Adios To Cuba Raises Alarm Over Private Cuban Investments
The piece notes U S acceptance of Cuba's land reform while warning that agrarian policy threatens U S sugar and oil investments. West Indies Sugar moves to liquidate with Cuban subsidiaries gaining control. Castro imposes 60 percent oil royalties and routes oil production to state firms. President Eisenhower pledges diplomatic recourse.
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U. S
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Edwin S. Kilbourne
West Indies Sugar
U.S
Roy R. Rubottom
Inter-American Affairs
Latin America
Eisenhower
International Court of Justice
Hal Boyle half century of living changes many patterns
Hal Boyle reflects on turning 50 and how life outlook shifts with age. He recalls 40s as a tough stretch and finds some light at 50, noting changed views on youth, relationships, and personal heroism while sharing a chance encounter with an elderly singer on a Philadelphia street and the wisdom he offered about steering life.
Bug Dust by John Phillips essay on street people
A reflective piece exploring the people encountered on city streets. It contrasts surface appearances with inner histories, from a chemist mocked name to a red haired waitress pondering who built tall buildings, suggesting many are not what they seem.
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Burma election seen as testing democracy in Asian nation
Friends of constitutional democracy view Burma's general election amid a shift from military rule. Gen Ne Win dissolved Parliament in December and set the vote date after a bloodless 1958 coup. Premier U Nu, in power since independence, faces a landslide or defeat. Civil liberties remain intact as Burma leans away from Communist ties and resumes accepting U S aid.
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Burma
Ne Win
U Nu
China
U. S
Restraint Shapes Leaders From De Gaulle to Eisenhower
James Marlow argues restraint, not force, underpins Charles de Gaulle and Dwight Eisenhower. Both built pre political prestige as military leaders, enabling calm handling of crises from Algerian revolt to Suez and Taiwan tensions. Their measured responses contrasted with Hitler and Mussolini and shaped enduring public confidence.
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Fiesenhower
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French Republic
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McCarthy
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Egypt
Formosa
Raleigh Register Subscription Rates and Delivery Policy
The Raleigh Register lists subscription rates by mail and home delivery, detailing daily and Sunday options, six month terms, and tax charges. It notes West Virginia sales tax, address change procedures, and disclaims responsibility for payments to independent carriers and distributors.
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Geeew
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Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Keyserling Budget Plan Frames Economic Growth Debate
The report by Leon Keyserling proposes boosting federal spending by 10 billion dollars immediately and 102 billion annually by 1964 to drive growth through basic research education and public health. Critics argue real growth requires earned income, and current spending risks inflation and higher taxes, making Keyserling's plan an illusion rather than true economic progress.
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Conference On Economic Progress
Leon Keyserling
Keyserling
Institute of Animal Beehavior
Cormorants Use Inshore Fishing And Falcon Hunts
A junior editors quiz explains that cormorants are large sea birds that dive to catch fish, are trained along China’s seacoast with cords and neck rings, and that the double crested cormorant is common around Bay of Fundy. It notes falcons as a traditional hunting bird and invites readers to learn more, awarding $10 to Mary Elizabeth Magrogan of Baltimore for the question.
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China
North America
Bay of Fundy
Nova Scotia
Mary Elizabeth Magrogan
Baltimore
Prayer for Today by John M Rast in Columbia S S
A devotional prayer inspired message from John Marvin Rast of Columbia S S executive secretary Methodist Board of Education. The text invokes assurance in Christ's resurrection and urges courage to live for his name.
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John Marvin Rast
Columbia
S. S
Methodist Board of Education
Suzy Parker Says French Love Separateness and Paris Life
New York fashion icon Suzy Parker spoke at Sardi's about her sister Dorian Leigh and her French husband. She discussed Paris life, television plans, and her stance against expatriation, stressing that she and her husband remain devoted and averting divorce.
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Suzy Parker
Sardi
Dorian Leigh
Suzy
Exc
Paris Match
Moscow
Munich
Dorian
Charles Collingwood
Paris
Francé
CBS TV
Real estate deal caps magnitude in coal land sale
P L Blanken Ship Barn sold to A D Harrah Charleston 4500 acres of coal and timber lands for 237000 dollars about 50 per acre A Sunday mail service begins Beckley only Rev Ritchie Ware new First Christian Church pastor succeeds Rev F F Ballard Ware a Mercer county native from East Virginia family Marriage Permits listed Homer C Richmond Sarah M Sheppard Fielding Gray Margaret M Alderson B Lilly Silvia G Shoe maker J G Clay Callie Sauls Clark L Graham Lizzie K Harevey
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A. D. Harrah
Charleston
Beckley
Ritchie Ware
First Christian Church
F. F. Ballard
Ware
Mercer County
East Virginia
Homer C. Richemond
Sarah M. Sheppard
Fielding Gray
Margaret M
Earls
Alderson B
Lilly
Silvia G
J. G. Clay
Callie Sauls
Clark L
Graham
Lizzie K
Harevey
Governor to Explain State Budget Before Legislature
Governor H G Kump will address a joint session to outline the budget needs for the next two years and propose legislation to raise revenue. Raleigh County faces a threatened shortened school term flagged by County Superintendent B B Chambers after a Charleston trip. Speaker John J Pelter urges unemployment insurance aid for industrial derelicts and old age pensions in the current session.
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H. G. Kump
Raleigh
B. B. Chambers
Charleston
John J. Pelter
House of Delegates
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