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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1962
Page
4
A Pliny quote speaks to the mind growing through varied study as land improves with diverse seeds. It urges embracing multiple disciplines to cultivate intellect and insight.
The World Court is asked to rule if the UN Charter binds members to pay for military operations. As of Dec 31 1961 the 12 principal debtors owed $93.9 million, with the United States bearing 32.02 percent and the Soviet Union 14.97 percent of the regular budget. The Congo mission and UNEF costs drive arrears amid broader nonpayment by many nations.
Free cancer cells from human blood are kept in captivity at Bowman Gray School of Medicine and the National Cancer Institute to uncover why few shed cells form colonies elsewhere. Researchers Drs. J. C. Pruitt A. W. Hilbert Robert P. Morehead and H. F. Mengels study whether inherent cell factors or protective patient chemistry prevent stray cancer cells from becoming parents outside the original tumor.
Scientists study free cancer cells in blood samples from 547 patients at hospital admission during tumor removal. 19.7 percent had circulating cells on admission, rising to 30 percent along the sampling line. Surgeons’ manipulation increased free cells slightly but significantly, prompting calls to minimize tumor handling. A control group of healthy and non cancer patients showed few false positives, highlighting diagnostic challenges in cancer research.
A Philadelphia clothing retailer asks President Kennedy to wear a hat and overcoat more often citing coat and hat industry impact. The piece weaves in parliamentary wit from Senate Commerce hearings, jokes about a gift from Yale Princeton clubs, and remarks on public figures. It also notes NIH research grants to Wisconsin for infant monkey studies and FAA personnel updates.
West Virginia Public Service Commission will be represented at a February 28 Washington gathering of the National Association of Railroad and Utilities Commissioners executive committee. Myron Renick attends for WV PSC as change in FCC regulations may affect telephone company revenues and state rates. Renick cautions outcomes are uncertain and discusses potential for rate changes in WV.
Foreign News Commentary questions Soviet aims at the 18 nation disarmament conference led by Khrushchev. The piece argues Soviet insistence on no effective inspection hinders disarmament and suggests a Moscow Central Committee meeting could shift leverage before Geneva.
A reader asks why his 67 year old father, once reasonable, now clings to fixed views. The-article discusses hardening of attitudes across ages, noting social labels for older people and uncertainty about causes, with advice on handling aging family opinions. It then mentions a widow mother in New York, seeking emotional security after her husband's death, and the columnist's guidance on maintaining contact and support. The piece ends with a reader question about Social Security eligibility at 62 and a closing prayer by a Brooklyn minister.
Government and farm economists differ on when rising population will absorb surpluses. Engineers forecast dramatic shifts by 1975 with irrigation, new cropland, and entirely new tech. They envision oceans mined for plankton and trace minerals, automatic piloted tractors, and computers managing seeding to harvesting.
The body of Jesuit missionary known as the Apostle of the Indies lies in a shrine in Goa on India’s west coast. The text notes Christmas Pageant of Peace began in 1954 and reflects on mobility and immobilization trends in America.
The Raleigh city public schools will close for the term this week. A brief program marking the term's end and celebrating the birthdays of Lincoln and Washington will be held in the Baptist Church. Marriage licenses issued include W. H. Haley with Sadie Patton, P. P. Collins with Florence Richardson, Holmes Davis with Dollie Kellom, David E. Johnston with Pearl Cottle, Grover C. Terry with Ona May Linville.
Beckley Newspapers Corporation lists mail rates for daily and Sunday editions, with annual and half-year options, and per carrier delivery options. It notes a 3 percent West Virginia sales tax, and states carriers are independent contractors not liable for advance payments.
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