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Kennedy Growth Seen as West Virginia's Top Issue
AP features writer Arthur Edson chronicles Kennedy's 1960 West Virginia campaign and his promises on economic revival. It traces factory openings, food stamps, public works, automation impacts, and unemployment, showing voters like Slim Robertson weighing progress against job losses and relief needs.
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Arthur Edson
Charleston
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West Virginia
John F. Kennedy
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Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
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Kanawha River
Cabin Creek
Eskdale
Slim Robertson
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McDowell County
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State Bureau of Labor
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