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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1962
Page
4
Spring Training Time for Yankees in Florida
Spring training arrives as pitchers and catchers report in Fort Lauderdale with full squads to follow. The piece notes the end of segregated housing in major clubs, Roger Maris’s form questions, Jimmy Piersall holdout risk, and Casey Stengel’s Mets aiming for 50 wins in 1962, signaling six more weeks of winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yankees
Florida
George Preston Marshall
Fort Lauderdale
New York Herald Tribune
Roger Maris
Jimmy Piersall
Washington Senators
Casey Stengel
New York Mets
Congress Record faces alarm over growth and cost
Representative Paul C. Jones of Missouri warns that the Congressional Record is expanding faster than its usefulness, with page counts climbing and production costs rising from 81 to 90 dollars per page. He cites total costs near 2.5 million dollars for millions of pages and says reforms are needed despite limited support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress Record
House
Senate
Washington Monument
Paul C. Jones
Bootheel
Missouri
Jones
Congress
Capitol Hill
Government Printing Office
West Virginia
United States
Maryland Lands Near Mount Vernon Saved For Preservation
The Interior Department plans to acquire Maryland land facing Mount Vernon along the Potomac for permanent protection. Credit goes to two foundations that helped block residential subdivision and other development plans, enabling the preservation of the historic site and its scenic backdrop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Broad Potomac
George Washington
Mount Vernon
Virginia
Interior Department
Interior
Quaker Group Seeks U S Food Aid to Communist China
Washington reports active push by the Friends Committee on National Legislation to provide United States surplus foods to famine-stricken Communist China on humanitarian grounds. The lobby group backs China’s UN admission and cites Cardinal Cicognani’s Vatican stance. A Gallup poll found 52 percent favored aid, 37 percent opposed. The issue remains unsettled amid Peiping pressure.
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Washington
NEA
United States
Communist
China
Friends Committee On
Society of Friends
Red China
U.N
Wilson
Amleto Cardinal Cicognani
Vatican
Gallup
Peiping
Washington Move To Feed Red China
Red China has not asked for food and spurns aid offers despite crop failures. U.S. policy remains unclear after Kennedy’s stance. laws block aid to mainland China unless legal changes occur. A Pilot FAO program could channel surpluses to needy nations, not to Peiping, while the goal remains aiding people without strengthening the Communist regime.
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International Red Cross
China
RED China
Peiping
Australia
Canada
France
Burma
U. S
Friends’ Committee
Kennedy
Congress
U.S
International Food Bank
U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization
FAO
Soviet Russia
Lend Lease
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Agency
Moscow
Republicans Face Question How to Present Constructive Alternative Policy
The piece reports Sen. Thruston Morton and GOP figures like Jacob Javits Clifford Case John Sherman Cooper and others arguing the Republican Party must shed a negative image. It discusses the resources staff and task force limits that hinder building detailed alternative proposals against Democratic policy. Cooper warns whether a minority party can provide positive programs given staffing and budget constraints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Sen
Thruston Morton
Kentucky
GOP
Jacob Javits
New York
Clifford Case
New Jersey
John Sherman Cooper
Thomas Kuchel
California
Cooper
Beckley newspaper rates and delivery policy notice
Beckley Newspapers Corporation announces subscription rates for mail and home delivery. Rates include daily and Sunday options, six month and one year terms, with taxes and carrier terms noted. Subscribers are advised to provide old and new addresses for changes and that agents act as independent contractors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Fordvance
Byrd’s Eye View Interstates Boost West Virginia Growth
U.S. Senator Robert Byrd argues 520 miles of new interstate highways by 1972 will connect West Virginia cities, cut transport costs, attract tourism, and lower accident rates. He notes national vehicle growth and the safety features of interstates, asserting overall benefits to state welfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
West
Congo Peace Hopes Waver as Tshombe Joins UN Friends
From 1912 files Raleigh editorials note Tshombe’s shift toward cooperation with UN forces and a recent bond with Brig. Raj after an impromptu Independence Day ceremony. The piece also reflects on Katanga secession, Belgian sympathy, and talks over Union Miniere copper shipments to Matadi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phil Newsom
UPI
Congo
Moise Tshombe
Katanga
United Nations
Elisabethville
Tshombe
Col. S. Maitra
K. A. S. Raj
Maitra
Ghurka
Belgium
France
Great Britain
Union Miniere du
Union Miniere
Adoula
Watch Out For Swindlers On Geriatrics Claims
Dear Arthur warns readers to beware of health products labeled for geriatrics claiming to restore vigor. Barc lay emphasizes no drug, lotion, or potion alone can restore youth and advises consulting a physician. Devoted Neighbor discusses family dynamics with Sadie and her son, noting mutual need. A reader poll requests opinions on a governor’s six points for aging citizens. Dudley Strain offers a closing prayer and community reflection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur
Barclay
Geriatrics
Sadie
Jimmy
Soviet push to model human thought with machines
US scientists report a Soviet drive to simulate brain function and human behavior using computers. Russian researchers, backed by top funding and a “number one problem” priority, model mental processes in electrical brain simulations. The central Laboratory for Electrical Modeling oversees projects closely, with security around findings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nea
Soviet Union
U.S.S.R
U.S
United States
Rand Corp
Paul Armer
Russian Academy of Sciences
25 Years Ago From the 1937 Files Of George M Parker
The Beaver school P T A hears Raleigh County need for a school building fund. Assistant superintendent George M Parker cites Stratton and Woodrow Wilson high schools with two complete sea of classes. Also notes at Flat Top weather observatory Bess Lilly adds to North American stations on the daily weather map. Commentary compares US and Soviet computer progress, citing experts who warn the Russians may outpace the US in theory and machine development. Also includes reflections on Adam Smith and Karl Marx, with a Q A clarifying Marx's birthplace and London burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh Register
George M. Parker
Raleigh County
Beaver
P.T.A
Stratton
Woodrow Wilson
Flat Top
Miss Bess Lilly
United States Department of Agriculture
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United Press International
Ward-Griffith Company, Inc
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Philadelphia
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Greenville
Pittsburgh
Byrd
Ernest Chilson
Raleigh
Raleigh Coal Company
State Senate
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Dixon
Taft
Fayette Journal
Roosevelt
Ing
Arthur Lord
Dudley Strain
Lubbock
Texas
First Christian Church
Ray Cromley
Russia
Adam Smith
Karl Marx
Marx
Germany
London
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