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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1967
Page
2
A quotation attributed to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. says revolts arise from revolting conditions and a riot is the language of the unheard. It frames a personal crisis as a last desperate act, with the Negro expressing exhaustion from living in degrading conditions in a telegram to the President urging a large job creation program.
Editorial calls for swift trials for arson looting and other breaches while demanding full inquiry into alleged police and National Guard brutality. Highlights concern over three unarmed youths murdered during a motel raid and urges accountability for sworn officers and authorities.
The piece portrays the National Rifle Association as the most effective lobbying force on Congress for gun rights. It claims NRA political artillery overwhelms lawmakers, dwarfing other lobbies in its drive to defend rifle culture and gun freedom amid national debate.
Memphis Tennessee Commercial Appeal notes critics accuse American culture of revering bigness. Radio ads from automakers claim the heaviest light vehicle and the largest small car, suggesting a societal focus on size and weight.
Washington based NEA veteran outlines how Lyndon B. Johnson could survive or be defeated in 1968. He cites continued war in Vietnam, a likely tax hike, and possible racial unrest as key factors shaping voter mood. Polls show many Americans see war progress as slow or stalled, influencing the incumbent’s fate.
The Raleigh Register lists home delivery options for daily and Sunday editions. Rates shown include weekly 50 cents, half-month 1.10 dollars, and monthly 2.15 dollars, with pricing for daily and Sunday delivery.
A. B. DuBose of Beckley former manager at the F. W. Woolworth Company has been transferred to Newport News Virginia reflecting a staff reshuffle at the chain.
Raymond Lahr reports the Democratic led 90th Congress faces chaos from Vietnam War strain and urban riots. House leadership appears weak as Republicans foresee a tough path toward 1968 reelection, while Democrats wrestle with dove hawk splits and costly city problems.
West Virginia corrections director C Robert Sarver oversees a 4000-member system, expands programs from psychology to industry, and discusses parole, education, and a new prison plan. He favors private-sector worker training, a 30-day first-offender limit, and potential temporary parole to spouses as a radical measure to counter homosexuality.
UPI analysis suggests President Charles de Gaulle could shift Western alignment during his Poland trip September 6 to 12. With rising anti American sentiment and go it alone policies, observers wonder what major stance he may announce.
The note blends a religious prayer by John Marvin Rast with global political analysis. It cites Rast in Columbia as withdrawing from Atlantic alliance and NATO ties, hints at De Gaulle’s influence on the dollar and gold reserves, discusses Korea Vietnam rear-area pay proposals, and notes Westerners in Moscow expecting anti American campaigns tied to the 50th anniversary jubilee and Svetlana.
Beating a bat loose from the Beckley newsroom provides comic relief while editors joke about a Bat detergent. The bat fled into the sports room and later vanished, leaving staff plotting a clever ad slogan for a future washday product based on the encounter.
Big City correspondent Richard L. Strout wraps his tour through West Virginia and Kentucky reporting on the Green Bank National Radio Astronomy Laboratory, Appalachian development plans, and life in coal country. He notes wage changes, food stamps, Frontiers Nursing Service, and the impact of mining on land and communities as the six year Appalachian development program expands.
Dr T C Moorefield of Hinton buys the dental office equipment of Dr W W Watts who returns to practice but plans to quit for good. The purchase comes as selective conscription begins, with Washington officials drawing 10 500 capsules to fix army service liability for nearly 10 million men. A list of the first seven hundred selected is appended. Dr Campbell calls a county sheep breeders meeting and forms Raleigh S Assn with Campbell as president and Frank M del as treasurer.
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