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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1965
Page
4
A reflection attributed to Dr. Martin Luther King urges moving beyond violence. It emphasizes love as mankind's basis of survival and the command to love neighbors as oneself, warning that humanity has endured hatred too long.
President Johnson backs a DC crime crackdown after signing the 1966 appropriation bill. The District adds 235 officers on overtime to target peak crime areas, while crime in DC has risen 106 percent over eight years and 32 545 serious crimes were reported in the year ending June 30.
Washington Notebook recalls J Edward Day and Adlai E Stevenson at a 1960 Chicago law firm Christmas luncheon Stevenson reads a message from Day about leading the postal system and notes on presidential pens and signatures. Price handles Lindsay campaign logistics amid questions over access. Public notices discuss posters at Pentagon and State Department urging alertness and security. A Washington couple quarrels over a model house colonial dishwasher image near Capitol Hill.
Beckley Newspapers Corporation of Beckley West Virginia lists publication details editors and advertising reps. It provides subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions by mail and home delivery with annual six month and monthly options and notes on taxes and contractor responsibilities.
West Virginia plans about 105 new bridges for the Interstate Highway program, with 18 crossing the system and the rest spanning rivers and roads. Three large Ohio River bridges start by year end. 11,000 tons of steel and massive concrete will be used.
UPI reports that W Averell Harriman’s Moscow trip aimed to ease waning U S Soviet ties amid Vietnam. Kosygin spoke at length but no gains were seen as Moscow warned U S action would be rebuffed. Observers doubt any shift in Soviet policy occurred, amid post Khrushchev tensions and Brezhnev’s cautious stance.
AAY in Kanawha County is touted as a prototype of the war on poverty. The report notes AAY operates 17 neighborhood development programs including KEY, a vocational training effort in Dunbar that has attracted 532 youth and placed many in jobs. It highlights projects at Emmons and Coal Branch Heights, where a 600 resident area plans a housing complex costing hundreds of thousands with community efforts in cleanup, library and road improvements. Funding comes mainly from federal labor and health departments, with 1964-65 fiscal figures showing $566000 income and $545000 spending. The report calls AAY a pioneering national group.
A Hastings minister appeals for personal liberation through faith in God. He urges casting one’s will to God’s way, seeking truth in scripture so that believers may be free as Thy people. Amen.
In a Washington NEA piece, the author recalls Syngman Rhee as a stubborn yet pivotal leader who kept South Korea united amid early Cold War tension. The account notes Rhee's hard line, his brutal police reputation, and a moment when the author was briefly jailed in Korea, reflecting on Rhee’s suitability for a fragile era.
From the 1915 Raleigh Register the report notes that a large tree failed to fall as planned at W H Johnson's Farleyville mill on the Winding Gulf, killing 13 year old Earl Burnett, son of mill worker O G Burnett. Other items mention Beckley be getting a steam laundry and cleaning plant, and the Raleigh County Business Men's Association discussing Beckley post office classification and mail delivery within the city.
Letter from Charles W Tyree of Charlotte praises West Virginia, urging pride in its mountains and people. He recalls West Virginia Institute of Technology era, notes local business Lilly Ice and Bottling Works in Pemberton, and celebrates Beckley readers and home talent plans. He urges natives not to criticize until they leave.
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