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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1965
Page
4
Senator Strom Thurmond of South Carolina quipped that he did not feel indigestion or nausea and that the new desk on the GOP side of the chamber “didn’t hurt a bit” during a trial of the setup. The remark highlighted a moment of levity during a desk replacement in the Senate.
An opinion piece examines threats against civil rights leader Martin Luther King and a bizarre link to Chicago Mayor Daley. It argues that psychopathic hate and madman logic underlie violence risks, noting past assassinations and the danger of assuming only a single actor could commit such acts.
United Press International reports on a long fight over union shop rules and whether dues fund political activity. Georgia court cases, Supreme Court rulings, and a plan to refund misallocated money involve 122 protestants from Southern Railway unions. Nancy M. Looper of Washington, D.C., reacts to the ruling and the push for public records on union finances.
UPI Foreign News Analyst says three years of U S aid withholding aimed to prevent a Marxist state under Cheddi Jagan failed as he lost power to Forbes Burnham in elections. Burnham, backed by U S and Britain, seeks independence while ready aid totals about 12 million, with road and public works to ease unemployment and revive private investment like Reynolds Metals considering bauxite expansion.
In Burnham's government the population is represented yet rifts persist as Jagan's party holds 24 seats and boycotts the legislature. A visit by Anthony Greenwood did not mend lines. Protesters destroyed sugar cane and telegraph poles. violence fears linger amid economic fragility relying on sugar, rice, bauxite, and hardwoods as Japan raises East Indian partition pressure.
A reader complains about delayed English language papers due to longshoremen's strikes, noting London's Telegraph issue on January 31 with extensive Churchill funeral coverage. The note cites papers arriving late from ship docks and a Honolulu Star-Bulletin edition, then shifts to a humorous vignette about a 90 year old pianist aspire to Carnegie Hall and a Charleston driver license incident.
1940 Raleigh Register notes French air bases to face a mass German attack once weather clears. Charleston Chief Rhinehart doubts displacement of men by mechanization, and WV coal mine mechanization slows. Blanche Preston paintings given to Tulane by husband A D Preston, hoping to fund a West Virginia art museum.
Edgar Snow's friendly interview portrays Mao as a mellow revolutionary who minimizes nuclear danger. Mao says a war should use conventional weapons if fought, while noting life would continue even after nuclear devastation, a view described as cold blooded by critics.
The opinion states boards have power but no constitutional obligation to end de facto segregation. Three recent high court actions show a pattern: one upholds local efforts toward racial mixing, two refuse to require boards to correct segregation. The piece argues for neighborhood schools and notes ongoing Negro group efforts to push for a ruling on board obligations.
Wheeling editor Hamm denounces legalized gambling as corrupting politics in the Northern Panhandle. He cites Ohio County prosecutions, prior editorials, and a Kennedy letter praising anti crime efforts, urging West Virginia lawmakers to adopt strong anti gambling laws.
E A Coffman, long engaged in harness and saddle manufacture in this city, accepts a similar post with Raleigh Hardware. Obituary notes Mrs Margaret FE Sullivan, mother of Hon W E Sullivan, dies after a stroke at 85. Raleigh citizens named as grand jurors for the March criminal court term beginning March 15 include John L Clay Sylvester Coon James A Roles H I Garretson John L Graham S H Gross John C Hogan A W Freeland Peter Clay Linus Williams James Wiseman James H Cook W M McVey Emmett Hurt B M Dobbins William Halstead.
Public notice details the Nalediah Register published by Beckley Newspapers Corporation with address and contact. It lists management and agency affiliations, subscription rates by mail and home delivery, and instructions on address changes and tax and contractor responsibilities.
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