Rumors of Khrushchev Split and Western Politics
UPI analyst notes Khrushchev may isolate Beijing at the East Berlin party congress stirring a historic split in world communism. Macmillan seeks an Anglo Italian link over the Common Market while De Gaulle resists Britain joining the bloc. Britain's Labour party fears leadership weakness as Gaitskell fights illness.
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Moscow
Nikita Khrushchev
Khrushchev
East Berlin
Peking
Berlin
Kremlin
Rome
Harold Macmillan
Amintore Fanfani
Britain
Europe
Italy
de Gaulle
Charles de Gaulle
Labor Party
Hugh Gaitskell
Labor
Gaitskell
Bug Dust Sad Story Of A Creature Friendless And Alone
Last week the office faced a sad episode as a lone fly ventured inside the north window. After much debate the writers released the insect to its fate, pondering its fragile condition and the ethics of life and flight before it fell from the window.
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John Hodel
Prayer For Today Prayer for Youth in City
A Portland Oregon minister asks for prayers in Jesus name for the nation’s children and youth. He pleads for their imagination and zest to be used to build a fairer city and the kingdom of righteousness and love.
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Jesus Christ
Paul S. Wright
Portland, Ore
First Presbyterian Church
Rabelais
Gargantua
Thought For Today Quote on Fear and Piety
A reflective moral line notes fearing God over others, urging restraint and obedience to holy will through a Saint or philosopher’s maxim. It frames inner discipline as a shield against wicked schemes and turbulent tides.
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Jean Baptiste Racine
Tax Wedges Endanger State Revenue And Rights
The piece argues that new tax wedges are increasingly inserted into constitutional and legal structures, with tax experts seeking weak points. It warns taxes will expand beyond temporary measures, eroding citizen rights and future revenue sources, urging legislators to weigh long term effects.
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National Congress
West Virginia
Tremendous Rise in Bank Check Use Cited by Printer
A Burroughs Corp report notes 15 billion checks processed in 1962, a 500 percent rise since 1940. If laid flat they would blanket 57 000 acres and stack 1 000 miles high. 80 percent carry magnetic ink symbols for fast processing, yet checks still bounce when accounts are overdrawn.
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Burroughs Corp
Wage Conflicts May Be On Rise In 1963
Washington NEA report by Peter Edson projects fewer strikes in 1963 but warns major bargaining agreements covering 1.2 million workers expire in late spring and summer. Job security, automation, and railroad and steel contract reopenings drive the wage dispute landscape. Automatic increases will affect 3.3 million workers across manufacturing construction and nonmanufacturing sectors.
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Washington
NEA
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Lock
New York City
New York
James L. Mitchell
Eisenhower
Arthur Goldberg
Kennedy
W. Willard Wirtz
Mitchell
Goldberg
Congress
Beckley Newspapers subscription rates and details
Beckley Newspapers Corporation announces mail and home delivery subscription rates for West Virginia. Rates cover daily and Sunday, weekly, six months, and annual terms with separate carrier delivery pricing and tax note. Also notes contractor independence for carriers and distributors and handling of address changes.
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West Virginia
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Backward, Thrifty Folk Back Romney in 1964 Fields
UPI reports three top Republican hopefuls spoke on fiscal restraint. Goldwater urged supporters to wait until 1964, while Rockefeller and Romney sent messages to legislatures stressing budgets, spending cuts, and no tax increases. Romney pushed tax reform tied to revved economy and warned against chronic overspending.
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Lyle C. Wilson Washington
UPI
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Goldwater
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
George Romney
Michigan
Romney
Rockefeller
Kennedy
Romney Rockefeller clash over taxes and welfare state stance
The article reviews Romney and Rockefeller positions amid fiscal debate. It notes Romney’s caution about funding welfare amid Michigan constraints, their shared emphasis on government finance, and both governors’ aggressive civil rights and welfare state commitments shaping Conservative-leaning debates.
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Romney
Michigan
Rockefeller
Deem backs teacher pay over new educational spending
West Virginia Delegate J F Deem says he is a nut a bug on teacher salaries and urges any educational outlays be weighed against pay. He told interim education committees last week that money for new programs could instead fund salaries, stressing the priority of pay.
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del. Deem
Donald F. Fannin
Charleston
W. Va
UPI
West Virginia
Del
J. F. Deem
R-Ritchie
Deem
25 Years Ago From the 1938 Raleigh Register
Mrs. Frank S. Harkleroad plans to move to Mabscott January 15 with her three children as her husband will replace Dr. E. E. Jones at New River company. The piece also covers civic roles, including D. W. Duke and Owensboro ties, and notes on state alcohol and tourism developments, plus a West Virginia centennial travel feature.
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Raleigh Register
Frank S. Harkleroad
E. E. Jones
New River Company
Mabscott
Harvey
Harkleroad
Raleigh
West Virginia Travel Magazine
Blackwater Falls State Park
Thanksgiving hunters bag big raccoon on Sand Branch
90 years ago, on Thanksgiving day, R L Stover and J T Ward hunted Sand Branch and captured a 25 and one half pound raccoon. They reported an excellent time and were pleased with their catch. Hilltop House at Harper's Ferry, a large hotel on the Potomac bluff, was completely destroyed by fire this week. Judge B F Keller's federal bench resignation drew no surprise due to health. he may return to law practice in Bramwell or elsewhere in West Virginia.
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Friendly
R. L. Stover
J. T. Ward
Harper's Ferry
Potomac River
B. F. Keller
Bramwell
West Virginia
Bandaranaike praises China and India amid cease fire nod
Reuters dispatch from Peking reports Mrs Bandaranaike praising Red China and India for a de facto cease fire in the border dispute. Nehru is seen as having halted fighting to regroup. The piece notes China’s restraint and critiques Western neutralists while reflecting on world opinion.
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Washington
Reuters
Peking
Sirimavo Bandaranaike
Ceylon
Red China
India
Mrs. B
China
Nehru
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United Press International
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California
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Burma
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Cooperative Concert Association
William Taylor
Duke
Owensboro, Ky
Chamber of Commerce
T. H. Wickham
P. QO. Malone
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J. Q. Hutchinson
Clarence Walker
J. 0. Freeman
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W. A. Stanley
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W. W. Barron
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Senate
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John Carrigan
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