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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1961
Page
4
A concise dated saying notes that depressions and funerals both draw people toward the church. The line frames religion as a refuge during hardship and loss.
A Carlsbad blast prompts U S scientists to examine nuclear driven energy for large scale power, water and mineral extraction. Potential to gasify coal and cut slurry pipelines is weighed against risks and future material effects on industry, with global political commentary interwoven.
Washington report notes the 1963 federal budget to be sent to Congress by President Kennedy should balance or show a small surplus but could slip if revenue hikes such as a $600 million postal-rate increase are blocked. The piece highlights potential congressional resistance to tax and rate increases and the likelihood of hard spending choices if the balance fails.
National defense spending will rise in the new budget with no real chance for economy there. Reducing non defense spending would provoke pressure groups, potent and numerous, who backed Kennedy and can pressure Congress. The Kennedy spending record shows pressure groups driving increased federal outlays. For example phony surplus.
A look back at the 1962 budget process under Eisenhower with a projected surplus that proved phantom, the December and March revisions under Kennedy raising spending by about a billion annually, and the shift from surplus to an anticipated deficit after nine months.
Phil Newsom surveys Moscow's stance as Berlin remains tied to Western initiative after Khrushchev's deadline lift. He notes Khrushchev's Ukraine junket, a possible border talk with Gomulka, and Khrushchev hosting a New Year ball for diplomats. The piece also covers Sino-Western diplomacy, Guinea, Goa questions, and De Gaulle's Paris stance while presenting a quiz on world affairs and history.
A Raleigh County volunteer’s 16th annual Christmas gift trip to the West Virginia Industrial School for Boys at Grafton is praised in a letter signed by Superintendent W. T. Flanagan and Chaplain O. N. Reneau. The note credits E. R. Hartson and Basil Workman for leading and delivering gifts, books, equipment, and the first TV set, highlighting community support for underprivileged boys and expressing gratitude and holiday blessings.
New York gossip column bursts with star chatter about Jackie Gleason snagging Oscar buzz for The Hustler while turning down Gypsy and signing Soldier in the Rain. Other items note Ziva Rodann in Las Vegas, NBC courting Johnny Carson, Onassis at Dallas venues, Sinatra birthday salvos, and a flood of showbiz updates from Broadway to Beverly Hills.
Beckley Newspapers Corporation lists mailing and home delivery rates and policies for Beckley and Hinton West Virginia. It covers subscription prices for daily and Sunday editions, daily only, tax additions, carrier and distributor roles, and requests for address changes.
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