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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1962
Page
4
Everette F Keyser remembered as community figure
Everette F Keyser is mourned by family and friends in Beckley. A friendly, outgoing businessman and partner in his firm earned community trust. Active in the Presbyterian Church and a former Sunday School teacher, he was known for his hands-on work ethic and athletic past.
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Everette Keyser
Beckley
Presbyterian Church
Compliance Lapses Highlight Clean Elections Law
The article notes spotty compliance with the clean elections law requiring candidates to file sworn expense lists at the County Clerk's office. Most candidates had not filed, with some opinions suggesting enforcement would not be difficult. A prosecutor move or private warrants could push candidates to disclose, while verifying true accounting proves harder and may reveal the statute's weaknesses.
Backseat Driver Humor Sparks Social Commentary
The Orlando Sentinel jokes that married men have fewer crashes due to backseat guidance from wives and proposes a Backseat Driving Service. It notes higher accident rates among single and divorced men and links unsafe driving to faulty life adjustments, with a wry closer about separate highways for risky living.
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Orlando
Fla
Power Struggle Denied by Bonn Brown Aide to Gov Barron
Bonn Brown, a long time adviser to West Virginia Governor W W Barron, rejects reports of a power struggle with Curtis Trent. He says he is a private citizen on the Governor's team and stresses unity to strengthen the Democratic Party ahead of the general election. Brown details his background from Elkins, his family’s political lineage, and his service in the Marines, plus his lifelong work in journalism, civic affairs, and mental health advocacy.
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Bonn Brown
Elkins
W. W. Barron
Barren- Brown Association
Donald F. Fannin
United Press International
Charleston
W. Va
UPD
W. W. Barren
Barron
Curtis Trent
Trent
Brown
Democratic Party
West Virginia
Randolph County
al Smith
Jefferson Slidell Brown
State
Senate
Herman Guy Kump
W. G
Junior) Brown
Preston County
Parkersburg
William Brown
Randolph Enterprise
West Virginia Journalism Hall of Fame
Grace Episcopal Church
West Virginia Department of the American Legion
Wymer Fields
Metal Lab
Reidbold Bros
West Virginia University
Hana
State Road Commission
Road Commission
Marines
South Pacific
Philippines
Okinawa
China
American Legion
Legion
Seat belt labels stall progress in safety drive
New York reports reveal a fragmented market for auto seat belts one year after a nationwide pledge to fit sockets for belts. Despite dozens of models, consumer claims lack verification and many belts fail to meet real standards. New law requires all 1965 autos sold in New York to include belts, hardware, and sockets.
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New York
NEA
U. S. Automobile Industry
National Safety Council
Consumer Reports
Society of Automotive Engineers
American Seat Belt Council
Cornell University
New York State
Beckley Newspapers subscription rates and policies
Beckley Newspapers Corporation provides mail and home delivery rates for West Virginia residents. Details include annual, six month and monthly options for daily, Sunday, and combined editions, plus carrier or distributor delivery and notes on address changes and three percent state tax. Independent carriers are not authorized to accept advance payments on behalf of the company.
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West Virginia
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Q and A on Don Quixote's purpose ridicules romance
A reader question asks if Cervantes wrote Don Quixote with a specific aim. The answer states yes to ridicule romantic knightly tales that were once very popular.
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Cervantes
Nehru Beset By Hostile Neighbors In Asia
India's Prime Minister Nehru faces disputes with Pakistan over Kashmir and with Red China about 12000 square miles seized but claimed by India. Relations with Nepal's King Mahendra deteriorate after an April summit in New Delhi fails to ease tensions. Nepal accuses Nepalese rebels using Indian soil, while border accord with Red China strains ties.
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Phil Newsom
UPI
India
Jawaharlal Nehru
Kashmir
Pakistan
Red China
Mahendra
Nepal
South Asia
Aps
Sikki
Tibet
Nehru
New Delhi
Red China Tibet road shifts influence in Nepal era
The piece notes Red China's plan to build a highway along Nepal's northern border to reach India's heartland. It highlights strategic value, potential smuggling risks, and Nehru's concern. It cites China’s $8.8 million pledge and two-sphere influence, with King Mahendra’s 1955 move toward guided democracy.
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Mt. Everest
Nepal
India
Ganges Valley
Red China
Himalaya
Nehru
Mahendra
China
Tibet
Redundant Phrase Targeted On Ballots by John C Hodel
The May 8 Primary sample ballots feature a blue green Democratic ballot with thirty one candidates in Marsh Fork District. Republican ballot lists five names and several write ins. The article argues the phrase opposite to and should be deleted from left side instructions and notes a long history of ballot wording changes. A longtime printer and readers debate the impact of removing the phrase and predict legal challenges while urging literacy and clarity in ballots.
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Democratic Party
Marsh Fork
Justice of the Peace
Criminal Court
House of Delegates
West Virginia
Grandpappy
Grandson
China policy shift in the works argued by British observers
British and Kennedy advisers question U S stance on Chiang Kai shek amid hints that Mao and Red China may gain a role in disarmament talks. Rostow reviews China policy while Khrushchev and Mao clash over influence in Asia Africa and Latin America.
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New York
Kennedy
United States
Chiang Kai-shek
Walt W. Rostow
China
Britain
Dean Rusk
Chiang
U.S
United Nations
British Laborites
Mao Tse-tung
Chiang Kaishek
Mao
Khrushchev
Moscow
Peiping
Asia
Africa
Latin America
Notable quotes thread mixes views and remarks
A collection of quotations features remarks by Desmond Wyndham Dunphy on arrests, Kennedy on schools, Sir William Mahane on Dickens and travel, Maj. Gen. Hershey on draftee rejection rates, a praise for librarians, and E M Conrad noting age at a 50th anniversary. The snippets span crime policy culture climate and aging milestones.
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Kennedy
Charles Dickens
William Mahane
Selective Service
Lewis B. Hershey
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