Overcoming Illness Harnessed as Asset in Elite Lives
Editorial notes that illness and disability sometimes fuels accomplishment among famous figures. citing Helen Keller Charles Steinmetz and Franklin Roosevelt as examples. report to the International Gerontological Congress by Dr Martin Gumpert shows older adults with disabilities continuing work in leadership and arts despite health challenges.
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Helen Keller
Charles Steinmetz
Franklin Roosevelt
Pr. Martin Gumpert
New York
Nature
Refugee Jarda's daring escape from Czechoslovakia to West Germany
Frazek Jarda, joined by his wife and two children, engineered a dramatic escape from Communist rule. He reportedly piloted a train with 111 passengers through border guards into the Western zone, a feat described as surpassing previous iron curtain flights.
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Frazek Jarda
Immortals
Czechoslovakia
United States
Germany
Iron Curtain
Jarda
Congress urged to fund basic science amid military bill
The text argues a 60 billion dollar military bill underfunds basic science funding. It cites the National Science Foundation and calls for reversing cuts to support fundamental research, noting pure science underpins progress and bomb development. Senators are urged to restore funding, with scientists nationwide imploring action.
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National Science Foundation
Senate
Tourist air travel expansion shifts world routes
Increased use of air travel by Americans is driving eight to ten airlines with foreign routes to consider universal tourist flights. Airlines may drop luxuries like free drinks and orchids to lower costs so the non-smoker and bachelor can travel without paying for others’ perks. Lower air fares bring travel closer to ocean liner prices, enabling longer vacations and continued sea trips for those with time to spare.
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Europe
Budenz Case Exposed in McCarran Committee Report
Joseph Alsop critiques the Budenz testimony before the McCarran sub committee and its framing of State Department officials as Communist plots. The column questions memory contradictions, highlights Vincent and Service, and accuses the panel of pushing a false narrative to threaten civil liberties.
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Louis Budenz
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Senate Judiciary Committee
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John Stewart Service
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Millard F. Tydings
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John Carter Vincent
Vincent
Communist Party
Henry A. Wallace
Wallace
China
Roosevelt
Joseph W. Stilwell
Albert C. Wedemeyer
Bubenz
Pry
Deuxieme
Chiang Kai-shek
Stilwell-Wedemeyer
Raleigh Register Subscription Rates and Delivery Terms
Rates for daily and Sunday delivery by mail in West Virginia and surrounding areas. Six months in advance for daily and Sunday, or one year in advance. Includes note on change of address and two percent state sales tax. Beckley Newspapers Corporation disclaims responsibility for advance payments to carriers or distributors.
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West Virginia
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
War Waifs Now Beggars By Frank Brutto Ay Staff Writer
In Cassino Italy a child beggar ring is exposed with boys and girls pressured by four masters to beg and work daily. Some children earned as little as 1500 lire monthly and were beaten if under 1000 lire. Police uncover a nationwide network linked to major cities including Rome Milan Venice Genoa Naples and Palermo. Authorities vow enforcement with up to 13 years in jail for exploiters and ongoing crackdowns continue in Rome and beyond.
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Frank Brutto
Rome—Cassino
Turin
TRE News
Italy
Rome
Milan
Venice
Genoa
Naples
Palermo
Polce
Cassino
Virterbo
Boyle on the quest for a perfect cup of coffee
Hal Boyle explores why Americans seek an authentic cup of coffee. He argues the true brew lies in precise water temperature, timing, and proper proportions, while criticizing lukewarm, processed hospital cafeteria coffee as a poor fraud. The piece labels coffee as an everyday moral test and a unifying national quest.
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Hades
NATO Ottawa talks aim to shape Europe defense pact
Washington reports the Ottawa meeting of the 12 NATO nations as they plan Greece and Turkey entry, German rearmament limits, balanced economies, and Italy war-tie peace terms. US leads rearmament funds while wary France and others weigh risks of German rearmament and future clashes with Russia.
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France
Canada
Belgium
Denmark
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Portugal
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Mrs America Contest Probe Ordered by Florida Governor
Tallahassee Florida Governor Alfred Driscoll orders an investigation into the Mrs America contest. Beverly Grizzard Florida Advertising Commission director told AP that she reported the matter to the governor after a protest.
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Tallahassee
Fla
New Jersey
Alfred Driscall
Fiorida Advertising Commission
Beverly Grizzard
Grizzard
Central Florida
Peggy Creel
St. Petersburg
New York City
James King
New Jersey Conservation and Economy Department
Driscoll
Asbury Park
Vacation misadventure in a lighthearted column by Roma Cain Carter
Bug Dust notes editor Tommy Stafford in a cast after a tumble with a soft drink bottle. The piece reflects on vacations, pet quirks, and travel exploits including a Western Panhandle trip and visits to Cacapon State Park with plans to explore antique shops.
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Roma Cain Carter
Batty
Nicky
Lucy
Lucky
Old Dominion
mid-West
Cacapon State Park
Berkeley Springs
West Virginia
West Virginia Eastern Panhandle trip diary notes sights
Thomas F. Stafford shares a traveler’s impressions of Martinsburg Berkeley Springs Charles Town Harper's Ferry Shepherdstown and Beckley. He references Mennonites fruit quality local history and Panhandle scenery noting parks mills and historic sites along the route. Plans for another trip are already sketched.
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Watoga Park
Cacapon
Berkeley Springs
Martinsburg
Panhandle
Ohio
Indiana
Virginia
Beckley
Charles Town
George Washington
Charles
Jefferson County
Charles Washington
Prospect Park
National Geographic Magazine
Grandview
Harper’s Ferry
John Brown
Robert Harper
Harper
Shepherdstown
Mecklenburg
Thomas Shepherd
West Virginia
Business Review: Defense Spending and Prices Ahead
The AP reports step up in defense orders and production gains, with crude oil output reaching a weekly record and business loans at high peaks. While leaders foresee inflation risks and possible price movements, they disagree on the economy’s overall inflation threat amid policy debates in Washington.
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Richard Fiske
New York
Scientists Warn Of New World War Weapons Threats
Washington reports describe postwar arms as beyond imagination with Truman, Young, and O Mahoney warning on civilizational destruction. Air Force discloses guided jet bombers needing no pilots, while history recalls gunpowder, Gatling guns, Big Bertha, and atomic bombs as milestones toward possible hydrogen weaponry.
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Don Whitebead
Washington
America
Truman
Young
R-Nd
Senate Appropriations Committee
O'Mahoney
McMahon
R-Conn
Senate House Atoomic Energy Committee
Air Force
London
David
Genghis Khan
Richard Gatling
Gateling
Atlantic
Germany
Paris
Mgr. Truman
Europe
Looking Backward Today Ten Years Ago in News Briefs
The Red Jacket Coal Corporation near Pineville was ordered closed pending corrections of certain conditions. Japanese press cited Roosevelt orders to shoot at Axis ships in American defense waters. Roosevelt pledged full quick aid to Russia until Hitler is crushed. Beckley dealers faced high demand for canning paraphernalia. Raleigh County Schools posted enrollment gains. Flight Lieutenant G H Stainforth,set a new world speed record of 86.11 mph.
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Red Jacket Coal Corporation
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Roosevelt
Russia
Hitler
Beckley
Raleigh
G. H. Stainforth
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