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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1968
Page
2
In 1968 delegates to the Republican National Convention may focus on issues beyond the rioting wing takeover of the party in 1961. Former Pennsylvania governor Willing W. Leventy is noted in relation to the era as a historical touchstone.
A Register investigation portrays the Penitentiary at Moundsville as badly run and outdated. Questions arise over prisoner earnings cuts, rehabilitation effectiveness, and restricted access to the maximum security section. The piece urges a legislative inquiry and a modern look at penal psychology.
A Sunday Oklahoman item recalls two letters about poverty. One winner defined poverty by lack of basic comforts and respect, the other from Finley, Oklahoma, argued poverty reflects attitudes and welfare use, urging evenhanded consideration of the other side.
New York based AFV column notes a surge in AKC registrations totaling 885700 purebred dogs with German shepherds and collies leading. The piece critiques American values and reflects on society's obsession with pedigree, instant gratification, and celebrity brands, sparking debate on breeding and investment culture.
The Raleigh Register notes on February 1 the Supreme Court dismissed an attack on a Connecticut law prohibiting physicians from prescribing contraceptives. The ruling touched on ten married women and health concerns. The report also mentions West Virginia's western region facing gasoline exemptions and a ban on pleasure driving.
A messy replay of early third party campaigning unfolds as Wallace and McCarthy challenge Johnson for the Democratic nomination. The piece traces Roosevelt and Henry Wallace examples, noting the difficulty of opposing an incumbent with party backing and the impact of new party efforts on 1960s political forecasts.
The piece recalls Habib Bourguiba as a key Arab ally who faced criticism for backing the American Vietnam effort. It ties Tunisia's independence struggle to French repression and describes Bourguiba’s controversial gallery display praised by some and condemned by others amid global antiwar sentiment.
In New York a trend of home beauty boutiques grows as wives shop their own space with salon gear and home devices. Larry Mathews, once a Hollywood photographer, leads a line of personal care products sold to salons and stores. He markets items from electric face masks to home jet showers.
A brilliant scientist Think Moir develops a two way instantaneous communications concept using a space field to transmit signals instantly. He experiments with satellites and probes, foresees universal danger, and finally receives a distant alien reply asking if we have learned to live without telling our own mind. The piece blends speculative sci fi with a cautionary note on faster than light ideas.
Rod of Bethlehem's manger in our celebration of Jesus piety our living rooms overflow with packages and ribbons yet the deeper truth lies buried in life as we seek meaning. Lead us to value life over abundance and to follow the word made flesh in faith. Amen. James W Met Helland Michigan lecturer English Bible and Missions Western Theological Seminary
Washington reports that the Viet Cong aims to reestablish an underground shadow government in South Vietnam cities where Saigon is strong. The plan includes purging unreliable agents, grooming new leadership, and using death by own action to deter cooperation, as counterintelligence operations uncover compromised assets.
A garbled excerpt notes Merbert W. Samters, a former sheriff candidate in Wayne County, enlisted in the military. It mentions a commission and a salary of 32.00 per year, plus references to government railroads and a 1913 era cabinet reshuffle with William G. McAdoo as secretary of the treasury and director-general of railroads.
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