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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1968
Page
2
A brief devotional note cites Thessalonians 3:10 offering a call to work and self support. The line reminds readers of effort and consequence, framing a moral exhortation within a historic biblical verse.
A Birmingham News editorial discusses how Nixon Humphrey and Wallace target the so called forgotten silent moderate Americans. It describes diverse voters from union members to business owners and veterans, sharing worry about taxes court rulings and national direction while questioning which candidate can save the country.
Washington edition profiles three top strategists of the Chicago youth riots. David Dellinger born Wakefield Ohio era draft resistance and Pentagon march organizer. Jerry Rubin Cincinnati born activist and Vietnam Day Committee leader. Thomas Hayden SDS founder and prominent peace movement figure with antiwar actions and leadership roles.
In a UPI report, GOP leaders fear a House decision could deny Nixon the White House if no candidate wins a majority of electoral votes. The piece explores potential party splits in the House, past precedents, and the political maneuvering should the election go to the chamber.
East European sources say Hanoi plans to wait for the new U S administration before real peace talks, possibly trying one more military push to unsettle Saigon. Intelligence notes Pakistan base lease ends next year. satellites now handle eavesdropping. Manila nationalist leaders mute on Sabah while Philippines and Malaysia feud. De Gaulle mends with Israel, sending a new ambassador as Mirages delivery hints at shifting Middle East balance.
Charleston based report notes political patronage under pressure from higher wages and civil service expectations. At Moundsville Penitentiary Warden Ira Coiner cites staffing drift, with 125 of 149 guards to be hired this year and many experienced guards leaving for coal jobs or higher pays exceeding 380 dollars monthly.
The Raleigh Register notes eight months apart brought together Mahan brothers Kenneth W a Hampton Institute student and Corporal Otey G Mahan at Fort Sonmouth New Jersey. It discusses prison guard literacy Civil Service pay and qualifications and quotes Judge William J Thompson on reform while mentioning a Charleston law firm plan and state election registration deadlines October 5 not October 7.
A humorous US ponderance on autumn poems and modern life. The piece riffs on Riley’s classic When the Frost Is on the Punkin, contrasting old rural nostalgia with contemporary home and TV culture, plastics, air conditioning, and a devotional closing.
Washington based NEA report shows Hubert Humphrey facing a bleak path in New York as two Jewish Brooklyn districts tilt toward Richard Nixon. Other signs across key states Pennsylvania New Jersey and Massachusetts widen the gap with Nixon. Critics call Humphrey’s campaign poorly financed and fractured with lawmakers reluctant to support him.
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