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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1962
Page
4
A compact quotation from Livy notes that events of great consequence often arise from trifling circumstances. This reflective line invites readers to consider small actions shaping larger outcomes.
Jacqueline Kennedy’s image shifts again as USIA films of her India and Pakistan visits go to commercial release via United Artists. The films, shot in color and praised by eyewitnesses, target mass audiences in 106 countries and 29 languages, with profits funding foreign-language prints.
Washington cautions against isolationist talk and slow policies as debates rise over US involvement in Asia. The piece cites Nehru, Mao Tse tung, Khrushchev, and Cuba as factors shaping opinion, urging study of the Far East and warning that Mao’s stance risks greater conflict and world power shifts. It notes experts in London on China and emphasizes the need to understand ideologies over mere rhetoric.
Washington writer calls for revival of vivid political labels. He cites McNary’s soft boileds and Moses’s sons of the wild jackass, urges cartoonists to revive striking imagery and journalists to abandon dull liberal and conservative labels.
John Hodel reflects on an early snow and looming winter in a rural community. He recounts a gray, humorous tale of a limping dog, a charitable misadventure with a man seeking a ride to Crab Orchard, and memory of World War II era figures connected to the American Field Service and arts figures while musing on seasons and sentiment.
Beckley Newspapers Corporation lists mail and home delivery rates for West Virginia readers. Notices cover annual and six month options, Sunday and daily options, and carrier delivery weekly or monthly rates. The policy warns subscribers to report address changes and notes carriers are independent contractors.
UPI analysis argues Castro remains central to US Cuban crisis while Cuba returns to normal after the quarantine. Despite relief at averting nuclear war, questions linger about Fidel Castro's future role and the regime's durability as Latin American figures challenge him. The US opposes invasion, urging peaceful change as Kennedy signals Cubans’ long struggle for liberty.
UPI reports that investors increasingly seek hard facts from financial statements as the American Institute of CPAs releases its 16th annual survey of 600 corporate reports. The study notes rising long term lease disclosure and potential funds statements, with experts predicting stronger investor emphasis on transparent data for decision making.
UPI Vice President Johnson discusses the risk of press restrictions and the need for a robust flow of government information. He cites Venezuela’s censorship and argues the press must resist secrecy while balancing national security and public right to know.
H L Dunkley recalls receiving his Beckley Institute diploma in 1917 just before the school changed names to Beckley High School. He notes that 1917 was the final year the institution used the Beckley Institute label.
Twenty years ago on Sunday November 24 1912 the Raleigh Mining Institute organized a low cost outing for members and friends. A special four coach train left Raleigh at 9 30 a m and returned at 3 p m with a baggage car stocked with sandwiches soft drinks and other provisions for the noon hour.
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