He Calls to Heaven to Judge His People
A devotional reflection cites Psalms 50 4 and Rev William Sewell on judgment and character. The text emphasizes accountability for one’s past deeds and present conduct.
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1963
Page
6
Johnson targets economy as budgets rise and Cadillacs fade
The Johnson administration pursues a broader budget, promising cuts yet announcing plans to close dozens of military sites and to replace luxury federal cars with cheaper models. Protests delay base closures, with savings seen as minor while the overall budget is slated to grow next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Pentagon
Congress
Morse the Domesticated Filibusterer and Press Feud Faze Dem Senator
Oregon Democrat Wayne Morse earns mockery as a legendary long speaker and frequent foe of reporters. The piece riffs on his past party shifts and claims of American Pravda press bias while noting readers and colleagues rarely listen to his lengthy remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Morse
Oregon
U.S. Senate
Morse
Pravda Press
Senator Morse
LBJ Orders Federal Employees To Work Christmas Eve
President Johnson directs federal workers to stay on the job a full day on Christmas Eve, a move seen as pushing efficiency and cost savings even as offices brace for long celebrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LBJ
Mercer County Needs A Four Lane Bluefield Princeton Highway
A reader item outlines a regional demand for a new four lane highway connecting Bluefield and Princeton in Mercer County to improve transportation, commerce, and access between the two cities. The note highlights infrastructure needs and regional planning discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Princeton
Closing The Pie Counter On Defense Waste
Raymond Moley argues that to save money the Johnson administration must cut defense costs including Naval shipyards in Boston New York Philadelphia and San Francisco. He says private yards can do government work, create jobs and tax income, while Congress and voters resist real cuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David
America
John N. Garner
Congress
Kenneth Keating
Jacob Javits
House
New York
Defense
McNamara
Johnson
Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Hugh Scott
Boston
Philadelphia
California
Chambers of Commerce
Naval
Defense Department
Navy
San Francisco
Ernst and Ernst
Arthur Anderson and Company
Comptroller General of
United States
Johnson pressed for wheat plan while shaping foreign policy
Washington columnist notes President Johnson pressed Humphrey for a wheat program and pushed a domestic bill with voluntary controls and price supports. It argues LBJ wields strong domestic legislative skill but risks ceding leverage in Europe by adopting Acheson Bundy advisers’ approach, keeping troop levels in Europe for bargaining leverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Humphrey
White House
Johnson
Lyndon
Texas
Germany
Ludwig Erhard
Dean Acheson
McGeorge Bundy
Acheson
State Department
West Germany
U. S
Europe
Kennedy
Defense McNamara
Adenauer
de Gaulle
Erhard
LBJ
Readers Call for Caution on Federal Financing Costs
Letters to the editor praise the reminder that federal money is not free and Ur ban Renewal funds also carry cost. John J. Bryan argues most projects funded by the federal government are costlier than local support, challenging the “everybody is doing it” excuse. Joe P. Gills commends an editorial on coal and urges free enterprise to be preserved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hubert Humphrey
Minnesota
Tokyo
Tel Aviv
United States
Johnson
Humphrey
Farm Bureau
John J. Bryan
M. D. Bluefield
W. Va
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Joe P. Gills
Appalachian Power Co
Roanoke
Philadelphia
New York
Dahomey
United Nations
Chicago
Brooklyn
Vietnam
Rand
Senator Soaper Claims Bridge and Golf Sell More Books
The senator asserts that books about bridge and golf outsell traditional literature, framing the issue as a measure of public interest in leisure topics over fiction and poetry.
Aid to Education Law Extends Federal Support to Church Colleges
Congress and President Johnson enacted a bill providing over a billion dollars over three years for federal aid to education, much of it aiding church-related colleges. Grants target laboratories libraries and classrooms in math science engineering and languages. elementary schools are excluded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Supreme Court
Johnson
Supreme Court of the United States
Senate
Poems From Bonnie Elizabeth Parker
The speaker speaks of rough words and longing as she tries to reach a trusted friend for shelter and warmth. She fears uncertainty and the burdened heart yearns for homing and acceptance, choosing to let words grow strong on the brambles to be fit to hear.
Outlining Guns Debate and Kennedy Era Views
The author argues against banning guns, noting weapon makers from Kenya to U S history and warning about enforcement limits. He recalls Kennedy's 1958 proposal to curb foreign gun imports to protect domestic makers and links weapon access to social violence, urging practical restraint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Concord
Kennedy
Tommy Dodd
Britain Tells Khrushchev Talks Won t Move Berlin
Andrew Tully argues Britain exaggerates Khrushchev’s offer to reopen East West talks. He notes Britain faces elections, U. S. policy remains firm on Berlin, and France’s de Gaulle resists NATO while West Germany won’t accept a divided Germany. He urges a united Western front before negotiating with Moscow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soviet Union
Berlin
Douglas-Home
Mr. K
U. S
Rusk
Moscow
Germany
Khrushchev
Europe
Johnson
John Kennedy
Kremlin
de Gaulle
France
NATO
Brussels
White House
Christmas in Vietnam Letters Reflect a GI’s War Realities
Oscar writes from Vietnam describing confusion, danger, and cultural disorientation amid combat. He asks his mother to locate his position, explains duty, and contrasts hot war with uncertain alliances. He notes hopes for clearer roll calls, and asks about democracy amid overseas turmoil. Recent FCC hearings on airwave ads drew little TV coverage and Brooklyn gang indictments raise questions of equal time for juries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dad
Oscar
FCC
Brooklyn
Meat price row tests French butcher prices
In Marseille's La Provencal the public clashes with de Gaulle over meat costs as prices soar. A customer complains about 40 cent steaks and a butcher retorts he could offer 30 cent steak but quality would suffer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General de Gaulle
la Provencal
Marseille
France
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Soaper
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Bonnie Elizabeth Parker
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Robert Ruark
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