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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1962
Page
9
A brief Thought For Today reflecting on truth and learning attributed to G Macdonald with a concise moral prompt about seeking truth to gain needed wisdom.
NATO appoints Gen. Lyman L. Lemnitzer as new Supreme Allied Commander replacing Gen. Lauris E. Nostad. Analysts see a renewed Berlin crisis as Khrushchev delays until after U S elections and Humphrey links Cuba squeeze to mid December.
The Cuban war scare raises prices and highlights the value of strategic material and agricultural stockpiles. President Kennedy cited excessive storage and a $7.7 billion stockpile value, with costs at $8.7 billion, and a Byrd report notes stockpile totals rising to $8.8 billion by June.
Washington dispatch analyzes how foreign policy became a campaign topic amid Kennedy's Cuba embargo and critiques by Eisenhower and Republican leaders. The piece traces the exchanges between Kennedy and Eisenhower, with debates over who started the political firing in the issue and Kennedy's shifts on Cuba policy.
Congress backed tough foreign policy measures with broad votes on Cuba Germany and military aid. The Cuba resolution passed 86 to 1 in the Senate and 384 to 7 in the House. Trade expansion sailed 78 to 8 in the Senate and 29 to 125 in the House. Peace Corps funding rose to 59 million and Philippine War Claims act moved swiftly. Partisan splits on foreign policy were limited.
The article assesses Khrushchev’s diplomacy and threats from Berlin to Cuba as his rhetoric falters. It notes his 1960 peak after deriding the U.N. in Paris and Cuba’s conflict, and signals potential domestic pressure if failures over Berlin and Cuba persist.
The U S Bureau of Mines develops methods to economically extract iron from low grade hematitic sandstones in Appalachia. Research targets reducing phosphorus sulfur and silica content, pelletizing concentrates, and lowering steel costs. Rich reserves could supply U S needs for a century or more.
In a report from New York the UPI notes scientists grapple with a puzzling link between race and Nasao Pharnyx cancer while addressing the broader mystery of cancer. The article discusses varied evidence and the challenge of drawing solid conclusions.
Police Chief J Q Stover announced Main Street from Kana wha to Heber and Fayette from McCreery to Prince will be roped off for Halloween. Officers plan a Raleigh County medical society affiliate as well.
N M Mendel rents the old Beckley store room on Neville street formerly Taylor's grocer y space and will open a full line of clothing and furnishings. Mr and Mrs W S Ford welcome a newborn son early Friday. Hon William Seymour Edwards and wife of Charleston visit Mr and Mrs T K Laing with Harmon of Fairmont this week.
A 20 minute afternoon power interruption disrupts electric typewriters teletypewriters and Linotype pots at The Register. Staff improvise manual cash handling and sip soft drinks while nervy jokes fly about alcohol votes and new electric gear.
Washington columnist Robert G. Spivack evaluates Khrushchev's Cuba base move as a bid to strengthen bargaining at future summits rather than a simple propping up Castro. He warns against aimless talks and argues voters in Berlin and Cuba should decide their fate.
A series of Q and A items covers topics from astronomy to geography and history. Answers include Ursa Major Dead Sea Coroa Salt Lake City bank check Boston Harvard moon year 1940 large university library wild wheat Kreisler age ten.
Beckley Newspapers Corporation lists home delivery and mail rates for daily and Sunday editions, with annual and semiannual options. It notes rates for West Virginia and the various carriers and distributors, plus tax, payment, and address change procedures.
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