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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1966
Page
4
A brief note from the American Naturalist reflects on the lure of the distant and the difficulty of pursuing it. It frames opportunity as found where one currently stands, urging focus on present surroundings rather than far away aims.
The piece notes Passover begins at sundown April 4 and highlights Soviet restrictions on matzoth in Moscow and Leningrad. American rabbis call the move a betrayal, urging collective action and distributing a statement to bolster Soviet Jewish voices. Rabbi Israel Miller leads calls to observe a matzoth of oppression at the seder.
A British Easter scene shows Mods and Rockers clashing on seaside holidays with arrests rising since 1960s patterns. In contrast an American expert predicts classrooms may soon be fully computerized, yet argues teachers remain essential for human skills.
Dick Kleiner reports Marlon Brando battling a cold on set of Charlie Chaplin's A Countess from Hong Kong. Brando praises Chaplin's directing, discusses past missteps and future choices. Sophia Loren watches, wears Dior gown, enjoys London filming, eyes future family friendly projects like Once Upon a Time.
A guest at President Johnson and Indira Gandhi’s state dinner experienced a wardrobe mishap in the White House lobby when a crinoline half-slip fell from her gown. Mrs. Johnson retrieved the item from the piano area as Justice Fortas discussed it, and the guest later claimed her petticoat. The incident sparked mild amusement and a rare record of a guest reclaiming such an item.
Kanawha County WV built a pioneering dental health program that grew from a mobile clinic started in 1955 to nine permanent clinics by 1964. It provided 21,056 free treatments to needy children in the last school year, funded by private groups and local governments, with Dr. Thomas Moore praising volunteer efficiency.
Twenty five years ago a new tipple at Tams signaled Gulf Smokeless Coal Co will begin mining Pocahontas No 4 seam around May 1 as Major W P Tams announced. The piece also notes Navy enlistments for Bales of Beckley and Murray of East Beckley, and outlines a dental health program funded mostly by volunteers with a small state grant.
A satirical column observes a rule of modern life where appearances matter more than substance. It cites banking water access, book obscenity rulings, stock exchanges, and even time as form over content. The piece ends noting spring has come to New York.
A devotional reflection extols God as creator and sustainer through the seasons. It speaks of crocuses blooming, warm nights, summer rains, harvests, and winter rest, ending with a concluding prayer in Jesus name attributed to W. Dale Oldham from Anderson Indiana.
Washington drama centers on the common situs picketing bill. Powell delays action while labor factions clash with business groups and freshmen lawmakers pressed by back home donors. The measure would permit site wide picketing against a single construction project under a single enterprise theory, exempting it from the Taft Hartley secondary boycott ban.
Beclley Newspapers Corp lists mailing rates for daily and Sunday editions, home delivery options, and subscription terms. It notes carrier independence, non responsibility for advance payments, and tax details, with management by John Hodel and advertising through Ward Griffith Company.
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