Thoughtful views on human rights and space
The piece cites Mayor Miller’s plan for a local Human Rights Commission to improve civil relations, alongside praise for state efforts led by Howard W. McKinney. It reflects on intolerance, the value of goodwill and persuasion, and notes advances in space with the Tiros weather satellite and international broadcasts of cloud maps.
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Miller
State Commission
Commission
Howard W. McKinney
Tiros
U. S. Weather Bureau
Boon To Mothers Abdominal Decompression Chamber Aids Labor
Canadair Ltd of Montreal develops a thermoplastic dome device for the abdomen to ease and speed childbirth. A vacuum pump reduces pressure to relax abdominal muscles during early labor. Mothers control the mechanism and early tests show shorter labor and pain relief in most cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadair Ltd
Montreal
South Africa
What The Negro Needs Most Debate Sparks Leadership Shift
Washington commentary argues against free advice and urges a new leadership model for African Americans. It cites Fischer’s call for a First Class Citizens' Council, notes progress by NAACP CORE and sit-in gains, and contrasts impatience with past marches and evolving roles in government sports and arts.
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Washington
John Fischer
Harpers
Mr. Fischer
NAACP
The
Urban League
CORE
Southern Regional Council
Emile Zola
Dreyfus
Fischer
Publication and subscription details from Beckley papers
Publication notice for Nakiah and Register from Beckley Newspapers Corporation lists offices in Beckley and Hinton West Virginia. It includes managing editor John Hodel, United Press International membership, advertising reps, multiple city bureaus, and subscription rates for daily and Sunday, daily only, home delivery, plus tax and delivery terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Kennedy Promises Move Help GOP Outlook For 1962 Race
Washington window notes Kennedy's pledge to get America moving echoes through 1962 campaign. Republicans gain confidence from Cuba invasion, U S Steel clash and market plunge while facing Democratic resistance in Congress. Ike warned Kennedy may not grasp the challenge ahead.
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Washington
UPI
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
America
Eisenhower
Cuba
U.S
Congress
House
House Appropriations Committee
Senate
Democratic Congress
White House
Ike
Stotesbury Museum Opens Strong Amid Visitor Boost
West Virginia reports 1,010 visitors in first two weeks at the Stotesbury coal mining museum near Beckley. The piece notes rising littering arrests, trout stocking figures, and a crackdown by conservation officers, amid broader state tourism and enforcement updates.
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Stotesbury Museum
Donald F. Fannin
Charleston
W. Va
UPI
State Commerce Department
Stotesbury
Beckley
Robert Bowers
Bowers
State Natural Resources Department
West Virginia
Resources Department
Ohio River
Common Market Gains Spark Kremlin Ire
A Radio Free Europe survey details Khrushchev’s rebuttal of the six nation European Common Market and its impact on Eastern Bloc trade. It notes Western tariff walls, fear of colonization, and shifts in non Communist markets. Countries covered include Albania Bulgaria Czechoslovakia East Germany Hungary Poland Romania with emphasis on trade and export vulnerabilities.
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Phil Newsom
UPI
Khrushchev
France
West Germany
Italy
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
United States
Russia
Europe
Western
Poland
Western Europe
Radio Free Europe
Albania
Bulgaria
Czechoslovakia
East Germany
320 Years Ago From the Raleigh Register
In a Raleigh Chronicle item Ernest Ewart’s horse suffered a serious leg injury after its hoof snagged a rock pile at the Rose and Turner building. Dr. R. G. Bickle has joined White Cross Pharmacy in Charleston replacing Dr. Blair who sold a stake in an Alderson drugstore. At Raleigh Coal and Coke Co shop L A Mauck’s foot was crushed when dislodged supports caused a car to topple onto him.
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Ernest Ewart
Rose & Turner
R. G. Bickle
Beckley Drug Company
Charleston
White Cross Pharmacy
Blair
Alderson
Raleigh Coal and Coke Co
Raleigh
L. A. Mauck
Bug Dust And Fishermen At Bluestone Park
A humorous and critical musing on fishing culture at Bluestone Park and nearby reservoirs. The piece riffs on gear litter, dam safety, and the social dynamics of anglers and their companions, ending with a religious benediction from Dotson M. Nelson Jr. of Mountain Brook Baptist Church in Birmingham Alabama.
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Hinton
Jesus
Plastic chair mats rise as new Capitol Hill status symbol
Washington column notes a transparent Plexiglass mat under desks becoming a chic badge of prestige for top bureaucrats. The feature traces from marble floors to wall-to-wall carpets and the fiberboard saver, praising the durable, stain resistant mat and citing its adoption by IRS, State Department, NASA, Commerce and GSA as offices experiment with décor.
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Washington
NEA
Breadroom
Rohm and Haas
Philadelphia
Internal Revenue Service
Mortimer M. Caplin
IRS
General Services Administration
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F. W. Robertson
Society of Friends
New Republic
Gunnar Myrdal
Nakiah & Register
Prince St
W Va
John Hodel
United Press International
Ward-Griffith Company
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Chicago
Detroit
Atlanta
Boston
Charlotte
Sanfrancisco
Los Angeles
Greenville
Pittsburgh
Gop
Lyle Wilson
Potomac River
Petersburg
Today's Health
American Medical Association
Henry Bradshaw
Des Moines
Iowa
Defense Department
Naval Radio Astronomy Center
Sugar Grove
Pendleton County
Commerce Department
Department
Truman E. Gore
West Fork
Gore
Jackson's Mill
West Fork Navy
Common Market
Hungary
Romania
Raleigh Register
Bluestone Park
Capitol Hill
Peter Edson
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Delta Division
Air Associates
Fort Worth
Tex
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