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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 08, 1964

Page

11

Don’t Sell Your Car Yet Oil reserves stay strong

Gage Lund, a leading oil executive, disputes dire forecasts of peak oil. He notes new drilling tech, deep ocean wells, and vast coal reserves enabling alternative fuels. Lund argues world supplies remain ample and urges not to sell cars or panic, despite predictions.

F. H. Bartholomew Sanf UPI Gage Lund Montana State Stanford University Standard Oil of California Standard United States

Teacher Spotted Moonlighting on TV in Crawley

In Crawley England Gerry Murphy a teacher was seen wrestling on television while claiming the role as heavyweight Sean Regan to fund his university language degree. The headmaster permitted him to continue teaching.

Crawley England UPI Gerry Murphy Murphy Sean Regan

Farrell Says Publishers Let His Work Rot On Shelves

New York author James T. Farrell, amid packed boxes of unpublished pages, blasts publishers for censorship and rejection while detailing 60 000 unpublished pages and 36 published books. He fears poverty from high stamp costs, markets abroad, and critics who focus on fame rather than a full read. He promotes his What Time Collects and plans 25 more volumes in a long writing career.

Arnold DE Wease New York UPI James T. Farrell Farrell India Studs Lonigan Doubleday and Co

Unborn Child May Doom Older Brother Due To Malnutrition

At an international conference on preventing malnutrition in preschool children held by the National Academy of Sciences experts warn that unborn offspring can doom a younger sibling through maternal malnutrition. Xerophthalmia from vitamin A deficiency threatens vision and survival in regions from Latin America to Asia. Prevention focuses on family planning, vitamin A supplementation, fortified milk, cod liver oil, and leafy greens.

National Academy of Sciences Latin America Middle East India Africa Southeast Asia Donald S. McLaren Columbia University American University of Beirut McLaren

Oral Contraceptives Boost Marital Happiness Says Psychiatrist

Chicago psychiatrist Dr. Monte Jay Meldman reports in the Journal of the Academy of Psychosomatics that oral contraceptives can alter sexual attitudes in both wives and husbands. He notes rare cases of marital strain but emphasizes overall potential for happier marriages and urges awareness to manage any changes. The report cites a case of alleged wife infidelity delusions tied to contraceptive use and discusses changes in male sexual behavior and defenses. Also included is a public notice about a December 11 auction at Ray's Trading Post in Oak Hill for a 1957 Ford Fairlane Sedan.

Monte Jay Meldman Meldman Forest Hospital Des Plaines Journal of the Academy of Psychosomatics Ray's Trading Post Oak Hill West Virginia Ray F. Singer Gee

Television ratings show ABC gains in new season

TV In Review notes Nielsen ratings for the two weeks ending Nov 22. ABC leads with fledgling shows Bewitched Gomer Pyle and a three network race. NBC relies on Bonanza and westerns as viewers stay tuned for specials. Lucille Ball show dec 28 features Danny Kaye. White Christmas NBC Dec 19 stars Kaye Crosby Clooney Ellen. Dean Jagger exits Mr Novak due to illness.

Madison Avenue Sunset Boulevard Bewitched Gomer Pyle ABC Nielsen Andy Griffith Red Skelton Jackie Gleason Peyton Place Ed Sullivan Walt Disney Bob Hope Dick van Dyke Nbc-Tv Virginia Disney Danny Kaye Cbs-Tv Lucille Ball Kaye NBC. TV Bing Crosby Rosemary Clooney Vera Ellen Dean Jagger Mr. Novak The Network

Contractors to Meet Charleston for AGC Meeting

About 400 general contractors and allied industry leaders will attend the Associated General Contractors meeting in Charleston January 22 and 23 to review 1964 construction activity and look ahead to the new year. A testimonial banquet for outgoing Gov. W. W. Barron will be held at the Daniel Boone Hotel with Sen. Jennings Randolph as principal speaker. A plaque will honor Barron’s four years as chief executive. A statewide civil rights act workshop session will follow, with officials from state and federal agencies, the Justice Department, and the State Civil Rights Commission attending.

Charleston Barron Charleston UPI W. W. Barron Daniel Boone Hotel Jennings Randolph D-W. Va Woodroe Henderson Independent Democratic Club Barron West Virginia U. S. Commission On Civil Rights Justice Department State Civil Rights Commission

Mother Strangles Three Children Hangs Herself in Minnesota

In St Paul a 31 year old mother Irene Neubauer allegedly strangled her three ill children Jeffrey seven Timonhy four and Susan two then hanged herself with a clothesline attached to a basement gas pipe. Gerald Neubauer husband returned home to find all four dead in pajamas.

ST. Paul Minn UPI Gerald E. Neubauer Northern States Power Co Jeffrey Timonhy Susan Irene

Charity sells Beatles beds to fund Austin hospital gifts

A Houston group collected 1892 by charging teens one dollar to lie in twin beds slept in by George Harrison and Ringo Star. Beds donated by a Dallas motel funded Christmas gifts for patients at the Austin State Mental Hospital. Lee-on-Solent segment notes a hydrofoil craft was deemed a ship for collision rules.

Houston UPI George Harrison Ringo Star Dallas Austin State Mental Hospital Lee-On-Solent England English

Almanac Summary for December 8, 1964

United Press International notes today is Tuesday December 8 1964 the 343rd day of the year with 23 to follow. Historical highlights include Washington crossing the Delaware in 1776 Lincoln's reconstruction plan in 1863 labor unions forming the AFL in 1886 and the Nationalists relocating to Formosa in 1949. Lincoln quote on truth ends.

United Press International Venus Mars George Washington Delaware River Lincoln South American Federation of Labor Columbus Ohio Formosa

Death Notice Ulysses A. Mosby 17 Detroit Hilltop

Ulysses A. Mosby 17 formerly of Hilltop Detroit died. Funeral services at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Hilltop Baptist Church conducted by Rev. G. H. Courts. Burial in Hilltop Cemetery. Body at Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor Green town.

Mosby Ulysses A Detroit Michigan Hilltop Hilltop Baptist Church

In Loving Memory of Melanie Caponiti Birthday Reverie

A heartfelt grieving note honors Melanie K Caponiti on what would be her eighth birthday. The family recalls missing her presence and cherishes memories with prayers, red roses on her grave, and a faith filled hope of reunion in heaven.

Melanie K. Caponiti

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