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Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1962
Page
4
Festival Of Freedom Passover Reflections On Jewish Perseverance
The movable festival marks the exodus story and modern escape from persecution in Europe. President Kennedy allowed five tons of Israeli shemarah wheat flour for matzoh, while Soviet bakeries face orders to stop making unleavened bread as Jews in Russia face hardship. Passover sermons may draw parallels to Pharaohs era.
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Egypt
Promised Land
Moses
Europe
Israel
Kennedy
America
Soviet Union
Kremlin
Russia
Letter of the Law aids teen safety in Greater Boston
Boston communities ran a December to January campaign where police sent letters to parents of teen drivers. The letters, not penalties, highlighted the risks and listed car occupants. The effort reduced holiday fatalities and drew praise from Gov. Volpe and educators. The model prompted calls for year round use and possible wider adoption to encourage responsible teen driving.
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Boston
Greater Boston
Volpe
Massachusetts Congress of Parents and Teachers, Inc
Kenneth B. Murphy
Catholic Youth Adjustment Counselors of
Dear Arthur and Graying Lip Service on Aging Hair
Dear Graying advises focusing on hair luster over color and choosing a simple upward hairstyle. a good stylist can create a youthful look. Dear Snooper suggests mobile homes as a budget travel option, noting average prices, depreciation, and the large network of mobile home parks nationwide. Arthur Lord invites questions for future columns.
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Snooper
Bernstein and Gould clash at Carnegie Hall concert
Music critic Irving Kolodin notes Bernstein publicly disputed Gould's interpretation before conducting Brahms No.1 adagio, praising the soloist as a serious artist. He recalls past clashes between Toscanini and Horowitz and argues the music suffered from the conflict and misread tempo.
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Carnegie Hall
Glenn Gould
Leonard Bernstein
Gould
Bernstein
New York
The
Saturday Review
Irving Kolodin
New York Philharmonic
Arturo Toscanini
Vladimir Horowitz
Horowitz
Toscanini
Prayer text excerpt from Scott BrennerToday Westminster Press
Prayer thanks God for his steadfast love in the gift of Jesus Christ who suffered, died and rose again. The writer asks for faith, guidance to serve Christ, and for enlightenment in the breaking of bread in a religious devotional piece.
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God
Jesus Christ
Scott Brenner
Philo
Today
Westminster Press
World on Wheels counts 135 million vehicles in 1961
McGraw Hill's World Motor Census reports 135,220,800 motor vehicles worldwide in 1961, up about 7.2 million from 1960. The United States totals 75,880,000 vehicles, Western Europe adds over three million, and Communist countries show about half a million more.
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McGraw-Hill
United States
Europe
Debating UN bonds test U S finances and sovereignty
Don Oakley argues the push for a 100 million United Nations bond to cover peacekeeping costs risks undermining the UN’s autonomy. Critics say bonds would prove the UN cannot be financially independent and could weaken the charter. Humprey cites untaxed wealth sources like space traffic and Antarctic resources as possible revenue, but opponents warn the bonds mirror ineffective past funding models.
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U. N
Hubert Humphrey
Beckley Newspapers rates and delivery notice
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Pet Centers Boost Live Pet Sales Across Major Stores
The growing U.S. pet market spans dogs birds fish and supplies, turning into a multi million dollar annual business. Woolworth and Gimbel executives report expanding pet centers and rising year round sales, with steady growth and a peak during the Christmas season.
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Jesse Bogue
UPI Financial
New York
UPI
Jerome van Wiseman
Gimbel’s
New York City
van Wiseman
Public interest grows in buying pets of every kind
Van Wiseman links rising pet purchases to more disposable income and a stronger home focus. Hammond cites Woolworth’s 1961 sales for fish, birds, turtles and pet foods, noting stores carried chameleons alligators and horned toads as part of the trend.
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van Wiseman
Hammond
Woolworth’s
Purge Possible in Red China Cited by UPI Analyst
Foreign News Commentary by PHIL NEWSOM notes a potential purge in Red China as Peiping dispatches seek a scapegoat after three disastrous years in agriculture and ongoing hardships from forced labor and malnutrition. The secret Three Week meeting of the People’s Congress is referenced with a harsh communique about natural calamities and economic difficulties.
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Phil Newsom
UPI
Red China
Peiping
Red Chinese
Red Chinese People's Congress
Red
Weightlessness Reworks Liquids And Halley's Comet Note
In orbit liquids refuse to pour or be drunk from open vessels, forming globs that float in the capsule. The oldest national anthem is Japan's Kimigayo dating from the ninth century. In Christian art the dragon symbolizes sin and paganism. Arondight is the sword of Launcelot. Halley’s Comet appearances go back to 240 B C. its predicted return was proved true in 1758. The era’s Red Chinese press argued leadership and provincial officials bear responsibility for agricultural failures, while Mao’s communes face critique and potential punishment. The piece also comments on Sino-Indian border tensions and Nehru’s stance.
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Japan
Arondight
Launcelot
Halley
Red Flag
Mao Tse-tung
Nikita Khrushchev
People
Red China
Peiping People’s Daily
Mao Tsetung
The Pageantry of Faith and Power in Modern Culture
Maria Fletcher, at 19 Miss America 1962, speaks in London about beauty and expectations. FCC head Newton Minow, Senator Dirksen, and Secretary Freeman are quoted on media, government support, and cinema. The essay argues God’s omnipotence and omnipresence surpass Hollywood pageantry, urging reliance on divine competence over worldly spectacle.
Lenten Message Emphasizes Divine Change Through Christ
The Rev. J. Carter Roberts argues that true change comes not from human learning but the Holy Spirit, urging believers to put on the new man in Christ. He cautions against overreliance on positive thinking and highlights Psalms 1 and Corinthians II as sources of guidance and transformation. The piece closes with a reflection on divine love.
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J. Carter Roberts
St. Augustine
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