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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1969
Page
2
The statement by Lester B. Pearson links removing Tolay I'car from a region in the Middle East to transforming a geography into social cohesion. It frames neighborliness as a mental state rather than a mere place-based trait.
The letter criticizes the Raleigh County Court under Charlies Burdiss and urges January's new commissioners led by Walter James to adopt bold, forward looking programs. It calls for risk taking, decisive action, and courageous leadership to improve county services and uplift residents. It warns against timidity and reliance on cheap programs.
Don Graff notes Canada’s Turbotrain shows rail travel can be fast and comfortable with a 335 mile Toronto to Montreal run in near four hours, offering lower fares than air travel. He contrasts it with delayed American plans for a Washington to Boston corridor, hoping rail makes a comeback in the U.S.
Washington based piece argues the militant left and right youths are failures unable to cope with reality. It claims their protests are noise without constructive programs and that their calls for perfection ignore human flaw and social complexity.
Mrs H C Sessions is named public information chairman by the Raleigh County American Red Cross board of directors. Howard Fillmer continues as War Fund chair, per executive secretary Mrs Georgramht.
President Johnson and Lady Bird will vacation in Palm Springs in February at Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller’s desert villa. The trip echoes Eisenhower’s retirements and aims to help Johnson with golf and rest after five years in office while hosting farewells in New York and Washington before leaving for the LBJ ranch.
UPI analysis notes growing conflict around Israel with attacks on Beirut airport and other Arab targets. The piece contrasts US and Soviet responses, questions American aid, and argues that both sides share responsibility for escalating violence and distrust in the region.
Britain’s Remploy Ltd. Enterprise reports a 1960s year with sales surpassing 19 million dollars and over 7,000 disabled workers employed across 85 factories, yet records a nearly 9.6 million dollar loss for the year ending last March. The firm relies on government grants to cover trading losses while planning to grow the workforce by about 300 annually to 1972, focusing on jobs suited to severely disabled employees rather than profitability.
Remploy operates a broad range of products from furniture and electrical goods to light engineering and textile sewing. The program helps disabled workers gain skills and confidence to leave sheltered employment for mainstream jobs.
An essay discusses how being different invites social hostility and energy to resist norms. It notes that nature favors mediocrity, while individuals who act counter to the flow may face consequences, yet some uniquely different people have changed the world. The piece warns innocents to beware the dangers of radical individuality.
A prayer asks divine strength and wisdom for the President, cabinet, and all government leaders to guide decisions by eternal purposes. The text invokes righteousness over the land and closes with Amen from Richard 1 James at University Christian Church in Miami Florida.
In Washington commentary, Louis Martin, retiring deputy chairman of the Democratic National Committee, is praised for shaping U S race relations under LBJ. Robert Finch argues the incoming Nixon team needs a trusted Black liaison like Martin to bridge communities and whites, ensuring candid dialogue and authentic representation.
Fifteen mines of the New River Company at MacDonald have been idle for over a week due to a broad strike. Miners day men pumpers and carpenters and nearly all worker classes protested over a $1.40 pay increase granted by the government but unpaid by the company.
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