Kennedy's Hundred Days In Office Compared With FDR
Kennedy marks one hundred days in office as experts weigh progress on Capitol Hill and public sentiment. major measures signed into law are few, while Roosevelt saw broad early action. foreign policy blends daring ideas like the Peace Corps with Cuba tensions and Laos diplomacy amid questions about U. S. prestige.
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Peace Corps Lessons From Voluntary Services Adopted
Washington NEA interview with Dr J S Noffsinger of International Voluntary Services on Peace Corps planning. IVS warns against sending married couples abroad, emphasizes farm and hands-on experience, and stresses selective screening. It notes education deferments, pay scales, and need for church affiliation among volunteers.
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World views and lessons from volunteers abroad
A compilation of quotes and observations on Americans and Russians, Laotian cultures, and Soviet Antarctic experience. It notes attitudes toward foreign aid, governance, and the Voluntary Service program’s shift to overseas training, emphasizing language learning, respectful supervision, and avoiding cultural dominance. It cautions about young volunteers facing cultural shocks and the need for adaptive leadership.
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The Lighter Side by Dick West on fashion shoes
Washington column notes American women typically choose fashionable wear and examines the popularity of needle-nosed shoes. The piece discusses how such styles draw attention despite limited practical connection to everyday footwear.
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Dick West Washington
UPI
Beckley chamber plan to convert high school field to playground
Raleigh County Board of Education conditionally approved the Beckley Chamber of Commerce plan to turn Woodrow Wilson High School athletic field into a summer playground for city youngsters. A competent supervisor must be secured. Eli Harris and Mrs. Harris narrowly escaped injury in a highway accident between Covington and Clifton Forge. Nine Raleigh County grocers attend the West Virginia Retail Grocers Association convention in Wheeling. They include E. D. Armstrong, D. W. Anderson, O. C. Canterbury, C. C. Thornton, D. C. Drake, R. B. Yaple, W. E. Palmer, C. Ballengee, and Bob Yaple.
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Black Knight Ball Club
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Space Shoe debates spark FTC case over claims
The Space Shoe designed from plaster foot casts drew criticism as an eyesore yet the inventor Alan E. Murray defended its esthetics while facing FTC scrutiny over ads claiming bunion relief and other cures. The dialogue includes sharp quips on footwear and a light quiz section on coins and congressional staff allowances.
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Federal Trade Commission
Alan E. Murray
Bridgeport
Murray
FTC
Nightly Beckley Seen Through Raleigh General Window
A Raleigh General room view toward Beckley shows changing scenes from night brightness with a red radio tower and green signs to gray dawn quiet and midday activity. The author, John Sutherland Bonnell, reflects on city life, faith, and resilience in a meditative capital city vignette.
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Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church
Earl Wilson Gary Cooper Rated Tops As Male Star
In a breezy entertainment column, Earl Wilson lauds Gary Cooper as the kindest, gentlest male star he’s interviewed, while listing other Hollywood figures and anecdotes from Ella Fitzgerald to Johnny Mathis. The piece blends praise with quirky asides about celebrities, venues, and recent show business chatter.
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Tops
New York
Ella Fitzgerald
Peggy Lee
Basin Street East
Ella
Maysa Matarazzo
Blue Angel
Spaceflight Intensifies Earth's Burdens and Global Ambitions
A reflection on the first manned spaceflight and the broader human context. The piece notes the Soviet achievement, explores future earthly needs for a growing population, and warns against space military uses while urging practical solutions for food water shelter and peace on Earth. It emphasizes that space victory does not erase deep terrestrial challenges.
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Kennedy
U. S
James Thurber
London
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Barbs by Hal Cochran on garden chores and marriage
A humorous column notes how a husband views monotony as dictation at work and quiet evenings at home. It plays on spring gardening to poke fun at domestic life and family rituals amid light witticisms.
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Hal Cochran
Raleigh Register subscription rates and delivery note
The Raleigh Register lists mail and home delivery rates for Beckley Newspapers Corporation with annual, semiannual, and monthly options. It notes West Virginia sales tax, address change instructions, and that carriers or distributors are independent contractors with no liability for advance payments.
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Beckley Newspapers Corporation
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