Thought For Today From Titus Platutus
In everything the middle course is best and excess brings trouble. The saying by Titus Plautus urges balance and cautions against extremes in all pursuits.
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Raleigh Register in Beckley, West Virginia
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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1963
Page
4
Self-Discipline Or Lack Of Restraint In Modern Times
The piece laments rising violence and fading self-control across the nation. It cites knothole gangs, Easter Monday riots, and large park and stadium outbreaks, arguing that modern indulgence, lax discipline, and rationalizations fuel crime. It contrasts this with the need for orderly self-mastery and notes skepticism toward meat-obsessed athletic culture.
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Baltimore
Washington
Hollywood Stars Waive Above-the Title Billing
Hollywood is talking about shifts in star power as James Garner and Steve McQueen decline above the title billing for The Great Escape. Ava Gardner may retire from films while Peter Tewksbury moves from TV to directing a Seven Arts series. Stanley Kramer plans a global press premiere for It’s a Mad, Mad World with 250 journalists in Hollywood.
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Hollywood
NEA
James Garner
Steve McQueen
Peter Tewksbury
Seven Arts
New York
Stanley Kramer
U.S
Hollywood figures weigh in on films and Monroe magnetism
Erskine Johnson catalogues Hollywood chatter on festival plans and new theatres. Omar Sharif’s contract, Cleopatra rights, Nancy Sinatra Jr film debut, Bob Hope Oscar lament, and Jack Lemmon’s reflections on Marilyn Monroe are described with brisk, vivid anecdotes.
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Hollywood-in-Washington
Hollywood
Cinerama Center
Omar Sharif
Sam Spiegel
20Th Century-Fox
Nancy Sinatra Jr
Bob Hope
South Pacific
Jack Lord
Aphrodite
Claudia Cardinale
Greece
Rod Taylor
New York
Mary Hilem
Marilyn Monroe
Jack Lemmuon
Jack
Testing Free Advice For Journalists From Readers
A speaker notes that free advice from citizens flows to newspapers and that opinions on how to run papers vary by political stance. He jokes that if every suggestion were followed the newsroom would drift toward folly, and suggests free advice could drive editors to distraction.
Levy Balloting Mirrors City Election Struggles
A reflective piece on civic voting practice notes the levy dispute over Stephen's Lake shaped city races. It praises specialization, warns against DIY vanity, and urges Beckley voters to study mayoral and council candidates, highlighting John Wesley Smith and Col. Robert Thompson as capable options.
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Stephen’s Lake
Yarborough Denounces Police Dogs at Voter Registration
Watch On The Potomac comments on Senator Ralph Yarborough of Texas condemning the use of police dogs and high velocity hoses against Negro protesters at voter registration. He argues Southern silence masks fear and urges church leaders to voice moral outrage amid a muted political response.
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Washington
Ralph Yarborough
Texas
Third Reich
Yarborough
Birmingham
Ala
Senate
Rockville
Maryland
South
Washington Notebook Quick Hits From Public Figures
A condensed look at satirical and anecdotal mentions linking Ian Fleming fiction to President Kennedy and brief vignettes on figures like Sargent Shriver James Symington George Romney and Harold LaFount. Notable scenes include Kennedy’s rose garden moment and Shriver quip about Peace Corps formality.
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Washington
Kennedy
Ian Fleming
Fleming
James Bond
Jack Kennedys
New York
White House
Robert Kennedy
University of South Carolina
Department of Justice
Peace Corps
Sargent Shriver Jr
Charlotte of Luxembourg
Prince Jean
Shriver
President Kennedy
Jacqueline
Beckley Newspapers publishes rates and delivery terms
Beckley Newspapers Corporation lists subscription prices for mail and home delivery, notes tax addition for West Virginia, and states carriers are independent contractors not responsible for advance payments. May include managing editor contact and advertising network references.
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West Virginia
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Feds Have Upper Hand In Cooperative Projects
In Charleston West Virginia during a special legislative session the Welfare Department drew criticism while Republicans charged the federal government supplies about 70 percent of funding yet retains full control over spending. Welfare Commissioner W Bernard Smith noted adherence to federal guidelines is required.
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United Press International
Charleston
W. Va
UPID
Welfare Department
Jack Miller
R-Wood
John Carrigan
Marshall County
West Virginia
W. Bernard Smith
Beckley Bengals to host Huntington Booster Bees series opener
Orville Barr, noted southpaw in Raleigh county B league, will join the Beckley Bengals for the Beckley series against Huntington Booster Bees. A BBC crew visited Charleston for an unemployment segment, while state lawmakers witnessed a parachute jump by West Virginia National Guard near Sutton Airport.
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Orville Barr
Raleigh County
Beckley Bengals
Beckley
Huntington Booster Bees
Del
Paul H. Kidd
D-Gilmer
Sutton Airport
16Th Special Forces Group
Airborne
West Virginia National Guard
Magne
William E. Miller
Kidd
Col. Miller
Paul
Prayer For Today Appears As Message From Florida Minister
A short religious reflection titled Prayer For Today asks for daily dignity and righteous acts, seeking God’s presence and guidance. It urges mercy and forgiveness through Jesus, attributed to Richard L. James, a Riverside Avenue Christian Church minister in Jacksonville, Florida.
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Jesus
Richard L. James
Jacksonville, Fla
Riverside Avenue Christian Church
Death of a Teamster by Elephant at Glen Jean Show
Twenty years ago Jos L Leonard a Sparks Bros teamster was killed when an elephant stepped on him as he rested near the animal. The keeper warned him of danger but the elephant struck, breaking his back and killing him instantly. Undertaker Linda Mood will handle the body and burial may be at Mount Hope if relatives are not found. The county’s prisoners, jailed for fines, are being put to road labor under foreman Douglas Scott by order of the county court.
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Nat
Outer Mongolia
Gus Q
Moore
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Robert LaFollette
George Norris
Lehman
New York
Clark
Pennsylvania
Joe MacCarthys
Yarborough
Billy Graham
Robert Kennedy
Manny Celler
House Judiciary Committee
ANPA
Symington
Bob Hope
Moscow
George Romney
Michigan
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Washington
Harold la- Fount
Federal Radio Commission
Romney
la- Fount
White House
President Coolidge
LaFount
Oval Room
Jos. L. Leonard
Sparks Bros
Glen Jean
Lindamood
Mount Hope
Douglas Scott
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