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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1968
Page
2
A nostalgic note reflects on a schoolteacher imparting that children grow best with fresh instruction and the best opportunities. The quote credits Mrs Lyndon B Johnson and underscores education as a key path for growth.
Dor Oakley argues five criteria from Stanford philosopher Dr. Phillip Rhinelander distinguish legitimate civil disobedience from lawlessness. He cites serious moral questions, exhausted legal remedies, positive reform aims, willingness to face penalties, and nonviolence as essential tests. He contrasts reform efforts with revolutionary acts.
President Grayson Kirk will skip delivering the commencement address at Columbia's graduation due to campus unrest. Richard Hofstadter will speak indoors at St John the Divine while an unofficial campus ceremony may occur amid student protests.
Washington analyzes France as de Gaulle’s anti American stance and nationalist policies strain relations with Western democracies. Johnson’s measured response aims at stability while internal unrest and rising costs strain French workers and education. The piece contrasts de Gaulle’s rigidity with LBJ’s social program amid a broader geostrategic crisis.
Foreign news analysis argues common sense fails in the Nigeria Biafra war. It notes Igbo and Hausa tensions, 1967 carnage, and Kampala talks with Biafran demand for sovereignty and cease fire while Nigeria pushes a 12 state plan. The piece frames looming guerrilla warfare and potential civilian toll.
A reader asks what to do about neighbors who let grass grow high and disrupt sleep. The piece argues real change starts with self, not others, advising offering help without expecting praise or change, and focusing on personal actions rather than attempting to fix the world. It ends urging practical, neighborly assistance over grand societal judgments.
Robert F Kennedy concedes challenge from Eugene McCarthy alongside Hubert Humphrey in the California Democratic primary. After Oregon defeat, Kennedy shifts to joint TV appearance with McCarthy, drops pledge debate conditions, and targets McCarthy’s influence while distancing from Humphrey. California’s mix of suburban voters and minority blocs shapes the race.
A New York psychologist says career dropouts threaten business as much as family hippies. Three dropout profiles illustrate how rigid promotion and conformity fuel churn. He urges recruiters to seek talent and aptitude, avoid slotting by degree, and drop rigid org charts to encourage original thinking.
In San Francisco Humphrey supporters seek a meaningful California result via the Lynch delegates. Polls show wide undecided ranges and varied support for Humphrey, Kennedy, and McCarthy, with labor and party operatives weighing late votes and post primary implications.
Community leaders clashed over how to present progress in sanitation and utility upkeep. The Raleigh Register notes the councilmen’s impatience as residents await a clearer, itemized report on what has been cleaned and what remains, urging transparency for public assurance.
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