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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1962
Page
4
A concise aphorism notes that watching a drunkard serves as a stronger lesson against drinking than any sermon. The line attributes the effect to real life example over rhetoric.
A reflective piece argues that nuclear tests pursue “better” weapons that destroy enemies without harming one’s own country. It critiques citizen trust, defines intelligence as information, and compares radiation harm to X-ray exposure, noting the challenge of creating a nonmessy weapon while recognizing broader aims.
The 17th regular session of the United Nations General Assembly opens as a commemorative note on the September 18, 1961 crash that killed Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold and 15 others near Ndola. The crash remains shrouded in mystery with no conclusive cause.
A six member Russian farm experts team and a U.S. guide tour American agriculture in a cultural exchange. The piece contrasts Soviet and Cuban farming with U.S. free enterprise incentives and government subsidies as the secret driver behind surplus production, noting Red China famine and Cuba's post Castro sugar decline.
Cambodian Premier Prince Norodom Sihanouk accused South Vietnam of attacking a Cambodian village inside Prey Veng Province and threatened to break relations. U.S. advisers report evidence of cross-border aid to Viet Cong as Saigon cites 6000 guerrillas using Cambodian bases. Sihanouk's stance mixes neutrality with maneuvers for leverage, while aid from the United States, China, the Soviet Union and France shapes Cambodia’s balance of power.
A UPI survey of London Brussels The Hague Luxembourg and Rome shows Italy Benelux nations resist De Gaulle Bonn push toward fast Franco German led political union excluding Britain. Capitals fear a Bonn Paris axis would bar Britain from Europe though leaders signal aim for unity within the Common Market context.
Quotes span U S and European figures on taxation, corporations, and Cold War era governance. Senator Douglas cites restraint on tax cuts amid recession while ambassadors and foreign ministers discuss Europe’s future. The Hague Belgium Luxembourg Britain weigh Bonn Paris axis and a unified community.
Scientists report chemosterilants can sterilize mosquitoes at very low residues, with tepa showing reduced egg hatch and no hatch in treated crosses. Questions remain on safety for birds mammals and humans, plus broader ecological impacts before any market use.
The 1937 Berlin files report Hitler finally lines up diplomats from the United States, Great Britain, France and others for the annual Nurnberg Nazi party congress set for September 6 to 18. In local golf, prizes at Black Knight County club go to Mrs. H P Meadows Mrs D D Ashworth and Miss Eleanor Payne. Invitations are mailed for the five-family reunion of Mankins Calloways Ellisons Hutchinsons and Shumates at Camp Glen Daniel on September 5.
In a sharp critique of Massachusetts politics, the piece cites Lincoln Steffens and Theodore White on state corruption, notes mass voter disaffection and independence trends, cites study by Murray Levin and George Blackwood, and warns of demagogic danger if graft is treated as normal. It contrasts Kennedy and McCormack factions with historic New England political heritage. The author sees a perilous path amid ongoing upheaval.
Washington analysts describe the American consumer as erratic and irrational guiding industrial fate. Despite vast product choice, four in five new items fail to gain traction, fueling a shift to R D and services as durable goods growth stalls. The era may shift toward government and large-scale customers meeting global challenges.
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