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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1961
Page
4
An essay argues there is one morality for all violence including nuclear war and conventional fighting. It cautions against selective outrage and notes the potential death toll, shelter safeguards, and global protests, while contrasting Soviet October propaganda with a broader peace ethic.
From The Evening Mail Bag Editor The Register voices concern over four lane interstate changes bypassing small towns. The writer argues routes 19 and 60 should be rebuilt to modern 1962 standards, forming a 1960 club to press for Beckley’s advantage and regional economic betterment.
Beckley Newspapers outlines mail and home delivery rates for Raleigh and Register. Includes annual and half year prices, tax additions, address change instructions, and notes on independent contractors and nonresponsibility for advance payments.
In a Paris interview a French official questions Mao Tse-tung about life in China praising communes and food stability. Western reports of famine are denied as distortions while nearly a thousand citizens allegedly try to flee. Only 41 reach safety as many are killed or mauled by police dogs.
Washington dispatch notes growing U S disenchantment with the United Nations now in its 17th year. Critics argue the body is delinquent and ineffective, failing to reach founders goals while relying on U S funding to exist.
A column argues U N influence wanes as U S funding becomes precarious and Afro Asian bloc grows in power. It claims U N machinery is tampered with, failing to meet its goal of universal security since World War II era, with echoes of Pearl Harbor and F D R.
Washington writer Dick West reports on the National Association of Gagwriters humor quotient test. He struggles with the five part, 100 point exercise, noting most punchlines feel unfamiliar and suspicions arise that the test itself may be a gag. He concedes he is a natural born straight man.
Washington reports a lighthearted column noting a writer’s odd experiences with coincidences and telepathy as he recalls encountering a British magazine article after hearing a voice in his head. The piece frames psychic impressions as a humorous aside without broader news value.
Raleigh County names its 25 years ago delegates to the State Educational association in Huntington. The list includes U. S. Akers E. C. Stover R. C. Swim C. L. Harvey Miss Virginia Sizemore Miss Beatrice Miller Miss Margaret Sullivan and others. President Roosevelt campaigns in New York as a rally draws big crowds.
An NEA analysis notes Khrushchev’s post Congress challenge from Red China Mao Tse-tung, Albania, and internal Soviet dissent. It suggests the 22nd Congress marks a real crack in the Soviet led Communist International and signals renewed East West tensions in October 1961.
The article surveys myths and facts about hangovers from ancient to modern times. It cites Greek amethyst beliefs, Egyptian cabbage, and Roman remedies, then discusses absorption, tolerance, and that no immunity exists. It lists various cures from foods to herbal blends, warns against excessive drinking, and notes ACE as a potential treatment while urging sensible drinking as the true solution.
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