Bluefield Voters Weigh $540000 Revenue Bond Plan
Bluefield residents vote June 25 on authorizing bonds to fund about $950000 in city improvements. The editorial argues taxes won’t rise under the plan and highlights nine projects including College Avenue drainage, Mercer Street Bridge, parkland purchases, stadium upgrades, and street work.
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Bluefield
Daily Telegraph
Progress
College Avenue
Maryland Avenue
Virginia Line
Washington
Mercer Street
Norfolk & Western Railway
Mitchell Stadium
Princeton Avenue
Lee and
Monroe Streets
Midway
Bramwell Road
Bluefield Avenue
Union Street
Poplar Street
Southern Republicans gain from Baker v Carr ruling
The Baker v Carr decision in March 1962, allowing judicial review of state redistricting, energized Southern Republicans. The piece notes Frankfurter’s dissent, court docket burdens, and the shift toward a potential two party system in the South as urban and rural areas gain or lose representation under new maps.
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South
Washington
Supreme Court
Baker Vs
Frankfurter
Justice Frankfurter
Georgia
Violence talk risks violence in Washington race tensions
Drew Pearson notes figures including Gregory and James Meredith warn of possible Washington race riots. He argues talk of violence fuels violence, urges restraint, cites Gandhi's passive resistance and the need to pursue equality and opportunity without provocation.
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Washington
Dick Gregory
Samuel Lenahan
Scott Fitzgerald
Gregory
James Meredith
University of Mississippi
Meredith
United States
Adam Clayton Powell
Harlem
Kennedy
Ku Klux Klan
Atlanta
Mahatma Gandi
India
Timeline notes from the Daily Telegraph recaps
A compact retrospective lists events from fifty to ten years ago. It mentions W. F. Francis visiting relatives in William son, President Harding planning a West tour, nations defaulting on WWI debts to the U S, the Syrian frontier closing with Turkey, and a New Mexico penitentiary riot ending with two convict leaders killed.
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W. F. Francis
Williamson
President Harding
West
New Mexico
Crystal Balls Costly Yet Fateful for Clairvoyant
A clairvoyant laments in a quirky note that some crystal balls fetch up to 25 000 dollars, reflecting on both price and perception of prognostication in a curious market.
Kennedy Bypassed Governor in Alabama Militia Call
President Kennedy faced criticism for issuing a federal order to Alabama militiamen without Governor Wallace's consent. The article argues the action violated Section 3500 Title 10 and the constitutional process requiring marshals to enforce court orders. It links the episode to broader debates on civil rights and the need for new legislation.
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Washington
Kennedy
Alabama
Tuesay
Congress of the
United States
National Guard
Wallace
Montgomery
State of
U. S
Posse Comitatus
Lincoln
Supreme Court of the United States
High Court
Supreme Court
Tractors Sing Across the Hillside Fields
A rural poem describing the speaker stepping from a farmhouse to hear tractors signaling from surrounding hills. The machines wheel and dive like birds, each producing a distinct musical note as they soar, chirp, warble, and scream around the sunlit furrowed earth.
Anecdotes Of Hugh Ike Shott On Experience And Ego
The piece reflects on a Pullman smoker encounter where an aging man lectured peers about politics religion and manners. It criticizes egotism bred by experience and urges openness to change while noting how perception shapes understanding of beauty and truth.
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Iayeeu
Jayjoy
No Time For Kennedy European Tour This Summer
The editorial argues President Kennedy should cancel or postpone his European trip due to domestic racial tensions and unsettled politics. It contends moral persuasion and voluntary action at home could yield more progress on integration than a foreign tour, which risks diminishing prestige and focus on civil rights.
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Kennedy
Europe
White House
Congress
United States
France
de Gaulle
Britain
Mr. Kennedy
Atlantic
Italy
Vatican
West Germany
Adenauer
Ludwig Erhardt
John Profumo
South
Senate
House
Profiles in Courage TV series may adapt JFK book
President Kennedy plans a Profiles in Courage TV series featuring fortitude filled by famed Americans. Cast and sponsors will be reviewed to avoid miscast roles and ensure accurate portrayals, while avoiding sensational stunts and misrepresentations.
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Jek
Kennedy
JFK
Sebastian Cabot
Charles Evans Hughes
Ernie Borgnine
George Washington
Mickey Rooney
George Norris
Broderick Crawford
Sam Houston
Jacinto
Lassie
Abigail Adams
John Quincy
Senator Soaper Reflects on Overprotective Children
The senator notes some youths shield parents from risk echoing a college bound boy who leaves his father unable to operate the power lawnmower. The remark underscores fears about independence and family care.
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Gop Rejoices
Mercer County
Princeton
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Washington, D. C
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Ranger
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Admiralty
London
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Turkey
David Lawrence
Anne Chicago
Trikume
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H. J. Phillips
Daniel Webster
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Bob Barker
Jersey Thruway
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Soaper
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