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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1962
Page
4
Labor and Higher Education Centennial Conference Planned
Organized labor hosts a Washington conference starting Thursday on Equal Opportunity for Higher Education. Educators from over 60 universities join more than 100 trade unionists to discuss expanding access, funding, and standards for land grant colleges and state universities amid projected enrollment growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morrill Act
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
U.S
Washington
Holiday road deaths beyond seasonal fears
Bruce Bioss argues that holiday traffic fatalities, like Christmas 1961 with 175 more deaths than the average three day weekend, distort public perception. He notes normal weekends average about 550 deaths, with Saturdays worst, and stresses that daily road deaths persist beyond holidays, urging vigilance year round.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Safety Council
Empire State Building Sold Twice in One Day
New Yorks Empire State Building, famed as the worlds tallest, was sold twice in a single day in a deal that involved nearly a hundred professionals. The five hour session ran to 400 pages of contract and required extensive rehearsal, signaling a new level of business complexity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Empire State Building
Actors’ Equity
Fallout era shelter scams warn buyers to beware
The FCC warns that many shelter accessories and survival kits are dubious, offering items like water purifying pills that do not neutralize radioactive water and weatherproof coats that provide little protection. FTC guidance urges checking with civil defense offices, while standard canned foods remain safe at normal prices. The piece notes the scam focus on sellers’ profits over actual survival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FTC
Better Business Bureaus
Follow That Car Sees World News End Year Mixed
Washington column notes the year end mood with global tensions, UN debt, and a quip on Nehru. Khrushchev is cast as inconsistent, the UN faces a looming deficit, and the tone hints at political shifts without firm changes in policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nea
Russia
Nikita Khrushchev
United Nations General Assembly
U Thant
Burma
U. N
United States
India
Jawaharlal Nehru
Washington's muddled view of neutrality and power plays
Peter Edson critiques neutralist labels and US foreign policy in 1962. He contrasts forceful moves by India with China, and Nasser’s arms debt with cotton payments, questioning who truly remains neutral. The piece discusses NATO unity, Congo policy divides, and Castro's Cuba status amid Latin American aid plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kashmir
India
Pakistan
Tibet
Nasser
Syria
Yemen
Arab Republic
U. S
UAR
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Latin America
United States
Castro
Cuba
Organization of American States
Punta del Este
Uruguay
Raleigh Register Subscription Rates and Addresses Notice
The Raleigh Register published by Beckley Newspapers lists mailing and carrier subscription rates, offices, and distribution details. It notes prices for daily and Sunday plans, tax additions, and the independence of carriers as contracted agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sane Sane
West Virginia
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Australia wary over West New Guinea as Indonesia presses claim
Phil Newsom notes Australia views West New Guinea as strategic for security and trade, fearing Dutch relinquishment under force. The region, half of the former Dutch East Indies, sits near Australia and has been a flashpoint since Indonesia pressed for a quick handover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phil Newsom
UPI
West New Guinea
Australia
Indonesia
West Irian
East New Guinea
League of Nations
United Nations
Dutch East Indies
United States of
Byrd and Peace Talks on New Guinea Standstill
The Dutch and Indonesians exchanged pledges for a peaceful solution, while Australia and the Netherlands push self determination for Papuans with annual funding of 60 to 70 million dollars. Indonesia demands negotiations start with its territorial claims, backed by the Soviet Union. the US and Britain vow condemnation of any Indonesian attack, yet UN paralysis mirrors Goa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Oregon
Malaya
Australia
New Guinea
Timor
Java
Singapore
Southeast Asia
Philippines
West New Guinea
Netherlands
Indonesia
Sukarno
Subandrio
India
Goa
Soviet Union
United States
Great Britain
United Nations
Apple Farming Gains In West Virginia Economy
U S Senator Robert Byrd notes the West Virginia apple crop for 1961 at about 5.7 million bushels valued near 9 million dollars, up 21 percent from last year and 20 percent above the decade's average. Fewer farms produce larger crops, signaling a shift to apple orchard specialization and long dor mancy benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Virginia
United States
West Vir
Ginia
U. S. Department of Agriculture
U. S
Hollywood Cleaner Film Fare Due In '62
Hollywood notes a shift back to family audiences after years of lurid and foreign films. The 1961 62 slate promises major releases including West Side Story Music Man Gypsy How the West Was Won The Brothers Grimm Mutiny on the Bounty El Cid and Lawrence of Arabia plus Capra Wilder Disney and Taylor projects signaling renewed hope for mainstream, quality entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
NEA
FCC
Newton N. Minow
Minow
Wagon Master
MGM
Cinerama
Rome
Liz Taylor
Cleopatra
Frank Capra
Capracorn
Rosalind Russell
Alec Guinness
Billy Wilder
Walt Disney
Rock Hudson
Doris Day
Peter O’toole
Bill Holden
Leo McCarey
John Wayne
Africa
Bob Hope
Bing Crosby
Normandy
High Seas
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Hawaii
Irma la Douce
Dear Arthur Advice on freckles and taxes in old column
Dear Arthur explains age spots versus freckles for a child to understand. It notes sun exposure and aging cause age spots and that they carry no medical significance. It also explains deducting state taxes on gasoline and cigarettes for 1961 income tax. It urges checking with the local Social Security office for benefit increases under 1961 amendments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur
Harley
MR. W
Facing Loneliness Amid Crowds Calls For Kindness
In a Japan crater scene a traveler recalls being named by a stranger among hundreds of students. The piece cites Dietrich Bonhoeffer on loneliness and urges acts of courtesy to acknowledge individuals amid crowds. It argues recognizing others by name can fulfill the yearning for neighborliness and belonging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Hitler
1937 Raleigh County officials sworn in in 25th year file
Eighteen Raleigh countians opened New Year to become county officials while 47 others were re elected or re appointed. H G Farmer of Bolt began a four year sheriff term replacing C C Lewis, with 13 of Lewis’s men and several new appointees. John R Smith was elected president of the Raleigh county court for the first 1937 meeting. Present were Ash Mankin, E E Justice, Harry Anderson, and others. George Close of St Louis visited home of his parents on Woodlawn Avenue. Close and Smith are Penn classmates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
H. G. Farmer
Bolt
Sheriff's Office
C. C. Lewis
Lewis
John R. Smith
Ash Mankin
E. E. Justice
Harry Anderson
George Close
St. Louis
Hulett Smith
Joe L. Smith
Woodlawn Avenue
Mr. Close
Mr. Smith
University of Pennsylvania
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Federal Trade Commission
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K.O
Peter Edson
Raleigh Register
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Prince St
Finton
W.va
W. Va
Nton
Managing
J. McQuade
United Press International
Ward-Griffith Company, Inc
Chicago
Etroit
Tlanta
Boston
Charlotte
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Greenville
Pittsburgh
Byrd
Grandpa
Arthur Lord
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