Thought For Today on God and belief
Alan Watts argues that seeking God through a preconceived idea is absurd. Believing in God and searching for that God merely confirms an existing opinion.
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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1965
Page
6
Alan Watts argues that seeking God through a preconceived idea is absurd. Believing in God and searching for that God merely confirms an existing opinion.
City Council discussed traffic signals at Second Street and Third Avenue deeming them unnecessary and slowing traffic. Councilor Merritt suggested turning off power to test impact. traffic moved freely, lights stayed off, with a note to potentially repurpose the signals at Beckley Manufacturing for plant exit use.
The piece argues the U S government concealed and misrepresented peace offers from North Vietnam in 1964 and May this year. It accuses leaders from the President downward of doubting the public and feeding lies about Vietnam. It contends American troops die while citizens are kept uninformed.
Washington analysis argues the 1954 Geneva pact on Viet Nam has never been enforced. The International Control Commission documented Hanoi directed infiltration and Viet Cong atrocities, yet no corrective action or UN response followed. Officials say ineffective enforcement fuels cynicism and may lead to a war ending without a new treaty.
A UPI foreign correspondent recalls Saigon life during the Vietnam War era as a balding sergeant from the US 1st Division describes a Viet Cong night raid on Bien Hoa air strip. He speaks of loss, longing for relaxation, and coping with war memories amid rain and silence. The scene centers on a wounded, reluctant veteran still tied to night past battles.
A fragment on war, protest, and personal resolve contrasts front line fear with moral choices. It recalls sergeants questioning purpose, a vow to re-enlist, and public protest near Washington and New York. The piece notes President Johnson’s stance on bombing and the resilience of dissent against U.S. policy.
Oil shale faces federal land controls blocking leasing on about 11,000 square miles in Colorado Utah and Wyoming. The 1930 Hoover order reserves shale lands while an Oil Shale Advisory Board urged research and potential private or government leasing options to develop a vast resource believed to hold up to 2 trillion barrels of oil and reshape US energy economics. Robert Klaus notes three paths including government research private bidding or small tract testing and Galbraith backs research first to avert acreage control.
Dr. Orlo E. Childs of the Colorado School of Mines warns oil shale land policy must come soon as hearings and Interior's core hole finding stoke industry hopes. Analysts deem intensive development years away, but pressure from special interests grows for early action.
John Hodell in a humorous column recalls proofreading slips in church reports and a misprint turning Lies We Live By into The Dies We Live. He muses on bow ties versus four in hand ties, the challenges of neckwear fashion, and a light critique of press agents and public taste. The piece blends self deprecation with small observations on daily life and wardrobe quirks.
A parish minister from Wilmette Illinois offers a prayer asking for protection from worldly vanity, honesty with self, gratitude, and discernment guided by the Spirit to distinguish good from bad and real from false. The closing prayer invokes the name of God.
Washington article assesses LBJ in his third White House year as he quietly shapes policy and keeps opposition off balance. It notes his control of foreign and domestic initiatives, civil rights moves, and handling of aluminum and copper price actions to preserve price stability, leaving critics prostrate yet restrained.
Prizes were awarded to boys and girls in corn, potato, pig and poultry club contests at the Farm Bureau Fair. First prizes went to Earl Lilly Ghent in corn, Pearl Sweeney Ghent in potatoes, Paris C. Boling Mt. View in pigs, and Ocie M. Bowling Mt. View in poultry. Other firsts included J. Clinton Hoskins Maynor Clayton Scott Table Rock John R. Smith Daniels Burwell Ware Beckley A A Skaggs Shady Spring Ray Shumate Beckley Newton Pittman Daniels L. B. Phipps Beckley J. S. Boling Ghent Mrs. Thomas Williams Skelton and Miss Pearl Griffith Ghent.
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