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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1957
Page
2
Compromise on Civil Rights Faces Senate Hurdles Across Parties
Senate figures including Knowland Mundt Russell and O'Mahoney debate amendments to a civil rights bill. Proposals range from jury-trial for contempt to registrar jail ideas while Southern leaders resist compromise. President Eisenhower seeks input as Mansfield forecasts a bill passage in altered form.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
William F. Knowland
Calif
Eisenhower
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Capitol
Knowland
Karl E. Mundt
S. D
Joseph C. O'Mahoney
D-Wyo
Carl A. Auerbach
University of Wisconsin
Washington Post
Times-Herald
Russell
Sen
Francis Case
R-S.d
Clifford P. Case
R-N. J
Thomas H. Kuchel
R-Calif
Bul
Emanuel Celjer
DNY
House Judiciary Committee
Tower Chamber
House
Olin D. Johnston
D-S. C
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Editorial Reprint on TV Programming Quality Decline
The writer criticizes a string of mediocre TV shows led by Robert Montgomery and Sid Caesar as ratings driven and costly. They warn about a flood of westerns mysteries and cheap musicals next season and predict rising newspaper readership despite generic, repetitive plots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Montgomery
Sid Caesar
Television balance underlines reader attraction traditions
The Greensville Della Democrat-Times argues newspapers offer a mix of news, features, society, pictures, comics and editorials. The paper notes that television as a newer medium has yet to learn this variety to keep readers engaged, unlike print.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensville
Miss
Della Democrat-Times
Court halts red chasing as Supreme Court curbs inquiry
The piece discusses the end of freewheeling anti communist probes, citing the Supreme Court and Judge Youngdahl limiting contempt convictions. It notes Watkins and Peck won protections under the First Amendment while urging Congress to narrow scope to public interest questions. It warns future witnesses may refuse to answer if subpoenas overreach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Alty
Mitchell Palmer
Senate
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Supreee
Whea
Federal
Luther A. Youngdahl
High Court
Contempt of Congress
John T. Watkins
House Committee On Un-American Activities
Youngdahl
Seymour Peck
New York
Internal Security
Econmitlees
Supreme Court and
Congress
Supreme Court
Ansiens
Watkins and Peck
Prayer excerpt from George C. Pidgeon in Toronto
A devotional prayer by United Church of Canada post-moderator George C. Pidgeon from Toronto asks for a life rooted in Christ’s love. It pleads for holiness, loving service, and grace to fulfill believers’ hopes in Christ.
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Jesus
Armen
George C. Pidgeon
Toronto
Storage batteries and cables account for half US lead use
The article notes that storage batteries and electric cable coverings make up about 50 percent of lead consumption in the United States. It also mentions the tortoise as the longest living creature, aluminum becoming a separate metal in 1824, and the Tasmanian tiger as a rare species.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
West Virginia Mountains and Elevation Overview
A summary of West Virginia hills and mountains notes the state as part of the Appalachian Highlands with elevations from 247 feet at Harpers Ferry to 4 860 feet at Spruce Knob in Pendleton County. The Ohio River mouth near the Big Sandy sits at about 500 feet above sea level.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Inquirer
Harpers Ferry
Spruce Knob
Pendleton County
Ohio River
Big Sandy
Imaginary Journey Over Two West Virginia Mountain Routes
An illustrated cross section from Parkersburg to the Virginia line along Route 50 describes climbs to 2,746 feet on Cheat Mountain and 3,073 feet on Backbone Mountain with major elevations and river valleys. A second cross section from Huntington to White Sulphur Springs over Route 60 traces valleys along the Kanawha and Sewell Creek with peaks near 3,208 feet and drops to 1,917 feet at White Sulphur.
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Parkersburg
Virginia State Line
Bridgeport
Pruntytown
Laurel Ridge
Cheat River
Cheat Mountain
Allegheny Plateau
Backbone Mountain
Potomac
New Creek
West Virginia
Alleghany Mountains
Randolph
Huntington
White Sulphur Springs
U. S, Route 60
Teays Valley
Kanawha River
Gauley Bridge
Gawey Bridge
Lookout
Rainelle
Sewell Creek
Meadow River
Sewell Mountain
Greenbrier
Caldwell
King Of Swing Leads Saturday Night Life
Count Basie, jazz legend and dean of jump swing, reflects on a career that began with $3 a night gigs and rose to international fame. He praises peers Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman, and notes his enduring run after a Waldorf Astoria engagement. Basie cites St. Louis Blues as the all time tune and recalls old Kansas City jazz days.
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New York
William Basie
Bill
Count Basie
Basie
Red Bank N. J
Downbeat
dorf-Astoria
Jersey Coast
Benny Moten
Old Reno
Tian
Basic
Duke Eltington
Satchmo Arm Strong
Tommy Dorsey
Benny Goodman
St. Louis
Admiral Sakamoto on American naval training in interview
Editorial notes that Admiral Sakamoto in a Japanese paper criticizes American naval crews for lack of professional training and predicts desertion in war. The piece suggests his views would be reconsidered if a future clash occurs and he survives. Raleigh Register 1907.
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Admiral Sakamoto
Japan
Sakamoto
Slugging Incident Leaves Clerk Hospitalized in Raleigh
A. B. McClure, 30, of 137 McClure St., a Chesapeake and Ohio clerk in Raleigh, was knocked unconscious and robbed of his watch and about $30. He is in Raleigh General Hospital with head lacerations. Also noted are the Miss Becktey popularity race results and Raleigh County Democratic convention plans naming Harley M. Kilgore as criminal court judge candidate.
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A. B. McClure
McClure St
Chesapeake and Ohio
Raleigh
Raleigh General Hospital
Becktey
Frances Stover
Annabelle Keyser
Eva Smith
Cora Lively
Marguerite Byus
Regina Pickus
Loren
George Burns
Gracie
Alfen
Carol
Ronnie Burns
George
Ronnie
Martha Raye
Jack Benny
Martha
Sahara
Nick Condos
New York
Joe E. Lewis
Paramount
N.Y
Spain
Jakie Freedman
Las Vegas Sands
Jimmy Donahue
Dodgers
Sandy Koufax
George Jessel
Karen Hanson
Marty Allen
Allen and
DeWood
Jayne Mansfield
Janefully
Dave
Burns
Paula Stewart
Fend
Grassroots Opinions Oppose evasive approaches to issues
In Wadesboro North Carolina the Grassroots Opinions column questions why authorities avoid direct solutions to important problems. The piece argues for blunt, pointed action rather than roundabout methods.
Case Records of a Psychologist The Worry Clinic Case V-50
A psychologist discusses nagging wives and male behavior with examples from Lorna G. and cultural references. The piece argues wives crave masculine assurance and cites Shakespeare and comic stereotypes, concluding with a tease for a future case and an offer to mail a booklet for more advice.
Carol Kids Judy And Betty Lot Of Money No Affection
Las Vegas gossip notes Carol Channing jokes about Judy Garland and Betty Grable in a Tropicana act. Mentions impressions of Marlene Dietrich, friends in Hollywood, and other diva antics with brief celebrity glimpses and humorous asides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Las Vegas
Carol Channing
Judy Garland
Betty
Tropicana
Carol
Mariene Dietrich
Hollywood
Palace
Judy
Little Rock
ANL
Beverly Hills
Belly
Purge of Old Bolshevik in Soviet Party Ranks
In the Soviet Union, the purge advances against prominent figures as the last of the Old Bolsheviks is removed from a high ranking Communist Party position. The piece notes the unusual pronunciation of "OM" as "EX" amid the upheaval.
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Lee
Molotov
Communist Party
Soviet Union
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