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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1962
Page
4
In the primary election Raleigh County voters rejected an omnibus special levy funding many items. The county faces a possible $75,000 overdraft, spurring discussion on whether to approve individual levy components or seek funding from regular levies. The piece questions self-sufficiency and public sentiment with satirical tone.
The article notes China uses boundary disputes to heighten regional tension. It outlines clashes near Kashmir and Nepal, cites the 1960 Everest dispute settled by treaty, and describes India's suspicions and Pakistan’s warming ties with Beijing as part of a broader squeeze on India.
Washington reports Kennedy now has a Treasury deficit of about 7 billion for fiscal year 1962, shared idea among voters and officials. The column argues deficits reflect non-defense spending, voter pressure, and the evolving political economy of fiscal policy with bets on future deficits.
Washington wires report President Kennedy struggles to project his message to the public amid rising liberal skepticism and administration tensions. Texas, New York, Connecticut and Massachusetts scenes show Democratic loyalties shifting as rivals question the Kennedy image and strategy.
West Virginia Day at the Century 21 fair drew about 200 high school students and 2,000 attendees in Seattle on June 20, as State Commerce Commissioner Hulett C. Smith reported. The WV delegation promoted the state’s Centennial plans and noted strong turnout and interest from fairgoers.
The piece notes rising concern in the late 1950s over private health insurance failing to shield the elderly from high costs, prompting Congress to consider federal action. It highlights Dr Leonard W Larson of the AMA urging solutions while warning not yet proven. It mentions Michigan University social work dean Fauri and a press conference with African officials noting a Malagasy Planning Office chief absent, plus state deer mortality records in West Virginia with 56 white tails dying in May, leading to warnings about deer crossing zones.
Foreign News Analyst Phil Newsom reports Khrushchev during a Romania farm visit argued that peasants resist full production for the state while Poland shows success with private tenure and capitalist style farming. The piece links Poland’s food exports to independence within the bloc and critiques Soviet collectivization.
West Virginia Senator Rush D. Holt said this week he favors a Mount Hope postoffice building and has discussed it with the postoffice department. In Beckley, Dave Barkman reported to Eli Harris about his potential with the Beckley Bengals, noting Barkman is the first on-field player to wear glasses and was sent from the Nashville club.
After more than a week in session in Baltimore the Democratic National Convention names Governor Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey as the party's presidential candidate. Trustees near closing a deal to buy a Fayette and Prince street lot facing the courthouse square for a church and parsonage.
A Mayhem of bacon theft and barking from a dachshund named Monsieur interrupted a boy’s camping in a side yard at 308 Westwood Drive. David Sheffield, 9, and Forest Lynch, 8, faced breakfast chaos as the dog helped itself to the eggs and bacon.
George W. Hodel recounts a two week Ontario tour from Detroit starting June 1962. He details travel with 27 newspaper editors, welcomes from Ontario officials, and notes on Canada’s geography, population, and economic strengths including Ontario’s industry, agriculture, minerals, and tourism.
BECKLEY NEWSPAPERS CORPORATION publishes in Beckley and Hinton West Virginia. Subscriptions and home delivery rates are listed for daily and Sunday issues with annual, semiannual and monthly options. Advertising and international press affiliations are noted with Associated Press and Ward Griffith Company in New York and other major cities.
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