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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1955
Page
4
Japan seeks full US aid for rearmament as Diet blocks big majority
Ichiro Hatoyama remains premier and favors friendly ties with the United States, Russia, and Communist China. Japan’s Democratic Party won a safe seat count, but the Right and Left Socialists prevent a two thirds constitutional revision to allow rearmament. The United States offers to cover half the costs, while Japan insists on full payment, arguing its economy cannot bear large defense spending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Ichiro Hatoyama
United States
Russia
China
Hatoyama
Democratic Party
West
Pacific
Germany
Cufflinks or Cornflakes and the Handwriting Problem
A humorous tale of misread handwriting causing mischarged goods like cufflinks turned into cornflakes. The Handwriting Foundation notes over 70 million dollars lost yearly due to illegible writing, affecting invoices, mail, and business. It urges improved legibility, while noting cultural skills in penmanship in China and the Mohammedan world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Handwriting Foundation, Inc
China
Briefly Speaking on Belief and Death Causes
A brief note warns that self-belief helps but alone it fails. It cites that heart and blood diseases and cancer account for about 75 percent of deaths in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
March of Events in Washington on Pay TV and Tax Politics
In Washington a debate over subscription television, or pay as you see TV, divides movie makers and networks from supporters of access to top Broadway entertainment. Political impact of the $20 per person income tax cut favors Democrats as they tout lower taxes for the little people. The Eisenhower administration ed plans on standby price and wage controls are under review, with a 90 day freeze as a possible quick approval if needed. The ODM favors continued agency authority over strategic materials like copper for a further year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Communications Commission
Washington
Eisenhower
House
Congress
Office of Defense Mobilization
ODM
Commerce, Labor and Treasury Departments
Post Office seizure of Pravda and Izvestia sparks debate
Justice Department opinion prompts the Post Office Department to confiscate and destroy all copies of the Russian newspapers Pravda and Izvestia in the mails except those to government or learning institutions. Critics warn of executive overreach and potential future impacts on liberties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post Office Department
Justice Department
Pravda
Izvestia
Freedom and limits in press and speech debate
By C J Needy discusses the balance between liberty and restriction in American law and policy. He warns that censorship harms democracy more than external threats and cites postal, libel, trespass, and other limits, contrasting free press with Pravda and Izvestia. A sign at Royal Spaghetti House suggests a joke solution for cigarette ashes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post Office Department
Nation
West Virginia
U. S
Pravda
Izvestia
Russia
Raleigh Register front: subscription rates and carrier notice
Beclley newspapers publish rate card and terms for home delivery and mail subscriptions. The notice lists rates for daily and Sunday editions, conditions for changes of address, and carrier responsibilities, with tax additions and service areas in West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Toys Should Emphasize Fun Over Education Says Kay Stanley
Kay Stanley, a leading toy industry figure, argues against pushing education in every toy. She favors toys focused on play, stressing that children should choose what they want and that overemphasis on learning can dull joy. Stanley recalls early success with a rubber cast toy and a 1953 cake mix set, and notes the need to keep new ideas secret to stay ahead of imitators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Kay Stanley
America
Kay
Chicago
Marilyn Monroe Shines At East of Eden Premiere
Marilyn Monroe dazzles at the East of Eden premiere drawing photographers and gossipers alike. She then attends a $40,000 Actors Studio benefit at the Astor where she ignites a photo riot by slipping to the ladies room. Laurence Langner offers an autograph linking her to Shakespeare theater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Marilyn Monroe
Broadway
Durocher
Cleveland
Marilyn
East of Eden
Astor
Actors’ Studio
Gloria Vanderbilt
Sidney Lumet
Rita Gam
Laurence Langner
Theater Guild
Shakespeare Theater
P. S
Margaret Truman
Arlene Francis
Carol
Broadway Stars and Society Buzz From A Lively Night
Marilyn Excites Broadway guests include Channing Jayne Meadows Mrs Huntington Hartford Roberta Peters Eva Marie Saint Margaret Truman offered her seat when my ticket failed Various stars such as John Steinbeck Elia Kazan Sammy Davis Jr Greta Garbo Patti Page and entertainer Lou Nova are noted along with industry gossip and upcoming shows Marie Marilyn pageant headlines reflect a bustling 1950s scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sammy Davis Jr
