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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1965
Page
4
A discussion questions Governor Smith real estate dealings and a 160 acre lease purchase near Sullivan. It notes the deed bears the governor's signature and argues venal temptation persists in office. The piece cautions voters to balance trust with vigilance amid political power.
The text notes the United States near 54 months of expansion, with low inflation and unprecedented growth. It cites a UN report placing the U.S. as the world’s most dynamic economic power in 1964 and predicts continued strength into 1970. Gardner Ackley discusses Soviet output lag and a growing U.S. output gap. Khrushchev once predicted Russian overtaking the U.S. by 1970.
Washington correspondent recalls Viet Cong ambush methods led by Tran Nam Trung. Trung refined tactics with careful timing, double ambushes, and staggered attacks from foxholes and trees. Defense implements a crash program to detect ambushers before they strike, reflecting the unit’s methodical approach.
John Hodell recounts a Sunday column critiquing his tame response to road resurfacing on Maxwell Hill Road. He jestingly imagines a chaotic, newsworthy riot that never happened, blaming hunger for missing a sensational local story and joking about the 39 cent State Road Commission bill.
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower says he is busier than ever on his 75th birthday near Gettysburg. He writes books, delivers speeches, and handles 45000 letters annually while maintaining an active routine at Gettysburg College. He rejects retirement and plans to stay in public life, with birthday observances by GOP groups nationwide.
Western observers note a trend toward greater freedom in literature art and music as Khrushchev's fall anniversary nears Pravda insists party line remains supreme writer must serve communism Rumantsev urges tolerance while retaining control Jazz gains acceptance and Shostakovich's Baba Yar is performed marking a shift in cultural policy with broader intellectual freedoms amid ongoing constraints
Soviet art moves toward abstract works published in public venues while censorship lingers on film. Ernst Neizvestny's lithograph of nude figures appears in Soviet Woman, illustrating the era's subtle pushback against strict realism. The Polish film Ashes and Diamonds debuts in Moscow but faces ban despite its themes. Khrushchev’s crackdown memory contrasts with Brezhnev Kosygin leadership, signaling a cautious curtailment of public artistic direction after Khrushchev’s 1962 brush with abstract art.
VIENNA Austria’s economy shows resilience with an 11 percent rise in exports in the first half of 1965 but suffers a serious labor shortage as 25,000 foreign workers arrive, many lacking skills. The country fears import inflation from foreign investment while balancing capital needs, energy imports, and tariff pressures within the European Common Market. Tourism booms, ski lifts multiply, and Austria seeks closer ties to the Common Market while financing flood damage and maintaining delicate coalition governance.
When peace was declared after the American Revolution Congress ordered disbandment of the army but kept twenty five privates to guard stores at West Point as Washington was inaugurated. The total was cut to 595 due to Indian disturbances on the frontier. Encyclopaedia Britannica.
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