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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1962
Page
4
A reflective column discusses basic research funding and the Harlow primate study, contrasting congressional criticism with scientific gains. It notes monkeys reveal drives beyond basic needs, inform learning theory, and offer lifelong study advantages, while pondering Soviet progress in machine learning and image recognition.
Washington policy watchers foresee major changes in United States regulation of international air transport with decisions likely by late summer or early fall. Alan S. Boyd of the Civil Aeronautics Board opposes a government operated carrier and favors regional chosen instruments to avoid monopolies, shaping how routes to Europe Asia and the Middle East might be allocated between Pan Am TWA and other carriers. A CAB led examination, hearings, and a broad interagency study under Project Horizon set the framework, with final authority resting with the President and Congress next year.
Beckley Newspapers Corporation lists subscription rates for mail and home delivery in West Virginia. Details include daily and Sunday options, six month terms, and per week carrier charges. Independent contractors handle deliveries and the company disclaims responsibility for advance payments.
Labor Secretary Goldberg spoke to New York Local No. 3 EWU at a Communion Breakfast amid debate over Kennedy policy. Meany proposes a 35 hour week to boost jobs, with same pay. Local No. 3 signs a July 1 contract cutting the work week 37 percent, signaling possible industry-wide cost shifts.
Medical experts say heat stress is a timely topic as summer heat worsens in parts of the country. Dr Harwood S Belding notes heat collapses stem from ignored warning signs like dizziness fatigue and faintness. He and Professor Al Pitt Belding urge rest breaks in heat and proper salt and water intake to maintain heart and arterial function.
A UPI report notes that baseball terms are catching on in finance as traders and analysts adopt sport language to describe market moves. The piece suggests baseball trading terms may surpass bond language in popularity on Wall Street and beyond.
Recap of Raleigh Register items notes DAR scholarship to Ellsworth Shriver presented by Mrs J W Givens, DAR member and Woodrow Wilson High School teacher. Glen Leigh PTA leadership shift and officers elected. Also mentions Kiwanis event in Bluefield and bond market jargon with nicknames for bonds such as Sack Muds and Wash Tubs.
The Raleigh Register notes the House of Representatives approved the Postoffice appropriation bill totaling about 260 million dollars for the next fiscal year. It includes an experimental parcels post on general routes as a key provision. Bernard Chambers and P J Duratte are mentioned among local acquaintances.
A humorous exploration of whether bathwater drains clockwise or counterclockwise asks if Coriolis forces govern the motion. The piece cites tests in a British newsroom, a composing room, and opinions from Brig. Guy Bomford and a Meteorological Office scientist, noting random outcomes and the plug effect.
A Chicago bank computer misread a check for $5,000 as $50,000 and the deal fell through. Computers are praised for celestial calculations and betting odds but struggle with astrology, politics, and real-world tasks. The Pittsburgh university computer even whistles Dixie when asked.
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