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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 17, 1966

Page

4

States race to host BEV proton accelerator project

The nation’s states bid for the 200 billion BEV site as NAS reviews 85 proposals from 43 states. Kentucky Nevada and Michigan vie with offers, hoping for thousands of jobs and a 60 million dollar annual operating boost, while Congress weighs final placement in a political process. Also notes Radio Free Europe fundraising for 1966 and scrutiny of its financing and policy alignment.

Kentucky Nevada Michigan Washington Atomic Energy Commission National Academy of Sciences NAS AEC Soviet Union Brookhaven National Laboratory Long Island Russia U. S. News & World Report Joint Atomic Energy Committee of Congress Congress Radio Free Europe RFE

Red China faces stiffer haul to peace talks in Vietnam

Washington commentary argues that Vietnam alliance balance differs from Korea in 1951. It notes Hanoi and Beijing fear a protracted stalemate, with North Vietnamese regulars and Viet Cong still capable, backed by a powerful Red China. Moscow’s stance remains cautious as Russia wavers between Beijing and restraint. A formal halt to fighting would be hard to cloak, risking undermining the war of liberation narrative.

Washington Nea Hanoi Peking Korea Truman Moscow Russia U.N Jacob Malik China North Korea South Korea U. N South Viet Nam Red China Thailand United States

White House satire clashes with LBJ humor

Backstairs at the White House reports comedians including Mort Sahl and a satirical group the Committee facing trouble keeping pace with President Johnson. Producers say jokes about Washington life and LBJ Ranch feel truer than fiction as satire attempts delay and edits.

UPI White House Washington White House Johnson The Committee San Francisco Alan Myerson LBJ George Dixon Washington Life

Backstairs satire on Johnson and Catholicism riles readers

The piece surveys satirists Gregory and others using Johnson and Luci as targets. It notes reader backlash at the White House after a Gregory appearance and discusses whether the satire crosses lines into crude territory. It mentions The Mitchell Trio and Earl Doud producing parodies of Johnson and Rockefeller drawn from real tapes and speeches.

Dick Gregory Gregory Johnson God Luci Knox Leoearenes White House Mitchell Johnsons Earl Doud New York Vaughan Meader Nelson A. Rockefeller Rockefeller

One Man's Hodge Podge Worthy of Note

A column mixes light humor on words like hodge podge and hurley burley with local civic notes. The writer praises Beckley blood donor efforts led by the Woman's Club Junior Department and Raleigh County Medical Association, then lauds Roy Lee’s nature writing in West Virginia Conservation. He previews next week on Job Corps and public servant examples, closing with a prayer vignette from Mae E. Hunter.

Hodge Reader Hodge Nor Podge Beckley Walter H. Griswold Woman’s Club of Roy Lee West Virginia Conservation Magazine Harmon Mother Nature Job Corps Peck Robert “Bob” Holliday West Virginia House of Delegates United States Robert C. Byrd

U.S. Learned Lessons From Earlier Coups In Vietnam

Washington officials in Saigon work behind the scenes to deter a coup against Premier Nguyen Cao Ky by paratrooper Brig. Gen. Nguyen Chanh Thi. Ky keeps loyal counsel close, signals calm, and plans defense flights near Saigon as U.S. policy shifts toward restraint after the Phan Huy Quat affair.

Washington Enterprise Assn NEA U.S Saigon Nguyen Cao Ky Nguyen Chanh Thi Viet Nam Thi United States U. S Phan Huy Quat Quat

Raleigh Register Suppressed by Beckley Newspapers

Fragmentary notice states Raleigh Register suppression by Beckley Newspapers Corporation with printing address 341 Prince Street and service areas Beckley and Hinton West Virginia. Mentions John Hodel editor and United Press International affiliation.

Beckley Newspapers Corporation Prince &J Beckley W. Va Hinton W. V Telephone — Air Departments

Debate over branch colleges in West Virginia education

West Virginia education leaders clash on branch colleges while urging a full study before any new or branch institution. The Governor's Commission on Higher Education urges exhaustive analysis, with emphasis on expanding vocational and two year programs. Marshall University favors existing branches at Logan and Williamson, while WVU president argues the state already has many colleges. Legislators back continuing branches and highlight a need for postsecondary vocational training. A separate note covers political talk and a funded Democratic booklet distributed by the Natural Resources department.

Fanny Seiler Charleston UPI West Virginia Governor’s Commission

Supermarket Managers Rise to Multifacted Executives

New York based report notes today’s supermarket manager is an executive overseeing a multi billion dollar industry. He works about 60 hours weekly and can earn over 20000 annually while overseeing operations that involve financing, real estate, engineering, advertising and public relations. Independent store owners may reach 35000 to 40000 annually, while chain managers range from 8000 to 20000 plus.

New York UPI Sells Aps Mueller

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