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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1957
Page
4
The playful jab questions why the annual Britian versus United States flapjack event would be named the Pan Atlantic Games, suggesting a more descriptive title for the cross‑ocean competition.
TV viewers have choice of three network news packages John Daly Douglas Edwards Chet Huntley and David Brinkley. Mercer notes personal mix of moods shapes his viewing and the tension between objective reporting and personality in early television news.
West Virginia events highlight a festival opening April 22 with ballet and music and running through April 2. Local stores will display art exhibits while the National Broadcasting Company visits Charleston on April 27 for Monitor coverage.
Dr Kenneth W Randolph of Baltimore Maryland has been appointed associate dean of the West Virginia City School of Dentistry. University President Irvin Stewart announced the appointment.
The Executive Board of the Teamsters Union will hold a secret strategy meeting in Galveston Texas to decide whether to defend itself against AFL-CIO charges of corruption influence. An AFL-CIO ethics committee has set May 6 for a hearing in Washington if the union chooses to respond.
A Real Airline jet bound for Sao Paulo crashed in a storm on Anchieta Island, killing 24 of 28 aboard. Four survivors, including two adults a child and the stewardess, were found at daybreak in serious condition as the wreckage burned. A Varig crash in southern Brazil killed 40 on Sunday.
Sophia Loren recounts how she won studio autonomy and influence in Hollywood. She details refusing cheesecake photos and securing final say on publicity, while noting Clark Gable blushed and Jerry Lewis was shy. Loren says she will stay in the U.S. with three major contracts and plans to buy a house.
In Chapter 2 Elizabeth Seifert’s A Call for Doctor Barton, Mo Chronister scuttles a stunt after detecting mismatched initials on Julia Reynolds and Fred Reynolds. Grady Barton locates a way to calm the uproar as Julia and Fred reveal they are newlyweds honeymooning. the club roars with laughter and a night of mixed confusion and relief unfolds.
Senator McClellan said Beck likely to be called back by Senate rackets investigators after new evidence emerged. He declined to specify the evidence or timing, noting Beck had previously avoided questions on his finances before the committee.
H Richard Kennell of Morgantown sworn in as labor commissioner by secretary of state Brien. Kennell, 43, a past district vice president of the State Federation of Labor, succeeds Charles J. F. Sattler after being named by Gov Underwood.
Vancouver fisheries supervisor A J Whitemore warns that cement mixers and gravel contractors risk trapping or killing young salmon if sand is not removed from river beds. He stresses ensuring no salmon fry or eyes remain before work proceeds.
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