Farm Outlook Sees 1966 Boom For Agriculture
Farm journals and impact letters glow about a strong 1965 finish and a continued 1966 boom for farmers. USDA reports 1965 output at 117 percent of 1957-59 average with rising yields. economists predict two good farm years, higher cash receipts, and bigger government payments, propelled by technology and better management.
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Carroll P. Streeter
Farm Journal
Drouth
Streeter
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Claude W. Gifford
Gifford
Cost per vehicle on urban freeways vs rural highways
The piece compares construction costs and traffic volumes of urban freeways and rural highways. It estimates about 15 million dollars per mile for urban freeways with 125000 vehicles daily, versus 100000 dollars per mile for rural roads with about 200 vehicles daily, implying higher cost efficiency for urban facilities and affirming both road types are essential.
Yankee Economic Imperialism in Maraba Brazil
The United States conducts Operation Friendship airlift to Maraba to build a 120 mile road linking Belem with Brasilia. C‑130s deliver 270000 pounds of heavy equipment and 25000 tons of Food for Peace to support 400 workers and families. The project aims to open Maraba to markets and possibly lower Brazil nut prices.
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Maraba
Brazil
Amazon
United States
Howard Afb
Canal Zone
Belem
Brasilia
U. S. Food For Peace
Brezhnev Tightens Grip In Kremlin Shake Up
Washington reports Brezhnev consolidates power by elevating Podgorny to ceremonial presidency, demoting rival Shelepin, installing Kapitonov and Shcherbitsky, and sidelining Kosygin. Kremlin analysts warn the move strengthens party control, weakens technocrats, and signals cautious Soviet policy abroad though military stays firm. Brezhnev signals no Chinese rapprochement while pursuing Asia moves via North Vietnam Indonesia and India, keeping U S Soviet ties tense.
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Washington
NBR
Kremlin
Leonid Brezhnev
Podgorny
Brezhnev
Alexander N. Shelepin
I. V. Kapitonov
V. V. Shcherbitsky
Ukraine
Presidium
Khrushchev
Alexei Kosygin
Kosygin
United States
Red China
Mao Tse-tung
Peking
Asia
Viet Nam
Indonesia
India
Showboat Rho dodendron fate debated in West Virginia
A Charleston committee weighs keeping the aging showboat Rho dodendron as a park asset or docking it permanently. Costs to repair hull and install safety features run 80 000 to 100 000 dollars, with funding possibly from the governor's contingency fund. The vessel has toured large cities for publicity but has never profited. The debate also touches on moving it to Pt Pleasant for repairs and WVU theater plans. Meanwhile pigeon issues persist at the Capitol and three state agencies publish a joint roadside park pamphlet for cost savings. Governor Smith attends a bid opening, stressing road construction cooperation.
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Fanny Seiler
Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
U. S. Coast Guard
Selset
Pt. Pleasant
Marietta Manufacturing Shipyard
Morgantown
West Virginia University
WVU
Board of Public Works
Tashkent Conference Signals Soviet Peace Push
UPI reports on the Tashkent conference as a pivotal Soviet bid for Kashmir peace. Kosygin likely to open. Ayub Khan and Lal Bahadur Shastri may request more than chairman role. observers cautious about outcomes.
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UPI
Kremlin
Tashkent
Kashmir
Pakistan
Ayub Khan
India
Lal Bahadur Shastri
Moscow
Alexei Kosygin
Home Humidifiers Make Rooms Blend With Decor
UPI reports home humidifier sales rise as styling improves appeal. Bern Air King Corp. notes units now range 30 to 100 dollars, with 230000 sold last year and forecasts of 400000 units and about 24 million dollars this winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William D. Laffler
UPI
New York
Bern Air King Corp
S.M. Bernstein
Berns Air King Corp
Bug Dust The Klan Still Seems A Trifle Confused
A historian analyzes a Ku Klux Klan leaflet showing the clash between its symbols and rhetoric. The piece highlights contradictions in the Reconstruction era Klan creed, native-born white Protestant eligibility rules, and a concluding Imperial Wizard letter praising racial supremacy and cultural purity.
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Knights of the
Ku Klux Klan
Robert M. Shelton
Klan
South
Dome of Our Nations
Sic
Lieve
Knights of the Ku Klux Klan
United States of America
Prayer For Today by Dwight E. Stevenson
Prayer expresses trust in God for past and future, urging present focus and peace. It quotes Dwight E. Stevenson of Lexington Theological Seminary, urging living fully in the day God has made through Jesus Christ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus Christ
Dwight E. Stevenson
Lexington
Lexington Theological Seminary
Johnson to Hide White House Staff in Shadow
Washington report argues President Johnson aims at near invisibility for White House aides, inspired by Roosevelt. It notes Kennedy era staff had higher public visibility and counts on private decision making over public exposure. Analysts say outcomes will reveal staff performance after Bundy departure.
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Washington
Johnson
White House
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Lyndon Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Joseph Glutz
Wyoming
American Battle Monuments Commission
McGeorge Bundy
Beckley Newspapers subscription rates notice
Published by Beckley Newspapers Corporation lists mail subscription prices for daily and Sunday issues including annual and six month terms for both daily and Sunday editions. The document provides annual rates of 50 cents for daily and Sunday, six months, and 18.00 for daily only per year, plus 10.08 for daily only six months.
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Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Prince St
Beckley
W. Va
Hinton
West Virginia
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Miller
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Commerce and Natural Resources
Smith
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Vatican
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Luxembourg
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Jean Chauvel
Hanoi
North Viet Nam
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LBJ
Raleigh Register
Wilbur F. “Fats” Henry
Washington & Jefferson College
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Raleigh B Register
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