Committee for a Sane Christmas Policy debate card quotas
Washington UPI report on a humorous committee meeting about escalating Christmas card purchases. quotes reveal talk of quotas doubling then halving, unilateral withdrawal fears, and stockpiling cards while considering names and future invitations. The piece shifts to a London theatre scene praising Mary Martin in Hello Dolly at Drury Lane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick West Washington
UPI
Sheaid
Necomasa
HELLO
London
UPT
Mary Martin
Dolly
Royal Theatre
Drury Lane
Miss Martin
Miss Man
Death Notices and Classified Ads From Beckley Area
Obituaries list Celia Bell Smith Toney Eddie L Brown Mary Richmond Rosie Plumley Andrew J McVey and others with funeral details. Classifieds include help wanted sales positions medical and personal ads, real estate notes, and services offered in Beckley and nearby towns. The page also features a reward notice and a shooting match event listing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toney “Toney
Celia Bell Smith
North
Oakwood Avenue
Melton Mortuary
Mt. Tabor
Ratification Push Urges U.S. Action on UN Human Rights Conventions
A citizen study led by Louis B. Sohn urges President to push Senate ratification of seven UN human rights conventions on slavery forced labor genocide political and economic rights of women and education access. None ratified yet though others have approved. genocide move dates to 1949. The report argues U.S. civil rights progress negates earlier objections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Nson
Senate
John F. Kennedy
Louis B. Sohn
Harvard
White House
Sohn
United States
Government Emphasizing Training for Hirable Workers
Labor Department shifts strategy to build a pool of skilled workers rather than solely boosting demand. Willard Wirtz cites the two and three rule showing higher unemployment among Negroes and teens, while married men approach postwar lows. Programs like Neighborhood Youth Corps and Manpower Development Program aim to train and place jobless youths and workers through schools, welfare agencies, and on the job training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ace J. ‘Eaton
Labor Department
William J. Eaton Washington
UPI
Willard Wirtz
Wirtz
Congress
Savion
Fire Plug Scandal Sparks Frisco Survey
San Francisco faces a citywide review of purchasing after a fire plug price gap. Mayor John F. Shelley ordered energy heads to examine procurement to ensure they are not repeating the hydrant affair. The Fire Department has paid much higher prices for plugs than other cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
UPS
John F. Shelley
Ergy
Fire Department
Fear Sensitivity in Rodents Reported by National Geographic Society
A National Geographic Society report notes rats display varied fears: some fear cat odor, others lack that fear but inherit fear of snakes sight. The finding highlights instinctive and learned responses shaping rodent behavior.
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National Geographic Society
No Stone Unturned by Dr MacGregor in Wheeling
Dr. D A MacGregor of Wheeling skipped a state Board of Health meeting on Wednesday due to a prior commitment. He lectured at the Twilight Club on Planned Parenthood, a group whose members are men aged 65 to 75.
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Wheeling
UPI
D. A. MacGregor
State Board of Health
Asteaner
Planned Parenthood
Twight Club
Kennedy Feet Sketch Hits Auction in New York
Auto graph dealer Charles Hamilton will auction a sketch of John F Kennedy's feet made by his London bootmaker while Kennedy was a senator. The autographed sketch, valued at 500 dollars, goes on December 14 with two Kennedy notes and two letters by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.
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Kennedy
New York
UPI
Charles Hamilton
John F. Kennedy
London
Hyannisport
Cape Cod
Massachusetts
Hamilton
Jacqueline Kennedy
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Affinity Union
Perdue Transfer
David McKinney Harper
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Lowell Foley
Porter Street
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Eddie L
Cleveland
Ohio
Eccles
Eccles Baptist Church
Elmer Day
Greenwood Memorial Park
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor, Inc
Richmond
Mary
Beaver
Land Quesenberry Funeral Chapel
Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel
Rose & Quesenberry Funeral Chapel
Plumley Plumley
Rosie
Piney View
Rose and Greseppesy Peace Chapel
Ernest Barley
McVey McVey
Andrew J
Pemberton
Fred X. Williams
Sophia
Woodrow Lusk
McVey Family
Sullivan
Carl Massey
J. Gravely
Jim Reid
Mason Fink
Henry Roles
Heath ‘Bell
Bowman
Kelly Brammer
Bill Meadows
City Ave
Todd’s Grocery and Hardware
Pamela
Jimmys
Main Street
Woodlawn Ave
Grant
Beckley Institute of Hair Design
South Heber
Beckley
Charleston Beauty Saat
Fife Street
A. A
Southern Institute of Graphic Arts
South
Appliarvic Matpetat
RCA
West
Sparks TV & Appliance CO
Prince St. Ph
Pat H. Wheeler
Halstead
Wright
Sparks Radio & TV
W. Eye CO
John W. Eye CO
W. Neville St
Willey Brothers
R. M. Simmons, Jr
Glen Daniel
W. Va
Jack Roop
Lew Chevrolet
Jan Camp_bell Music Co
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Will Jimmy Mullins
Vance Drive
Will Herbert Boyce
Mabscott
Raleigh Insurance Agency
Henry Burrell
William Brown
Woodlawn Avenue
Leas Service
Sprague
Care Beckley
Fang BK
Donem I Housekeeping
O. Whitlow
Springdale
Avon
Bostick Avenue
Person
Town & Country Drive Inn
Papely
Amy's Drive Inn
Sugar Shack
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W. H. Law
N. Eisenhower Drive
Oak _ Hill
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Mullens
L. S
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Albion
Michigan
Governor Bacon
Delaware City
Delaware
G. Hendrick
North Oakwood Avenue
R. L. Stinson
Myers Ave
O. H. Bennett
E. Beckley
P. A. Cole
Bluefield
Will Abeer
F.H.A. Terma
Cecil C. Lilly
Pen Mountain
Raleigh Count Airport
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American Werdwere & Lumber Co
Mt. Hope
Smith-Corona
Ls Wheat Mine
Bishop's Trading Post
Midway
Electrolux
Centaur
Call
G. R. Dean
Chevrolet
Hinton
Sal
Merry Gal
Ashworth’s
Ashworth
Prince St
Ae Furniture
Fred Ckburn
Bree
Releigh & Fayette Counties
Post-Herald
THE
Raleigh Register
Post-Herald and Raleigh Register
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Ween
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Frisco Survey
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Beckley Tire & Rubber CO
Fayette St
Sunoco
Beckley M Maytag
Zenith
Neville 6&T
B.H.A
Quality Lumber & Supply CO
City Avenue
Sophia Builders
PHA
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