West Virginia Faces 1975 Utopia With Space Flight And Steel
An McGraw Hill forecast envisions 1975 with space flights around Earth, lunar missions by 1968, and helicopter travel like buses by the '70s. A $940 billion economy and 40 percent more after tax income are projected, with European delicacies reaching American tables. West Virginia officials discuss surplus food distribution as Marshall College fights for university status amid liquor by the drink debates. Atomic fuel advances are expected to reshape coal and power economics.
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Space
McGraw- Hill Publishing Co
West Virginia
Ariculture
Orvil Freeman
W. W. Barron
Charleston
Sec
Freeman
McGraw - Hill
Marshall College
Jobs in the age of automation for youths
Bruce Bioss discusses the coming job landscape for 8 to 12 year olds, noting automation reduces US full time positions and will shrink opportunities. He cites examples from steel, GE, radios, and elevators, urging responsible policy and business action to create new jobs as the workforce grows.
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General Electric
Cleveland
What Will It Cost You To Travel New Frontiers
Washington sees the Kennedy administration's New Frontiers program shaping 18 months of costs and taxes with March budget news. Early figures show spending around 79 to 80 billion, with receipts pressured by recession. Analysts warn until agency estimates materialize, actual budgets remain uncertain and inflation risks loom.
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Washington
Nea
Kennedy
Congress
Eisenhower
Truman
Treasury
C. Douglas Dillon
Dillon
David E. Bell
White House
Pocketbook Half Of Teen-Agers Save For Rainy Day
FAYE HENLE reports a survey by the American Bankers Association finding 48.6 percent of teens save something and average save roughly six dollars monthly. Girls save more than boys. motivations include buying soon education nest egg and security. Some teens cite pensions and social security as making savings seem old fashioned. Educators urge home inspiration to foster saving habits.
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American Bankers Association
Byrd's Eye View Career School For WV Women
West Virginia women aged 18 to 55 can attend the Hannah Harrison School in Washington DC with free board and tuition. The program offers 9 months in Institutional Housekeeping and 12 months in Practical Nursing with 32 weeks of hospital ward work. Graduates receive help finding jobs and the school maintains ties with alumni.
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Robert C. Byrd
Hannah Harrison School
Young Women’s Christian Association
Washington, D.C
West Virginia
Tional
Hannah Harrison
Genevieve E. Poole
MacArthur Boulevard
N. W
Raleigh Register Publication Details and Rates
Beckley Newspapers Corporation lists Raleigh Register publishing details, offices, staff and advertising contact. It includes subscription rates for West Virginia residents, carrier delivery terms, and tax policy, noting independent contractor status of carriers and no responsibility for advance payments.
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Beckley Newspapers Corporation
So They Say Urges U S Break With Russia After Taxes
Senator Barry Goldwater calls for breaking diplomatic ties with Russia. A brewery executive claims two thirds of liquor is illegal, blaming high taxes for bootlegging. Mrs. Fred J. Tooze argues teens’ drinking stems from home influence and parental role.
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Rocco Bunino
Boosting Bee Flight Through Pyruvic Energy Boost
A historical note explains that bees face wings too small for flight and require high energy. It claims bees gain a boost from pyruvic acid produced in body cells when sugars are broken down, enabling their aerodynamics.
Retirement style Victoria Plaza aids elderly living in San Antonio
The Housing Authority of San Antonio unveils Victoria Plaza a nine story 185 unit low rent complex designed by Thomas B. Thompson for residents over 60 featuring 36 accessibility options. The building emphasizes wheel chair friendly doors elevators showers and storage with mid height fixtures and safety alarms.
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San Antonio
Tex
Victoria Plaza
Thomas B. Thompson
National Housing Center
Washington, D.C
White House
King-Size Gavels Mark West Virginia Leaders at Albany
Senate President Howard Carson and House Speaker Julius Singleton were gifted oversized gavels inscribed with their names and delegations at a post-session dinner. The gifts, crafted by Huntington trade school, feature Marshall University colors, as noted by Del Tom Holderby. Don E. Adams enters real estate with Karnell Adams Realty Inc in Wheeling after leaving the former Moundsville Penitentiary post. STATE Police Major H. R. Shields is feted on terminal leave ahead of retirement. leadership changes follow April 1 as Burchett plans new promotions. Lobbying group for city bus lines seeks gasoline tax relief to prevent extinction, arguing tax cuts could boost ridership. freshman Charlie Gore of Chapmamville mocks the reapportionment move taking Logan seats.
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Bill Barrett
United Press International
Charleston
UPI
Senate
Howard Carson
House
Julius Singleton
Cham- Te Cabell County
Huntington Trade School
Del
Tom Holderby
R-Cabell
Singleton
Marshall University
Moundsville
Don E. Adams
Adams
Nick Karnell
Karnell = Adams Realty Inc
Wheeling
H. R. Shields
Capitol Building
West Virginia
Barbs by Hal Cochran on economy and crime
The humor column suggests as a curb on tire theft to give thieves long stretches while noting sidewalks fit four women to block the way. A banker advises buying more government bonds through domestic economy. The piece ends with a quip about leaning on others reducing success and a nod to Dad's Cigars.
Q and A on Reservations and Milk Factoids
A reader quiz lists questions on Indian reservations and homogenized milk. It notes Cleopatra's Needle in Central Park as the oldest man made object, dating from about 15 centuries B C, gifted by Egypt and once seen by Moses.
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New York
Central Park
Egypt
Moses
Death and family bereavement in Raleigh 1911 notices
The Raleigh Register notes the death of Mrs. Ceclia Meador wife of J G Meador following the earlier death of their daughter Miss Olga The community expresses deep regret for the double loss A. G Meade keeps a private menagerie at his jewelry shop rear A Rock Creek resident David Price dies at 83 a Civil War veteran and one of the country's oldest men
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Ceclia Meador
J.G. Meador
Olga
A. G. Meade
David Price
Rock Creek
Train crash injures nineteen passengers and crew
A Norfolk and Western passenger train struck four coal cars on the main line injuring nineteen passengers and two crew members. Dr. George F. Grisinger announces a Republican bid for US Representative from the Sixth district, citing past service in Fayette county. A home-coming for Grisinger and J. B. Mills is planned at Crab Orchard hosted by E. B. (Baxter) Mills. D. C. Means, Beckley Lions’ club chair, says funds are raised to send 12 members plus two delegates to the Providence international convention.
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Norfolk and Western
George F. Grisinger
Pinecrest State Sanitarium
Beckley
House of Delegates
Fayette County
J. B. Mills
E. B. (Baxter) Mills
Crab Orchard
D. C
Means
Beckley Lions’ Club
Providence
R. I
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