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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1962
Page
4
Beckley Plans for Growth and Zoning Needs
Beckley and Raleigh County plan long range growth focusing on four factors: agriculture, forestry, tourism, and light industry. The message urges road and traffic improvements, more parking, bypasses around the business district, and an east west road network linking Bolt to Three Forks and Sprague Hollow to Memorial Airport, with annexation studied. Professional Planner Fred W. LaBastille advocates coordinating urban and rural authorities for future development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Sprague Hollow
Memorial Airport
Greenbrier River
Fred W. LaBastille
CII
Porpoises Show Regional Dialects in Ocean Speech
Lockheed oceanographers 300 miles south of San Diego report porpoises in the Pacific and Atlantic may speak with different accents. They caution that Atlantic recordings from tanks may skew whistle length. The study aims at underwater acoustics and submarine detection, revealing further intriguing questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific
Atlantic
Lockheed
San Diego
Transportation Policy Fails To Move In Congress
Washington reports limited action on Kennedy's 32 point transportation plan as Senate and House committees debate urban mass transit bills. Proposals include two thirds federal grants for rolling stock, a $10 million research program, and continued existing loan programs, while opposition cites city and state financing responsibilities.
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Washington
NEA
Congress
Kennedy
America
Capitol
Senate Commerce Committee
Warren Magnuson
D-Wash
White House
United States Transportation
Senate
House Banking and Currency Committees
House
Interstate Commerce Commission
Is Writing A Book Measure Of A Statesman
United Press International notes that presidential hopefuls craft books to prove statesmanship. It recalls Eisenhower at the 1952 convention with Crusade in Europe, Taft with Foreign Policy For Americans, and Stevenson who had written nothing before seeking the 1956 nomination.
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Raymond Lahr
United Press International Washington
UPI
White House
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Europe
Robert A. Taft
Adlai E. Stevenson
Raleigh County Spends on 1936 Elections
Raleigh County spent 21235.45 on the 1936 primary and general elections, averaging 0.32 per vote, per statistics released by Secretary of State William S. O'Brien. The Raleigh Register also covers social notices, quotes on political labels, and remarks on Nelson Rockefeller and Barry Goldwater books in context of 1964 Republican politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
William S. O'Brien
Efeller
Rockefeller
Mary Conway leaves forBaltimore and Philadelphia millinery orders
Miss Mary Conway travels to Baltimore and Philadelphia to purchase millinery goods and ladies furnishings for a new store room. She will move stock as soon as the building is completed. Deputy Sheriff Ash Mankin installs an electric light and pneumatic water plant at his Marshes residence with Electrical Engineer G W Willis of Beckley supervising. Beckley prepares for a banner year, recruiting fall teachers including Miss Isadora Heatwole of Dayton Virginia as head of elocution.
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Mary Conway
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Miss Conway
Ash Mankin
Marshes
G. W. Willis
Beckley
Beckley Ee
Isadora Heatwole
Dayton
Peiping Won't Accept Present Formosa Status
Hong Kong UPI report notes Marshal Chen Yi signaling Peiping seeks to end foreign rule over Taiwan and may pursue local autonomy as a step toward peaceful liberation. Observers say Beijing aims to compel US withdrawal and unify China under one government under the Formosa dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur J. Dommen
United Press International
Hong Kong
UPI
Marshal Chen Yi
China
Geneva
Formosa
Peiping
Taiwan
Chen Yi
Chou En-lai
Mao Tse-tung
Britain To Resume Talks On Common Market Entry
London in October will see Britain restart negotiations to join the six member European common market led by France, West Germany, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. Prime Minister Macmillan aims for entry while keeping ties to the Commonwealth as France and U.S.-led NATO balance complicates the path amid risk of divisions among member nations. Russia watches closely as European unity inches forward with uncertain prospects.
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K. C. Thaler
United Press International London
UPI
Britain
Harold Macmillan
France
West Germany
Italy
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Commonwealth
United States
Europe
Russia
Charles de Gaulle
European Club
NATO
Atlantic
London
Beury monument moved eyed as Centennial project
In August 11 Baltimore Sunday Sun magazine, Beury kin and a Quinnimont coal pioneer are featured. The article notes Joseph Lawton Beury’s 1873 coal shipment and a proposal to move his monument to a more suitable site, plus refurbishment ideas for Beckley’s statue and local landmarks. It describes the hidden monument by the Beury family plot, weeds overgrowth, a power line right of way, and the desire to honor the first shipment of New River Smokeless Coal.
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John Stuart Mill
Baltimore Sunday Sun
Frank G. Beury
Joseph Lawton Beury
Beury
Prince
C&o
Coal Pioneer
Quinnimont
Beary
Baltimore
Fleet McGinley
Josephine Lawton Beury
Beckley
New River
Joseph Lawton
Prayer for help and courage in life and faith
A devotional plea to God asking mercy and courage to walk life with dignity as Jesus did in the past. The prayer seeks comfort for the author and others who lift their hearts today in faith.
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Jesus Christ
Hollywood Flight Of Filmmakers Is Reply To TV?
Hollywood filmmakers abroad challenge the charge that U S moviemaking overseas is unpatriotic. They argue foreign markets now account for half of profits and stress independence, while TV competition drives international production and distribution. Nick Ray and others urge understanding in Washington as films go global.
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Madrid
NEA
Spain
U. S
Hollywood
Iberia
London
Charlton Heston
Ava Gardner
Peking
Lee Remick
Laurence Harvey
Malaga
Broderick Crawford
Europe
Big Studio
Washington
Nick Ray
Ray
Paul Lazarus
Samuel
King of Kings
el Cid
Bronston Organization
England
Carol Reed
Beckley Newspapers rates and delivery details
The notice outlines subscription rates for Beckley Newspapers Corporation by mail and home delivery, with distinctions for daily and Sunday editions, durations, and carrier options. It lists offices, advertising representatives, and notes that carriers and distributors are independent contractors while the company is not responsible for advance payments.
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Ward-Griffith Company, Inc
New York
Chicago
Detroit
Atlanta
Boston
Charlotte
Philadelphia
Sar Franciscois
Los Angeles
Keenville
Pittsburgh
Staccoqns
West Virgina
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
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