History of Iron and Steel Traced at Charleston Club Luncheon
K Forrest Jones outlined the iron and steel history at a Charleston Exchange Club luncheon. He noted ancient references from Genesis to the Black Sea, Roman weapons, Jamestown ore shipments, and early American furnaces. He highlighted the Bessemer and open hearth processes and discussed Birmingham and Pittsburgh as major centers. The club elected McClaugherty Reed and Terrie to the board of control.
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K. Forrest Jones
West Virginia Steel Corp
Charleston Exchange Club
Rulmer
Ag Iron
Black Sea
William the Conqueror
England
Dymestown
Richimond
Massachusetts
America
Charleston Gazette
Exchange Club
Andrew Carnegie
Pittsburgh
Steel Center
Minnesota
Birmingham
Ala
Indus Barometer
Gene
James M. McClaugherty
Kelley BE. Reed
P. Gibson
Terrie
Analysis of Race Remarks and Misconceptions in War Era Debate
The excerpt critiques claims about racial groups and warfare, noting a paradox in suggesting blacks fought slavery yet could not engage in similar conflicts. It highlights the author’s rebuttal of demeaning stereotypes and emphasizes the complexity of historical racial narratives.
No Negro Villains in Modern Literature Says Adams
A commentator criticizes depictions of Black characters as morally inferior and argues that modern literature portrays white villains, not Black ones. The piece notes Bert Williams as an example and argues the portrayal is unfair to Anglo Saxons. It also cites Adams dedicating The Challenge to his daughters Julie Marie and Carolyn Ethel.
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Bert Williams
Mr. Adams
Adams
Julie Marie
Carolyn Ethel
British Miners Shelve Pay Increase Demand
Delegates representing 700,000 National Union of Mineworkers members voted to drop wage increase claims for 1980 and accept the Trades Union Congress wage policy. The rank and file will vote on the decision between now and January 10.
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London
National Union of Mineworkers
Trades Union Congress
TUC
Chengtu memories shade a 1945 Fourth of July in China
On Line recounts the bitterness of war weary civilians toward American forces after air campaigns over Chengtu. It notes destroyed livelihoods, forced migration, and a B 29 crash amid postwar strains, then shifts to a local notice about the Tribe States Dance Navajo Tribe No 22 hosting a dance and buffet lunch at Kanawha Bay E 606 and 12.
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United States
Chengtu
Pacific
Kanawha Bae E
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