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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1965
Page
4
John M. Fisher of Columbia University Teachers College cautions that the danger lies not in technology but in poor teaching. He argues that well designed instruction using tools can enhance learning.
The speaker argues the county failed to run Little Beaver Park efficiently, burdened by politics and patronage. Private operation is urged, citing past county losses, job payoffs, and indifference to deficits, with little evidence of theft or corruption but a luxurious neglect of economy.
A year after Jawaharlal Nehru's death on May 27 1964 India confronts border tensions with China and a fragile cease fire with Pakistan over the Rann of Kutch. Lal Bahadur Shastri shifts policy toward agricultural growth while seeking aid from the United States and the Soviet Union. Shastri toured Moscow after delaying a Washington visit, praising Soviet aid and declaring both nations opposed to force in international disputes.
Porpoise Moby Dick in Sarasota and Keiki in Oahu used underwater gear from General Telephone and Electronics to talk for five minutes across a 4700 mile link. Scientists confirm porpoises have keen mental processes and can communicate. What they discussed remains a mystery, possibly about the weather.
Washington reports W E B Du Bois Clubs and members active on Viet Nam protests. Origins trace to 1963 64 organization of a socialist youth group by the US Communist Party with a San Francisco base and a national structure naming Philip Chapin Davis as president and Carl Blake as publications director.
Senate Juvenile Delinquency subcommittee holds hearings on S 2951 to curb mail order gun sales. The Dodd bill, drafted with NRA help, would require buyers to swear they are over 18 and not felons, with affidavits sent to local police. Opponents cite gun registration fears and economic impact. FBI Director Hoover notes public has a right to expect regulations on deadly weapons.
UPI analysis notes the shift from air strikes to a plan B that expands American manpower in South Vietnam. About 15,000 more US forces, including Marines and combat-ready paratroops, have entered the area, with potential for hundreds of thousands more if needed. Questions arise over who truly leads, Saigon's stability, and risk of a broader American war.
Twenty five years ago Raleigh Countians were urged to visit the Memorial Building library with over 8000 volumes. The Raleigh library commission outlined plans for a bookmobile to extend library service to areas lacking branch libraries, chaired by J R Watkins and including Dr J L Lineweaver Herbert Sloan and others.
1915 advertisement lists family staples in Raleigh with items and per unit prices. Onions 3c per lb, potatoes 7c per bushel, celery 8c to 10c per bunch, pork 30c per lb, lard 13c, creamery butter 38c per lb, roast beef 14c to 20c per lb, eggs 25c per dozen, Chickens dressed 22c per lb. Note adds chickens rose less than other items and may be bought as low as 25c per lb.
The narrator reports replacing roof gutters, tying a rope from a basement beam after failed rope throwing, and securing a steep roof. They note structural decay, a stray neighbor cow intruding on the garden, and several small maintenance tasks including a pool cleanup while juggling kids’ year end activities.
A prayer asking God to bless schools and colleges and all institutions of learning. It asks teachers and students to be guided by the Spirit toward eternal and earthly values, for leaders trained to bless the country, and for wisdom and understanding through the fear of the Lord in Christ Amen.
A critical view of U S foreign policy debates on whether the United States is obsessed with communism. The piece discusses perceptions of Moscow and Peking, nationalist imperialism, and the risk tactics of subversion in the nuclear age, urging a balanced focus on imperial aims and the communist label. It compares historical precedent from Hitler to modern Moscow and Beijing.
Beckley Newspapers Corporation outlines subscription rates for mail and home delivery, with annual and six month options for daily and Sunday editions, daily only options, weekly carrier rates, and monthly charges. It notes change of address procedures and a 3 percent West Virginia sales tax, plus a disclaimer that carriers are independent contractors and the company is not responsible for advance payments.
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