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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1960
Page
4
A brief reflection on how those long dead receive their due praise after death, noting that friends often overpraised while enemies spared their scorn while alive. The saying is attributed to Addison and contemplates lasting memory beyond mortal life.
UPI analysis notes Khrushchev seeks to oust Secretary General Hamarskjold by pressing a three member presidium with veto power. A failed charter change ensures a vacant post, paralyzing UN peace efforts. Western observers say he aims to crush the office itself, risking a prolonged stalemate at the General Assembly.
AP News Analyst James Marlow notes the Nixon Kennedy TV debate offered little new ideas but allowed voters to compare the candidates side by side. Kennedy favors more government action in education and aged care. Nixon opposes federal medical care and direct teacher salary support, signaling a clash of approaches rather than goals.
Hal Boyle notes the United Nations building as a grand classroom where Hammarskjold faces a minority school board seeking to end his tenure. The piece argues optimism and diplomacy may prevail as the UN gathers heads of state, with the glass edifice remaining the world’s educational hub.
In a Greenville story AP reports a sandwich shop worker filling orders for office staff. A line reads now but the messenger clarifies it means she don’t want no maters not no mayonnaise or mustard.
Recovery from flu is a dreary process with fatigue and disinterest following illness. The author laments lingering lethargy, loss of ambition, and reduced energy for writing as he waits for time to heal. He recalls past productivity and wishes for renewed vigor to return. Stuart LeRoy Anderson of Berkeley and the Pacific School of Religion signs off.
Beckley Newspapers outlines subscription prices for mail and home delivery in West Virginia and nearby areas. Rates vary by duration and service, with 2 percent sales tax added for WV subscriptions. Carriers and distributors are independent contractors, and payments made to them are not the newspaper’s responsibility.
AP reports that Remington Rand’s Univac computer, with 100 researchers, will process early returns on election night to predict the final Electoral College outcome. The system uses regional trends and key issues including religion to announce its forecast quickly, citing past accuracy in 1952 and 1956 as confidence boosts.
Junior Editors quiz explains why writers use nom de plume or pen name. It cites Samuel Clemens as Mark Twain and George Sand as a woman’s pen name. Contest asks readers to propose their own pen name and why. Philip Czachorowski of Torrington, Conn., wins $10 for this question.
Gossip column recounts Jackie Gleason plotting a soft sell TV show with mock ads and jabs at producer David Merrick, plus stars like Genevieve Ted Mills Marilyn Chase and Cary Grant. notes on Khrushchev Castro jokes and nightlife scenes in New York. The piece blends satire, celebrity sightings, and light political barbs from Earl Wilson’s column.
25 years of citizen effort culminates as President Roosevelt approves a $114 545 PWA grant for a new Raleigh County courthouse. Also reported are the death of Mrs Almeda Bailey Stanley near Mt Tabor and remarks by ex Senator John Q Hutchinson urging wider constitutional literacy. Van A. Bittner of the United Mine Workers hails the coal strike settlement as stabilizing West Virginia’s coal industry.
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