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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1962
Page
4
A concise reflection on learning and thinking privileges the balance between study and contemplation. It cautions that effort without reflection wastes labor, while reflection without study risks danger, urging thoughtful growth.
The Kennedy administration faces a hard task guiding new business ethics standards. The 26 member Business Ethics Advisory Council urges industry specific codes and self enforcement, noting broad, general codes lack meaning. The report, presented Jan 16 at the White House, emphasizes individual enterprise responsibility and ongoing efforts without resolving how to enforce norms.
Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield and Republican Everett Dirksen agreed on a four to five day no roll call pause from February 9 to 15 to permit Lincoln Day speeches. House plans similar slow downs with Jackson Day speeches later, as Congress opens a season of campaign fundraising dinners.
E C L Schiff a Dutch envoy asserts political integration in Europe hinges on more than the Common Market. He notes French plans for a loose federation may alarm Holland and Belgium, who favor a real union with U S style checks and balances to protect smaller states. Americans should overlook false urgency and watch for true drive toward Western European political unity.
Washington reports opposition to Kennedy's proposal to create a Cabinet level Department of Urban Affairs and Housing. Sources cite racial politics, past blocked cabinet heads, and Republican-led study delays. Rural congressmen fear urban favoritism as opposition grows in smaller towns.
Peter Edson surveys opposition from rural areas, states rights advocates, and city interests to Kennedy’s proposed Department of Urban Affairs. Critics warn of reduced state power and increased federal involvement as cities grow. Proponents cite regional planning funds and consolidation of housing agencies.
Hollywood profile of Mark Wilson the 32 year old Texan illusionist star of CBS TV The Magic Land of AllaKaZam. He builds 100 plus big tricks with a staff of 17 and a warehouse full of unique sleight of hand acts. He aims to entertain kids and parents alike with nonviolent magic amid TV’s wide audience.
Twenty years ago Raleigh Register reports a Beckley turnout at a bond issue meeting to fund a district high school. Mayor Painter presided with speakers J W McCreery W H Bardin J P Clay Dr A G Cook and Prof E W McDiarmid among others. Chester Stanley of Mt Tabor reports killing a 303 pound ten month old pig.
In 1937, Adolf Hitler plans to wrap the princely robe and elevate Hermann Goering to Reich Chancellor after unification completes in four years. Charleston delegate J. Bailiff calls for inquiry into Pinecrest sanitarium overcrowding in Beckley, urging investigation alongside Raleigh County delegates Hodson Bibb and Flint.
Yale psychologist Dr. Sidney J. Blatt studied 18 intelligent young men solving pure logic problems with heart rate monitors. Efficient solvers showed arousal and heightened heart action, while inefficient ones did not. both groups were equally motivated, but the efficient were more energized by the challenge and benefited from increased heart activity.
Fidel Castro publicly acknowledged the blow to Cuba’s prestige after Punta del Este, where Latin American nations expelled Cuba from the OAS. The conference also saw new measures, including a watchdog committee to warn against Communist aggression, and Cuba’s allies in the hemisphere facing economic and political pressure.
Ralph W. Loew argues that true reconciliation requires a dramatic renewal of motive and a commitment to be ambassadors of goodwill. He cites the Prodigal Son and the thrush image to claim that reconciliation makes life resemble a thrush singing in a wintry evening, a hope many miss.
Mrs Eletta Watts a lecturer on kleptomania was arrested in New Castle England for shoplifting while planning to return the goods next day. The report notes remarks by Carl T Rowan and references to Moise Tshombe and UN criticism, with asides on courtship and marriage.
Beckley Rag and Register lists subscription and mail rates for West Virginia readers. Includes daily and Sunday plans, six month options, and prices for daily only. Details mail and tax terms, carrier delivery, and notes on independent contractor status and payments.
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