Thought For Today on Preparedness for Life
A brief Thought For Today cites Menander urging readiness for all life events as nothing is durable, emphasizing resilience and steady conduct.
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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1958
Page
2
A brief Thought For Today cites Menander urging readiness for all life events as nothing is durable, emphasizing resilience and steady conduct.
Article discusses a bill in conference between the House and Senate that would grant former presidents $25,000 a year for life with $10,000 for widows, plus possible free office space and staff. It contrasts current and past presidents' finances and notes taxes reduce a typical $25,000 couple’s income to about $18,000.
The article surveys nonpermanent Security Council seats and past votes amid world tensions. It notes six nonpermanent members including Canada Colombia Panama Sweden Iraq Japan and discusses Russian objections to Japan Czechoslovakia seat history. It recalls 1956 Israel Syria 1958 Suez and Hungary vetoes and General Assembly condemnations.
Hal Boyle profiles Budd Schulberg a busy producer and author who seeks privacy in a Sarasota beach shack. He discusses writing process early career film work and philosophy of staying true to oneself despite pressure to please the public.
Washington reports the Baghdad Pact, formed in 1955 by Britain Turkey Iran Iraq and Pakistan, remains a U.S. defense wall against Soviet pressure. Dulles linked defense of Iran Turkey and Pakistan, boosting Western resolve while Arab leaders and the Soviet Union denounce the alliance. The move raises questions about its impact on Middle East stability and possible arms embargo shifts.
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The Army’s annual combat efficiency tests in Hawaii include Sgt. Averal E. Deck son of Mr and Mrs Emmett Deck. A squad leader in Headquarters Company 23rd Infantry 27th Division entered the Army in 1950 and was stationed at Fort Knox before Hawaii. Deck, 28, is married to Shirley and worked for Raleigh Coca Cola Bottling Co. in Beckley. Charles F. Dillon Jr. seaman aboard USS Magoffin, part of the Seventh Fleet in the Far East, is husband of Ruth Miles and son of Mr and Mrs C F Dillon of Beaver. The Magoffin sailed from San Diego in May, took part in Operation Hardtack, then tested at Eniwetok and joined Amphibious Squadron Five at Yokosuka. Frazier W. Massey, Pvt., with the 285th Company, 1st Transportation Battalion, is stationed in Thule Greenland and due back mid October to Fort Eustis Va. Massey, who entered the Army in 1937, trained at Fort Gordon. Adam W. Richardson, son of Mr and Mrs Adam Richardson of Glen Rogers, participated in ceremonies in France with the 38th Infantry commemorating the second Battle of the Marne. Richardson, a squad leader in Company C, entered the Army in 1957, arrived in Europe in March, and is an 193? Glen Rogers High School graduate formerly with Corrugated Box Co. in Cleveland, Ohio.
A Beckt y letter signed Bagdad from The Register recounts a berry hunting trip to Stone Coal hill and Pig Skin Hill with A B Maxwell Lucy Quesenberry and others. Descriptions include camp setup by a clear stream, coal seams, timber value, a rainstorm, and local residents aiding berry gathering. The piece notes political context with E W Mills and Prohibition endorsements.
A Junior Editors quiz explains how fish and birds show similarities in movement eyes and body parts though living in water and air. It notes fins becoming legs and wings, fish as early backboned creatures, and prehistoric birds resembling fish. Duane Hendrickson of Riverside California won $10 for the submitted question.
New York notices the death of Eddie Davis, longtime gag writer famed for taxi-driver discovery by Eddie Cantor. The 53-year-old was known for radio lines and sketches, including a Jimmy Durante jab and other showbiz anecdotes from Broadway and Hollywood circles.
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