in Charleston on May 27 to answer charges of dispensing drugs without a prescription. The dispatch also notes a towboat Mary Alice being raised by Army Corps crews and Senate actions on the 1967 interior appropriations bill. Senator Edward M. Kennedy accuses top medical officials of underestimating LSD danger. Airline, railroad industries and Teamsters back Johnson proposal for a department of transportation.
Two youths armed with unspecified weapons assaulted Doug las Kelly, executive director of the Eleanor Roosevelt Foundation, on the Mississippi State University campus Thursday night. In a separate note, Majority Leader Harry Pauley failed to secure 17 votes to renominate and was defeated by Chester Matney of Welch in the House of Delegates race.
Civil Defense Director Silas Starry announced that a survey by the U S Army Corps of Engineers found the state executive mansion renovations provide very adequate nuclear fallout protection. Also, singer Mel Torme and British actress Janet Scott wed in romantic Japan in Tokyo ceremonies. Washington reporter Natan K Katz of the Des Moines Register and Minneapolis Tribune won the 22nd Raymond Clay Award for exposing the postal service summer youth jobs program.
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