Kennedy visit memory rivals 1959 Welch trip notes
The article recalls Kennedy’s 1959 West Virginia swing as a senator and unspoken candidate, contrasting it with the Charleston 1961 visit. It highlights Welch’s strategic importance, Welcher political figures Sid Christie and McDonough, and anecdotes from lawyers Solins and others about Kennedy’s stopovers, meals, and speeches in Welch and Bluefield.
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Dau
Kennedy
Charleston
West Virginia
Ted Sorensen
Wheeling
Nebraska
Welch
McDowell County
Sid Christie
St. Peter
Christie
Samuel Solins
Truman
Solins
Lawrence Tierney
Bluefield
President Truman
Total Security Set For Kennedy's Visit
Secret Service and local police plan extensive security for President Kennedy during a Charleston stop on Thursday. About 100 officers will secure Kanawha Airport route to the statehouse, with road closures and guarded buildings, while White House personnel study the area to prevent any threat.
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Ralph Turner
Kennedy
Charleston
U. S. Secret Service
Secret Service
The
Gazette
Kanawha
Statehouse
White House
Ior Washington
Waite’ House
Greenbrier Street
Wheeling
Campus life mix and a near miss at Kingswood
On campus the coach’s cry Hit the books competes with sports exhortations. Ben Rubrecht of Cabot Corp cites mental alertness as essential for success on and off the field, noting NHS members among a Charleston baseball game crowd. A parachutist with 660 jumps survived a three inch electrocution near Miss Kingswood. Jerry Bradley rises in Memphis theater publicity with an MFA from Carnegie Tech. Mrs Linville harvests 164 four leaf clovers in one yard, a potential luck boon.
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Ben &. Rubrecht
Cabot Corp
Charleston
Aubrecht
Blue Law Challenge Heads to West Virginia Supreme Court
Heck's Discount Centers and Pri-Way Shoes seek to bar prosecutions under the state Sunday closing law after mounting claims the measure was passed after the 1963 adjournment deadline. Affidavits recount clock stopping and late-night votes as the retail groups urge the high court to block legal action.
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Associated Press
West Virginia
State Supreme Court
Heck’s Discount Centers, Inc
Pri-Way Shoes of
Blankenship
Julius W. Singleton Jr
D-Monongalia
House
Charleston
Stanley E. Preiser
W. Dale Greene
Heck
Supreme Court
Cabell County Common Pleas Court
Russell Dunbar
Ernest Winters
Dunbar
Assn
Centennial Human Relations Luncheon Set For June 25
Kanawha County centennial observance features Mrs. Ryle Haselden as a speaker with Galen Marlin. Tickets cost 2.50 and can be bought at Quarrier Street headquarters or from Mrs. Ralph Webb. The event honors race relations work and includes citations for local residents.
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Knoxville, Tenn
Minneapolis
Ryle Haselden
The
Baptist Temple
Kanawha County
County Centennial
Quarrier Street
Ralph Webb
Lindy Ra
Charles E. White
Kanawha Valley Council On Human Relations
W.B. Cantrell
Charles 3. Wilson Jit
TNE
West Virginia State College
James B.mcintyre
Martin
Borea
Kentucky Council On Human Relations
Secre
Disaster Action Study Aimed at Confusion Hall
Kanawha Welfare Council reports a year and a half review of flood disaster response. The plan calls for a unified Kanawha Valley Disaster Planning Council to coordinate health and welfare services, test drills, and reduce duplication among Red Cross Civil Defense and local agencies.
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IBM
The
Kanawha Welfare Council
Harry Ernst
Ook
Kanawha Wall
Ley
Relief Workers Company
Yoce
Kanawha Valley
Charleston
Kanawha-Clay Chapter
American Red Cross
Salvation Army
Kanawha Valley Industrial Emergency Planning Council
Kanawha-Charleston Health Department
Kanawha Valley Hospital Council
Ralph N. Shepard
Herbert Beddow
W. Paul Elkin
George C. Leslie
Everette Sullivan
Robert R. Velie
Disaster Plan Being Written in Charleston
The City of Charleston and the Kanawha Clay Red Cross chapter intend to negotiate disaster duty agreements. These would delegate care and rehabilitation duties to the Red Cross, reducing confusion in emergencies. City Attorney Elmer Dodson is drafting the Charleston version.
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Kanawha-Clay
American Red Cross
David F. Cleland
Red Cross
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