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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1956
Page
2
A brief editorial reflection invokes Jefferson to argue that error in opinion is tolerable when reason is free to contest it. The piece emphasizes the value of open debate and critical thinking in public discourse.
The Beckley city administration faces a mandatory election on merging with Mabscott and annexing contiguous unincorporated areas. The Beckley Jaycees organized referendums, while neighboring Dunbar and Charleston advance boundary expansions, highlighting Beckley’s push for growth and a city management plan to improve finances.
Central Press Association reports diplomats in Washington compare the Suez crisis to Hitler’s Rhineland move noting Britain and France fear U S inaction. They warn Hungary and Soviet actions may push neutral nations away from the Kremlin and urge preparedness for Far East tensions and a possible threat to Formosa or Hong Kong.
The piece forecasts higher government spending amid a tense global scene while Treasury revenues rise, creating another fiscal year surplus. The Eisenhower administration plans a cautious tax cut approach, urging surplus use for debt payoff, with Democrats unlikely to push cuts in 1957 and aiming for 1958 electoral timing. A quieter international climate or weaker business could still make a cut possible.
Jimmy Durante headlines at the Copacabana with a yardage of jokes while Liz Taylor wields an insured friendship ring and hints at future work. Judy Holliday close to Sydney Chaplin. Miss America Bess Myerson reconciles with her husband. Bishop Sheen records for RKO Unique. Broadway’s Long-Playing prayers loom. Herb Shriner clashed with sponsors over hosting duties as Nothing But The Truth ends. CBS maps a new format as a two year contract unfolds.
Jimmy Durante jokes about Double Intended. Marilyn Monroe lands apartment. Yul Brynner and Virginia Gilmore reportedly arranging to live apart. Mike Durso writes Petticoats of Portugal while in a wheelchair after a crash. Danny Kaye may get his own CBS TV show after UNICEF travels. Tenney Williams recalls Broadway violin parody with Jack Benny referenced. Judy Garland to London. Katherine Hepburn turns down Rainmaker cut. Elvis to buy parents a farm. Spindletop Joe Marsh out of hospital. Earl’s Pearls and showbiz chatter mix with candid quips.
An extended editorial debate from Goldsboro New Argus on what qualifies as news. It contrasts brutal violence and disasters with moonlit scenes of human warmth, dignity, and moral striving, proposing that news is a balance reflecting life. It emphasizes humanity, faith, learning, and the search for meaning amid events.
The best preserved prehistoric cliff dwellings are in Mesa Verde National Park in southwestern Colorado. The first electric street railway in the United States opened in Baltimore Maryland on September 1 1885.
Sandy a ten year old fox terrier is noted for clever behavior and late night ruses. The dog tracks movements from a front window and retreats to a den in a corrugated box when Mrs. Crane descends. The account discusses her intelligence and aging life span.
Dr George W Craite discusses lessons from pets and animal intelligence as he notes dogs and other animals influence children social behavior and empathy. The column also references Dr Harold K Finks animal IQ studies and odd notes on Gypsies in Europe from early history.
The piece notes Adlai Stevenson’s defeat by Eisenhower and his exit as a candidate. Lyndon Johnson and Sam Rayburn emerge as party leaders in Congress with Johnson eyed for future runs. Kefauver and Truman show lingering ambitions while Stevenson remains sidelined as a discredited political force.
The prayer thanks God for goodness and wisdom and asks that the day be lived in harmony with divine purposes. It emphasizes peace in relationships and conduct, offered in Jesus name by M. Ray McKay, professor of preaching at Southeastern Baptist Seminary in Wake Forest, North Carolina.
Mildred Miller, a Met soprano with a stage presence and double, aims to lobby Congress for opera subsidies. She plans to shift to Washington work after raising her two children Wesley and Mariana in Arlington, Virginia, arguing the country lacks openings for many talented singers and that opera must beg for funding.
A humorous montage notes a matador bragging of 1500 bulls in seven years, questions urban congestion, jokes about beards and razors, two Michigan boys start a fire with water pistols, UN efforts in the Middle East, and December 21 22 1956 as the year's shortest days with many inaugural balls planned in Washington.
Julie Wilson, famed nightclub chanteuse from Omaha, debuts in the film This Could Be the Night. She recalls a career from Knickerbocker Holiday at 16 to Copacabana chorus and Broadway roles. Her 32 000 bead gown and striking wardrobe mark her screen entry and public following.
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