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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1965
Page
4
Attorney General Katzenbach calls for measures to encourage witnesses to come forward, arguing that changing conditions can strengthen public support for law and order.
The writer criticizes the city administration for secrecy and sudden quick actions benefiting certain groups. They urge public agenda sharing, warn of negative reactions to perceived “dirty deals,” and question the parking building as a potential white elephant tied to a sales tax hike. The piece laments erosion of trust and calls for higher goals among officials.
A United Press International survey finds confusion over Supreme Court prayer rulings from 1962 and 1963. It notes schools may teach about religion, study the Bible academically, and use religious texts for literature, while avoiding compulsory prayer or Bible readings in class. The AASA backs teaching about religion and seeks funding for curriculum development in comparative religion and Bible as literature.
David Nydice offers guidance for parents on stuttering in children. He notes stuttering is common in early speech, affects about one percent, and stresses a calm home environment, minimal pressure, and consistent discipline to reduce tension. Seek professional help after several months if improvement stalls or if gestures accompany speech.
John Hodell reviews John R. Bunting and Prof. James Cusick on free market limits. Unions push up wages, corrupting price signals. corporations seek conscience and image. Labor boardroom integration is proposed, war’s economic role questioned, defense spending seen as a stabilizer.
A religious item presents a dated prayer asking Almighty God for guidance in decisions, patience amid irritability, rest to renew strength, and grace to avoid unproductive nagging while following Jesus Christ as an example. It credits Raymond E Balcomb of First Methodist Church in Portland, Oregon.
Hollywood star Roz Russell declares exit from formula scripts after 25 years. She reveals a new era with the Paramount project Oh Dad Poor Dad Mama s Hung You in the Closet and I m Feelin So Sad, plays a wide ranging mother in a horror role with a bold wardrobe. She recalls the old office pyramid and the shift to more daring roles following Sister Kenny Picnic Auntie Mame and Gypsy.
Polaroid plans a September market debut for its Swinger camera priced at 19.95, about a third of its cheapest prior model. It requires no threading or focusing and uses high speed black and white film at 1.99 for eight exposures with 10 second development. The move signals tech-driven price competition aimed at lowering living costs and spurring consumer investment in manufactured goods.
Ray Cromley describes Truong Van Trinh, village chief of Ma Lam in Binh Thuan, facing Viet Cong pressure. After kidnapping his son and threatening his family, Trinh resisted VC demands, was slain by a VC assassination team, and his death sparked VC gains in the region as Viet Cong violence and influence spread along rail and highway routes.
In Moscow, West Germany leads a major chemical exposition at Sokolniki Park with Krupp as the key exhibit, while East Germany and Western nations trail. Observers note Bonn may soften long term credit stances as German leaders seek a warmer Moscow climate through increased trade and cultural ties.
Be okley Newspapers Corporation outlines subscription rates by mail and home delivery options. It cautions readers to include old and new addresses for changes and notes the independent status of carriers and distributors, with tax details for West Virginia subscriptions.
Thirty years ago from the 1915 Raleigh Register files notes that more than ten percent of Raleigh county adults could not read or write, based on figures from the state department of free schools.
Twenty three years ago in 1940 the peacetime draft bill won final approval by Congress and the president's signature, paving the way for a conscript army of 900,000. The War Department ordered mass production of machine guns and aircraft engines by two major auto industry units and contracted for about 2,000 fighter planes. Infantile paralysis cases rose in Beckley with two more boys ill, bringing weekly total to nine and overall epidemics to 24. New patients are Ted Kessinger, 21, and Walter Agee, 12.
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