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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1962
Page
3
That Slight Perspiration Could Be A Heavy Sweat
Beckley endures a warm spell with stifling days and nights. The piece mocks heat complainers and argues air conditioning offers only partial relief while noting occasional heat prostration is rare here and temperatures cool at night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Becklevans
The Eighth Wheel: Trailer Spare Tire Safety
Boating gains popularity and trailers carry spare tires as a crucial safety item. Overloading by 10 percent reduces tire life by 20 percent, 20 percent overload cuts life by 30 percent, and speed matters. Keep load near maximum for 50 mph limits, or adjust tire pressure if the trailer bounces.
Economic Debate Remains Mostly In Quiet Circles
The Kennedy era debate on government budgets plays out in private speeches and Congressional Record appendices. Burns Saulnier urge tax reform with cautious spending while Keyserling calls for broad tax cuts and large federal outlays, inflation fears, and balance of payments concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Lahr
United Press International Washington
UPI
Kennedy
Yale
Congress
Eisenhower
Congressional Record
Arthur F. Burns
Raymond J. Saulnier
Leon H. Keyserling
Truman
New York Times
House
Senate Economic Committee
Burns - Laulnier
Keyserling
Seulnier
Saulnier
Burns
Busines
Burns and
Criticism of United Nations Waning
Washington column notes readers’ focus on foreign aid over the Warren Court. It discusses public questions on aid effectiveness, support for reform, and the risk of waste shaping politics. It urges expanded public education and transparency to foster calm, informed views on aid and UN roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Warren Court
Supreme Court
Viet Nam
America
Len
Bryd
Congress
Peru
Raleigh & Rearster Newsrates Notice
Publication column from Beckley Newspapers Corporation outlines subscription rates by mail for Raleigh & Rearster with daily and Sunday options, carrier delivery, and tax details. It lists addresses, management, independent contractor note, and service area in West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Prince St
Beckley
W. Va
Histon
W. V
Ward-Griffish Company, Inc
New York
Chicago
Detroit
Anamta
Boston
Charlotte
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Greenville
Pittsburgh
Dany Ana
West Virginia
Laos Peace May Backfire Against South Vietnam
As a Laos truce brings uneasy quiet the war in South Vietnam intensifies. Analysts warn North Vietnam may shift 10 000 troops into the central highlands while Viet Cong infiltration rises. Observers note Laos may fail to curb foreign troops and that the NLF could seek direct North Vietnamese aid despite its insistence on independence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neil Sheehan
United Press International Saigon
UPI
Laos
South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
U.S
Washington
Truong Vinh le
South Viet Nam National Assembly
Attopeu
Saravane
Tehepone
Dien Bien Phu
Thailand
Thanat Khoman
Geneva
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
NLF
Hanoi
South Viet
Spy Soblen Sentenced to Life for Espionage
Judge William B. Herlands sentences Dr. Robert A. Soblen to life in prison declaring a spy is a spy despite Soblen's leukemia. The piece notes sympathy for Soblen in Britain and possibly the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Spong
William B. Herlands
Robert A. Soblen
Britain
Soblen
Herlands
As Soble
Ruvelis Leiba Sobolevicius
United States
Lithuania
Lavrenti Beria
Soviet Union
Sobolevicius
Robert
Jack
Office of Strategic Services
Germany
Sobien
Albuquerque
Boris Morros
Jack Soble
Jack Scoble
Federal
Springfield
U.S. Court of Appeals
US. Supreme Court
Raleighs Van Meter WPA team wins at Woodrow Wilson field
Jerome Van Meter's WPA baseball squad secured a 10 to 9 victory over Mab Scott at Woodrow Wilson field aided by wild pitching by the opponent. The winning run scored in the ninth when Mc Manus walked St. Clair with the bases loaded. The item also notes Miss Hariette Eleanor Smith named Miss Raleigh County and mentions local politics and a wartime relic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerome van Meter
Woodrow Wilson Field
Wildness
Mabscott
McManus
St. Clair
Hariette Eleanor Smith
Raleigh
Professor Lilly Visits Beckley After Five Years
Prof Paris J Lilly former Beckley Seminary Commercial Department head and current Rock district Mercer county superintendent is in town for his first visit in five years. Contractor John Martin injured his back while excavating for Beckley Journal Association building and is confined at home. Hon J C Prince Democratic candidate for State Senator from the 7th district stays at Barger Springs with nieces Eva and Maggie Cole Montgomery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris J. Lilly
Beckley Seminary
Rock District
Mercer Courty
Lilly
John Martin
Beckley Jernal Association
J. C. Prince
Eva
Maggie Cole
O Montgomery
Barger Springs
Beckley northern highway beautifies entry to town
A Beckley native notes the Mount Hope to Beckley approach has greatly improved the town’s welcome from the north though some city areas and the 411 No Kanawha St. block remain neglected. Public-safety concerns arise over debris in yards and a protest against unclothed store dummies during redecorating windows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Mount Hope
Kanawha St
Society For the Prevention
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