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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1965
Page
2
The article reports ongoing ambiguity in relations as the Soviet Union appears to snub Prince Norodom Sihanouk and the Cambodian leadership. It notes the Cambodian chief of state’s status amid diplomatic strains and questions about future recognition.
A committee planned today to vote on formal approval of legislation providing a one year 3.6 percent pay boost for government workers. The measure aims to replace a two year station pay raise favored by the Senate, though the final amount and duration remain contested.
Senate GOP Leader Dirksen pushes state by state approach to sugar quotas as final issue items loom. The debate touches on testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee and potential discrepancies that merchants view as minor.
Eight aboard a U S Marine H34 helicopter were killed when the aircraft crashed Sunday in the Hue Phu Bai region about 400 miles north of Saigon. The helicopter was en route to Phu Bai from a resupply mission.
Washington Senator Jennings Randolph D West Virginia received the Man of the Year award at the District of Columbia Trucking Association banquet for exceptional leadership in highway legislative work. He chairs Sea Roads and led interstate system efforts with highway safety and Appalachian Act developments spanning 2350 miles of developmental roads and 1000 miles of access roads in 12 states.
Salisbury Rhodesia Premier Ian Smith rejected British Prime Minister Harold Wilsons proposal for a Commonwealth mission to settle the dispute over Rhodesias independence. Smith warned a unilateral declaration of independence could come within days as cabinet ponders the path forward.
Steel estimates 1966 output near the current mark and predicts rising demand for desalination. Desal plants, already five in operation, serve 3.5 million gallons daily with a 2.6 million gallons per day facility to open in the Florida Keys next year. Costs range 25 to 90 cents per 1000 gallons, with federal plans targeting 50 cents in 1968–72.
Rescue teams recovered 22 coal miners dead after a methane gas explosion at the Mars mine. Seven men were trapped and a 10 man crew worked with miners before flames cut off access. State and federal mine inspectors, led by West Virginia Mine Director W F Eigenbrod, arrived to investigate. Clinchfield operates Mars with 175 workers producing about one million tons yearly.
The proposed national march on Washington was set for November 27, following a four day convention of the National Coordinating Committee to End the War in Vietnam. Major protests occurred in New York City and Berkeley with police clashes as demonstrators faced violence.
John Buford Hager 9 of Kincaid will receive final rites at 2 on Wednesday in the Tyree Funeral Home Chapel Oak Hill with Rev Norman Foster officiating Burial will be in High Lawn Memorial Park Oak Hill Surviving are two sons Willie of Cleveland Ohio and Howard of Detroit Mich two sisters Hattie Halstead of Indiana and ten grandchildren The body will lie in state after 5 p.m Tuesday and may be viewed there
Funeral services for Laura Jane Smith 59 of 305 Ellison Ave will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Calfee Funeral Home Chapel with Rev M H Dinsmore. burial in Calfee Cemetery Mount Tabor. She died at 3 43 a.m Sunday after a heart attack. survived by daughter Gwen Bolash Toledo two brothers Oley Cozart Glen Daniels Matt Cozart Eccles and one granddaughter. Active pallbearers named. Also noted Randy Ray Herron infant son of Virgil R and Charlotte Allen Herron Prosperity died at home Sunday funeral 2 p.m. Tuesday at Rose and Senberry Peace Burial Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens.
Robert L Ray formerly of Mullens died at his home Thursday at 11 a.m. in Knoxville. Funerals were held Saturday in Knoxville. Surviving relatives include two sons Jesse and J W Ray both of Huntington and Knoxville, five daughters Mrs E T Watson Holden Mrs Charles Huff Delbarton Mrs Macle Hull Brazil Ind Mrs Sam Morro Detroit Mich and Mrs W H Thompson Mullens, plus brother William Ray of Pierpont.
Lee Andrew Campbell 64 of McConnelsville Ohio formerly Pax will have 2 p.m. Tuesday rites at Tyree Funeral Bay Chapel Mount Hope with Rev. Robert Doan presiding Burial follows at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Prosperity He died after a long illness while linked to the Army in California Roger and J C of New Jersey and Naomi Vanillia and Betty Campbell of Philadelphia were noted with arrangements and calls after 5 p.m.
Final rites for Jerry Reid 62 of Scarbro are scheduled for 1 p.m. Tuesday at Bradley Cemetery. Reid died at 12:30 a.m. Sunday in an Oak Hill hospital. Survivors include his wife Delores Reid two sons Jerry Jr and Gerald four daughters Roberta Tanner Patty Reid Helen and Joyce, two brothers Earl and Charles and three sisters W P Broyles Easter.
Treasury accounts show withdrawals of 39.609 billion and deposits of 32.696 billion through Oct 13. Cash balance stands at 8.008 billion with public debt at 320.130 billion and gold holdings at 13.859 billion.
Judge T Worth Thagard again presides as the Wilkins case returns to court. The Alabama attorney general’s office takes over the case from Lowndes County authorities after earlier friction. Key witness Gary Thomas Rowe, the former FBI informer, again testifies on the night of the slayings, with earlier claims identifying Wilkins as the triggerman.
Washington reports the House Un American Activities Committee plans public hearings to label the Ku Klux Klan as a possible ally of communism. Rep. John Ashbrook says the Klan’s violence follows a pattern, not isolated acts, as the inquiry aims to unveil tactics, leaders, and members over roughly 13 weeks.
Georges Trifonovitch sought revenge after Mayor Jean Faliu denied a hunting permit. He planted a bomb under the mayor's car and exploded it, destroying the vehicle. Police investigations ongoing.
A kidnapping at an Akron nightclub ended with Mrs. Florence Kosciewicz, 46, killed in the Ohio Canal as she and a companion tried to flee gunmen Clyde Almeda and Vincent Podojil. Almeda was captured in Akron. Podojil jailed after a struggle with officer Patrick Discenza.
Convair 990 jet from Hickam Air Force Base carries $3 million of equipment to observe Ikeya-Seki as it races the sun. NASA aims to learn comet composition while pilots and technicians brace for potential window cracks and depressurization. The team expects better viewing midweek when the comet nears its closest approach.
Hunters faced widespread mishaps as a busy opening weekend left several wounded by buckshot. A large search for two Fayette County men who went missing in the woods expanded to 100 volunteers, two airplanes, and citizen band radios before dawn Sunday.
Malaysia flagships report Indonesian Communist Party and allied groups banned temporarily. Meanwhile Indonesian troops attacked the Chinese Embassy in Jakarta, looting the building and assaulting a Chinese diplomat as Beijing warned of serious consequences if anti-Chinese violence continued. Sukarno faced pressure to ban the PKI but urged national unity over vengeance.
In Charleston on Tuesday a conference titled Keep West Virginia Beautiful drew attention to anti litter campaigns. Logan County Prosecutor Oval Demron noted the jury would hear from special investigator James McIntyre, a Charleston attorney, as part of the case. The briefing touched on political unrest and international events, including China and Rhodesia, while Premier figures and religious milestones were referenced in a stream of brief items.
Federal aid totaled 4.8 million to Dade County for 11 600 Cuban refugee children in the public system. County Supt Joe Hall estimates 1133 more per pupil annually for space and teachers, but funds are unavailable. Principals are told not to admit more refugees until dollars arrive, raising questions about space and jobs for newcomers.
Three days of hearings begin on tentative valuations of utility properties for fiscal 1906 tax purposes. Railroad, telephone, telegraph, electric, oil and gas firms, bus lines, and wine interests are considered in three classes totaling about 873.4 million dollars, compared with 874.4 million last year.
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