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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1962
Page
4
Louis Cassels, United Press International, notes the 1962 Yearbook of American Churches shows postwar religious growth slowing. Membership gains barely outpaced population growth, marking a shift from rapid expansion to tentative revival signs.
A concise moral aphorism on humility quotes Charles Colton urging self moderation. It emphasizes balanced self-regard as the truest form of humility.
In a snowstorm cars stalled on Neville Street between Hillcrest and Sunrise Avenues as a funeral procession moved toward Sunset Cemetery. The piece condemns the custom, calling it barbaric and urging abandonment to prevent more dangerous delays and possible extra deaths on slick roads.
The Kennedy era faced a heated clash between government and media as officials admit managing news to preserve policy. A Defense Department aide defends information as a tool of state power amid Cuban tensions. Journalists warn against treating news as a weapon and call for an open briefing conference with broadcasters.
The 17th United Nations General Assembly outcomes are called spectacular by Assistant Secretary of State Harlan Cleveland, despite U.S. concerns on colonialism and the Congo. The Cuban missile bases and Red China’s India attack unsettled Russia at the U.N., undermining Kremlin credibility and boosting U S positions on anti-Communist issues. U Thant was elected secretary general amid other substantive gains: space cooperation, a new U.N. training institute, progress on nuclear testing controls, and a World Court funding mandate.
Beckley Newspapers Corporation lists mail and home delivery rates for West Virginia readers. Includes daily and Sunday options, six month figures, and annual prices, plus changes of address procedure and tax note. It notes carriers and distributors are independent contractors and that the company not responsible for advance payments.
Academically gifted children require proper challenges to develop into successful citizens. Parents and schools should identify giftedness with care, use IQ and achievement indicators, and provide home and classroom environments that stimulate curiosity. Expert judgment, access to books, and fostering self responsibility are key, along with social development and balance between study and enjoyments.
In Colombo six Afro-Asian states Ceylon Cambodia Burma Indonesia Ghana and UAR urged the Sino Indian border dispute be settled through negotiation. Their closing statement avoided accusing either side of aggression and emphasized peace and nonalignment in Asia and Africa.
About fifty high school players, including Beckley guards Stanley Huffman and captain Joe Davies, arrived at training centers in Charleston and Morgantown to prepare for the North South classic on New Year’s Day under coach Johnny Worth of the Hinton Bobcats. The news moves to regional security with analysis of India China tensions and neutrals urging peace steps, referencing Nehru and Kennedy while noting Ladakh and Zoji La Pass strategic implications.
Fifty years ago Dr S M Bledsoe, once prescription clerk for Beckley Drug, visited Beckley guests Mr and Mrs C L Van Zandt, then fell critically ill with pneumonia days later. John Earle McCreery came back from weeks with the state militia in actions on Cabin Creek.
Washington notes cover Kennedy's night at the White House and ballet, censorship debates over truth, Mary Travers meeting Meredith, Justice Harlan quipping on lifetime dance courses, LeMay and Anderson birthday gifts, bankers party quip, Eugene Black Mayo Clinic misadventure, and USIA using old radio tapes in Bolivia for missions and anti-Communist broadcasts.
In this Goethe excerpt Faust laments life’s narrow path and endless renunciation. He proclaims age and desire unsatisfied, rejecting the world’s offerings while hearing the perpetual call to renounce. He wakes to grim sunlit hours and longs for fulfilled wishes beyond critique.
Opinion piece by John Hodell on newspaper strikes in New York and Cleveland and the broader impact of labor actions. It argues unions overstep at times and warns of consequences for workers and papers, with quotes from Louis B. Seltzer and reflections on emergency operations during strikes.
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