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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 01, 1966

Page

4

Thought For Today Quote From Emerson

A condensed reflection notes Ralph Waldo Emerson stating that wealth measures the ability to access the faculties of all people, implying a broad capacity to draw on others' talents and insights.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Elks Club Plans Youth Week Talks On Law Enforcement

The Elks Club announces seminars for youth focusing on enforcing laws and resisting illegal activity. The program aims to include talks by officials, demonstrations, and a guest astronaut as the climax to a national youth week event.

Elks Club

North Pacific Whaling Ban Talks Reach New Deadlock

At the International Whaling Convention a five year ban on blue whales and a one year ban on humpbacks in the North Pacific was agreed. No deal on finback and sperm whales will be taken up in London in June after talks among Japan, the Soviet Union, Canada, and the United States. The Antarctic season shows a reduced overall quota of 4500 blue whale units. The signatories aim to stop overexploitation and plan a study to rebuild Antarctic herds.

Moby Dick North Pacific London Japan Soviet Union Canada United States Antarctic Norway

Ward Cannel Predicts Great New Shows On Fall TV

New York reports a tentative, unauthoritative list of next season television highlights across genres. The unpacked slate includes programs in situations comedy adventure and science and education with roles for Zsa Zsa Gabor and notable historical figures in nonfction style dramas.

Hopalong Casadesus Dodge City Candy Zsa Zsa Gabor Peking

Mixed marriage decree from Vatican divides Protestant leaders

United Press International reports Protestant leaders have mixed reactions to Pope Paul VI's March 18 decree on mixed marriages. They praise signs of goodwill but criticize the narrow scope, noting concessions like optional oral promises to raise children Catholic and limited church setting. Archbishop of Canterbury says these steps won't satisfy Anglican consciences.

United Press International Vatican Rome Paul VI Canterbury Paul

Vatican decree on mixed marriages angers Protestant leaders

The Pontiffs decree on ante nuptial promises and non Catholic involvement in marriage rites draws protest from Protestant leaders who say it still denies full equality and urges further liberalization. Church figures such as Richard Cardinal Cushing criticize promises as divisive while ecumenists hope for broader recognition of mixed marriages in coming years.

Richard Cardinal Cushing Boston American Baptist News Service Dan M. Potter Protestant Council of New York

Sukarno Out, Yet Retains Titles and Medals

Sukarno exits power but keeps honors including lifelong president title. Army leaders take control amid a battered economy, with Suharto’s anti Communist stance and nationalist drift. US aid remains cautious. Indonesia faces urgent need for economic rescue as turmoil and student influence linger.

Phil Newsom UPI Sukarno Indonesia United States Army Suharto U.S Jakarta-Phnom

Mannequin Heads Sighted Over Storefront In Beckley

Reader notes describe three story upstairs glance near 224 1 2 Main Street with two heads and a few feet visible through a window. Authors doubt and refuse to notify authorities, suggesting mannequins or stored props from Vogue era, later recount miscellaneous relics, a dentist sign, an insurer, old books, and a bank of memories referencing 1938 postcard and prayers from a Rock Hill minister.

Heber Street Beckley Hardware Eatwell Cafe Main Street G. C. Murphy Company Vogue

Military coups possible in several African nations

Indications from Africa point to coups in Guinea and Congo Brazzaville after seven new nations fell to military takeovers in the past year. Analysts note corruption economic decline and repression as drivers, with Ghana and Nigeria cited as recent examples, while African leaders are generally moderates aiming to restore civilian rule.

Washington NEA Africa Guinea French Congo Congo-Brazzaville Belgian Congo Ghana Dahomey Christophe Soglo Ben Bella Algeria Upper Volta Sangoule Lamizana Maurice Yameogo Yameogo Lamizana

Apes Lose Interest in TV as Humans Stay Hooked

The Bronx Zoo reports apes tire of TV after exposure to shoot em ups and teen dance shows. Mammal curator Joseph A Davies Jr notes boredom rises with smarter animals. Humans remain mesmerized by networks, often interrupting real drama with favorite programs. Darwin cited. humans descended from apes but have sunk further.

Bronx Zoo Mammal Joseph A. Davies Jr Darwin

Beckley Newspapers subscription rates and policies

Beckley Newspapers Corporation lists mail subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, with one year and six month terms, plus daily only options. Home delivery by carrier or distributor is priced per week, half month, or month. Changes of address require old and new addresses. 3 percent West Virginia sales tax applies. carriers are independent contractors and the company is not responsible for prepaid payments.

MAIL West Virginia Beckley Newspapers Corporation

Churchill warns of U boats and battleships prowling Atlantic

In London Prime Minister Winston Churchill declares that Adolf Hitler has deployed not only German U boats but German battle cruisers across the Atlantic to threaten American waters. Mullens Rebels head to Morgantown for their first state tournament since the 1920s. A polyglot army in Cairo claims the largest force in the region with hundreds of American planes for Britain's assault on remnants of Italy's East African empire.

Raleigh Register Adolf Hitler Atlantic London Winston Churchill Mullens Morgantown Cairo Egypt Italy

Pompey Refuses Caesar Fight Faced By Taunts At Rome

Plutarch notes Pompey declines battle against Caesar sparing citizens. Cato praises his restraint tears over dead on Caesar’s side. Others mock him with Agamemnon and King of Kings. Favonius criticizes Pompey’s appetite for command at Tusculum as figs go uneaten.

Pompey Caesar Plutarch Cato Agamemnon Favonius Tusculum

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