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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1965
Page
4
Dr John J Ming president of Hunter College New York decries student extremism as yesterday's ivory lower becomes todays foxhole in a reflective thought for today note.
Editors invite SR readers to join a project after CBS reported Morley Safer’s account of Cam Ne where Marines burned about 150 dwellings and rice stores following sniper fire. The piece discusses civilian harm, language gaps, and the clash between military action and Vietnamese peasants.
The Saturday Review editors argue for a moral response to Cam Ne, urging restraint and urging aid for Cam Ne survivors. They condemn punishing civilians and call for rebuilding efforts with relief groups like the Red Cross and the International Rescue Committee. Readers are invited to contribute to the Cam Ne Fund.
Paris reports France’s Charles de Gaulle keeps his peace plans private while weighing a possible role as go-between Washington and Beijing. Malraux’s talks with Mao show China’s stance is not yet ready for talks, and de Gaulle will not move publicly until he is confident of success.
In Saigon, Westmoreland reports signs of progress with Viet Cong initiative waning and government forces gaining momentum. The monsoon season shows VC withdrawals in the Mekong Delta while American aid and air strikes boost morale. Viet Cong casualties rise to about 14,000 in July and government losses total roughly 4,230.
A devotional prayer credits God for beauty in creation and in people and asks to be made beautiful with the spirit of Jesus Christ. Attributed to Lawrence W. Althouse, Mollinton Pennsylvania, pastor Calvary E U B Church.
An alumni college theater week featured Shakespeare's Richard II, Shaw's The Doctor's Dilemma, and Wilbur's Tartuffe in verse. The writer notes strong sets and costumes but reservations about Bolingbroke's emotional emphasis, plus seminars on directing and production choices.
A 1965 analysis outlines a nationwide drought and water shortage risk, noting uneven rainfall and rising consumption. It cites New York City's reservoirs at less than 44 percent capacity, warns of a potential “devastating emergency” in the Middle Atlantic, and urges a national water conservation and planning program under the 1965 Water Resources Planning Act.
Marshall Stover, a successful farmer from Clear Creek, visits the Raleigh Register with beans some reaching three feet. He claims the pods are tender and stringless, comparable to Red Valentine at its best. Around Warsaw, Russian defenders evacuate as Germans near occupation.
A group of young people led by Miss Ida Scott and including Miss Eunice Scott Madge Scott Leah Martin Ethel Martin Nell Robertson Margaret Brubeck Ocie Blankenship Clyde and Carl Cook Harold Harwood Harry Hawley A Hoyman George Blankenship Aubrey Smith and H B Craighead spent Sunday at Grandview picnicking on the cliff They returned with rhododendron and other wild flowers One notable event was the killing of a large rattlesnake G C Hedrick cashier of the Raleigh County Bank attended the West Virginia Bankers Association meeting at White Sulphur Springs last week Ghent L D Sweeney welcomed an 812 pound Democrat Mother and child are progressing Capt E B Glass of Roanoke relieves Capt J H Kelley on the Winding Gulf line for a few days.
Beckley Newspapers Corporation lists mailing and home delivery rates. It details daily and Sunday subscriptions by mail and home delivery options with weekly, half month, and monthly pricing, plus contact information and editor. The notice covers distribution in Beckley and Hinton West Virginia.
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