Cuban Revolt Against Castro Faces Strong Odds
The article details an insurgent push in three to four Cuban provinces with a tentatively rival Revolutionary Council forming a provisional government. U.S. officials report no checked camps in the United States while Cuba’s large ground force and arms supplies from Communist nations back Castro, despite growing anti-Castro sentiment and calls to arms.
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Castro
Havana
United Nations General Assembly
United States
U. S. Justice Department
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Miami
Guatemala
New Orleans
Louisiana
Houston
Texas
Democratic Revolutionary Front
New York
Jose Miro Cardona
Revolutionary Council
U. S. State Department
Kennedy
International Communist Movement
U. S
Western Hemisphere
Fidel Castro
Oriente
Batista
Lee Centennial Parade Highlights Virginia War Heritage
Sen. Harry F. Byrd cites Civil War ideals as a model for current sacrifices in the fight against international Communism. Virginia prepares a major Richmond parade to mark Robert E. Lee’s centennial influence, amid praise and criticism of Lee and Eisenhower from critics like Viscount Montgomery.
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Robert E. Lee
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
Lee
Virginia Civil War Commission
Richmond
Marie Robert
Virginia
Douglas Southall Freeman
Distinguished News
Old Dominion
Viscount Montgomery
Eisenhower
Monty
Ft Alamein
Income tax debate echoes through Washington history
Former income tax chief reflects on how the middle class bears the burden. The piece traces tax levels from 1913 to postwar years, noting Democratic rises and Republican cuts, and foresees red ink in the coming budget as the 16th Amendment debt remains unresolved.
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Lyle C. Wilson
Washington
UPI
T. Coleman Andrews
Karl Marx
U. S
William Howard Taft
Woodrow Wilson
Kennedy
Everett M. Dirksen
R-Il
Charles A. Halleck
R Ind
Herbert Hoover
Harry S. Truman
Congress
Tribute to Wayne County News editor Canterbury
A Fayette County native and Wayne County News editor William Edward Canterbury, 54, died April 4 of coronary thrombosis. Publisher Herman P. Dean eulogizes Canterbury as loyal, capable, and devout, recounting 17 years as editor, his humor in Picked Up Along The Way, and hoping for a worthy successor while sharing a defining prayer from Canterbury’s life philosophy.
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Fayette County
Herman P. Dean
William Edward Canterbury
Wayne
Pax
Bill Canterbury
Dean
Bill
Wayne County News
West Virginia
Canterbury
Tl Am
Rocking chair called versatile furniture staple
Dick West notes the rocking chair is a versatile item, useful for cracking chestnuts by the fire when no hammer is handy, serving as a stumbling block in a dark room, and even as a seat if needed. The piece highlights its multiple practical roles as observed by authorities.
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Washington
UPI
The Rocking Chair Origin and Kennedy Backing
A lighthearted history tracing rocking chairs to about 200 years ago as an American invention. It credits Benjamin Franklin with early improvements that added a fan for flies and notes Kennedy helping revive interest in rockers. The piece cites Smithsonian Institution and National Geographic Society consultations.
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Smithsonian Institution
National Geographic Society
Benjamin Franklin
Franklin
Beckley Newspapers subscription rates and service policy
Beckley Newspapers Corporation lists mail and home delivery rates, tax additions, and change of address instructions. It notes independent contractors handle carriers and distributors and disclaims responsibility for advance payments to them.
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West Virginia
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Food stamp plan eyed for McDowell County grocers
West Virginia officials discuss a federal test of a new food stamp program in McDowell County where Pauley says stores could benefit from participating in the give away rather than competing with it. Other items note WV college deans’ salaries, a farm vacation booklet, and state conservation rank changes as Art Bachman becomes colonel.
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Charleston
UPD
House of Delegates
Harry R. Pauley
Jaeger
McDowell County
Pauley
Statehouse
West Virginia Council of College Presidents
State Board of Education
West Virginia University
West Virginia
State Department of Agriculture
the Conservation Commission
Art Bachman
Bachman
Two Mine Disasters Kill 189 Men in 1911 Files
The Raleigh Register notes two mine catastrophes near Scranton Pennsylvania and Littleton Alabama killing 74 and 115 men respectively. An editorial laments vanished road plans in Raleigh amid muddy streets and stalled good road reforms.
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Throop
Scranton
Littleton
Ala
Raleigh
Indians Chewed Gum Long Before Europeans Arrived
The Britannica notes that indigenous peoples across the Americas used available materials to make chewing gum. Tribes chewed Colorado rubber plants and sneezeweed roots, while Mexican Indians used chicle, a practice cited as a precursor to modern gum.
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Colorado
Mexico
Beckley theatre nears opening amid glamour tease
In 1936, Down on Neville Street previews Beckley’s soon to open theatre with a neon front promising glamour and romance, urging locals to attend and return. Also reported is a Backus mountain boiler explosion on April 18 at Harvey Fox’s sawmill grist mill, killing Roy Thomas 35, his seven year old son Delbert, and 15 year old Glennie Gwinn, with five others injured.
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Neville Street
New Beckley Theatre
Beckley
Backus Mountain
Harvey Fox
Roy Thomas
Delbert
Glennie Gwinn
Ottaway Gwinn
Backus
Prayer For Today by Raymond E Balcomb
A prayer invoking God to direct paths through renewed spirit to avoid foolishness and evil and to pursue humble joyful obedience to Christ. Raymond E Balcomb, Corvallis Oregon, minister at First Methodist Church signs as author.
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Jesus Christ
Raymond E. Balcomb
Corvalis, Ore
First Methodist Church
Earl Wilson's Joyful Gossip Mixes Fame and Follies
Earl Wilson writes a light column celebrating small delights and celebrity tidbits. He jokes about dieting pets and family milestones, noting Jackie Gleason’s Paris win and Shari Lewis with Huntley & Brinkley, while poking fun at aging and social faux pas with witty asides.
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Shari Lewis
Huntley & Brinkley
Joanne Woodward
Paul Newman
Earl
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