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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1965
Page
4
A recount of Cleveland mayoral balloting shows Ralph S. Locher gaining 219 votes after examining 1,175 precincts with 28 voting machine sites remaining. The narrow margin and minor shifts argue for accuracy in a high stakes total vote review.
The article notes a coup in Djakarta amid Southeast Asian upheaval. It highlights Sukarno’s balancing act between communists and the military, with Malaysian Indonesia tensions and a deteriorating economy seen as enabling factors. A civil war risk prompts calls for national unity and noninterference.
Washington columnist Robert G. Spivack argues Sen. Robert Kennedy’s Latin America tour generated controversy over its aims. He notes Kennedy’s stance on U S intervention in the Dominican crisis, the implications for 1968 VP considerations, and contrasts with his brother Ted’s Vietnam visit, shaping distinct political images.
Publication notice from Beckley Newspapers Corporation outlines home delivery by carrier, multiple city affiliates, and subscription instructions. It warns carriers and distributors are independent contractors and declines responsibility for payments to them. Rate details reference daily and Sunday delivery and a West Virginia subscription caveat.
Mrs. Joe Smith of Sand Branch died last week from burns caused by her clothing catching fire from a kettle of apple butter she was stirring. Her husband was killed about twenty years earlier when gored by an enraged bull on their Sand Branch farm.
West Virginia lawmakers face a clash over the penny pop tax funding the West Virginia University Medical Center. Gov. Hulett Smith questions feasibility of continuation while the industry wants repeal. WVU President Paul A Miller warns repeal could drive top professionals from the hospital. Del Ivor Boiar ski offers a contrasting view as the debate unfolds in Charleston.
Boiarsky tells Miller and WVU Board of Governors the pop tax could be replaced by another revenue source for the Medical Center. Wise warns against embarrassing taxes like a cigarette tax. Miller favors stable income for planning, citing $41 million from 1964-65. The Board of Public Works moves to reduce agency requests totaling about 257.7 million with capital needs of 29.97 million. Education leads budget asks at 143 million, health and welfare at 43.6 million. Robert Butler of Charleston, an appraiser for the State Road Commission, gains automatic membership in the American Institute of Real Estate Appraisers, a rare distinction for West Virginians.
UPI report notes British Foreign Secretary Michael Stewart arrives in Moscow amid Cold War tensions. Observers say Russia views policy as US aligned, expecting no new deals. Kosygin reportedly canceled a planned visit to Britain, deeming it mere tourism. Stewart aims to keep talks open, not push bold proposals.
In West Virginia seven weeks from the 30 day budget session Speaker H Laban White will name a new Majority Leader, narrowing four candidates Dels Tommy Myles J F E Ned Watson Harry Pauley and Ivor Boiarsky with Myles favored by insiders. White also weighs filling vacancies from recent deaths or resignations as he finalizes legislature leadership before December.
A devotional prayer urging fathers to cherish discipline nurture and guide their children. It invokes God as Father to grant reverence patience and creative wisdom so the torch of life and faith is handed on undimmed for the new generation. Read by Edward K. Ziegler, pastor at The Church of the Brethren in Oakton Virginia.
A fragment from a historical piece recounts a angry tirade attributed to the Women's Agnostic Temperance Union warning drinkers and vowing to use harmful means against liquor. The text laments alcohol's harms and describes sensational acts and odd accusations tied to a deceased father in a chaotic, satirical tone.
A retired Ho Chi Minh regiment commander now allied with South Vietnam claims the unit tangled with the U S First Cavalry near Ia Drang Chu Pong. He details bases in Cambodia at Voeune Sai Bo Kheo and notes Trieng as leader using human wave tactics ambushes and pressure to probe American strengths. He predicts further exploratory campaigns and cautions Viet Cong losses.
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