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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1964
Page
4
A brief reflection cites 1 John 4 20 about loving God and brother. It emphasizes that denying love for a visible brother implies inability to love God unseen. The piece presents a moral exhortation in a concise devotional style.
A critical, era spanning critique of West Virginia enforcement failures. The piece argues that decades of liquor law evasion have empowered corrupt clubs, subverted officials, and degraded police morale. It questions whether equal enforcement can reverse rising brutality and calls for decisive societal action.
About 300 athletes from 25 states competed at Bulova Park Flushing in the 8th National Wheelchair Games from June 19 to 21. Events included sprints, relays, slalom, discus, javelin, shot put, archery, ping pong and swimming. The National Wheelchair Athletic Committee aims to send a 40 member Team to Tokyo after the Olympics, with roughly 8 000 of 45 000 needed raised. contributions can go to the U S Wheelchair Sports Fund Woodside NY.
A humorous column describes a man choosing to attend a family picnic despite dislike for outdoor meals and potential misadventures with red ants poison ivy and snakes. He compares his dilemma to the Republican Party’s struggle with Barry Goldwater, implying risk and pressure in making a choice and facing consequences at the gathering.
A narrator recalls picnics ruined by sudden storms and poor planning. He recalls trips to Grandview and Pineville in Wyoming County with friends, noting missing cookware sparked blame and delays, and river conditions and pollution were part of past memories.
ALVIN SPIVAK describes President Johnson’s off the cuff energy on a Cleveland stop, blending Billy Graham evangelism with Truman’s stump talk, while noting a lighthearted travelogue tone. The piece weaves in a local picnic anecdote and varied smalltown observations from coast to coast.
President Billy Graham Johnson addressed about 20,000 at the airport platform with microphones. Mayor Ralph Locher introduced him, Johnson extolled weather and welcome, urged unity and civility, and reflected on America's strength and prosperity before warning against mudslinging politics.
Dr. William David argues two main threats to education in a Westminster Times column. He notes critics who seek to shield students from ideas and critics who oppose paying teachers well, citing Maryland's new salary law and Carroll County's proposed raise. He compares teaching to Ford factory work, contending qualified teachers are underpaid and staffing lags, risking education quality.
A prayer excerpt from Raymond E Balcomb of First Methodist Church Portland urges spiritual renewal. It invokes the fountain of life shown by early disciples and calls for off with old ways and birth of a new manhood through Jesus Christ, Lord.
In Mississippi June 2 renominated Sen. John Stennis amid reduced segregationist pressure. About 1,000 black and white students from across the country plan a voting rights visit, while fears of Klansmen and vigilantes loom. The outcome hinges on state and federal management to avoid violence and martial law.
Beckley Newspapers Corporation lists publication details at 341 Prince Street and service areas Beckley and Hinton West Virginia. It describes classified mail and carrier rates, address change procedures, tax policy, and notes carriers are independent contractors with no responsibility for advance payments.
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