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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1968
Page
4
W Averell Harriman, chief U S negotiator at the Paris peace talks, says the idea only Cyrus Vance and he can negotiate is nonsense. He asserts a new team can take over without substantial loss.
The Labor Department will enforce tougher radiation exposure limits in uranium mines selling to the Government starting January 1. Studies of 3,414 miners from 1950 to 1967 show 62 deaths from lung cancer, about six times the normal rate, with 98 deaths since 1950 in a 5,600 miner population. The new standard sets three tenths of a working level, allowing exceptions if plans to reduce exposure are shown. The Atomic Energy Commission and industry favored keeping the 1.0 limit pending further action.
Canada imposes a 2 percent surcharge on all incomes starting January 1 labeled a social development tax. It is not earmarked and is expected to raise 55 million Canadian dollars in the current year and 440 million in 1969 70. The maximum surtax per taxpayer is 120 dollars annually. Provinces oppose the tax as revenues are not rebated locally under existing tax sharing. Proceeds fund social programs including medicare, with Saskatchewan and British Columbia already in the program and others to join. Ottawa estimates medicare costs at 3900 million in 1969 with a 370 million federal share. federal contributions could exceed 800 million annually. The era is prosperous, though inflation rises and spending commitments loom, with a budget to be balanced in the year starting April 1, 1969.
Washington observers reflect on LBJ era officials naming Dean Rusk Ramsey Clark and Wilbur Cohen among the era’s strongest hands. They laud Robert Wood Willard Wirtz Joseph Califano Walt Rostow Marvin Watson and John Criswell as capable, principled leaders whose legacies merit study despite contemporary criticism.
Beckley Newspapers Corporation publishes Raleigh and Register with classified notices and advertising details. Subscription rates for mail and home delivery are listed by period and service, with tax and contractor responsibilities noted.
Fifty years ago Raleigh Register notes Beckley merchants F C Holland and wife relocate their stock to Tams this week. Mrs Holland plans to visit her parents in Monroe County before joining her husband at the new location in Tams.
PHIL NEWSOM analyzes Johnson era aims in three major foreign policy goals including Paris Vietnam talks, Viet Cong recognition, and nuclear nonproliferation. The piece notes Soviet Kosygin talks delayed by Czech invasion and assesses how Moscow awaits President elect Nixon to test his stance on arms limits and potential concessions.
A humorous note on an indoor incense odor mistaken for dog urine and fading. The writer recalls past whitewater adventures and quotes the 1968 Eastern rankings from the American Canoe Association, highlighting Ledgard and Ledyard clubs in K-1 and C-1 events and their top ten placements, with mentions of Peggy Nutt and the upcoming world championships in Bourg St. Maurice, France.
Washington by Raymond Lahr. Democratic leaders discuss party health after 1968 defeat. They call for broader youth recruitment, greater voter participation, and a stronger role for the party in preparing for state, congressional, and presidential contests. Nixon’s White House use looms as a benchmark.
The piece notes a trend where franchise holders expand under their parent firms until they run large networks. It cites Joe Smith’s gradual expansion, Harry Evans rising to lead Arthur Murray, and the Krisch brothers turning into major Holiday Inn franchisees with 30 inns and $23 million in sales. It also mentions American Motels launching its own franchising with Billy Budd pilot drives.
A report notes large group operators running franchises without ownership. The Krischs have taken over a new Holiday Inn at Hazleton Pennsylvania under a management contract from local owners, illustrating a growing trend within the industry.
A famous columnist contemplates the possibility this may be their last column and admits failing to leave a strong mark on daily life. They note the urgent versus important distinction and present results of a survey to gauge what readers deem significant.
A 1943 news digest recalls Beckley cold spell with 5 degrees below zero at 8 30 am and notes on winter life. It couples with assorted historic asides about Rod Steiger Johnny Unitas and Plutarch Shakespeare and caesar.
Almighty God remind us by the shortening days and changing seasons that this universe follows law yet offers endless variety. Help us sense the inner moral law within and use every hour to aid one another as Jesus did. Amen. Raymond FE Balcomb, Portland, Ore., minister, First Methodist Church.
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