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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1968
Page
4
A historical note questions community acceptance of programs aiding the poor. It ponders poverty as a disease needing cure, the stigma of poverty, and whether helping others improves the whole community. It asks if critics or rigid minds could block reform.
London dispatch notes 14 months after the six day war that regional peace remains precarious. Israeli raids into Jordan and repeated Suez Canal flare ups threaten cease-fire, with PLA bases in Jordan, and competing superpower pressure from the United States and Soviet Union shaping tensions.
A satirical dialogue portrays a citizen and editor arguing over saving the Democratic Party. The talk centers on finding a middle of the road candidate while railing at liberal figures, urging aggressive action and even violence as a misguided path to victory. Strong language mocks George Wallace and Lester Maddox and references ax handles and fiery rhetoric.
Prayer urging believers to witness to the relationship with Christ while meeting human needs. May God's love guide actions, forgiveness sought for failing to witness, and closeness to God strengthened through Jesus. attributed to Kenneth A. Kuntz of Indianapolis, executive chairman of the United Christian Missionary Society division.
Canadian press notes a two week old postal strike may extend beyond expectations as workers reject a 19 percent raise. Canadians cross border to mail in the United States and pigeons handle more routes. CP reports extra circuits to cope with 35 to 50 percent surge. youths in border towns run new delivery networks. Prime Minister Trudeau may convene Parliament to address the mail logjam.
The article outlines a national push for cultural centers from Washington to Seattle, highlighting the Kennedy Center as the flagship project. It notes Congress funding, site acquisition, and loans, plus ongoing land-use disputes. It cites Hopkins Center at Dartmouth and North Carolina School of the Arts as models, with widespread university leadership and community campaigns fueling a broader cultural revival.
BeClg Newspapers Corp presents subscription rates by mail and home delivery options for daily and Sunday editions. Rates include yearly and half yearly terms, with separate carrier and distributor delivery, and state sales tax applies within West Virginia.
Msgr. George A. Schlichte proposes relaxing celibacy rules and expanding ordination to married, parttime priests as a solution to shrinking Catholic clergy. A European program, The Institute for Inter-European Sacerdotal Exchange, trains and sends priests to Austria Germany France Norway and Sweden. The Bible Society reports Good News for Modern Man selling toward 11 million copies since 1966 at 35 cents a copy.
Aluminum Company of America and Ocean Science Engineering join to build the Seaprobe, a 6,000-foot depth capable all aluminum vessel with dynamic positioning, 1,000-foot sonar reach, and 200 ton lift. The project aims to remap three quarters of the world’s underwater land, with first exploration slated for early 1970 and a $5 million budget.
Bruce Bross reports that GOP insiders balked at Spiro Agnew’s sea change on civil unrest and race after King’s assassination. Nixon, after extended talks with leaders, picked Agnew to anchor a campaign centered on crime and disorder.
Oak Hill editor announces the Fayette Tribune will relocate from Fayetteville where it has been in operation for 46 years. The Raleigh County fiscal year closed with a $110,710 net reduction in outstanding obligations. Sergeant Ray W. Richmond, 40, wounded in North Africa, receives the Purple Heart while on sick leave with his sister in Grove Avenue.
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