Editorially condemns Mercer County taxpayers association threats
The paper notes the groups leader Robert Fulcher threatened to sue the Mercer County Court over a zoning proposal pushed aside for a vote and vowed to demand a vote or five years of inaction. It warns marches would harm the association and mockery of a factional Democratic feud. It urges voters to use primaries and elections rather than demonstrations.
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Mercer County Taxpayers Association
Robert Fulcher
Mercer County Court
Fulcher
Princeton
Mercer County
Woodpecker Band-Aid Tale Stuns Bluefield Area
A Bluefield resident found a woodpecker with a scalp wound. After nursing it with a Band-Aid and seeds, the bird fled healthily, Band-Aid and all, sparking speculation about woodpecker fashion and neighborly reactions.
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Bluefield
Our Leaders Whoop It Up While Soldiers Die In Jungle
A critical column denounces government waste and war policy. It cites lavish spending such as limousine purchases and golf trips for officials, then calls for accountability and a renewed national spirit as Americans fight in Vietnam. The piece honors Bernard Baruch’s stance and urges courage and integrity from leaders.
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Bernard M. Baruch
Southeast Asia
Johnson
Treasury Department
Treasury
Powell
Adam Clayton Powell
Yvette
Don
House Administration Committee
Omar Burleson
Texas
House
Ralph R. Roberts
Roberts
General Accounting Office
Congress
Kremlin Reform Near as Brezhnev Kosygin Face Exit
The article outlines a planned reshuffle at the top of the Soviet leadership. It notes radio and military influence under Suslov and the chiefs of the armed services. Brezhnev and Kosygin are described as pliant figures whose careers may end as Kremlin power shifts.
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Kremlin
Leonid Brezhnev
Soviet Communist Party
Alexei Kosygin
U.S.S.R
Nikita Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Washington
Presidium
Soviet Union
Marshal Rodion Malinovsky
Mao Tse-tung
Susiov
Brutus
Mikhail Suslov
Armed Services
Suslov
Community Party
Stalin
Brezhnev
Kosygin
Hanoi
Peking
Mao
Johnson
Haiphong
America
Viet Nam
London
United States
Moscow
Peking People's Daily
Red Flag
Chinese Communist Party
China
Russia
High Command
Siberia
Daily Telegraph Chronicle Snapshots
A series of past items notes that fifty years ago Congressman Edward Cooper visited Bramwell and Bluefield hosted a quarterly meeting of N and W storekeepers. Thirty years ago Fred and Al Key set a day flight endurance record in Ohio. Ten years ago two women died when a Norfolk and WesternTrain struck their car at Rural Retreat crossing.
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Fred
al Key
Ohio
N&w
Internal Polish hospital plan stirs Cold War drama
President Johnson assigns Hubert Humphrey to Poland in September to dedicate a U S financed 500 bed children’s hospital at Krakow. Intelligence cautions the mission could reshape U S European ties as Cardinal Wyszynski presses for religious freedom amid millennium celebrations.
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Washington
Johnson
Humphrey
de Gaulle
Europe
Poland
Krakow
Paris
Stefan Cardinal Wyszynski
St. Anne’s Church
Warsaw
Cardinal Wyszynski
U.S
Gomulka
Wyszynski
Boston
Chicago
State Department
Congress
John Rooney
D-N.y
Soaper laments jealously while Lyndon aims for beauty
A quirky column quotes Senator Soaper arguing America is already strong as Lyndon Johnson pushes for beauty and centennial celebrations. The piece muses on perpetual 100 year anniversaries and odd solutions like planting flowers in junked highway cars.
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America
Lyndon
Morgenthau and Bundy Clash Over Viet Nam Policy
In a Chicago debate Professor Hans Morgenthau and Dr. Bundy spar over Viet Nam. The commentator finds Morgenthau largely right on principles but faults Bundy as a poor architect of policy and reveals Johnson’s approach mirrored Goldwater’s stance without real withdrawal.
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Johnson
Viet Nam
Hans Morgenthau
McGeorge Bundy
Bundy
Morenthau
University of Chicago
Morgenthau
Chicago
Mr. Goldwater
Johnson and Goldwater
Goldwater
White House
Dr. Morgenthau
Mr. Johnson
Arizona
Dr. Bundy
Santo Domingo
Southeast Asia
Republicans Should Have Contest Too
Art Buchwald imagines a Republican TV contest to attract money and members, spoofing Democratic prize ideas. The piece features mock contestants Dwight Eisenhower Barry Goldwater Richard Nixon John Lindsay and an on-air interruption by the President, with Ray Bliss as host.
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Washington
John Bailey
Hawaii
Ray Bliss
Democratic Landslides, Inc
Dwight
Free Society a Potent Outfit Aims to Control GOP
Andrew Tully argues Barry Goldwater’s Free Society is more than education, a money powerhouse bent on reshaping the Republican Party. He predicts it will back its own candidates, including Goldwater in Arizona and Ronald Reagan in California, influencing party loyalty and power.
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D. Eisenhower
Gettysburg
Pennsylvania
Arizona
Barry Goldwater
Free Society Association
Washington
New Free Society Association
Goldwater
Republican Party
Free Society
Clare Boothe Luce
GOP
Dick Nixons
George Romneys
John Lindsays
Bill Scrantons
Senate
Carl Hayden
Ronald Reagan
California
Treasury
Useless But Interesting Wilt Chamberlain Wrist Clue
The note explains a quirky test to identify Wilt Chamberlain by wrist bands. A rubber band on a wrist signals the famous basketball player, a habit linked to keeping socks up in his early days.
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Chamberlain
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Mr. Baruch
Constantine Brown
Stalinist
Daily Telegraph
Congressman Edward Cooper
Bramwell
U. S
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New York
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Dominican Republic
Ben Bella
Soaper
Zinnias and
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Russell Kirk
Art Buchwald
Richard Nixon
LIFE
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Lindsay
Liberal Party
David Dubinsky
Mr. Lindsay
Mr. Bliss
Andrew Tully
Rockefeller
Lewis Strauss
Atomic Energy Commission
Arthur Radfod
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