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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1959
Page
8
House of the Week feature presents X-65 with two front options, seven rooms, three bedrooms, and either 1 1/2 or 2 baths. Price ranges shown includes land. costs vary by locale. Describes layout with large living dining area, recreation room, kitchen pantry, generous closets, and optional basement, garage foyer placement adaptable to front elevation.
Radio critic Cynthia Lowry reports NBC surveys show TV tops the home hierarchy and half of viewers are satisfied with television. Other findings note women drive channel choices, favor half hour dramas and adventures, while sports attract less female dialing. NBC may add Fibber McGee and Molly remake. amateur performers move to stage at Radio City Museum.
The first essay by Harriet Beecher Stowe, famed for Uncle Tom’s Cabin, was penned at age 12 in Litchfield Connecticut. Titled Can the Immortality of the Soul be Proved by the Light of Reason, the piece marks an early glimpse of the author’s intellect and interest in metaphysical questions.
At Shippingport Pennsylvania Vice Adm. Hyman Rickover guided Frol Kozlov, first deputy premier of the Soviet Union, on a plant tour. Rickover, head of the naval reactor division, warned that politicians must grasp the moral duties of handling atomic power.
Tokyo's transit system will test scented bouquets on about half of its six hundred streetcars and buses during evening rush hour. The perfume blends lily jasmine and rose to ease the summer commute for passengers.
Italian Premier Antonio Segni and Foreign Minister Giuseppe Pella will visit the United States and Canada starting September 30. The trip signals ongoing diplomatic outreach by Rome as both leaders plan talks with U.S. and Canadian officials on economic and international issues.
New York AP reports a high demand for Oriental performers on Broadway hampers road tours. A national company of Flower Drum Song was shelved due to talent shortages, and about six shows last season needed over 60 Far East portrayals.
AP dispatch from Beirut describes Baghdad’s uneasy calm after a July upheaval. Moslem social unrest, banners and propaganda fill streets as Maj. Gen. Abdel Karim Kassem dominates scene while Communists retreat from overt power grab. Nasser’s anti communist stance and Moscow’s risk influence Iraq’s future alignment.
University Park AP. Dr. Eric A. Walker, president of Pennsylvania State University, argues that China and the Soviet Union outrun the United States in brainpower due to larger populations. He warns only a small percentage of people possess real innovation, calls for expanded education and two year science associates programs to free top minds for major discoveries, while praising the U.S. system for offering choice and opportunities.
A Supreme Court decision tightens unauthorized legal practice in workers compensation claims, prompting revisions to Workmen’s Compensation Department Rule 21. Earley, Local 89 business agent, was barred from representing union members before the board, signaling procedural changes at the trial examiner level and Board of Review. The ruling preserves self representation and nonlegal tasks for laypersons while restricting formal agent representation in adversarial hearings.
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