Democrats Readying Charter Shakeup At National Convention
Congressional Democrats weigh a new party charter crafted by reform commissions led by Reps. James O Hara and Donald Fraser. The plan proposes a national policy conference, a reduced national committee, and automatic convention delegates, aiming to guide nonpresidential years amid a $40 million debt.
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Raymond Lahr
Washington
UPI
Congress
Capitol
Miami Beach
House Democrats
James G. O’hara
Michigan
Donald M. Fraser
Minnesota
Lawrence F. O’brien
Fraser
O’hara
Convention Rules Committee
House
July storms and St Swithin's day forewarn of rain heavy
A long column on July weather lore and forecasts notes Abe Weatherwise of the Old Farmers Almanac predicts over six inches of rain in July with heavy periods on July 13 15 and 29 31. It recalls St Swithin the Winchester bishop believed to curse rain on his day July 15 with a 40 day damp spell if mislaid bones are moved. It also lists July holidays and notable anniversaries including Independence Day anniversaries and several famous July birthdays.
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Roy Simpson
Old Farmers Almanac
Weather Service
OFA
Abe
St. Swithin
Winchester
Fraunces Tavern
George Washington
New York City
Museem
National Farm
National Star Route Mail
Captive Nations
Cowes
Isle of Wight
English Channel
St. Swithin’s
Neil Armstrong
U.S.A
Ignatius of Loyola
Gettysburg
Vicksburg
U. S
Calvin Coolidge
John Quincy Adams
Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong
John Paul Jones
Marcel Proust
Nathan Bedsford Forrest
Bra Advertisements Stirs North American Puritan Taboos
A syndicated column notes a brewing mini revolution in the brassiere industry as European ads with bare breast imagery tempt manufacturers to drop nudity into North American campaigns. Editors debate whether readers of local papers التي prefer such risqué promotion alongside births and weddings.
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North America
A. S
Vitamin B-1 ban fuels horse show drug debate
The American Horse Shows Association bans abnormal vitamin B-1 doses after testing found high levels in several horses suggesting masking of forbidden drugs. The move reflects concerns over performance aids in the sport amid broader drug culture debates in Michigan where a liberal marijuana law reduces penalties to five dollars and summonses for offenders.
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American Horse Shows Association
AHSA
University of Michigan
Happy Birthday America Dear Old America Essay
A speaker reflects on America's birthday and laments the disillusionment of the young. They contrast past ideals with present injustices while urging the next generation to embrace the core concept of America and renew faith in its founding idea. The piece warns that neglecting civic ideals could threaten the nation's life.
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America
Watts
Selma
Lai
Old America
Raleigh D Register Democratic publication rates
Raleigh D Register lists subscription prices for Beckley WV readers published by Beckley Newspapers Corporation. Rates include daily and Sunday mail and home delivery options with per week and per month pricing and tax details.
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Democratic
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Prince St
Beckley
W. Va
Hinton
United Press International
West Virginia
Supreme Court May Not Change Mind on Death Penalty
A Raleigh Register extract notes the death penalty is effectively moot in practice with no executions in over five years and the last execution in Colorado. It contrasts with Beckley’s spring building boom, citing new Raleigh Motor Company and Joe L. Smith structures rising on Main Street and Main North Kanawha Streets.
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Supreme Court
United States
Louis Jose Monge
Colorado
Beckley
Raleigh Motor Company
East Main Street
Joe L. Smith
Main
North
Kanawha Streets
Truman Marshall query on aiding China’s faltering economy
The 1947 file notes a June 2 1967 debate as Truman and Marshall weigh if the US should intervene to bolster China's weak economic system. The piece contrasts this with Monge’s status as potentially the last man executed in America after a 5 to 4 Supreme Court split.
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Washington
Truman
Marshall
United States
China
Monge
America
High Court
Nixon
Calvin Coolidge Centenary Reflections in 1972 Commentary
The piece recalls Calvin Coolidge born July 4 1872 in Plymouth Notch Vermont and analyzes his legacy. It notes historians ranking him 27th, quotes Alfred E Smith and Richard Nixon era views, and compares Coolidge to modern cult figures while noting other presidents later celebrated by niche groups.
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Calvin Coolidge
United States
Plymouth Notch
Coolidge
New York Times
Eisenhower
W. H. Harrison
Garfield
Pierce
Buchanan
Grant
Harding
Donald R. McCoy
Wilson
McCoy
Alfred E. Smith
Millard Fillmore
Maryland
Marvin Mandel
Fillmore
White House
Ulysses
Michigan Friends of
Chester A. Arthur
Smithsonian Institution
Friends of
Franklin Pierce
Tidhly
Cal
Rutherford B. Hayes
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Caesar
Quintilis
Julius
Swithin
Louis D. Brandeis
U.S. Supreme Court
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Charlotte
N. C
Valeigh D
John Hodel
Louis Cassels
Raleigh Register
Berry O
NEA, Inc
Senator McGovern
Gloria Sleinem
Richard L. Worsnop
William Allen White
Babylon
Richard M. Nixon
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