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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1962
Page
4
The Register argues to strictly enforce the law mandating 24 hours in jail for driving while intoxicated. It urges license revocation and vehicle impoundment for six months, condemning failures to apply these penalties. The piece stresses drunk driving as a menace and supports the mandatory jail provision as a deterrent.
A Carnegie Corporation grant funds Russell Sage Foundation study on how standardized I Q tests affect children, parents, and teachers. Research will examine whether testing attitudes shape study effort, grading biases tied to test scores, and parental reactions to perceived limits.
Dwight D. Eisenhower canceled a planned Cologne tour amid fears police could not handle the crowds. Cologne had suffered heavy bombing in World War II. Eisenhower led Allied forces that defeated Germany, making the return of a former foe a remarkable spectacle.
Washington reports the U S transport network rails highways waterways and air lanes is in terrible shape and deteriorating. Experts warn of extended labor strife in rail and air sectors, with mergers and strikes possible, while trucking expands amid subsidies and labor battles led by Hoffa.
A prayer seeking divine guidance to subordinate personal interests to the spirit. It asks for care in forming self relations and humane conduct, warns against disproportionate living, and hopes for Christ’s kingdom on earth through faith. Signed by John Marvin Rast, executive secretary of the Methodist Board of Education in Columbia, South Carolina.
State tourism rose by nearly 300000 with total park attendance reaching 2204848 for 1961 62, led by Chief Logan where visits surged from 18800 to 104299. The piece notes upcoming Mother’s Day shrine plans for Graf ton and summer stock shows in Henderson West Virginia.
UPI reports Insurance Information Institute data showing auto insurance premiums rising to 5.9 billion dollars in 1961, up from about 3.4 billion in 1952. Drivers face higher costs due to more accidents, repair prices, and larger court awards, with notable jumps in bodily injury, property damage, and physical damage categories.
Foreign cable notes forecast a Soviet plan to heighten the Berlin crisis to a peak before the United Nations General Assembly in September. The tactic aims to sway neutrals and uncommitted nations by offering a peace treaty to deflate tensions and shift support.
Notes from 25 years ago cover civic moves to rooms over the Baby Shop on Main Street, a Tams daughter planning to study in France, and family travel with William Tams to meet Oxford and Cambridge in England. Also remarks on Roosevelt nominating Hugo Black to the Supreme Court and international currents in Congo, Indonesia, and French Algeria.
Fred Wilfong has become store manager for Wickham and Mabscott company stores succeeding Mr. Kelly. Miss Lida Deck resigns as stenographer for Farley Ward and joins The Wilkes Insurance Agency. Jack Freeman assumes weeks of street construction oversight for Wingate and McGhee. William T. Shumate marks his 65th birthday with a dinner at his home attended by I. C. Prince and others.
A Raleigh Register staff driven group in Beckley complains the telephone directory mislists are harming the city’s largest user. They note misfiled agencies under wrong headings and unlisted numbers complicating contact with state and federal offices, County agents, and services.
A Washington discussion among West German editors notes a perceived wave of anti German sentiment in the U S. They warn unfriendly references could trigger emotions and recall a harsher view of Germans, contrasting Porter's Ship of Fools with Shirer's Rise and Fall of the Third Reich while praising Porter’s craft and highlighting missed historical nuance.
Public notice outlining subscription rates by mail and home delivery options for Beckley Newspapers Corporation with rates for daily and Sunday service, six months, one year, and weekly carrier delivery. It includes carrier independence disclaimer and tax information for West Virginia subscribers.
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