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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 10, 1965

Page

5

Richard Wesley Editorii Page Editor Good Morning

Quote from Malachi and Stephen Vincent Benet used to call for brotherhood and unity beyond words. The piece emphasizes shared faith and covenant among readers and editors. It frames a call for lasting brotherhood through acts and deeds across all years.

Stephen Vincent Benet

Editorial note on Humphrey reception at Bluefield All America event

The piece questions a pre event VIP reception for Vice President Hubert Humphrey at Mitchell Stadium noting invitations to about 400 dignitaries. It argues the invitation only function clashes with the All America City theme and risks harming Humphrey’s image as a man of the people, while praising the free main stadium celebration open to all.

Hubert Humphrey Mitchell Stadium Municipal Auditorium Humphrey Hubert

Roosevelt name cited in Miami Beach mayor race

In Miami Beach the defeated opponent credits the Roosevelt name for Elliott Roosevelt’s election win, noting voters confuse candidates with famous names. The piece suggests Republicans could exploit name recognition by fielding a candidate like Lyndon B Kennedy for future office.

Elliott Roosevelt Miami Beach Roosevelt Lyndon B. Kennedy

Administration Lacks Votes to Repeal Section 14(b) in Congress

Allen and Scott report President Johnson faces a tight vote path as lawmakers debate repealing Section 14(b) of the Taft Hartley Act. House action is pivotal with GOP backing uncertain. Meany says Johnson supports the Democratic platform. Open rule talk signals potential amendments and labor support.

Washington Johnson House Senate Humphrey National Labor Ayres Ohio Labor Committee Afl-Cio George Meany Meany Labor Frank Thompson D-N. J Thompson

President and St Peter clash over jobs plan and Mississippi case

President Pearson and lawmakers debate youth job programs at the White House amid a crucible over Mississippi voting rights. Civil rights cases reveal alleged access barriers in Mississippi, with House action looming and congressmen weighing their votes.

Daily Telegraph Chronicle of Past Local Events

Fifty years ago P J Kelly traveled to Philadelphia on a business trip. Forty years ago more than 7 000 voters did not cast ballots in a local city election. West Virginia School for the Blind visited for treatments described as coustlies by Behave. Latter. Bradges. Twenty years ago U S planes bombed Japanese cities. Ten years ago GM plants were idled by strikes.

P. J. Kelly Philadelphia West Virginia School For the Bradges General Motors

Supreme Court ruling blocks disqualifying communists from unions

The Supreme Court overturned a ban preventing Communists from holding union or national office. The decision questions the Subversive Activities Control Act and raises doubts about future statutory disqualification of Communists. Dissenting justices warn of broader reach blocking anti subversive actions.

Washington Supreme Court of the United States Communist Party Congress Soviet Union Supreme Court Executive Branch Central Intelligence Agency National Security Agency Republican Democratic Warren Black Douglas Brennan Goldberg

Poems Transformed by a Yellow Kitchen Table Scene

A compact memory poem captures morning warmth and domestic details. The speaker notes sunlight on breakfast items, butter, cream, strawberries, and even a son’s hair, ending with a personal attribution to Jane R. Harwood.

Senator Williams Faces Backlash Over Baker Probe

Delaware Senator John Williams, praised as a bulldog investigator, faces crossfire as his inquiry into Bobby Baker and related influence peddling draws White House defense and accusations of a whitewash. Williams remains determined, vowing more developments amid calls for ethics scrutiny.

Delaware John Williams McCarthy Bobby Baker Williams Austria Freeman Senate Rules Committee North Carolina Everett Jordan Jordan Jaycees Baker White House Great Society Johnson Executive Department Serv-U Senator Williams

If You're A Republican Dont Admit It

Art Buchwald riffs on McCarthyism in the 1960s Senate hearings. McCarthy claims numerous GOP figures hold Republican ties, prompting Nixon Romney Rockefeller Bliss and Lindsay responses. Lindsay sues for libel. ACLU backs him as the case shifts public tone and Senate actions.

Washington John Lindsay New York Nixon Eugene McCarthy Minnesota Senate United States House Sen Mansfield Everett Dirksen Whig Party Dwight L Eisenhower McCarthy Richard Nixon George Romney Ray Bliss Nelson Rockefeller Edward Bennett Williams Romney Rockefeller Bliss Lindsay American Civil Liberties Union

Writers Reject White House Arts Festival Invitation

Russell Kirk critiques a telegram from twenty artists who declined President Johnson’s arts festival invite. He notes their prose flaws while defending free expression, questions their foreign policy stance, and contrasts with Samuel Eliot Morrison’s cautious approach.

Robert Lowell Johnson White House Lowell Viet Nam Caribbean Mentator Pen Brush Samuel Eliot Morrison Dominican Republic Santo Domingo Saigon United States

Senator Soaper Highlights Heirlooms Large And Small

The senator notes family heirlooms vary in size from Stradivarius level items to silver spoons with a Richard Dix image. The remark contrasts high value artifacts with modest keepsakes in a humorous line.

Richard Dix

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