Beckley charter reform criticized for weak manager plan
Editorial argues the city charter revision fails to adopt a strong council manager provision, calling the proposal toothless. It urges rejection and a new charter reflecting best features of council manager government while noting Gallup polls show independents hold balance of power in U S politics and may decide outcomes with thoughtful votes.
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West Virginia University Political Science Department
Beckley
United States
Council
Balance of Power in Campaign As Independents Hold Key
A Gallup Poll highlights the 1946 political battleground as both Democrats and Republicans seek victory in November. The pivotal independent vote is emphasized as the decisive factor, echoing patterns from 1944 and 1948 and signaling how Wilkie once drew substantial independent support.
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Wendell Wilkie
Wainwright Named Honorary Chairman for Americans Will Vote
General Jonathan M. Wainwright, famed for Bataan, is named honorary chairman of Americans Will Vote a group formed to boost franchise interest. He cites 1948 turnout of 48.68 million and urges high participation as U.S. voters age and new voters approach eligibility.
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Jonathan M. Wainright
Bataan
Wainright
Bug Dust Sees Beckley Airport Rise in Passenger Traffic
Bug Dust visits Memorial Airport where spectators waited for the 3 08 flight as rain fell. County Court President Jack Nuckols notes Beckley’s airline service will soon place it as the state’s No 2 airport after Charleston. The Rotary newsletter reports G A Bentley of the Beckley Chamber of Commerce noting a surprising theater manager discovery.
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Beckley
Memorial Airport
Jack Nuckols
West Virginia
Charleston
Rotary
Henry Hering
G. A. Bentley
Beckley Chamber of Commerce
Becket Beckley News Snippets From Rail Spur to Studio Heist
A collage of items includes talk of a nine mile C and C railroad spur project with a $3 million estimate near Sewell to Landisburg, a lighthearted Studio Playhouse missing property note, and traveler Kiele Lomblad from Sweden painting Beckley scenes while collecting local shirts.
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R. J. Burmeister
C. and C
Sewell
Landisburg
Burmeister
Kiele Lomblad
Lamaskrona
Sweden
Eric Olsons
Callaway Heights
Beckley
Kiele
Ken) Shroyer
Women Marines Find Security Husbands
Katharine Towle, a tall grey haired colonel and director of the women Marines, becomes dean of women at the University of California after retirement next year. Her career includes university degrees and rapid promotion in the Marine Corps, where she helped recruit and organize women Marines.
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Relman Morin
Hal Boyle
New York
Katharine Towle
Marines
Corps
Women Marines
University of California
Towle
Calif
Kay
Women Marines and career risks in military service
A Harvard geology professor notes six week “hoot camp” training for 2,600 women Marines, saying discipline and manners boost self reliance. The piece lists four reasons women enlist including patriotism and financial security, and quotes Col Towle on treatment by officers and ongoing progress among old timers.
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Armed Services
Clare Bullitt
WACS
WAFS
WAVES
Marines
Col. Towle
Eisenhower Stevenson Campaign Headlines and McCarthy Mention
The piece notes both campaigns aim for a high issue based contest while acknowledging names will feature. It cites Stevenson pointing to Senator McCarthy as an issue and recalls McCarthy's jab at Adlai Stevenson about Alger Hiss. It also recalls Stevenson's past associations with Hiss and his testimony regarding Hiss' reputation.
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Washington
Gen. Eisenhower
Gov. Stevenson
Eisenhower
Stevenson
Sen
Joseph McCarthy
Wisconsin
Grindstone Lake
Wis
Adlai
Alger Hiss
Hiss
Agriculture Adjustment Administration
State Department
Ulnois
Military Men in News At Home and Overseas
Peggy Kessinger reports on service members: Richard Stewart returning to San Diego after basic training. Myrton W. Chambers at Ft. Benning with Marines and sharpshooter medal. Richard King at Ft Meade for Army training. Lynn Clark Jr bound for OCS after Air Force basics. Pvt Abshire expected home on furlough from Yakima. six area Korean veterans on 30 day furloughs from Fr. Knox Kentucky. Airman LeRoy E. Scott at a forward base in Korea with Fifth Air Force.
