Newsroom past and present contrast in a changing world
The article reflects on the evolution of newspapers from slow, opinion heavy prints to modern, background rich reporting. It notes the rise of mass media, the 20th century as a golden age, and the ongoing mission to serve readers while shaping how news is consumed. It includes a critique of ideologies and highlights Moral ReArmament activity in Latin America, Brazil, and Vietnam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pulitzer
Scripps
Hearst and
Bennett
Assas
Lusitania
America
Peru
Southeast Asia
Don Oakley
MRA
South America
Nixon
Lima
Latin America
Brazil
Department of Agriculture Presents Unromantic Bride Pack
The U S Department of Agriculture in its centennial year offers ten pamphlets for newlyweds under a “Packet for the Bride” featuring practical homemaking topics. The package mocks romance with advice on stains, moths, eggs, food, and household pests, plus a catalog of 200 more titles including Slaughtering Lambs and Ants in the Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Billie Sol Estes
Department of Agriculture
Trousseau
Office of Information
D. C
U.S
Agriculture Department
Renewalists and integrationists clash at Vatican II session
The Second Vatican Council opens with two main camps. Renewalists push linguistic reforms and unity, while integrists defend Latin rites and Vatican authority. Western European bishops lead renewalists. Italian prelates back integrists. US and Latin American bishops may hold decisive influence as the council proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council
House
Senate
United States
Latin America
Divided Germany's Dilemmas Shape West Berlin Politics
UPI analysis notes the tension between Berlin and Berlin’s future as a hinge of world peace. It discusses West Germany's push for greater German initiative while Four Powers decide Berlin fate. Adenauer faces pressure at home and in Washington ahead of 1963 elections.
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Phil Newsom
UPI
Germany
Berlin
Kremlin
United States
West Berlin
Willy Brandt
France
Britain
Soviet Union
U.S
Nikita Khrushchev
Adenauer
West Germany
Brandt
Washington
Gerhard Schroeder
West
East
Hitler
Teach Kids To Be Handy Around The House
Education writer urges developing manual skills in children across ages. Emphasizes parenting and school roles, age appropriate tool use, and safety distinctions between simple tasks and electrical work. Calls for balancing practical training with academic subjects to build lifelong skills.
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David Nydice
UPI
Mead Coal Company appoints new physician in Raleigh area
Dr T R Jamison, longtime company physician for C H Mead Coal, resigns to take a post as company doctor at Widen. Dr N H Newhouse of Charleston succeeds him as Raleigh’s Mead Coal physician, continuing medical oversight for workers. The notice also previews child development advice focusing on safe play, coordination, and do it yourself home projects to build confidence and skills.
Kennedy and Eisenhower Clash Over Democrats in Congress
The column argues mid term politics reduce to simplistic partisan lines with Kennedy seeking more Democrats in Congress to move the country, while Eisenhower counters. It notes three congressional coalitions, cites liberal Democrats in the Democratic Study Group, and highlights leaders like John Carroll and George McGovern as moderates aiming to reshape the party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Kennedy
Eisenhower
House
Senate
JFK
Ike
South
Chicago
Boston
New York
House Rules Committee
House of Representatives
Thompson
New Jersey
Blatnik
Minnesota
Reuss
Wisconsin
Sidney Yates
Everett McKinley Dirksen
Sen
John Carroll
Colorado
Rep
David King
Utah
George McGovern
Food For Peace Program
South Dakota
Robert Morgenthau
Carroll
Gold Drain and Dollar Confidence Persist in 1962
Analysis notes the U S gold stock decline since 1962 began with $822 million in losses by Oct 10 compared with $416 million the prior year. It discusses impacts on dollar confidence, fiscal and monetary policy tensions, and Kennedy administration choices amid potential global monetary shift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Washington
Kennedy
Treasury Department
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Pentagon
Beckley Newspapers pricing and service terms
Beckley Newspapers Corporation lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, including yearly, six month, and daily options, with home delivery by carrier or distributor. The notice states taxes, independent contractor status of carriers and no responsibility for advance payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward-Griffith Company, Inc
New York
Chicago
Detroit
Atlanta
Boston
Charlotte
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Greeny Greenville
Pittsburgh
West Virginia
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
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Lavater
Patagonia
Panama Canal
Viet Nam
Mackinac Island
Michigan
Labor Day
New York Journal-American
Louis Cassels
United Press International
John XXIII
Vatican
Christian Unity Movement
Curia
Wash
God
Alfred N. Sayres
Lancaster Theolgical Seminary
Raleigh Register
Potomac
Robert G. Spivack
Cuba
Richard L. Worsnop
International Monetary Fund
Robert V. Rossa
Roosa
Great Britain
Naleigh
Prince St
Beckley
W. Va
Hinton
John Hodel
Managing
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