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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1963
Page
4
Picketing at Press Club Reflects West Virginia Law Gap
The Charleston picket of the Press Club highlights perceived law enforcement failures in West Virginia as one protester is arrested for distributing handbills without a permit. The piece notes clubs operate illegally with liquor from state stores, aided by store employees, including police, while legal restaurants face stricter policing. It ends calling the situation an odd world and applauding a new push back after decades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Press Club
Charleston
West Virginia
Schlesinger
Jerome Wiesner
MIT
Robert Kerr
Oklahoma
Wiesner
Harvard
West Virginia's hurdles to growth cited as education and roads
Phares Reeder of the West Virginia Education Association warned that no major business or industrial development will occur without improvements in education and transportation. He backed a bonding plan for roads and noted education funding is scarce, suggesting new taxes may be needed while urging legislative action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlo J. Salzano
United Press International
Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
Phares Reeder
West Virgina Education Association
Reeder
West Virginia Chamber of Commerce
House
Julius Singleton
Senate
Howard Carson
Islature
State Road Commission
Hyman
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Marquis Childs
Kennedy
White House
Cuba
Voice of
America
Record 1963 calendar lists 1064 days and events
Chases' Calendar of Annual Events forecasts an unusually dense 1963 with more days weeks and months than the standard 365 52 12. It details familiar observances like Mother’s Day and Fire Prevention Week alongside quirky entries such as Buzzard Day Barbecue Month and Satan’s Holiday in Hell Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hell, Mich
Benjamin Harrison
Shameful State of Affairs in Public Welfare Costs
Alfred J. Morrow notes 22 percent of 1958 relief cases were families with a working father not earning enough. Critics should see that wages unpaid are covered by taxes, as public welfare costs shift from wages to taxation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred J. Morrow
Checkbook At The Ready Is New Frontier Symbol
Washington commentary notes the push to raise funds and influence through high priced dinners and ticketed galas. It references mandatory ticket purchases for government workers, Bay of Pigs donor details, and the Kennedy family’s charity and cultural center efforts, highlighting political fundraising tactics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frontier
Washington
NEA
Kennedy
New International Inn
National Guard
John J. Williams
R-Del
Bay of Pigs
Castro
New York
James Donovan
Red Cross
Departments of State, Justice and Treasury
Eli Lilly & Co
Indianapolis
Merck & Co
Upjohn Co
Kalamazoo
Warner Lambert
Morris Plains
N. J
Bristol Myers
Sterling Drugs, Inc
Subsidiaries
Abbott Laboratories
North Chicago
Charles Pfizer & Co
Hoffman-LaRoche
Nutley
McKesson - Robbins
Bridgeport
H. J. Heinz
Pittsburgh
Wyeth Laboratory
Radnor
Lucius D. Clay
Robert F. Kennedy
Richard Cardinal Cushing
Boston
Kennedy Foundation
Relation between Roosevelts links FDR to Theodore
Franklin D. Roosevelt the 32nd president was a fifth cousin of Theodore Roosevelt the 26th president and FDR's wife was Theodore Roosevelt's niece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Beckley and Hinton Papers List Mail Rates and Delivery
Beckley Newspapers Corporation lists publication details and subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions. It notes home delivery by carrier or distributor with weekly and monthly pricing and lists advertising representations in multiple cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SOC
Fanfani Faces New No Confidence Test in Italy
Italian Premier Amintore Fanfani returns from the United States to a new challenge as communists led by Palmiro Togliatti file a motion of no confidence. The center left government relies on left socialist support while regional government plans falter amid party splits and broader European concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phil Newsom
UPI
Amintore Fanfani
United States
Fanfani
Antonio Segni
Palmiro Togliatti
Pietro Nenni
Italy
Christian Democrats
de Gasperi
Nemni
New Drug Offers Hope in Diabetes Prevention
Delos Smith reports a five year medical experience with a revolutionary drug showing potential to prevent diabetes. The discovery, described as almost incredible by scientists, suggests a curable outlook for a chronic disease formerly deemed incurable. The article notes the disease affects about a large number of people and outlines promising preventive implications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPI
Diabetes drug tolbutamide shows insulin cell recovery
Researchers Fajans and Conn report 20 prediabetic and mildly diabetic individuals improved on tolbutamide, with some beta cells restoring insulin production. In most cases carbohydrate tolerance rose for up to four years, suggesting the drug both releases insulin and strengthens pancreatic tissue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stefan §. Fajans
Jerome W. Conn
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor
Fajans
Conn
County Superintendent Visits Marsh Fork Areas for School Support
20 Years Ago County Superintendent of Schools U.8. Dickens leaves Monday for Marsh Fork Clear Fork and Trap Hill districts to visit schools and boost teachers. Trap Hill feared under four months until a supplementary sum extends to five months. L. D. Wood sells his rest town to Dr. D. H. Warren of Raleigh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dickens
Marsh Fork
Clear Fork
Trap Hill
L. D. Wood
D. H. Warren
Raeigh
Debating academics in government service and influence
Washington opinion piece weighs whether scholars like Schlesinger and Wiesner should stay in White House circles or critique from the outside. It argues insiders can shape policy with vision, while outsiders guard independence, citing Kennedy era debates and notable figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sidney Hymen
Arthur Schlesinger, Jr
Hyman
Dr. Schlesinger
Hope
Schlesinger
Washington Press Corps
White House
Bug Dust Move Over Grammarians Prepare For The Worst
A group at Concord College in Beckley considers English 400 grammar extension courses funded in part by their company. The 16 week, 3 hour weekly class costs 36 dollars with half covered by management. Employees debate credit, prerequisites, auditing, and whether improving language is its own reward while facing a scheduling clash with a Concord College Alumni banquet in Charleston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Lida Price
Concord Colleges
Kanawha Valley
Concord College
Daniel Boone
Charleston
Cloyd P. Armbrister
Concord
Write Your Representatives in West Virginia
A county by county guide lists House of Delegates members for Raleigh and Wyoming counties and Fayette officials. It also provides addresses for state senators from the 9th and 11th districts and notes two U S senators located in Washington, D C for constituent correspondence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Delegates
Raleigh
A. David Abrams
H. Dale Covey
C. Berkley Lilly
W. W. Withrow
Wyoming
Mae Belcher
J. Paul
England
Faycette
Ethel Crandall
Robert K. Holliday
T. E. Myles
Earl M. Vickers
Charleston
W. Va
George C. Porter
Ward Wylie
Fayette
Greenbrier
Howard W. Carson
W. N. Jasper, Jr
State Senate
Boone
John M. Slack Jr
Elizabeth Kee
Washington, D. C
West Virginia
Robert C. Byrd
Jennings Randolph
Senate
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John Gay
Nation Committee
Stckers
Eisenhower
GOP
Oliver Cromwell
Naleigh & Register
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Prince St
Hinton
John Hodet
Ward-Gripfith Company, Inc
Chicago
Detroit
Atlanta
Charlotte
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Greenville
Christ
Lyndon B. Phifer
Tallahassee, Fla
Delos Smith
UPI Science
The
Raleigh Register
Roosevelt
Stickney
Appalachian Electric Power Company
John C. Ward
Ted McDowell
R. M. French
A. K. Canterbury
Paul Payne
F. L. Conway
J. W. Maxwell
George W. Bright
G. C. Hedrick
Wilmer Stanley
J. Raiford
Watkins
Potomac
Walter Heller
Council of Economic Advisers
John Hodel
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