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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1961
Page
4
The speaker argues against defeatism in facing postwar challenges. He cautions that reform and social revolutions advance toward independence and equality, citing Egypt Guinea and Cuba as examples resisting Soviet dominance and pursuing neutral or independent paths. He warns not to become roadblocks to history.
A reflective note quotes Luke 11 16 about seeking signs from heaven and contrasts doubt with faith calling it a daughter of the soul attributed to J Petit Senn in a quiet meditative voice.
Britain debates entry into the Common Market a historic step that could reshape world power. Prime Minister Macmillan cites possible compromises for agriculture and Commonwealth partners as the United States weighs its export implications.
A travel note highlights Canada as a cost effective, less restrictive European alternative for U S tourists. It cites easy border crossing, unchanged prices, diverse scenery, modern cities, and ample accommodations. Many Americans visiting Canada for vacation return for future trips.
A remark notes that many geographic names abroad resemble typographical errors to readers overseas. The comment highlights how familiar terms can appear incorrect when viewed from different linguistic or cultural perspectives.
Daily Telegraph notes J F Holroyd Athens county superintendent of education attended an educational meeting in the city. It lists primary candidates E L Bailey G W Troutman C I Cheyney H A Lilly J B Kirk R C Wright J T Heidler P M Porterfield J W Brown and P T Lilly. Air and sea search for bodies of 418 lost on the excursion steamer St Phillibert off the French coast. Twenty years ago masked robbers in Warren Ohio took 42000 payroll in a highway raid conducted with dispatch.
A writer condemns a U S backed Cuban relief effort as a publicity stunt promoting Castro’s regime. The piece argues liberals ignore Cuban prisoners, questions UN grants, and accuses Kennedy of endorsing payola by backing a tractor deal that benefits Red Cuba and KruShchev satellites.
A critical editorial denounces President Kennedy for secretly backing a private committee on Cuba policy. It urges Congress to authorize actions to free Cuban prisoners and warns against private influence undermining U.S. foreign policy and prestige. The piece criticizes reliance on leftist figures and calls for official Congressional leadership.
Defense experts in London Paris and Berlin warn World War III could be waged with atomic weapons unless a broad agreement with Russia and China emerges. Western nations distrust conventional force viability with vast arsenals and favor closer US atomic ties amid NATO unease and de Gaulle Britain and Adenauer positions.
The article examines President Kennedy’s stance on strengthening all U S forces and deterring Soviet aggression through any necessary force. It notes congressional caution on amending the McMahon Act and references the postwar balance of power and allied defense in West Germany France and Britain.
Paul Newman has settled the Warner Brothers $500,000 repayment and will receive about 14 percent of the box office gross for Sweet Bird of Youth, expected to total around $1.2 million. He, Joanne, and their child stay at Bel Air Sands Hotel while house-hunting as a new baby is due in two months. Greer Garson and Buddy Fogelson travel to England, Mort Sahl visits Paris for first time since Basin Street East stint, while Broadway musical plans for Gone with the Wind and Holiday surface.
Barbara Stanwyck's New Orleans House is cited as a setting while Eddie Dmytryk discusses removing vulgarity. The author praises Irving Stone's The Agony And The Ecstasy and suggests Eva Marie Saint or Hope Lange for the Contessina and Lee J. Cobb as Michelangelo in a Florence Rome location film adaptation.
A columnist defends using the national anthem in public shows, arguing it binds a people and stirs the soul beyond music quality. The piece contrasts patriotic symbols with internationalism, cites Hatikvah and The Internationale, and urges renewed emphasis on flag and anthem to restore American character.
ASatirical column notes lessons from daily news warning that assassinating a dictator is dangerous in small nations. It praises the 25th class reunion as relatively safe, mocks aging attendees and baby pictures, defines par amilitary as not quite military, and muses on a cartoonish WWII figure guiding a school bus.
Drew Pearson reports public protest shifts to sponsors of NBC Thriller and similar shows. He notes producer Hubbell Robinson defends the program as not serious, while lawmakers in secret committees kill FCC reorganization amid network lobbying.
A meditation on entering an empty house and hearing one’s own voice echo. The speaker contemplates solitude, awaited presence, and the return of a familiar presence, concluding that wherever she has been she always returns.
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