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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 15, 1954

Page

4

Marilyn Monroe Tells of Career and Marriage Balance

Marilyn Monroe says her marriage to Joe DiMaggio comes first and her career second, while in New York for The Seven Year Itch. She notes a happy marriage includes shared life and few public appearances, and she hopes for Guys and Dolls with Marlon Brando if boss Zanuck approves. She interacts warmly with reporters and shows, attends dinners and clubs with Milton Greene and others as she tours the town.

New York Marilyn Monroe Cleopatra Joe DeMaggio Marilyn Joe Hollywood Jolin’ Joe St.Regis Irving Berlin Tom Ewell Elliott Nugent Tom RCA Mannie Sacks Miss Monroe Mike Connelly The Hollywood Reporter Marlon Brando Sam Goldyn Darryl Zanuck Hugo French DiMaggio California Petite Cuvee Milton Greene Green Herman Levin David Hart Greenes el Morocco Billy Rose Joyce Mathews Gene Tierney Greg Bautzer Levin

Editorial Review and Opinion on Cold War Policy and Railfans

This piece argues Washington should present the Moscow crisis to the United Nations rather than act hastily. It weighs Soviet and Chinese actions, supports calm U.S. diplomacy, and questions escalatory moves while noting American testing of policy and public opinion. It then shifts to railfans, describing nostalgic railroading and its potential value for railroads through publicity and goodwill. It ponders recruiting new generations of railfans and comments on historic routes and excursions.

Washington Siberian Anthony Eden America Moscow Washington, D. C Carless Railway Progress Virginia Clinch Valley Freeport Centralia Illinois Central Marshall Pass Salida Montrose Rio Grande

Greenlanders Seek Taxation to Fund Local Improvements

Greenland, now part of Denmark and represented in Copenhagen, asks to waive tax exemption and levy income tax on its 22,000 residents. The move aims to fund local improvements, underscoring that taxes fund civilization, a remark echoed by Justice Holmes about paying taxes.

Great Britain Greenland Denmark Copenhagen Greenland Council Oliver Wendell Holmes Supreme Court

Navy hydrographer restored after suspension and dismissal

Washington reports Abraham Chasanov, a Navy civilian hydrographer, who was suspended for eight months and dismissed five months ago as a security risk, is reinstated with back pay. The note emphasizes correcting errors in judgment and making amends for injustice.

Washington Navy Abraham Chasanov

West Virginia Turnpike route aims to serve major cities

Readers discuss a northern and western alignment to connect Morgantown Fairmont Clarksburg Morgantown Parkersburg with an eye to aiding Ohio Valley traffic while easing highway burdens for Morgantown and nearby cities. The turnpike planners must balance access for southern counties and a growing state medical school network.

Northcentral West Virginia West Union Salem Clarksburg Parkersburg Fairmont Morgantown Panhandle Moundsville Wheeling Weirton Ohio Valley

Turnpike Links and Ties to Medical School Plans

Thomas JF Stafford analyzes potential ties between the Pennsylvania Turnpike and a planned medical school, urging traffic surveys to determine routes into the Northern Panhandle. The piece notes Ohio’s reluctance on a north-south turnpike and covers Beckley Princeton celebrations, civic hospitality, and the Morton Turnpike chairmanship controversy.

Trents Panhandle Bug Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission

Raleigh S Register Publication Details and Rates

Raleigh S Register Evening and Sunday Morning editions published by Beckley Newspapers Corporation. Editor Thomas F. Stafford. AP member. Subscription rates: daily and Sunday three months 3.50, six months 6.00, one year 10.00. West Virginia tax applies. Changes of address require old and new addresses. Carriers are independent contractors. payments to them are not Beckley responsibility.

West Virginia Beckley Newspapers Corporation

Maine Senate Governor Race Seen as First National Test

A prominent Republican leader foresees Maine's September elections as the first national test for the parties. He predicts Senator Margaret Chase Smith will win but with a reduced majority, and the governor’s race will be close. Democratic funding and possible Hariman influence loom as factors.

Washington Maine United States Margaret Chase Smith McCarthy Mrs. Smith

World Population Surges and Global Growth Report

United Nations Population Conference data show world population increasing at about 100000 people per day, with annual growth around 36 percent and Thirty six and a half million new mouths required each year. The piece also notes the billionth animal arriving at Chicago stockyards and mentions early standings in the baseball pennant race amid a Burlington, North Carolina postman incident.

United Nation Conference On Population

Spying Genius Slipped Upon Woman Scorned

BELMAN MORIN writes on Richard Sorge a German spy and a master of espionage. Sorge infiltrated Far East networks and fed secrets to the Kremlin, predicting Hitler’s June 1940 attack and allegedly foretelling Pearl Harbor, while earning trust in high places across chancellories.

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Prayer and reminiscence mingle in a wartime profile piece

A minister offers a prayer for those in law and justice. The narrative recalls Richard Sorge, the German embassy confidant and wartime spy, detailing his WWI honors, rise in Tokyo, and eventual capture after a jealous girlfriend betrayed him. The author muses on Sorge’s belief in pacifism or communism as a solution to war.

Tokyo Japan Moscow Sorge Kempei Tai Richard Sorge Pearl Harbor Kremlin Western Europe

Demise of Red Goose is Delayed by Year

Washington delays in a high profile case to label the Communist party as a Russian agent. The U.S. Court of Appeals ordered new arguments, stalling a 1955 Supreme Court decision. The 1950 Internal Security Act and 1954 law reshape the fight, with hearings and extensive testimony spanning years.

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Adventuring through the Universe lecture at exclusive club

David Dietz, famed science editor, accepted an invitation to deliver the annual address on Adventuring through the Universe at a private Cleveland club. The president began by listing fifteen prior speakers and their topics, while Dietz amused members with that memory. Michigan observers report a bright object in the sky, possibly a flying saucer. V Popov, head of the Soviet State bank, visits Helsinki to study Finnish payback of debts. A Hollywood mogul’s wife is said to employ three detectives to probe her husband's happiness.

Cleveland David Dietz Dietz V. Popov Helsinki Finland Hollywood

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