Washington Window Inflation Could Be A Campaign Issue
Washington window argues that dollar inflation worsens purchasing power and could become a top issue for Republicans in 1962. It cites 1939 and 1957 59 baselines, notes 10 year shrinkage 1951 61, and warns that unless spending is curbed the average worker faces lower real wages and pension value by 1987.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyle Wilson
Washington
UPI
U.S
Labor Department
Harry S. Truman
First National City Bank of
New York
United States
Thought for Today: Contentment as natural wealth
A Socratic note asserts that contentment is natural wealth while luxury creates artificial poverty, framing true riches as inner sufficiency rather than external goods. The reflection emphasizes disciplined desire and moral balance over material excess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Socrates
Issues and the Decline of Political Clarity
The piece laments fading political issues in public discourse. It cites Eden and Churchill on defining aims, questions why Kennedy Nixon and Barron Neely faced unclear aims, and argues TV and personality now dominate campaigns. It warns citizens to demand substantive governance and questions the reliance on slogans rather than policies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthony Eden
Munich
Winston Churchill
Churchill
Kennedy
Nixon
Barron
Neely
Oblique and Straight America Split by Japanese Writer
A Tokyo magazine essay labels Americans as oblique or straight. The writer cites straight America as self confident and centered in the Midwest and calls Dulles a straight American. Oblique America is described as doubtful, backward looking, and skeptical of communism’s evils, with Harvard and MIT as oblique. The piece notes Kennedy’s obliques and foresees oblique influence growing to engulf straight. The author also notes Japanese scholars’ anger at U.S. life and manners and ends with a reflection on America's varied identities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Fullbright
Tokyo
America
Middle West
John Foster Dulles
Harvard
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Kennedy
United States
Earth
Rates Helsinki Youth Festival A Flopperoo
An opinion piece mocks the Eighth World Youth Festival in Helsinki as a Soviet misstep. It cites Melvin Jones of Bathurst Gambia and other delegates who report coercive seminars, biased discourse, and costly propaganda. The writer argues democracy outperforms communism in international outreach and praises Peace Corps ideals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helsinki
U. S. Peace Corps
Melvin Jones
Bathurst
Gambia
Jones
Gambia Labor Union
House of Representatives
Conakry
Guinea
Africa
Prague
Czech
Ceylon
Bandaranaike
Leningrad
Moscow
Mr. Jones
Outer Space
Kremlin
Independence as a means to achieve social goals
Benyoussef Ben Khedda argues independence must serve economic and social aims for revolution to matter. Frederick Nolting Jr notes NATO halted overt aggression in Europe and calls for countering covert aggression. Leon H. Gillis reflects on slow travel by covered wagon from Virginia to California to truly see the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benyoussef Ben Khedda
NATO
Europe
Frederick Nolting Jr
U.S
South Viet Nam
Leon H. Gillis
Virginia
California
Asian Games Friendship Festival Turns Sour in Jakarta
Harsh words fly over the Fourth Asian Games hosted by Indonesia as politics eclipse sport. Indonesia bars Nationalist China and Israel, the IOC and AAF withdraw recognition, and weightlifting participation triggers threats of future trade bans and Olympic repercussions. Demonstrations at the Indian Embassy intensify tensions, with Manila and Tokyo weighing in on the political fallout. The event, meant as a festival of friendship, struggles to remain a goodwill gesture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phil Newsom
Jakarta
Indonesia
India
Tokyo
China
Israel
International Olympic Committee
International Amateur Athletic Federation
International Weightlifting Federation
Federation
Pakistan
Ceylon
Manila
Philippines Herald
Red China
Sukarno
Manila Times
Philippines
Japan
Knotts Says He's Most Envied Actor on TV
Actor Don Knotts recalls being envied in Hollywood for his slim 120 pound frame and Emmy wins. He explains how weight affects roles and shares early career anecdotes from Morgantown and his ventriloquist ambitions. He notes Shanghai and Japanese military actions as a backdrop while detailing his rise from a thin youth to television fame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knotts
Don Knotts
UPI Hollywood
UPI
Andy Griffith
Hollywood
Morgantown
W. Va
Edgar Bergen
Charlie McCarthy
Oscar
Ring
Growing use of Raleigh County Library and bookmobile
The Raleigh County Library and bookmobile see rising readership in the county and city. Youth readers outnumber elders by about three to one in the county while city card holders are nearly split between adults and children. Volunteers support evening hours, memorial gifts fund acquisitions, and expanding card filing space becomes a need as the collection grows.
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Register
Raleigh County Library
Raleigh County Bookmobile
W. O. Sydnor
Chamber of Commerce
A. D. Kistin
Kistin
Beckley’s
Miner's Memorial Hospital
Beckley College
Brooks Adair
Ethel Keyser
Raleigh County Classroom Teachers Association
Mary Lou Graham
Mutual Funds Study Is Next To Useless
Peter Edson from NEA surveys the mutual fund scene noting 350 funds manage $19 billion with average fees around 8 percent. He critiques the Wharton School study as dated and argues SEC will evaluate it, then address loopholes, with results unsure by the mid-century, while suggesting safer options like U.S. Savings Bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
NEA
House Commerce Committee
Oren Harris
D-Ark
House Committee
SEC
Securi
Ties
Wharton School of Finance
University of Pennsylvania At Philadelphia
Irwin Friend
Wharton Research Unit
Wharton
Friend
Wharton School
Securities and Exchange Commission
Allan F. Conwill
J. Arnold Pines
Gordon D. Henderson
50 Years Ago From the Raleigh Register In 1912
The Raleigh Register item notes Virgil A. Lewis state historian and archivist recovering from illness, Earnest Bruce takes charge of street construction in Hal Scott’s absence, Scott serving as National Guard lieutenant in Kanawha. Salvation Army founder General William Booth dies at Roc tonal home near London. Bramwell Booth succeeds him. New River District Churches of Christ convention set for Sept 20 to 22 at Christian Church. Baptist State Convention of the colored Baptists meets Ebenezer Church with many delegates and active business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earnest Bruce
Princeton
Hal. M. Scott
Mr. Scott
National Guard
Kanawha
William Booth
Salvation Army
Rookstone
London
Bramwell Booth
The
Churches of Christ In
New River District
Christian Church
Baptist State Convention
Ebenezer Church
Beckley Newspapers subscription rates and policies
Beckley Newspapers Corporation lists subscription options for daily and Sunday delivery by mail or carrier, with prices by duration and broadcast distribution notes. It includes address change guidance, tax addition, and a disclaimer that carriers and dealers are independent contractors and the company not responsible for advance payments.
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Ward-Griffith Company, Inc
New York
Chicago
Detroit
Atlanta
Boston
Charlotte
Philadelphia
Francisco
Los Angeles
Greenville
Pittsburgh
Winhsn
West Virginia
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
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Italy
Ind 1A
Raleigh Register
Ray Martin
Woodrow Wilson High School
West Virginia University
Emma Sirocco Beard
Sirocco School of Dancing
Neville Street
Beard
Lynchburg
Mount Hope Commandery
Knights Templar
W. Bernard Rocke
Mount Hope
Blue Lodge
H. D. Gast
Shanghai
Charles M. Crowe
Wilmette, Ill
Wilmette Parish Methodist Church
Peter Edson
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
United States Savings
Virgil A. Lewis
Naleigh
Neaister
Prince St
Beckley
Hinton
Beckley Oe
John Hodel
Managing
United Press International
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