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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1962
Page
15
A Horace quotation reminds readers that happiness is reachable by seeking inner contentment rather than external gains. The message encourages a calm, reflective outlook as the path to fulfillment.
A Bluefield AP dispatch criticizes the exclusive University Club for planning a raid to influence a liquor by the drink amendment. The club’s defense and remarks about gambling losses are labeled as a poor example of educated behavior and a threat to legal order, prompting a harsh rebuke.
An FDA warning urges clearing medicine cabinets of half empty bottles and old prescriptions. It notes drugs lose efficacy when kept too long and should be disposed safely. The piece highlights Thalidomide, once tested as a sedative, now known for dangerous effects, with many doctors failing to warn patients.
A private nursing home described as a shining example closed after 24 rooms needed for residents were shut. Officials blamed excessive paperwork from 18 agencies, not lack of demand, fire, or disaster, per the proprietress who called it one darned thing after another.
Massachusetts Senate race heats up as Attorney General McCormack presses Teddy Kennedy with direct attacks and contrasts his record. The debate highlights merit over inheritance, with McCormack leveraging blunt talk and pace to shape momentum ahead of the primary while Kennedy defers to experience.
Washington window outlines President Kennedy's policy on Communist Cuba. The U S seeks Latin American cooperation through the OAS, but can act with or without it if Cuba meets critical red lines such as forceful aggression, Soviet combat presence, a Russian base, Guantanamo treaty violations, missiles, or other offensive capability. Domestic politics and national security shape the push to enforce these guidelines.
Cannelton Indiana News editor Robert Cummings recounts a vacation visit to Cannelton West Virginia and Beckley points, meeting WV officials, touring coal sites and the state capital. He notes Honey In The Rock stage show and the region’s coal heritage. The piece is excerpted from his Lightnin Strikes column with reflections and a benediction.
Commerce Commissioner Hulett C. Smith says the Industrial Development Authority will see greater use after policy changes. Since 1961 the IDA has issued six loans totaling about 6000 dollars and is now financing equipment purchases. The IDA works with local agencies and lenders, with 30 percent funded by the IDA. Other items include a white-haired note on hunting, camping, and tourism activity.
Japan hopes to raise trade with the Communist bloc beyond under 5 percent of total imports and exports, while opposing trade as political leverage. Last month seven Tokyo Stock Exchange listed firms announced $800 million in new deals from a Soviet visit. stock moves followed.
A Raleigh County highway death toll surpassed 1936’s year total with 19 fatalities in 1937. Other items note Freddie Haas Jr leading the Western Amateur golf qualifying, labor unrest in France, Philippines President Macapagal praised, and Sukarno’s West New Guinea challenge with Papuan tribes and Dutch costs.
Two native sons died instantly when a westbound freight struck their caboose on the Virginia railroad at Hotchkiss where they were sleeping during car-shifting. E F Hull is survived by wife and three children, and by his parents and two sisters Mrs A Z Lilly of this city and Mrs G D Howell of Huntington.
Senate panel flags two reforms after examining George M. Humphrey nickel stockpile deal with Hanna Co. Ex treasury secretary profited at least 226000 while Hanna stock holdings persisted. Questions arise on ethics and Renegotiation Act scope for raw material contracts.
A mix of remarks from Paul Crump, Rep. H R Gross, and Jackie Gleason. Crump speaks on execution in Chicago. Gross criticizes foreign aid spending. Gleason jokes about alcohol and being “smashed.”
Beckley Newspapers Corporation lists mail rates for daily and Sunday delivery, with yearly and half-year options, plus home delivery by carrier. It notes state tax rules, WV delivery limitations, and that carriers and distributors are independent contractors not authorized for advance payment collection by Beckley.
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