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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1964
Page
4
A pithy reflection compares leadership to choosing the quartet tenor. It asserts Henry Ford embodies the ideal voice for the role, linking merit to capability rather than status.
The city faces parking and traffic strain on busy days. The municipal lot is insufficient. banning parking on Main and Neville streets, perhaps others, could relieve mid town congestion. Pedestrian rules must improve. walkers often cross mid block. Past practices, like cows in streets, show long hazards end when action is taken.
A Cleveland initiative shows progress toward racial harmony as 65 civic leaders met through a turbulent spring and summer to listen and discuss school integration. New school superintendent outlines plans for “equality of quality education,” prompting a pledge from both Black and white leaders to support and monitor progress, signaling hope for a calmer start to the upcoming school year.
A wary veteran reflects on a drought scorched year with a garden overrun by weeds. He recalls the driest May and June on record, sparking stunted corn beans and tomatoes while pests and heat ruined crops. He laments the loss and anticipates better fortune next year.
25 Years Ago From the 1939 Files Of The Raleigh Register notes Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Porter and Mrs. Charles Callaway will embark on a four weeks tour of the far west. They will travel south via Grand Canyon to Los Angeles Hollywood and San Francisco, returning through Oregon and Yellowstone Park. Also noted is the death of George L. Barrett at 64, a longtime coal mine union official with 23 years in the UMW, who had been in Beckley since 1933 after leading mine workers at Skelton.
A reflective column on gardening hope and New Year optimism contrasts with politics and media. The writer argues for timely election returns, defends computer counting, and derides Maine goes the nation rhetoric while praising TV coverage of JFK's assassination and the value of promptly released news.
Ralph W. Loe w D D argues against both physical ghettos and mental ghetto mindsets. He compares historic forced settlements with modern urban segregation and urges overcoming despair through shared humanity and reason. The piece cites Rabbi Heschel and William Barrett to stress responsibility for social change.
From the 1914 files of Advices Beckley Institute announces the fall term begins September 15. Music department changes with Mrs Pursley leaving and piano becoming a salaried department under Miss Zorayda Brents formerly of Milligan College. Phillip Clay injured at H J Lilly & Co after catching his arm on a meat hook and is confined to his room.
Warren would be a sought after witness before a Senate committee seeking to veto Supreme Court reapportionment orders. The piece notes Warren’s California governorship and his belief in balanced state representation, while suggesting he could be compelled under subpoena and that testimony might embarrass him but not hurt Republicans.
Honolulu report highlights about 100 Marines in fatigues acting as background for Otto Preminger's In Harm's Way. They endure heat, sand, flies, and stifling meals while joking with stars like Henry Fonda and Patricia Neal as shoot progresses.
Washington report from the Mekong shows Viet Cong threats along riverbanks unseen by patrols. Special Forces outpost defends 20 miles of border with boats due to marshy terrain while native Vietnamese are trained into guerilla detachments. Aerial and ground torment continue as attackers strike from sanctuaries in Cambodia. The piece frames the eerie invisibility of enemy forces and the dangers of patrolling near the Cambodian border.
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