Rumor hints Underwood may head GOP ticket in 1960
West Virginia readers hear a circulating theory that Cecil Underwood, then the nation’s youngest governor, could be Nixon’s running mate in 1960. The piece traces origins at a Washington Young Republican gathering and weighs geography, image, and party strategy.
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Life
Cecil H. Underwood
Richard M. Nixon
Washington, D. C
Underwood
Eisenhower
Sistersville
Edwin H. May Jr
R-Conn
GOP
Meade Alcorn
Nixon
Thomas E. Dewey
Maine
Massachusetts
Connecticut
New York
New Jersey
South
Tors
Saltonstall
Case
Javits
West Virginia
Madison Ave
Cecil Underwood
Madison Ave—Gop
Supreme Court rebukes witch hunts and defends liberty
The Supreme Court curbs anti Communist overreach and protects First Amendment rights. Warren led rulings in Watkins and Sweezy curbing congressional fishing expeditions and safeguarding academic freedom, while narrowing Smith Act prosecutions and reaffirming constitutional safeguards for individuals and civil liberties.
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New York Times
Supreme Court
Congress
Earl Warren
Watkins
Congressional
Warren
Justice Warren
Eisenhower
Roosevelt
Douglas
Black
FDR
Brennan
Harlan
Frankfurter
New Conservation Director Is Farmer Who Loves Soil
Warden Marcellus Lane, a hill country farmer and Buckhannon native, becomes West Virginia State Conservation Commission director. A longtime conservationist and educator, Lane aims to boost grassroots education, improve staff compensation, and foster state federal cooperation while safeguarding soil and water resources. He envisions a career path toward a small college presidency and emphasizes practical farming roots and public service.
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Upshur County
State Conservation Commission
Marcellus Lane
Lane
Gov. Underwood
West Virginia
Buckhannon High School
The
Union
Conservation Commission
Underwood
Warden Lane
Wesleyan
West Virginia University
Buckhannon
Glenville College
Ohio State University
FFA
United States
Commission
Carl J. Johnson
Johnson
Weld
Commonwealth of States
U. S. Ideals as World Beacon amid Rising Cold War Strains
A period essay argues that the United States remains a beacon of liberty as anti Americanism grows globally. It traces the 181 years since Independence, notes Soviet challenges and Hungarian suppression, and highlights postwar American influence from Japan to Europe through economy, culture, and diplomacy.
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United States
Formosa
Nikita Khrushchev
Ammuaisha
Thatden
Philadelphia
Old Statehouse
Chestnut St
Britain
Spain
Portugal
Ottoman Turkey
Middle East
Russia
Alaska
France
Asia
Africa
Japan
Commodore Matthew Perry
Europe
Globe
High Court Rights Spark Congressional Debate in 1947
Washington observers note Congress hesitates to attack the Supreme Court over its civil liberties rulings. House leaders reject investigations, while Senate Judiciary opens hearings on curbing court power. The split reflects party and regional tensions, with South and liberal factions forming contrasting stances.
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Mack
Congress
House
Sam Rayburn
Rayburn
FBI
Senate Judiciary Committee
Supreme Court
Inc
McCarthy
kKox
Eisenhower
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Tom Clark
Truman
Clark
The
Gazette
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the Gazette
U. S. Sena
U. S. Supreme Court
America
Edmund Burke
Alexander
Philadelphia Bulletin
Hayne
Greensboro Daily News
Crawford
Newark News
Thomas F. Stafford
Minnesota Journal of Education
Pop
Junior
Marcellas Lane
U. S
William L. Ryas
Im Rangoon
Bangkok
Beirut
Paris
Moscow
Leningrad
Belgrade
Doris Fleeson
Washington
Fleeson
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