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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1965
Page
4
A devotional line urges the reader to aid others and trust mercy as a guiding path to reach one’s goal. The quote attributes inspiration to Henry Van Dyke, noted American clergyman and poet.
From Prince Street a reader laments the ugly parking lot surroundings and urged Neville Street merchants to rethink entrances facing the lot. They suggest refurbishing rear basements with appealing fronts to lure shoppers rather than leaving unloved alleys and vacant metal shacks.
A long syndicated piece notes Christmas Seals support TB fights and respiratory disease control. It cites TB statistics, funding, and programs, plus a separate Washington view on the military aiding democracy in Latin America and developing areas. It highlights Indonesian training influence and shifts in U S diplomatic views on Latin military roles.
The piece discusses changes in Latin military outlook driven by a broader middle class officer corps and civilian supremacy aims. It outlines Pentagon and State Dept views on leveraging military ties to foster civilian governance, literacy, and development projects, including public works, education for draftees, and infrastructure building to curb Communist influence. The narrative frames military leaders as pivotal in shaping new regimes and democratic transition strategies.
West Virginia officials consider stronger junkyard rules to curb untidy yards near highways and preserve federal matching money for roads. Road Commissioner Burl Sawyers and SRC director Robert L. Childers press for fencing, orderly vehicle lines, and taxing inoperable cars. About 141 salvage yards sit near Interstate or federal highways and 260 along secondary roads, with roughly 100 outside the 1959 law.
Washington UPI reports Sen. Harry F Byrd retires signaling erosion of Southern Democratic power. Johnson shifts control by assigning one seat per committee, weakening seniority. Civil rights bills progress despite southern resistance as new Northern Democrats enter, reshaping Senate leadership and committee influence.
Washington columnist Robert G. Spivace argues no anti French campaign exists in the United States. He discusses French self-government worries sparked by De Gaulle’s re election bid, French political history, and the prospect of France facing future instability. He notes parallel concerns in the French mind about liberty and democracy amid modern realities. He also cites Jean Francois Revel on France as a liberty loving nation with a turbulent political past.
Nine years ago Raleigh College announced purchase of voice writing equipment for instruction to meet rising demand for Dictaphone and Ediphone operators across West Virginia. Noon results from nine Raleigh County precincts showed Roosevelt leading Willkie and Kilgore atop the Democratic ticket with Hancock ahead of his Democratic rivals for town district justice.
From the 1915 Files Of Capt. Douglas Scott the convict road crew is near Daniels just above Willard Finks residence as he prepares a crate for travel. Rev M L Dearin of Beckley began a protracted meeting in Mabscott this week with high expectations. Revs Bragg and Richmond led a Mabscott meeting that closed last week and was successful though further improvement is hoped.
A busy Sunday includes washing a dog after an overpowering scent, discomfort from the process, and reflections on a tougher chore. The piece also notes a local teacher's sister gaining national recognition, a librarian prize, and thoughts on college reunions and an Alumni College concept.
A short supplication invoking God’s grace to move believers to share riches with the weak and oppressed. Alfred N. Sayres of Lancaster PA, professor emeritus at Lancaster Theological Seminary, offers the prayer in Christ’s name.
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