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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1965
Page
4
Australian promoter John S. Smith offers Nikita Khrushchev $200000 for a humorous lecture tour across the United States and Australia. The proposal frames the Soviet leader as a drawing card rivaling pop acts like the Beatles.
April 27 fulfills both fourth Tuesday and last Tuesday criteria for annual stockholders meetings this year. NYSE rules push public reports by March 31, aiding disclosure, while first quarter sales and earnings become clearer. Executives face mixed views from minority shareholders as campaigns to curb publicity resurface, with AT T choosing April 14 for its shareholder gathering and overall profits rising 14 percent to 30.1 billion on 1964 corporate aggregate earnings.
Gov. Hulett C. Smith builds momentum for a Constitutional Convention by enlisting support from the League of Women Voters the Trial Lawyers Association and the State Credit Union League. Charleston attorney Charles McElwee leads the campaign while a three member group aids the effort. If approved in November a March vote will choose 106 delegates to convene in August. Lontz L. Vincent named welfare chief with 29 years in service outlines career path from the old Public Assistance department to top posts. West Virginia Road Commission struggles to curb roadside blight relying on warnings and limited prosecutions as juries resist convicting neighbors over clunkers.
The FCC moves to curb idle chatter on Citizens Band by banning hobbyist talks on 16 of 23 channels from April 26. Interference with others’ transmissions is outlawed and ongoing violations could lead to a shutdown of the service.
Washington NEA reports that President Johnson's Viet Nam policy speech at Johns Hopkins left readers divided. The U S will demand preconditions before any talks, requiring Hanoi to halt expeditions and major Viet Cong attacks before negotiations. Johnson signaled no conference commitment, only potential private feelers. He said war and bombing would continue, aiming to please both hawks and doves while offering UN, Soviet, and U Thant involvement.
Public notice from Beckley Newspapers Corporation lists address 341 Prince Street and service areas Beckley and Hinton West Virginia. Features rates for subscriptions and contact details with listing of John Hodel as managing editor and United Press International membership. Addresses subscription prices include $21.50 $12.00 $18.00 and $10.00.
Foreign cables report Hanoi may host Soviet missiles with pilots reporting fire from Than Hon, while the U S seeks stronger SEATO support at a London ministerial May 3 5. De Gaulle aims to frame a December bid amid internal external independence. France to send observer.
Grosset & Dunlap sales chief Martin P. Levin says publishers must expose books everywhere from gift shops to newsstands to reach all buyers. He cites Easter test sales of hardcovers in low-cost outlets and notes a JFK children’s book priced under a dollar sold 1.9 million copies by year end.
Robert G Spivace’s column critiques American intellectuals who lash out at U S actions in Vietnam while ignoring communist violence. He argues for a war of ideas, credits the Johnson Plan for Southeast Asia, and warns against dehumanized, overeducated belly-achers lacking human feeling.
Prayer asks for gratitude for sun and soil and the labor that yields bread. It seeks generosity of spirit to share Earth's fullness with those in need, spoken in Jesus name by Paul S. Wright, Portland Ore., minister.
Washington review argues the December Berkeley revolt over campus limits to political action was not a passive protest. It details 1300 demonstrators clashing with police, injuries, arrests, barricades, rumors of brutality, and a tightly scripted removal operation.
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