TV cameras flood GOP convention and Tour de France moves
TV networks plan massive coverage at the Republican National Convention with hundreds of reporters and 50 cameras. The Tour de France will stage a Paris finish on Bastille Day as Jacques Anquetil aims for a fifth win amid a large crowd and Bastille Day celebrations. July highlights include Dominion Day in Canada and multiple independence anniversaries across nations.
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Thruston B. Morton
Kentucky
LeRoy Collins
National Association of Broadcasters
Parc Des Princes Stadium
Jacques Anquetil
Paris
New York
Los Angeles
Canada
Philippine Republic
Venezuela
Argentina
Colombia
Belgium
Liberia
Peru
Washington Notebook Kids Letters to Republi cans
Democratic National Committee features a tongue in cheek item titled Kids Letters to Republicans. Includes letters to Sen Goldwater and Gov Rockefeller about presidency and a wish to visit Albany. Also notes USIA Soviet Afghanistan clash and a Kabul Times ad for a Ford Falcon. Mentions Edward Moss and Jack Crimmins quotes. References a Defense Department attribution notice about Gettysburg exchanges in 1863-65.
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Washington
Democratic National Committee
Sen. Goldwater
United States
Canada
Gov. Rockefeller
Albany
U. S. Information Agency
USIA
Afghanistan
Russia
USIR
Kabul
U. S
Edward Moss
Edward M
Ted) Kennedy
Massachusetts
Moss
Kennedy
Jack Crimmins
Pentagon
Arthur Sylvester
Defense
Defense Department
Sylvester
Gettysburg
Madame Paar horoscopes and phony healer ad wars in Wyoming County
A Beckley columnist ridicules Madame Paar the so called religious holy woman healer marketing cure all handbills that claim to cure the sick and remove misfortune She warns against gullible readers and notes the ads appeared in East Beckley and even in parked cars while stressing illegality and deception in such fortune telling ventures.
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Madame Parr
Wyoming County
Madame
United States
Adolph Hitler
Germany
Earth
Madame Paar
Pineville
Raleigh County
Beckley
Newspapers Corporation
Wyoming
East Beckley
Woodrow Wilson Eagles Name First All Tournament Team
In the Ronceverte meet completed March 18, 1939, Jess Hanson and Ted Cook of Woodrow Wilson joined Buster Smith Charles Snead and Robert Douglas on the first all tournament team. The five varsity players closed their Woodrow Wilson basketball careers as the Eagles lost to the Hinton Bobcats by two points.
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Jess Hanson
Ted Cook
Woodrow Wilson
Ronceverte
Buster Smith
Charles Snead
Robert Douglas
Eagles
Hinton Bobcats
Korea war lessons on danger of misreading aims
Dr. William R. David argues against confusing U S aims in Korea with broader goals like destroying communism. He recalls the 1950 invasion, U S Congressional support, Dulles and Taft stances, McCarthyism nadir, and emphasizes that the war aimed to prevent aggression, not achieve wider political ends.
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William R. David
Westminster
David
India
United States
MacArthur
North Korea
South Korea
Truman
Dewey
Stassen
Hoover
Eisenhower
Knowland
Wiley
Taft
Dulles
U.S
United Nations
Korea
Free World
U. S
General MacArthur
U.S. Sets War Line Rules for Southeast Asia
The administration defines a line the Communist Pathet Lao and Viet Cong must not cross in Laos and South Vietnam. If violated, U.S. military action against North Vietnam could follow. Prohibited moves include Lao advances on Mekong Valley cities, Hanoi’s cadre and supply flows, and Viet Cong terrorism against Americans and South Vietnamese leaders.
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Washington
NEA
Red Pathet Lao
Viet Cong
Laos
South
Viet Nam
United States
Pathet Lao
Mekong Valley
Ho Chi Minh
North Viet Nam
Saigon
Nguyen Khanh
South Viet Nam
Plans for limited escalation in Vietnam war strategy
A discussion outlines a phased, cautious escalation plan in Vietnam and Laos. It proposes targeted bombing of the Ho Chi Minh trails, mining North Vietnamese harbors and roads, and blowing bridges to shape the war's course. It adds potential actions against troop centers and industrial sites if needed, with appeals to use local dissident groups as a long-term tactic.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Laos
South
Viet Nam
North
Red
Nakiah Register Advertising Rates Notice
Public notice from Beckley Newspapers Corp announces carrier distributor options for daily and Sunday editions with pricing details for weekly, half-month, and monthly periods. Lists address at 341 Prince Street Beckley West Virginia and contact for departments.
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Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Prince St
Beckley
W. Vasane Hinton
W. Va
Social Welfare Disease Is Spreading Fast
Dr. Robert S. Shaw of Harvard Medical School warns of pathologic malingering a spreading disease of the times. He argues fake illness among accident victims harms individuals and society, undermines morality, misleads courts and doctors, and profits from disability claims. He urges doctors to expose fraud and push settlements to curb the abuse.
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Delos Smith
UPI
New York
Robert S. Shaw
Harvard Medical School
Shaw
New England Journal of Medicine
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Washington Notebook
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Ho Chi Minh Trails
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United Press International
Ward-Griffith Company, Inc
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