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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1961
Page
4
West Virginia Chamber Opposes Unemployment Bill 353
The West Virginia Chamber of Commerce advised opposition to House Bill 353 Senate Bill 211 on unemployment compensation, warning it would raise employer taxes by about 5.5 million annually. The report notes 13 days left in the 1961 session with 697 bills introduced and details other tax measures and proposed revenue moves. The piece warns Americans have built a mounting personal debt through consumer credit, mortgage debt, and auto loans, risking an economic downturn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia Chamber of Commerce
Senate
House
West Virginia
Barron
Chamber Committee On Industrial Expansion
Charleston Gazette Mail
Federal Reserve Board
Detroit
Hock
Henry
Deadly gun carriage touted with 16000 shots a minute
Harley O Grady of East Liverpool Ohio announces patent on a new gun carriage and gun style akin to a Gatling gun capable of discharging 16000 shots per minute. In Portsmouth Rev Billy Sunday raises over 10000 by peddling sporting slang from the pulpit over a short period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harley O'Grady
Liverpool
Ohio
Portsmouth
Billy Sunday
1936 Raleigh Register notes police company moves
25 years ago from the Raleigh Register files Superintendent P D Shingleton organized a fourth state police company with Beckley headquarters and reassigned captains. Captain George H Skeen moved from Company C in Elkins to Company D in Beckley. Thomas A Cook aged 65 brother of the late Dr A G Cook died at his Pineville area home, longtime in state education circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. D. Shingleton
Beckley
George H. Skeen
Elkins
Thomas A. Cook
A. G. Cook
Pineville
Kennedy plan prompts bid for state federal labor coordination
Labor Secretary Arthur Goldberg met 40 state labor officials to map how Kennedy programs for aiding distressed areas raising the minimum wage and extending unemployment benefits could fit with existing state laws. He stressed not federalizing labor law but improving state federal coordination and proposed state advisory committees on labor policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nea
Arthur Goldberg
Department of Labor
Kennedy
Co operation Hinges on Federal State Programs in Kennedy Plan
The Kennedy administration proposes joint federal state efforts in construction reclamation post offices and other public works to boost business. It frames cooperation as essential to a federation and warns that failure could force either full federal control or ruinous interstate competition. States push for funding splits like the 95 5 highway share and resist federal overreach. Better cooperation is offered as a solution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District of Columbia
Puerto Rico
Territories
Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Meyer Kestnbaum
Congress
Kennedy
Beckley Beckley Newspapers Subscription Rates Notice
Raleigh Register lists subscription rates by mail and home delivery terms for Beckley and Hinton West Virginia. Rates include daily and Sunday options, six months and yearly plans, with taxes and handling notes for changes of address and payment responsibility by carriers and distributors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Prince St
Beckley
W. Va
Hinton
West Virginia
Nally
Magazine Criticism Sparks Marine Tradition Ban at Camp Lejeune
Maj. Gen. R B Luckey bars sales of a magazine criticizing Marine Corps traditions at Camp Lejeune N C. He doubts Marines at Tripoli and declares American loyalty to Republicans. Also Dr Geoffrey Martin offers three snow shoveling tips for men over 40.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripoli
R. B. Luckey
Camp Lejeune, N.C
Geoffrey Martin
Kansas
Financial Gossip Applicants Flood Big Name Colleges
A UPI piece notes that big name eastern colleges are flooded with applicants and tightening standards, while smaller schools in the West, Midwest, and South have room. It cites rising costs, with top schools at about $3,000 yearly, and reports projected lifetime earnings by education level, highlighting $347,000 for college graduates versus $178,000 for grade school and $243,000 for high school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry J. Bechtold
UPI Financial
New York
UPI
U.S. News & World Report
East
West
Midwest
South
Institute of Life Insurance
Barbs by Hal Cochran on roads and home life
In 1896 there were only four autos in the country. Pedestrians thrived in the era. A homelike home matters. Two key aims in college are securing money and a date. Many counties struggle to fund road repairs. The piece laments stagnation and a rut in progress.
Cadets Fire First Civil War Shot Depicted Mural
The mural in the Citadel Charleston shows cadets firing the first Civil War shot on January 9 1861 at Star of the West attempting to relieve Fort Sumter. The scene ties to Fort Sumter garrison and early naval action in Charleston harbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citadel
Charleston
S.C
Star of the West
Fort Sumter
March Awakening Brings Hopes Amid Hard Times
A March column blends seasonal renewal with West Virginia farming needs and rising living costs. It cites Ford Farm Almanac figures on 1975 food demand, notes a shift to modern farming, and presents a satire on taxes via a detailed daily expenditures list, ending with reflections on taxation and inheritance.
Prayer For Today Compassionate God Blessings In Need
Prayer asks Compassionate God to comfort the sinner the sick and the discouraged lift spirits strengthen the weak and ease pain for those suffering in mental and physical pain. It asks if possible restoration of health and happiness in His name signed by Dennis H. Cooke High Point NC director of Teacher Education at High Point College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis H. Cooke
High Point
N.C
High Point College
Eddie Albert Kaiser TV venture aims to ship via home shopping
New York gossip column notes Eddie Albert and Henry J. Kaiser pursuing a closed circuit Hawaii Kai TV network to deliver products directly to homes with middlemen cut out. They envision at home shopping including a one room school concept and moving walls. The piece also covers Hollywood names at Sardi's, awards, and quips about performers, plans, and trends in media.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Eddie Albert
Henry J. Kaiser
Lindy’s
Eddie
Henry J
Hawaii-Kai
Honolulu
Hawaii
Kaiser
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