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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1962
Page
4
A concise reflection credits knowledge with pride in learning and wisdom with humility for acknowledging limits. It attributes the sentiment to William Cowper and frames wisdom as restraint in knowing.
The speech by President Kennedy last night will be accepted by most Americans at face value yet invites second guessing. Some say action should have come sooner, others prefer waiting until attacked, while the move signals a hard step toward war. The president outlined a clear stopping point, resisting partisan blame and acknowledging human error in leadership.
A Montana editor lists reader desires including front page articles on government wrongdoing, tax cheat guides, neighbor affairs, weddings, and dramatic local news. He mocks reader fantasies such as colorful crime reports, celebrity wedding photos, and expansive local coverage.
Hollywood legend Paul Muni comes out of a five year retirement to guest star in Saints and Sinners as a 93 year old on the Four Star series. He jokes about a divorce on his 75th wedding anniversary while his wife Bella teases him.
West Virginia Governor and Mrs Barron toured the United Nations in New York with UPI host Bruce Munn and Hulett C Smith as national news media attended the Centennial news conference. The State Education Department showcases a co op teaching program at Mason County with Marshall University students aiding Wahama Junior High New Haven and Beach Hill Elementary. A Ford and state legislature funded project trains future teachers.
Washington insiders rank Cuba as the top crisis risk due to Berlin tensions with Khrushchev looming after the U.S. elections. The plan emphasizes avoiding direct invasion or blockade now to avoid provocation, while expanding shipping bans and restricting access to U.S. ports. Cuba’s aid, trade gaps, and refugee options are weighed against Monroe Doctrine intervention risks and lack of allied support.
A Corvallis Oregon minister Raymond E Balcomb offers a prayer asking almighty God to guide the nation in selecting political leaders who pursue the public good over selfish interests. He prays for leaders who serve without becoming masters and for courage to uphold them through Christ.
The Tiros weather satellite program has yielded immediate benefits beyond storm tracking. Icebergs were detected in the North Atlantic prompting Coast Guard warnings, and researchers foresee use in early forest fire detection and locust cloud warning for farmers. The program spurred a National Weather Satellite Center and a National Operational Meteorological Satellite System. Since 1960 five Tiros satellites have been launched, each weighing about 285 pounds and carrying two television cameras. The satellites circle Earth roughly every 100 minutes at about 450 miles up, providing crucial early warnings for storms and new detection capabilities for the nation.
Notes from foreign desks report in Paris that Algerian Premier Ahmed Ben Bella voices opposition to nuclear tests and the Guantanamo naval base, stirring speculation that he may soon enter the campaign arena as De Gaulle appears set to secure sufficient votes.
A Raleigh Register summary recaps a Democratic City election margin of 1,422 votes, Woodrow Wilson high school band’s Elkins festival trophy, and eight Woman’s Club junior members selected for Welch October convention. It also notes Algerian evacuation talks, De Gaulle’s likely 67 percent vote share, Khrushchev summit speculation, Berlin tensions, and Sino Indian border winter outlook with possible aerial skirmishes.
The Salvation Army began excavating its new citadel on Fayette Street with actual construction to begin next week. John A. Cunningham, nine year Beckley electric utilities manager, has been transferred to the Charleston branch of the Appalachian Electric Power Company as assistant manager of that district.
A boy eight years old, son of P. G. Hedrick, was accidentally shot in the ankle with a 22 rifle by a companion while chestnutting. Doctors Snuffer and Abshire dressed the wound, and permanent injury is not expected. Also noted are Lieut. Hal M. Scott’s return from the war zone to focus on civic matters, and local social updates including visits by Mrs. H. R. Sims and Miss Daisy Dearing, Daisy’s move to Parkersburg for school, and Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Bibb’s Virginia trip with deer hunting and a young doe kill.
Rev J P Holzmer, pastor of the local Catholic church, will leave next week for Germany to visit his parents and study the Polish and Hungarian languages for six to eight months. During his absence Rev Ziebura will fill the pastorate.
Washington notes Newton Minow, FCC chair, champions expanded TV outlets and all-channel receivers. He argues 55 million sets and 12 hour daily viewing demand broader choice, warns networks may resist increased competition, cites Augusta Eisenhower interview as example of limited station markets.
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