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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1957
Page
2
Britain shifts to US nuclear umbrella cutting Navy and Army
The White Paper led by Duncan Sandys signals Britain will rely on nuclear deterrence, scrap battleships, and reduce Army strength to 150,000 by 1962. The Royal Navy would be half the Army’s size, and NATO posture may shift as Britain becomes a launching platform for US missiles. Admiral Wright warns NATO’s naval deployment would feel the effect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Britain
London Economist
NATO
United States
Duncan Sandys
Sandys
Atlantic
Royal Navy
Adm
Jerauld Wright
NATO Atlantic
TV Cameras At White House Conferences Stir Debate
The piece discusses TV access to presidential news conferences since 1955 and a live Aug 22 1956 broadcast in San Francisco. It notes concerns about changing interview dynamics, the president's control over film release, and reporters seeking personal recognition through long questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Eisenhower
Washington
San Francisco
Harold E. Stassen
Nixon
Tribune
Congress
Sam Rayburn
Senate
Bug Dust and Coffee Death Echoes in Dear-Bug Dust
A reader rejects coffee and cigarettes after recounting his father’s death from coffee and a cigarette. The letter condemns both habits and shares a personal memory of his father’s dying words. The poem by Shirley Ruth Klein is titled Beware the spell of April and appears at the end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bug_Dust
Emile Model
Post-Herald
Maxwell House
Shirley Ruth Klein
W. Va
St., Beckley
Daylight Saving Time Change Affects 15 States and Major Systems
As Daylight Saving Time returns this Sunday, about 80 million people in 15 states and DC will spring clocks forward one hour. The shift disrupts railroad timetables, radio and TV schedules, and Western Union time services, with the ICC rejecting the Pennsylvania Railroad plan to adopt daylight times coast to coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District of Columbia
New England
California
Delaware
Illinois
Indiana
Maryland
Nevada
New Jersey
New York
Pennsylvania
New York State
Colorado
Pennsylvania Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Western Union
W. U
Raleigh S Register Publication Details and Rates
Beckley Newspapers Corporation publishes Raleigh S Register as second class mail matter in Beckley and Hinton West Virginia. The paper lists Associated Press rights and national advertising reps. Subscriptions are offered daily and Sunday, daily only, and prepaid rates with tax. carriers and distributors work as independent contractors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Beckley
W. Va
Hinton
C. J. McQuade
Associated Press
AP News
Brooks & Finley, Inc
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Detroit
Boston
Cleveland
Atlanta
Los Angeles
San Francisco
C. Eee
West Virginia
Cartier
Ees
Suas Ad
Polly Bergen Sets Helen Morgan Story on CBS TV
Circleville star Polly Bergen flies to Hollywood to portray Helen Morgan in a CBS TV film. She treats the role as more than a singer, noting Morgan’s pathos and impact on audiences, and hints at revealing what the project will explore beyond the famous or tragic image.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Polly Bergen
Ted Lewis
Circleville, O
Hollywood
Helen Morgan
CBS TV
Polly
Chicago
George White
Helen
Yau
Perry Como
Milton Berle
Perry
Milton
Berle
US Watches Threat to Jordan Interests and Policy
President Eisenhower and Secretary Dulles signaled concern for Jordan's independence amid a crisis blamed on pro-Egyptian and pro-Communist elements. They affirmed Middle East focus and potential U.S. readiness to aid allied nations if faced with armed aggression from international communism, though no direct action or attack on Jordan is evident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
Dulles
Hussein
Jordan
Dukes
Augusta
James Hagerty
United States
Middle East
Syria
Iraq
Saudi Arabia
Hagerty
Prayer for grace to live this day in beauty
A Portland Oregon minister at First Presbyterian Church asks forgiveness for earthbound lives. He pleads for grace to reflect heavenly beauty through Christ in the day ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ
Pau
L. Wright
Portland
Ore
First Presbyterian Church
In-Laws Weigh Helping a Son-in-Law’s Marriage
Case notes psychologist Harvey H. recalls a 41 year old factory executive asking whether to financially aid his daughter and her husband as they start a family. He warns against regular remittance unless dire, noting early sacrifices test marriage and budgeting while suggesting wiser affluent support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Crane
How to Help Newlyweds Live on a Budget
The Worry Clinic warns against cash gifts that raise a couple's living standard. It suggests capital investments like a down payment on a home or a new car as gifts, while urging in-laws to have couples live on the husband's paycheck and study budgeting. It offers a booklet titled How to Live on a Budget for readers to request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey
Warvey
Grassroots Opinions on Defensive Driving Explained
In Moose Lake and Star Gazelle, the piece defines a defensive driver as one who anticipates mistakes by others and is ready to respond safely. It contrasts readiness to act with the need to prevent harm to other drivers or pedestrians through prompt correct reactions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moose Lake
Mini
Star Gazelle
White-Collar Workers Top Others In Number
Hal Boyle notes a shift in the U S labor force as white-collar workers become the largest group. A Labor Department expert warns skilled manpower shortages will worsen without better training and education while farming declines to a small business affair. The piece frames a broad transition from farm to city and from peasant to professional labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
America
U.S. Department of Labor
Brunswick A. Bagdo
Louisville
Local business sale and property transfer noted
From the Locals and Personals column H H Harper offers his store for sale. Thomas H Wickham buys Mrs Annie Croft's residence on North Kanawha Street for 23000 dollars and plans to sell lots. Deputy Sheriff C Prince Phillips moves to Beckley East.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Harper
Harper
C. Prince Phillips
Shady Spring
Beckley
East Beckley
81 year old native Henry E Hull dies in Raleigh County
Henry E Hull a native and lifelong resident of the county died April 24 at his home on North Kanawha Street. He was born December 28 1850 at Shady Spring. The notice lists his life events and death in Raleigh County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theister
Henry E. Hull
North Kanawha St
Shady Spring
Clarence W. Meadows
Beckley Hospital
Meadows
Fireco
Lillybrook
Germany
Adolph Hitler
National Socialists
Patricia Owens rises from spaghetti days to major film roles
Canadian born Patricia Owens recalls lean London days living on spaghetti to survive until big breaks. Born in British Columbia and raised in England, she faced typecasting due to her accent before winning praise in West End and securing contracts with J Arthur Rank and Twentieth Century Fox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Patricia Owens
London
Patricia
British Columbia
England
J. Arthur Rank
Rank
Twentieth Century-Fox
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