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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1960
Page
18
A concise reflection notes that true liberty comes from sound government. It asserts that men who govern well should seek no other freedom, as good governance embodies the greatest liberty.
Wisconsin primary furthers Kennedy and Humphrey as they court voters while major party bosses remain likely to choose the nominees. Analysts note primaries may be eyewash, yet Kennedy and Humphrey press campaigns in Wisconsin and other states to prove broad support.
A Beckley resident writes to The Evening Mail Bag Editor praising the city’s strong finances and snow-cleanup efforts but urging improvements in street cleanliness downtown. He points to street sweepers and flushers as tools to reduce dirt on business districts and calls for better treatment of business areas that fund about 70 percent of city income.
Hal Boyle notes mail reveals truths about parenting costs 29204 dollars from diapers to college and the emotional payoff at milestone moments. A separate nature note states a polar bear has identical teeth on both sides and Air France hostess figures link jet travel distance to habitual smoking and meals midflight.
A columnist riffs on social change and oddities from 19th and 20th century trivia. Notes census questions from 1850, curses prosperity with patriotism costs, and comments on crowding, pets, hotel calls by women, and ancient Rome races. Ends with a quip on manners from Sir David.
Dusty clipping recalls eight Mount Hope High graduates, all siblings of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Ballard, with careers spanning law medicine and teaching. It notes George the WVU lawyer in Beckley, Oscar a surgeon in Los Angeles who served at the Olympic Games, and several teachers and spouses linked to Fayetteville and nearby towns.
A short prayer asks to rise above surface tides and seek deeper meaning and eternal values. It asks for guidance to endure beyond time, thanking God for design and destiny and closing with Amen. Reverend John W. Shackford of Waynesville North Carolina signs as a retired Methodist minister.
The United Auto Workers and Kohler confront a six year dispute over work rules as strike benefits neared 10 million in 1956. Despite plant reopening under defectors and new hires, UAW threatens broader action. NLRB hearings on March 10 weigh findings by examiner Downing, who urged rehires and upheld some terminations.
Publication notice from Beckley Newspapers Corporation outlines subscription rates by mail and home delivery prices. It notes tax addition, address change requirements, and that carriers and distributors are independent contractors, with the publisher not responsible for advance payments to them.
Alexander Hamilton argues against Montesquieu that republics should not be tiny. He contends large states like Virginia Massachusetts Pennsylvania New York North Carolina and Georgia cannot match the theorized models. Division into many small states would bring perpetual discord and weak government.
Burma struggles to restore democracy under U Nu after 16 months of Ne Win led military rule. Nu returns with a broad mandate, balancing reform with peace, economic change, and near-term challenges including a constitution favoring state socialism, non alignment, and shifting foreign policy toward neutrality and friendship with the United States.
A science feature explains rapids form from steep channels and noisy waterfalls. It cites Niagara Falls as a famous example and suggests readers can create small garden rapids by shaping two connected holes on a slope and pouring water to observe the flow. Virginia Gibbons wins ten dollars for the question.
Earl Wilson surveys fashion and fame as wigs spark New York chatter about Easter trends. From Betty Furness to Zsa Zsa Gabor, prominent personalities flaunt colorful wigs, while Hollywood buzz covers Sinatra, Dean Martin, and nightclub moves.
Twenty five years ago fifty earnest believers in Chambers of Commerce gathered in Beckley to renew memberships and recruit new members. The Beckley Chamber focuses on promoting the community’s business and civic welfare amid a Boston Braves financial crisis with Babe Ruth’s role highlighted as pivotal in seeking loan extensions from a Boston bank to cover a mortgage lien of about two hundred thousand dollars.
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