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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1961
Page
4
A concise reflection notes a belief today may conflict with yesterday’s stance. The line urges honesty in evolving views and personal accountability for changing convictions.
Attorneys general of all states and the United States face a June 5 deadline to respond to a request for advice on whether abandoning public schools violates due process and equal protection. The issue stems from a federal court in Louisiana probing desegregation and school funding, with related Virginia actions seeking reopening of public schools.
Article analyzes Khrushchev push for a tripartite unanimous consent system, backed by China, as a refinement of the veto. It traces origins to Roosevelt era proposals, notes U S veto usage history, and warns that rising nations may shift UN power, making veto leverage valuable rather than odious.
Washington commentary notes the Texas Senate contest featured two conservatives, Democrat William Blakley and Republican John Tower. Tower won as voters distrusted both major parties, with Tower distancing himself from party labels and campaigning as a conservative opposing Kennedy policies. Blakley identified as a Democrat but failed to win broad acceptance.
The Texas Democratic Party split as left of center factions refused Blakley, while the Republican vote won statewide but showed a nonconservative core. The piece argues a conservative party independent of Republican labels would better attract Southern voters, citing Rockefeller and Tower as diverging from Nixon policies.
Two hard headed leaders in Paris and Vienna press the United States to decide how to defend West Berlin as Khrushchev eyes a possible East German takeover. NATO planners weigh preemptive moves if Soviet backed East Germans threaten check points or roads to Berlin with potential general war risks.
In Beckley on Memorial Day crowds gathered for parades and quiet ceremonies. A veteran tone echoed as a Girl Scout group spoke at the Court House monument and Eve Breck captured moments for the Register. The piece laments modern fever and recalls Decoration Day with prayers for grace and national unity.
25 Years Ago From the 1936 Files of the Raleigh Register reports J Raiford Watkins becoming managing editor, succeeding the late Albert Sidney Johnston at the Raleigh paper while the AP Charleston Bureau chief. A SAE prediction foresees rear engine autos becoming general with flying or water capable models. Mrs Moss French and daughter Elizabeth Ann visit Athens home of S T Vermillion as Commencement exercises at Concord College draw Robert French into the graduating class.
Raleigh and Neaister lists Beckley Newspapers Corporation address and rates for mail subscriptions, noting daily and Sunday, weekly, and monthly options with West Virginia tax added. The notice covers delivery by carrier or distributor, contractor status, and payment responsibility for advance subscriptions.
UPI columnist Dick West observes the U S Capitol terrace as a potential site for a Parisian sidewalk cafe proposed by Sen. Hubert Humphrey. He doubts tourists would welcome lukewarm coffee, exhaust fumes, or dining outdoors and suggests a practical use like a skating rink instead.
Earl Wilson reports Groucho Marx glowing at Hal March's Come Blow Your Horn appearance as audiences rose to applaud. The comedian teases about TV plans, including possibly taking over Jack Paar's show, while noting he aims to live to 200 or 300 and be show business elder statesman.
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