Ground, water, and soil fears in West Virginia era
A reflective column argues for soil and water conservation amid rising population. It projects shrinking arable land per capita from 1950 to 2000, warns of leaner diets and potential hunger, and urges business and public to act. It cites Census figures and a Reader's Digest corn growth anecdote.
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West Virginia
India
Census Bureau
Gily
Bruce ,Jr. Nicoll
Reader's Digest
Women Scarce as Wages Rise in Algerian Oil Desert
About 3 000 male workers at the Hassi Messaoud oil site live in air conditioned huts with meals and modern comforts while lacking wives. Wages are high, costs low, and frequent plane trips to Algiers and self financed trips to France mark a harsh social gap. Ex-Foreign Legionnaires and skilled foreigners form a notable workforce amid desert logistics and nascent town structures.
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Hassi Messaud
Algeria
Sahara
Hassi Messaoud
France
Algiers
Quargla
Foreign
Raleigh Register Contact and Subscription Rates Notice
Beclley and Hinton WV publications announce home delivery and mail subscription rates. Rates include daily and Sunday options, six or twelve month plans, and a two per cent WV tax. Subscribers should provide old and new addresses when changing delivery.
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Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Prince St
Beckley
W. Va
Hinton
W. V
C. J. McQuade
Associated Press
AP News
Brooks & Finley, Inc
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Detroit
Boston
Cleveland
Atlanta
Los Angeles
San Francisco
West Virginia
Venes
Narrow escape for Senator White in Raleigh County incident
Senator Hf. $. White of Mingo County faced a near fatal railway accident while driving along the Pine Branch of the C&O Railway in a narrow ravine. A train rounded a bend, his horse pulled away to safety but he struck a stone, injuring his left leg though no bones were broken upon later check.
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Hf. $. White
Mingo County
Raleigh County
Senator White
C&o
Junping
Raleigh County School Board
Opie Reed
Ope
Nice
Social Security changes set for Jan 1 effective tax rise
Congress approves five major Social Security changes to raise taxes and boost benefits. Key points include higher payroll taxes for workers and employers, increased retirement and survivor payments, and new disability provisions. Most effects start Jan 1 with some survivor and widow benefits rising in February.
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Washington
Congress
Eisenhower
Jane I
High Road to World Peace Charged by Veteran Pilot
United Airlines captain Charles Dent, 41, launches a personal crusade for world peace after visiting 9 countries and speaking with 2,500 people. He promotes a World UN emblem and hopes to see it painted on airplanes worldwide, donating a $5,500 bonus to the U.N. committee.
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New York
Charles Dent
Camero Dent
United Air Lines
Denver
Dent
United Nations
U.N
U.S. Committee For the United Nations
Coca- Cola
Explorer Faith in Air and Space Sparks Junior Edition
A junior quiz notes remaining unexplored Earth regions in Africa, Brazil, Tibet, and polar areas, with a scientist in Antarctica shown. It highlights satellite space probing ahead of human flight and urges readers to follow space progress in the newspaper. An award is given for the best reader submission.
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Africa
Brazil
Tibet
Arctic
Antarctic
Antarctica
Space
Reverend Cox Helps Blue Baby’s Family Reach Johns Hopkins
A Rhodell Chronicle reports Rev. Charles Cox arranged transportation and lodging funds for a seven year old girl needing heart surgery at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore. The Heart Fund covers medical costs while Cox’s ministry spurs church support and prayers for the family.
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Pansye Whittaker
Rhodell
Charles Cox
Stephenson
Rhodell Methodist
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Simple Oklahoma star and TV fashion tales mix in chatter
In New York Earl Wilson notes Gretchen Wyler and the NBC wardrobe caper with 30 gowns. hints at Jackie Ekins split, Liberace fan drive, and Zsa Zsa Gabor dating. He references Neana Nieves and Marilyn Monroe potential, NBC shakeup rumors, and party chatter from Chicago to Los Angeles.
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New York
Gretchen Wyler
Oklahoma
Ohio
NBC
Gretchen
Bob Crosby
Myrna Loy
Hedg Lamarr
Peggy Lee
Jo Stafford
Perry Como
RCA
Chicago
Jackie Eigens
Conrad Hilton
Berlin Hilton
Liberace
Evansville
Ind
Dave Siegel
Lake Tahoe
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Jim Kimberly
N.Y
Fred Joyce
Hollywood
Trader Vic’s
Neana Nieves
Havana Hilton
Marilyn Monroe
Jim Hill
Rita Nayworth
N. Y
London
B.K
K.B
West
Linda Cristal
Hecht-Hill-Lancaster
Hal March
Maurice
Doberman
Gosfield
Sally Ann
Fair Lady
Howe
MFL
Los Angeles
Anne Bancroft
Black Orchid
Don Rickles
Gita Hall
Barry Sullivan
Elaine Stritch
Italy
Julia Meade
Ed Sullivan
Decca
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Organized Labor
Committee On Political Education
Tulsa Daily World
Raleigh
James Marlow
Hal Boyle
Exploration
Nino van Gestel
Litchfield
Conn
William Cowper
Mr. Cox
Earl Wilson
Domenico Modugno
U.S
Danny
A.m
Domenico
Earl
Harold Coffin
Jan Murray
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