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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1962
Page
3
A thought from Hannah More compares absence in love to water poured on fire where a little quickens it but much extinguishes it, reflecting on how distance affects passion.
Rail unions face pressure as the Presidential Railroad Commission calls for removing 30 000 to 15 000 jobs and urges negotiations on changes. Labor Secretary Goldberg pushes for settlement despite union repudiation. Kennedy distances himself, noting broader implications and industry wide impact from the commissions recommendation allowing unlimited technological change by carriers.
In a University of Michigan talk and public discourse, the nation’s split into liberal and conservative camps is noted. Felix McKnight urges embracing America’s diversity beyond narrow labels, praising John Glenn’s example and stressing freedom as the true bond of unity. James B. Conant assesses high school progress, calling for 18 academic courses and 20 total, with emphasis on English, languages, math, science, and social studies.
Beckley Newspapers Corporation presents subscription rates for Raleigh and Register including daily and Sunday plans, mail prices, home delivery by carrier, and tax notes. It also notes independent contractor status of carriers and that the publisher is not responsible for advance payments.
Mr and Mrs Archie Mackey moved from Fair Lawn Avenue to Mount Hope where Mr Mackey has accepted a call to lead the Christian Church. The note recalls Coal City’s growth from no post office a decade ago to a hamlet with 126 dwellings 11 stores and a school. Sim Walker and Frank Lemon were early mail carriers on a rough Beckley to Barn route once. The prayer asks divine blessing on workers employers and families and those who teach or preach in Jesus name.
Cape Canaveral's space drive spurs rapid growth in Brevard County as land prices soar, motels expand, housing multiplies, and North Merritt Island prepares Nova for a three man moon mission. Population could rise from 25,000 in 1950 to over a million by 1970, with per capita income jumping dramatically.
New York will see a new computer based accounting and control service for large realty firms starting in April by Dataline Computer Processing Associates. The system stores building records on magnetic tape, handles rent collection, renewals, evictions, tax bills, mortgage payments and utility costs, and prints bills and dunning notices while reducing human error. It aims to save firms money per tenant and reduce pilferage by early anomaly reporting.
UPI columnist Phil Newsom analyzes how Adenauer’s coalition with the Free Democrats pressures Berlin’s stance toward the Soviet Union and the Oder Neisse territories. The Free Democrats push a moderate line, including talks with Soviets and recognition of Polish western territories, signaling a shift from traditional reunification policy amid Cold War strains.
A meditation on mortality and faith argues that death comes without warning and urges facing reality. It contrasts secular denial with spiritual realism citing Jesus and Paul to affirm that nothing can separate believers from God’s love amid trials. The piece ends urging readiness as trials come with certainty.
Retirement sparks debate as a husband embraces a daily "project of the day" while his wife worries. Arthur Lord counsels the couple and urges the wife to join in, noting retirement can reveal lifelong ambitions. The column also answers veterans burial benefits and Social Security timing questions.
Walter Cronkite predicts a major breakthrough in space coverage with a possible television camera in orbit. He notes NASA may place a camera to show the astronaut and outside views, improving landing and capsule recovery coverage, while Glenn’s recommendations could free space for such gear. Cronkite’s trip to Cape Canaveral yields CBS praise and a joking $2,500,000 suntan.
The Rev Charles V Denman of Walnut Hill Methodist Church in Dallas reflects during Lent on mercy from God death as an open door and life lived victoriously He cites Jesus prayers on the cross the empty tomb and the risen Christ and the upper room to affirm forgiveness and power for believers for all humans in the season
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