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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1949
Page
2
The speaker urges Congress to adopt fiscal restraint despite President Truman and advisers favoring higher taxes, arguing that only legislative action can restore balance while the President lobbies for more revenue.
A critical look at postwar policy framing taxes and spending. The piece argues expanding military and Marshall Plan outlays shrink, reducing consumer buying power and government revenue. It questions Truman administration tax plans and criticizes hidden taxes as a drag on broad prosperity.
A Purdue University professor outlined an ambitious home kitchen disposal system at the Friends of the Land conference at Ohio University. Waste would feed natural plants to create fats oils and fertilizers, with Jasper Indiana and Beckley cited as test cases. The plan aims to reduce truck collection and fund larger sewer and treatment projects through fertilizer sales.
Alumni of VPD decorated for their annual ball with a Christmas tree lit by a new light system synchronized to the music. A Tech-savvy Gaver Powers engineered the lighting, with green, yellow, and red bulbs responding to high, middle, and low notes. Navy veteran T. R. Sherman recalled for his recruiting days at the local naval station.
A Beckley newsroom note shares Chef Sherman’s Christmas card wishes and travel notes to Greece Turkey Italy and France. It recalls Post Herald editor Ted McDowell’s death and welcoming new father Oros Hancock Jr. The piece highlights community spirit, Jaycees Christmas decorating contest winner Glenn Evans, and a Westwood Drive lights display transforming the town into a festive scene.
HAL Boyle recalls how minor events in childhood shaped his views and life. He argues that personal memories and small, quê events, not grand milestones, define a century for each individual, noting 1918 schoolyard punch, a 1929 pool loss, swimming progress, and family sacrifices as pivotal moments.
The Nation TodayContinued World: Peace stirs hope for the future as 1949 closes amid maneuvers and shifts. The United States held a psychological edge with the atomic bomb until Sept. 23 when Stalin’s test was announced. Communists seized Asia and Eastern Europe, now ruling about 731 million of 2.264 billion people. The West strengthened ties through the Atlantic Pact and Marshall Plan, while Tito’s break with Stalin offered a potential crack in the bloc. Germany remained split, Berlin airlift ended, but East and West governments persisted, with reunification sought by both sides for opposite aims. The United Nations faced a stalled atomic control push, leaving the world in a tense cold war posture as 1950 looms.
Hollywood review notes Hollywood Twelve Oclock High portrays American airmen in the Eighth Air Force with stark realism. Gregory Peck leads a demoralized unit under a strict new commander while battles over morale, discipline, and sacrifice drive the drama.
The volume surveys the British Navy from 1793 to 1814 with naval exploits and Nelsonian glory. Parkinson, a Liverpool lecturer and naval specialist, uses excerpts to paint a many sided picture. The book arrives in wartime Britain with a curly binding and a Britain under print duress.
The United States moves toward a 1949 shift into an age of security as social security taxes rise on New Year’s Day and lawmakers push to extend pensions. Private and federal plans now total about 5 billion dollars annually, with eight million workers potentially covered, raising questions about inflation, solvency, and future public policy.
Washington The Presidents 1950 strategy hinges on GOP behavior amid rising isolationism in Congress. Vandenberg returns early to lead bi partisan efforts while Tafts Ohio campaign pressures foreign policy, and major GOP donors push a hard line. Dems aim to topple key Republicans and expand Fair Deal strength in November.
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