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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1959
Page
4
Michigan Tax Bind Faces Legislature in Tax Crisis
Michigan lawmakers work under a political truce after the Oct 27 meeting with Gov. G. Mennen Williams to craft a new tax plan. A state supreme court ruling on Oct 22 struck down the use tax, threatening about $110 million in revenue and triggering possible deep cuts in state services and jobs if revenues are not replaced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
G. Mennen Williams
State Supreme Court
Legisature
Gov. Williams
Williams
James W. Miller
Oy A
Office characters play when the boss is away
Hal Boyle describes typical office personalities observed when a chief is absent. Characters include the chief of staff who barks then crafts paper airplanes, the secretary who routes work, the gossip, the bookie, the two Martini luncher, the homebody with high phone bills, the practical joker who hesitates, the open rebel who naps, the tale bearer, and the rest who finish work early.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Las Vegas
Post Office tests rapid letter transmission machine
Washington reports hush hush experiments between Los Angeles and the federal department show a facsimile type device that could transfer letters coast to coast, written on one side, with possible general use in five years. It could slash costs and threaten telegraph and cable firms, drawing congressional pressure to stay conventional.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Cathcart
Central Press Association
Washington Washington
Post Office Department
U. S. Postal Service
Los Angeles
Washington
Arthur Summerfield
National Association of Postmasters
Summerfield
Congress
Ike’s 1960 bid looms as he battles time and pace
President Eisenhower, nearing 70 with 14 months left, launches a hectic schedule. He plans a nine-nation December trip ending with a Paris summit, then faces a pivotal 1960 budget, foreign policy direction after Dulles, and a high-stakes campaign to secure a Republican record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Marlow
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Eisenhower
White House
Europe
Asia
Africa
Paris
Nikita Khrushchev
Congress
John Foster Dulles
Dulles
Christian A. Herter
Dempsey Opens New Chapter as He Quits The Road
Jack Dempsey announces retirement from boxing tour and rents a New York home signaling an end to his fighting days. Raleigh County teachers meet in Beckley to learn how to run schools while a local speaker argues against the prohibition repeal amendment. Sheriff Sherman Smith agrees to obey Gov. Kump by disarming and dismissing all deputies not properly appointed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Dempsey
New York
Raleigh
Beckley
Sherman Smith
Logan County
H. G. Kump
Beckley Newspapers Advertising and Subscription Rates
Beckley Newspapers Corporation publishes rates for home delivery by carrier and mail. It lists daily and Sunday options, monthly and yearly terms, and notes a 2 percent West Virginia sales tax. The notice explains independent contractor status of carriers and distributors and requests complete address changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. - J. McQuade
Associated Press
AP News
Broo & Finley, Inc
New York
Ladelphia
Chicago
Detroit
Boston
Cleveland
Atlanta
Los Angeles
San Francisco
West Virginia
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Evangelistic Mission Reaches Malaya and Philippines
A group of 12 American Methodist ministers conducted a July August mission in Malaya and the Philippines. The denomination reported 4,040 decisions to accept Christ and join the church and 9,889 reconsecrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville, Tenn
Malaya
Philippines
Featherbedding on U S Railroads Sparks Costly Debate
Alfred Steinberg reports in Reader's Digest that featherbedding persists across U S railroads with rules forcing pay for idle work. He cites firemen riding diesel trains, front end brakemen, and 1919 rules that pay crews for 100 miles traveled, fueling calls for reform though unions defend current practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eisenhower
Alfred Steinberg
Steinberg
United States
New York
Washington, D. C
Peter the Great reshapes Russia in early 1700s
Peter I rises to power at 17 after forcing Sophia to resign. He builds army and navy, brings European experts, adopts Western clothing and calendars, expands borders after war with Sweden, and sparks education and public works. Noted as Father of the Country and the Great, yet cruel to many. Napoleon Rutledge of Chattanooga wins $10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter I
Moscow
Alexis Mikhailovich
Sophia
Russia
Peter
Europe
Sweden
Hedy La Marr teases fate amid Houston showdown
Earl Wilson reports Hedy La Marr taunting her estranged husband Howard Lee amid ongoing separation litigation. She shows a painterly side, staging a hotel suite as a one woman art exhibit while joking about fashion in court. The piece weaves Hollywood chatter with sharp showbiz anecdotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hedy Lamarr
Houston
Hedy
Howard Lee
Glen McCarthy
Hollywood
Damosel
Rail extension push near Paintsville through Mount Hope
The Kanawha Glen Jean and Fast ern Railway extends from Mount Hope via Sugar Creek to Paintsville on Paint Creek. The region faces a brutal murder case involving a drunken father and a crippled 10-year-old boy, shaking Shady Spring residents. Beckley Hardware and Supply Co. forms to acquire J E Ernest estate stock, with Bibb in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kanawha
Glen Jean
Fasteern Railway
Tamroy
Mount Hope
Sugear Creek
Paintsville
Paint Creek
Shady Spring
Beckley Hardware and Supply Company
Postmaster General Warns on Mail Obscenity Problem
Postmaster General Summerfield told a Senate subcommittee that obscene material in the mails threatens families. He estimates about one in thirty five school age children will receive pornographic material this year. He cites over 70,000 complaints in fiscal 1959 and urges tighter laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Summerfield
Senate
Milelion
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