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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1957
Page
2
A brief inspirational quote attributed to Justinian about justice as the ongoing effort to ensure everyone receives their due.
James Marlow argues the Eisenhower administration sacrificed GI William S Girard to please Japan and politics. He contends the decision is political, not judicial, prompting widespread protests from American parents taxpayers and veterans outraged over the perceived betrayal of Pearl Harbor memories.
Stewart Alsop toured suburban schools to assess the classroom situation amid a push for federal funding for construction. He concluded teachers and officials were more focused on buildings than on what is taught, warning against placing heavy emphasis on facilities over classroom content.
Bernard Curtis, a former Beckley policeman now in Crescent City California, returns after 27 years to a changed town. He recalls the Raleigh County courthouse area and Sprague, notes better streets, and shares stories of his Curtis family lineage tracing back to Prosperity and the first Christian Church in Raleigh County established in 1818.
Case records discuss Phyllis B and her sons in relation to Moses and Aaron. The dialogue notes Aaron as the talker and Moses as shy, with Moses aided by Aaron as his mouthpiece. It explores how birth sequence and adoption shaped personality roles in biblical figures.
A compact summary traces how Aaron yields to the people's demand for a golden calf, while Moses stands firm and Miriam stirs revolt. It notes Miriam’s jealousy over Moses’s Ethiopian wife, Aaron’s joining and later backing Moses, and God’s punishment of Miriam for jealousy. The piece contrasts introvert zeal with extrovert joining behavior.
A reader asks why injections are administered with patients restrained and pain endured, proposing a temporary opiate to ease suffering. The letter also objects to a reporter labeling beer-serving venues as dives and notes industry resentment.
Washington reports that the Eisenhower administration nearly admits handing GI William S. Girard to Japan to pacify them after a fatal shooting in Japan. Girard says he aimed to scare a woman scrap-hunter and did not intend to kill. U S Army and federal court filings support his claim of acting in duty.
Fifty years ago Raleigh Register readers recalled Violet Sharpe involved in the Lindbergh case and a fatal New Jersey suicide. The column notes liquor court guidance, Beckley park plans, a fatal North Carolina shooting, and a long debate over Girard’s trial jurisdiction between Japan and the United States with Defense and State departments ultimately yielding to preserve U S pledges.
Migrant labor camps reveal harsh living conditions as Rosita and others struggle for basic shelter water and sanitation. The camps house 40 000 to 60 000 workers, with rudimentary facilities, scarce medical care, and high risks from liquor and disease. Many migrants lack education and wage systems by the pound cause disputes with crew leaders.
A satirical Father’s Day piece lampoons dads as doormats and asks what gifts to expect. The column then shifts to a stream of entertainment blurbs and gossip about NBC, Grace Kelly, Eartha Kitt, Joey Paar, and other show business happenings.
A New York writer recalls a Father’s Day dilemma as he contemplates losing four upper front teeth. Humorous reflections follow on marriage, science, and aging, ending with acceptance that dentures mark a new life chapter. The piece blends personal trial with lighthearted bite about dental fate.
A Baptist pastor in Greenville Washington DC shares a prayer urging believers to seek God's will through the Bible. The text emphasizes rejecting anything conflicting with revelation and reading to know God's will through Christ.
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