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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1966
Page
4
Quote attributed to Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt on guarding liberty. The message frames freedom as ongoing effort requiring watchfulness over both self and government.
Official figures show 39,831 Raleigh County residents registered to vote in the primary, but only 12,330 cast ballots. Democrats outvoted Republicans 9,580 to 2,750, with independents unreported in nonpartisan races. The piece urges readers to consider their own silence and responsibility.
In Charleston BPW under Gov Smith renews long-running friction with state universities over travel and expenditure rules. WVU seeks more administrator discretion while others urge BPW oversight. law requires finance review, with debate on who should set travel costs. A parallel student inquiry asks how corruption enters the Statehouse.
A newspaper note explains why many Ring Register questions aren’t answered. Transcriber Miss Nelle Bryson notes voices and often deems some questions too silly or vague. Only about a dozen Q A pairs fit daily. 50 60 are asked. Answers come after noon, often two days later.
Harold E. Stassen, famed as a boy wonder who became Minnesota governor at 31, campaigns to win the Republican nomination for Pennsylvania governor in the May 17 primary. His career includes presidential runs marked by repeated failure, and a notable 1958 gubernatorial bid in Pennsylvania ended with a 200,000 vote loss to Philadelphia mayor Dilworth. He remains a symbol of political persistence and improbable comebacks in a fickle field.
President Johnson urged intellectuals to move beyond pouting and picketing and think clearly. He argued that strident emotion harms policy and warned against misused comparisons like Fulbright's Nazi and brothel remarks. The address challenged teachers and scholars to offer constructive ideas to aid the nation.
Acoustical expert W A Janssen offers a home sound test and construction tips to reduce noise. Strategies include sound insulation boards between bedrooms and garage, nylon rollers on garage doors, acoustical tile ceilings in kitchens and living rooms, sound absorbent rubber mats under appliances, solid core doors with weather stripping, and 12 inch glass wool in ducts.
UPI foreign analysis traces rising nationalism in Eastern Europe from Transylvania tensions to land disputes. It notes Romanian Hungarian resentment over borders agreed in 1947 and Ceausecu’s May 7 speech challenging Soviet troop presence and Warsaw Pact links, signaling strains inviting Brezhnev’s attention.
Republican leaders at the GOP Women’s Conference assailed Democratic failures including fiscal issues Viet Nam war mismanagement poverty aid and McNamara The exchange framed Kennedy Johnson rivalry as Hatfields and McCoys of politics A Columbia Assembly panel joked about annual state legislative sessions to receive federal grants and boost state power.
Raleigh Registers published by Beckley News Papers Corporation lists mailing addresses Beckley and Hinton West Virginia and Virginia. It details subscription rates by mail for daily and Sunday editions, including yearly and six month terms, and home delivery prices by carrier per week or month.
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