Scranton Faces Long Odds in GOP Nomination Fight
Governor Scranton announces candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination. His path relies on unlikely deadlocks or shifts in liberal Republican support, with strong pushback from Rockefeller and a Goldwater undertow in western Pennsylvania.
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Harrisburg
Eisenhower
Florida
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Duff
Fine
Lawrence
U P
Goldwater
Ohio
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Rockefeller
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Great Cause Keeps Its Alive, Meany Quote
A George Meany quote about dedication to a cause. It asserts that a noble purpose sustains motivation and resilience as long as people are willing to sacrifice. The remark emphasizes enduring commitment rather than fading passion.
Compromise urged on traffic rules and enforcement
In a letters column, Police Chief Winters defends officers while the public weighs sympathy for traffic duty in cold weather. The piece argues for obeying signals, crosswalk rights, and snow removal laws, and suggests a compromise on jaywalking with safer conduct and calmer police restraint.
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Winters
Frank
Non-Workers' Benefit System Draws More People
Sylvia Porter reports 7,300,000 Americans over 14 are categorized as non workers not seeking work nor in school or homemaking. Two million are over 65 and total non work earnings exceed 100 billion dollars annually from dividends, rents, Social Security and veterans benefits, unemployment, and pensions. She notes welfare rules in West Virginia may discourage work by offering more in benefits than wages, urging reforms to raise job appeal.
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Sylvia Porter
United States
Porter
West Virginia
Economizers Scream Over Saving In Their Own Back Yards
Drew Pearson and Jack Anderson criticize United States bases to be closed under Johnson economy orders. They profile Ft Totten Port Washington Me chanic sburg and Gar den City bases on Long Island and point to Bates Field Theodore Army Terminal Camp Gary and Greenville base as examples of costly, obsolete facilities.
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Jack Anderson
Washington
Fullery
Johnson
Ft. Totten
Long Island
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Naval Training Device Center
Mechanicsburg
Mineola
Garden City
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Navy
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Ft. Slocum
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Army
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Frank Becker
John Wycher
Seymour Halpern
New York
Mobile
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George Grant
Alabama
Theodore Army Terminal
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Bates Field
Camp Gary
Austin
Tex
LBJ
Judge Thornberry
Congress
Mississippi
Greenville
Africa
Kenya
Kenya U. N
Home Affairs
Oginga Odinga
United Nations
Bluefield News Snapshots From Past Decades
A fixture highlights fifties visit by Attorney J M Crockett of Welch to Bluefield. Forties notes show the National Retail Coal Dealers Association execs planned a Bluefield meeting. Thirties items cite ex-senator James A Reed calling for federal budget details. Twenties report US and Japan clash in the Marshall Islands.
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National Retail Coal Dealers’ Association
Bluefield
Eisenhower Plans Federal Contracts in Low Employment Areas
President Dwight D. Eisenhower announced plans to extend federal contracts to areas with high unemployment. The move aims to boost job creation by directing government work to regions most in need.
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Eisenhower
World Echoes Wang Kuo Chuan’s Embassy Locks Change
World Echoes Wang Kuo Chuan representing Red China in East Berlin had his embassy locks changed. He summoned locksmiths from West Germany for the job. A nameless traffic cop asked for a department transfer after saying his wife punished him for giving many tickets to women drivers.
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Red China
East Berlin
West Germany
Rundschau
Cologne
Germany
Journal
Montreux
Switzerland
Africa's scramble for power shown in postcolonial clashes
Robert Ruark argues Africa fails to secure true independence as leaders seek foreign aid and influence from the West and Soviet bloc. He notes Kenya's move toward communism, Nkrumah's Ghana, and shifting alliances in Congo, Tanganyika, Guinea, and Somalia, concluding Africa must act for itself.
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Kenya
British Broadcasting Corporation
Czechoslovakia
Moscow
Tanganyika
Tass
Ghana
Red Square
Adoula
Congo
Sekou Tour
Guinea
Senator Soaper Claims ISU Computer Dating Plan
Senator Soaper asserts Iowa State University uses a computer to arrange dates for the freshman dance. He says the system matches each coed with a partner who fits her preferences in personality ideals brains and car type.
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Iowa State University
Police Chief Praises Courteous Bluefield Officers
A reader urges courtesy as essential for police and commends Officer Stanley Smeltzer at Federal and Scott Streets for patient traffic control. The letter notes pedestrians ignore signals, discusses enforcement, snow removal, and calls for mutual respect of laws and city ordinances.
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Bluefield
Wall Street's Unexpected Outlook For 1964
H J Taylor argues that surprise governs markets and long term goals protect investors. He notes December rallies, the dominance of optimism, and the risk of overreliance on short term trends. He highlights General Motors Standard Oil AT&T leading the advance and warns to watch for sudden reversals.
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U. S
At&t
IBM
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Standard Oil
New Jersey
Office parties lose popularity says H S Phillips
Yuletide office parties are declining as large firms deem them a blot on Christmas spirit. The piece jokes about party excesses with satirical event ideas and compares party culture to a Broadway ticket scalping probe. It notes broader concerns about gyms and attorney general actions.
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CBS
Useless But Interesting Travel Tips and Odd Facts
The text blends quirky travel notes about Nagasaki sponge cake Kasuteira, a zoologist’s odd home tip on red-eyed sloths in shower curtains, and a Montreal club magazine mention. It notes no clear event or sequence, offering curiosities and misfit observations from various locales.
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Marshall Islands
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Belgium
U ‘Hani
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Katanga
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Haile Selassie
Eastern Brotherhood
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Japan
April Pursler Armstrong
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