Raleigh County Lake Plan pressed by voters and wary watch
Raleigh County voters approved a 564000 lake project for Trap Hill District to boost tourism and recreation as a new economic cornerstone. The plan will be closely watched for missteps, with scrutiny on authority between the Park Board and County Court and demands that no official profit from the project. The piece urges cautious progress and steadfast support of local development to replace coal era jobs.
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Raleigh County
Trap Hill
Charleston
Beckley
Rura Development Council
Park Board
Raleigh
Nostalgia saloons grow into a nationwide chain
Hal Boyle profiles Burton Browne a Chicago ad executive who turned nostalgic 1906 themed private clubs into a growing franchise. From a single Manhattan club to plans for 20 more cities Browne envisions a 200 strong network for America’s expense account elite. Membership costs 25 dollars and drinks start at modest prices while wives may visit but cannot come alone.
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New York
Burton Browne
Who’s Who In America
The
Social Register
Dun & Brandstreet
Browne
Chicago
J. C. Penney
Manhattan
San Francisco
Atlanta
America
Turn Of Season in Highland Area Noted by Local Columnist
Bug Dust by Roy Lee Harmon notes the Beckley plateau experiences the turn of the season with cool nights and early frosts predicted. The writer describes autumn colors, late garden harvests, and katydid signals signaling approaching winter, reflecting on nature and thoughtful column writing.
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Roy Lee Harmon
Highland Area
Highland
Beckley Plateau
Confusing Labor Bills Stir Congress and Voters
Washington analysts say four rival labor control bills in Congress share a goal to curb despotic union practices and protect member rights, but differ on penalties and who they protect. The Kennedy and Elliott measures face opposition from AFL-CIO while the Shelley plan remains the mildest option with limited support.
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James Marlow
Washington
Congress
House
Senate
House Labor Committee
Organized Labor
Labor
Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
Dmass
Afl-Cio
Eisenhower
Elliott
Fiesenhower
George Meany
Meany
John F. Shelley
Calif
Cold War Thaw and the Economy Outlook
AP analysis explores whether a thaw in the Cold War could reshape the U.S. economy. It weighs doubts about lasting declines in defense outlays, compares past postwar recessions, and analyzes potential impacts on tax cuts and federal budgeting amid evolving Eisenhower Khrushchev talks.
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Sam Dawson
Business News
NEW York (Ap
Geneva
Sputnik
U.S
Eisenhower Khrushchev
Chinese Communist anger over Gromyko at Dulles funeral
Column notes Chinese anger that Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko attended John Foster Dulles's funeral and cites growing Chinese hostility to Soviet-Western negotiations as a factor in Geneva talks. It also surveys U S crime trends, defense spending, and the potential impact of fiscal policy on the economy, suggesting space and armament industries shape future growth.
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Marquis Childs
Europe
Andrei Gromyko
John Foster Dulles
China
Outer Space
Aztecs Civilisation in Mexico City Valley
The Aztecs formed a great civilization in the valley of Mexico by 1300 AD with temples, large buildings, a picture writing system, a Calendar Stone, star knowledge, and skilled physicians. their cruelty lay in a human sacrifice religion, and they fell to Cortes’s Spaniards in the early 1500s after initial welcome misreading as Quetzalcoatl.
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Mexico
Valley of
National Museum of
Mexico City
Cortez
Quiz show mastermind defends integrity amid rigging claims
In New York Hal March defends quiz programs from rigging charges, saying contestants were not fed answers and noting high IQ and entertaining books. He recalls on air timing, producer hopes, and bets by bookmakers as proof the system wasn’t fixed. March eyes a tour with his wife Candy expecting a baby.
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New York
Hal March
Einstein
March
Mert Koplin
Randolph Churchill
Hal
Candy
50 Years Ago Valuations Rise and Tax Projections
The county will collect taxes on property valued at 17 659 192 40 unless reductions are made by the State Board of Public Works and the County Board of Equalization. The Lynch Coal Company is chartered with incorporators Griffin, Griffin, Lynch, Phillips, and Amos. It controls 600 acres of coal land. In July E. F. White Coal Company mines were added and 5500 tons were marketed that month.
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State Board of Public Works
County Board of Equalization and Review
Raleigh County
Lynch Coal Company
Secretary of State
Griffin
Lockhaven
Blue Jay
Lynch
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Orr
Hal Boyle
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W. C. Deaver
Proseperity
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Carl Eliott
D-Ala
Quetzalcoatl
Karen Kocsis
Brunswick
Ohio
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Alex Heller
Herb Sherry
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