Thought For Today Quote by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
A concise aphorism notes it takes less time to do a task well than to justify a botched result. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is quoted as the source of the saying.
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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1965
Page
4
A concise aphorism notes it takes less time to do a task well than to justify a botched result. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is quoted as the source of the saying.
City Street Department faces two issues on Neville Street between Sunrise and Prince. A drain at Sunrise Neville intersection has a gap that could injure a child and invite a damage claim. Also at Prince Neville a paving divot often causes a jolt and wheel spin. call for repair and proper binding of the bituminous surface. Rival factions meet at Ha rad Yemen today to seek a provisional government. Egypt to withdraw 40,000 troops. The Yemen conflict has cost many lives and left a nation without unity or a stable capital city, relying on foreign aid for years.
UPI analyst notes the 1950 53 Korean War saw 2.8 million Americans in combat roles with multi national forces. By year end South Viet Nam ground forces may top 200000, a fraction of Korea. Comparisons are limited. China’s Yalu intervention reshaped outcomes and policy toward North Viet Nam. Mao Zedong’s stake in Vietnam looms if defeat arises.
A UPI report from New York notes Chesterton Packing and Seal Co of Everett Massachusetts enrolled 106 wives in a special Hawaii school for 240 distributors who exceeded 1965 quotas. President A Devereux Chesterton says wives motivate workers, while field manager James Walsh Jr will conduct the program. The idea came from a executive’s wife. trips abroad for quota breakers have been offered for nine years, with past destinations including Rome.
Acapulco Puerto Rico Madrid Jamaica Bermuda and Nas sau. Since this incentive was put into practice sales volume of Chesterton has risen tenfold, Chesterton said.
An exclusive piece alleges a 5:28 p m November 9 power outage was a deliberate conspiracy of prominent politicians with a foreign power and media complicity. It claims hypnotism experts swayed crowds, electrical clocks kept time, and McNamara faces removal while experts question the blackout narrative.
Prayer text seeks forgiveness and strength to overcome sin and doubt. It asks for light to dispel darkness and faith to endure temptations amid weariness, ending with a benediction to hold firm in faith. Signed by Roy H. Stetler Jr of Cheverly Maryland, minister.
Washington correspondent notes that many SDS leaders and antiwar organizers are perpetual or non students. They drift through universities, protest, organize, and speak, shaping campus action while spending little time studying. Draft and university loopholes are tightening as boards scrutinize student status.
Washington analysis shows few state chairmen pre 1960 in both parties, with Republicans leading the field by early turnover. The piece argues chronic underfunding and lack of salaries hinder professional staffing, weakening party infrastructure and national strategy across 53 posts.
In a 1966-67 budget request, Institutions Commissioner Chauncey Browning Jr. urged the creation of halfway houses in centers like Charleston and a medical mental clinic inside Moundsville Penitentiary to aid 250 to 300 parole-ineligible inmates. He cited escapes, infractions before parole, and inmates seeking readmission as reasons for new facilities and psychiatric support, with weekly visits by mental hospital doctors.
The passage surveys Rome in the first century, detailing wars civil strife and disasters. It notes four emperors slain by the sword multiple civil wars foreign conflicts and East successes contrasted with Western ruin. It describes Illyricum Gaul Britain Dacians Parthia and widespread desecration including temple fires and capitol destruction.
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