Toars
Kazan
Marilyn
Midnight Earl
Martha Raye
Ed Begley
Prayer for service members from W Emory Hartman
A wartime style prayer commends sons and daughters in the armed forces to God. It asks for steadfast motives humility and humane attitudes while they learn methods of force and persuasion. The prayer concludes in Christ’s name by W Emory Hartman of Columbus Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ
W. Emory Hartman
Columbus
Ohio
Bexley Methodist Church
Military Men in News At Home and Overseas
Peggy Kessinger reports on Glen White servicemen earning airborne qualification at Fort Benning Pvt William C Duncan and Pvt Pete R Culberto each completed five jumps to qualify as parachutists both entered the Army in 1954 and did basic training at Fort Knox Vernon B Kelly 2nd Lt Air Force jet pilot candidate at Williams Air Force Base Arizona son of Salem Virginia and Whitby Ontario served as rifleman with the First Armored Division 25th Infantry Battalion entered February 1954 completed Fort Knox basic training D R Day machinist mate third class aboard USS Fletcher in Far East a Seventh Fleet unit participated in Tachens evacuation and is a native of Long Branch Pax High School Beckley College 1952 William Johns Pvt took part in a special Army test exercise at Fort Hood Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen White
Infantry
Fort Benning, Ga
William C. Duncan
Pete R. Culberto
United States Air Force
Williams Air Force Base
Ariz
Vernon B. Kelly
W. B. Kelly
Salem, Va
Magielean Thomas
Whitby
First Armored Division
Fort Knox
Beckley
Kate
Uhrichsville
Fletcher
Far East
D. R. Day
Dewey R. Day
Raleigh
Seventh Fleet
Tachens
You're Telling Me! Archeologists Find Echo in Pets
New archeology finds reveal pets had a mighty powerful echo. a French housewife sawed her husband's wooden leg to stop his roaming, leaving him hopping mad and astonished by the mischief.
Forest fires and floods raise West Virginia soil and tax questions
E N Winston of Scarbro cites 1932 and 1955 rainfall events and historic fire control costs to argue for shared flood protection and soil conservation. He notes forest land owners paid 2 cents per acre yearly in early efforts, compares modern costs, and questions who bears the tax burden for protecting watershed lands and downstream communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
U. S. Forest Service
Outlawing Reds Overlaps Other Laws In Congress Review
Washington reports that six months after Congress outlawed the Communist party the government has not used the act to penalize the party. The Justice Department is investigating independent labor unions possibly run by Communists as it continues to pursue McCarran Act enforcement and seeks to force party registration. The 1954 act, hastily drafted, offers no mechanism to outlaw but aims to strip certain rights, with Supreme Court rulings awaited on its legality and overlap with existing statutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Communist Party
Justice Department
AFL
ClOs
Eisenhower
Moscow
Supreme Court
National Labor Relations Board
Public Forum on Unjustified Taxes and Atomic Plant
A letter from Ernest Lilly questions tax spending on the near Gallipolis Ohio atomic plant amid high water, urging supervision and foresight for wartime access. He criticizes politicians' pay raises versus tax relief and proposes amending the constitution to require justification for taxation.
Hollywood Stars and Studio Motion in Hal Roach's Lot
Cesar Romero, a noted dancer and film star, discusses TV film workload at Hal Roach Studio where many series shoot including You Are There and Passport to Danger. Romero, who has appeared in 22 Roach films, may face continued work as he turns down movie roles for TV. He jokes about mambo and cha cha dance trends while acknowledging the show’s long run potential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patti Page
Portland
Reno
L.A
Charles O’curran
Neila Ates
Jimmy Dell
Jeanne Crain
Greta Garbo
Ninotchka
Rca-Victor
Eddie Dano
Tony Marvin
Godfrey
Harwyn
Boston
Sarah Vaughan
Lou Nova
Frank Fay
Elaine Stritch
Billy Reed
Sterling Sherwin
Lavish McTavish
Detroit
Hollywood
Hal Roach
Roaches
Margie
Riley
Public Defender
Waterfront
Stu Erwin
Cesar Romero
Romero
Cesar
Cuba
States
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Colton
Central Press
C. J. Needy
McQuade
Beckley Newspapers
Corporatee
Hinton
W. Va
Associated Press
AP News
J. McQuade
Story Brooks & Finley Inc
Philadelphia
Atlanta
Los Angeles
By Earl Wilson
Earl
Jan Bart
Leonard Levinson
Sammy Kaye
Crosby
Brando
Bob Hope
Groaner
Grunter
Peggy Kessinger
Duncan
Earl B. Duncan
Culicerto
Joseph Culicerto
Long Branch
Pax High School
W. B. Kelly and
Beckley College
Fort Hood, Tex
Pvt
William J. Johns
William Ritt
E. N. Winston
Scarbro
the Register
Gallipolis
Ernest Lilly
Denver
Pursley
Akron
George W. Scholer
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