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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 04, 1978

Page

5

Harold Stassen Runs Again for President at 71

ST PAUL AP profile on Harold Stassen, 71, long political career, past runs for president, public financing plan, and his view that his record has stood the test of time. Notes his U.N. charter role, opposition to Vietnam, clashes with Nixon and McCarthy, and quest to be taken seriously despite worn GOP status.

ST. Paul, Minn Harold Stassen Churchill Stassen Walter Cronkite Washington Gridiron Club United Nations Franklin D. Roosevelt U.N Vietnam Eisenhower Foreign Operations Administration Richard Nixon John Foster Dulles Fisenhower Lyndon Johnson Johnson Wisconsin White House Nixon Carter Minnesota Navy New York Thomas E. Dewey Senate Philadelphia University of Pennsylvania United States

West Virginia lawmaker caucus selects Brotherton and Lee

Democratic majorities in Charleston opted unopposed for William T. Brotherton Jr. as Senate president and Clyde M. Lee Jr. as House speaker for the 64th Legislature. The short, closed sessions produced no roll calls. Brotherton will begin a fourth term as Senate president, while Lee becomes the 51st House speaker representing Hardy and Pendleton counties.

Charleston W.va William T. Brotherton Jr State Senate Del Clyde M. Lee, Jr House of Delegates Capitol Senate House Brotherton Howard W. Carson Fayetteville Lee Moorefield Donald L. Kopp Clarksburg Hardy Pendelton

Selective Service Inadequate, Report Says

Washington AP report finds the Selective Service System cannot meet Pentagon mobilization needs in a crisis. Even optimistic timelines push first recruits past 65 days and 100000 inductees past 90 days, with pessimistic estimates up to 95 and 120 days respectively. Rep. Melvin Price presses Congress to investigate, saying current gaps risk national security.

Washington Pentagon Congressional Melvin Price D-Ill House Armed Services Committee Congress Price Selective Service

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