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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1950
Page
2
Residents near Beckley report coal trucks along Route 19 21 and Route 3 spill coal dust onto cars and speed through intersections. The piece argues drivers are paid by load, urging state police to enforce safer speeds to prevent future accidents.
In a renewed spirit of conciliation both General Motors and the United Auto Workers show gains in the first quarter. Profits rise for GM while workers receive higher pay and job security, illustrating a shift away from hard line bargaining and toward cooperative settlement.
General Motors directors approve a special dividend of 110 million dollars as the company maintains its long term cost of living based contract with the United Auto Workers. The move comes after Chrysler’s crippling strike and GM’s five year labor pact with wage increases for workers.
Senator Harry Byrd of Virginia opposes indefinite wartime economic controls. He supports stand by powers to the President with a July 1 1951 expiration date to prevent long term regimentation and ensure congressional review. He argues the amendment merits swift Congressional approval.
At the state Prison at Peace Springs, Superintendent Mrs. Mabel Turley Simms mobilized female staff for a Sunday shift to bag and move a large wheat harvest. The effort produced bread loaves, easing concerns over damp grain and lost work. Also noted are village maps misreads, church liquor debates, and reflections on aging through local anecdotes.
Boyle reports U S troops facing unexpectedly capable North Korean forces after five weeks of retreat. American soldiers, once contemptuous of the Reds, acknowledge the fighters’ firepower and modern tactics. The column notes air superiority helped prevent a disaster and details the GI’s growing resolve and confusion in unfamiliar terrain.
Central Press report outlines stalled postwar treaties in Germany Japan Trieste Austria and Korea amid East West tensions. It notes Japan’s peace status in flux and Moscow Washington Peiping clashes over vetoes and participation, plus Yugoslav Italian triage and Korea’s divided state and stalled Austria peace.
James Marlow explains the two military pools National Guard and reserves. Guard members receive pay promotion rank retention and potential pension with 26 years’ service. Active and inactive reserves differ by training requirements pay and pension eligibility with Navy distinctions noted.
In Jerusalem a toilet soap shortage worsens as the Ministry of Supply and Rationing reports one person in Tel Aviv will get only a 190 gram bar every two months. Dr Israel Kastner heads public relations and confirms the supply strain.
Betty Grable and other film stars discuss weight control methods. Grable says a day of restricted eating includes grape fruit and coffee for breakfast, two hard boiled eggs for lunch, steak and coffee for dinner, with no vegetables or desserts. Fontaine and Warman describe varied regimens and occasional salads, while noting changes in appetite and clothing sizes.
Kansas implements a three part program to draw doctors to rural areas. A funded expansion of the University of Kansas Medical Center, a circuit course bringing lectures to towns, and rural office packages with affordable leasing aim to keep new physicians in the countryside. Strong interest from out of state doctors and foreign applicants signals early success.
Ruth A. Jackson writes a vivid travel reflection about London’s sights and quirks. She recalls Westminster Abbey the Crown Jewels and Parliament, notes prices, pubs, buses and tubes, and recommends planning ahead for next summer trip highlights.
Donald Johnston of Regina promotes a universcape moisture machine touted to draw rain. Meteorologists dismiss his claims, yet prairie farmers support the device as Calgary hosts events during stampede week while a rain-dance by the Stoney Indians precedes lingering showers.
Three Chinese greenweepers captured a large King Cobra after mistaking it for a snake toy. One grabbed it by the neck while others held the tail and body. Museum authorities stated the snake ranks among the island’s largest recorded specimens.
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