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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1963
Page
4
A religious quotation highlights that without resurrection preaching and faith are in vain and emphasizes belief as the path to salvation comfort and happiness. The snippet cites I Corinthians 15 14 and Jeremy Taylor on faith and blessings.
Dr. Philip H. Ragan argues communities should build home grown industries using local materials and labor. He warns outside plant windfalls are scarce and often illusory, urging towns like Athens and Bluefield to nurture small, permanent ventures to benefit residents and stabilize economies.
The piece urges President Johnson to translate rhetoric on economy into action by delivering a 1965 budget that cuts federal costs to the bone. It warns words and deeds may diverge and calls for a genuine efficiency drive to reduce tax money waste.
A columnist profiles Lyndon B Johnson as a strong political manager facing a hostile Congress and rival power blocs. He must push Kennedy era programs, manage unions and civil rights foes, and contend with health concerns while aiming for 1964 nomination and election, with South resistance and a challenging year ahead.
Washington columnist recalls Charley Marsh ailing Texas publisher who mentored Lyndon B Johnson guiding his early political rise. Marsh allied with Henry Wallace and others, supporting Johnson’s congressional and senatorial runs while facing pressure from financiers and bank leaders.
A portrait of Jacqueline Kennedy's poised response after President Kennedy's assassination. She walked with leaders to St Matthew's Cathedral, stood impassive at Arlington, and lit a grave fire, embodying duty and grace while mourning in private with her children.
A column recaps notable past events from fifty to ten years ago. It recalls George McCall of Tazewell visiting Bluefield, insurgent Republicans blocking the 68th Congress, Martin Insull’s extradition from Canada, the Teheran meeting of Roosevelt Churchill and Stalin, and Senator McCarthy's nationwide “write Ike” push.
Robert Ruark argues Kennedy’s assassination should force a shift from personal campaigns to television mediated reach. He contends presidents belong in Washington or statecraft, not on open cars courting votes, and decries extended electioneering as wasteful.
Art Buchwald proposes a Citizens Lobby funded by a one dollar monthly citizen dues pool. Money would be allocated to lawmakers to influence outcomes without ties to specific industries, aiming to remove dependence on lobbyist funding and reduce conflicts of interest. Critics from industry would object, but the plan seeks to let Congress act for the general populace rather than narrow interests.
The piece cites Richard Ely of the Memphis Citizens Council praising Kennedy’s murder and a Dallas junior high student audience cheering it. It argues democracy protects free speech yet condemns treachery and calls for ending hate, violence, and propaganda from sea to shining sea.
World Echoes Dance director Maurice Bejart and conductor Dmitri Chorafas crossed into Syria with Wolfgang Sawallisch. Chorafas, Greek, paid 3.12 dollars. Bejart, French, paid 2.08. Sawallisch entered for nothing. Anthon Perkins, arriving at Orly from New York, boasted he acts opposite Brigitte Bardot. France Soir notes Parisians ride bikes to avoid license plates as gendarmes ticket cyclists.
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