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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1965
Page
4
A parent of a 15-year-old Dallas high school student says the grading system creates tremendous pressure on teenagers. The teen hanged himself after receiving deficiency reports, highlighting a tragic link between academic stress and student safety.
Federal pay raises shift from election years to odd years as advocates press for higher civilian postal and white collar raises and a 10.7 percent boost for military pay. President Johnson's 1966 budget could top $100 billion with a 1 billion annual rise in Defense costs, while pay reforms face scrutiny over past small raises and recruitment issues in the armed forces.
Twenty years ago this Thursday U S forces invaded Okinawa, the largest amphibious assault of the Pacific War. A 100000 strong Japanese ground force fought ferociously as Allied convoys faced deadly attacks. about 12500 Americans were killed and 36650 wounded, while 110000 Japanese died and 7400 were captured. Sixteen Japanese ships were sunk and 7800 aircraft destroyed. The island’s capture yielded a crucial base, but the atomic bomb soon after ended the war before its potential used. Okinawa remains a key U S Pacific outpost, described as an unsinkable aircraft carrier in strategic terms.
A Washington staff item notes President Truman’s penchant for making calls from his home town sometimes stirs unusual excitement. A woman answering service operator recalled a client asking who called, and a soft reply came, Just say the President called. The blurb reflects a light, human-interest angle on the president and his routine communications.
State figure expresses waning interest in social sciences after discovering only one footnote mentioning his name. White House office displays fish trophies to distinguish the Fish Room. McNamara worries Congress may miss July 1 deadline for reserves reorg. Army Secretary Ailes invokes Fifth Amendment amid hearings. Freeman speaks at National Farmers Union convention amid ongoing Congo tensions described as moderation misunderstood.
Richard Spong outlines the Fifteenth Amendment ratified on March 30, 1870, and traces the long fight to enforce black voting rights through federal acts and Supreme Court rulings. He notes the Johnson administration proposal and Selma's impact on possible voting rights legislation, with figures like Emanuel Celler and Sen. Russell B. Long referenced.
Washington report on Johnsons crime program says experts disagree on delinquency causes and cures. Studies question whether broken homes predict delinquency and note factors like family conflict, public housing dynamics, and poverty influence youth crime differently. Authorities urge careful pilots and precise data before wide programs.
Prayer text gives brief daily blessing and guidance request. Includes attribution to Stuart LeRoy Anderson of Berkeley California, president of the Pacific School of Religion, and a closing Amen.
Paris reports serious questions about Gaullism’s future after De Gaulle. UNR’s 1962 landslide may falter without his backing as Paris municipal results show weaknesses. Some leaders draft plans to retool UNR into a broad middle party, but prospects are uncertain.
Nuclear energy interest in generating electricity for a growing nation increases faster than expected, with United Press International reporting from New York by Jesse Bogue. The piece notes mounting attention to nuclear power as a key energy source and discusses implications for future energy planning and development.
Word arrives that Beckley Institute has earned accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges. Miss Stella Woofer will depart to Huntington. Billy Sunday’s pay moved by motor truck to Land Title vaults. Presbyterians host a supper near the Lilly grocery, 30 cents. Power survey predicts electricity demand tripling by 1980 with nuclear fuel rising fastest. Colorado planning a 330000 kilowatt high temperature gas cooled reactor, Operation expected late 1971 with cost around 45 million.
Bruce Bioss argues the protest era marks a start, not a finish. He warns that marches and chants cannot solve entrenched problems and urges immediate action by activists to address child deprivation, education, and social neglect with sustained, practical effort alongside authorities.
A candlelighting service and choir music welcomed seven new members to the King's Daughters during a meeting at First Baptist Church. New members include Mrs. Paris, Mrs. Stovall, Mrs. Chrisley, Mrs. Leach, Mrs. Godbey, Mrs. Harvey, and Miss Gadd, as they were accepted from the last eight months. Construction on the Raleigh County Four-H dam has begun, delaying recreation work. county court expects completion this year. The dam of native stone will back up water over ten acres in Little Beaver Creek near Shady Spring, about seven miles from Beckley.
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