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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1962
Page
4
A quotation by A. A. Bartol notes that God intends to make people good and happy, sometimes through sickness, disaster, and disappointment, as paradoxical means to virtue and joy.
Physicians say most mentally ill suffer from society’s rejection and distance from families. Governors say three quarters could stay out of costly institutions with strong community facilities. Many hospitals now overcrowded despite treatment gains. communities urged to create local mental health services including hospital units and child clinics. Parolees may receive relief funds if returning home. national groups bolster local efforts.
The RS-70 clash pits Rep. Carl Vinson and Defense Sec. Robert McNamara against Air Force budget demands. Vinson vows dialogue, McNamara argues obsolescence before production, and Kennedy cautions awaiting congressional action before judgment. Congress cannot force executive spending.
Beckley Newspapers Corporation lists mail and home delivery rates and urges changes of address while noting state tax. The second portion analyzes defense spending history, congressional actions, and policy shifts from Truman to Kennedy, concluding with a warning on UN bonds amid a bipartisan budget debate.
Washington faces a pivotal choice on Kennedy's AFP plan to send $20 billion to Latin America and a $100 million UN bond purchase. Congress must decide whether aid will catalyze reform, curb communism, and whether nations will reform promptly. Public and congressional opinion is deeply divided.
Foreign News Commentary by PHIL NEWSOM discusses the clash of views stirred by the United States resuming atmospheric tests. Excerpts from Brig. Gen. J. H. Rothschild warn against humane warfare, noting toxic weapons’ supposed top humaneness and aims to induce panic and diversion of resources.
Russell E Bryant sold his Huntington Top Body and Fender stake to partner H B Hopkins who, with Bryant, founded the Huntington concern and later opened Beckley branch. Beckley junior high rated model school. Stratton high second class. Montreal Stickney first class. Also includes wartime biological and chemical weapon threats and expert warnings on future warfare and inspection challenges.
Dear readers ponder aging and youth while Patience seeks guidance for her father's view of aging as a curse. Arthur Lord answers with advice to affirm vitality, encourage a lively outlook, and avoid reinforcing fear of growing older. Then a disability Social Security explainer outlines eligibility and waiting periods.
Congress approves a 45 million three year program to retrain 680000 workers displaced by automation. Yearly retraining totals 180000 first year and 250000 in each subsequent year with weekly costs 30 to 50 dollars. The plan supplements 6000 workers in 52 redevelopment projects and faces broader unemployment challenges discussed by labor leaders and the Kennedy administration.
A Britannica entry describes a glowworm from South America known as the stop and go light. It features a red head glow and greenish yellow flank lights, which flash when touched or shaken, with the green lights shining when prompted.
Pearl River New York vice president Lawrence Saper of Mnemotron Corp says medical electronics is on the verge of a substantial future. The company has introduced two new electronic medical machines in recent months with strong sales potential and expects many more developments ahead.
The piece surveys questions and answers on intelligence, explorers, and a string of new medical devices. It notes Sonlink for transmitting ECGs over ordinary lines, the Cats brain study computer, and Saper praising these tools for psychiatry and hospital use.
290 years ago from the 1912 files of Robert Miller, longtime C&O official in Beckley, died in St Louis. His remains were returned to Hinton for burial. Slab Fork school closed with 2 pm exercises, well attended, followed by a lunch prepared by teachers Miss Ferguson and Miss Rigg, assisted by Mrs. Wm Hurt and Mrs. N. D. Barnett.
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