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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1961
Page
4
A Cicero line quotes that no liberal man would call another unsteady for changing his mind, framing measured intellectual humility as a virtue. The saying is presented as a daily reflection rather than news.
A national pattern shows corporate and foundation backing of higher education expanding rapidly. About 30,000 corporations and foundations provide roughly 150 million annually, with foundations adding over 250 million. The National Merit Scholarship Corporation will announce over a thousand winners Wednesday as part of a program started in 1955 to fund four year scholarships need based. Since 1955, 3,937 scholars plus 536 honorary scholars have received seven million in NMSC aid from 2,420 high schools.
Observers note Castro’s regime has soured the world’s sympathy. Rebels plan actions amid defections, Soviet arms buildup, and Cuban discontent. Refugees flood out as the 300,000 strong militia remains a potential obstacle to the uprising.
Washington column argues U S intelligence knew of Castro ties before Havana entry and questions if White House State Department and Pentagon were informed or if reports were diverted. It suggests Sen Smathers should press for accountability and demand access to FBI CIA and related intelligence details.
The text cites Atlanta mayoral forecasts on desegregation without violence and critiques U S intelligence handling of Castro reports. It questions who received sensitive information, suggests top officials were kept in the dark, and urges Congress to investigate possible information suppression by underlings. It warns such underhand acts could recur.
Essay reviews Daylight Saving Time across the country noting half the population will adjust clocks at 2 a.m. on Sunday, with DST adoption varying by region and sector. It discusses timing chaos, legislative push for a single national pattern, farm opposition, and a closing prayer by W. F. Primrose of St. Joseph Missouri.
Local merchants fear limits on auto traffic but Lincoln Road in Miami Beach shows a car free shopping street can boost business. An eight block boulevard became a $600000 mall with parking lots behind stores and electric shuttles, buses, and palm trees creating a people friendly oasis. Teens rising influence sparks concern but adults still hold influence in this evolving urban scene.
Publication details outline subscription prices for Beckley Newspapers, including daily and Sunday rates by mail and home delivery by carrier or distributor. It notes West Virginia tax, address-change instructions, and contractor status of carriers, dealers, and distributors.
UPI analyst Phil Newsom reports Western observers in Moscow expect the U.S. Soviet cold war to reach its coldest point yet as tensions rise. Cables indicate heightened suspicion, nuclear talks stall, and military posturing increases uncertainty for Europe and global markets.
Epictetus questions a rich Roman about his missing goods of happiness and self knowledge. He argues that wealth and status do not reveal what God or man is or what is good or bad and that true endurance requires self understanding, not resistance to truth.
Fifty years ago from the 1911 Raleigh Register a fire started in a defective flue at C. Taylor's residence in the First National Bank block. It destroyed seven or eight fine homes including those of R. A. Keller and Bob Beavers, plus the Spusk hotel. The Methodist church the Weaver hotel and A. B. Shannon store suffered heavy damage. Estimated loss stood around 25000 dollars. The piece also notes global Cold War tensions and the Eichmann trial context.
A fragment from a wartime wiring of reports notes Eskimos developed balance by a walrus hide toss game. It also cites Soviet work on training satellite army officers in tactical atomic weapons and Red China probing Formosa with MIG 19s and air to air missiles, aiming to test Western defenses.
From Homer Dew files a Beckley College commercial student is the only one of 15 eligible for an Association Commercial Science degree at spring graduation. Italian forces led by Graziana push north, rout Ethiopian fighters and seize supplies. Mrs. Anne Crawford of Hinton, a Democratic state committee woman from the Seventh district, seeks reelection. she is sister to Frank and Brooks Clark of Beckley.
In New York Earl Wilson covers social buzz around Leo Genn praised as most romantic man by Dana Wynter and other stars. The piece catalogs flirtations, hand kissing anecdotes, party chatter, and upcoming gigs, noting Marilyn Monroe, Judy Garland, Gina Valdi, and Frank Marlowe among others.
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