Virginia's soft sell on attracting industry stirs West Virginia
A New York story reports Virginia using a soft sell to lure industry with no state tax breaks and no debt, while highlighting Norfolk naval base and long military installations. It notes West Virginia's lower spirits from wartime burdens and recalls Cold War atomic fears and regional tensions in 1962.
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New York
United Press International
Jesse Bogue
West
Virginia
Schenectady
N. Y
Naval Yard
Marine Corps School
Hampton Roads Army Terminal
Bolling Air Force Base
Portsmouth Marine Barracks
Fleet Air Defense Training Center
Air Station
Oceana
Portsmouth Marine Hospital
Headquarters Fighth Naval District
Norfolk Armed Forces Staff College
Amphibious Base
West Virginia
Camp Prince
Israel
Nasser
Nevil Shute
Second West Virginia Governor Farnsworth Served Five Days
Daniel Duane Tompkins Farnsworth, second West Virginia governor, served five days from February 27 to March 3, 1863, becoming the only WV governor not elected by popular vote. He led as president of the State Senate after Boreman resigned to become U.S. senator, then returned to Upshur County farm life.
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Education Foundation, Inc
Union
West Virginia
Daniel Duane Tompkins Farnsworth
Farnsworth
Staten Island
New York
Buckhannon
Upshur County
Morgan Morgan
House of Delegates
State Senate
Arthur I. Boreman
Parkersburg
United States
Senate
Boreman
Washington
William Erskine Stevenson
Charleston
Beckley Newspapers Corporation subscription notices and rates
The notice lists Beckley Newspapers Corporation address and editor in chief Hodel, with United Press International affiliation and Ward Griffith advertising reps. It details subscription rates by mail and home delivery in West Virginia, including daily and Sunday options, durations, and prices, and notes independent contractors handle distribution with no responsibility for advance payments.
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West Virginia
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
France Repays Marshall Plan Loans and Debated Merits
Washington UPI dispatch explains how the Marshall Plan evolved from a $12 billion loan and grant program to a $93 billion overseas aid effort. It notes bipartisan support, Marshall’s vision, and ongoing debate over aid effectiveness and impact on Europe’s recovery and global influence.
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France
Henry Keys
United Press International
Washington
UPI
United States
Congress
Europe
80Th Congress
Harry S. Truman
U. S
George C. Marshall
Combined Chiefs of Staff
Truman
Harvard University
Marshall
Harvard
Western Europe
George Catlett Marshall
Virginia Seeks Industrial Settlers and Growth
Virginia promotes industrial development under Gov. Albertis Harrison Jr. to attract new workers and firms. Joseph G. Hamrick leads a planning division as Virginia stresses living conditions, ample water and power, and a debt-free stance to lure industry without tax gimmicks.
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New York
UPI
Old Dominion
Virginia
Norfolk
Portsmouth
Fice
Albertis S. Harrison Jr
Richmond
Hamrick
Harrison
General Electric Company
Schenectady
N.Y
Berlin News Cables Hint New East West Peace Talks
Notes from foreign cables say Berlin deadlock remains with talk of a separate peace treaty with East Germany and a Moscow peace conference planned for late September or early October. Titov’s space flight anniversaries and a probable resumption of Arctic nuclear tests loom to intensify Soviet critiques of U.S. atom testing. France and Tunisia move toward ambassadors as Bizerte fallout eases. Algerian refugees in France may return by fall amid a crash program to handle new arrivals.
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Red
Berlin
Dean Rusk
Andri Gromyko
East Germany
Moscow
East Berlin
France
Algeria
Seasonal reflections and civic concerns note
The piece laments summer's end and education gaps while valuing renewal and civic duty. It critiques excessive vacations, promotes broader schooling, and calls for compassion, with a closing prayer by Alfred Grant Walton of Brooklyn.
You Can Do Something About Foreign Affairs
Washington story outlines a new book by Andrew Berding advising average Americans on engaging with world affairs. It details Berding’s background, suggests ways to stay informed, join organizations, connect with sister cities, study abroad, and consider the Peace Corps, emphasizing persistent effort and people-to-people diplomacy for lasting goodwill.
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Washington
Doubleday
Andrew Berding
Cordell Hull
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
John Foster Dulles
Christian A. Herter
Andy Berding
Kennedy
Berding
State Department
D.C
Foreign Policy Assn
World Affairs Council
Council On Foreign Relations
Grand St
Kansas City
Minnesota World Affairs Center
Minneapolis
Peace Corps
United States
Raleigh register notes 1912 items in brief
Dr J E Coleman of Fayetteville plans a new hospital near Beckley junction with estimates sought from contractors. H H Pinckney named deputy inspector of the twelfth district after P A Grady resigns to run a Norfolk Western coal operation. James F Helms steam mill burns just below New Richmond on Raleigh side of New River. cause unknown. The local Owl order holds its largest meeting yet. Revival at Sylvia Baptist Church led by Rev W W West and later joined by Rev A L Hutchinson of Albuquerque, visiting relatives.
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J. E. Coleman
Fayetteville
Beckley Junction
H. H. Pinckney
New River Company
Twelfth
P. A. Grady
Norfolk & Western
James F. Helms
New Richmond
Raleigh
New River
Helms
Hinton
Baptist Church At
Sylvia
W. W. West
Lester
A. L. Hutchinson
Albuquerque
N. Mex
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