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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1966
Page
2
Britain to Consider Breathalyser Bill Early Next Month
The Labour government bills to allow police arrest for failing a breathalyser test. Tests would use balloon devices to determine alcohol levels, with limits equated to multiple drinks. Debates cite rights concerns versus public safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Automobile Association
Washington Post
Guardian
Courage For The Birds A tale of feathered endurance
In brutal winter storms birds endure sub zero temps and blizzards while humans face shutdowns. Tiny creatures struggle against wind and ice, yet persevere in search of food. Many survive, some do not, but their courage guides us to care by feeding them in hardship.
Dirksen’s bid to overturn one man one vote plan
United Press International critiques Senator Everett Dirksen in his push for a constitutional amendment to overrule the Supreme Court on legislative apportionment. The piece argues liberals would filibuster in the Senate and the House leadership opposes it, making passage highly unlikely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Economist
United States Supreme Court
United Press International
Supreme Court
Sen
Everett McKinley Dirksen
Dirksen
Senate
House
One Man One Vote vs Winner Take All Debate Returns
Lyle Wilson advocates court action to challenge winner take all electoral vote allocation and push one man one vote. He cites Thruston Morton on urban margins and argues big cities dominate nationwide results. Courts could nullify current system and force a fairer method nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sen
Thruston Morton
Republican National Committee
Kennedy
New York
Morton
Nixon
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Illinois
New Jersey
Missouri
Philadelphia
St. Louis
New York City
Newark
Detroit
Chicago
Ho Chi Minh Trail Moves 300 Tons Per Day
Saigon sources say Hanoi has begun moving a new North Vietnamese regiment along the Ho Chi Minh supply route to the south during a bombing lull. The convoy reportedly reaches 300 tons daily, partly by truck and largely by a thousands-strong coolie carrier force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Saigon
Hanoi
U.S
Ho Chi Minh
Suil
Communist Group
Israel Exports Boosted by Air Freight Rate Reductions
Israel's economists see self sufficiency growing through export trade and praise 1965 air freight rate cuts. El Al Israel Airlines reports lower average freight bills from Israel to Europe, helping textiles and apparel shipments expand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Israel
William D. Laffler
UPI
New York
el al Israel Airlines
Tzvi Blumenfeld
el al
Tel Aviv
Kennedy Airport
Explosion Kills Four In Carswell Mine In 1941
The Raleigh Register notes that on January 22 in Raleigh County four men died and fourteen were injured in an explosion deep in the Carswell mine of the Koppers Coal Company near Kimball. It also reports influenza cases rising, a hospital visitor notice, and a series of notes on Israeli fashion exports and fashion week plans in Tel Aviv.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh Register
Welch
Carswell
Koppers Coal Company
Kimball
Raleigh County
Beckley Hospital
Fire Rages Through Quinnimont Hotel in West Virginia
Twenty years ago the Quinnimont Hotel, a leading Southern West Virginia hostelery built in 1906 with an associated bar, was destroyed by fire this week. Manager J. E. Lowe had run the property for about two years before the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh Register
Quinnimont
West Virginia
J. E. Lowe
GOP Hope Dies Hard As Party Rifts Persist
Washington report notes internal GOP tensions at the 1965 meeting. State chairmen push for oversight of Young Republicans and Women’s Federation, seeking tighter control while Ray Bliss focuses on nuts and bolts for 1966 victories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
NEA
Republican National Committee
Ray Bliss
Fdr
Harry Truman
John F. Kennedy
Great Society
Rockin
Cussin
GOP
Republican Women’s Federation
National Committee
Bliss
Women’s Federation
Raleigh and Register Publication Details and Rates
Beckley Newspapers Corporation issues Raleigh and Register with offices in Beckley and Hinton West Virginia. The notice lists subscription rates by mail and home delivery, carrier and distributor arrangements, and tax policy for West Virginia residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Prince St
Beckley
W. Va
Hinton
West Virginia
Beckley Newspapers Corporetan
Bug Dust Speech on Liquor and Gambling Profits in State
The speech depicts a House Committee on Gaming and Legal Club Activities discussing how liquor and gambling laws enable wealth without work. It cites officials who profit from an untaxed system, mocks reform efforts, and argues the status quo will persist unless sentiment shifts, ending with a call to proceed with business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Okes
House Committee On
Louis Quinze
West
Mississippi
Watch On The Potomac urged revolt against Ho
Spivey argues that pressure should back democratic revolt against Ho Chi Minh and North Viet Nam. He calls for clear UN and USIA condemnation, notes North Vietnamese discontent, and says a peaceful overthrow by guerrilla action may take time but should begin now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viet Nam
United Nations
USIA
Ho Chi Minh
North
United States of America
Johnson
Hanoi
Red China
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Sir James M. Barrie
Lyle Wilson
Republican Party
Phil Newsom
Moscow
Soviet Union
Nikita Khrushchev
Aldo Moro
Socialists
Social Democrats
Moro
Christian Democrats
Italy
Hammasui
Sahara
Hilton
Blumenfeld
Bruce Bioss At
Raleigh & Register
John Hodel
Ward-Griffith Company, Inc
Atlanta
Boston
Charlotte
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Greenville
Pittsburgh
MATS
Potomac
Robert G. Spivace
Mao Tse-tung
China
South
Communist Party of
North Viet Nam
National Liberation
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
Berry O
NEA, Fre
Lyndon
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