Traffic Signal Timing Needs Visible Warnings
The Street Department should display notices at key intersections where left turn timings differ. Drivers, especially strangers, cannot anticipate altered signals and may stop unnecessarily, delaying traffic instead of improving flow. A clear indication of timing changes is needed to realize the system’s benefits.
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North
Kanawha
Prince
Prince and Fayette
Neville Street
First Avenue
Street Department
Davis urged to resign over civil rights leadership
The author supports resigning Davis from NAACP leadership and sides with the State Human Rights Commission director Howard McKinney on civil rights implementation. Davis faced a retried paternity case, losing the initial ruling though not convicted. The piece praises McKinney's balanced approach and urges the NAACP to appoint a new state president.
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State Human Rights Commission
Howard McKinney
Davis
NAACP
McKinney
Booby Trapped Budget Sparks Budget Play Clash
Lyle Wilson argues President Johnson’s 1967 budget traps Congress in a gimmick likened to a Viet guerrilla tactic. He cites a $112.8 billion spending plan, cuts to school milk and other programs, and rising debt. The piece frames a public debate over guns and butter and fiscal thrift.
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United Press International
Johnson
Congress
Bony
LBJ
Great Society
U.S
Can We Take The Risk From Safety Safely
An editorial dialogue by John Hodell questions modern risk aversion and overreliance on safety. It contrasts founding ideals with today’s demand for foolproof systems, urging vigilance and responsibility amid fears and consumer safety culture.
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John Hodel
Ford and Chaparral eye Sebring and Le Mans clash
Ford Motor Co seeks a repeat of its Daytona 1 2 3 5 in the Sebring 12 hour race on March 26 with six GT 40 prototypes seven production models and a light weight prototype led by A J Foyt Graham Hill and Jackie Stewart The Chaparral from General Motors aims to repeat last year’s Sebring win while Ferrari readies new machines for Le Mans and a Daytona observer notes Ford may have surpassed Ferrari at Daytona
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Sebring
Fila
Ford Motor Co
Ford
A. J. Foyt
Graham Hill
Jackie Stewart
General Motors Chaparral
Daytona
Chaparral
G. M
le Mans
Ferrari
New York Herald Tribune
Ray Gromley Houses Collapse
In Havana, Jaime Gonzales survives in rubble after his home collapsed amid decades of housing neglect. Officials blocked salvage and rejected new housing, while threats and investigations swirl around a union and Housing Control Department. The family remains camped in debris.
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Washington
NEA
Havana
Department of Housing Control
Jaime Gonzales
National Construction Trade Union
Secreary
Havana Construction Enterprise
Ministry of Construction
Housing Control Department
Gonzales
Department
Finland Votes As Soviet Ties Shape Election
In fall 1961 President Kekkonen faced Soviet leverage after UPI notes two entrenched realities for Finland a need to coexist with the USSR and the influence of its proximity. The 1963 parliamentary elections could hinge on Russian reaction to a Social Democratic led coalition and lingering foreign policy fears.
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Phil Newsom
UPI
Urho Kekkonen
Helsinki
United States
Soviet Union
Pitand'e
Politi
Agrarian
Center
Social Democratic Party
Kekkonen
Communist Party
Amino
Erm
Social Democratic
Vaino Tanner
Tanner
Kekkoken
Rafael Passio
Marx
Finland
Pension expansion for teachers takes effect next term
A new contributory pension system increases payments to all state employed teachers and extends benefits to future teachers starting with the next school term. Mrs. B Harwood James, a nurse, was elected president of Raleighs local chapter of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union at a meeting attended by over 30 women.
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Raleigh Register
Charleston
Beckley Council fills vacancy. Meador chosen
In a regular session this week the City Council selected C. H. Meador, cashier of Caldwell Beckley National Bank. He fills the vacancy left by W. K. Daubenspek who has moved to Ohio. Also noted is Miss Ella Wren hosting a social at her East Beckley home after Beckley Institute girls basketball game.
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Raleigh Register
C. H. Meador
Beckley National Bank
W. K. Daubenspeck
Ohio
Beckley Institute
Ella Wren
East Beckley
Watch On The Potomac Laughing At Oneself
Robert G. Spivace lauds LBJ and Lady Bird Johnson and aides for humorous self deprecation as sign of confidence. Moyers and Carpenter use playful jabs to relieve pressure amid Viet Nam criticism while presidents past like Stevenson Kennedy LaGuardia are noted for wit and perspective.
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Washington
Great Society
Liz Carpenter
Johnson
Bill Moyers
de Gaulle
Mao Tse-tung
Castro
Moyers
Carpenter
Johnson Moyers
Adlai Stevenson
Kennedy
Fiorello LaGuardia
Will Rogers
H. L. Mencken
Raleigh Register Publisher and contact note
A Beickley based Raleigh Register entry lists BECKLEY NEWSPAPERS as the publisher with a Raleigh connection and telephone for Beckley offices, showing regional press operations in West Virginia.
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89Th Congress
Sait
Hoover Rupert
Ray Gromley
Berry's
Ann-Margret
Potomac
Robert G. Spivace
Viet Nam
White House
Humphrey
East
Tak
South
Raleigh
Beckley
Soret Pees
Eeley
W. Va
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