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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1966
Page
4
Louis Auchincloss new president of the Museum of the City of New York notes New York has everything today except a past in a concise thought provoking line for readers.
The piece portrays Alabama voters renominating Governor George Wallace with his wife’s name on the ballot as a symbol of resistance to social changes including racial integration. It condemns white Alabama cling to alleged race superiority while acknowledging the end of slavery and growing Black voting power, urging voters to reject Wallace’s stand against desegregation.
A humorous, era voice laments heavy red tape in the Great Society era. It cites a radio station requiring about 80 hours to renew its license, a executive reading 150 documents daily, and 1.5 quadrillion pieces of paper in offices. Estimated annual paperwork cost reaches 100 billion dollars. Computers speed forms but boost carbon copies and form output. The piece ends with a warning that worse is ahead.
The British Labour government under Prime Minister Harold Wilson is exploring British membership in the European Common Market, a sharp turn from 1962 when Hugh Gaitskell warned it would end Britain’s independence. Wilson also rejected Market membership in 1964, signaling changed times.
The piece traces Britain's 1959 reconsideration of joining the six nation Common Market including France and West Germany, outlines aims for a customs union and economic unity, notes De Gaulle’s veto in 1963, and discusses the impact of Britain’s US special relationship on EU entry and political unity prospects.
A playful 1966 dialogue between a computer and operator Marilyn explores tech anxiety. The neurotic machine fears being shut off or brainwashed into hate, while Marilyn contacts repair and contemplates the culprit. The piece blends humor with era tech lore and department echoes.
Prayer asks God to help appreciate the world and the coming of spring with sunshine flowers and birds. It notes physical life points to the everlasting life God calls us to and closes in Jesus name. James Ross McCain of Decatur Ga president emeritus Agnes Scott College voices the prayer.
A group of prominent U S educators privately concludes that both North and South officials tolerate minimal desegregation efforts and token funding. They urge a $5 billion annual federal increase and a strict, color conscious approach with enforceable desegregation conditions to lift inner city and rural schools toward a thousand dollars per pupil. They call for vocal leadership from the President governors and mayors to correct distorted views of minority groups and monitor discrimination.
A fragmented price list shows amounts of 21.50, 12.00, 18.00 and 10.00 dollars associated with Naleigh D NRedister. The readable segments imply a catalog or receipt style entry lacking full context or descriptions.
Twenty years ago in the 1916 Raleigh Register Guy Morrison paused in Raleigh over Sunday with his parents Mr and Mrs M H Morrison. He traveled from the southern tour with the Wesleyan base ball team as pitcher and right fielder. Dr W W Watts sold his stake in Watts Williams auto agency to Charles E Farmer and the firm became Williams Farmer.
Pike Corp chairman Thomas Pike proposes giant fiberglass tunnels to distribute fresh water and reduce stream pollution, suggesting offshore and long range projects. Pike, based in Fullerton California, owns American M A R C and built rugged oil drilling gear used in Alaska, with combined 1950s sales around 53 million and projected 60 million this year. He labels his firm part of the egghead industry with a large scientific staff and aims to expand further into research and development.
In Athens Greece the high command says German hammering on the British Greek line has made a push toward the south. A weekend fire destroyed a Piney Avenue and Valley Drive warehouse worth about 10000 dollars with 27 cars damaged in a Beckley Auto Wrecking section valued at about 5000 dollars. O A Phillips begins third term as Sophia chamber president. Adolf Hitler's panzer columns are reported less than 150 miles from Athens thrusting south along Thessaly as allies retreat to a shorter defense. Pike seeks 2.5 billion fiberglass water tunnel off California coast to Los Angeles. United Aircraft Corp. backs the idea. no studies yet.
Pike outlines a 30 year plan to fund debt service and amortization to solve Los Angeles water issues. He proposes an undersea fiberglass aqueduct resistant to corrosion to replace pipes, suggesting the same method could address Hudson River pollution by piping sewage to sea or disposal plants.
Adele Rog ers St John presents a contemporary tale in which Hank Gavin a Chicago supersalesman becomes a 20th century disciple of the Risen Christ His wife Mellie and grandmother oppose his quest Yet Hank is drawn to a seminary and a public confrontation with faith This stirring book blends doubt faith and modern church life with a climactic Lake Michigan revelation and a hopeful mission.
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