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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1965
Page
4
A Tallulah Bankhead quip explains why she calls everyone dahling and recalls misnaming a friend as Martini instead of Olive. It highlights playful memory lapses in social life.
The piece lauds American voluntary aid, tracing CARE and MEDICO origins, merger in 1962, and current global programs. It notes 54 long term overseas staff and 100 short term volunteers, with a $3 million campaign benefiting about 600,000 people this year. Emphasizes training local personnel to reach self sufficiency. Headquarters listed as 660 First Avenue, New York.
Insightful field report notes Saigon’s night life continuing amid Viet Nam crisis talks. It contrasts political maneuvering in Peking, Moscow, and Geneva with daily life in Saigon, where the city’s avenues bustle with French cars and scooters as violence briefly erupts yet victims are swiftly cleared. The piece details open lines of communication among major powers, hostages in Chinese jails, and ongoing ambassadorial talks from Warsaw to Geneva.
The January move by Burundi to suspend diplomatic relations and expel Chinese diplomats signals a setback for Beijing. Chinese agents reportedly advised and financed Congolese rebels from Bujumbura, with arms transshipped via Tanzania and Zanzibar, highlighting Beijing's struggle with the Soviet Union for influence in Africa.
The article details Chinese embassies and funds shaping politics in Burundi and Zanzibar, with Premier Ngen Ndandumwe assassinated on Jan 15. It notes a 1960s pivot as China strengthens ties in Tanzania and Algeria, gifting the Shuguang to Algiers and promoting cultural influence while U.S. relations cool.
New York design editor notes mixed outcomes of windowless work spaces. Whitney, president of Walter Kidde Constructors, says some workers lose outside awareness but modern climate control reduces heat loss. He cites solar load as a key design challenge in choosing windowed versus windowless facilities.
The speaker notes interior lighting and temperatures drive design, arguing that the use of areas with smaller windows is a definite trend at present. This shift aims to improve energy efficiency and climate control in industrial spaces.
Bug Dust Hospitals Should Have murals On Ceilings by John Hodell argues hospital ceilings lack decoration and suggests murals or even movies or ceiling TV to brighten patients' rooms. He recalls GE price fixing and notes a visit to a hospital executive, urging reopening the blocked Valley Drive street and closing with a prayer by Alfred Grant Walton.
A group of ten U.S. officials proposes a four year preinsurgency program to neutralize communist undergrounds in ten countries including Chile Ecuador Peru Brazil the Congo and Iran. The plan outlines four phases with phased propaganda training and policy actions to boost productivity land reform and democratic institutions.
25 Years Ago From the 1940 Files recalls the New River and Winding Gulf Mining Institute hosting a dinner and floor show at Mountainair Hotel in Mount Hope. Ned H. Ragland files for Democratic nomination for prosecuting attorney. Finland surrenders to Russia. West Virginia reports 1306 new influenza cases. Elta E. Miller earns three star emblem for 15 years with Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of WV.
Published by Beckley Newspapers Corporation this notice lists mail rates for daily and Sunday delivery and carrier delivery options. It notes locations Beckley and Hinton West Virginia telephones, advertising representation, and that carriers are independent contractors with no responsibility for advance payments. state tax applies to West Virginia subscriptions.
David Nydice counsels parents on honest simple answers to children's questions. Avoid false, overly detailed, or age inappropriate explanations. Teach with direct demonstrations when helpful and address topics like darkness and basic biology without shame or confusion.
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