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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1965
Page
4
A noting quote stating God placed something noble and good in every heart created by His hand. The line reflects American humorist Mark Twain’s worldview on inherent virtue and humanity.
The Register scorches nursing homes labeled rest homes that operate under license pending. It notes a 1963 East Rainelle fire death of Robert Nelson Doss and argues enforcement failures let unlicensed homes run indefinitely. Call for stricter health and fire compliance and end to bootleg operations exploiting elderly residents who cannot vote.
The 10th national conference of the United States National Commission for UNESCO opened in Kansas City. About 2000 scholars and professionals from the United States and abroad attend under the theme Man Knowledge and Freedom in International Development.
Washington commentary argues admission of Red China to the United Nations rests on reality not morality. It states Mao and top leaders show no sign of changing, and change must come from within China, not external pressure or CIA intervention, with patience urged as younger leaders rise.
Secretary of State Dean Rusk leads the American delegation to the long delayed Second Special Inter American Conference of Foreign Ministers in Rio de Janeiro. The meeting faces skepticism over recognizing post coup regimes, especially Brazil’s Castelo Branco government, and regional tensions with Venezuela’s boycott reflecting broader concerns about dictatorship and inflation.
Latin American tensions flare over Dominican crisis and Sen. Fulbright critique. Resolutions in the House spark anti American sentiment as Peru Chile and Colombia condemn unilateral intervention. The Rio meeting unlikely to yield results with a second conference anticipated next year.
Review of Yesterdays People by Jack E. Weller on mountain culture and education. It discusses social pressure on educated youths, outsiders and reform, and the need to rethink life worth beyond work and income as the cybernetic era approaches.
In a vibrant Luzon campaign, Ferdinand Marcos edges Diosdado Macapagal as rivals clash over graft and past murders. Marcos, war hero and son of a political dynasty, rides youth and decorum, while Macapagal faces graft charges and accusations of corruption amid a yearlong political battle that strains the nation.
Moscow district in Russia observed the 23rd anniversary of the Bolshevik rise to power with a declaration of continued neutrality and armed vigilance. Georg Johnson, former Mark Twain High School teacher and county teacher's chorus director, has replaced Mrs. Virginia Logan as music supervisor at Trap Hill High School.
Silas Canaday of Slab Fork entered Raleigh County’s Farm Bureau Fair with two top pumpkins. One tipped the scales at 42 pounds and the other at 64 pounds. The editor looks forward to pumpkin pie from the smaller prize and notes it was presented by Mr Canaday.
Washington dispatch notes Rhode Island Governor John Chafee argues the two party system must offer a stronger alternative to gain support, countering calls to “save the two party system.” The piece surveys historical shifts, GOP strength, and voter patterns since 1932.
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