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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Nov 08, 1965

Page

3

The Trip Necessary- And Useful?

In 1964-65 education spending rose to 39 billion with 3.8 billion from the federal government, a 60 percent rise. The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation finds flaws in modern college prep and teaching while noting signs of hopeful renewal through dedicated teachers and stimulating human contact.

Times Square Fes Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation Saracake Ciietion Asennad High School

End of an era for Israel's founding father Ben Gurion

UPI Foreign News Analyst recalls David Ben Gurion's career as Israel's first premier and a defining figure of the early state. The piece notes his departure from active politics after decades of leadership, marked by triumphs against Arab invasions and debates over succession amid aging power.

UPI Palestine Green Poland Ben Gurion David Ben Gurion Seattle Israel Sean Teoet

Ben Gurion Leaves Party Over Lavon Affair Clash

Israel's ex prime minister Ben Gurion splits from Mapai over the Lavon affair and forms a new party Rafi. In elections his list lags while Mapai under Levi Eshkol regains strength as Israel faces ongoing crisis and Sinai tensions.

Ben Gurion Lavon Israel Sinai Egypt Beneile Levi Eshkol Mapai Rafi Eshkol Defense Pinhas Lavon

Why do people set forest fires in West Virginia

Assistant State Forester Ash er Kelly discusses the motives behind forest fires in West Virginia. He cites arson, grudges, thrill seekers, and mentally unbalanced individuals, noting most fires are human caused and many due to carelessness or local grudges. He warns about the lack of treatment facilities and emphasizes relentless prosecution to protect forests and lives.

Charleston UPI Asher Kelly West Kelly Division of Forestry Natural Resources Department West Virce O Boone County Reform School West Virginia

Welfare Ineligibles Eliminated Says Fanny Seiler

Welfare Commissioner L L Vincent told the Board of Public Works that ineligibles have been weeded from welfare rolls and that remaining recipients meet current eligibility rules. He foresees education guiding self support and fewer high school dropouts, as he and Rex Smith discuss a 1966-67 budget of 22.9 million. They note difficulty keeping male social workers as teachers’ raises pull staff away. A state office-building plan near the Statehouse seeks private construction ban for land expansion. Harpers Ferry visits rose 17 percent in October, with 102,816 visitors, and 707,541 in the first ten months, up 36,463 from 1964.

Fanny Seiler United Press International Charleston UPI L. L. Vincent Board of Public Works Vincent Smith State Commerce Department Harpers Ferry

Kale Troubles and Alumni College Notes

A mixed column recounts garden disappointments with kale chewed by a woodchuck and reflections on education after a twelve day Alumni College session. It notes non alumni attendees, upcoming summer sessions from August 14 to 25, and ends with a brief prayer by C. Neil Strait of Carmi Illinois.

Alumni College

Reds’ village control shown with small communist core

A captured report details how a village of 6,000 is effectively governed by 26 Communist party members and 30 Youth Group members through a network of front groups. It describes how cadres steer a 40 percent bloc on village councils via front committees, with a Communist secretary running the show and Hanoi dictating orders. US officials hope democratic villages near by will grow stronger to counter this control.

Washington NEA Viet Cong Communist Party Farmers Association Liberation Communist Viet Cong Viet Nam China Mao Tse-tung Mao South RFC Communist Bloc Hanoi

Thought For Today on aging and staying engaged

A reminiscence quoted from A. B. Chandler, longtime Continental Football League commissioner, reflecting on aging with humor as he notes turning 67 and the value of being alive at 89. The exchange highlights attitude toward growing older and staying active.

A. B Happy) Chandler Continental Football League

Watch On The Potomac What Really Happened In Indonesia

A Washington essay reviews the fall of Sukarno, PKI plotting, and the Jakarta coup of September 30 to October 2 1965. It argues Red China aimed to escalate but Indonesian army backlash and public anger undercut the Communists, warning against Beijing's Asia influence.

Washington Indonesia CIA Communist Party China Asia Mao Bay of Pigs Sukarno Peking Central Committee The Indonesian Communist Party PKI Jogjakarta Java Col. Untung Untung Harian Rakjat Revolutionary Council Army Jani Nasution Jakarta Red China Africa Viet Nam

Raleigh Register Subscription Rates by Mail

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