Oil Cartel Meeting Probed Amid Glutted Markets
A Caracas conference opens among Venezuela Iran Iraq Saudi Arabia and Kuwait seeking production quotas to restore old world crude prices. Analysts doubt momentum, citing 1960 world reserves rise and U S import quota cuts, with Middle East bargaining power at a low ebb.
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Peaceful Invasion: Soviet Gymnasts to Face U S at University Park
The Soviet Olympic team arrives for a one contest exhibition against the United States at University Park on Saturday. Despite Russia's dominance in individual events, Japan won the men's team title at last September's Olympics, though Soviets swept five golds to three for Japan and one for Finland in individuals.
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Speculation Awaits Ike State of the Union Message
Washington correspondent notes Eisenhower’s final State of the Union could shape long term policy for 1964 and 1968 or serve as a defense of his two administrations. The piece contrasts domestic and foreign issues, Cold War tensions, and changes in Latin America and the Middle East, with Kennedy's upcoming inaugural amid likely major policy shifts.
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Mabscott election gives Independent ticket victory
In Mabscott the Independent slate won major offices including mayor C V Dalton and recorder J F Hedrick with councilmen S S Stewart R L Lively F H Campbell Bailey Hall and Henry Walker. Davis Elkins appointed to succeed his late father in the U S Senate. oath taken. In Lester, W S Clay, prominent attorney, elected by a large margin.
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Broadway Preps Two Book Based Musicals in Verse
Theatrical Interests Plan advances two Broadway projects from popular books. Dance to the Piper based on Agnes de Mille’s autobiography and Laughing Boy, Pulitzer winner by Oliver La Farge. La Plume de Ma Tante adds Las Vegas run with strip tease for Dec 23 engagement. later toned down for national tour.
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Congo teeters toward civil war as UN watchs
UPI foreign analysis details Congo's drift to split amid Katanga Kasai and Equator secessionist moves. Lumumba, Mobutu, and Kasavubu vie for control as Belgium shifts support. Rumors of Soviet and Arab aid surface while a Jan 25 roundtable could offer a last hope for peace.
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Soviet farm shake-up signals broader Khrushchev policy clash
Soviet agriculture faces another shake-up after 1959 and 1960 harvest shortfalls. Shifts include Pethukhov's firing in Bryansk and Matskevich's replacement by Olshansky as Moscow postpones a Central Committee plenum. Experts fear vast Virgin Lands losses up to 20 million acres amid snow and frost.
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Descartes urges doubt but warns most will not pursue it
Excerpt contrasts two mind types from Descartes life of scrutiny. Some lack patience to organize thought and doubt principles they once held. others defer to others’ opinions rather than seek truth. The passage argues neither path suits all, urging balanced judgment over radical doubt.
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Crocodiles Shed Tears While Feeding Says Britannica
Britannica notes crocodiles shed tears as their jaws gape during capture, likening the eye watering to human yawning. No sentiment accompanies the act, the text states, reflecting zoological observation rather than emotion.
Barbs by Hal Cochran Opinion Panel
A judge says women forgive more often than men, perhaps due to more opportunities. A college professor notes talking often cures troubles. The writer muses on the limits of talking as a cure. Removing a chorus line would kill show business. Pipe smoking loses appeal when it follows the furnace.
Bug Dust Upsurge In Rugged Individualism Urges WV
Roy Lee Harmon laments a decline in rugged individualism in West Virginia. He argues modern style favors wealth and ease, praises past forefathers and a hardy pioneer ethic, and urges lawmakers to uphold principle despite political pressure and potential consequences. He recalls a Charleston lunch with a newspaperman praising truth-telling in Beckley papers.
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Prayer of Gratitude for Remembrance and Support
A prayer expressing gratitude for those who remembered during sickness and anniversaries, for cards, letters, and caring words from family and friends. The speaker asks for guidance to remember others in return, closing with a benediction by W. Ralph Ward Jr., Syracuse New York, bishop of The Memorial Church.
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Sheree North weighs career split amid Hollywood chatter
New York interview captures Sheree North torn between acting and a serious dance path while taping a CBS show on The Witness. She recalls past roles, flirtatious NYC life, and reflections on fame, money, and independence amid Hollywood shifts.
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Raleigh Register subscription rates and delivery notice
Beclley Newspaper notices outline home delivery options and subscription prices for daily and Sunday editions. It lists carrier and distributor roles, tax details, and address change instructions for West Virginia subscribers.
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