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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1968
Page
2
A noted quotation asserts that true immortality comes from what a man does for others rather than what others do for him. The saying reflects Daniel Webster’s emphasis on selfless service and lasting influence.
A historical note reviews multiple raids and arrests at South Fayette Street Trailways Hotel for operating after hours, whisky charges, prostitution, gambling, firearms, and liquor violations. Many cases resolved by bonds or pleas, prompting debate on securing a court order to close the venue as a public nuisance. The question is whether prosecutors will pursue closure despite repeated enforcement.
Residents critique Esso Humble construction near Valley Drive and West Neville Street for blocking traffic lanes and poor planning. The author argues better routing from Prince Street could reduce disruption and warn that motorists may protest by taking business elsewhere, affecting the oil company’s customer base.
World Trade Watchdogs review France’s unilateral import quotas and export subsidies aimed at offsetting domestic unrest. The measures, temporary through January, trigger GATT scrutiny to deter retaliation and ensure they end as planned. The U.S. signals possible offset duties, but not direct retaliation.
A university psychiatry study by S L Halleck of Wisconsin University classifies restless students into activist and alienated groups. It describes their motivations, emotional states, and tendencies to avoid accountability, linking scientific faith to social disillusionment and guilt driven by modern life pressures.
A White House fantasy imagines commercials intruding into presidential broadcasts. It recalls past practice and notes that, decades earlier, direct quotes from presidents were rarely reprinted after press conferences. The piece contrasts media evolution with hopes for future televised questions and answers.
West Virginia Universitys Bureau of Research and Bureau of Government presented a detailed municipal tax study to the Joint Committee on Government and Finance. The plan aims to keep tax data up to date, reducing last minute legislative gaps. It cites past studies, notes costs, and calls for reforms including abolition of political patronage jets and improving state payroll and welfare administration.
Francis L. McCanty argues that suspected Cuban exile bombings targeting Mexican offices may backfire by jeopardizing a key escape route from Cuba. Mexico, maintaining trade with Cuba and open travel, faces pressure as consulates in Miami and New York have been bombed, while public policy defends nonintervention despite private concerns about humanitarian use of ties.
U S banks report rising earnings in early 1968 with 19 to 15 percent gains and average annual growth over seven percent. bankers forecast broader growth as they add travel bureau services free counseling and checkless payment ideas while facing court challenges and looming regulatory scrutiny. leading banks push into industrial equipment leasing data processing and multi purpose card programs as the nation edges toward a cashless economy with credit cards and ATMs proliferating nationwide.
Washington editorial discusses claims of cronyism in blocking Justice Fortas and Thornberry, arguing opposition stems from political rivalry, fear of civil rights liberalism, and minority group power. It defends Fortas as a competent, steadying judge and questions anti Fortas Thornberry rhetoric.
A fragment notes deliveries on Sunday by a carrier or distributor with reference to weekly and half monthly periods and AY. The unreadable portion limits specifics but indicates a routine delivery schedule tied to Sundays.
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