Thought For Today on Raleigh County Airport Woes
The Raleigh County Airport Authority is criticized for slovenly handling of affairs and low landing and utility fees for Piedmont Airlines. The airline has arrears of over a year, with potential broader irregularities hinted. The letter questions law enforcement, finances, and the county’s future, asking if the airport should be shut down or transferred.
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Piedmont Airlines
Raleigh County
Piedmont
Stalin Legacy and the Return of Stalinism in the USSR
Ten years after Khrushchev’s de Stalinizing speech the Soviet Union moves toward re Stalinization. New Stalin editions appear, Pravda urges re education, and writers face conviction for harmful works as the regime signals a cautious rebirth of Stalinist positivity amid growing calls for consumer goods and personal freedom.
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Nikita S. Khrushchev
Communist Party
Moscow
Stalin
Khrushchev
U.S.S.R
Russia
Lenin
Red Square
Pravda
Televisions role in live Senate hearings coverage debate
Washington columnist argues networks should decide if live Senate hearings should be broadcast and proposes solutions. He notes Fulbright hearings as idea driven and warns against overreliance on profit and boss arguments while suggesting pooling news gathering and rotating live coverage among CBS ABC and others to serve public interest.
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Washington
Fred Friendly
Columbia Broadcasting
Nielsen
U.N.C.L.E
Richard Burton
National Education Network
N.E.T
Mr. Friendly
Senate
Fulbright Committee
Kefauver
Damon Runyon
Wisconsin
U. S. Army
United States
Wayne Morse
Maxwell Taylor
David Bell
George Kennan
James Gavin
CBS
E. I
ABC
Health Dept funding split over birth control program
West Virginia Governor Smith sees $500,000 plus federal funds as enough for county clinics but Health Director Dyer says funds are insufficient to start the statewide family planning program. He cites missing admin money after $100,000 was cut from the budget, leaving only $30,000 for maternal and child health. The governor argues local help could cover startup costs.
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Fanny Seiler
Charleston
UPI
Hulett C. Smith
N. H. Dyer
Health Department
Boards of Health
Dyer
Smith
State Board of Health
Senate
House
Department
Maternal and Child Health
Red Chinese in Laos reports from Hong Kong
Reports indicate Communist Chinese military personnel have been moved into northern Laos, mainly Niua and Phongsaly Provinces, with highway units and security forces, plus advisor staff for antiaircraft operations. Numbers are limited and likely exclude combat units. details remain sparse.
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Laos
Hong Kong
Niua
Accouing
Phongsaly
Raleigh Officials Crack Down On Bootleggers In First Month
The Raleigh administration under Mayor Dunn has imposed several hundred dollars in fines on bootleggers and warned of stringent enforcement. Henry Keyser resigns from Raleigh Hardware to join Spernacane with R L Maxwell in plumbing, boosting the firm’s strength. A deal closed on a Main and Fayette corner property involving Beckley Hardware & Supply Co set to a new high value for local business property.
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Raleigh Register
Dunn
Henry Keyser
Raleigh Hardware Company
Spernacane
R. L. Maxwell
Keyser
Rahall
Tively
Main and
Fayette Streets
Beckley Hardware & Supply Company
Beckley Business
British and Soviet talks in late March stir limited enthusiasm
General election talk in Britain swirls around Prime Minister Wilson with bookmakers pricing a March 31 poll. In Burma, rising violence pits government forces against communists and tribal rebels, threatening stability as Ne Win’s leftist council faces economic strains. France plans extra satellites and transfer of Hamaguir base to Algeria with a Guiana launch site slated for 1967.
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Wilson
Viet Nam
Kremlin
Ho Chi Minh
North Viet Nam
South Vietam
Moscow
Ndt Labor P
Lige Ag
Awam
Burma
Rangoon
Gen. Ne Win
France
Hamaguir
Sahara
French Guiana
Bug Dust And Garden Plans In Crescent Chatter
A Crescent School note in The Chipmunk Chatter jokes about editing faults and prints readers’ quirks. It mentions a West Virginia roster request, seed orders, a woodchuck pest trap, and garden plans with spading, compost, and crops. An prayer closes the item.
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Crescent School
Crescent
Chipmunk Chatter
Johnson’s secret task forces shape his key decisions
Washington dispatch describes President Johnson using 15 or more secret task forces since 1964 to advise on major policies. The units operate privately, with no public membership or formal reports, delivering recommendations directly to Johnson and a small inner circle. The urban affairs group’ s public leak sparked scrutiny. The piece also quotes Plato’s dialogues to frame debates on justice and transparency.
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Washington
NEA
Johnson
Defense
Robert McNamara
Dean Rusk
Arthur Dean
United States
Urban Affairs Task Force
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Bomb Delivered Carrier or Distributor Rates
A compact notice detailing delivery charges listed as per week 90 cents and per half month 1.10 dollars, totaling 2.18 dollars per month for bomb delivery service. The terse line suggests a pricing schedule or rate card for a carrier or distributor.
Lecture by Sholem Sontup in New York City noted
Twenty five years ago a lecture by Sholem Sontup in New York City drew attention amid a brisk weather night. The Weather Observer L A Mauck recorded a low of seven degrees as the Beckley event prompted discussion of a pay bonus for four weeks and military service calls were outlined by Paul P Payne, the general manager of Bak Copeney.
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Sholem Sontup
New York City
Ayonosopher Soene Ae
Beckley
L. A. Mauck
Ey Bak- Copeney
Paul P. Payne
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