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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1962
Page
2
In West Virginia there is no local calling limit and no extra charges for incoming or outgoing calls. The feature highlights a global tension image from Cuba to Vietnam with notes on Yemen and a pro-Nasser military context.
Washington aide rushes to McNamara with Khrushchev Cuba statement Kennedy hails Soviet missile pullback as a constructive peace contribution Pompidou comments on Gaulle election referedum result The Venezuelan terror attack on Maracaibo power stations condemned as a failed attempt to harm Western defense efforts
AP Special Correspondent William L. Ryan analyzes how the Cuba buildup tied to Soviet plans may have been thrown off course by the U S blockade. He argues the Kremlin avoided nuclear risk by keeping command over missiles while signaling Castro’s diminished role. The piece ponders Fidel Castro’s future, Kremlin control, and the gamble’s impact on Berlin.
Morgantown UPI reports West Virginia University student body President Ralph Bean Jr. suggests redesigning the beanie into a Phrygian cap like the state seal. The cap, a conical headpiece linked to liberty struggles, would sit atop two crossed rifles.
The State Welfare Department proposes a 22.5 million dollar operating budget for fiscal 1963-64, about 6.8 million more than the current year, with total funds near 75 million including federal aid. Commissioner Bernard Smith says the rise funds investigative work and service improvements to shrink welfare rolls, not grants. Additional 3 million in deficiency funds sought for WVWT and food stamp expansion in four counties.
West Virginia voters next Tuesday face two amendments. The Sheriffs' Succession Amendment would allow two consecutive terms for sheriffs. the Legislative Amendment would strip the governor of agenda power at budget sessions and authorize expense reimbursements and the ban on state employees serving as legislators. Proponents cite fairness and better candidate pools. opponents fear entrenched power and costly lawmaker trips.
Forty University of Florida students will earn ten dollars per night for eight hours of sleep as part of an Air Force research project preparing pilots for long space trips. They will be isolated in soundproof rooms and wired for brain studies.
An advertisement claims Primatene tablets, available without prescription in most states, are the top physician prescribed asthma remedy for private patients. It asserts fast attack relief and hours of freedom, noting eight medicines in prescription strength and a price of 98 cents at drugstores.
Four West Virginia weekend crashes left four dead and raised the year to date toll to 354, 62 more than a year ago. Victims include Alberta L. Nance, 63, on U S 50 in Taylor County. Robert E. Alexander, 29, of Huntington, fatally injured on W Va 2 near Lesage. Harley L. Prunty, 23, of Parkersburg, on U S 50 near Parkersburg. Pearl Hogarth, 64, of Boomer, struck on U S 60 in Boomer. and Robert C. Detweiler, 41, on W Va 20 in Webster County.
Washington essayist notes growing controversy over hush puppies origin with readers offering competing dogma friendly theories. A Los Angeles reader praises the dish as nectar of the gods while a Culver City publisher proposes forming an instant hush puppy mix with Motorola executive Mumford backing the venture.
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