Airport Dos and Donts for Raleigh County
Expert critique from Major Al Williams on early airport layouts urges Raleigh County to avoid expansion limits and poor admin buildings. He notes highways, parking, and rental spaces as vital, recommending spaces for shops and eateries to sustain upkeep and attract business, mirroring successful terminals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
al Williams
Scripps-Howard
Williams
Grand Central Station
Penn Station
New York City
Charleston Election Defeat Ends 28 Year GOP Rule
Political observers assess the Charleston contest as a shift after 28 years of Republican control. They liken it to Chicago's Democratic sweep, suggesting possible future trends though noting the result resists easy statistical reading for statewide impact. The Democrats have been strong in county offices and city politics in Beekley and Raleigh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Chicago
Kilgore
White House
The Rise of Strip Mining and Its Regional Spread
The article notes strip mining grew from 30 million tons a decade ago to 110 million by 1946 and spread from Indiana and Illinois to Ohio Pennsylvania and West Virginia. It highlights large scale shovels, declining jobs, environmental costs, and variable coal quality between washed high grade coal and lower grade marginal strip product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finols
Indiana
Ohio
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Coal Strip Mining Costs and Regional Trends Explained
Thomas F. Stafford outlines that strip mining costs average 2.33 dollars per ton in 1945, cheaper than machine loaded underground and hand loaded deep-pit coal. He notes state reclamation bonds, land restoration, and public opposition. West Virginia’s Harrison County leads stripping, with other big producers in Barbour Monongalia Preston Tucker Fayette and Greenbrier. The shift from deep mines to stripping grows, while United Mine Workers leader John L. Lewis cautions about long term impact and suggests strippers may return to construction as demand fluctuates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Harrison County
Clarksburg
Barbour
Brooke
Monongalia
Preston
Tucker
Fayette and Greenbrier
Harrison
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
County News Reflects Voter Attitudes and City Politics
The write up notes Democratic dominance in two decades of local government while stressing urban voters focus on individual candidates and platforms. It warns Democrats to avoid blind confidence after a Charleston victory and anticipates a hard campaign ahead next year, signaling fragile security in capital districts.
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Charleston
Iui
Richmond
Defense of the GI and GI Black Market Facts
The Government cites over 300 million dollars in losses from GI black market activities overseas, but defense is offered for the millions of other GIs who served loyally. General Robert L Viehelberger notes that veterans faced demobilization delays and that replacement troops were often young and poorly indoctrinated.
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Robert L. Viehelberger
America
More Sympathetic Allied Determination In 1930 Lived Japan
Opinion tone notes that Allied resolve to maintain 1930 level living standards should make Japanese more sympathetic toward their ancestors and frame wartime stance as tempered by historical comparison.
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Japan
Taxicab King of Houston Sparks Local Boom Spirit
HAL BOYLE profiles J C Smith who runs The Courteous Cab in Houston Texas. He embraces a booming city, outfits his cab with gadgets including a radio and reading dome light, and jokes that his taxi is the main love of his life more than any girlfriend. He plans two more seven passenger cabs and says there’s plenty of money to be made in Houston.
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Hal Boyle
Houston
Tex
Heaven
Dallas
America
Taekee
Smith
John Clark
J.C
Junior
Restaurans
Mimi
Kay
Matt
Hal
Warren
Grandmother
Berkeley
Matin
Congress Weighs Greece Turkey Aid and Labor Restrictions
Two major bills dominate Congress as Truman backs aid to Greece and Turkey and lawmakers push the toughest labor bill yet. Senate passage, House vote anticipated, veto risk looms. campaign ad blitz targets defeat of the labor bill as unions face curbs and a broader anti-communist foreign policy unfolds.
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Greece
Turkey
Congress
Senate
House
Truman
Europe
Russia
AFL
Literary Guidepost Book Of New Essays And Three Came Home
A review notes The Literary Guidepost volume edited by W J Turner offers graceful informative essays on Britain s natural history with illustrations and strong library value Agnes Newton Keith s Three Came Home recounts Japanese captivity from 1942 45 showing hardships insults and survival with her family and an earlier Tokyo visit aiding her husband s standing.
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W. J. Turner
Hastings House
America
Britain
England
Europe
Agnes Newton Keith
Atlantic
Little, Brown
George
Keith
San Francisco Examiner
Tokyo
Egypt and Soviet Strategy in the Middle East
Stewart Alsop argues Egypt mirrors a Marxist capitalist state collapsing toward revolt. He details Soviet aims led by Daniel S. Solad, using religion, nationalism, and change to expand influence. He notes Egypt’s wealth concentration and mass misery, the threat of anti-British sentiment, and the potential for rising unrest despite uncertain timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egypt
Stewart
Cairo
Middle East
Beirut
Daniel S. Solad
Solad
Middle Eastern
Salad
Moscow
Colonial Office
Zigazag
Railroads Seek ICC Rate Hike As Travel Slumps
Eastern railroads press the Interstate Commerce Commission for a 10 percent fare rise and a 2.5 cent per mile coach rate, arguing higher operating costs and reduced travel since wartime. They compare their plight to corner grocery margins and note similar pressures across bus lines, airlines, and other carriers amid a postwar travel downturn.
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Jack Adams
Washington
Iterstate Commerce Commission
ICC
New York
Theltval Railroad
Cotony
Eastern Railroads
Commission
Pullman
Potomac
Ohio
Mississippi
Nautics Board
Dillo
Eastern Railroad
Kay Responds as Grandmother Passes in Quiet Crisis
Kay rushes to Nob Hill when old Mrs Taylor suffers a stroke and dies after a long, dignified struggle. Mimi and Alicia hover nearby as Kay consoles the patient, recalling a past romance with Warren and the changing fortunes of the household.
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Nob Hill
Kay
Jim Norris
Warren
Nob Till
Grandmother
Hal
Dr. Norris
Alicia
Mimi
Veiled vows and forgiveness at dawn in a quiet hospital scene
Warren and Kay reconcile after the grandmother's death, with dawn breaking over the city. He admits past mistakes and asks to marry Kay, who replies with playful resolve. The closing line notes the odd reference to ancient war words and meteorite iron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
Kay
Grandmother
Ufe
Tye
Brenda
Warren Taylor
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Dos and Don’ts
Thomas F. Stafford
United
Boyle
Texas
James Marlow
Literary Guidepost
Hollywood
Gene Handsaker
Maria Montez
Janis Paige
Dennis Morgan
Jack Carson
Dorothy Malone
Penny Edwards
Miss Montez
Mavia
Soviet Union
Abdul’ Rahman Sultanoff
Tashkent
Central Asia
Vida Hurstome
Ilckgs
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