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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1960
Page
4
A compact pairing of two aphorisms on labor and wealth. The first cites diligence bringing bread while pursuing folly leads to poverty. The second links industrious effort to provision and health for a worker and family.
The 44 500 ton Vanguard, Britain’s last battleship and ninth with that name, is retired and to be dismantled. It marks the end of an era of capital ships from dreadnoughts to carriers, a final salute to a ship whose name echoed Britain’s naval pride.
The perambulating vegetarian from Britain Dr Barbara Moore stops at City during her Pacific to Atlantic trek. She criticizes American eating and coffee drinking while praising Kansas grass as she travels on foot toward a healthful message.
A congressionally authorized survey of 2,460 Americans finds nine in ten report happiness to some degree despite tension. Many turn to clergy, doctors, or psychiatrists for help as they pursue material comforts with manageable debt rather than wealth or luxury.
The piece reflects on national unity versus criticism of President Eisenhower during wartime. It questions whether modern cynicism and press behavior threaten national safety, while recalling traditional patriotism, censorship norms, and shifts in public discourse across past wars. It contrasts Cold War anxieties with hot war responsibilities and cites congressional debate and liberal critiques.
A mother recalls an eight year old boy and a girl neighbor selling roses from a red wagon for five cents a bunch to earn money for a trampoline. The scene contrasts youthful ambition with memories of a widowed mother turning to small, hustling sales like selling soap slabs for extra income.
A child recalls a night when he stole soap and hid the box to surprise his mother with green bills The moment ends with reflective remorse and a line about forgiveness as the boy notes the sleeping child and the purse with coins beside him
The piece argues unions could curb foreign trade and impede government policy by boycotting imports from overseas plants. It cites a Supreme Court-affirmed picketing case against longshoremen and other unions threatening to refuse handling imported goods, warning of disruption to the merchant marine and domestic industry.
Amalgamated's Jacob S. Potofsky warns unions will defend standards and jobs as the Supreme Court's ruling could empower unions. The piece notes low wages abroad and the risk of a global cold war over labor and trade policies affecting U.S. foreign relations.
Hollywood gossip column covers Tony Perkins's summer stock in Framingham Ingrid Bergman pregnancy rumors Julies Andrews and Burton film plans Lex Barker Rome Eva Gabor Richard Brown vacation Lex's wives and jewelry insurance notes wrap up with unsourced gossip about Sophia Loren jewels and unnamed collectors
Column notes Tony Perkins with summer stock flings and film chatter. Sophia acts with a new type of actor in The Millionairess while Peter Sellars provides comedy. Producer Ross Hunter admits he avoids showing the poor. Lana Turner stars in Portrait In Black as San Francisco's richest woman. Doris Day in Midnight Lace as London's richest American woman. The Chalk Garden will shift from England to Carmel California with Alfred Lunt Lynn Fontanne Deborah Kerr and Sandra Dee among stars. Doris Day shines, and the author praises the freckled star while noting David Niven and admiring the children and babysitter grandparents.
Fifty years ago the West Virginia Coal Mining Institute opened in the city at the Elks Opera House, marking a notable event in local industry history.
A satirical note in The Insider's Newsletter claims Denver will rate teachers by weight to judge competence in subjects like calculus and the ability to teach. The piece questions physical fitness as a proxy for intellect and cites absurd weight ranges and odd criteria, ending with a jab at remote education and popular TV figures.
A columnist recalls a senator and educator noting that many college graduates do not read books. The piece mentions old-time picnics with varied foods, today’s limited choices, and a satire on vacation plans and finance companies repossessing color slides.
A biographical note presents Pearl S Buck asserting a woman can do a man’s job yet remain a woman. It also records Anna Magnani saying she discovered talent only after an explosive moment.
Khrushchev attacks Ike while U S experts note Camp David limits. He faces cool receptions in Indonesia and India and a volatile Tokyo scene as Ike prepares for Japan. Rayburn battles health bill politics and Nixon remains a possible election pivot amid Moscow polls.
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