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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1950
Page
4
A Raleigh Register page details publication notes for Beckley and Hinton West Virginia. It lists subscription prices for daily and Sunday editions, delivery notes, postal registration, advertising representation, and tax information for West Virginia subscriptions. It notes the Associated Press rights and carrier contractor caveats.
The Raleigh Register and other Beckley papers face higher newsprint costs from November 1 as the supplier raises price to 113 per ton delivered in Beckley. The rise, along with higher labor costs, threatens more newspaper closures and mergers across the region.
Detroit News front page prints a Detroit city clerk speech urging voters to avoid democracy by default. Thomas D. Leadbetter warns shrinking national turnout and cites historic participation declines from 83 to 51 percent.
Regional notices profile T Sgts and Corporals from Mead Mullens Bluntstown and Mount Hope among others. George Underwood Walter C McGhee Robert Armstrong Benjamin Clark Jr Ted Pritchard and more are listed with units duties and hometowns as the long Korea airlift continues and new mobilizations unfold.
Don Whitehead argues Korea shows the Army must recruit honestly about battle. He says recruits should be told infantry exists to fight, with education and security promised only after service, noting early Korean War shortages and disastrous retreats gave way to a battle hardened force. He warns future soldiers to expect hard combat as part of duty.
Gene Handsaker surveys early Oscar chatter with Gloria Swanson tipped for best actress in Sunset Boulevard and contenders Bette Davis Anne Baxter Gertrude Lawrence in All About Eve and The Glass Menagerie. In the male race Spencer Tracy appears for Father of the Bride while Brando Peck Stewart and Holden receive attention amid a lively awards season mix.
Former builder and New York state senator Thomas C Desmond 63 leads a public mission to help the elderly avoid poverty loneliness and humiliation His New York State Joint Legislative Committee on Problems of the Aging promotes community action lifelong activity and diverse services The effort yields aging centers nutrition classes and employment for older workers as Illinois Michigan and California adopt similar steps
Joseph Alsop argues Western defense hinges on unmatched tactical air power to counter Soviet mass manpower and armor. He warns against overreliance on strategic air power and calls for dedicated air ground cooperation, new specialized aircraft, and bold air tactics to isolate and defeat ground forces before battle.
Washington column critiques off the record briefings used to shape public understanding. It notes a Wake Island meeting between President Truman and General MacArthur on Formosa and questions who truly backs any stated agreement while pointing to unnamed Pentagon officials as sources.
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