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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1966
Page
1
A compiled Q A from Ring Register covers customs for pallbearers and other inquiries while Beckley Manufacturing Corp faces a strike and possible relocation. Union and company clash over wage offers as production halts and negotiations stall. leaders appeal for local support.
Loren Bollinger, 40, a professor and missile expert from Ohio State University, moved to Columbus to start a space industry consulting career but was shot dead Sunday night in a downtown office building. police found 52 cents on him, a .25 caliber slug linked to past gas station killings, no suspect.
Washington based spokesman for 83,000 real estate brokers opposed a federal ban on housing discrimination as a threat to individual liberty and race relations. Alan L. Emlen of Philadelphia for the National Association of Real Estate Brokers testified to a House judiciary subcommittee, opposing the open occupancy provisions while noting no comment on other Civil Rights proposals. He argued that enactment would impede homeowner and landlord interests and slow progress in race relations, warning against legal compulsion by police in housing matters.
In Saigon hundreds of Buddhist monks and nuns staged a silent protest before the U.S. embassy while militant students clashed with riot police nearby. Ky said elections for a constituent assembly would be held in September as Da Nang’s civil conflict abated. Hospitals report 80 dead and 412 wounded in Da Nang after nine days of fighting, with 18 Americans wounded.
Mrs Lyndon B Johnson faced anti war pickets in Manhattan as she dedicated Riis Houses Plaza in a lower East Side park transformation funded by a $900000 Vincent Astor Foundation grant. Thousands attended including Puerto Rican and Black residents while Mayor Lindsay accompanied her. She greeted children and attended a tea hosted by Mrs Astor before a Washington departure.
Cloudy this afternoon with a high near 75. Tonight thundershowers and a low around 57. Wednesday expect continued cloudiness and cooler highs in the upper 60s. Airport conditions show last 24 hours high 78, low 53. current readings around 55 to 69. River Greenbrier and Lake Greenbrier are normal and clear. gate openings noted at 2.2 feet. Latest extremes report 107 in Presidio Texas and 25 in Craig Colorado.
Washington announces three state colleges have federal support for work study for low income students. Bluefield State College receives 6480 dollars for 29 students, Concord College 10584 for 23 students, and West Virginia Institute of Technology 47628 for 72 students. Senators Randolph Byrd and Kee and Congressman Kee noted the program aims to aid student employment to continue education.
A federal grant of 836,897 supports 11 Head Start programs across 21 counties in West Virginia. It funds 4,524 preschoolers with a staff of 400 teachers, 705 aides, and 413 volunteers. Grants span Boone through Pocahontas counties and include a 266,346 award to the West Central WV Community Action Association for ten additional counties.
Washington dispatch reports Army Specialist 4th Class Farley W. Mills of Camden-on-Gauley West Virginia died from non hostile causes in Viet Nam per the Defense Department. Mills was initially listed as missing in action and was the son of Mr and Mrs Charles S Mills.
Viet Cong guerrillas reportedly murdered a U S Air Force pilot after his observation plane was shot down about 25 miles north of Pleiku in the Central Highlands. Rescue crews found the pilot alive at wreckage but dead when ground parties reached him. Earlier, U S Navy aircraft dropped 2000 pound bombs on Communists in the area.
In Portland Oregon the Oregon primary offered a first ballot test of President Johnson Viet Nam policy as national polling showed his popularity at a low point. The outcome could reflect public sentiment on the war and the administration’s handling of it.
Harry C. Culp has resigned as executive secretary of the Beckley Raleigh County YMCA effective Aug. 15 to become general executive at the Cumberland Maryland YMCA. Alan Susman Y president says replacement interviews start immediately to fill the post by Aug. 15. Walter I. Jacoby of the Ohio West Virginia YMCA council attended the meeting and discussed future plans. Culp came to Beckley in 1963 from Camden New Jersey.
Chicago school chief Benjamin C. Willis plans to resign before the fall term, stepping down Aug. 31 at age 64. The high paid leader has clashed with civil rights groups over de facto segregation and will leave as James F. Redmond is selected to be his successor. Willis had earlier agreed to quit on his 65th birthday in December.
Washington United Press International reports President Johnson urged Congress to modernize the minimum wage by raising it to 1.60 by February 1, 1968 and extending coverage to about 7.2 million more workers. House debate was set and leaders predicted passage this week with solid presidential backing. The proposal would raise the current 1.25 rate by 35 cents in a two step plan.
Kathleen Hudson, 37, was arrested in New Haven on a theft complaint after allegedly swallowing two of three $100 bills from John Monroe. Monroe said he rode in a car with her and later recovered one bill as he struggled to take it from her mouth.
Carl Gladt the Kansas Civil Rights director was named executive director of the West Virginia Human Rights Commission replacing Howard W McKinney. Gladt 50 will begin July 1 at an annual salary of 12600 with funds from the governor's contingency fund. McKinney had earned 9600. The appointment was announced by Gov Hulett C Smith and Dr Thomas Gavett who also resigns as chair effective June 1.
Ford Motor Company division set a May second 10 day sales record with 62,150 cars as the industry rises 11.7 percent to 243,048. American Motors leads the gains with a 26 percent jump to 7,245. GM and Lincoln Mercury did not report mid May totals.
Theodore Moles, 35, of East Bank, was hospitalized in Charleston after a strip mining accident Monday. Operating a high lift on a steep hill, it overturned and the roof rolled over his right arm, which was amputated after attempts to save it. He worked for Capital Coal Fuel Co.
Senate Republican Leader Everett Dirksen returned to his Senate office on crutches two weeks after thigh surgery. He said he felt fine, lost about five pounds, and grew restless during his Walter Reed stay. Small Business loans approved for West Virginia total 1.5 million across 22 loans in Q1. Police plan rugged Tuscarora Mountain search for rifle tied to Shade Gap FBI case. A 44-year-old man involved in an abduction shot an FBI agent and deputy before dying. Twenty-nine sailors are feared dead as the Kaitawa wrecks off Pandora Bank after grounding.
The State Supreme Court on Monday affirmed a Marshall County Circuit Court order that refused to issue an injunction in a cable dispute between Clear TV Co Inc and Moundsville Antenna. A Kennedy moon anniversary observance at Cape Kennedy will feature a Saturn 5 test model and possible Johnson visit signals.
Dorothea Keene of Tujunga California sues Dr. Jerome H. Franklin in superior court alleging malpractice for prescribing sexual relations as therapy and charging for the visits. She says the doctor gained influence over her, encouraged sexual activity, and billed her $225 after months of treatments.
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