Porter Pledges Support to New Gold Beach Slma Hiway
Representative Charles Porter visits Gold Beach and signals support for a new road from Gold Beach to Selma via Agness, while forest and highway plans favor existing routes. The piece urges unity to advance Highway 42 as Coos County’s main east west link, opposing divisive local interests.
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Polticians
Porter
New Gold Beach
Selma
Charles Porter
Gold Beach
Rogue River
Agness
Highway 99
Grants Pass
National Forest Service
Obie
Forest Service
The
State Highway Commission
Coos Bay
Roseburg
Political tensions in Little Rock spark outside influence critique
Readers argue that politics and votes overshadow race relations as outsiders and extremists push for forceful solutions. The piece laments loss of local problem solving and predicts that Civil Rights will be decided in Washington.
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Little Rock
Washington
What Will the Oregon Legislature Do With 70 Million
The Oregon Legislature faces a special session called by Governor Holmes to decide how to spend about 70 million in surplus tax revenue. State Treasurer Sig Anander urged canceling the surplus and returning funds to taxpayers, but lawmakers are expected to push pet measures, prolonging the session for weeks or months.
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Holmes
Oregon
Sig Anander
Anander
Third Party Prospects Blur Oregon Budget Debate
The piece discusses money from a $70 million surplus and calls for returning funds as Oregon’s economy weakens. It notes the cost of the legislature and questions a third party in 1960 led by Senator John L. McClellan, with mentions of Senator Harry F Byrd and Southern vs Northern Democratic splits.
The American Way As Viewed by M W Eggleston
This essay contrasts the Niagara power dispute between Canada and the United States with New York State’s selection of a utility-led project. It argues costs rose from 385 to 600 million dollars, critiques Robert Moses, and urges persistent prayer to stay connected with God despite life’s long tunnels.
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USA
Uncle Sam
New York
NY State
Robert Moses
N Y State
Moses
Possible third party surge ahead in 1960 political landscape
The piece notes a watcher of treasury and reform groups, cites Byrd as a formidable host, while McClellan is seen as natural leadership material. It suggests a split in Democrats and Republicans, sparks of a third party movement, and hints at a political revolution aligned with constitutional principles.
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The
Treasury
Byrd
Vee
McClellan
Kremlin
America
City Heating Oil Ad Promises Prompt Service
An old classified style ad promotes CITY HEATING OIL CO with the slogan Prompt Service to Please and a contact line for Standard Oil and S & H Green Stamps.
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City Heating Oil Co
Standard Oil
Standard Heating
S & H Green
Obstruction Mentioned in Quote from J and Ingebretsen
A fragment cites obstruction possibly of our own making that cuts us off temporarily from the Heavenly broadcast attributed to J. and Ingebretsen. No further context or details are provided.
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J. & Ingebretsen
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Point, Oregon
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North Bend
Coos County
Coquille
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Rink Creek
Cumas Valley
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Christien Science Monitor
Norway St
Boston
Mass
Kade
Brodie Shingle Company
Myrile
Methodist Church
Methodist
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of & Linn
Myrtle Point, Ore
Harry F Byrd
M. W. Eggleston
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Uncle Sem
Niagara Falls
Canada
God
Anderson
Perkins Drug Store
Hiland Theatre
eMees
Frank
Ashley
Michael G. Carney
Optometrist
North Adams
Roxy Theatre
Heeren & Linn Insurance Agency
Fifth Street
Pentagon
Edwards’ Electric
Ore
Anes
Werner
Typewriter Service
Coos Ray
E. C. Roberts
W. A. Roberts
Dairy
Fermis
Tiberlands
City Property
Harris
8Th St. Myrtle Point
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