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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1962
Page
1
Twenty five Soviet ships push toward Cuba as the U S quarantine becomes effective at 10 a.m. EDT amid signals of a possible clash with U S warships. Washington weighs first armed interception while Moscow rejects U S demands and condemns the blockade as a threat to peace.
India said it would consider Chinese peace talks if Beijing withdraws north of the McMahon Line. Peiping proposed a Nehru Chou En-lai meeting to halt fighting, while India reported Chinese forces penetrating about 16 miles inside the eastern border.
Thirteen West Virginia counties have more than 100 students enrolled at West Virginia University this semester, with Monongalia leading at 1,437. Total enrollment is 8,320, up over 800 from 1961, including 1,755 students from 38 other states and 134 from 35 foreign countries.
Residents in Beckley and Bluefield reported the season’s first snow flurries Tuesday as temperatures dipped to the low 30s. The U S Weather Bureau station in Charleston had no official reports of snowfall, noting flurries may have briefly occurred but did not stick to the ground.
Clouds and cool air grip West Virginia with highs in the 40s, lows down to the 20s, and scattered showers this weekend. Temperatures rebound toward Saturday then dip again next week with a mix of light snow in the north and rain in the south. Beckley and Oak Hill report frigid records. rainfall minimal while river gauges note normal flows and a new gauge at Hinton reads 1.8 feet.
Ex governor Henry D Hatfield of West Virginia will be buried at Woodmere Cemetery in Huntington after funeral services at Huntington First Methodist Church at 2 p m EST He died at his home Tuesday aged 87 having served as governor 1913 1917 and as U S Senator 1928 1934 The death leaves Cecil Underwood as the lone living Republican former WV governor with other ex governors Okey Patteson Homer Holt and William Maryland all Democrats Gov W W Barron and Patteson voiced deep grief and praise for Hatfields service.
West Virginia’s State Board of Public Works cut Chesapeake and Ohio Railway property valuation by five million dollars for 1963 while boosting Norfolk and Western by four point five million. B&O stayed at six seven point five million. Other notable moves include increases for American Telephone and Telegraph and Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone, West Virginia Water, Appalachian Power, Manufacturers Light and Heat, United Fuel Gas, and Atlantic Seaboard, with minor decreases for Western Union Telegraph, United Airlines, and Tri City Traction.
Acting Secretary General Thant considers a public appeal to Russia and the United States in the Security Council to ease the Cuban crisis. Small powers from the Belgrade neutrals group urged action, while Zorin’s speech to the council continued the Cuban blockades debate.
Western diplomats weigh Khrushchev's options as Soviet ships near the U.S. blockade in Cuba. He could turn back, press the blockade and seek UN arbitration, or strike in Europe and risk global confrontation. A war decision hinges on his next moves and potential UN diplomacy.
National Coal Association projects national bituminous coal consumption at 422 million tons this year and 429 million tons in 1963 Electric utilities, the major users, are expected to consume 193 million tons this year and 202 million tons in 1963 The 1961 total bituminous consumption reached 410 million tons, with 403 million produced and seven million from stockpiles.
GRESHAM Neb UP I reports panicked shoppers auditing cash as uninsured Gresham State Bank faces losses that could wipe out capital surplus and fidelity bonds. Funeral planned for Art Walford 73 longtime bank officer who died by suicide as state examiners arrive. Local editor notes heavy impact on elderly savers and local businesses. Bank president David Yung 95 praises Walford’s character and kindness.
Premier Fidel Castro called the U S arms blockade of Cuba the most dangerous adventure since WWII and said Cuba’s armed forces are on a war footing to meet it. He warned blockade action will have repercussions and rejected U N inspections as a threat to Cuban sovereignty. He attacked Kennedy’s rationale and condemned U S missile images as proof of violations. Castro also scorned the U N and O A S and warned Latin nations against backing the U S action.
Seven Air Force crew members aboard a C135 Stratolifter were killed when the plane crashed at Guantanamo Naval Air Station Cuba during a steep landing. The aircraft belonged to the 611th Air Transport Wing. Identified dead: Capt James F Bailey Lexington Tennessee. Capt John Baird Fall Brook California. 1st Lt Jack F Duberteen Elkhart Indiana. Capt Edward J Connard Milton Delaware. 1st Lt Hahl P Hogge Nampa Idaho. T Sgt Lester C Elliott Duenweg Missouri. S Sgt Booker T Rigsby Kingston North Carolina.
The report lists a total of 622 dollars and 9 cents raised at the centennial fund drive. Donations came from the Welcome to Beckley Newcomers, with eight dollars collected on Tuesday. Manning the booths is noted for Beckley Choral Society and Xi Beta Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi Sorority with volunteers requested for Thursday.
A package weighing 1,000 pounds containing instruments was found on a farm near Mercer County Airport. Parachuted from a giant balloon released over Holloman AFB in New Mexico, it was taken on a trailer to Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts. The balloon, which carried weather data gear, drifted from Grundy, Virginia, 48 miles west, after reaching 100,000 feet.
A dynamited house at East McDowell and an arrested picket at a Floyd County mine marked separate clashes tied to independent coal operator B F Reed as he attempts to work his mine in Garths Hollow near Drift Kentucky.
Western Europe shows rising backing for Kennedy’s Cuba action after initial cool reaction. Demonstrators outside American embassies challenged the move on Tuesday but late Tuesday night the mood shifted following publication of the Soviet missile base pictures. The London Daily Sketch proclaimed “The proof” in bold headlines as the British government, slow to respond, issued a statement accusing Russia of...
Foreign Secretary Lord Home accused the Soviet Union of an opportunist tactic in arming Cuba as Britain urged UN support for ending the danger. Adenauer and Acheson pledged full backing, de Gaulle advised delegation support, and Brussels indicated understanding for U.S. moves while Madrid praised America and London papers largely supported the action.
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko meets border guards at the Berlin Wall where ADN quotes him saying East Germany's sovereignty must be recognized for any East West pact. 5000 U.S. troops conduct West Berlin war games as the Cuban crisis weighs on markets with a Dow drop of 15 points over two days.
President Kennedy announces that all cabinet members are barred from further participation in this year's political campaign. The move aims to keep executive officials from influencing the presidential race and maintaining neutral governance standards.
The Register tests sentiment on two amendments on the November 6 ballot with the same wording as the election ballot. It asks readers to vote for or against ratification of the Alcoholic Liquor Control Amendment and the State Executive and Budget Amendment and to mail ballots to The Raleigh Register in Beckley West Virginia.
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