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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1965
Page
4
The Rev Edmund Lever of Brentwood England condemns Britain's That Was the Week That Was as a work of the devil. He urged believers to scrutinize television programming and warned of spiritual danger from modern satire aired on British screens.
A Beckley merchant urges the Chamber of Commerce to subsidize local banks so they can offer savings rates rivaling Charleston. He warns that higher Charleston rates draw deposits and business away, hurting Beckley merchants and lending, risking a downward economic spiral. He argues strong local banks are vital to community tone and prosperity.
A veteran columnist examines buck passing and its limits in the federal system. The piece cites a White House assignment passed back up and then returned to the same official who avoided it, illustrating the irony of shifting responsibility. It also notes Johnson era limousine cuts and the use of telephones in lower priced cars as status symbols while no economy edict is violated.
In a 1797 letter Jefferson warned of government trials and the present crisis tests Lyndon B. Johnson as he weighs Vietnam policy. The piece notes summer soldiers, calls for patience, criticizes experts, and argues Red China and Hanoi drive war while Washington bears the pressure. It asserts no U.S. war party exists and stresses China as the key aggressor.
The Johnson Administration calls for housing and urban development reform with rent subsidies and a Cabinet level department. Critics say the proposals are modest, timid, and fail to match the scale of urban needs, risking a widening gap between rhetoric and results.
A analysis notes widespread misalignment between training and actual job openings. It cites Tom Tibbins and Bob Kent as fictional examples of outdated schooling feeding obsolescent skills. It highlights manufacturers seeking skilled labor abroad and local shortages in designers, machinists, and mechanics while government data remain sparse. Private schools with market ties sometimes guarantee jobs, suggesting a lesson for policy.
Beckley Newspapers Corporation lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday delivery by mail and home delivery options. It includes pricing by year and half year, changes of address instructions, tax policy for West Virginia subscriptions, and statements about independent contractors for carriers and distributors.
Chilean President Eduardo Frei Montalva lands an absolute majority in the Chamber of Deputies for the first time this century, with Christian Democratic candidates sweeping 12 Senate seats. The result strengthens his reform push despite opposition from Radical, Liberal, and Conservative camps. The government gains leverage over copper mines and pushes for constitutional changes, facing check on power.
The New York Stock Exchange plans a further automation step with talking computers. The 900 character a minute ticker system, installed Dec 1, handled record volumes last week, led by 7.3 million shares traded on one day and 6 million on two more. Western Union invested over 5 million for the upgraded network reaching 24 000 miles of tickers.
1915 Raleigh Register notes Virginia Clinch Valley egg prices of 15 cents at many points while Beckley merchants offer 25 cents, marking a low in months due to February warmth. Also covered: 80th birthday dinner for Capt. James Bumgardner. Uncle Robert Workman’s winter weather forecast. gnat and cricket sightings since Christmas. W. M. Taylor & Company adds a millinery department led by Mrs. C. D. Colley.
The brief prayer asks God to shape believers into agents of reconciliation in a prejudiced world. It proclaims unity in Christ Jesus beyond race class and wealth, urging awareness before it is too late. The publication credits Scott Brenner of Philadelphia, editor at Today, Westminster Press.
Thirty years have passed since Hitler defied Versailles with the March 10 1935 disclosure of Germanys air force and the March 16 1935 decree for universal military service and a peacetime army. Churchill warned of pacifism and miscalculated risk as Britain France and Italy failed to unite on sanctions. The German revelry on Heroes Memorial Day marked the rebirth of the conscript army and the death of the Versailles order with Munich looming in three years.
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