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San Diego
Calif
Richard Robbert Stewart
Ralph Stewart
Arnett
Mt. View Junior High School
Stewart
Ft. Benning
United States Marines
Pfc
Myrton W. Chambers
Lenny Oren Chambers
Beckles
Parris Island
S. C
Transportation Corps Replacement Center
Ft. Eustis
Pvt
Richard King
Arch King
Glen Rogers
Ft Meade
Lynn BD. Clark Jr
L. D. Clark
Mt. Hope
Air Force
Charles Abshire
Mable Abshire
6006Th Army Service Unit
Yakima
Wash
Mt. Hope High School
Ronceverieé
Kroger Baking Co
ASSL
Fr. Knox, Ky
Department of the Army
Luen E. Williams
St. Beckler
James Street
Jack E. Bell
Jesse Bell
Cpi
Jack C. Vines
Odd. Pie
Okey J. Clayborne
McGraws
Sgi
Paul Ring
Beckley
Korea
Fifth Air Force
Léroy E. Scott
T. N. Lent
Route 1
Warren Air Force Base
Wyo
Major Crisis in Western Defense Planning for Next President
The article warns of a looming crisis in Western defense planning for the next U S presidential administration. European allies demand greater aid, while Britain France and the United States reassess ground versus air strength and rearmament pace. It calls for a top level civilian panel to redesign defense and notes production and steel strike impacts.
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Washington
Robert A. Lovett
Europe
Indo- China
United States
Dwight D
Winston Churchill
National Security Council
Britain
France
Defense Department
Congress
White House
Western Alliance
Bolting Together Korean GI Bill Makes It Work
Government adds machinery to the Korean GI Bill since July 16, turning a bare frame into a working program. Nearly a million veterans who served since the Korean War began on June 27, 1950, may soon use education training mustering-out pay loans employment and unemployment benefits. Requirements include honorable discharge and active duty since 1950. Education allowances vary with dependents up to 110 to 160 dollars monthly, mustering-out pay up to 300 dollars, unemployment compensation up to 26 dollars weekly for 25 weeks, and loan guarantees ranging from 50 to 60 percent with caps. Employment assistance promises counseling and placement services.
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HAY
Washington
Truman
Congress
Veterans Administration
Korea
Yowl
U. S
Alaska
State Employment Service
Veterans Employment Service
Coffee Measuring Spoon Taboo in Rocky Empire
Denver firm markets a single cup coffee bag to replace the measuring spoon. Cup Brew bags, developed by Leon Abrams, are produced by distributors in six cities and backed by patents. The bags are cellulose fabric, tasteless and porous, designed to brew coffee efficiently and potentially cheaper per cup.
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Rocky Empire
Bill
Minehart
Denver
Lipton Company
United States
Frank J. Haberl
Cup Brew
New York
Lipton
Habert
Leon Abrams
Chicago
Abrams
Kansas City
Seattle
Minneapolis
Milwaukee
Philadelphia
Cup
Colorado Corporation
Haberl
Unemployments, Kings, Elections and Oddities
A satirical collage quotes William Ritt and muses on ex King Farouk's rumored fortune, regimen upheaval, and bouncers. It notes a centenarian's beer habit, a cigarette slogan tied to a candidate, a grandfatherly joke, Olympic peace, and political barbs. It ends with a quip on sea levels and vacationers doubting fish counts.
Cerfisms and Jokes From a Bustling City Mix
A downtown bank vice-president, famed for chasing women at seventy, goes unchallenged until a movie star Joan Crawford passes. A Soviet child hears Stalin’s promise and asks about chains. his father unveils the joke about wedding chains. An efficiency expert’s survey yields a quirky reply from a woman who lists “Half a dozen Hogs” as her garbage disposal unit.
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Joan Crawford
J. W
Looking Backward Today Ten Years Ago
The Solomon Islands battle shapes a major offensive likely to eclipse Midway and Coral Sea victories. American forces press sea air and land ground against heavy Japanese defenses.
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Solomon Islands
Midway
Coral Sea
Herbert Sessler
Scott Field
West Virginia
D. C. Ashton
Beckley Hospital
Army Medical Corps
Atlanta
Wheeling
Anand
Rahall Candy Co
North
Kanawha St
Charles ©. Hodges
Bluefield
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Thomas F. Stafford
Associated Press
AP News
Brooks & Finley Inc
Boston
Cleveland
Los Angeles
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
G. A
Bentley
Barry Mores
Studio Playhouse
Jesus
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Mathee
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Marshall College
Joseph and Stewart Alsop
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