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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1968
Page
2
A fragment discusses a push to pay people for producing goods and services, framing it as a century spanning idea. It mentions a resident linked to United Steelworkers of Antwecica and references tax policy as a trigger for libertarian concerns.
A columnist critiques jail administration citing statutes on jailers duties food sanitation and annual jail inspections. He notes abuse of authority and calls for a decisive clean up cycle to end neglect at the county jail and urges accountability to state standards.
The piece sarcastically predicts rapid snow removal with aid from Got and notes growing complaints from monthly parkers. It imagines City Hall as a stage for folk music with lingering curses at officials, snow blowers, and delays, while musing on funding a new snowflower and an Alvin.
Washington reports reveal lawmakers doubt public demand for higher taxes to fund the Vietnam War. Senators McCarthy and others argue sentiment against war costs is not driving tax resistance. Presidents Roosevelt and Truman previously used tax hikes, but current plans face stiff political headwinds amid inflation and deficits.
Richard Spong reports on the federal minimum wage rising to 1.00 an hour and the long history of wage floors from the 1938 Fair Labor Standards Act to 1985. The piece notes debates, proposed hikes, and the impact of the 2.3 billion annual pay increase affecting millions of workers and employers.
Economists debate the impact of a proposed hourly rise to SLs from 1 in mostly service trades. Critics warn higher rates shrink job opportunities and widen wage differentials, citing Goodwill workshops that may lay off handicapped workers. Proponents argue wage gains boost prosperity and dignity, while data show mixed effects on unemployment among teens and minorities.
Spain seeks preferential terms in the dollar program to ease inflation and balance of payments while pressuring Washington amid the Sixth Fleet visit to Gibraltar. Madrid weighs renewed talks before September amid NATO defenses and deeper Franco-French coordination. Gibraltar residents favor British democracy over Francoist Spain.
UPT Latin American Editor FRANCIS L. MCCARTEY reports Guatemala’s rise in violence after the 1950s, linking assassinations and bombings to political shifts, guerrilla splits, and covert backing by powerful interests. He traces marks of terrorism through upheavals tied to Arevalo, Guaman, Fidel Castro, and Cold War alignments, noting thousands killed by 1967 amid factional vendettas.
Berry s World notes Jon Webber Jr of Houstoun and Lt Cmdr Ernest Mungo of Beckland Maine have highlighted the terrorist year to date and led the embassy to stiffen internal security measures in capitors. The piece comments on the uncertain future of terrorism and lack of predictors.
A critical piece discusses temperance activism and the West Virginia United Church Alcohol Action Program. It mocks a study on alcohol costs, arguing misused data distort the truth and calling for a balanced view that recognizes both costs and perceived pleasures in alcohol.
Prayer for today asks Our Father to remind us of the cross and resist self-indulgence. It seeks awakening from lethargy and to hear the burdens of the world as Advent ministers reflect on Christ in the church.
Washington reflects on the Pueblo seizure and crew kidnapping as President Johnson faces a defining choice. Doves largely silent while hawks pressure, echoing Pearl Harbor and Cuban missile crisis stakes. Advisors warn politically, yet duties to national security overshadow party lines in this election year.
Recurring items show local officials reshuffling posts with E. Fourney nominating K. Tris to head Beckley hosiery salvage campaign and JC Prince reelected president of the bank board. Beckley Civil Air Patrol names Joseph Kacsmaryk as new squadron commander. broader war notes fuse with national commentaries on juvenile delinquency and Cold War tensions.
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