Thoughtful reflections on local primary election turnout and voter conduct
The piece laments light voter turnout and party dominance in the primary. It notes a theft report and an inconclusive probe, worries about apathy and tired staff on the Board of Education, and criticizes poll workers and electioneering near polling places. It urges confidence in democracy and recalls Raleigh Countians’ experience as vital to government.
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Board of Education
Register
Raleigh Countians
Baseball in Court Sparks Fear for the National Game
Wichita Falls Record News notes that the 1922 Supreme Court ruling declaring baseball a sport exempt from Sherman antitrust law may have enabled leagues to form farm systems and lock up talent. The Milwaukee Atlanta decision questions that immunity and hints at possible Congressional investigations or new legislation, signaling growing confusion over organized baseball.
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Braves
U. S. Supreme Court
Congress
High Court
Wichita Falls
Tex
Record News
New York Governorship Fight Shapes Up In 1968
Watch on The Potomac analyzes the 1968 New York governorship race. Nelson Rockefeller seeks a third term while Democratic contenders including Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr. Bobby Kennedy and Hubert Humphrey loom as rivals. Roosevelt could use the post as a springboard toward 1972, with Kennedy pressing for forums and endorsements, and Wagner and Morgenthau noted as other possible contenders. The piece frames the race as a battle for the center among major parties and elites.
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Reagan
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Rockefeller
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Roosevelt
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Massachusetts
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Humphrey
U. S
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Robert Wagner
Morgenthau
Johnson
God Is Real Man Translation Brings Bible To Streets
Rev Carl Burke translates Bible stories into urban slang using jail populations and delinquent youth. His paraphrase of the parable of the lost sheep and Psalm 46 presents God as a protecter in the asphalt jungle with a vivid, vernacular twist.
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United Press International
Association Press
Carl F. Burke
Erie County
Buffalo
N. Y
Burke
Jesus Christ
Maine and
Fillmore
North and Main
Paul
Jacob
May Arrives in New York With Fresh Paint Mood
Ward Cannel observes the city transforms as May settles in New York and prompts a rush to paint living spaces. The essay contrasts New York’s spring fever with May customs in Rome and Paris, humorously noting the cultural timing of renovations.
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May
Rome
Palatine Hill
Paris
25 Years Ago From Raleigh Register May Reflections
A Raleigh County Medical auxili ary elected officers with Mrs. E. N. Dupy starting a new term. The piece blends wartime notes on British forces advancing from Piraeus toward Athens with a humorous May city painting tale about New York apartments, painting rituals, and urban blues, ending with musings on life and summer.
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E. N. Dupy
Raleigh County Medical Auxiliary
New York
Hell
Ghent Farmers Club elects officers in 1916 notes
The Ghent Farmers Club met last week for the election of officers with Ernest Epling named president Will Epling as vice president Jesse Bowling elected secretary and W O McGinnis treasurer The 1915 Ford Automobiles were used by seven West Virginia County Agents and the counties fear loss of efficiency if Ford cars are withheld from their agents
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Raleigh Register
Ghent Farmers Club
Ernest Epling
Will Epling
Jesse Bowling
W. O. McGinnis
Ford
West Virginia
Bug Dust Head Tryout Meant Two Identical Headlines
A newspaper recap describes a production hiccup where a Bug Dust headline was set twice by a linotype process, a mishap tied to type size and line length for a 18 pica width headline. It also recounts newsroom quirks and a Rhodesia censorship box in a separate note.
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Linotype Machine
Jim Rubin
Register
Jim
Good Candidates For School Board Are Getting Harder To Find
The Christian Science Monitor reports that recruiting for local school boards is tightening nationwide. City boards face public pressure, open meetings push, and constraints from collective bargaining while consolidations reduce districts. The NSBA leaders cite fewer volunteers and longer, tougher duties with open meetings likely increasing.
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Minneapolis
Chicago
National School Boards Association
Joseph Ackerman
NSBA
Harold V. Webb
Webb
Dr. Ackerman
Elmhurst
Ill
Pennsylvania
NSRA
Ackerman
Dr. Webb
New York
Christian Science Monitor
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West Virginia
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
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