Governor Patteson Picks WV Medical School Site
Editorial praises Governor Patteson for selecting a location for West Virginia’s multi million dollar University medical dental school after weighing expert opinion and citizen input. The piece commends his public service over politics, noting Beckley and Charleston as possible choices but affirming the final decision serves medical education and future generations.
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West Virginia
Patteson
University Medical-Dental School
T.F.S
Beckley
Hope
Charleston
Morgantown Wins Medical School Amid Beckley Rivalry
The West Virginia governor chose Morgantown for the new medical school over Beckley Charleston and Huntington. Gov Patteson cited Morgantown proximity to Hopemont Sanitarium and VA Hospital at Clarksburg as decisive, while Beckley offered central Southern WV location and favorable climate. Beckley failed to gain local support, despite advocates, leading to Morgantown as the preferred site.
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Beckley
Patteson
Morgantown
Hopemont Sanitarium
Veterans Administration Hospital
Clarksburg
University City
Hopemont
Terra Alta
West Virginia
Jay Beckley
Charleston
Bentley
C. H
Aspinall Returns to Beckley Reflecting On Life and Moose
By Thomas J. Stafford Dick Aspinall, beloved since his 1966 Beckley arrival, spoke to Moose Lodge leaders and city figures at Black Knight Country Club. The ex WVU assistant president and Mooseheart superintendent reflected on England visits, American ideals, and valuing old friends as he nears retirement.
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Dick Aspinall
Beckley
Spencer
Moose Lodge
Black Knight Country Club
West Virginia University
Mooseheart
Middle West
Moose
America
West Virginia
England
Johnny Bull
Mobilization plan and world power figures under Truman era
James Marlow reports on Charles E. Wilson presenting a quarterly mobilization progress review to President Truman. He highlights global production and oil figures under non communist control, the risk of widespread Soviet influence, and the need to expand military and civilian manufacturing despite inflation fears.
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Charles E. Wilson
Truman
Wilson
Europe
Middle East
Free World
Asia
Congress
Korea
International Fourth of July and the 1776 spirit
Hal Boyle compares the 175th anniversary of American independence to today’s UN era. He argues global liberty hinges on courage over compromise, urging the United Nations to emulate the 1776 signers who pledged lives and fortunes for freedom. He cites Jeffersons words on rights and government from the Declaration.
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New York
Continental Congress
Philadelphia
United Nations
Joseph Stalin
George the Third
Thomas Jefferson
Moscow
Peiping
Pyongyang
Stalin
Jefferson
Berlin's 800-room no-man's-land building with Cold War standoff
In Berlin’s downtown, an 800-room three story red brick Reichsbahn HQ sits in the American sector. Russians claim title but avoid use while West Berlin police briefly seized it, then withdrew under threat of a blockade. The building now stands empty with guards and lingering tensions.
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Tom Reedy
Berlin
Reichsbahn
U. S
West Berlin
Reichbahn
Taylor
Remarkable heart revival after long arrest at Brigham Hospital
Mrs. Helen Keith survived twelve minutes without heartbeat during mitral valve surgery at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital. Doctors used finger fracture technique to open the valve and pressure transfusion to maintain heart action, enabling recovery and a cross continental trip home days later.
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Boston
Helen Keith
San Francisco
Peter Bent Brigham Hospital
N. A. Wilhelm
20Th Street
Keith
iDwight Harken
Harken
Samuel Levine
Carl Walter
Peter iBent Brigham Hospital
Nevada Kate and Connie Hale clash in Rawhide Gap
Joe helps tame a runaway team driven by Nevada Kate while Connie Hale confronts him over the close proximity. The town buzzes as Kate invites Joe to visit her show and Connie challenges his explanations amid rivalries in the Gap.
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Nevada
Kate
Joe
Paradise
Connie Hale
Rawhide Gap
Connie
John Hale
Nevada Kate
Silver Hill
Rawhide
Gap
Mountaineer
Texas
The Sea Around Us reviewed by Literary Guidepost
Joe Wing reviews Rachel Carson’s The Sea Around Us noting its vivid writing and authoritative blend of sea science and exploration. Carson, then editor in chief of the U S Fish and Wildlife Service, links Pacific basin history to moon formation, plankton pastures, deep sea carnivores, island birth and erosion, oceanography’s challenge to Atlantis, and deep sediment layers.
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Joe Wing
Rachel L. Carson
Oxford
Miss Carson
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Pacific Ocean
At. Tantis
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