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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1967
Page
2
Dr Dwight L Wilber chairman of the American Medical Association Committee on Health Manpower predicts that one in ten high school graduates through 1970 will be needed in health professions. The remark underscores anticipated growth in medical and allied fields.
The Beck ley Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce invites City and County officials to report on activities to members. The recent Wednesday meeting showed gaps as budgets were only estimated with no actual figures. Mayor Smith presented readable but vague numbers, while Commissioner Burdiss offered a more direct approach. The editorial supports the idea but calls for clearer, more substantive future reports.
Speculators who bet against U S policy win as silver price jumps from 1 29 to 1 80 an ounce after the July 14 policy shift The Treasury begins weekly sealed bid sales August 4 offering 4 million troy ounces initially then 2 million ounces weekly to ease industrial shortages and curb price spikes.
The piece recalls the nationwide German measles epidemic that caused deafness in many children. It highlights Johnny Cromley and his mother Helen Sue’s advocacy to improve opportunities for deaf and hard of hearing kids through early schooling and parent-led efforts.
Helen Sue, a shy but determined volunteer, helped push expansion of early hearing and speech programs in Washington and Fairfax County. She promoted preschool and school-age support for hard of hearing children, urging mothers’ training and school cooperation while programs faced funding and staffing limits.
Non-Aligned India backs Arab and Soviet proposals at the United Nations blaming Israel for the six day war. Prime Minister Indira Gandhi faces criticism within the Congress party led by Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit and her sister, former Prime Minister Nehru’s daughter, as she contends India’s shift toward Arab states serves national interests and relations with Pakistan.
Industry cuts costs as shuttle trains move coal and other cargo between fixed sources and customers. Piggybacking and auto rack trains expand rail usage, with about 40 percent of coal moved by shuttle trains last year. W. Ashley Gray Jr of the Railway Progress Institute notes strong growth and predicts intercity traffic rising 21 percent by 1970.
Reports say two mining stocks were suspended for a week on the American Stock Exchange amid chatter of a Canadian tantalum find. Tantalum sells for 30 to 70 dollars per pound and is prized for high temperature, nuclear, and space applications.
Flash floods along the Fayette Raleigh County border cut North and South Sand Branch traffic on July 9. Bridges out closed access to Maynor area with two weeks expected to restore passability. County flood damage reported slight. UMWA restructures District 17 into District 29 with George J Titler to lead. Ernest Kish named as principal candidate for the Naval Academy by Senator Kilgore.
The Beckley Post Herald reports a stray dog shot by Beckley police and discusses Raleigh County’s animal shelter. The piece questions why the shelter exists, noting past cruel treatment and stressing humane disposal rules after a five day hold. It urges public involvement in lost animals and adoptions.
Fifty years ago in Raleigh the 1917 files note W C Nash leaving Raleigh Grocery Company due to illness and becoming a patient in a Pittsburgh hospital. Miss Addie Cokely of West Virginia College of Agriculture will conduct a three day canning school in Beckley starting August 1.
The Greenbrier Repertory Theatre presents Any Number Can Die a experimental farce and murder mystery directed by Wilson. The cast includes Dale Wilson as Zenia Barbara Damashek as Sally Van Viller Yale 26 actor Lawrence Rae Geddie and Lee Gillespie with Heathcliff atmosphere in a secret door filled old house. Reservations by phone 645-2000.
The article outlines how Arab leaders remain divided over Palestine and Israel. It notes Nasser’s hostility to peace with Israel and King Faisal’s oil embargo stance while acknowledging Jordan’s King Hussein seeks a cautious path. It highlights shifts in Saudi and Egyptian positions and the potential for U S guidance toward reconciliation.
Raleigh Register notes Ward Griffith Company as national advertising representative with offices in New York Chicago Detroit Atlanta Boston Charlotte Philadelphia San Francisco Los Angeles Pittsburgh and more.
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