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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1962
Page
4
A devotional thought notes that no man should value a virtuous woman’s counsel at a small price, attributed to G. Chapman, encouraging respect for prudent guidance from women.
The long France Algeria talks end in a cease fire that halts the war that toppled the Fourth Republic and cost France billions. The SAO vows renewed terrorism to wreck the peace, but a grand putsch is unlikely. Peace may take years. the SAO remains a dangerous obstacle to stability. France and Algeria may eventually become a free nation, historians may note. But for now the SAO dominates the story.
Saint General Motors Corp reports 1961 total dollar sales of 11.396 billion, third highest on record behind ATAT. Defense receipts near 358.5 million, net income 892.821 million after 1.2 billion in taxes. GM built its 75 millionth automobile, with 25 million produced by 1910 and the third 25 million in seven years.
Dr D Jerome Fisher head of the International Mineralogical Assn argues in Space Digest that scientists seek truth while politicians pursue deals and may not admit mistakes. The piece cites Theodore White on France’s rational yet uncompromising legislature and notes de Gaulle’s authority amid Algerian violence, contrasting science’s quest for truth with politics’ need for practical agreement.
Publication details list Beckley Newspapers Corporation rates for mail subscriptions and home delivery. Rates include daily and Sunday options, half year and year terms, with West Virginia tax. It notes independent contractor carriers and non liability for addresses changed.
Patrick Crowley, national secretary of the Christian Family Movement, urges Lent as a time to sharpen for Easter. He compares astronaut discipline to spiritual sacrifice, noting Lent offers an opportunity to meditate on Christ’s public life and re-live its events through Mass, aiming for redemption.
In California Nixon, running for governor, urged Birch Society members to purge leader Robert Welch or resign. Speaking to the California Republican Assembly, he faced a tough stance on the JBS as CRA delegates representing about 12,000 GOP leaders voted to condemn Welch but did not call for party resignations.
The column argues Nixon should clearly state his stance on Robert Welch and the JBS, insisting politicians must declare firm positions on public issues even if voters disagree. It notes a Massachusetts issue on federal aid to church schools and urges frank, direct answers to such constitutional questions.
On Meet the Press Ted Kennedy and George Cabot Lodge spar over federal aid to parochial schools. Both Democrats and Republicans avoid direct stances, signaling the Catholic vote in Massachusetts looms large. Lawrence Spivak questions test their firmness on the issue.
A Raleigh Register column explains that doctors recommending square dancing does not permit deduction of the $45 as a medical expense and social activities are not deductible. Medical insurance premiums are deductible only when not reimbursed for earnings or loss of sight or limb. vitamins require a doctor’s prescription to be deductible.
Paris based UPI analyst Phil Newsom notes that Geneva discussions reveal fixed positions on nuclear arms. He warns that even if nuclear weapons may be obsolete, other weapons could prove more efficient in future conflicts.
Fifty years ago Hon George W Williams resigned from editorial management and M J Meadows became business manager with L A Fraser as editor. A separate note reports Thomas M Smith struck by a C&O engine between Raleigh and West Raleigh, sustaining leg wounds after failing to hear the approaching train. The item also bundles brief Q A trivia and political commentary on Khrushchev, De Gaulle, and faith in disarmament.
A 48 nation Coffee Study Group meets in Washington with 30 producing and 18 consuming countries, seeking a workable international coffee agreement. Blumenthal leads U S discussions as possible US adherence remains undecided. The draft envisions production controls, quotas, and a global 25 cent per bag assessment to fund diversification.
Hollywood reports that The Law and Mr Jones starring James Whitmore returns to ABC on April 19 after a 1961 cancellation sparked a massive viewer protest. About 400 000 fans mailed support, prompting editorials and city motions in favor of the show. Whitmore and writer Sy Gomberg weighed options before deciding to wait and see.
A devotional prayer praising God as creator and acknowledging Jesus Christ. The text includes a concluding attribution to Scott Brenner from Philadelphia and the Westminister Press imprint. The tone is reverent and supplicative, urging reverence, obedience, and service to God.
HAL COCHRAN rails at money-minded folks who flee south for change. A girl’s front-yard horn provokes her father’s anger. An Ohio dry cleaner says men are careless, and asks if he’s chasing gravy. Wives who seek truth should curb questions. good standing keeps you cushioned.
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