West Virginia 1963 Centennial Plans Unveiled
Gov Barron leads a statewide centennial program including a queen and court, forums, and themed centers in major cities. A traveling exhibits train will tour the state and neighboring capitals, with public funding goals of about a million dollars and a coronation ball at Charleston on April 25 1963. The effort includes art contests, commemorative stamps, parades, and a national celebration of WV history.
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B. Ward Carewepher
West
Rim Arid
Trius
West Virginia
Cach
Kennedy
Washington
Charleston Civic Center
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Charleston
West Virginia Federation of Women’s Clubs
Huntington
Post Office
United States
Wheeling
Sear
America
U.S
Departments of Agriculture
Navy
Blue Angels
Army
Air Force
Barron
Gscassins
Charlie
Ciy
Fe Lure Gey
Dirksen Torpedoes Drug Reform Bid With Industry Help
Washington column reveals Everett Dirksen used drug company lawyers to negotiate a secret senate deal on Kefauver reforms. Industry and Olin Mathieson ties cited. compromise bill emerged without Kefauver present. Kefauver blasts graft as lax plant inspections contrast with beef slaughterhouse oversight.
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Dirksen Torpedoes
Washington
James Eastland
D-Miss
Everett Dirksen
Dirkssen
Torneys
Lloyd Cutler
Marshall Hornblower
Senate
Sen. Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Kefauver
Congress
Dirksen
Senate Republican
Spencer Olin
Olin-Matheson Combine
E. R. Squibb & Sons
Olin-Mathieson
GOP
Eastland
Jerome Sonosky
Health, Education, and Welfare Department
Cutter and Hornblower
Asxn
Thornblower
Whistle
Sen
Art Buchwald Returns to Washington to Raise Son
Art Buchwald jokes about moving back to Washington after 14 years in Paris. He notes real estate jokers, proximity to power, and the aim to influence national policy from the capital. He teases living near the White House, the Supreme Court, and prominent figures while humorously discussing the appeal and challenges of relocating for two years in 1962.
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Washington
Tollows
James Restons
Walter Lippmanns
Ambassador Herve
Y Herald Tribune
White House
Air Force
Sargent Shrivers
Bobby Kennedys
Air
Ourself
Supreme Court
Europe
FBI
Kennedy
Kennedy Welfare Bill Nears Vote in 1962 Proposal
Congressional Quarterly notes Kennedy's Public Welfare Amendments of 1962 moving toward enactment. The bill aims to overhaul federal state programs, emphasizing services rehabilitation and work training over relief. Passed the House and pending Senate action, it includes federal funding for prevention and rehabilitation for potential welfare cases.
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Kefauver
Kennedy
Congress
Senate Judiciary Committee
Eastland
White House
Congressional Quarterly
Washington
House
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Abraham A. Ribbon
Nba
Freeman Acts Censure Issued In Estes Case
Secretary Freeman reprimands Thomas H. Miller acting southwest area director of ASCS for drafting a favorable Estes report under orders from a superior. Miller says the memo conflicted with his view, issued as investigation proceeds amid Estes multifaceted fraud and theft charges. Miller’s action lands in personnel file. Estes’ 1961 allotments canceled 1962 not issued. John Doe
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Adren Cooper Washington
Orville L. Freeman
Department
Billie Sol Estes
Freeman
Thomas H. Miller
Southwest Area
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Estes
Emery E. Jacobs
ASCS
Agriculture Secretary
Agriculture Department
House
Commercial Solvents Corp
Pecos
Tex
Miller
Jacobs
Texas
FBI
John Glenn faith feature in Reader's Digest
July Reader's Digest carries Col. Glenn's piece on faith with two pastor comments. The article asks what in space proved God to Glenn and how courage grows from faith.
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John Glenn
Glenn
Col. Glenn
John’s Church
Reader's Digest
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Onic
Seule
Leon
Soaz
Dacce
Homer A. H Usey L. Patteson
Cecil H. Underwood
Drew Pearson
Today
Jack Anderson
Pearson
Food and Drug Administration
San Francisco City Hospital
John
Sen. Kefauver
Sonosky
Mike Feldman
Art Buchwald
Paris
United States of America
France
Ccistoms
de Gaule
Adenauer
Macmillan
Prince Rainier
Buchwald
Thanep
Mr. Jacobs
McClellan Committee
Carl J. Miller
Greyhound
Louisville
Summers
Canada
Canada Dry
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