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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1966
Page
4
Truman Capote comments on a major city police force avoiding questions to the prime suspect to protect a case. The quote frames Supreme Court decisions as influencing police conduct and case outcomes.
A Kanawha County precinct 47 irregularities case raises questions about election integrity. Alleged schemes include votes from nonvoters dead voters and payments to voters amid close County Commissioner and House of Delegates contests. The piece also recalls Johnny Appleseed’s life and a commemorative stamp news item.
United Press International describes Bobby Kennedy supporters crowding streets as a blue-eyed leader in the lead car draws cheers. Women rush police lines to touch his hand while others call him a doll and a political heir to wealth, charisma, and a storied family legacy.
The Kennedy aura reshapes national politics as Robert Kennedy challenges LBJ and Humphrey. Kennedy’s charisma, veto-like influence, and promises on civil rights and Vietnam pressurize the Johnson administration, while Humphrey trails with limited APgress. The piece weighs Kennedy’s comfort in critiquing Great Society without own testing record against a fading Johnson-Humphrey appeal.
Bug Dust endorses the New Yorker lead editorial on Verwoerd's assassination from September 17, 1966. It argues Verwoerd was a complex figure and honors the editors for separating truth from appearance while lamenting the assassin's act and noting copyright caveats.
Dick Kleiner recounts travel from Tokyo to Kyoto aboard a Bullet train noting Japan’s vast TV presence with NHK educational broadcasts and entertainment channels, popularity of sports and westernized culture, and a tale of Sam Lutz meeting a rabbi in Japan who casually mentions the pearl business.
A businessman promotes Miracle White and shares tips for homemakers on detergent use. Bernard Lewis travels promoting his product, explains soft and hard water effects, and notes how misreading labels and advertising battles confuse buyers. He urges better labeling and adherence to care instructions for cleaner clothes.
Retired naval captain Andrew Paretti, 42, heads Bon Vivant Soups Inc., dominating about 90 percent of U S edible turtle meat for dining tables. His Caribbean Gulf of Mexico fleet supplies Heinz, Griswold’s East, Campbell Soup Co., and others. turtles are kept in kraals at Key West before being shipped to Newark for processing. The firm sells turtle meat to public eateries and offers terrapin stew. big client Friendly Sons of St Patrick at Waldorf Astoria orders 150 quarts for St Patrick’s Day at about $15 a quart.
Atlanta Mayor Ivan Allen faces mixed criticism as he clashes with racial tensions after the Sept. 6 Summerhill outbreak. Supporters praise his hands on approach to slum clearance and racial issues, while some Negro and white leaders say he moves too slowly. The piece notes area slums like Summerhill and Vine City, and Carmichael arrest controversy amid broader debate over Atlanta’s social reform push.
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