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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1965
Page
4
The mayor’s proposal to impose a fire protection fee on property owners may be aired at tomorrow night’s council meeting. The plan is scarcely outlined and has drawn denunciatory comments. a full debate on fire protection, department policies, equipment, and fire chief duties is suggested.
The piece explains Commonwealth Day as an association of sovereign states with no central authority, tracing its origins to Victoria Day and Empire Day, and notes the loose ties among members, shared institutions, and the Commonwealth Relations Office as a communications hub. It then shifts to American mobility, citing 10 to 11 million moving families annually, about 38.6 million people relocating, and the moving van industry generating roughly $1 billion yearly, while warning of identity disruption for uprooted children and a broad 48 percent of Americans living away from their five-year-ago residence.
Washington analysis argues the Johnson administration misjudged the Dominican situation, noting bungling, reliance on provisional leadership, and a talent shortage. It cites CIA warnings, delayed Marine deployment, and ongoing worries about exit strategy and international perception.
Secretay of State Robert D Bailey's potential appointment spurs talk in the Statehouse as Gov Hulett Smith weighs healing a rift with the attorney general's office. The State Board of Public Works begins its second inspection trip, visiting Pinecrest Sanitarium and the Peace Springs prison for women, with a lineup of future visits to colleges and state hospitals. Virginia Mae Brown visits Wheeling for National Transportation Week and reflects on a long career in state government.
NATO talks in Paris face tough going as France objects to Allied nuclear policy, arguing Europe bears too much U.S. influence. Meetings will be kept top secret amid expected stalemate.
UPI reports MIT immunologist Marcus Brooke used a weakened endotoxin from salmonella typhosa to counteract immunological paralysis in mice. Ten week old mice received the toxin after being exposed to a pneumonia-causing bacterial substance, with a control group not receiving endotoxin. Five weeks later all mice were challenged with the bacteria to test antibody production and immunity.
In mice, without toxin counteraction all died when exposed to a diplococcus pneumonia challenge. However 62 of 64 mice given endotoxin antibodies remained unharmed, showing immunological paralysis thwarted by bacterial poison.
A modern Italy set suspenseful novel explores Armino Fabbio's search for a destitute woman matching his nurse and the shadow of the 15th century Falcon. The story links past and present through a university pageant and a troubling family history, with murder risks and political theater.
The Washington teach-in drew mixed reactions but proved valuable for the academic community and nation. Rostow and Morganthau offered measured, persuasive critiques while pro Communist panelists were few, highlighting the gulf over U S policy in Vietnam and the Dominican Republic.
Twenty five years ago from the Raleigh Register's 1940 files, Beckley children taught by Mrs. Thomas Elswick and Miss Violet Cook earned ratings in the state junior competitive contest in Charleston, held by the state federation of music clubs. Lois Fillmer Betta Dunn Sara Jane Powers Patty Noel Adelaide Barntell Lorene Rahall Dorothy Manning Nellie Ellison Alice Walker Dorothy Stanley Dorothy Kessel Ruth Fisher were among the contestants.
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