Thought For Today Adversity Diamond Dust Quote
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Leighton
Raleigh Register in Beckley, West Virginia
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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1962
Page
4
What Disarmament Would Mean
Disarmament remains a distant goal but economists and planners study its impact on industry and economy. Khrushchev noted American confidence in shifting to civilian production, with U S and UN studies predicting limited immediate economic danger and broad postwar benefits. The Office of Contract Settlement alumni and the National Planning Association map large nondefense reinvestments, totaling about 330 billion over five years, to improve education highways urban renewal health water and other programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nikita S. Khrushchev
United States
Khrushchev
U. S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
United Nations
Mili
Morgan Guaranty Trust Co
New York
Office of Contract Settlement
Bernard Baruch
OCS
Thomas L. Stokes
National Planning Association
NPA
Scholarships for Gifted Needy Sought by Congress
Washington federal aid efforts clash over whether to fund scholarships for gifted yet needy students. The House negotiates with Senate conferees on higher education aid, while current bills propose billions in construction aid, loans, and 924 million for 212,000 high school graduates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
NEA
Congress
HOUSE
Education and Labor Committee
Senate
House Rules Committee
Kennedy
House of Representatives
United Student Aid Fund Inc
Queen Bees Reveal Romance Is Not Purely Chemical
New findings overturn the belief that queen bee mating is driven solely by a chemical lure from her jaw glands. Trials removing jaw glands from virgin queens showed many still mated, laid eggs, and produced healthy offspring, proving romance persists without the glands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPI
R.A. Morse
N.E. Gary
T.S.K
Kennedy brothers shape political future in Massachusetts
The 1962 Massachusetts Senate vacancy set off a Kennedy family power arc. Robert F. Kennedy remains a rising force, while Edward Kennedy and a Kennedy nephew edge toward the Massachusetts primary. The piece notes Bobby’s image as a capable, world‑savvy leader and hints at broader White House implications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kennedy
Senate
Benjamin A. Smith II
Gloucester
Mass
Furcolo
Smith
Massachusetts
Bobby
Robert F. Kennedy
U.S. Senate
Edward
Ted
John W. McCormack
White House
House of Actives
United States
Bug Dust And Pearls From An Ordinary Day
A reflective column notes blooming wild strawberries and crab apples, outdoor spiders with dew like pearls, and the return of lawnmower sounds. It mentions Beckley air flow near Prince Street, underbrush clearing, and a gas-line dig at Amere Gas, plus a repeated editorial urging safer driving and a telephoned prayer from Dotson M. Nelson Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Betty Beckley Campbell
Prince Street
Prince and
Oakwood Valley Drive
Amere Gas
Laos Crisis Warns Against Red Coalition Strategy
Global View analyzes the Laos crisis, arguing that the 1961 Geneva coalitions with Reds were doomed to fail. It notes Maoist and North Vietnamese backing for Pathet Lao, criticizes Harriman, and warns that reliance on coalition governments risks expanding communist influence and endangering the Western perimeter in Asia.
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New York
Nea
Laos
Geneva
United States
Kennedy
Russia
Nikita Khrushchev
Moscow
Red China
Viet Nam
Pathet Lao
Vetnamese
Mao Tsetung
Mao Tse-tung
Chiang Kai-shek
China
Boun Oum
Southeast Asia
Red
State Department
Averell Harriman
Harriman
Roosevelt
Yalta
Free World
West Berlin
West
Pacific
Paul Revere panels to tour seven states this spring
Five panels of three Republican congressmen will tour seven northeastern states on weekends this spring. The first appearance is in Boston today. The group, named Paul Revere to warn the public that government policies threaten the nation, follows last fall’s drives urging cuts in spending and firmer leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Revere
G.O.P
Boston
Republican Congressional Committee
Congress
Washington
Liquor by the drink debate in Beckley city limits
West Virginia towns face a division over liquor by the drink as a potential November vote looms. The piece lists private clubs Moose Club Elks Lodge Eagles Club RVA Club Club Society Beckino Club and several private homes and taxi sales as sources of liquor. It notes buy affidavits police access clubs and possible witness bribery and contrasts illegal clubs bootleggers and moonshiners with a proposed legal regime to curb crime while preserving public order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross Martin
Moose Club
McCreery St
Elks Lodge
South Heber St
Eagles Club
Woodlawn Ave
RVA Club
South Fayette St
Club Society
Trailways
Beckino Club
East Beckley
East Park
Prince Street
Prince
South Kanawha
West Virginia
Beckley Newspapers Advertising Rates and Postal Info
Beckley newspapers list subscription by mail rates for West Virginia incl. annual rates $21.90 and $18.00 for other mail options. Beckenham? The notice lists offices and contact details for advertising and distribution. It outlines carriers, dealers, and corporate affiliations with United Press International input.
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United Press International
Ward-Griff
New York
Chicago
ITH Company, Inc
Los Los Angeles
Greenville
Detroit
Atlanta
Boston
Charlotte
Philadelphia
San
Francisco
Pittsburgh
West Virginia
Wenianes Newspapers Corporation
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Newspaper Enterprise Assn
U. S. Office of Education
American Council On Education
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Hisirians
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UPI Science
Bobby Kennedy
Brother Bobby
Foster Furcolo
John
F. Kennedy
Democratic Party
Ned A. Flanders
University of Michigan
Edward T. Cooke
Maria Callas
Luis Munoz Marin
Puerto Rico
Navy
Leslie C. Arends
Mohammed
Earth
al Barak
Panama
Pedro Arias de Avila
Samuel Adams
Supreme Court
Joseph Story
Jonathan Oldstyle
Washington Irving
Cato
Thailand
Tennessee
Mount Vernon
George Washington
Little Hunting Creek Planattion
John C. Hodel
Freud
Jesus Christ
Leon Dennen
Paul Reveres
Naleighty
Beckley Newspapers
Prince St
Beckley, W. Vas
W. Va
John Hodel
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