Thoughts on beauty contests and social harm in 1962
A 1962 meditation questions if beauty pageants harm society. It argues contests reverse natural mating signals, risk desexing participants, and may push women toward modelling, cinema, striptease, or bar work, potentially leading to prostitution, though not for all contestants. The piece warns contests may not be worth the risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McClellan
Tunney Hunsaker
State Beer Commission
Finis
State Athletic Commission
Barron
West Virginia
Ward Wylie
M.D
Mullens
Frederick P. Becker
Fairmont
Meigs S. Linger
Weston
Gene Tunney
John Locke
End To Algerian Terror Described By Outsider
A commentary denounces the Secret Army Organisation in Algeria as a despicable group that uses violence when blocked from rule. It argues terror defines its members, who differ internally over peace versus continued violence, and predicts the movement may turn on itself as restraint fails.
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Secret Army
Algeria
Carry On Ideology or Influence in a Divided GOP
Washington reports on scattered conservative pockets labeled rightists facing denouncement. Critics claim they seek to impeach Warren or portray Eisenhower as a communist. The piece argues the accusations are unfounded and notes conservatives observe how organized leftists shape Democratic policy in states like New York and Michigan, influencing party directions.
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Washington
UPI
Republican Party
Earl Warren
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Liberal Party
New York
Organized Labor
Michigan
Rudy Vallee
Shoreham
Edward P. Morgan
Green
Valley
John McClellan
Arkansas
Max Freedman
Britain
Manchester Guardian
National Democratic Club
James Rowe
National Capitol Planning Commission
Freedman
White House
West Gate
Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington Window Conservatives Oppose Liberal Programs
Governor Nelson A Rockefeller deplores plans for a conservative splinter in New York. The piece notes how the Liberal party alignment shifts leverage among parties, compares AFL-CIO influence in Michigan, and argues the Democratic party has grown leftward while Republicans face pressure to move similarly.
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Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Michigan
AFL - Cio
Democratic Party
South
Americans For Democratic Action
Miss D. Roosevelt
Newal
Bug Dust Letter From Hungary Gives Grim Picture
A Budapest mailed airmail note dated 12-6-62 describes hunger and meat shortages in Hungary, claims Radio jamming, and warns Americans of famine while noting Meat lines and a fear of Siberia. The letter also mentions Vienna and ends with a hopeful sign of breathing free air. Blues tone blends with local river pollution notes and boxing governor critique.
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Hungary
America
U.S.A
Wall Street
Siberia
Wien
Vienna
Government funds health research and private sector growth
Government finances over half of health research with private industry supplying about a third. Foundations and nonprofits provide roughly 12 percent. Some experts urge clarifying private role to reduce chaos and improve funding. Also noted is the discovery of six new virus strains, bringing the total implicated to 18, highlighting the cold’s complexity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scientific American
Kennedy Rocking Chair Delights Washington Florist
A florist in Washington finds success with a flower-decorated rocking chair sent to President Kennedy by Frank Sinatra. Customers sit in the chair while ordering, prompting the store to acquire a second rocker as a permanent fixture. The piece also notes Robert F Kennedy's toy tractor trailer, links to labor racketeering cases, and various Washington political snippets.
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Washington
Enterprise Assn. Washington
NEA
Kennedy
Frank Sinatra
Washington Florist
Atty
Robert F. Kennedy
Senate
McClellan Committee
Dave Beck Jr
Bob Kennedy
Dean Rusk
Westminster College
Fulton
Cells That Devour Cancer Cells Discovered By Del os Smith
New research reports mammalian trophoblast cells derived from early embryos can erode and potentially destroy mammary cancer tissue. Dr. D R S Kirby at Oxford notes preliminary, encouraging results, while raising questions on cross species effects and safety.
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Delos Smith
New York
UPI
Cancer Research Front
D.R. S. Kirby
Kirby
Oxford University
Nature
Science
J.B. Murphy
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Murphy
Rusk Eyes West Europe Meeting With Adenauer and De Gaulle
UPI reports that Secretary of State Dean Rusk may face a Western European bloc dynamic in Paris. Washington worries Adenauer and De Gaulle could align against U.S. Berlin peace plans after Bonn’s rebuke. Adenauer’s mood and hints of closer De Gaulle ideas fuel the tension ahead of July talks.
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Phil Newsom
UPI
Rusk
London
Dean Rusk
Europe
Washington
Konrad Adenauer
Charles de Gaulle
Paris
Adenauer
Bonn
Berlin
de Gaulle
U.S
Wright Dies After Typhoid Fever In Dayton
Twenty years ago in Raleigh Register coverage notes aviator Wilbur Wright died at his Dayton home after typhoid fever contracted May 4 during a business trip. The piece also touches on local auto purchases and international political tensions referencing Bonn Washington Paris NATO and Southeast Asia, with brief notes on East West Berlin travel limits and Communist China trade pressures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh Register
Wilbur Wright
Dayton
Ohio
Wright
China
Berlin
25 Years Ago From 1937 Bowles Tabs Beckley Bengals
Charles The Major Bowles will toe the slab for the Beckley Bengals at R M I park against the Williamson Colts announced by Manager Eli Harris. CIO organizers will enter every business in power and Winding Gulf fields. E D Hodson United Mine Workers rep spoke. Church of God delegates will parade to Maxwell Hill at noon for a brief prayer service at the new tabernacle site.
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Raleigh Register
Charles
Bowles
Beckley Bengals
R. M. I. Park
Williamson Colts
Eli Harris
CIO
Gulf Fields
Church of God
Maxwell Hill
Hollywood Stars vanish from set as industry frets
Hollywood’s pampered stars miss work creating chaos on set. Marilyn Monroe, Liz Taylor, and Marlon Brando headline a rash of absences. The piece notes studios and the Academy ponder consequences while insiders joke about inmates running the asylum and bureau drama plays out on screen and stage.
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Hollywood
NEA
Marilyn Monroe
2Th Century-Fox
Marilyn
ASP
Liz Taylor
Marlon Brando
MGM
Grace
Monaco
Riviera
Academy
Dick Dunlap
Airlines
Irving Berlin
Liz
Marlon
Alfred Hitchcock
Hitch
Brando
20Th Century-Fox
Beckley Newspapers rates and mailing details notice
Beckley Newspapers announces subscription rates by mail and home delivery options. It lists daily and Sunday prices, half year and full year terms, carrier delivery rates, and a note on tax, with publishing staff and wire service affiliations mentioned.
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Ward-Griffith Company, Inc
New York
Chicago
Detroit
Atlanta
Boston
Charlotte
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Greenville
Pittsburgh
Seree
West Virgina al
Beckley Newspapers Cor
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