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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1968
Page
2
Kingsley Amis, visiting professor at Van derbilt University, muses on the uncertain future of knowledge and the decline of eloquence among future generations, suggesting even Mink will be more feebly described. The remark blends satire with academic setting and literary reference.
Italy faces a wave of strikes as doormen walk off and two million government workers stay home. Union protests press for fringe benefits and an end to a law deducting pay for small worker absences. Riots by students accompany demands for Premier Leone to resign. Leone resigns Nov 19 amid unrest and weak coalition prospects. President Saragat asks the cabinet to stay as new government is formed.
Iraq bans the miniskirt starting Sunday December 1 with unclear length rules for after. A foreign marriage after December 31 bars work in government or state firms. Egypt’s security police threaten arrests for wearing miniskirts and Cairo’s dean orders coeds to cover thighs. The piece notes rising style bans across the region and hints at global spread.
A NEA overview by Leon Dennen notes a global surge in espionage amid Cold War tensions. West Germany, with Rear Adm. Hermann Luedke, surfaces as a pivotal Soviet target, while Czech defectors drive intensified Western counterintelligence efforts. The piece cites NATO logistics secrets, widespread undercover activity across Europe, and the belief that spies exist in every defense system.
The piece argues that Thanksgiving is not a burden but a sincere expression of gratitude. It contrasts human tendencies to demand thanks with Jesus teachings that God gives freely without strings, likening divine generosity to that of benevolent parents and stressing a genuine spirit of praise.
Louis Cassels argues that true Thanksgiving is a spontaneous gratitude toward God for His love and mercy, not equating luck with divine will or nursing grudges. He cites biblical praise and notes faith often rises in hardship, asserting thanksgiving is the other face of faith and essential to religious life.
UPI analyst notes 250000 Soviet troops cannot crush Czech resolve as 60000 students lead peaceful 76 hour sit in creating a “new revolutionary unity.” Hospitals donate milk, bakeries supply bread, and Prague workers halt trains to deter force. Czechs vow freedoms in science art journalism and politics as press censorship resurfaces and liberal leaders lose ground to hardliners in the ruling party.
Edward Craig reports James C. Conniff, director of a Saint Peter’s College business writing seminar in Jersey City, says many executives fail to express ideas in clear simple language. He argues clearer wording saves time and money and reduces miscommunication between bosses, subordinates and customers.
Berry says formal writing need not be stiff and that business writing, like any form, demands effort. Expressiveness comes from practice and using clear language rather than gobbledygook.
An Alumni Magazine piece on creative writing outlines writing as a life practice. It recalls Alex Laing and Stephen Keller guiding students to express inner truth, through private meetings and honest work, shaping poems plays and stories.
A brief devotional note from Hoover Rupert of First Methodist Church Ann Arbor Michigan, celebrating birthdays and a renewed commitment to live like Jesus. The writer asks readers to reflect on growing older with gratitude and spiritual focus as the week begins.
Articles discuss the threat of a major California quake centered near San Francisco and possibly spreading to the state, with experts from Caltech and MIT noting rising research and frequent worldwide quakes. Editorials mention RoCkville data, warnings, and public reactions amid speculative forecasts.
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