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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1959
Page
8
In Paris a 51 year old Czech man Stefan Kovavic leaped from the Eiffel Tower midway observation platform. His body fell 250 feet and wedged between girders in view of tourists. Police took 90 minutes to recover the body.
Charleston AP reports state tax officials project a transfer tax yield of 750000 this fiscal year, far above the 450000 forecast. Kanawha County deeds sold stamps totaling 8246, with clerks worried about enforcing the law and potential fines for improper deed stamping. The law bases tax on actual valuation, not nominal consideration, raising questions for clerks on under or overvalued transfers and future legislative fixes.
A new ultra sensitive U S Army radar is shown at Fort Myer Virginia in a demonstration that claims to distinguish between men and women. The exhibit emphasizes advanced surveillance capability and potential military applications.
Chicago observers hail a three layer tablet called Cristan that decongests the nose sinus zone from the bloodstream. It opens blocked passages, stops sneezing and clears watery itchy eyes, offering faster relief without prescription. Dristan Decongestant Tablets are advertised with a satisfaction guarantee.
New Haven police report Pfc James J McNamara 20 confronted a woman by an apparently disabled car in East Rock Park Sunday night She offered help then pulled a pistol and robbed him of 150 dollars The incident was witnessed by the patrolman who intervened in the park crime occurred in the East Rock area and the suspect fled with the money.
After filling jars, press food to release trapped air with a knife. This agitation helps ensure a tight seal and prevents air pockets that can spoil contents.
The article analyzes NATO’s early strength and weaknesses from 1950s era assessments. It notes Soviet manpower and missile buildup, NATO divisions and leadership, and shifts in strategy, highlighting doubts about whether NATO could deter a Soviet advance in central Europe. It covers Eisenhower arriving SHAPE, French division withdrawals, Algeria, and Norstad’s warnings on insufficient divisions and need for more atomic weapons and missiles.
AP reports a 21 day steel strike is costing the federal government up to 45 million dollars weekly if it lasts. Relief money unemployment benefits and free government foods rise as about 85,000 workers sit idle in allied industries. some take part time jobs to limit unemployment payments.
In Albright near Morgantown, 13 year old Vada Pauley and her father J Meredith Pauley saved 18 year old Anna Ruth Justice from drowning in the Cheat River. Anna Ruth Justice, visiting cousin to Vada, was pulled from the rapids below a dam and revived by artificial respiration after assistance from Pauley. Justice was later examined and found in good health.
The California and Maryland, damaged at Pearl Harbor, will be towed for scrap by Learner Co. and Bethlehem Steel. Despite WWII revival at Midway and Pacific campaigns, both ships will be broken up in Oakland and Maryland, ending their long wartime service.
Lucille Bridges, 16, of Brenham Texas, created a dessert named Satellite Sundae with vanilla ice cream pecans whipped cream cherries and pretzels and set it afire. Judges at the Texas Pharmaceutical Assn convention named her Fountaineer of 59.
JENKINS Kentucky AP reports whistle signals mark renewed strike action by 750 Bethlehem Mines Corp workers across four mines in eastern Kentucky after five weeks of silence.
Moscow visitors show strong interest in the U S exhibition as Soviet press charters shift to lighter criticism. American guides report friendly questions while Red Star jibes Ramac, the dust worry, and the unfair life in the United States. Fair weather limits dust, hot fashion shows, and director Harold McClellan fights a book exhibit controversy without derailing the display. A child wears an “I Like Ike” badge among souvenir booklets and pins.
The American Medical Association reports some physicians charge patients for telephone inquiries to curb unnecessary questions and boost income. In Chicago some patients were billed for phone calls, including a physician calling a pharmacy for a prescription. The AMA notes doctors can earn up to $200 a month from such inquiries but questions the practice.
Congressman Ken Hechler recalls a long career at the White House from 1949 to 1953 and recounts his firing by the Eisenhower administration for completing his assigned work. Hechler says he chose to stay on after Truman's departure, eventually being offered work outside government and taking a $1,000 cut before finally being let go with the stated reason of completing his assignment.
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