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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1966
Page
4
The Gemini 11 mission with astronauts Charles Conrad and Richard Gordon demonstrated midspace rendezvous and extended experiments proving space maneuvers practical. With Surveyor’s moon landing earlier and Apollo Saturn V hurdles ahead, the nation sees a downhill path to the moon.
Emerson cites Barnes Research Associates surveys showing many new devices struggle to reach market amid crowded shelves for electric gadgets. Corporate leaders seek clearer market objectives and stronger incentives to support research. Dr Barnes says products with quickly visible commercial potential sell to manufacturers more easily.
The state’s biggest tree is a 153 inch white oak near U S Route 219 south of Huttonsville, not the western Maryland Sharpsburg site. The correction follows a Ring Register note misidentifying the largest tree, and cites the 1963 State Road Commission marker. The piece also recounts Antietam as America’s bloodiest single battle with 23,000 dead, comparing Gettysburg’s total casualties.
In a 1960s reflection, analysts describe birth control as a growing, though cautious, component of U S aid. They warn that high birth rates hinder progress despite grain gains and improved output, noting programs in Korea India Pakistan Turkey Chile and others rely on recipient consent and demand.
The article recalls the soda fountain as a community social hub in drug stores, a place where boys with money and girls in Sunday best gathered, with a lively fountain attendant as town informant. Changes in merchandising moved fountains to back or removed them, erasing the romance.
In Savannah the Morning News admits an error from a crime rate story. The 1965 figure was a 9 percent decrease, not a 26 percent increase, and the corrected data appeared the next day. The error echoed across local broadcasts, prompting editor-voice urging stations to own their mistakes.
The column notes postcrisis wage price guide crashes and compares Johnson to Kennedy over steel price hikes. It recalls Blough's 1962 rise and Kennedy's antitrust and anti price fixing responses, plus Ribicoff quip about city hiring. It also cites Boston puritanism and the Washington cocktail circuit with Beale's dining tally.
Beckley Newspapers Corporation publishes Raleigh B. Register from 341 Prince Street Beckley West Virginia with second class mail privileges issued in Beckley and Hinton West Virginia. Telephone numbers are listed for all departments in Beckley.
Washington notes the surge toward graduate study with over 600000 enrollments this fall, double a decade ago and five times 1940. Deans face facility strains as demand rises for scientists, technicians, and educators, while distractions like draft avoidance influence applications and policy.
United Press International outlines a coming clash in Indonesia between President Sukarno and Gen. Suharto. Nasution warns of Subandrio trial on Oct 1, with potential implications if testimony targets Sukarno amid past coup fallout.
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