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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1966
Page
4
A fragment quotes George Horace Lorimer urging careful speech to men and praising generously as money invested. It is a terse topical aphorism about judicious praise and restraint in dialogue. The source provides a single epigraph-style sentence with no additional context.
New York Stock Exchange dominates U S trading with about 96 percent. Mayor Lindsay proposes a 50 percent stock transfer tax rise to 6 cents a share, potentially adding $50 million to the city's $100 million. Exchange president Funston denounces the plan as misguided. The board backs a $50 million Broad Street plant, citing past moves as precedent.
Upstate New York Connecticut New Jersey Cleveland and San Francisco exchanges weigh options. Funston reports 40 letters about alternate sites and a Hudson River amusement park offers 10 free acres. Mayor Lindsay is accused of targeting average investors pension funds and unions.
The Kenya African National Union reshuffle toppled deputy Odinga, signaling a clash over foreign influence and Cold War alignments. Odinga, aligned with Moscow and Beijing, faced removal as Kenyatta consolidates leadership amid one party rule.
Former Mau Mau leader turned Kenyan president is praised for stability and Western loans while facing reports he may join a new opposition party. Paul Ngei faces an investigation for alleged irregularities as Odinga and Ngei, from Wakamba and Laos backgrounds, could unite to challenge Kenyatta, risking tribal tension and disunity.
A humorous column notes concerns about income tax, nostalgia for lighter times, and a wit-filled roundup of anecdotes. It mentions twins from New York attending Harvard and Yale who swap identities, a Don Morrison piece about a computer center, and a tale of a computer dialing an old supervisor number, only to reach a nonworking line.
David J. Miller, 23, faces a five year prison term or 10000 fine for willful destruction of a draft card under new law. He burned his card outside a Manhattan induction center October 15 with FBI watching. Miller argues symbolic speech protected by the First Amendment, but Judge Harold R. Tyler rejects that view. Appeal likely regardless of sentence.
Washington column discusses Abba Schwartz resignation as head of the State Department Bureau of Security and Consular Affairs. It contrasts with Bowles dismissal, calls for an impartial inquiry, and notes speculation over political impacts and White House staff connections. It also critiques eavesdropping rumors and attacks on Watson amid McCarthyism debates.
UPI Education Specialist David Nydice notes widespread narcotics use among students from suburbs to city slums. He urges aggressive school programs, assemblies, parental involvement, and police cooperation to educate and protect children. Report suspected incidents to school and police. maintain confidentiality. Symptoms of drug use should be monitored by parents and educators.
A reminiscence notes the selection of a War secretary by President Wilson as the Beckley Post Office expands and federal capital projects near Congress. The piece includes warnings about drug addiction symptoms, parental supervision of teens, and a call for community cooperation among families, schools, physicians, police, churches, and synagogues to protect children.
Washington in a heated capital debate over Abba P. Schwartz ex State Department immigration chief. The piece explores plot theories linking President Johnson aides like Marvin Watson to Schwartz’s downfall while noting Watson’s denials and possible White House involvement, against the backdrop of liberal immigration policy and political pressures.
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