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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1965
Page
4
A quotation from Rowan, director of the U S Information Agency, asserts that no school is too small to bless its community and no school too large to be a luxury, reflecting a belief in the value of education at all scales.
A dramatic Viet Cong campaign dubbed the month of hatred targets the United States to mark the first anniversary of an attempted killing of U S Defense Secretary McNamara. The piece argues for a month of prayer for those who conceived the hate campaign.
Americans and visitors bought $3.8 billion of non alcoholic beverages last year, twice 1954, as soft drink ads touted gay effects and aggressive merchandising boosted sales. The piece notes how many eight ounce bottles equal a year’s consumption and hints at social trends among stockholders.
A report notes 12 college men endured 10 days in cosmetic oils to simulate weightlessness for space travel. The experiment aimed to gauge bodily effects while the 12 men recovered well, while their girlfriends joked about longer exposure on their own faces.
Washington reports on a f sid dramatized youth from Fairfax County Virginia who visited New York Greenwich Village and joined beatnik and protest circles. He moved from civil rights talk to opposing races and Viet Nam draft anxieties, seeking a protest to align with Negro rights but feared conscription.
Marshall Bailey and his wife receive thanks for a bushel of fine apples praised as the year’s finest and most uniform. Ghent Farmers’ Club plans a one day fair at T. E. Lilly schoolhouse in October featuring a box dinner. Mabscott School opens September 13 with U. S. Dickens as principal. Civil War veterans gather in Washington for the forty ninth annual encampment and parade to the White House.
Governor Smith plans a call for the 1966 session including constitutional revision and reports on six new studies and seven continuing studies. Proposals include an implied consent law for alcohol testing and conflict of interest and family planning programs. The Legislature will also receive studies on abandoned property, building removal, and higher education needs. The state asks for federal funds to develop regional recreation and preserve wild areas, with meetings held across major cities. The Greenbrier area gains map recognition as a populated community with postal activity justification.
Spivack argues draft evasion prompts a national response clarifying why U S efforts to halt Chinese Communism and Hanoi’s totalitarianism are justified. He examines public opinion, civil rights parallels, and the moral questions around protest versus defense, urging consistent democracy values.
Srinagar reports flurries and blocked passes as India and Pakistan trade claims over infiltrators and cease fire violations since the UN truce. Observers note fixed positions and limited access by UN monitors patrolling 450 miles of border while Kashmir tensions risk eruption. Gov Karan Singh emphasizes Kashmir’s strategic highways and the need to hold the region as a bulwark against China.
Dean Guerin, head of Eppler, Guerin and Turner in Dallas, emerges as a leading Southwest investment banker aiding firms with long term planning and public offerings. The firm, with a corporate finance department, guides clients on stock issues and post public reentry, while Guerin notes a bright future for business-minded young practitioners. In Dallas, Guerin’s firm reflects postwar expansion in investment banking. Charleston reports that 20 tons of selective service registration materials were mailed to county clerks October 16.
Dick Kleiner reports from Kanab Utah on the behind the scenes of Duel at Diablo starring James Garner Sidney Poitier and Bibi Anderson. He notes the red sandstone backdrop the rebuilt western town set and the impact of an on set accident on shooting order. The piece highlights Kanab’s isolation 137 miles from the main rail line and the area’s long film history.
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