Morning Reflections on Time and Worth
A compact meditation echoes Psalm 90 verse on the passing of days and the value of a life well lived. A Seneca quote adds a view that life’s quality matters more than its length.
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1963
Page
5
Mercer County Board Buys Expensive Typewriters
Mercer County school leaders vote 3-2 to buy 109 typewriters for 14997, double checking against a low bid for 256 machines at 12972. Critics call the action wasteful and ramrodded, urging an investigation and new leadership at the next election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercer
Board of Education
Mercer County
Jack Nestor
Robert Walthall
Nestor
Walthall
ARA figures questioned over West Virginia tourism plan
The New York Herald Tribune notes a conflict over ARA loan figures for four West Virginia tourist projects. ARA claimed 23.9 million dollars would create thousands of jobs while another release cited only 785 jobs. Critics argue better roads would boost the economy more than tourist development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Area Redevelopment Administration
New York Herald-Tribune
ARA
West Virginia
Herald-Tribune
Rowland Evans
Robert Novak
Pineville
W. Va
Robert Ruark on race and white identity in a tense era
In a plea for calm amid racial strife, Robert Ruark argues that being white is not a crime or a sin. He emphasizes shared humanity, rejects blanket guilt on whites or blacks, condemns mob violence, and urges equal citizenship for African Americans while protecting his own right to whiteness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wagner
South
Birmingham
Africa
Harlem
Military undercuts disarmament across eras and leaders
The essay argues military opposition to civilian disarmament spans Republicans and Democrats, aided by defense contractors. It cites past figures like Shearer and Stassen and notes Kennedy's need to manage military leaks while McNamara defends test bans, noting Russia's perceived lead in warhead tech and the push to curb nuclear tests to halt proliferation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John F. Kennedy
William Baldwin Shearer
Bethlehem Steel
Newport News
Geneva
Kennedy
Defense McNamara
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Capitol Hill
JFK
McNamara
Curtis Lemay
Air Force
Russia
United States
Suffragists Present Petitions United States Senate
Five state suffrage advocates led petitions with thousands of signatures urging a constitutional amendment. A separate note recalls Eisenhower’s WWII warning to Italy of renewed Allied air raids and the death of Robert A. Taft at 63 in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
States
U.S
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Taft
New York
Summit souvenir stand owner worries about loan
Senator Soaper notes Everest climbs are scarce this week. The Summit souvenir stand owner with the dime in the slot telescope fears loan repayment pressures.
Clergy Should Uphold Law Not Disregard It
Washington debate centers on the clergy role in protests sparked by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.King argues for lawful civil disobedience to expose injustice while church leaders face questions about participating in demonstrations and risking public order. The piece urges clergy to promote morality within law and rejects lawbreaking as a path to reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Martin Luther King, Jr
Birmingham
Alabama
Supreme Court
United States
Martin Luther King
America
Fragile strands and newborn strength in a garden
A short poem by Gloria Maxson contrasts delicate silk-like strands in a planter with the sturdy roots of a plant. The speaker notes roots as strong as newborn hands eager to grip the earth and pull the plant upright.
Buchwald and Birch Debate Test Ban Fallout and Trust
Washington talk with Jack Birch who distrusts a test ban arguing how to trust rivals and whether underground testing or a clean bomb is possible. The conversation touches Cuba Khrushchev Goldwater and coexistence amid Cold War tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Jack Birch
Senate to ratify limited test ban treaty urged today
Andrew Tully argues the Senate must ratify the limited test ban with the Soviet Union despite flaws. He contends the accord, supported by Eisenhower and Kennedy administrations, offers environmental and strategic gains, and that the Senate should act in the national interest despite political battles over civil rights and taxation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Soviet Union
Senate
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Big Boys
Henry M. Jackson
Wash
Barry Goldwater on the Space Race and Military Program
The piece argues the United States should not mock up a moon focused space effort. It warns a civilian program lacks military defense capabilities and urges prioritizing terrestrial orbit and rapid reaction space systems to counter threats. The author questions current policy rhetoric and asks, How do you stand, sir.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Defense Department
NASA
Moon
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Hugh Shott
Seneca
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Novak
Bluefield
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Robert Ruark
Drew Pearson
Hilary P. Jones
Harold Stassen
Earle Wheeler
Army
Daily Telegraph
San Francisco Bay
Manny Stremb
John J. Coswell Jr
Albany
Dwight David Eisenhower
Soaper
David Lawrence
Not United
Gloria Maxson
Art Buchwald
Cuba
Barry Goldwater
Khrushchev
Castro
Red
Andrew Tully
Kremlin
U. S
Goldwater
Great Britain
France
China
Billy Mitchell
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