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Police deny knowledge of local gambling in Beckley clubs
The Beckley and Raleigh County police say they cannot stop gambling and liquor sales in clubs, often claiming ignorance of devices and operations. The piece argues for a Wheeling style crackdown to assign clear responsibility and enforce all laws, urging higher authority orders to curb the corrupting activity.
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Soviet Sport claims true sportsmanship rules in Russia
Red Sportsmanship asserts that athletic contests in Soviet Russia are not about winning but to develop ethical comradely sportsmanlike principles. Spectators would be maddened as midway stops in baseball and boxing matches chill strategy and technique talks, implying coaching lessons learned away from Kremlin rules.
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Michigan lifts Detroit gas ban shifting users to natural gas
Michigan ends its ban allowing gas flow from Wisconsin to Detroit area users. Officials estimate about 90 000 people may switch from other fuels to natural gas, impacting coal markets amid post war shifts and ongoing coal supply instability.
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Lawyer Harless Faults Local Papers on Bond Election Math
BUG DUST discusses lawyer Harless’s claim that county figures misrepresented recent bond election results for airport and parks funding. The piece critiques the mathematical explanation, notes errors, and clarifies the distinction between bond issues and special levies in Raleigh County.
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Man Who Visited Mars Ready for Second Trip
AP columnist HAL BOYLE relates a bizarre Mars invitation from a Missouri writer claiming a prior Mars visit. The letter promises a short ride, a smooth landing, and a world with no pests, growing food on trees, springlike mountains, and no work. Boyle jokes about the lure and the impossibility, noting the humorous impossibility of leaving Earth for such a utopian Mars.
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Dennis Drummond Returns to Town in Law Firm Move
Priscilla learns Dennis Drummond has joined Hart and Langer in town and may soon appear on the door, while Lorraine plans a March baby. Dennis’s return unsettles Priscilla as she walks home past the tent house, wondering if he knows where she lives and what has happened to her.
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Elizabeth Taylor Engaged to Bill Pawley Jr After Miami Meeting
Elizabeth Taylor describes meeting 22 year old Bill Pawleys Jr in Miami after her seventeenth birthday. They dated daily, enjoyed speedboat rides and dancing, and became engaged after a whirlwind courtship. Pawleys is portrayed as a daredevil water skier and former Army transport pilot with a deep tan from Florida.
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Federal Prison Industries Aims Rehabilitation Through Work
In 1934 Congress created Federal Prison Industries to rehabilitate inmates by work. The program, now profitable, produces goods for government agencies from clothing to ships, with inmates paid modest wages and most earnings sent to dependents. Directors cite success in post release employment and skill-building at facilities like Danbury and Terre Haute.
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Night at the Blue Dragon Drives a Wife Into a Bind
Priscilla endures Kenneth’s drunken pressure and a tense night as Dennis reappears. A planned outing leads to a backroom police raid and an uneasy escape to campus. Dennis offers help while Priscilla fears her husband’s jail fate and contemplates her shaky loyalties.
Atomic Progress Report Shows Doom and Salvation Tale
The Nation Today reviews a 200 page Atomic Energy Commission report to Congress. It contrasts doom from bigger bombs with potential salvation via peaceful uses of atomic energy and medical advances. Notable studies include radiation effects on blood flow in Argonne mice and tumor detection methods, plus radiophosphorus disease treatments and isotope tracing advancing medical knowledge.
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What It Means British Commonwealth Heterogeneous Group
WEEMAN K. ALLEN outlines the structure of the British Commonwealth, distinguishing the United Kingdom, the dominions, self governing colonies, crown colonies, protectorates and protected states. The article notes distinctions from the empire and examines potential aid dynamics during Britain’s financial difficulties. It cites the 1931 Statute of Westminster and historical expansions from Newfoundland to India, with emphasis on dominion autonomy and possible compulsory economic steps if needed.
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Easter Bunny Honored For Being Loused Up
Washington government pays overdue honors to Old Samson, a rabbit bred at the Orlando Florida laboratory whose offspring fed lice for experiments. Samson aided research enabling early DDT use, helping troops and preventing typhus malaria and other diseases. Dr Kipling recalls Samson and proposes a suitable notice. Thirty million Americans work in agriculture.
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Thought for God In the Way of Righteousness
A concise devotional line from Proverbs 12 28 urging steadfast integrity and moral living as the path of righteousness.
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