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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1962
Page
4
A proverb attributed to Ruffini notes that country living benefits health of the body and the mind alike, suggesting rural life brings mental refreshment as well as physical well being.
The U S Office of Education says 46.7 million children will attend public and private schools this autumn, an 18th straight enrollment high. Portable “instant schoolhouses” from MIT use fiberglass panels on a tree framework, weighing 270 pounds per panel and costing about 18000 dollars, expanding from 30 to 300 seats.
The column argues the dollar’s real value is eroded by past inflation and deficits. Kennedy denies plans to reprice gold. IMF and World Bank leaders meet. Remedies cited include inflation control and improving the U.S. trade balance. Foreign claims against U.S. gold exceed stocks by 1.9 billion dollars.
A perceptive review of Bishop's Company adaptation of Alan Paton's Cry The Beloved Country staged in a church chancel. Simple, restrained acting conveyed the powerful tale of race in South Africa, focusing on a father's search, a son’s murder, and the moral weight of fear and oppression.
Nearly three hundred Peace Corps volunteers, the largest overseas group yet, depart for Ethiopia from Georgetown training. All are secondary teachers, aiming to double Ethiopian secondary enrollment with English instruction and Amharic basics. By September 1963, total volunteers abroad rise to about 3,700 in 30 nations, funded at 63.7 million dollars by Congress this year.
Hollywood star Steve McQueen roared through Munich in a Mercedes 300SL with top down, executing a daring escape style moment at Bavaria Studio. He slammed to a stop inches from onlookers, grinning as he greeted the crowd.
The piece blends Epictetus reflections on hair as gender signs with a profile of Steve McQueen during a Munich visit tied to The Great Escape. It covers McQueen's POW fame and real life escapes from hardship, his Boys Republic Center past, scholarship, racing, and philosophy on children and world peace.
Carlyn Bibb and Francis Conway boosted attendance at the Blue Ridgers dinner for the 80th division of the U S Army in the Hotel New York City. Henry T. Hoffman of Jackson Missouri prepared to take over duties at Beckley College teaching chemistry German geography. William Shanklin named assistant coach at Woodrow Wilson High School. G C Hurt of Sprague won a $25 prize for most attractive yard at New River Company.
Education specialist David Nydice explains that successful schooling hinges on student health and that school health departments link home and school. Departments typically include a nurse, a consulting doctor, and a consulting dentist, with the nurse coordinating services.
United States and allies debate Cuba crisis as Soviet actions in Havana and Managua intensify pressure. Rumors of Russian troops, calls for OAS action, and Senate invasion suggestions frame Khrushchev’s Monroe Doctrine challenge while Kennedy warns against unilateral invasion.
Excerpts note Captain George H. Moffett who helped draft West Virginia's constitution and a railroad builder, plus Prof Karl V. Brown's Dayton voice culture visit. The article discusses divided U S opinion on Cuba and Sino Soviet influence, noting Cuba's trade with Communist nations and the U S boycott's limited effect without military action.
Washington entries report Kennedy Council on Youth Fitness shifts focus from drills to comprehensive physical education. Aimed at health, hygiene, diet, first aid and safety, the plan features Bud Wilkinson promoting school boards and civic groups to back well rounded PE, while teachers handle actual training.
Professor Emeritus James Howard Means of Harvard likens the American Medical Association to a medieval guild. The remark follows a Kennedy administration press treatment remark as critics say the claim of global medical supremacy is misleading and tiresome.
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