Jefferson and Court Clash Over School Prayer
A 1962 Supreme Court ruling finds recitation of the Lord’s Prayer in public schools unconstitutional with lone dissenter. The piece argues Jefferson’s view supported public funds for broad religion, not establishment, and notes the First Amendment’s silence on voluntary prayers. It questions if Founders intended strict church establishment.
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U. S. Supreme Court
Justice Stewart
Supreme Court
Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson
University of Dubuque Theological Seminary
Robert M. Healey
Virginia
University of Virginia
Charlottesville
College of William and Mary
William and Mary
James Madison
Congress
Jesus
Lanst
Morning Voice Quotes A Praise Moment
A reverent passage echoes a praise line from scripture and Hannah More, extolling divine power beyond time and place. The text celebrates God's reign, cited in Revelation style, and reflects faith in power unconfined by wealth, freedom, or chains.
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Ventignons
Hannah More
Kennedy snubs West Virginia GOP congressman Arch Moore
The article argues President Kennedy refused to recognize Arch Moore at a Charleston event, a deliberate snub aimed at Moore for his late electoral upset and for opposing a large Area Redevelopment Administration expansion. It notes other Democrats were acknowledged and calls the snub petty given the centennial celebration’s partisan tilt.
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Kennedy
Rep
Arch Moore
Congress
West Virginia
Charleston
Moore
Ken Hechler
Elizabeth Kee
JFK
Keat-Moore
Area Redevelopment Administration
Exiled Cuban Fighters Seek U S Aid For Cuba Raid
A column argues that Cuban exiles may mount a limited commando operation against Castro with possible support from the Kennedy administration. It suggests CIA involvement and warns Washington could hesitate to provide aid or even consider Marines landing in Cuba if Khrushchev protests the hot line.
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Cuba
U. S. Central Intelligence
Castro
White House
CIA
Khrushchev
JFK
U. S
Four-lane Bluefield Princeton Highway Proposal
Mercer County seeks a four-lane highway connecting Bluefield and Princeton to improve traffic flow and regional connectivity. The plan targets enhanced safety, economic development, and reduced travel times for residents and businesses.
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Mercer County
Bluefield
Princeton
Kennedy Takes Gen. Clay On Berlin Trip Advised by Controversial General
President Kennedy chooses Gen Lucius Clay to join his Berlin mission amid a history of clashes with policy, including Clay's postwar actions in Germany, his shift to Eisenhower support, and controversial moves during the 1961 Berlin crisis. The decision draws scrutiny from diplomatic observers.
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Washington
Kennedy
Germany
Lucious Clay
U. S
Clay
Russia
United States
Berlin
West Berlin
Gen. Clay
White House
Ag Oo
Bern
George Marshall
Truman
Roosevelt
U. S. Army
Defense Mobilization Board
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ike
George Humphrey
Treasury
Charles E. Wilson
General Motors
Defense
Continental Can
Sidney Weinberg
Goldman-Sachs
Tom Dewey
Voice of America
State Department
National Security Council
Johnson
John Foster Dulles
Timeline of past decades from the Daily Telegraph
A compact note recalls fifty years ago George Wolf of Davy visiting Bluefield. Forty years ago President Harding continued a 15000 mile national tour with West appearances. Thirty years ago fliers from Havana to Spain were lost and presumed dead. Twenty years ago U S planes claimed destruction of 23 Japanese aircraft in the Pacific. Ten years ago the Communists took Germany under martial law after a workers' revolt.
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George Wolf of
Davy
Bluefield
Harding
West
U. S
Pacific
Senator Soaper Urges Caution Over Huckleberry Finn
The Philadelphia Library fears the novel sets a bad example for youth yet notes years of readership. A contrasting claim points out few children smoke corncob pipes compared with past eras.
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Philadelphia
Prayer Controversy Deepens After High Court Ruling
The piece analyzes reactions to the U S Supreme Court decision banning school prayers, noting Maryland’s prior allowance and the opposing atheists. It discusses how teachers might explain the ruling, the idea of a secular religion, polls on Bible reading, and proposed constitutional amendments to allow Bible use and prayers in schools.
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Washington
Supreme Court of the
United States
Maryland
Moscow
Supreme Court
Congress
Sweater J. Glenn Beall
Poems Reading Aloud and The Wind Awakens
A reader recites from Bartlett and Homer as the wind stirs to life in a quiet room. The poem contrasts the reader’s question with Homeric thought and notes the weathered lines waking from a shelf. The speaker listens while the breeze resumes its ancient sound.
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Bartlett
Ancient Smoke and the Golden Dance Band Era
Robert Ruark recalls the early 1930s dance band scene led by Hal Kemp and Skinnay Ennis. He praises Ennis’s vocal charm and the period’s timeless songs, noting how bands like Kemp Gray Noble and Weems defined youth romance and memorable performances in Chicago’s Blackhawk era.
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Skinnay Ennis
Ted Weems
Skin
Hal Kemp
Fry
Ginger Rogers
Fred Astaire
Bing Crosby
Gershwins
Arlens
Porters
Mercers
Yellens
Yagers
van Heusens
Sinatra
Kemp
Artie Shaw
Ellington
Glen Gray
Red Nichols
Weems
Isham Jones
Ray Nobile
Dorseys
Lombardo
Chicago
Blackhawk
al Bowlly
Ray Noble
Ennis
John Scott Trotter
Earl Geizer
Saxy Dowel
Deane Janis
Maxine Grey
Mister Ennis
Janis
Man
Angel
Heart of Stone
Skin Ennis
North Carolina
Kenny Sar
Gray
Noble
Nichols
Shaw
Cheraw
S. C
Heart of
Stone
Commencement Speech by Art Buchwald on Graduates
In a satirical address, Art Buchwald mocks traditional commencement speakers and urges grads to face a world shaped by their parents and prior generations. He jokes about parental sacrifice, future prospects, and the uneasy promise of a peaceful, problem-free world. The piece targets graduates pursuing varied professions and ends with a light self-deprecating exit line.
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Washington
Thankless Tech
Rooney Cuts Bonn Ambassador Train Saving Taxpayers Money
Representative John J. Rooney of New York, chairing the House Appropriations subcommittee, exposed a private three-car Bonn train used by the U S ambassador. An order then discontinued the service, saving taxpayers about $119 000 annually while noting other travel options remain.
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Washington
John J. Rooney
Rooney
New York
House
State Department
Bonn
Germany
William R. Tyler
Tyler
U. S
Berlin
East Germany
Bavarian Alps
Berchtsegaden
George McGhee
Air Force
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Hugh Ike Shott
Hugh Shott
John Chamberlain
Mr. Moore
Congressman Moore
Barron
Drew Pearson
Daily Telegraph
Havana
Spain
Soaper
David Lawrence
Supremean
Williams
Delaware
Beall
Bennett
Utah
Goldwater
Arizona
Allott
Colorado
Carlson
Kansas
Olin D. Johnston
South Carolina
Robert Ruark
Eddie Stone
Art Buchwald
Andrew ‘Ully
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