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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1962
Page
4
New York approves curbing job racket with new agency law
A new New York law effective July 1 requires employment agencies to disclose duties wages and total agency fees before promising jobs. It bars agencies from holding applicants luggage or personal property for fee payment. The measure targets a suburban New York City racket that lures Southern Black women to Manhattan for domestic work with long hours and low pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York State
New York City
Manhattan
South
Westhester
Nassau Counties
Kennedy Siblings and Young Senators Aim for 30-Year-Old Pursuit
Massachusetts voters may face one or two chances this year to decide if Edward M Kennedy is too young to seek the U S Senate at 30 without prior office. Democrats vote in the Sept 18 primary, with a possible November 6 statewide decision. The piece recalls Rush Holt and Thomas E Dewey as parallels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Edward M
Ted) Kennedy
U. S
Kennedy
Rush
Holt
Senate
West Virginia
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
GOP
Eyes Of Tiros Aid Mercury Team In Space Flight
Photographs from the Tiros IV satellite along the Aurora 7 path helped forecasters in Project Mercury. The images offered a view of earth and its atmosphere from space and aided Scott Carpenter’s flight preparations. The bit of teamwork illustrates why the Mercury program has progressed smoothly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercury
Scott Carpenter
Earth
Swede Diagnoses World's Greatest Problem
The piece argues scapegoating during crises, citing Kennedy era market turmoil and political blame. It notes critics misreading the crash, stresses need for public education and policy review, and quotes Swedish economist Gunnar Myrdal calling America’s stagnation the era’s true issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gunnar Myrdal
America
Myrdal
Sweden
Greta Garbo
Ingrid Bergman
Beckley Newspapers subscription rates and policies
Beckley Newspapers Corporation lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, with yearly, half-year, and monthly options. It notes home delivery by carrier or distributor, and adds a three percent West Virginia sales tax. The notice specifies independent contractor status of carriers and distributors and Beckley is not responsible for advance payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
We Shall Be Held By Great Causes Or Shall Perish By Minor Irritations
A columnist discusses choosing purpose over self interest in vocation education and faith. The piece cites Jesus, Kennedy and Wilson about selflessness guiding life and work. It argues true partnership and vocation come from giving, not merely seeking benefits, and ends with the idea that one becomes a true “thou” by generous giving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piness
God
Kennedy
Woodrow Wilson
Penscope
Prison Gospel Singers
Progress
Tips for young job hunters from UPI education specialist
David Nydice outlines practical guidance for graduates and nonstudents entering the labor market. He encourages analyzing the type of work, identifying strengths, and planning how to present qualifications to prospective employers. The advice aims to improve search strategies and job readiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Nydice
UPI
City Council Advances Sewer Work and Civic News
The 30 year old city records show councilmen Brackman Smith Campbell and Thompson approving contracting grading of a main sewer manhole behind Beckley Livery. Delegates Laing and Lilly head to Chicago for the Republican National Convention. Marshall’s class of 120 graduates with a speech by H. C. Ogden. Quinnimont social dance invites and Wright’s Columbus orchestra set the musical scene. Guidance on employment services stresses resumes and interviews, with advice on seeking growth and continuing education while starting first jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brackman
Smith
Campbell
Thompson
Beckley Livery Cos
Thomas K. Laing
Fifth Congressional District
Chicago
A. A. Lilly
Hot Springs
Ark
Quote on America and culture from Malraux and Eble
They urge a toast to the United States for waging war without worship and for wielding power without seeking it. The piece contrasts civilization as a clearing in the jungle and critiques the rise of learning as both flattering to beasts and humiliating to man, attributed to Prof. Kenneth Eble of the University of Utah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
United States
Andre Malraux
Kenneth Eble
Uniey
Utah
Penscope magazine notes at West Virginia Penitentiary
The March April Penscope at the West Virginia Penitentiary lists a fourteen member staff led by editor Robert G. Craft and supervised by Warden Otto C. Boles. The ink is a mix of inmate opinions rehabilitation debates boxing notes and inmate viewpoints, with pages trimmed from 24 to 27 and commentary on prisoner life and public attitudes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia Penitentiary
George McLaughlin
Otto C. Boles
W. Va. Penitentiary
Robert G. Craft
Beckley
Parkersburg
Prayer for Peace and Strength in an Era of War
A dated prayer asks for peace with honor amid arms races and conflicts. It emphasizes peace arising from strength of mind, heart, and character, not fear or ease, and includes a postscript attribution to Dennis H. Cooke of High Point College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis H. Cooke
High Point
N. C
High Point College
Washington Freedom Must Apply To Its Enemies Too
Washington cuts through the rhetoric as Gus Hall leads a June rally in Manhattan to press repeal of the McCarran Act. The rally backs registered party measures, with speakers including Ben Davis and John Abt. Authorities note upholding court rulings and ongoing SACB orders against party groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Communist Party
Hall
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
Abraham Lincoln
Department OF Justice
Supreme Court
Gus Hall
New York
Manhattan Center
Fense Fund
Miriam Friedlander
Citizens Committee For Constitutional Liberties
Ben Davis
Moe Fishman
Veterans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade
William Howard Melish
Russ Nixon
The
National Guardian
New York Post
Murray Kempton
FBI
Claude Lightfoot
Chicago
Quiz Qs And A's From A Historic Puzzle Column
A reader posed questions and answers on symbolism and history. The shamrock represents loyalty and the Trinity as a Christian symbol, Cambria refers to Wales, Mozart’s overture was composed in one sitting, Congress first abolished slavery in the District of Columbia on April 16, 1862, and a 150 pound man would weigh far less on the sun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambria
Wales
Mozart
Don Giovan
District of Columbia
Independent Ruanda Urundi May Mean Chaos
UPI analysis warns independence for Ruanda and Urundi could trigger bloodshed in a fragile, mountainous region of five million people. Belgian exit prompts ethnic tension between Watutsi Bahutu and Batwa, with refugee camps in Tanganyika Uganda and the Congo. The piece notes Western silence and fears of civil conflict as independence approaches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lars Pn Ana
Ruanda
Urundi
Maryland
Russia
Ruanda-Urundi
League of Nations
U.N
Congo
Mwami Kigeri V
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Walter Lippman
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Yale
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Naleigh & Register
Prince St
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John Hodel
United Press International
Ward-Griffith Company
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Boston
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Pittsburgh
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Raleigh Register
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H. C. Ogden
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Civil Service
Emsap
Sere
Peter Edson
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Phil Newsom
United Nations
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