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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1967
Page
2
Sir Douglas Glover argues in Parliament against abolishing titles praising the enduring value of traditional honor while defending the role of hereditary designations in public life.
After two and a half days of operation Beckley’s new one way traffic plan shows a big early improvement though drivers cling to old habits. Plans include lane painting on Prince Neville Heber and Main streets and new traffic lights. Bottlenecks at Kanawha Street and Valley Drive may require widening and possible overpass or underpass options. Third Avenue left turns from Second Street will push traffic via Valley Drive. Authorities urge careful study to resolve issues and solidify support.
The American Bar Association debates withholding potentially prejudicial information in criminal trials. A reardon report proposes barring disclosure from arrest to verdict, affecting courts and ethics, while press groups warn of censorship and call for voluntary self-policing to preserve free speech and impartial juries.
Beckley Newspapers Corporation lists mail and home delivery subscription rates for Beckley and Hinton West Virginia. It notes address change procedures and adds a 3 percent WV sales tax. It disclaims responsibility for advance payments to carriers and distributors.
A UPI analysis notes that Americans favor slogans and labels, with sayings like keep the faith and resolve shaping public responses. It discusses cultural reflexes in politics, advertising, and social views reflected in the Powell era and broader national attitudes.
The piece argues terminology in Vietnam ranges from terrorists to rebels and notes Viet Cong bias toward Communist framing. It suggests Viet Cong should be called Communist-led and contrasts Western labels with local perspectives to explain nationalist motivations.
The feature traces the origin of the West Virginia outdoor drama Honey in the Rock from December 1954 discussions to its June 27 1961 opening. It details community effort led by Charles Hodel Kermit Hunter and Kermit H Locke plus funding from the state legislature and local groups.
Hospitals are increasingly using one time paper bedding and gowns to reduce infection. Kimberly Clark says paper linens grow about 30 percent yearly and suit operating rooms, ERs, ICUs and isolation wards, despite higher costs.
Former New York Giants star Andrew Robustelli entered a licensing deal with the World Explorer's Club to help establish chapters across the United States. The club, led by Robert Le Maire, arranges trips to remote parts of the world and will use famed athletes to teach members various sports.
Robusselli's group partners with Le Maire to recruit members not focused on exploration or hunting but eager to learn to engage in sports. The program aims to build a cadre qualified to teach any sport from archery to skin-diving.
Mr and Mrs D B Earwood travel to Montgomery this week to establish their new home. Earwood works for Hinton Fruit and Produce Company and Montgomery will serve as his headquarters.
Five years after Telstar's 1962 Cape Canaveral launch, the first private satellite advanced live trans Atlantic TV. Telstar I and II, Early Bird and successors showed rapid tech gains yet limited political payoff as Cold War broadcasts and Soviet withdrawals tested the promise of space age communications.
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