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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1958
Page
3
A reflection notes that men often reach less than their potential. It compares gifts to bills of credit, suggesting people seldom draw on their full faculties. The prose cites Horace Walpole as the source of the aphorism.
Lebanon’s new president Gen Faud Chehab, a military man and political unknown, must stabilize government to shape the timing of the U S withdrawal. Chehab, a Maronite Catholic, will have to balance Christian and Muslim roles while facing coup pressures and regional tensions.
A Raleigh Register opinion piece argues no improvement in racial relations after integration. It cites northern migration, crime rises, and welfare disparities in cities like New York Philadelphia Detroit Chicago and Baltimore. It quotes William Walker and Judge Bonnelly on crime, education, and social conditions.
Hal Boyle recounts an Irishman said to discovered Iceland and the islanders quirky names. The piece highlights Icelandic hospitality and the peculiar use of patronymics, with residents known by fathers’ names and the humorous confusion of generations.
A regional report describes Bodley’s Goodwill Caravan visiting Colcord Elementary and Clear Fork High School drawing enthusiastic crowds of 74 children and about 400 students. The piece notes questions from pupils, school sessions disrupted, and a lasting sense of goodwill hoped to continue in future years.
Federal Judge John Paul of Virginia criticizes Southern political figures for stirring hostility to the Supreme Court’s ban on segregated schools. He cites Gov. Orval Faubus of Arkansas and other leaders as driving resistance while tracing the legal history from Plessy to the 1954 reversal establishing that separate is inherently unequal.
A condensed history traces the move from the 1896 Plessy v Ferguson ruling to 1954 when the Supreme Court banned school segregation as unequal. It notes 1944 white primaries 1945 interstate bus segregation 1950 dining cars and university admissions, with broader public recreation and state actions cited.
Earl Wilson reports on bustling late night spots from the Hotel Pierre to El Morocco and the Copa. He notes stars like Ethel Merman, Joe DiMaggio, and Ray Middleton performing, while TV quiz shows draw comments and divorces, and industry figures plan Vegas revues and film deals.
The Raleigh Register reports a grisly discovery of a dead young girl missing for days in Welch. The body lay in courthouse yard as circuit court sessions continued unattended. A tip from Mrs. Payne led to the grim find and implied swift punishment for the culprit.
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