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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1962
Page
4
A reflective piece discusses constancy and changing minds, criticizing Soviet deception over Cuban missiles and calling for credible inspections. It notes past failures like Estonia to East Germany and warns that duplicity harms civilization, urging caution against handing leverage to untrustworthy parties.
Washington analysis notes Republicans cannot mourn Cuba as their pivotal issue in the 1962 congressional race. Kennedy uses a quarantine Cuba policy to boost Democratic morale while highlighting Castro and communism as burdens for opponents. The piece predicts a Democratic advantage and a Republican push for a new defining issue.
The piece argues Cuba, dollar stability, and long term Treasury solvency dominate Republican concerns. It notes 1963 began with about $30 billion in tax receipts since June 30 and Oct 18 daily IRS intake of $261 million, while year to date spending nears $36.2 billion against $29.7 billion collected. Public debt rose to $302 billion, inflation erodes purchasing power, and large 63 spending authorizations foretell deficits of $4 to $7 billion.
An essay compares ritual exercise and mob behavior with nuclear deterrence and civil defense. It cites a Friends Committee pamphlet and excerpts from the Committee of Correspondence urging opposition to militarized force. Signatories include Hutchins, Kazin, Meiklejohn, Fromm, Riesman, and Piel.
A prayer asks for integrity in work and a positive contribution to human well being. It emphasizes avoiding shirkers and tricksters and urges using jobs as opportunities to redeem the times for the common good in Jesus' name by M Ray McKay of Wake Forest North Carolina professor of preaching at Southeastern Baptist Seminary.
The writer argues that the Lord Chamberlain’s censorship of a revue spoofing Jacqueline Kennedy’s White House tour is an anachronism in modern Britain. He notes no American would likely be offended, yet the censor can kill works without stating reasons, calling the system a silly business though not deadly to freedom.
Washington analysis argues the Republican Party misplayed a chance created by the Mississippi events to appeal to Southern voters. It questions the party's stance on desegregation and notes the risk to moderates in the South and national image, citing figures like Rockefeller and Romney while critiquing Mrs. Williams's remarks.
Beckley Newspapers Corporation lists rate cards for Daily and Sunday editions with home delivery by carrier or distributor in Beckley and Hinton West Virginia. Subscriptions available for daily and Sunday, various term options, with prices. notes on tax, independent contractor status, and address change procedures.
UPI reports Kennedy canceled plans for a Brazil trip over Cuba and West Germany may also cancel Chancellor Adenauer's White House visit on November 7. If he goes, Adenauer will praise US stance on Cuba and demand no concessions. The piece also covers NATO alignment, Franco politics, and Ecumenical Council pacing in Rome.
Pocahontas County hunter Joe Roy became the first recorded Native American excluded to kill a black bear in West Virginia with a bow and arrow. He dropped the bear on Oct 18 near the North Fork Cranberry River after waiting in a tree with a 62 pound draw bow and a single fatal shot.
In Raleigh 50 years ago The Wyoming Mountaineer shifts editorial control to J Buell Swope son of former editor Col J J Swope. The move follows long association with the paper and the editor’s continued involvement in production. Theodore Roosevelt survived an attempted assassination. John Schrank fired a pistol shot in Chicago Oct 15 and Roosevelt was hospitalized with the bullet lodged above the rib.
The report notes approval of promoting about 1,200 army officers to bolster command as China fighting continues. Larry Insley, a Beckley Bengals star, may join Welch Miners in next year’s Mountain State baseball, after a season lost to injury. Black Knight Country Club announces no winter manager. board delays selection until spring after Beckner resignation.
Defense Minister Krishna Menon reversed stance from warning of no war to declaring Indians will resist and fight back as Chinese forces push from McMahon Line NEFA and Ladakh. The conflict widens regional stakes with Nepal Sikkim and Bhutan. US backing India and Soviet choices looming.
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