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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1962
Page
4
A brief exhortation on wisdom that comes from above and is teachable. It frames learning as a path toward a complete understanding, echoing E. D. Head's reflective tone.
An 18 member group named by President Kennedy announces the Eleanor Roosevelt Foundation in New York. The project honors the late First Lady and targets work in the UN human rights, health, and social development fields with future fundraising planned through a major Christmas season drive.
The 1956 de Stalinization wave reaches Iceland where 13 of 40 members on the Icelandic Communist party central committee were purged in an all night session. Iceland with 180000 residents lies in a North Atlantic radar base NATO region, has no army or navy, and hosts the 1032 year old Althing, the world’s oldest parliament.
The United Nations has formed a modest naval component by acquiring nine small vessels from the Netherlands. The ships operate off West New Guinea for transport and patrol duties ahead of Indonesia's planned administration transfer next year. This marks a cautious step toward a permanent peace-keeping sea force.
Washington dispatch details May 1960 sit-ins at Durham Duke stores and comparable actions in Greenville Birmingham and New Orleans as 44 defendants contest trespass charges amid national debate on 14th amendment equality. Notes include related private and public park cases and looming court decision. Reference to religious benediction by W Kenneth Pope.
Washington and U.N. actions toward Katanga are framed as a joint effort with continued bloodshed expected. The piece recalls December 1961 events, U.N. artillery and airstrikes on nonmilitary targets, and U.S. backing for U Thant and U.N. operations, noting Kennedy policies tie to ongoing Congo tensions.
UPI reports a Kennedy Macmillan meeting expected to patch the rift over Skybolt cancellation. Britain faces a dilemma replacing the bomber force while public opinion fears Anglo American dissension. Spy fever in Moscow centers on espionage charges, easing reveals of Greville Wynne and Cold War tensions. Berlin, Gromyko signals slow East West talks and possible UN backed West Berlin safeguards. Britain faces pressure to seek a world free trade fallback if Common Market talks fail. Vietnamese war observers note VC avoidance of direct engagement to erode U.S. resolve.
A reader notes a heavy influx of mail from various organizations including the Tile Council and the American Humane Association, then recounts a Mountain Home Air Force Base murder case later tied to a civil and military court process. Idaho Daily Statesman coverage in Boise, established since 1864, highlights a library levy debate and a local warrant joke about Santa Claus.
Washington notebook notes Pentagon encounters with Kennedy aides using White House passes after the Cuban flareup. Bell and Bundy faced gate rules, while other items hover over crises, aircraft noise rulings, a peace corps study office, satirist Mark Russell on Cuba, and Mikoyan’s long Cuban stay attributed to weather and beaches.
Published by Beckley Newspapers Corporation with contact and editorial details. Subscription rates by mail are listed for daily and Sunday editions and for daily only options, including one year and six month terms. The notice notes tax, contractor relationships, and nonresponsibility for advance payments.
The snow blanket across the northern regions fuels a robust market for snow throwers. About 25 makers vie for 65 percent of sales, with growth tied to rising home inventories and the health angle to prevent overexertion. Jacobsen’s Charles Livesey notes the Midwest and Northeast belt hosts roughly 8.5 million homes outside cities, with only about five percent now owning a snow thrower and strong growth ahead.
1912 Raleigh Register notes Rufus Meadows visiting Raleigh with son M J Meadows. He sold the county farm, large and aging owner unable to manage, new owner Purdy Meadows. Also reports a November 21 1912 wedding at the Bryson home, daughter Lillie marrying Crockett Shumate, officiated by Rev John A Cook.
Francis Bacon argues that people are best judged by their aims rather than their appearances. He cites a nuncio’s warning against trusting too wise rulers and notes the common errors of overestimating wealth, wisdom, and honesty. An Italian proverb quotes that there is often less money, wisdom, and honesty than people imagine.
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