Florida Tops Tourism Push Delegates Bring Home Ideas
Miami Beach reporters note Florida's promotional plank seen in hotel elevators bearing Gov. Grk messages. Cabbies defer strike to avoid hurting GOP visitors while hundreds of millions are projected to spend on lodging, meals, clothing, liquor. Dealers expect resort wear sales to rise if Democrats attended.
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Mehriman Smith
Miami Beach
UPI
Florida
Miami
Biscayne Bay
Claude R
Ato
City Hall’s get tough policy on licensed contractors
The city announces a strict enforcement of licensing for trades from 1981 and expanded in June. Critics warn the plan mainly burdens homeowners via higher building permit fees and fear it disguises increased fee collection rather than clearer planning for future city services.
Black studies expand at colleges amid debate over history
Harvard Boston University and several colleges launch Afro American history courses and summer workshops to address neglect of Black history. Yale and others report faculty student committees backing majors in Afro American studies amid calls for accurate, inclusive curricula.
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Morgan State
Harvard
Yale
Dartmouth
Williams
Core Heil
Mautee
Yale College
National Endowment For the Humanities
Howari University
Washington
Boston U
Cazenouia College
Duke
Fisk
Southern University
Samuel Eliot Morison
Henry Steele
Beclley Newspapers Classified Rates and Delivery Terms
Beclley Newspapers publishes Prince Street area ads with second class mall privileges in Dertiey and Hinton West Virginia. Rates show daily and Sunday subscriptions by mail and carrier delivery, with per week and monthly options and tax details, plus address change procedures and distributor responsibilities.
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Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Prince St
Dertiey
W. Va
Hinton
Beckley
Sea Berly
Eat Virginia
AM Caldera
Deal En
Silver Bridge Recall Returns In Parole Director’s Tale
FULIA SADE CHARLESTON reports on Joan A. Wilson, longtime West Virginia parole official, recalling the 1967 Silver Bridge collapse at Point Pleasant. The piece quotes his memories of the disaster, the rescue and recovery effort, the community response, and the toll on his state Civil Defense unit. He reflects on dedication, coordination among agencies, and the emotional impact of the tragedy.
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Lambe
South
America
Crispus Attucks
Phillis Wheatley
Frederick Douglass
Mint Matthew
Henson
North Pole
Empire
Nat Lave
Deadwood
Tatice
Fulia Sade
Charleston
UPI
Statehouse
Joan A
Andy) Wilson
Methuselah
Ure Zalohd Dee
Silver Bridge
Wilson
Mason County Civil Defense
Gallipolis
Ohio
West Central West Virginia Community Association
Civil Defense
Noxo
Corps of Engineers
Coast Guard
State Road Commission
Bureau of Pub Uc Roads
State Police
Elmer Sorkelt
Civ
Warne
Mississippi
State Board of Probaion and Parole
Point Pleasant
Kaiser-Aluminum
Beckley educator Howard Rogers candidate for Raleigh County superintendent
The Beckley high school principal Howard Rogers announces his candidacy for Raleigh County Superintendent of Free Schools. Local business and civic growth are noted as the area faces bridge safety hearings and plans for four lane highways. Residents anticipate more schools and recreational facilities as growth continues.
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Beckley High School
West Virginia
Howard Rogers
Beckley
Raleigh County
W. Va
Point Pleasant
Gallipolis
Gentry Wilson
Raleigh women take jobs at Appalachian Electric Power
From Raleigh County 1943 files two Raleigh women join the workforce at Appalachian Electric Power Company replacing men in war plants. Mrs Josephite Shank Mabscott and Mrs Rose Lafferty East Main Street alternate with three men in meter seating for Beckley and nearby areas. The note mentions government support for development and a project site on Penman road.
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Raleigh County
Appalachian Electric Power Company
Josephite Shank
Mabscott
Rose Lafferty
East Main Street
Tiree
Beckley
Bug Dust Can The Newtons Javits Find Common Ground
The piece discusses a Dartmouth platform clash between valedictorian James Newton born around 192? and Senator Javits born 1904. It weighs patriotism, peace, and the role of persuasion over force in shaping U.S. policy, noting Newton’s provocative stance and Javits’ call for nonviolent influence and dialogue in international affairs.
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Dartmouth
James Newton
Javits
Newton
Nawton
Sharp
Lade
Seuulor Javits
Vale
Dietorian
Janes Newton
Vietnam
Stein
Nixon’s Miami Beach bid to salvage presidential hopes
Nixon’s path to the GOP nomination at Miami Beach hinges on perceptions of his comeback. Despite past defeats and hostile press, he has avoided major strategic blunders and won key Republican support, with critics noting he could still shape the party’s fate if luck and tact align.
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Richard M. Nixon
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Pat Brown
New York
Ders
Kuriles
LDJ
South Vietnam
Lut Nixon
Lei
Butene McCarthy
Nixon
Ting
Vic Vor
Nave Dons
Romney
Rockefellar
Reagan
New Hampshire
Miami Beach
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