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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1962
Page
4
Thought for Today quotes Thomas A. Kempis noting occasions reveal a person's true strength or weakness. The concise reflection emphasizes that trials test rather than create virtue, shaping perception of character under pressure.
Business anxieties rise over Kennedy plans to cap executive pay on federally funded research and development contracts. Budget officials propose government approval for salaries above a 25 000 guideline, with a study showing many RAD executives earning more. Critics say pay should be contractor’s concern though Washington funds most R D and many RAD groups operate as de facto government bodies.
The piece notes relief as summer sessions end while many students retake required courses in summer classes to accelerate credits. Increasing numbers attend extra subjects, and teachers seek advanced degrees during vacations, reflecting debates that better education serves earnings and national growth through knowledge and self-discipline.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr addressed the National Press Club, arguing nonviolent protest channels discontent into constructive force. He linked civil rights to personal discipline, noted why some turn to other methods, and asserted laws can regulate behavior though morality cannot be legislated. He likened his movement to Gandhi and recalled the Boston Tea Party as context.
PHIL NEWSOM notes Finland, with 4.5 million people and a rising GNP, seeks growth and full employment while maintaining independence from the Soviet bloc. The nation relies on trade with the West, especially Britain, and fears tariffs if the Common Market expands, while awaiting Soviet reactions to market ties.
UPI reports virologists from California find 16 virus strains from aseptic meningitis patients immunologically match the Caldwell strain first isolated in Kansas City in 1955. They suggest Caldwell may be a cause of aseptic meningitis within the large enterovirus family including Echo and coxsackie types, reshaping understanding of these illnesses.
Investors track daily results not on the noisy trading floor but in air conditioned rooms where brokerage firms operate computers. The shift toward automated processing changes how traders see their positions after a day of activity.
Francis E. DuPont & Co. and Edmond DuPont push automation with a 1.5 million dollar computer. Moran says the system speeds up reports and margins, linking offices nationwide and forming the core of the operation. He notes smaller firms may group to share equipment.
1912 Raleigh Register item notes Hitchcock orders postmasters to curb general delivery windows to combat flirtations and secret correspondence. Written reasons may be required for mail at general delivery. Also reports the death of Mt. John C. Porterfield, former Raleigh Coal and Coke mining engineer, in DuQuoin Illinois.
A dialogue with an inventive character explores unusual creations including a hairless toupee and the breadless sandwich. The exchange touches on imagination, manufacturing, and destiny, ending with a religious benediction from Raymond E. Balcomb of Corvallis Oregon.
The Harding College campus in Searcy Arkansas is highlighted as the origin point for a nationwide anti-communist education program led by Dr George S Benson since 1936. The program funds films prints and lectures including the widely circulated film Communism on the Map with ties to Alfred P Sloan and Frederick Schwarz. The article notes Benson's influence on local politics and his clashes with figures like General Edwin Walker.
Beckley Newspapers Corporation lists mail and home delivery rates for Naleigh Register, with subscription options for daily and Sunday editions, rates by year and period, and terms. It notes delivery by carriers or distributors is independent and not responsible for advance payments, plus West Virginia tax details.
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