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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1961
Page
4
A succinct quotation attributed to John highlights focus as the key to memory. It urges mindful observation to strengthen recall and emphasizes attentiveness as the craft behind remembering effectively.
Syracuse University coach Ben Schwartzwalder and Maryland’s Tom Nugent join a growing chorus over football roughness. They cite Ern ie Davis and a fatal practice incident as warnings. The piece notes fatalities in 1959 and 1960, compares college and pro totals, and questions blocking techniques and head-first play.
The essay argues Khrushchev overstates Russia’s security needs to mask aggressive aims. It questions his Troika proposal, notes Congo and Berlin as leverage points, and claims Moscow seeks control beyond its borders by portraying these issues as vital to Soviet security. The piece suggests Congo, Berlin, Laos and nuclear power reveal a broader conquest agenda.
The article notes critics praise American theater for realism yet questions plays about sex. A Washington incident shows 146 students leaving a new play mid performance, interrupting the drama, prompting calls for cleaner trends in theater. Adults may follow if realism wanders into dirtier territory.
The Raleigh Register lists subscription options and delivery terms published by Beckley Newspapers. Rates shown include daily and Sunday plans, various six month, one year, and carrier delivery options with state tax notes and notices about address changes and delivery responsibilities.
In Raleigh 23 years ago Frances area residents learned a house would be vacant and within 12 hours more than 25 men applied, reported E C Minter, superintendent of E C Minter Coal Co. The item also notes a no decision boxing match rumor and includes weather and a religious benediction from Stuart LeRoy Anderson of Berkeley.
Washington reports the Kennedy administration weighs how to respond to the left wing government of British Guiana led by Dr Cheddi Jagan. Washington wrestles with whether aid can influence a regime seen leaning toward Moscow while Jagan denies being a Communist and faces questions from Sen Thomas Dodd about his ideology.
Dodd cites British Guiana Constitutional Commission findings on Jagan and four party leaders who reportedly embraced Marxist doctrine and Communist movements. A Jagan affiliated newspaper accuses the US of cannibal imperialism and germ warfare in Korea. The piece argues US aid could bolster Jagan and threaten anti Communist opposition, noting Jagan’s party won under 40 percent of votes.
On Oct 20 1956 French diverted a Moroccan chartered airliner to land near Algiers taking five Algerian rebel leaders including Mohammed Ben Bella into custody. De Gaulle sought peace while hunger strikes and volatile protests in Casablanca Tunis and Tunis sparked by the rebels complicate negotiations.
Faye Henle warns of rising counterfeit money and forged government checks per the U S Secret Service. The piece explains how to spot fake bills by examining portraits seals serial numbers and paper quality and advises delaying counterfeits and contacting authorities. It emphasizes securing cash handling locations and verifying government checks with identifying questions.
After eleven years of work the Blondie and Dagwood characters return in an updated mental health comic book ready for countryside distribution. The revised edition shows the family older with new setups while keeping familiar situations. The four key lessons focus on not blaming others, valuing love and appreciation, facing problems, and honoring individual family members. The National Association for Mental Health expects distributions to reach one million copies again across classrooms meetings centers waiting rooms and workplaces.
New York gossip notes report Richard Rodgers hosted a cozy party at Radio City Music Hall with about 250 guests. Nancy Kwan and producer Ray Stark weighed in on the count at El Morocco. The item strings together film and theater buzz, including remarks on Richard Rodgers, Neil Simon, Paddy Chayefsky, Fredric March, and a wave of show business tidbits from New York social life.
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