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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1964
Page
6
A William Washington quotation accompanies the Raleigh Register feature for Monday afternoon September 14, 1964. The note urges associating with men of good quality and preserving reputation, contrasting with the risks of bad company.
The World Health Organization report warns urban growth threatens health, sanitation, and living conditions in developing countries, while developed nations face pollution, traffic, and congestion. The piece condemns U S urban neglect, noting no federal urban affairs department and fund shortages for renewal, urging master planning and better transit.
In early union history labor focused on wages and conditions, but by the 1960s public image gained importance as growth became the issue. The Communications Workers of America pilots a soft sell program with community service and local organizing to improve public perception. Union membership fell from 17.5 million in 1956 to 16.6 million in 1963 as automation reshaped job types while the labor force grew.
Chinese Communist spokesman accuses Soviet officials of racketeering across factories and farms in Russia and Central Asia. Allegations detail embezzlement, illegal workshops, illicit silk production, theft of machinery, and bribe aided protection by state agencies, with multi-factory conspiracies in Leningrad Kharkov and Uzbekistan.
In a forceful reflection columnist John Hodel laments rising laziness in America, arguing driving everywhere creates chronic traffic jams near Van Meter Stadium and at Beckley Parkersburg games. He recounts his own attempts to walk when possible, praises Glenn Sallack’s Flying Eagle Band, and credits the band leader for shaping Beckley’s musical scene over decades.
A humorous column by John Hodell details a domestic woes over a kitchen trash receptacle moved from beside the refrigerator to a spot under a work shelf. The writer muses on nightly misalignments, sarsaparilla snorts to ease thinking, and the impact on sleep, family, and household routines, closing with a blessing from Conrad Bergendorf of New York.
The New York City Board of Education moves to integration with federal court approval as a white parent boycott and organized groups protest. The plan transfers 3100 students between neighborhood schools and 450 due to districting changes. Gov Rockefeller and Mayor Wagner debate limits, while Donovan defends the program as court backed.
British voters head to the polls for a general election on Oct. 15 to decide whether the Conservative Party wins a majority or Labor returns to power first since 1951. The campaign centers on nuclear policy, economy, and reforms as leaders Wilson and Home shape a tight race with overlapping U.S. campaigns and shifting public support.
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