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Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 15, 1956

Page

10

Split School Sessions Nearly Erased in Nation

An Associated Press survey shows most U S schools moved to full-time sessions this year amid teacher shortages and space limits. NYC remains a split exception. other cities expand construction and repurposed spaces while kindergarten shortenings occur in tighter districts.

Herman Allen Associated Press Reynoldsburg Ohio Union Village R.L Teadher Garfield Neb Lincoln Air Force Base America New York City Reno Nev Detroit Utah Granite City Salt Lake City

Sailor Rappine Surrenders at Wilmington Jail by Request

Fred J. Rappine is held in Wilmington California jail by his own request after a harbor shooting incident. Police say he was one of two sailors who attacked Longshoremen union leader Harry Bridges on September 21. Rappine survived five bullets but refused another attempt.

Fred J. Rappine Wilmington Calif Harry Bridges Rappine International America Brockton Mass Anthony Kupka Bridge Water State Farm Kupka Chicopee Falls Bridgewater State Farm Elmer Shaw

American Literature and Twain Shape a Nation

Critic Herman Work argues Mark Twain anchors American literature as the pivotal bridge from European roots. He notes Twain’s colloquial voice, eye for fact, and rebellious yet affectionate stance toward Europe, with Huckleberry Finn crowned as America’s literary crown and a touchstone for modern writers and cinema alike.

Herman Mark Twain Twain Mickey Spillane Jeffers MacLeish Mencken and Wilson Sanbourg Catton United States Irving Hawthorne Melville Poe Emerson Henry James Jack London C. Henry Sherwood Anderson Dreiser Fitzgerald Lewis Mencken Tarkington Hemingway Runyon Thurber Steinbeck Marquand Lardner Faulkner Owain Huckleberry Finn Europe Scott Defoe Swift Huckleberry Finn Jerry Prairies Long Island Huck Jim America Whitman Lincoln John Dewey William James Hollywood Huck Finn

Eisenhower weighs Yugoslavia aid despite Tito talks

The Eisenhower administration plans to continue aid to Communist Yugoslavia, including emergency wheat shipments around 200000 tons and continued economic assistance. Spare parts for U.S. military equipment may be supplied, though jet fighter deliveries are delayed until Yugoslavia's dis favor with world affairs is clarified.

Washington Eisenshower Yugoslavia Moscow United States Tito Eisenhower Tila Asuly Europe

Busy schedules face candidates in three-week sprint

West Virginia candidates intensify campaigns with touring itineraries. Rep Robert Mallohan plans multiple stops from Ravenswood to Morgantown over the coming days, while Gov Marland outlines U S Senate bid events in Grafton Berkeley Springs and other towns, amid debates and statewide appearances.

Charleston West Virginia Robert Mallohan Ravenswood Ripley Bluefield White Sulphur Springs Marlinton East Bank Webster Springs Elkins St. Marys Morgantown Marland U. S. Senate Grafton Berkeley Springs Aelsevision Chapman Revercomb Marlintok Green Bank West Union

Military Men in News At Home and Overseas

Peggy Kessinger reports on service members. Pfc Clarence Davis, 19, son of Shady Spring residents, qualifies as expert with a sub machine gun in Germany. John Pasyco, 21, completes basic training at Lackland AFB. Navy and Army personnel are listed with origins and training locations. Large fleet review at Long Beach includes Seaman Lewis Oliver and others. Jimmie Richmond, 18, from Beckley then Sophia, enters Navy in 1955 and serves at Norfolk NAS 14 months.

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