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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1961
Page
2
Non-Violence and Civil Rights Tactics in Maryland Route 40
Vice President Nelson explains non-violence as suffering for a just cause and altering wrongdoers' views. The piece notes racial discrimination against African diplomats on Route 40 in Maryland, where owners refuse service to Black patrons. Maryland officials seek moral suasion to desegregate, while CQRE threatens a Freedom Ride to press for full desegregation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Stuart Nelson
Howard University
University
School of Religion
Howard
Nelson
India
Mahatma Gandhi
U. S. ‘State Department
U. S. Highway 40
U. S. 40
New York City
Washington, D. C
Maryland
Delaware
Pedro Sanjuan
State Department
U. S
Moral Suasion
J. Millard Tawes
Congress of Racial Equality
CQRE
Udall draws on novelists to shape a broad Interior vision
Secretary Udall seeks wide scope for the department as he collaborates with two novelists Paul Horgan and Wallace Stegner to craft speeches. He highlights mountains forests wildlife Indian history geology and mineral wealth, signaling a idiosyncratic, lyrical approach for a policy voice. Carl Sandburg might expect a call as poetry enriches federal rhetoric.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Udall
Paul Horgan
Wallace Stegner
Carl’ Sandburg
Washington
It Seems To Me on College Shortage Needs Scrutiny
The piece argues the college space crunch is overstated, citing overflows at some schools yet ample openings at others. It notes prestige schools draw applicants while many Illinois institutions seek more students and questions the gimmick of a nationwide shortage.
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Granite City
Illinois
Bradley University
Peoria
Eureka College
Eureka
Illinois College
Jacksonville
Loyola University
Chicago
MacMurray College
National College of Ed
Rockford College
St. Louis
Washington University
Pittsburgh
T. Leslie Mac Mitchell
College Entrance Examining Board
Numbers Rule Life in America Says Retro Column
A Washington based essay recalls Hugo Gernsback and the novel Ralph 124 C 41 Plus, noting how a century of numbers and identifiers shapes modern life. The author argues that today everyone bears many numbers as population and technology intertwine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
NEA
United States
Hugo Gernsback
Ralph
Cmdr
Alan Shepard
Yuri Gagarin
Lucky Ralph
The Washington Numbers Game and the Age of Numbers
A historical piece traces the growth of identification numbers from personal IDs to Social Security, tax numbers, and beyond. It notes shifts in telephone and banking systems toward longer numeric strings and questions future implications, ending with a humorous heaven reference about credit card numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Internal Revenue Service
Can Makers Compete Over Containers for Beverages
The UPI reported a shift in beverage packaging as can production is projected to rise to 1.8 billion in 1962, up from 1.2 billion in 1961 and 812 million in 1960. Continental Can plans lighter 60-pound double reduced tinplate cans as Reynolds Metals expands in-plant assembly and aluminum uses grow against steel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Bogue
UPI
New York
Bruce R. Petersen
Continental Can Company
Petersen
Continental
Reynolds Metals
Florida Juice Packers
Financial World
Reynolds
Florida
American Can
Hinton Hails Interstate 64 Plan Boost for West Virginia
Residents of the Hinton area celebrate revised Interstate 64 plans that bring the highway near Hinton and connect with I 77 and the Turnpike in Beckley. A Hinton Daily News report notes expected economic growth, job creation, tourist traffic, and potential development including a national recreation area and Alleghany Parkway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hinton
Beckley
West Virginia
C&o
John Faulconer
Alleghany Parkway
North Carolina
Alderson
Greenbrier Valley
Natalie Wood Big Hit In Hollywood Star Scene
New York gossip column highlights Natalie Wood as a rising star with noted measurements and height, praising her Oscar history and recent box office presence in West Side Story and Splendor in the Grass. It also mentions Mitzi Gaynor plans, Warren Beatty’s proximity, and other Hollywood chatter revealing the era’s social buzz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Natalie
Marilyn Monroe
N. Y
Elia Kazan
Warren Beatty
Shirley MacLaine
Mitzi Gaynor
el Morocco
Hollywood
Mitzi
Hollswood
Morris Lansburgh
Las Vegas
Miami Beach
Miami
Chubby Checker
Sony
Raleigh & Register Subscription Rates Notice
Beclky Newspapers Corporation announces delivery rates for Raleigh and Register including daily and Sunday options by carrier or distributor. Rates shown cover weekly, half monthly, and monthly periods with state tax added to West Virginia subscriptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Couple completes tour of all 48 state capitols
Mr and Mrs John A Miller of Jackson Mississippi visited the West Virginia Statehouse to finish touring the capitol buildings of all 48 states. Miller works as an engineer for the Mississippi Road Commission and this trip marks the culmination of their extensive travels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter B
David Charleston
UPI
Statehouse
United States
John A. Miller
Jackson
Miss
Charleston
Miller
Mississippi Road Commission
King's bid and civic notes mix with state events
The article recounts royal rumors linked to King Edward and a privy council meeting, plus local items. W. H. File will headline a Raleigh County Democratic club gathering with Mrs. Holt singing and Mrs. Taylor at the piano. Jennings McCormick leads the Raleigh County Press Association, while students from Mark Twain Montreal Trap Fill and Shady Spring high schools elect him to retire Feb 1 1962. The Millers plan trips to Hawaii and Alaska, praising West Virginia’s Capitol as clean. Moonshiners repurpose green white litter barrels for mash in Lincoln County. A Game and Fish employee chases a six pound wild turkey near Spruce Knob. Tax Commissioner Hardesty notes $21 000 in stamps and about $60 000 in printing for new state income tax forms. Governor Barron has four speaking engagements this week in Huntington Clarksburg Bluefield and other venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King Edward
Ernest Simpson
Privy Council
W. H. File
Beckley
Raleigh County Women’s Democratic Club
Hilda Holt
William Taylor
Jennings McCormick
Shady Spring
Raleigh County Press Association
Mark Twain
Montreal
Trap Fill
Natural Resources Department
Lincoln County
West Virginia
Biarron
Huntington
Central Ohio Valley Industrial Council
Clarksburg
Cleveland Bailey
Barron
West Virginia Labor Federation
Bluefield
State Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution
Hatfield deaths in Harewood as Italian gunman tale recalls
In the Raleigh Register 1911 fragment Elias and Troy Hatfield, sons of Devil Anse Hatfield, die at the hands of an Italian near Harewood between Boomer and Cannelton. C. L. Allen sells his share in Lewis & Allen to Burwell Wareshee. G. P. Daniel surfaces as a Republican sheriff candidate. Editorial notes Billy Sunday cites conversion costs in six cities, with no Beckley date yet.
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Raleigh Register
Elias
Troy Hatfield
Anse” Hatfield
Harewood
Boomer
Cannelton
C. L. Allen
Lewis & Allen
Burwell
Wareshee
G. P. Daniel
Sherif
Evangelist Billy Sunday
The
United
Billy
Beckley
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