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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1958
Page
2
Quotation from Feltham emphasizes safety in reconciliation over victory. It contrasts conquering an foe with removing their poison, arguing that aligning wills reduces lasting harm and promotes peace. The note frames reconciliation as wiser than domination.
The West Virginia primary nears with Democratic contests dominant in the Raleigh Wyoming counties area. Incumbent Sen. Jack Nuckols, appointed in 1952 and elected in 1954, faces Evertt R. Shafer, a former House member and educator. Nuckols chairs the Insurance Committee and serves on key panels, while Shafer runs a long public service record including transportation roles and a radio program. The editorial urges Nuckols as the best Senate candidate to push regional road and mental hospital funding.
Hal Bayle outlines the Midwestern ethos, noting the region’s measured pace, love of small talk, self confidence in peace and resilience in war, polite friendliness, curiosity, weather dependence, and deep pride in home life. He contrasts Midwest steadiness with outside bustle and values local rootedness.
Peggy Kessinger reports on service members in training and assignments across the United States and Europe. Pvt Richard B Catus assigned to Fort Jackson South Carolina. John T Evens attends summer ROTC camp at Fort Gordon Georgia. Navy Ensign Jerry D Jarrell graduates from Naval Postgraduate School Monterey California. Billy L Clayton promoted to sergeant at Marine Barracks Naval Ammunition Depot Hingham Massachusetts. Sgt Murray M Maynor participates in NATO training near Boblingen Germany. Maynor's wife Sally joins him in Germany.
Bug Dust winner C. J. S McQuade reviews Channel 8 WCHE-TV Charleston live birth of a baby by Caesarean section. The 70 minute birth drama is praised for its dignity, teamwork, and profound impact on viewers inspiring deeper respect for mothers and medical professionals. The piece lauds the station and Ka Nawha Medical Association for presenting a public, nonroutine medical spectacle that felt intimate and historic.
AFL-CIO leaders fear a wave of right to work moves aiming to outlaw the union shop. Petitions target six states with ballots in November. Kansas moved through its Legislature. Ohio California and others expected to vote, with Knowland backing California’s effort while Bricker seeks to downplay Ohio action amid GOP pressure.
The piece discusses right to work as a state issue amid GOP hopes a union turnout could affect statewide races. Bricker dismisses links to labor in 1959 and stresses state matters. both sides expect union members may vote for or against it for reasons tied to employment and boss influence.
This brief notes the size of staffs vary from one or two in small weeklies to 200 300 in mid sized dailies and up to 2000 in large metros. It outlines three main departments editorial business and mechanical with editors supervising news gathering writing and policy. It mentions roles from editor in chief to managing editor city editor foreign editor telegraph editor and sports editor.
Earl Wilson rails through a celebrity packed Las Vegas pool scene at the Stardust, noting wet pants and dry remarks as Harold Lloyd, Robert Q. Lewis, Marilyn Maxwell, Pinky Lee, and others mingle. The column moves through showbiz jabs, then shifts to late notes from New York about entertainers, politics, and local council news.
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