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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1966
Page
1
Gemini 11 astronauts Charles Conrad and Richard Gordon achieved a record altitude of 850.3 miles during a 140 minute space stand with Gordon in the open hatch to photograph stars. The mission began Monday and aims for Atlantic splashdown Thursday at 9 46 a.m. EDT.
FBI agents and state troopers escorted 87 Negro children to Lizzie Horn Elementary and John Rundle High schools in Grenada Mississippi under court orders. The day saw previous violence subside as officers restricted access while students entered without incident.
United Press International reports a chilly snap as frost drifts over the northern Plains with temperatures in the 30s. Jamestown North Dakota logged 37 degrees, while heavy overnight rain fell in Park Falls Wisconsin and extended from the Southwest to the Virginias with up to 1 inch totals.
Cloudy today with a 40 percent shower chance. High around 65, low 55. Tomorrow partly cloudy with highs in the mid 60s. Greenbrier river one foot above normal and rising, Lake muddy with gates open. Five day western West Virginia forecast cooler with highs 75 to 79 and 49 to 56, light showers early next week.
ATLANTA AP A burly tattooed tree trimmer with a 26 year police record faces a murder charge in the street slaying of a 16 year old Negro youth. William Haywood James Jr jailed on the murder count. wife Edna bonded as witness. Witnesses described a car shooting into a group of youths, triggering three nights of racial violence as crowds clashed with police amid rock and brick attacks.
The Coast Guard hunted for five crew members from the 52 foot sloop Mary Lee missing near the Virginia capes after a distress call from radiotelephone operator Harold Reeding. The ship was abandoned about an hour after the midnight signal.
Thousands of U S troops from the 1st Air Cavalry launched the largest helicopter assault of the war into the Crow's Foot area 280 miles north of Saigon to locate a mixed Viet Cong North Vietnamese 610 division. The operation, described as a multi brigade move, met heavy fire as two helicopters and an F100 were shot down while enemy counterattacks yielded 21 communist dead and two prisoners.
In Beckley a circulation manager states girls are not assigned paper routes, arguing it is not a job for girls. The Q&A column covers school reorganizations in Town District, Army lieutenant insignia, grease stain remedies, and adoption after a spouse's death with legal guidance from officials.
In Maryland open housing foe George P. Mahoney won the Democratic nomination, defeating Rep. Carlton Sickles, a liberal who backed the 1966 civil rights bill. Maryland results remained unofficial and subject to challenge. In Minnesota incumbent Gov. Karl F. Rolvaag, dumped by his party in a June convention, won the Democratic Farther Labor nomination for a second term, after an early morning celebration.
Charleston report on highway abrasives triggers drastic moves by Governor Hulett C. Smith to cancel most state cinder contracts. Only the free cinders from Monongahela Power at Albright remain. Smith demands cost breakdowns, stricter SRC rules, and a thorough quality check, with possible reallocation if fit. He ordered audits and broader scrutiny of pavement materials.
Four inmates armed with butcher knives seized a guard, threatened him, and escaped from Huttonsville Medium Security Prison Tuesday night, according to UPI reports.
Paris reports that President Charles de Gaulle, buoyed by a world tour and France’s nuclear strides, is likely to push a more independent global role. First concerns are upcoming parliamentary elections and his aging presidency, with a stubborn aim to keep Gaullist control and a distant prospect of retirement unlikely this term.
The West Virginia Education Association reports Raleigh County teachers rank 30th for bachelor level pay and 33rd for masters in the state. Minimum bachelor pay is 4323 dollars, max 5558. masters min 4798, max 6318. Hancock County leads with starting 5416 dollars.
Huntington attorney Herbert Henderson leading a bloc to oppose Rev. C Anderson Davis in a Welch weekend NAACP election for a two year term. Delegates from 19 senior chapters and youth councils will vote Saturday to determine the next state president amid allegations of site manipulation and regional voting patterns. Davis denies moving the convention site as opponents push for northern central support to unseat him.
Pleasant Point Resort may go on the auction block in late November to satisfy $2.1 million in liens if stockholders fail to pay. U S District Court Judge Sidney L Christie tentatively approved the sale, with minor decree changes mailed to the judge. the sale becomes effective when signed. Austen & Sons filed a $217,000 Mason County suit naming West Virginia Development Corp and others. SBA and U S Attorney Ferguson were involved as defendants and removal to federal court occurred.
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