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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Nov 15, 1968

Page

2

West Virginia to test teachers salaries in new era

Democratic leaders pledge cooperation with Republican governor Arch Moore Jr. as he takes office. The key test is public education and teachers pay, with Moore proposing a $1,000 annual raise funded by budget cuts without new taxes. The outcome hinges on legislative approval and how tax or spending changes are attributed.

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Beyond Their Understanding of a Nation in Disarray

An opinion piece laments post election behavior by Americans. It argues 40 million voters accepted defeat, opposing candidates publicly praise the winner, and fearfully critiques an Establishment. The author questions revolutionary spirit and calls study of the political system a phony ideal.

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Kennedy half dollar scarcity defies mint output

A reader notes the US Mint has produced over 14 billion Kennedy half dollars since 1964, equating to more than five per person. Despite high mint numbers, the coins remain scarce in circulation as if holders are preserving their quotas.

Watch On The Potomac LBJ Could Make It Rough For Nixon

Washington report on Johnson and Nixon after their first post election White House talks Armistice Day notes show Johnson seeking cooperation and nonpartisan stance in foreign affairs while Nixon prepares to face the burdens of the presidency LBJ remains aligned with the water's edge philosophy and promises to ease Nixon's path.

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Backstairs At The White House Key Biscayne May Not Be Suitable As Holiday White House For Nixon

New York based dispatch reports Nixon may need a different holiday White House than Key Biscayne due to security concerns. The Smathers and Rebozo homes would require extensive fencing, detectors, power, and communications gear, complicating Secret Service protection. Discussions among security experts followed the election, weighing Camp David versus Key Biscayne, amid a Yemen-origin assassination plot that heightened safety concerns.

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Meeting on Communist Sumit Sparks Global Party Rift

Representatives from about 58 Communist parties convened in Budapest to decide when a world Communist Summit could occur. The debate tracks back to Khrushchev era aims to assert Soviet leadership amid the ongoing Moscow Beijing split and later Western European party reactions after Czechoslovakia’s invasion.

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Naples Falls To Allied Drive In Italy Campaign News

Allied headquarters report Fifth Army has overrun Naples and pushed German defenders toward Rome, a hundred miles farther north. In Beckley, local youths plan a Presbyterian church led recreation center, while a World War II era reminiscence notes a lone surviving hickory tree from a planted seed. Sizable Soviet and Czech political shifts echo in European coverage with Moscow’s stance tightening, Prague protests, and Communist alignment questions surfacing amid invasions and Western responses.

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Bear's World Polish Communist Party at Warsaw Congress

The article notes Poland's Communist Party Fifth Congress in Warsaw on November 12, signaling Western Communist parties' welcome of a summit while warning of possible Russian intervention. It cites American observer George Embree on potential Soviet influence and cites Pravda statements by Erich Honecker on loyalty to the Soviet Union.

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Bug Dust Didn't Fool Some People Even Some Of The Time

The Register reports unofficial precinct by precinct returns showing Wallace underperforming in predominantly Black precincts and Nixon carrying several precincts. Voter totals across offices are given, with emphasis on presidency and governorship tallies, amendments passing, and noted minor errors in precinct numbering.

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Prayer For Today From The Holy Spirit’s Guidance

A devotional prayer invoking God the Father and Jesus Christ. It asks the Holy Spirit to open believers, grant eternal life, and make them ready to live for God. Signed by John H. Met, professor of English Bible and Missions at Western Theological Seminary in Holland Michigan.

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Myth Busting in 1968 Election Myths Debunked

Washington reports examine claims that Nixon benefited from a Vietnam bombing halt before the 1968 election. Analysis finds limited impact in California and New York, with Humphrey riding core Democratic strength in cities and labor's COPE turnout lifting votes, while southern strategy arguments weaken on actual state results.

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Raleigh Register Rantanws Publication Details

Publication details for Raleigh Register Rantanws show Beckley Newspapers Corporation at 84 Prince Street Raleigh WV and advertising offices in New York Chicago and more. Rates for daily and Sunday home delivery are listed with various options and prices.

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