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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1965
Page
4
The Algerian government communiqué blames Belgium and the United States for the Congo incident. It states hostages were alive until Belgian paratroopers began dropping, describing a lethal sequence and asserting responsibility.
Grand juries in two cities will review corruption in the Internal Revenue Service starting January. The Washington Star cites investigations naming Cleveland Detroit New Orleans and Albany as graft sites with New York City at the center of 1954 headlines. About 60,000 IRS staffers remain honest as reform proceeds.
London based UPI reports that unity efforts in Africa look bleak in the new year. Emotional pressures weak regimes and economic trouble strain the Organization for African Unity amid Congo and Zanzibar tensions. Rivalries deepen as French speaking states shift toward militants while Ethiopia moves rightward. Sino Soviet influence grows with China making bigger inroads, yet Africans grow disenchanted with communism despite Cold War competition.
Governor Hatfield plans to ask the state legislature for an additional revenue of 900000 to fund improvements to state institutions and to cover a projected deficit on July 1, 1915. Amigo Coal Company received a charter for 100000, with chief operations in Slab Fork Raleigh County. Incorporators include Dr. J A Wood Fred G Wood Joseph Wood Jr. Dr W W Kiner and J C Sullivan of Mullens. Atty T K Laing moved his household effects to Herberton where he will serve as general manager of the new coal company.
The Mississippi Freedom Party challenges seating of five Congressmen, signaling a new phase in the civil rights battle. Federal funding, economic action, and political pressure will intensify, with Mississippi facing intensified scrutiny and potential repercussions, including boycotts of state bonds and military installations.
Montreal dispatch reports psychiatrists rethinking mental drives from Freud era beliefs. Some now argue self esteem and perceived usefulness influence minds more than hunger or sex. They warn thinking can trigger breakdowns when problems exceed capacity and note specialization limits.
A German newspaper notes 750000 unfilled vacancies in West Germany despite over a million foreign workers from Italy Spain Turkey and Greece. It suggests American capital tied firms in Germany could hire Americans to fill skilled gaps while U S unemployment hovers around five percent.
U S specialists say the Italian Communist party remains large but is being contained and whittled down. Membership may be around one million, half its former size, while four million Italians vote. The party’s influence in government and labor is not expanding, and local alliances with Socialists are fading.
Beckley Newspapers Corporation lists subscription rates for mail and home delivery, with prices for daily and Sunday, six months, and annual plans. It notes agent independence and that the company is not responsible for advance payments to carriers and distributors.
UPI reports analysts widely expect immediate devaluation for Britain's pound as Britain seeks to balance trade and payments. Chase Manhattan notes optimism versus pessimism about the pound's outlook while Dean Witter warns devaluation could occur over a longer horizon if Britain does not tighten policy and restore fiscal order.
Handicapped children require special provisions for education including specialized classes or schools and supplementary instruction if in regular settings. Public schools face difficulties delivering proper programs, with small systems and limited facilities often struggling to obtain trained teachers.
The report notes the firing squad and martial law imposed to stamp out anti German moves in Bohemia Moravia during the protectorate era. It contrasts two blind children Alan and Edward showing outcomes of early special education versus integrated schooling with prior skills. Audrey Ball, head nurse, is expected to visit Oklahoma for the holidays. Roosevelt explores federal planning for small hospitals in poor states.
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