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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1957
Page
3
Fragmentary note discusses stances and steadiness in opinions with a quoted line about not blaming a person for changing views. Mentions Brae Og Tipton and a purchase context. Difficult to extract a full event or names.
West Virginia lawmakers clash over shifting county funds to schools, with Raleigh County a flashpoint. Senate passes two self help finance bills while property evaluation remains key. A Beckley family’s Florida move underscores tax and maintenance costs differences between states.
Democratic members of the Joint Atomic Energy Committee prepared to challenge that view at hearings opening today. They say the United States is losing its lead in nuclear power development to Great Britain and possibly Soviet Russia. Sen. Albert Gore Jr. has introduced a bill to direct the AEC to build several full scale nuclear plants.
The article cites Juan de la Ciérya as the Spanish inventor of the first autogiro. It notes comparisons in flower odor and references global railroad per capita figures tied to Canada. It discusses nuclear power policy debates including Gore, AEC figures, private industry investment, and a potential government role.
A clipping promotes a national Coronary Club for heart attack survivors, noting eligibility for those who recover from a coronary thrombosis. A.G. Keltunen of East Lansing offered seven recommendations for workplace sacrifice, social activity, and constant availability, including always saying yes and avoiding leisurely meals.
A humorous yet earnest piece urges sensible living to prevent heart attacks age 35 to 40. It critiques overwork and excess leisure, notes unclear coronary causes, and laments the unpredictable heart’s reach through a string of misfortunes. The narrator recalls a lifetime of minor ailments and insists prevention remains elusive.
A miscellany of curious claims spans 19th century English red tape origins, a single U.S. border state fact, honeybee wing speed, Black Sea naming, a monkey wrench etymology, concise government beer booklets, and Olympic era dance guidance. Mentions Arthur Murray and Mel Allen in fragmentary form.
A collage of varied snippets touches on religion and charity, surrealist art by Salvador Dali, actor Walter Slezak on modern art, a dormitory wit about rhymes, questions from the Empire State Building observatory, sheep counts in Australia, a fishing magazine editor, divorce laws, the origin of dungarees, the Danish flag, Teresa Brewer’s chart success, and Sophie Tucker on life needs across ages.
Military personnel listed from Fort Story Fort Dix Fort Eustis and Fort Bragg include Specialist 3 C Anthony S Duboski of Beckley West Virginia paratrooper wings Pvt Charles D Sanchez of Scarbro West Virginia who earned parachutist wings after Jump School and Private Lewis R Johnson of Belpre Ohio serving in Hawaii with the 23rd Infantry Division Also Private Harold L Wade of Beckley serving in Hawaii and Sergeant William M Ostafin of Harper West Virginia a Seventh Non Commissioned Officer Academy graduate now in Europe plus Sgt Charles R Meadows at Fort Polk Louisiana en route to Exercise King Cole and returning to Fort Hood Texas after 12 years service.
The Kremlin pushes a plan to bind students to two to three years of hard labor in factories or on farms before and after university. Officials say diplomas hinge on completing this practical work, aiming to curb discontent and curb evasion of obligatory post graduate assignments.
Nine Philadelphians suffered dental pain and summoned firemen for aid as a quirky item describes unusual requests and a local inventor touting vending machines amid odd wording and garbled phrases.
Palm Beach challenges Miami Beach in the hotel derby as celebs like Anita Ekberg Rita Moreno Anne Miller and Errol Flynn converge at Palm Beach Towers amid the fast tempo and new hotel hype. Flynn jokes about process servers while Hollywood guests buoy the Heart Fund Ball en route to a party filled season.
Earl Wilson reports on Palm Beach and Miami hotel growth with quotes about local flavor and social scenes. The column mentions personalities and entertainment figures in New York and South Florida, highlighting a lively coastal hotel culture.
A psychologist letters page advocates embracing adoption to form spiritual kinship beyond blood ties. He emphasizes home training shapes character, cautions against genetic fatalism, and urges grandparents and parents to accept adopted children as family while offering resources for guidance and testing.
Yorktown Texas and Ambridge Pennsylvania react to a major bill to end federal price control on natural gas. The Ambridge Daily Citizen recalls Sevellon Brown a famed journalist who championed informed public opinion and strong newspapers.
The piece notes the U S Communist party moving its HQ from New York to Chicago amid skeptical, provocative statements. It mocks Red rhetoric and mentions gender and psychology themes in a clipped newsy voice from a dated edition.
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