West Virginia Governor Smith Focuses on Education and Ethics
The new West Virginia governor Hulett C. Smith has made a strong public start, emphasizing education and government integrity. He faces cabinet constraints and the need for a constitutional convention, while hoping for skilled aides and support from The Register. Global air safety talks in Montreal seek standardized crash investigations and broader information sharing. US air travel remains far safer than auto travel, with 81.9 million passengers and 27 deaths per 100 million passenger miles in 1964.
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West Virginia
Hulett C. Smith
Smith
Board of Public Works
U. S
Law to bar industry wide strikes raises pressure in Congress
Washington reports that longshoremen on the East Coast Gulf ports could spur a push for a national law to curb industry wide stoppages. The drive targets trucking, railroading, maritime shipping, aviation, steel and auto sectors to avert nationwide shutdowns and economic damage.
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Washington
Nea
East Coast
Gulf Ports
Congress
Johnson
Ing
David Martin
R-Neb
Martin
Maryland
Employers’ Association
Landrum-Griffin
Ground rules on communism changing in Italy
K C Thaler reports United Press International that Luigi Longo, new Italian Communist leader, advocates cooperation with Catholics and freedom of religion, signaling a shift from atheistic dogma. The move, while possibly strategic, challenges orthodox Communist policy and could trigger wider impact in satellites and Latin America.
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K. C. Thaler
United Press International
Europe
Luigi Longo
Palmiro
Togliatti
Communist Party of
Italy
Nikita Khrushchev
Longo
Kremlin
Moscow
Communist Party
Latin America
Confecliian Party Plans Comeback and Tactics
An interview with a disguised Republican figure outlines plans to revive the party. He discusses safety, public meetings amid hostility, trial ballots for police protection, and leveraging extremist supporters while targeting the solid south for organization and a new party name.
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Dean Burch
Burch
Lyndon Johnson
Harry Truman
Franklin Roosevelt
John Birch
Goldwater
Senator Goldwater
China
Solid South
South Carolina
Georgia
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Confederate Party
Beckley Newspapers rates and delivery terms
Publication details for Nakiah B Neaister era Beckley Newspapers outline subscription rates by mail and home delivery options. It lists prices for daily and Sunday editions, change of address requirements, state tax, and notes on independent contractor carriers and nonresponsibility for advance payments.
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West Virginia
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
De Gaulle Aims to Reshape Atlantic Alliance by 1969
Paris reports President Charles de Gaulle plans drastic changes to NATO by 1969, possibly pulling France out and stripping the pact of integrated supranational features. He seeks to reduce U.S. leadership while maintaining France and Europe under American nuclear deterrence, even as France expands its own nuclear program.
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Joseph W. Grigg
United Press International
Paris
UPT
Charles de Gaulle
France
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
de Gaulle
United States
Ber
Europe
First Dog Him Joins Johnson at Bergstrom Arrival
At Bergstrom Air Force Base a Secret Service agent brings Him the First Dog of the United States to the helicopter pad leading to a presidential flight. The beagle on a chain surprised newsmen as President Johnson opted to drive to the air base before boarding his jet to Washington.
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Alvin Spivak Washington
UPS
White House
Bergstrom Air Force Base
Tex
Secret Service
Johnson
Washington
Helicop
50 Years Ago in Raleigh Robins Fine and Fire News
The Raleigh Register notes robins are protected by law as large flocks pass through the area. A Raleigh man paid a $50 fine plus costs for shooting robins. The Hotel Raleigh will reopen soon in the former Raleigh Hardware building. The legislature will consider a county salary bill reducing officer pay from current levels. President Johnson positions the beagle Him for companionship after sister Her died in November. Him seeks human company amid loss, with Johnson easing his loneliness.
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Raleigh Register
Raleigh
Squire Robertson
Robins
Raleigh Hardware Company
Her
White House
Him
Johnson
Steel price rises spark union strike risk in 1965
Washington reports selective steel price hikes unsettle the Kennedy Johnson administration while buoying United Steelworkers demands for a stronger labor contract. Analysts warn of an inflationary risk and possible spring strike as 39 major iron and steel firms post rising profits and record output.
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Washington
Johnson
United Steelworkers of America
Kennedy
Gardner Ackley
Council of Economic Advisers
David J. McDonald
Iron and Steel
Indo
Huntington official elected WV Football Officials chief
From the Raleigh Register files a Huntington man is elected president of the West Virginia Football Officials Association. The note also mentions the G. C. Murphy Co store undergoing its fourth remodel since 1931 and a Chamber of Commerce leadership update with John E. Bridge elected president after forming a Junior Chamber group ready to cooperate with the seniors.
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Ene
Raleig Register
Charleston
Huntington
West Virginia Football Officials’ Association
G. C. Murphy Co
Chamber of Commerce
John E. Bridge
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Ward-Criffith Company, Inc
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