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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1964
Page
4
Justice William C. Douglas laments America worshipping science and technology as twin gods. He argues this reliance on statistics dims awe and mystery, urging balance between data and reverence.
The Junior High School Principals Association fights the Allen report to abolish junior high schools arguing for a separate middle school phase. Critics say isolation harms teens, and the plan risks teacher shortages and disruptive transitions without orderly reform.
The new floodlit course marks the first regulation length public course in Rhode Island with night play. Private clubs in Philadelphia led the trend. Hundreds of courses consider lights to add about 30 hours weekly, easing weekend crowds and offering a healthy cheaper alternative to poker and idle time.
Washington officials assess a 50-50 chance exile groups could topple Castro with a drawn out guerrilla campaign. Three factions led by Artime Ray and Eloy Gutierrez Menoyo plan gradual infiltration, but risks include limited popular support, strengthened Cuban intelligence, and internal rivalries. Economic stress and a rift between Communist and non Communist backers add to uncertainty.
A columnist condemns current newsstand offerings full of violence and explicit content. He cites Peyton Place and sensational tabloids, argues publishers push rottenness for profit, questions public taste, and asks why clergy and society accept this decay. He urges reflection on America’s moral standards.
West Virginia officials outline a Digest of Programs containing Federal Funds and note updates to show program by program federal agency and responsible official. Tourism at the Statehouse draws record crowds, including many children, with tours of museum, chambers, and governor’s mansion. Burdett, longtime secretary of state contender, wins reelection amid strong coverage. Indiana errs in listing Charleston as WV capital, prompting a tongue in cheek reply about updating mailing lists and remembering state capitals.
The Times misran a California cadet feature with a Chinese defector story about Tung Chih-ping in Bujumbura Burundi. A correction notes Jere M. Richardson of Monte Bello, California, is the top-ranking 1964 USMA graduate.
Gracious God fill us with a greater faith as we come to Thee in prayer. We seek a deeper trust, surrender our current doubts, and ask for the power of faith to raise our lives. May we drop negative attitudes and believe in the wonders Thou will give as we trust Thee. Amen.
Washington notes on Alan Cranston and Pierre Salinger reveal voter skepticism as Cranston jokes about California animal farm and a looming move east. Ted Kennedy recalls rodeo crowd mishaps while sharing a Billings farming Q&A memory. The piece closes with the White House beagles naming switch from He and She to Him and Her amid phonetic confusions.
Raleigh Register lists subscription rates for mail and home delivery including daily and Sunday options, one year and six months, with West Virginia tax details. It notes carrier and distributor roles as independent contractors and Beckley Newspapers Corporation not responsible for advance payments.
In 1939 Raleigh Register notes the Piney River passenger train nicknamed Fanny ends its Beckley Cranberry run with Beckley as afternoon terminus and Lester as morning. About 100 attendees from Beckley and nearby cities join the Beckley B'nai B'rith Lodge installation dinner at Beth El Temple as Ben Lewis is installed president.
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