State of the Union stance on Vietnam and peace efforts
The President’s address to Congress outlines a solemn posture in Southeast Asia amid the Vietnam conflict. It argues a balance between strength and openness to peace talks, warns against past errors, and hopes for a return to peaceful times, with caution about future missteps.
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Congress
Southeast Asia
United States
Vietnam
Nazi
Germany
Japan
America
Health plan revival eyed for Raleigh County
Gibbs Kinderman outlines a broad public health plan by the Raleigh County Community Action Association to deliver medical dental and mental health services to outlying areas. The program envisions education therapy transportation and coordination with the Appalachian Regional Health Program to boost morale and provide work and life opportunities for the region’s residents.
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Raleigh County Community Action Association
Gibbs Kinderman
West Virginia
California voter drive pushes to legalize abortion in 1968 ballot
The California Committee to Legalize Abortion filed with the attorney general to place an initiative on the November 1968 general election. The piece surveys U S abortion statistics, foreign practices, and legal climates, noting state and national debates and the roles of groups like the Society for Human Abortion.
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California
United States
California Committee To
CCLA
Fead
Society For Humane Abortion
San Francisco
Society For the Study of Abortion, Inc
New York
25 Years Ago From the 1541 Fikes Raleigh Register
Randolph Norton notes local history with Rudy Swartzyna saving for a $200 defense bond and $200 earnings on hay. City elections bring four new councilmen and two reappointed, Mayor A K Minter starts a third term and J C Freeman is re-elected.
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Raleigh Register
Randolph Norton
Rudy Swatzyna
Beckley Newspapers
Messenger Boy
United States
Rudy
Post Office
Rudy Swarzyna
BNC
Recorder
A. K. Minter
C. Catron
Fred Ramsey
E. S. Pugh
L. E. Miller
J. C. Freeman
Who Will Follow Duvalier In Haiti, And When?
UPI analysis details Haiti under François Duvalier with a 5,000-man Ton ton Macoute force, Rolando Masferrer’s Los Tigres invasion plot, and a US role as referee. It notes Haiti’s poverty, low life expectancy, and the potential for a new dictator or chaos after Duvalier’s regime.
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Duvalier
Haiti
Phil Newsom
UPI
Tiger
United States
Tonton Macoute
Francois Duvaleir
Republic of
Rolando Masferrer Rojas
Los Tigres
Cuba
Fulgencio Batista
Spain
Masferrer
Fidel Castro
U.S
Port Au Prince
Papa Doe
Papa Doc
Mao Seen as Front Man for Lin Piao in China
Reports from official and unofficial sources say Mao Tse-tung has lost support among the Peking hierarchy but retains strong popularity with China's 700 million people. Lin Piao is described as running the show with Mao as front man, while many top leaders are disgraced or under attack and a split grows within the Red Guards.
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K.C. Thaler
London
UPI
Communist Party
Mao Tse-tung
Peking
Mao
China
Defense
Lin Piao
Peking Party
Tain
Red Guard
Red Guards
Lin Pian
Mail Bag Vista workers faced praise amid patent industry growth
A readers letter defends Vista workers against maligned claims as Bayer executives describe mass production of billions of consumer goods, including aspirin tablets. M Cooke of Bayer notes rigorous quality control with 25 specialists testing from powder to tablet, and about 400 skilled workers needed per shift to keep production on schedule.
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Bayer
Cooke
Fable of Volunteers and Vistas in Piney Oaks
A fable-like chronicle set in Beckley where Volunteers in Service to America face resistance from locals. Two Vista workers, one white and one Negro, move into Piney Oaks to aid a downtrodden community amid rumors and pressures, highlighting racial tension and official reluctance to protect outsiders. The piece critiques politics, power, and policing in a hostile environment.
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Washington
America
Beckley
Vista
Piney Oaks
Prayer For Today Steady Our Feet Into The New Year
A reflective New Year blessing calls for steadiness in faith and trust in God. It asks to cast out fear and doubt and lean on the Word, guiding life to be pleasing to the divine. The prayer hopes for a peaceful year for homes worldwide through Christ.
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Christ
Winfield Burggraaff
Reformed Church In America
Romney Plans Gradual Vietnam Stance Ahead of 1968 Bid
Washington dispatch notes Michigan Governor George Romney and aides fear delaying a clear Vietnam position could boost expectations and harm his presidential prospects. Romney will issue a series of position papers on various Vietnam issues after a yet undisclosed interval, aiming to avoid a single decisive, high risk statement.
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Washington
Nea
Michigan
George Romney
Romney
Vietnam
White Sulphur Springs
Beckley Newspaper Class Mail Rates and Delivery Terms
Public notice lists weekly and half month rates for carrier delivery in Beckley and Hinton West Virginia. It includes publishing office address and contact details for BECKLEY NEWSPAPER CORPORATION and instructions for changing subscriber addresses.
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Democratic
Beckley Newspaper Corporation
Prince St
Beckley
W. Va
Hinton
Departmenta
Rome
West Virginia
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Sherri Finkbine
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New Jersey
New Mexico
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Olga Nikonchik
USSR
Ministry of Health
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House of Lords
William D. Laffler
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the Register
Raleigh County
Alton Dailey
Mead
M. Cooke
Bayer Co
Sterling Drug
John Hodel
Appalachians
Berry's
Bruce Bioss At
John F. Kennedy
Dwight D. Eisenhower
New Hampshire
Robert A. Taft
Raleigh
United Press International
Ward-Griffith Company, Inc
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