Randolph Stands Tall For Public Works Victory
An editorial lauds Sen Jennings Randolph for pushing Accelerated Public Works APW a major federal aid plan revived to aid distressed areas The piece highlights his role in lifting APW funding from 250 million to 400 million annually and his Senate victory guiding the bill It notes APW aims at lasting community improvements and job-creating projects with local matching funds and calls Randolph a compassionate leader We commend his work on behalf of those in need.
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Findley plan brings GOP task force to Paris for facts
Rep. Paul Findley launches a four member House GOP task force to Paris to study Atlantic alliance tensions. He calls it a fact finding mission not fault finding while Sen. Everett Dirksen questions the need and the role of congressional meddling in foreign affairs. The column argues for keeping foreign policy with the president and State Department.
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Barnett Leaves Charleston After Teaching Era
Dr. Howard Barnett departs Morris Harvey College as English chairman to take a new teaching post in Missouri. His Charleston tenure enriched literature religious study theater and local scholarship, strengthening the city’s arts in a scientific community.
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Readers Forum on School Discipline and Community Cleanliness
Editor Mary Bird argues fair discipline in schools guards student growth and invites trust from parents and students. John C Arter commends the paper and urges West Virginia residents to mow grass along curbs and utility poles to improve the town’s appearance.
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Peace Corps under fire in Dominican Republic debate
The piece notes how the Peace Corps and Voice of America face political scrutiny as hard line policy grows. It highlights Bob Satin’s humanitarian work amid anti American sentiment in Santo Domingo and questions the role of volunteers in national policy during the Johnson era.
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Wine for the Stomach's Sake and American Wine Taste
Ralph McGill discusses President Johnsons push for embassies to showcase American wines while tracing historical drinking habits. He notes Americans have long avoided wine, cites Jefferson and Washington, contrasts European or foreign wine with California and other regions, and argues the so called wine culture masks a liquor drinking reality in urban America.
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Political chatter and 1960 election chatter mixed in brief items
A fragmented column notes Elliott Roosevelt denying trade on his father's name in a Miami Beach race and Goldwater urging John Lindsay for New York as a Republican. It then touches on American League standings, a shark repellent spray, wilderness conservation, and GOP voting rights proposals with snatches of witty, provocative political quips.
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West Virginia Tourism Push Faces Budget and Promotion Gaps
A critical article argues West Virginia must launch bold, early promotion for its park and tourist plans. It notes weak agency cooperation, limited budgets, and dull park designs hindering a major visitor surge. A veteran promoter warns two years of pre-advertising are essential.
Cleopatra's barge replaced by Nile hydrofoil fleet
The Nile now hosts high speed hydrofoil boats replacing Cleopatra's barge on the river between Aswan and Abu Simbel. Three such boats carry the names of Egyptian queens as they cruise the historic stretch.
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Virginia Democrats Dream of Silver-Tongued Orator
Intercepted 1985 message dated June 5 notes West Virginia Democrats planning a $25 per plate event and hoping for a persuasive speaker as Tony is addressed in the ciphered note.
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Worth Repeating: Goethe and Doan Quotes
A collection of aphorisms and misquoted lines. The text blends Goethe ideas on character with misattributed and garbled phrases about silence tolerance kindness and mortality. The fragment ends with a garbled line referencing John Donne and others.
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