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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1964
Page
4
A brief Thought For Today quotes President Johnson urging focus on present aims. He notes that humanity has sought to achieve long standing objectives since time began, and the challenge is to act today rather than defer. The remark was made during his tour of Appalachia.
The piece forecasts a heated battle between Cecil Underwood and Hulett Smith with mudslinging and threats of legal action. It notes Barry Goldwater’s aggressive stance and suggests Johnson-era voters may face a harsh, character driven campaign as November nears. Underwood’s strategy risks alienating Democrats, while Smith seeks to capitalize on the turmoil.
A Polish American civil servant admits backing Goldwater as a protest to rising Negro immigration. He says housing anxieties drive northern minorities like Poles and Italians to fear property decline and debt. The mood mirrors backlash after the San Francisco convention, with sentiment uncertain for November.
The Beckley Police lieutenant Bill Teubert, previously accused of abusing a reporter in the presence of Police Chief H. D. Gibbs, receives a promotion drawing criticism of Mayor John Smith and the police leadership. The columnist urges impeachment of the administration and notes simmering morale decline and potential resignations.
A reader claims Bill Teubert abused a lady reporter at City Hall and gained a promotion, with asserts of Gibbs being a figurehead and police favoritism. He vows to face arrest and promises forthcoming court action, while criticizing city leadership and FBI involvement.
Phan Newsom notes that China accuses Russia of neo-colonialism through aid, urging austerity at home while warning poorer nations that Soviet assistance could bind them to Moscow. The article frames the Sino Soviet rift and Beijing's view of Cold War influence.
A Raleigh Town District Board of Education held a special meeting last week in Secretary Brackman office and reappointed Prof. James A. Thompson as supervisor of schools. Beckley schools received new appointments: Miss Nora Karnes principal E S Hatfield Miss Wise Miss China Rogers Miss Athaline Hatfield Miss Hilda Lilly and Miss Neil E Robertson. The Fayette Sun has suspended publication after last week and will move its plant to Charleston with Charleston Herald to resume.
A New York editorial notes growing self restraint among Harlem and Rochester leaders after riots. It praises Dr. Martin Luther King for disciplined civil disobedience, rebukes rabble-rousers and corrupt Harlem politicians, and calls for rethinking civil rights strategy under the modern federal law regime. It highlights crime, poverty, and housing as Delinquency drivers and stresses cross-racial critique of leadership.
Hollywood interview outlines Julie Andrews rise to stardom with Mary Poppins and The Americanization of Emily. She recalls missing My Fair Lady, progress on The Sound of Music, and reveals difficulty with crying scenes and yodeling.
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