Thought For Today Expectation Motif
A reflective note quotes Johnson on how anticipation drives desire for more hope whether fulfilled or unmet, and explores the cycle of wanting to expect again.
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Raleigh Register in Beckley, West Virginia
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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1960
Page
4
Hitting Bullets With Bullets in Ballistic Defense Debate
Essay reviews missile defense limits with Nike Zeus tests and early-warning plans. Notes lack of credible defense against ballistic missiles, Samos and Notus programs, and the push to accelerate Polaris and Minuteman while Senate Kefauver probes tranquilizers pricing. Mentions Eisenhower budget stance and Schriever's opposition to defense.
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Washington
Army
White Sands Missile Range
Congress
Nike-Zeus
Eisenhower
Lagniappe
Midas
Samos
Notus
Soviet Union
Bernard A. Schriever
Air Research and Development Command
Argentina
Senate Antitrust and Monopoly Subcommittee
Sen. Estes Kefauver
D Lenn
Senate Group
Items From The Mail Bag Hal Boyle
New York AP column surveys quick folk wisdom and trivia from readers. It notes machines increasing jobs since 1850, beauty parlors spending, Churchill on experience, fashion models at Grace Downs, and lighthearted gags. Also covers marriage ages, household hints, reading rates, Starlings in Central Park, indecision, fingernail growth, bosses, whale brains, Andrew Jackson, road maps, insect lifespans, and Henrik Ibsen on loneliness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Winston Churchill
Grace Downs
Sheila Reynolds
Northern Ireland
Rhodesia
Fiji Islands
Andrew Jackson
U. S
Dust and Homecoming in West Virginia Hearts
Roy Lee Harmon reflects on West Virginians scattered by coal and automation and their homesick longing for the hills. He recalls seasonal beauty from New River to Greenbrier and argues for rebuilding the state and faster return for those abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Lee Harmon
West
New River Canyon
Greenbrier
Monroe
West Virginia
Utility Stocks Remain Steady Amid Market Turmoil
AP columnist notes utilities resist swings that hit other industries. In 1959 93 utilities reported, 11 fell in after tax net income, total earnings 1.364 billion, up 9.4 percent from 1958. Regulated profits rise with higher consumption, weather, or recessions.
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Sam Dawson
AP Business News
New York
Associated Press
Investment Club
New York Stock Exchange
Inccome
Newspaper Subscription Rates and Delivery Details
The notice lists Associated Press rights and regionally varied subscription prices for daily and Sunday editions, with annual and six month options, and carrier delivery costs. It notes a two percent West Virginia sales tax and clarifies carrier payment responsibilities.
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C. J
J. McQuade
Associated Press
APP
Ward-Griffith Company, Inc
New York
Chicago
Detroit
Atlanta
Boston
Charlotte
Philadelphia
Portland
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Greenyillé
West Virginia
Kley Newspapers Corporation
Prayer for Today on Mountain Top Faith
A prayer request seeking divine rest and renewed perspective from the author W Ralph Ward Jr a minister from Pittsburgh Pennsylvania at Mt Lebanon Methodist Church. The devotional tone asks eternal God to ease fears and desires through Jesus name and divine nearness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God
Jesus
W. Ralph Ward, Jr
Pitsburgh
Mt. Lebanon Methodist Church
Mikoyan Cuba trip shifts power in Latin America
AP analysis notes Deputy Premier Mikoyan's visit to Cuba and Mexico as Moscow presses to expand influence in Latin America. The piece argues U S policy has long backed allies across the region but now faces a challenge as the Soviets offer sugar loans weapons and possible aircraft to Castro and friends. The trend signals a broader Soviet effort to build client states nearby and to test Washington's resolve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Marlow
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Anastas Mikoyan
Cuba
United States
Egypt
Aswan
Afghanistan
India
Soviet Union
Latin America
Mikoyan
Mexico
Castro
Hollywood stars linked to hunger and fame in wartime tales
A collage of celebrity anecdotes and detours highlights the toll of hunger on France Nuyen and others. Stories mention weight battles, Broadway feuds, film deals, socialites, and odd trivia from midcentury show business, with references to Earl Wilson, Gore Vidal, Kirk Douglas, and others amid wartime memories.
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New York
France Nuyen
Broadway
Josh Logan
David Merrick
Suzie Wong
Hollywood
Kirk Douglas
Martha Wright
Mike Manuche
Phil Regar
Sen. Kennedy
Miami Beach
Ford
Michigan
Steve Allen
Ethel Merman
Art’y Paul O’dwyer
Harwyn
Joan Crawford
Phil Silvers
Milton Berle
Cary Middlecoff
Jerry
New River Valley Round Table Elects 1936 Leaders
At Hinton the New River Valley Round Table held its thirty first annual meeting with most Raleigh County members present. Otway Gunnoe was elected president and Montgomery chosen as the 1936 meeting site. In Washington Rep Edmiston urged a West Virginia based army aviation and munitions base. Beckley Beckeley Black Knights seek a farm agreement with Chicago White Sox and Cubs for 1935 season.
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Raleigh
New River Valley Round Table
Hinton
Otway Gunnoe
Fayette County
Montgomery
Washington
West Virginia
Edmiston
Chicago White Sox
Chicago Cubs
Beckeley Black Knights
Beckley
Prairie dogs a Western ground squirrel with burrows and pests
The prairie dog is a short gray brown ground-squirrel with a shrill bark living from Canada to Mexico. It digs burrows with rooms and piles dirt by entrances to ward off rain. Farmers dislike them as pests though they are friendly and can be pets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Canada
Mexico
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