Editorial Counsels Caution on Parole Pardons in Clarksburg
The Harrison County Prosecuting Attorney justified concern over potential parole or pardons for 13 liquor offenders in Clarksburg. The editorial argues a pardon now would undermine justice, waste state effort, and erode law enforcement credibility, despite acknowledging Governor clemency powers. It notes no parole applications exist and urges respect for court outcomes and parole board duties.
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Harrison County
Clarksburg
State Board of Probation and Parole
Robert B. B Ziegler
Supreme Court
Ziegler
West Virginia Board of Probation and Parole
Intercepted Message Refers to Silent Night in 1936
A dated intercept from December 22, 1936 to Stan hints at a code related to the song Silent Night. The fragment suggests covert messaging or wartime espionage context within the correspondence.
Christmas Candle Origins and Faded Facts Quiz
The piece explains Christmas candle customs tracing to pagan solstice fires and Yule through Roman gifts and star symbolism at Bethlehem. It also notes Mount Etna as possibly the oldest active volcano with ancient Greek records and mentions the RFC lending to small businesses and railroad conductor punch marks for ticket tracking.
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Christ
Mount Etna
Sicily
Central America
Syria's oil pipelines push talks amid pinch in region
Reports from London say Syria weighs reopening oil pipelines as a means to ease pressure on the regime. Israelis remain in Sinai and Gaza while key Iraq Petroleum Co facilities in Syria, blown up at war start, complicate repairs and budget plans. Oil flow from Kirkuk Mosul fields through Syria amounts to about 26 million tons yearly, valued at roughly 25 million dollars per year.
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Sinai Peninsula
Gaza Strip
Tiran
Sinafar
Gulf of Aqaba
Taree
Syria
Iraq Petroleum Co
Shy: Americanall
Egypt
Kirkuk
Mosul
Iraq
Thought for Today and Syrian Oil Policy Debates
Thought for today urges steady task completion with gratitude for ability. The Syrian issue involves 6 000 jobs for Syrians and up to 10 million dollars annually in company purchases and expenditures. The piece discusses Egypt Britain France oil disruptions as leverage against Iraq and government pressures.
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Syria
Egypt
Britain
France
Iraq
Nuri
Baghdad
Bank Shad
Traq Petroleum
Are Soviet Subs Jamming Snarks in U S News?
Editor notes range from Pearlson commentary to a chaotic collage of Cold War fears. The piece threads through Soviet submarine activity, misfiring missiles, and aviation terms, blending political intrigue with unidentified sources and stray itineraries.
Winifrede Resident Thanks Road Editor for New Blacktop
A reader from Winifrede expresses gratitude to Burl Sawyera and the State Roads Commission for a newly paved road. She recalls dust in summer and mud in winter, and sends Christmas greetings to neighbors and all who use the road.
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the Gazette
Burl Sawyera
The
State Roads Commission
Winifrede
Mysteries of Love Money and Pensions Examined
A curiously tangled critique discusses how pension funds and money concepts distort society. The piece lauds caution in fund management, rails against inflation and taxes, and cites Doctor Townsend and Roosevelt era debates amid a broad meditation on love money and modern finance.
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New York
Vienna
United States ‘Treasury
Social Security
Roosevelt
Social
Wheeling
Resel: Crime Fighters Hamstrung by Persistent Obstacles
Fragmentary read shows a crime fighting effort hampered by ongoing obstacles. References to the White House and a young secretary hint at political entanglements affecting the resolve and resources of investigators.
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Barin
Patrick
Forca 'al Fla
Cal
Francis’ Wa
Farian
Plain
Eisenhower
Walter
Ike
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Gophall
A. Neat
Adams
Sher- Adams
Sinclair Weeks
Pakistan
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Primie
Winifrede Woman
Ee ‘ Winitrede
Blanche Cooper
Syd
Syd Harris
Harris
Barbara Ai
Lewis
Mre
Sisdin Wilson
Westbrook
Pegler
Doctor Townsend
Sarasota
Jake Levestone- Irving
Century Fund
I Clude
Sre
Victor
Resel
Tonal ‘Union
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