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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1968
Page
2
In Beckley debate on parking systems residents decry a businesslike city model that favors certain users over others. Critics argue law enforcement is selectively applied, calling for equal treatment and cheaper staffing rather than targeted penalties for selected groups.
Declassified Rand Corp report labeled the bombing of North Vietnam largely of doubtful value across economic political and military dimensions. It argues the campaign failed to disrupt the North sufficiently to stop aid or maintain decisive leverage, while causing civilian casualties and elevating anti American sentiment. The piece discusses implications for U S policy and 1964 election politics.
Review discusses Jonathan Kozol's Death At An Early Age, detailing harsh conditions in Boston public schools for poor minority children. It highlights corporal punishment, neglect, labeled racism, and failed support systems that stifle creativity and self worth, with vivid student examples.
A West Virginia reform movement led by private citizens seeks to change lobbying norms and tax policy. The People’s Fair Tax Committee backs Governor candidate Paul Kaufman, aiming to spur broad citizen engagement beyond paid lobbyists, with outreach across multiple counties and calls for stronger leadership.
PNL Newsom UPI reports from New Delhi that 232 nations convene the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development to address mass starvation, rising inequality, and the looming danger of conflict. Gunnar Myrdal warns against a refusal to confront the unsustainable gap between rich and poor. Israel, Taiwan, and India cited as mixed indicators amid global aid and trade debates.
Readers criticize Bug Dust Theatre for misleading show times and intrusive advertisements in film and newspaper promotions. They recount calling for 7 40 pm, facing two films and multiple ads, feeling trapped as a captive audience and urging honesty in listings and promos.
Washington report describes how students at Roosevelt High School mocked Stokely Carmichael during confrontations, turning his racist rhetoric back on him, in a display praised as wholesome by observers. The piece frames Carmichael's rally as a danger to national nerve and cites the students' decisive, nonviolent rebuttal.
Fragmented excerpts blend a devotional prayer with political dialogue from 1960s era coverage. The text juxtaposes a Lexington professor and a Harvard graduate with party sales and civil rights protest scenes involving Carmichael and Roosevelt High students.
Fragmented OCR shows a Beckley newspaper listing subscription rates and delivery details for Raleigh area. It cites Beckley Newspapers Corporation and Beclley address 253-4331 with daily and Sunday options and annual pricing, though text is garbled.
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