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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1968
Page
4
Albert H. Bowker, chancellor of City University of New York, remarks that if a university faculty unionizes and strikes to win aims, teachers may be treated less seriously than sanitation workers. The piece discusses a scheduled faculty vote on union affiliation.
Four years into U S involvement in Vietnam the piece argues Ky is a key target for American frustration while noting South Vietnam is not a democracy and has long been seen as corrupt. It urges addressing root issues, warns against unilateral talks, and recalls fear of Viet Cong influence in Paris. It ends with a quip about old age from a Columbia South Carolina note.
An Anderson SC Independent item recalls two memory training advertisements from a newspaper issue. The exact date and advertiser names are not available in the fragment.
The year ahead threatens a clash within Catholic Church over birth control. A growing number of theologians priests and bishops challenge Pope Paul VI. Defiance abroad and at home signals wider struggle over church authority and enforcement of papal encyclical.
The article weighs two paths for Catholic leadership amid a perceived crisis of authority, between a bold defense of hierarchy and a move toward clearer priest and laity rights. It predicts 1969 focus and notes Protestant tensions over social action, hints at ecumenism slowing, and cites evangelical openness to combining conservatism with liberal social aims.
Washington opinion piece critiques liberal doctrinaire stance in 1968, arguing they spurn practical policy for dramatic posturing. It traces shifts from McCarthy to Kennedy and Humphrey, faulting arrogance, intolerance of dissent, and failure to embrace workable plans. It predicts 1969 will not improve their mood.
The Campbell family John Nancy and their children Catriona and Peter share a long year of travel and theatre, from Beckley to Grand Cayman then Scotland. John directs South Pacific and Ten Little Indians while Nancy assists with makeup and home life. They recount hospitality in Scotland and ACT plans in Albert Lea, noting busy times ahead.
Prayer text seeking blessing for grandparents and family unity. Requests mercy to keep enduring ties through love and understanding. Ends with a blessing to grow old in serenity and comfort from Jesus Christ, presented by Edward K. Ziegler of Bakersfield California.
The Maleiggh register appears in the Beckley Hinton area paper published by Beckley Newspapers Corporation. It lists subscription policies, rates, and delivery details including daily and Sunday options and carrier terms. The notice also notes state sales tax and contractor independence for agents handling subscriptions.
UPI reports Japan’s auto sector reached a record 3.3 million units, led by Datsun and Toyota as Honda diversifies from motorcycles into cars. The piece notes government protection and tariffs shaping the market, Ford criticisms, and potential U.S. strategies like cross-investment, European shifts, and patent pool crackdowns to counter Japanese dominance.
Washington notes mark the death of Norman Thomas praising his saintly wit and integrity. Leroy Pope recalls interviewing Thomas in Cincinnati and a college encounter with radical campus figures. He highlights Thomas’s lifelong fight for social justice and civil liberties despite never winning the presidency.
Fifty years ago War Savings Stamps bought at four dollars and twenty three cents in December yield over four and a half percent, the highest rate yet offered by the government. They mature January 1, 1923. In Beckley the influenza epidemic claims Dr. R. G. Bickle, proprietor and manager of White Cross Pharmacy, who died at the Summerfield residence.
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