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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1962
Page
4
A concise quotation from Sydney Smith urging bold humility. It contrasts courage to remain ignorant of many things with the danger of knowing nothing at all. The message emphasizes selective knowledge and prudent restraint.
The piece notes 730 volunteers completed Peace Corps training with 530 in overseas posts and projects for 1960s expansion, highlighting Rio Abajo forest in Puerto Rico as a key training site. It discusses debates in campaigns and White House interest in broader electoral debates, including Kennedy’s and Salinger's views on candidates facing voters. It weighs debates as a tool, noting limits in truth discernment and challenges of rules and performance under cameras.
Washington dispatch notes the Kennedy administration's push to create a Cabinet Department of Urban Affairs and Housing with Robert C. Weaver as probable secretary. The debate centers on race as a political factor, risking focus on broader aims and grass roots scope of the proposal.
A House bill to create a new Urban Affairs department sparks bias concerns and fears of federal bureaucratic expansion. The minority report warns terms are muddled, risking eligibility for rural areas, with cost estimates showing a net rise of $64,000 and a nucleus of debate over federal consolidation.
Senator Barry Goldwater outlines a hard line plan at Air War College to defeat communism. He calls for atmospheric nuclear tests, withdrawal of support to independent communist nations, end to aid and trade with red countries, and a shift away from United Nations commitments while pursuing military and organizational methods to dislodge communists without full scale war.
The GOP floated a 4000 word state of the union sample from William E. Miller but Senate leader Dirksen and House leader Halleck reportedly rejected the plan. They prefer to craft the Republican message in chapters as Ev and Charlie resume the show.
The vice admiral at 62 faces mandatory retirement rules for officers below fleet admiral rank. President Kennedy ordered him kept on for two more years despite age limits and past promotion denials. His strained relations with some superiors and a 1960s dinner remark highlight tensions as Nautilus strategy advances.
The Raleigh Register lists subscription rates for West Virginia readers with mail rates and home delivery options. It notes prices for daily, Sunday, and combined editions, plus monthly and semiannual options, and requires a three percent state sales tax. It also emphasizes that carriers and distributors are independent contractors and Beckley Newspapers is not responsible for payments to them.
UPI analysis traces Khrushchev’s quarrel with Mao over party theory, highlights Lysenko’s failed agricultural myths, recounts Khrushchev’s uneven results from virgin lands and crop rotation shifts. The piece links Soviet farming to foreign commentary and a warning of potential dust bowl outcomes.
Calvin Kohler, head of Automatic Procedures Corp, builds a payroll service empire. He notes January burdens payroll offices with weekly, quarterly, annual reports and W-2s. His Payroll Procedures Corp uses electronic data processing to assemble pay sheets like an assembly line.
Ninety years ago an oil well on Blue Creek near Charleston began with initial production of 5000 to 6000 barrels daily. Two more wells followed the next day, drawing a rush of investors and speculators toward the capital city and prompting headlines about changes in payroll and data processing as a future potential for uniform payroll records across states and cities.
New York gossip notes Blanche Thebom warns touring newlyweds to update passports after honeymoon misadventures with Dr Albert D Errico of Dallas at the Cairo Nile Hilton. A clerks’ mix up nearly stranded the couple and sparked jokes about Mr Wang er and marital status.
Lou Gehrig, star of the New York Yankees, presses for a substantial raise after a strong 1936 season. Managers and club executives remain divided as he sits among holdout players, joined by teammate Jake Powell who led the Yankees and Giants in world series batting.
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