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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1963
Page
4
No voters regret levy after flood of conscience calls
Strangers who opposed Stephen's Lake levy last Monday now express remorse or confusion. Callers cite motives from tenants paying taxes to poor neighborhood conditions. editors note such protests may reverse, yet rerunning an election would cost about six thousand dollars. The piece cautions against simplistic blame and notes the levy’s defeat was framed as heroic by some opponents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen’s Lake
Little Beaver Lake
Raleigh County
Levee Vote Backlash At Stephen's Lake Explored
A Raleigh County columnist recalls the special levy election for Stephen's Lake, blaming opponents for derailing progress and a $1.2 million federal matching funds loss. He argues supporters communicated the facts through local papers and stations, while critics cling to resentment and ignorance. The piece defends the levy and dismisses calls for retraction as futile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Raleigh
Park Board
Little Beaver Lake
Little Beaver
A Real Live Wire at the Party
A narrator recounts Harriet, his wife, whose hair and dress crackle with static. Despite quirks and jokes about being a walking dry cell, he helps her manage the electric appearances, suggesting practical grounding methods and inviting readers to dance with the lively, good-humored partner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriet
Ralph Reppert
Tess
Pentagon Battle Over McNamara Flares In Washington
Washington reports a deepening clash between General staff and Defense Secretary McNamara over Pentagon waste policy and defense procurement. Allies and rivals in Congress push for changes as McNamara questions cost and efficiency while critics warn of alliance strain and risky foreign policy moves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Secretary of Defense
Pentagon
Robert S. McNamara
Eisenhower
McNamara
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Turkey
Italy
America
Maxwell Taylor
Joint Chiefs
Defense Department
Right Wingers Fight Against Disarmament in U.S.
A national conservative drive opposes disarmament efforts and a nuclear test ban with Soviet Russia, led by Republicans and right wing groups. Opponents seek to abolish the Disarmament Agency while defending U.S. military strength amid debate over treaties and Arm s Control reforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Russia
Women’s Strike For Peace
Congress
White House
U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
State Department
James B. Utt
Rcalif
Disarmament Agency
Paris Washington Talking Terms With Allies Again
Paris reports President de Gaulle is speaking with allies but no plan for a Kennedy summit this summer. UPI reports last week's talks between U.S. Secretary of State Dean Rusk and French officials touched on possible Franco American cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
Republican Committee of 100, Inc
New York
Kennedy
Congress
Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
Memphis
Committee For the Prevention of
Department of Defense
Free Enterprise
Chicago
Ezra Taft Benson
State Department
Joseph W. Grigg
United Press International Paris
UPI
Charles de Gaulle
Paris
U.S
Dean
Rusk
de Gaulle
Britain
United States
France
Washington
Raleigh forest fire death recalls 18 year old camper
25 years ago Charles Kiser, 18, of the Raleigh CCC camp died April 18 from injuries suffered while fighting a forest fire. He was part of an 18 man crew battling a 38 acre blaze. Foreman R H Legg found Kiser unconscious during an inspection and rushed him to Glen Daniel and then to hospital. The Raleigh camp’s first fatal fire accident since 1935 came as 300 fires had already been fought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Kiser
Raleigh
CCC
R. H. Legg
Kiser
Glen Daniel
Beckley to Open New Hospital and Local Business Moves
Twenty years ago Beckley prepares to open a new hospital near Beckley Junction funded by Dr. J E Coleman of Fayetteville and Dr. Robert Winston of Beckley. Captain J H Wingate of Wingate McGhee Roanoke Va confirms paving contracts for Beckley and Mt Hope with J O Freeman surveying Mt Hope streets. B J Shumate buys J P Peck share at Phillips and Peck Grocery and Meat, firm renamed Phillips and Shumate. Mrs M H Farmer moves her variety stock to Main and Kanawha, replacing Thompson Ware space. M M Maxwell millinery vacates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Hospital
Beckley Junction
J. E. Coleman
Fayetteville
Robert Winston
Beckley
J. H. Wingate
Wingate & McGhee
Roanoke
Wingate
Mt. Hope
J. O. Freeman
B. J. Shumate
Raleigh County Bank
J.P. Peck
Phillips and Peck
Main Street
Phillips & Shumate
Phillips
Mr. Shumate
M. H. Farmer
Thompson & Ware
Main
Kanawha Streets
M. M. Maxwell
Special powers of the House of Representatives
The House alone can vote impeachment and prosecute trials, initiate revenue bills, and, if no presidential candidate wins a majority of electoral votes, select the president. The first national park established by Congress was Yellowstone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Representatives
House
Yellowstone
Beckley Newspapers Subscription Rates and Delivery Terms
The notice lists subscription rates by mail and home delivery options for Beckley Newspapers Corporation services in Beckley and Hinton West Virginia. It notes prices for daily and Sunday editions, daily only, and carrier delivery, plus taxes and terms about independent contractors and payment responsibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Prince St
Beckley
W. Va
Hinton
West Virginia
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