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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 03, 1966

Page

4

On The Ho Chi Minh Trail and Ambulance Service Debate

Thoughtful column questions private ambulances and municipal aid after West Virginia Turnpike fatalities. It weighs the risk of impropriety in funeral services and whether public coverage would compel political loyalty or payment, urging discussion of access to fast emergency care along the toll road.

West Virginia

Handsome Lookalike Found in Polio Era Photo

A newspaper note reveals a resemblance between a local editor and Renato Dulbecco, a polio researcher at Caltech. The origin traced to a National Foundation folder. Dulbecco, born 1914 in Catanzaro, is described with career details in biology and virology and work on virus-host interactions and plaque methods.

the National Foundation National Foundation Vern Schellmann Institute For Biological Studies la Jolla San Diego Jonas E. Salk Renato Dulbecco, M. D Catanzaro Italy University of Torino Torino Indiana University California Institute of Technology Dulbecco

Prayer Text by Methodist Columnist John Marvin Rast

For Today Eternal God, our Father, source of life and truth and love, we bow humbly before Thee. We confess our involvement in the sins of the world and rejoice that Thou hast sent to us a Redeemer. Amen.

John Marvin Rast Columbia, S. C

Picketing entrepreneurs offer Rent-A-Picket service

A New York company named Rent-A-Picket hires bearded sign carriers for three dollars an hour to demonstraste or protest on demand. Clients can rent workers to shoulder protests with signs over varied topics from petty personal disputes to libraries in Indonesia.

New York Mothers In Law

Pension-Age Medicare Affidavits Require Patriotism Pledge

About two million Americans over 65 who seek free Medicare benefits must sign affidavits swearing to their patriotism. The measure targets aged Communists and subversives among seniors, while some 17 million other seniors who contributed to Social Security face the wider program.

Uncle Sam

Medicare Exemption Cited in Social Security Ruling

The Social Security Administration explains that those who earned Medicare benefits during work under Social Security or Railroad Retirement are exempt from the provision, regardless of any mixing with business. The text frames Congress as delivering a blow against un-Americ anism, or similar.

Social Security Administration Congress

Visit to Cape Kennedy Left The Public Cold and Curious

Robert G. Spivack reports a Cape Kennedy tour that disappoints visitors. A lone barn-sized building houses a walk through exhibit with a recovered capsule outside and little information. After a brief lecture, visitors leave with a vague sense of space programs, while kids remain more engaged than adults.

NASA Moon Buck Rogers Space Space de Sins Serre

Expect Bloody Time Before Rhodesia Finds Peace

Phil Newsom reports Rhodesia remains tense after a declaration of independence with a fatal shooting near Bulawayo, illustrating deep national tensions between white authorities and black nationalist movements. Salisbury and Bulawayo symbolize contrasting modernity and control as the region's economy centers on tobacco farming, industry, and rail links to Victoria Falls and Beira.

Phil Newsom UPI Britain Rhodesia Bulawayo Salisbury Ustrial Victoria Falls Beira Mozambique Ostensi Republic of Eea

Parishioners Surprised Pastor With Warm Welcome

The Presbyterian parsonage on Heber Street was visited by a large congregation delegation that packed the home with a heavy but affectionate audience. The surprise included a lengthy giving of gifts to the pastor and family for days ahead. Nearby, Wesleyan College students spent time with relatives, and local residents noted E. E. White's travel to Washington to establish a winter home, with Mrs White and Julia remaining there until July.

Heber Street Wm. McTaggart E. E. White Glen White City Washington

Draft board area letter and Kiwanis banquet list

Twenty three years ago the first 500 men in the Tra Hill Marsh Fork Clear Fo draft board area had filled out selective service questionnaires and sent them to Eunice for classification. Guests included Co-Captains George Da Rahail and Jon Lively with other names listed for the Kiwanis honoring the Flying Eagles banquet. A separate quote reflects a weary tone on emotions and law, while noting Britain’s embargoes on Rhodesia trade and the UN Security Council call for an oil embargo.

Tra Hill-Marsh F Fork-Clear Eunice Office Kiwanis Flying Eagles George da Rahail Jon Lively Adamos Carbo Yost Jesse Lilly Warren Gilkerson Ed Suptic Joe Rodriguez John Nickovitch Shan Stansbury Odesia Africa Britain Security Council United Nations France Rhodesia

Wish I Had Known That Before I Came To College

Freshmen at the University of Rochester share tips for future students focusing on study habits time management and preparation for college life Their comments stress the need to develop a work schedule learn to read for college courses and adapt to lecture classes while noting high school deficiencies and the value of independent reading and analysis

University of Rochester Rochester N. Y Upstate New York Pennsylvania New England

Subscription Rates By Mail From The Kh Maleigh Register

The Kh Maleigh Register lists mail subscription rates where no established prices exist. The notice outlines varying costs based on delivery location and duration, directing readers to correspondence for precise figures and renewal details.

Governor Entitled To Two Days Of Relaxation

Governor Hulett C. Smith travels to Texas for a Center Foundation tour near LBJ Ranch amid speculation of a White House visit. Reports note mansion renovations cost about $144000 and hindered funds. Smith plans to move into the state mansion as soon as possible, while commuting from Beckley.

Fanny Seiler UPI Hulett C. Smith Texas Comef News Management Statehouse Jack Canfield Smith San Marcos Inter Traucational LBJ Job Corps Training Center Truman Gore de Ney Gore Beckley

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