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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 11, 1961

Page

4

Thought For Today Quote On Freedom And Suffering

A pithy reflection contrasts free societies and despotic regimes noting that in liberty loud cries appear but relief is common, while in tyranny complaints are quiet yet suffering is great, attributed to Caruoi.

Caruoi Fred Astaire Ginger Rogers Barrie Chase Jane Russell Aroblem Jay Burton Tyson and Fricker The Blue Angel Earl

NATO Faces Push to Make NATO a Fourth Nuclear Power

Secretary Rusk Dillon and McNamara head to Paris for NATO ministerial amid debate over creating a NATO atomic force and joint control of nuclear arms. Norstad’s 1960 plan aimed to pool weapons while easing fears and binding cooperation. Adenauer presses for an Atlantic Union with nuclear use under NATO control.

Rusk the Treasury Dillon Defense McNamara North Atlantic Treaty Organization Paris White House NATO Lauris Norstad United States France West Germany Norstad Herter NATO Supreme Headquarters Eisenhower Kennedy NATO Council Adenauer Washington Franze Josef Strauss Atlantic Union Bonn Defense Ministry Europe

Proposal to merge federal water and resources agencies

Washington report details a plan proposed in Natural Resources Review to dissolve all federal water and natural resources agencies except the Tennessee Valley Authority and form a new Department of Natural Resources under Interior. Eighteen agencies would be included, with budgets over 3 billion dollars, drawing in Interior agencies plus the Army Corps of Engineers and several agriculture and health service programs. The mysterious author Mister Z is unnamed, provoking suspicions of an insider source, while Interior Secretary Udall offers cautious remarks.

Washington NEA Natural Resources Review University of New Mexico School of Law Albuquerque Water and Natural Resources Tennessee Valley Authority Department of Interior Natural Resources Interior Army Corps of Engineers Agriculture Forest Service Soil Conservation Service Agricultural Conservation Program Rural Electrification Administration Department of Health, Education and Welfare Jack L. Kroner James N. Faber Orville L. Freeman Department Bureau of Reclamation Asaka Congress Army Engineers Defense Department of Natural Resources

Washington Natural Resources Reform Urged in Doctrine

Excerpts from Mister Z argue for a centralized Department of Natural Resources to replace the current chaos among Agriculture Interior Defense Health Education and Welfare. The piece criticizes log rolling and pork barrel politics and calls for transferring agencies to Interior to unify control over minerals electric power water parks lands and Indian affairs.

Washington United States Agriculture Defense Interior Health Education and Welfare

Footballs in Bears Stadium Rally Draws Crowds

A Rocky Mountain News account details how fans fight for loose footballs at Broncos Patriots games in Denver. It notes typical prices, dangers, and the discipline of staff and police in end zones while sharing quotes from fans and officials about the spectacle and cost of catching a ball. It ends with a church prayer from Roy H. Stetler Jr.

Rocky Mountain News Bears Denver Colorado Hal J. Wimberly Denver Bronco Bears Stadium Fred Reich Colorado Springs Regis College Reich Bill Lakewood Bob Sedustine Mississippi Ave Gary Loverlgn 35Th Ave Frank Filchock Bronco Earl Howsam Rocky Mountain Empire Sports Broncos Patriot Roy H. Stetler, Jr Cheverly, Md Cheverly Community Evangelical United Brethren Church

Washington Notebook highlights lighthearted political quips

Interior Secretary Udall hosts a cozy news conference with logs in the fireplace and coffee. Rep Bennett demonstrates quick car entry with a coat hanger after noting the Congress sign. Fowler Hamilton jokes about Wall Street money terms. Spaak quips on NATO and Belgian politics. Postmaster Day jokes about moving to Blair House near Kennedy Drive.

Washington NEA Stewart L. Udall New Frontier Udall NATO Spaak Day Clay Blair Time Saturday Evening Post Philadelphia Kennedy Blair House Kennedy Drive

Raleigh and Register subscription rates and policies

Beckley Newspapers Corporation lists mail and home delivery rates for Raleigh and Register. Details include annual and semiannual prices, tax note, change of address instructions, and a disclaimer about carrier and distributor duties and subscription payment responsibility.

Ward-Griffith Company, Inc New York Chicago Detroit Tlanta Boston Charlotte Philadelphia San Francisco Los Angeles Greenville Pittsburgh West Virginia Beckley Newspapers Corporation

OAS Split Over Cuba Casts Shadow on Policy

UPI columnist Phil Newsom notes 14 of 16 OAS members back a Colombian push to confront Cuba, with Mexico Brazil Argentina opposing or abstaining. The vote signals a looming foreign ministers meeting in January but doubts about effectiveness as Kennedy warned against passivity and economic blocks fail while Cuba remains tied to communism.

Phil Newsom UPI Fidel Castro Organization of American States OAS Colombia United States Cuba Mexico Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Ecuador Castro Kennedy U. S

West Virginia Statehouse notes and missing Kennedy statue

West Virginia news includes the Public Service Commission's interim handling of municipal water report cases and a misfiled Alderson docket. Governor Barron's chaplain laments the loss of a Kennedy statue from Rose Martin's desk, while a humorous State Road Commission caption drawing features four mountaineers and rifles.

C. Donald Robertson

Paper leased for county seat removal campaign

The Ming Mountaineer is leased for 70 days to L N Frantz of Mullens to advocate moving the county seat to Mullens. Grover C Worrell will edit during the term. Afterward the paper reverts to former management following a board resignation tied to an attorney general opinion.

The Wyoming Mountaineer L. N. Frantz Mullens Grover C. Worrell

Earl Wilson 1961 Not Amusing Without The Twist

New York gossip column notes a 1961 Waldorf party with celebrities including Kennedy and MacArthur. Bob Hope quips about cops, celebrities, and the Twist era while mentioning Nixon, JFK, and Carmine De Sapio. Describes champagne mishap, film party for Lets Twist, and press interview rules.

New York Bob Hope Kennedy Cardinal Spellman Gen. MacArthur Hope Nixon JFK Gen MacArthur Waldorf South Pacific Hyannis Port Harvard Carmine de Sapio Bob Jane Russell Pierre Jack Carter Carter

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