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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1957
Page
2
Editorial note argues imagination without learning lacks grounding. cites a Joubert quote about wings without feet. Reflects on intellect, curiosity, and the value of study to support creative thought in public discourse.
The court affirms seven Pennsylvania orders convicting newsroom photographers who shot in court corridors during non session times. It notes reporters may attend trials but not necessarily photograph them. Colorado rulings and ABA Canon 35 are discussed amid calls for potential liberalization of court camera rules.
The Senate Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee opened hearings on pay as you see television with a possible large scale test. The FCC has a rule making in progress to decide if it can license subscription programs broadcast over free air. Zenith and others push subscription TV dating to 1951 1952, arguing better programs but opponents warn viewers would pay for most content now free.
The Register invites signed letters on local and national issues. Readers are urged to keep briefer submissions and expect condensation. Names may be deleted upon request, though letters must be signed for publication consideration.
The excerpt notes that in British coinage a pound is a quid a shilling a boh and a penny a copper. It claims Romans regarded beer as inferior fit for barbarians. It mentions Coldbath Fields prison nicknamed the English Bastille and that the US Army medical corps organized in 1838.
Crescent School adopts a living together project with a PTA booklet detailing parents and pupils, PTA officers, and committees. Principal Clyde Law explains the aim to teach peace and harmony among students and foster proper character and civic values through school life and community involvement.
Superintendent D W Bryson lauds last year’s student directory and commends the new 1936 57 edition for aiding students. The PTA back cover lists 18 parent activities including reading to children, supervising media, establishing chores, budgeting, and encouraging library use.
A sarcastic narrator jeers at actor Jeff Chandler lampooning his looks and publicity stunts. The piece recounts backstage gibes about Chandler's height Glassy gray hair and alleged fan obsessions while touching on a supposed drowning rescue claim and a playful self description as Brooklyn-born.
A gossipy collage of showbiz anecdotes features Jeff Chandler’s image, Mayer Mishkin’s talent talk, and industry chatter about Marilyn Monroe, Elvis, Lana Turner, Rex Harrison, Jacqueline Gleason, and other stars. The piece mixes performances, parties, medical stories, and snappy quips.
Case U-321 profiles Marilyn M 23 in love with Tom a known rotter and heavy gambler. Her father notes abuse and financial loss to Tom while Marilyn insists on love at first sight and defends him. Dr Crane argues Marilyn’s love is misplaced rooted in longing for her father and brother. readers urged to break unwise romance and seek steady character based love.
A quirky column notes spring in parts of the United States is not a season but a string of rainstorms. It recalls a court definition of mooching as driving at five miles per hour or less and jokes about words and a Florida press agent’s nightmarish eclipse remark.
Ten years after the United States said farewell to isolation, President Truman in 1947 asked Congress for 400 million dollars to aid Greece and Turkey against communism. The policy, later extended, established the Truman Doctrine guiding American military and economic support to non Communist nations, shaping postwar alliances and global strategy. The shift followed World War II realities and paved the way for NATO and SEATO, with ongoing U.S. leadership against totalitarian expansion.
A devotional prayer invokes Eternal God to prepare hearts for the Lent season. It affirms belief in Jesus as sent to give light to all and reveals God’s mercy through the cross. Signed by John Luther and Bonnell, ministers of Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church, New York City.
A humorous meditation on gout shared as a male experience. The author likens gout to a porcupine in the foot, lists causes and myths, and ties a personal attack to the Suez Canal crisis while urging readers not to laugh at others pain. The piece blends medical facts with satire and self reflection.
Hollywood piece notes Danny Lewis, father of Jerry Lewis, stepping into acting after thirty years in show business. He describes nerves at his first film role in Short Cut to Hell, meeting director James Cagney, and plans to reestablish his career while avoiding comparisons to his famous son.
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