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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1951
Page
2
An editorial recounts three transients caught drilling a hole in pinball machines to ring up free games. Merchants reported losses from four to eight dollars per play, leading to arrests for loitering and ongoing gambling violations while machine owners continue operations. The piece questions law enforcement balance and hints at wartime rationing context.
Allied troops adopt French style K ration packets containing wine crystals. When diluted five to one with water, the drink supposedly matches original wine. The article notes the logistical challenge of supplying clean water in fox holes during campaigns.
In a Senate crime investigation hearing Judge Joseph P. Goodenough testified on gambling in Northern Kentucky. An alarm clock buzz interrupted his remarks prompting a lighthearted exchange about watches that stop long speeches. The piece notes the difficulty of curbing lengthy Senate floor talks.
The piece warns hunters and campers that careless forestry leads to fires destroying vast areas. It notes planes over popular camps reminding woodsmen to prevent fires, aiming to curb loss of solitude and wildlife while inviting caution from outdoor enthusiasts.
The Alsops report signs of discord between the Soviet Union and China as Mao Tse-tung's China seeks an independent revolution while maintaining alliance. Seven Chinese Communist articles for the party's 30th anniversary reveal Mao's elevated status, nationalism, and a shift away from Stalin's deification, hinting at a potential Titoist China and a stronger, more autonomous stance toward Moscow. The piece signals historically significant tensions that could affect Asia's future.
A humorous column references a Boston dowager who approaches Saint Peter at the gates with a Boston Symphony card and Harvard passes. It also notes David Appel’s new book Commanche told from the horse’s perspective and a Mary Margaret McBride radio exchange about truth in writing.
Washington warns that a renewed inflation surge could trigger nationwide strikes and erode wage controls. Officials see Congress' stance on price controls as paving the way for industrial strife while fears grow over Middle East unrest and diplomatic honesty among Washington’s envoys.
Washington reports President Truman signed a new price controls law amid debate over its effectiveness and possible price hikes. Republicans like Rep. Jesse P. Wolcott defend the measure as granting essential powers, while critics warn it may raise costs and wage pressure. The piece recalls 1946 battles over wartime controls and calls the current law a political flashpoint if prices rise.
The Raleigh Register Evening News, published by Beckley Newspapers Corporation, is distributed as second class mail matter. The Associated Press holds exclusive rights to local news and AP dispatches for publication in this newspaper.
International politics shows unlikely bedfellows as Tito shifts from Moscow favorite to break with the Cominform in 1948. The United States backs Yugoslavia with aid and UN support, while Western powers seize new openings amid shifting Cold War alliances.
Korczak Ziolkowski pursues a 363 foot statue of Crazy Horse on Thunderhead Mountain near Custer South Dakota. He funds the project with tourist half dollars and hopes to build a 50 million Indian university and medical center around it. He has blasted 240,080 tons of rock in three years and plans to finish the head and arm in eight years.
Forest Service officials in Missoula puzzled by a fire near Lolo Hot Springs after two Missoula radio amateurs spotted the blaze while testing portable equipment. They could not contact the service and relayed the report via another ham in Huntley.
John Bosles awoke to an intruder calmly drinking his whiskey in a Vancouver hotel. The thief fled with $190 from Bosles's wallet as he slept, leaving a perplexing scene in the room.
Hollywood largely backs House Un American Activities Committee probes. The Motion Picture Industry Council supports witnesses not fired for past Communist ties. Larry Parks says no more film offers after his 1943 party membership admission. Sterling Hayden and Edward Dmytryk reveal brief party involvement and return to work with new projects. Howard Da Silva declines to confirm Communist ties. Brian Donlevy replaces him in a re shoot. The era ends with a common view that outcomes depend on public judgment.
A worried view from HOY Centrally Capital Hill on a federal gas tax as a tool to balance the budget. Uncle Sam resists credit for taxes passed along, while Britain halts a scientist to Moscow amid pressure. Truman’s mid year report links decisions by Congress to economic outcomes. Government prices and inflation spark bipartisan wrangling. A carpet maker gains from a 15 percent OPS price rise as UC researchers tout a new concrete floor surfacing.
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