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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1963
Page
4
A reflective line from William G. Blaikie emphasizes measured nature from grass to storms, implying a universe governed by order and law. The concise meditation links everyday fields to celestial motion, inviting contemplation of harmony in creation.
The Treasury offered 1962 tax returns a plan to take federal refunds as Series E savings bonds, aiming for up to 500 million in annual bonds. By early April only about 6 million had been claimed via mid March filings, while most taxpayers still receive cash refunds.
A letter to the editor questions the Labor Department claim that 38 percent of draftees were rejected for illiteracy. It ponders the literacy standard, safeguards against intentional misclassification, and whether compulsory schooling or true reading discipline best secures employment and hobbies in modern life.
In Mullens a reader mails a postcard griping about life yet inspiring a new column idea. The piece defends dissatisfaction as a driver of change from caves to modern technology, praising dissenters who challenge intolerable conditions and envision broader horizons.
Roy Lee Harmon argues that most people prefer pep pills to tranquilizers and notes Americans frequently gripe about leaders and policies. He links historical gripes from Washington to Ford with ongoing political discontent and predicts revolutions at the polls when dissatisfaction thickens.
A compact note on the Soviet novel One Day In The Life Of Ivan Denisovich by Alexander Solzhenitsyn. It details life in a Siberian gulag with Ivan Denisovich Shukov facing cold work, illness, and the thin line between survival and punishment.
Saskatchewan's doctors remain divided nine months after a labor strike, though belief grows the government run medical care plan is here to stay. Opposition centers on the College of Physicians and Surgeons fearing state control. Health Minister Blakeney downgrades worries as the plan expands nationwide and sparks interest in similar schemes in Ontario and British Columbia.
NEA report sketches Goldwater as a frequent Kennedy critic yet views his own proposals. It surveys Cuban raid talk, defense policy, disarmament stances, tax ideas, Social Security, union rules, and labor positioning. It notes a Washington dinner and re election bid while he rejects a presidential run.
Washington reports housing bears watching as foreclosures surge from 1946 levels and FHA insured mortgages face scrutiny. A shift toward multi family building, high costs, and tighter credit reshape the market, with government policy and trends in starts guiding cautious optimism.
Paris dispatch notes growing belief among Western diplomats that Premier Khrushchev may surrender some power while keeping the party secretary post. Although loyalty from his top aides remains, pressures from Peking and internal burdens push him to delegate more, with some suggesting a possible shift of duties without abdication of major powers. Khrushchev, aged 69, appears weary and sensitive to Sino Soviet tensions.
Beckley Newspapers Corporation lists subscription rates for mail and home delivery. It notes rates for daily and Sunday, one year and six months, daily only, and weekly carrier delivery. It includes address change instructions and a 3 percent West Virginia sales tax.
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