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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1964
Page
4
Beckley residents report alleged beatings by city police state police and sheriff deputies sparked calls for transparency. Readers urge Sheriff Slim Thompson to address rumors and accuse officials of concealing facts while lawmakers consider a uniform police rule.
A heated Beckley column exposes a hush-hush plan by Chamber of Commerce members to start a rival weekly and shopper paper to cripple Beckley Newspapers. The writer denounces the chamber as self serving, warns of police brutality and bad press, and vows to continue reporting the truth despite political pressure.
Johnson favors Hubert Humphrey for VP amid Midwest political calculus. Kennedy’s elimination stems from lack of qualifica tions and potential for party division, while McNamara and Shriver lose ground as Kennedy aides fade. Humphrey’s civil rights leadership, Midwestern appeal, and broader liberal credentials position him as the strongest, though regional reservations linger in the Protestant Middle West.
Bruce Biossat analyzes how immigrant communities cling to home ownership as economic independence and security. In big cities like Chicago, ethnic enclaves resist integration, fearing outsider influx and urban renewal that could scatter neighbors and raise minority presence.
State Gen. C. Donald Robertson urges local Police Civil Service Commissions to adopt a state model of rules to harmonize pensions, promotions, hiring, and dismissal. He notes most codes are general, with gaps, causing disputes in Charleston Morgantown Parkersburg and South Charleston. Robertson and Atty. Gen. aides call for a concise pension and retirement fund framework.
Senator Everett Jordan of North Carolina argued against establishing a police force in the Senate saying, if we want to police ourselves, go ahead and do it. He opposed the move as unnecessary while the Senate voted to create a committee to investigate future cases of unethical conduct by senators or employees.
Beckley News?per Corporation lists mail rates for daily and Sunday editions with yearly and half year options. Rates show 21.50 for daily and Sunday one year, 12.00 for six months, 18.00 for daily only one year, and 10.00 for daily only six months.
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