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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1958
Page
2
A reflective line attributes personal shifts to routine stubbornness against core beliefs. The quote frames time as a driver of inner tension between evolving experience and fixed principles, attributed to Zimmermann.
A federal grand jury in New York probes Rep. Adan Clayton Powell Jr. over income tax returns and alleged kickbacks from a secretary. The piece surveys Powell as preacher, lawmaker, and prominent civil rights figure, noting wealth, residences, and concurrent scrutiny of absenteeism compared with colleague Dawson.
Senator John V. Kennedy and his infant daughter Caroline charm guests at a Women's National Press Club dinner as he pushes a savvy campaign image. The scene mirrors a familiar political ploy of using a cuddly child to win voters, while Kennedy looks toward a potential 1960 presidential bid.
A prayer asks for guidance to shield children from evil and exploitation in visual media. It calls for national awareness of responsibility toward children and the future, attributed to John W. Shackford of Waynesville North Carolina.
Hal Boyle notes Greenwich Village draws many newcomers who seek a better bet in New York City. He reflects on the city as the capital of pitch and its culture that outstares Washington, recalling his early years as a young newspaperman in the hinterland.
A narrative piece reflects on relocating to New York City. The author contrasts home and city life, noting how Manhattan’s streets reveal gifts like music and art. He describes time, change, and the city’s granite warmth binding people to place.
Peggy Kessinger reports on U S Army personnel overseas and at home. Sgt C John H Blake stationed in Hanau Germany completes ammunition supply course at European Engineer Ordnance School. Others include C Samuel C Bell in Eccles and Darrell W Lilly in Chaumont France, plus Pvt Wiley Moore at Fort Jackson and Airman Robert D Chamberlain at Chanute AFB Illinois.
James Marlow outlines mounting trouble for President Eisenhower on reciprocal trade, defense reorganization, and foreign aid. Opposition spans party lines over trade measures, with regional interests opposing tariffs, while defense reform faces internal service and congressional division amid hints of watered down outcomes.
Junior Editors quiz explains Vitamin A benefits for eye health and moisture, noting carrots as a source and warning about night blindness from deficiency. It mentions pilots drinking carrot juice and invites readers to study other Vitamin A foods and send in postcard answers to win $10.
Hollywood notes report Earl Wilson hosting a crowd at Slate Brothers as Don Rickles roasted celebrities. Milton Berle Nancy Sinatra Hugh O’Brien Barbara Nichols Mike Nichols Elaine May teased stars like Marlon Brando and John Carroll while others like Jean Seberg and Abbe Lane drew attention. The piece blends jokes about fame and fashion with city buzz from Brussels and Cannes sightings.
A rambling column extols a store bag called a poke and derides calling it a bag or sack. It contrasts language with West Virginia pride, notes a May Day program at Shady Spring High School, a quiet day in city policing, and announces Raleigh General Hospital nursing students returning from Charleston after a state exam.
The passage notes birds gripping twigs to avoid falling and mentions a Spanish nation in the ISMs era. It states the U S government taxed cigarettes starting in 1878 and claims about half of the world’s irrigated land is in India. It also lists sulfur uses in rayon, fertilizer, rubber, steel, detergents, lubricants, and explosives.
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