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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Mar 04, 1968

Page

2

Traffic Woes Loom as Sprague Market Opens

Valley Drive traffic, already slow and bottlenecked at the Valley Drive Prince Street Neville intersection, is expected to worsen with the new Sprague market drawing customers. Riser hazards jab into lanes and drivers fear left turns from right lanes. Pre Easter shopping could peak, making timid drivers cautious, irritable, and tempted by lighthearted driving hazards.

Valley Drive Sprague Prince Street Neville Harrow Hastow

Unreachables and the mass news audience debate

University of Michigan scientists argue only a small, informed portion of the public absorbs world affairs news, while the uninformed resist and distrust government. The piece warns that mass audience apathy from headlines risks eroding democracy and deepening divides between educated and less-educated citizens.

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Ray Cromley VC Fade Out Safely After Terror Attacks

Washington reports on Viet Cong terrorist tactics during the Bonth Vietnam attacks noting the pattern of survivable operations. A former high ranking official describes how insurgents typically exit after planned assaults and classify civilians as expendable or unimportant to meet objectives.

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Beckley Newspaper Subscription Rates and War Terror Narrative

Beackley Newspapers Corporation lists daily and Sunday subscription rates and delivery policies. The piece then shifts to a translated wartime analysis describing terrorist cell tactics, household roles, and co operative networks in suppressing and concealing insurgent activity within towns.

Carter Denere Beckley

Optimistic Governor Silent On State Politics Amid Indictments

Governor Brett C. Smith remains optimistic despite federal indictments against six men tied to his campaign. Smith says the state government is not set back and vows the campaign remains a struggle with Democratic bosses. He will back a gubernatorial candidate but has not named one. Rumors swirl around the state as department heads shape up at the Capitol. Commissions report reappointments and staff changes amid investigations and indictments.

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Mrs Lincoln Book Exposes Kennedy Era Tensions

Evelyn Lingelnau, secretary to John F Kennedy, analyzes the book Kennerly and John. She portrays Kennedy as annoyed and astonished by vice president Johnson’s pushy conduct. The account adds to prior claims about Kennedy doubting Johnson as a political partner before his assassination.

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Book about Johnson stirs interest ahead of publication

Special counsel to the late chief executive details in a forthcoming memoir that includes anecdotes about Lyndon B. Johnson. The book, due Monday, reveals remarks by Evelyn Lincoln and a portrait of Johnson through family sources, drawing mixed reactions from Democrats and caution from some colleagues.

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Tet Offensive shadows linger in Can Tho amid rumors of U S pullout

Asia experts question if insurgency pressure could push Cambodia and Vietnam toward upheaval as Can Tho reports near death for Americans during Tet defenses. Speculation swirls over U S coalition plans, Lon Nol politics, and Saigon security lapses as curfews and barbed wire struggles tighten in wartime Vietnam.

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Bug Dust On Balky Blankets And Barking Dogs

A narrator recalls a cold night and a balky electric blanket failing to heat despite indicator lights, blaming corrosion and trial fixes. The piece muses on prior blanket problems, a barking dog in sleep, and a rumor about a cough drop product claiming lung career without smoking, tying odd anecdotes into a late night observation.

John Model

Romney Brainwash Blast Ends Romney Presidential Bid

Washington report traces how George Romney’s 1967 remark brainwash became a turning point in his 1968 bid. Polls showed steep declines after New Hampshire and Wisconsin campaigns, with voters deeming him unprepared for major issues. Romney’s public stance and verbal missteps contrasted with Nixon’s stronger standing.

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