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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1965
Page
4
Thought For Today laments the community lack of a public pool since Waterdale closed in 1963 and criticizes city government for inaction. It questions Mayor Smith's political ambitions, referencing segregationist attitudes and the possibility of a calculated administrative failure to boost his career.
A university observer Dr William Graham Cole president of Lake Forest College argues a new era of campus rebellion is beginning in America. He says students, raised in permissive homes, need room within curricula to rebel and explore to curb trivial fights. Some rebels may seek publicity rather than intellectual engagement.
Washington reports that Communist organizers move quickly to capture revolts by exploiting popular but weak leadership. In Santo Domingo the Reds target students and elites, promise land and independence, then displace nonaligned leaders while execution squads strike officials, officers, and intellectuals.
Publication from Beckley Newspapers Corporation lists mail and home delivery subscription rates and terms. Includes addresses, editor contact, and carrier policies in Beckley and Hinton West Virginia with state tax reminder and note on independent contractor status.
West Virginia native Phyllis Curtin told state dignitaries she still calls the Mountain State home after touring worldwide. The Clarksburg soprano, returning for a concert, praised its terrain and said there is no comparison to other views she has seen.
London reports claim France seeks to shed NATO centers and move the alliance headquarters from Paris. Official word is quiet, but ministers meet in London this week to discuss possible changes as a broader shift in alliance alignment unfolds.
UPI reports at Columbia University's centennial symposium on engineering that atomic energy will play a growing but gradual role in U S electricity beyond the turn of the century. Several speakers foresee a breeder reactor development, yet no rush. coal will still dominate energy supply through 2050, with breeder tech improving future fuel cycles.
Sam H. Schurr, former chief economist of the Bureau of Mines and current director at Resources for the Future, Inc., foresees a major share of U S electricity from nuclear energy within 35 years. He notes the Atomic Energy Commission’s projection that nuclear power could supply half the nation's electricity by 2000.
Washington reports say President Johnson is confident in his Dominican intervention yet unsettled about next steps. Aides warn the entanglement could be hard to unwind, while officials note he dislikes outcomes that are not fully right. Johnson shows mixed signals on foreign policy, avoiding grand idealism while seeking pragmatic gains.
30 years ago circus day drew large crowds to the county seat as Sparks world-famous Shows played to capacity audiences in both matinee and evening performances. Deputy Sheriff Grover L. Hunt of Raleigh County died May 2 in a local hospital from typhoid pneumonia after a brief illness. Milt Curtis Jr. has moved to Charleston pursuing a spot on the capital city Ohio State League team and reportedly began his professional baseball career.
A family loses track of their dog after a Saturday walk from home to the office. After hours apart the little black canine is found at a hilltop intersection and returns when whistled for, easing worries of the worried owner and companion.
Prayer asks God for courage to reject greed and dishonesty and to choose clean living and honest dealing. The prayer, attributed to Alfred N Sayres of Lancaster PA professor emeritus, Lancaster Theological Seminary, ends in Jesus Christ name.
City Council to open new bids on a city hall remodel shelved last December to allow economy measures in bids. President Roosevelt sent to the Senate the nomination of John T. Hollandsworth Jr. for Beckley West Virginia postmaster. Four Lincoln School students helped plant a tree after an Arbor Day program. Democratic registration moved Raleigh County ahead by 200 voters to extend a 12,308 edge.
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