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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Nov 22, 1968

Page

2

Factual Benefits Of Fluoridation In Cleveland Public Schools

A Cleveland study of 800000 children shows fluoridated water sharply reduced tooth decay. From 1955 to 1962 kindergarten teeth with decay dropped while the share with perfect teeth rose about 60 percent, exceeding earlier expectations. The report notes ongoing dentist shortages and a large number of Americans needing dental care.

Cleveland Ohio U. S United States Don Oakley

The Machine as Viewed at the End of the Mechanical Age

The Museum of Modern Art in New York mounts November exhibition viewing twentieth century machine themed art. Artists and engineers unite with computers and electronic media to create immersive works using vibrations, strobe light, and audience responsive sounds.

Museum of Modern Art New York City Marcel Duchamp Dada

Exercise In Futility In The News And Courier

A column observes that public figures and roles are driven by core incentives such as votes profits victories and social validation. It recalls common refrains about politicians businessmen coaches and editors and ponders where such motives lead in society.

Charlesten 8. C News and Courier

Watch On The Potomac What Will Nixon Do For Black And White Poor?

Washington report notes over 85 percent of participating Negroes backed Humphrey over Nixon. It argues black voters remain sceptical of Nixon despite talks with civil rights leaders and outlines uncertainty over his policies, especially black capitalism, banking and insurance support, and enforcement after riots.

Potomac Nixon Washington Hubert H. Humphrey Richard M. Nixon LBJ Wallace Dixieland South Whitney Young Hoy Wilkins Jomson JFK RFK THT PDR Herb Klein Klein Howard Samutels Mixon

Nixon Faces Heated Start With Congress in 1969

Washington reports a looming battle between President-elect Nixon and a Democrat-controlled Congress. Key issues include ghetto incentives, black capitalism salesmanship, defense spending, income surtax, and extending the 10 percent surcharge. Agnew will need time to fit into the Senate role, with Dirksen as Nixon’s main ally in the chamber.

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Mali's Keita toppled in bloodless Mali coup

Mali's president Modibo Keita was ousted in a bloodless coup as the nation, newly independent from France, faced a faltering peanut economy and vast desert barriers. The coup reflected young officers' discontent with a fragile state seeking unity and prosperity.

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Computers Change Jobs Mobility By Computer Matching

UPI reports the computer era is boosting workforce mobility by enabling better job matching. National Personnel Associates, a network of 146 agencies in 100 cities, says computerized matching lets workers seek new roles without uprooting families, reshaping corporate redeployment and labor dynamics.

Leroy Pope UPI New York National Personnel Associates

50 Years Ago From The Raleigh Register Becomes Fragmented

A Raleigh Register clipping notes Mrs G G Clay of Charleston traveled to Beckley for her brother Ford Surrett's funeral after burns from a gasoline fire. It also mentions J H Hatcher receiving a labor notice from B Spaun on Hercules Powder in Nilye West Virginia seeking 100 women 18 plus at 40 cents an hour with no experience needed. The broader text discusses nationwide job canvassing and worker mobility in a war era economy, plus welfare and ghetto issues.

Clay Charleston Beckley Dorothy Ford Surrett J. H. Hatcher Beckley Community Labor Board B. Spaun Hercules Powder Company Nilye West Virginia Federal Labor Department Department of Defense Tren

NPR based job matching system to aid ghetto dwellers

NPR described a new national career matching system that links agencies and electronics to pair workers with jobs almost instantly. J Allen Shaw noted specialized TEM 280-40 hardware and trained staff, with a demo at the National Employment Associates Convention in Philadelphia, and full operation set to start December 1.

NPR General Employment Agency J. Allen Shaw National Employment Associates Philadelphia

Summersville Ohio Border Not Close In West Virginia Geography

A Raleigh County comparison shows Summersville is far from the Ohio border, while Charleston remains closer to Ohio. The piece discusses the geography of West Virginia, the state center near Sitton, and notes on election totals between official and unofficial figures, with remarks on editorial work and accuracy.

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Naming Games Through Ages and Ventures

A humorous column from New York explores how naming rules vary by era and sector. It contrasts personal naming for children and dogs for adults with business names like Penny Hill Enterprises and Fanny Hill Enterprises, noting shifts from Victorian to modern branding.

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Raleigh County men to attend training school this week

Seventeen Raleigh County men are bound for a training school at an unnamed university, including Quincy Stover A O Smith J A Thompson from Beckley Arlis Helti from Raleigh Interler Don from Maynor Thomas J Wilding from Wickham and Toy Polets from Gton Morgan Roanoke Virginia.

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