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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1966
Page
4
An editor critiques city priorities as sidewalks and concrete posts await repair. The piece blames decades of inadequate inspection and lax law enforcement for public safety and infrastructure neglect, urging the City Engineer and Council to take corrective action and fix the system.
West Virginia boards clash over master plans for Westoe Tech and Bluefield State. BPW opposes approving funds for master plans while Education Board argues for unified and functional allocation across colleges. The dispute centers on budgeting, land use, and the role of the Committee on Higher Education in shaping future campus planning.
A Kanawha Valley Unitarian Fellowship group plans to leave fellowship status and hire a full-time minister. John Corrado of San Francisco spoke in the morning on living with life and staying engaged. James Anthony of Minneapolis followed in the evening, arguing religion helps us bear suffering and defines purpose. The Charleston committee will hear more candidates next week as the process continues.
Prayer for today asks God to guide daily service and nightly rest in His love. The petitioner seeks to draw near as a child to gain grace and be changed into the character of Christ, with life, joy, and peace.
A Christian Science Monitor editorial decries cruel anonymous calls to bereaved Vietnam families and cites two incidents of discrimination against veterans. It condemns prejudice, urges unity, and affirms respect for the heroism of all who serve, urging that veterans deserve solace and proper burial.
Hollywood gossip notes Werner Corey in a Western casting game with Gerald Ford Ted Kennedy or John Lindsay as hero and Bobby Kennedy Barry Goldwater as card sharps. Nixon as hired gun and Humphrey as saloon owner appear among political figures in a nonpartisan mock western.
Western leaders at NATO talks in Brussels assess a strategic shift as Moscow concentrates on threats from Red China. They see Soviet Asia focus rising while Europe remains a priority but no longer at the top, with Berlin and Viet Nam tensions shaping cautious overtures toward East‑West easing.
Shirley Ruth Klein reviews Gwynn Griffin’s A Last Lamp Burning from G P Putnam's Sons 512 pages praising its tragi comic Naples setting. The novel follows Beppo and relatives in San Lorenzo tenement slum amid inheritance battles, tenant struggles, and a poignant look at Naples through shifting power and class tensions.
From the 1941 Raleigh Register files Miss Lr ma Sutphin of Beckley is re elected for a second term as recording secretary at a West Virginia Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs meeting in Parkersburg. A large Oak Hill reception will honor Rev Captain Shirley Donnelly pastor for 18 years now serving as chaplain in the 38th division at Camp Shelby Mississippi.
Beckley Newspapers Corporation publishes Nalcigh Register at 341 Prince Street Beckley West Virginia with telephones for all departments. The paper lists United Press International as national service and Ward Griffith Company as national ad reps. Subscription rates by mail and home delivery options are provided with terms on address changes and West Virginia tax added.
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