Elder statesmen Hoover Baruch and the New Deal gadgetry
The piece reflects on Herbert Hoover and Bernard Baruch as long‑lived figures who shaped prewar policy and inspired later New Deal tools. It contrasts Hoover’s caution about provisional measures with Baruch’s belief in voluntary farm cooperatives and critiques compulsory price fixing, noting Churchill’s praise of liberal ideals and the uncertain fate of freedom tests in new nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoover
Herbert Hoover
Bernard Baruch
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Washington
War Industries Board
Rooseveltian
National Recovery Administration
Baruch
NRA
Armour Grain Company
California Fruit Growers Exchange
Brauch
England
United States
Winston Churchill
Churchill
Britain
Morning proverb echoes honesty and restraint
A brief quote attributed to Joseph Parker emphasizes truthfulness and avoiding mudslinging, alongside a biblical reminder to not bear false witness. The message cautions integrity even when errors occur and personal fault is unavoidable.
Moore votes against expansion of Area Redevelopment Administration
Rep. Arch Moore R West Virginia joined others in opposing the proposed 450 million expansion of the Area Redevelopment Administration in Washington. Critics cite unspent funds and questionable projects while Moore notes negligible ARA activity in his district and in Virginia. The program still has two years and 254 million to spend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arch Moore
R-W. Va
Area Redevelopment Administration
Washington
Moore
West Virginia
Varney
Mingo County
AAA
Pat Jennings
D-Va
Ninth
Virginia
Jennings
New York Herald Tribune
ARA
Big Stone Gap
Wise County
Uncle Sam
Congress
FDR Jr. Returns in Political Intrigue Targeting Arch Moore
The piece notes Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr. attacking Rep Arch Moore Jr as the most misguided Republican in the House. It recalls his 1960 Humphrey label and a Commerce Department job from JFK. It suggests continued campaign rhetoric and ties to Kennedy and 1932 bank closures.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr
Washington
Hubert Humphrey
West Virginia
Rep
Arch Moore Jr
R-W. Va
House of Representatives
Junior
JFK
Commerce Department
Humphrey
Space agency fires back as Webb rejects female astronaut bid
In Washington, Space Agency chief Jim Webb faces pressure from American women pilots and aviation experts over training for space flight. He reiterates a rule requiring veteran jet test pilots, noting no women meet that criterion. The piece links Khrushchev May Day plans and Cuban leader Castro’s Moscow appearance to the era’s space race tensions. It also covers civil rights talks with Kennedy and labor leaders, including Randolph and Turner, and profiles Justice Tom Clark’s background and stance on religion and civil rights.
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Washington
Jim Webb
National Space Agency
Webb
Khrushchev
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Moscow
JFK
Kennedy
A. Philip Randolph
Sleeping Car Porters Union
Randolph
Robert Kennedy
Tom Clark
Supreme Court
Dallas
Mississippi
Deep South
Justice Clark
Tom
University of Texas
Clark
Justice Department
Federal Bar Association
East Germany
Berlin Wall
Russia
Caribbean
Premer Khrushchev
Fifty Years Ago and More in Brief Local Snippets
Daily Telegraph items recount legacy notes: W M Reese left on a business trip to Bedford Virginia fifty years ago. Forty years ago Bluefield voters approved nearly a million dollars in bonds for local projects. Thirty years ago Kansas City city manager’s daughter kidnapping suspect George McGee nabbed in Roanoke. Guadalcanal air battles yielded 94 Japanese planes downed, six U S planes lost. Julius and Ethel Rosenberg electrocuted at Sing Sing Prison.
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George McGee
Kansas City
Roanoke
Court Clarifies Stand On Religion In Schools
The Supreme Court reaffirms that states cannot compel students to attend religious exercises in public schools. It allows religious content in oaths and in opening ceremonies but bans state directed prayer or instruction in classrooms. Separate privately run religious instruction outside public schools may exist, but not integrated into the school system.
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Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Congress
Supreme Court
High Court
New York State
Poems Prehistory
A lyrical meditation on ancient caves and echoes. The poem traces silences and voices from deep strata to riverbanks, recalling primordial landscapes where bison roamed and creatures approach a looming shore. Voices rise like gold dust as fragments of sound surface from under time.
The Knockers silence and a note to return
A sudden quietness falls over the scene as knocking stops and the yard empties of children. A note left behind promises a return with an invitation to come in and stay, while the house remains serene and vacant.
Moon shot folly cited as 40 billion waste debate
Robert Ruark weighs in on the moon race and a national spending spree. He argues the $40 billion is driven by a small political elite for prestige, with little value for taxpayers and scientists, while peanut butter aid feeds a government waste issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moonchasing
Congress
U.S
New York
Rooney
House Appropriations Committee
Peanut-Butter Trust
Peanut Butter Manufacturers Association
Barry Goldwater on U S foreign policy indecision
The speaker argues Washington pursues shifting policies for Cuba Laos and Haiti, condemning a lack of a coherent approach. He cites Berlin Wall events and Khrushchev a policy retreat as evidence of inconsistent leadership and calls for a return to Ike-Dulles strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
United States
Berlin
Berlin Wall
Readers respond on religion in schools and urban renewal
A letter from B L Withers defends the Supreme Court ruling on Bible reading and prayer in schools and warns against misreading. A separate note criticizes Bluefield Urban Renewal, detailing evictions, tax effects, and business impact, urging residents to study the project map. R E Thornhill of Bluefield adds comments on the map and plan.
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Supreme Court
Urban Renewal
Bluefield
Bluefield Ave
Mercer Street
Spruce Street
R. E. Thornhill Bluefield
W. Va
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Hugh Ike Shott
Hugh Shott
John Chamberlain
Joseph Parker
Gov. Barron
The
Charleston Gazette
Drew Pearson
Space Agency
J. C. Turner
District of Columbia Afcio
Daily Telegraph
W. M. Reese
Bedford
Guadalcanal
U. S
Julius and
Ethel Rosenberg
Sing Sing Prison
David Lawrence
Robert Ruark
Har‘est
Pan American Airlines
Concord
France
America
John Rooney
Barry Goldwater
Laos
Southeast Asia
Plain of Jars
Averill Harriman
Lebanon
Quemoy
Matsu
B. L. Withers
Athens, W. Va
Kersey Manufacturing Co
Buchanan
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