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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1962
Page
4
A concise aphorism reflecting on trust in God and knowledge guiding governance. It contends that majority government ultimately reflects wisdom and virtue, implying moral leadership shapes public policy.
Canada faces a potential rail strike involving Crown agency CN and Canadian Pacific with 110000 non operating workers seeking higher pay and job guarantees. The dispute echoes U.S. featherbedding debates, as a Presidential Commission weighed safety vs staffing, and the outcome could influence labor negotiations across North America.
Washington discussions center on replacing the consumer price index as the dollar’s purchasing power gauge. Critics call the move a midgame rule flip, arguing it distorts value and harkens back to 1939 as the base year.
The piece compares 1962 buying power to 1939 using a 100 cent base, estimating groceries cost 54 to 56 cents less per 1939 dollar. It critiques shifting official measures from 1947-49 to 1957-59, arguing such revisions mislead voters about actual debasement of purchasing power.
Look magazine asked leaders including President Kennedy Adenauer Ben-Gurion and Eleanor Roosevelt to forecast the next 25 years. Responses range from nuclear fear to hopes for world peace economic growth and unity yet caution remains about political and social changes lagging technical advances. Kennedy shares cautious tempered optimism about 1987 and ongoing work to be done.
295 years ago Nazi Germany pressed Socialist Spain with a three day ultimatum to trade a cargo for two ships in a warship deal. Mrs Samuel W Price former Fayette County delegate to the Legislature and now head of the Fayette County Crippled Children society has called a meeting to elect officers for the year. Fred Blake a Glen White contributor to major league baseball has been chosen as one of three judges for the Golden Gloves boxing tournament.
A Beclley newspaper page lists mail and home delivery subscription rates for Beckley W Va and Hinton W Va. It notes tax additions, change of address procedures, carrier independence, and non responsibility for advance payments to agents and representatives. It provides rates for daily and Sunday and for daily only, with durations of one year six months and per week or month delivery options. It also lists printing and advertising contacts across multiple cities with national representatives.
Scientist Greiner tested 40 adults, split AA members and non drinkers, using pleasant and unpleasant words paired with nonsense syllables. Alcoholics recalled syllables linked to anxious terms but not those with pleasant ones, while non alcoholics recalled both with equal ease.
Foreign News Analyst Phil Newsom notes President Miguel Ydigoras Fuentes has revived Guatemala’s long standing claim on British Honduras and hinted U S good offices may be used. The Guatemalan leader, a hardline nationalist who took office in 1958, has also drawn U S Britain tensions by revisiting past efforts to invade Cuba. The border issue traces to 1821, with Britain Guatemala treaties in 1859 and a 1945 renouncement.
Successful applicants for certificates as mine foremen in state examinations include David Lindsay Glen Jean J H Hall Slab Fork Ira Boyd Oswald D H Stull Fayetteville P C Guyer Dorothy Charles J Klauger Glen White John Kennedy Glen Jean A E Ford Slab Fork Thomas A Lewis Eccles Ben F Winston Hilltop John Dower Stone Cliff and B F Titlow Colcord Ydigoras seeks U S help in New Year speech citing training grounds for Cuban refugees and a possible U S intervention plan in his dispute with Britain Arevalo an opponent in 1963 election referenced as Guatemala’s former president important to regional politics.
A Hungarian immigrant couple laments ageism and rudeness in America and argues the decline of family life undermines civility. They contrast Europe’s respect for elders with neglect and bus courtesy, blaming parents for teaching less in a society focused on amusement. Arthur Lord invites readers to send questions for future columns.
The prayer urges daily renewal and higher aims in the new year. Delivered by M Ray McKay, professor of preaching at Southeastern Baptist Seminary in Wake Forest North Carolina, the appeal asks for divine direction and healing of past wounds.
A retro 1962 forecast column by Earl Wilson lists TV figures like Carson Downs and Monroe as touchpoints, with bets on Vallee Brisson Rodgers and others. It mixes show business rumors, fashion notes, and playful quips about celebrities, plans, and nightlife in a breezy New York style.
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