Editorial Praise for Charlotte's Colosseum and Civic Growth
The piece lauds Charlotte as a growing metropolis with 135000 residents and the editorial chief Ran Randolph Norton of The Observer. It highlights the 12000 seat Coliseum and 2500 seat auditorium, built at 4 million, with a profit of 35000 in year one, and argues Beckley should follow by building a combined fieldhouse and auditorium at 750000 to 800000 with 100000 each from county and city.
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Arthur B. Langlie
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Langlie
Warren Magnuson
Eisenhower
Taft
Houston
Tex
Chicago
Texas
Eisehower
Bea Wewesy
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Thompson Case Tests VA Wartime Benefit Rights For Communists
The Veterans Administration faces a key appeal over whether Robert G. Thompson is entitled to accrued or future benefits despite his Communist activity and wartime service. Thompson, a former New York Communist leader and WWII veteran awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, argues for restoration of benefits. the VA cites his Smith Act conviction, contempt charges, and ongoing subversive activity as grounds for forfeiture. The case contrasts with other veterans like James Kutcher, who won reinstatement, and notes similarities to Alger Hiss pension law limits.
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Veterans Administration
V. A. Central Committee On
Thompson
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Fruitdale
Ore
Communist Party
Russia
New York State
Board
U. S. Supreme Court
Sonora
Calif
Federal
Atlanta
Washington
V. A
James Kutcher
Trotskyite
Socialist Workers Party
U. S. Court of Appeals
Kutcher
Alger Hiss
Hiss
Fourth Friday in September Declared American Indian Day
National observance noted as American Indian Day while reference mentions banking exams appointed by the Treasury comptroller. The beluga sturgeon is cited as the roe source for caviar and the Pentagon’s cost is listed at about $64 million.
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Volga
Danube
Public Forum Guidelines for Letters to The Register
The Register invites readers to submit signed letters on local national or community issues for the Public Forum. Brevity improves publication prospects and letters may be condensed. Writers may request name deletion though signatures are preferred.
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Public Forum
Tax cut chances dimmed in 1956 budget ruling
Treasury Secretary Humphrey told the House Ways and Means Committee there is no budget leeway for tax relief as Eisenhower backs debt reduction. Democrats argue over campaign leverage, hoping for tax cuts under a future Democratic administration.
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George M. Humphrey
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Ways and Means Committee
Humphrey
Eisenhower
Ike
Raleigh S Register Public Notice Fragment
Publication data for Raleigh S Register printed by Beckley Newspapers Corporation is shown with organizational details and postal classifications. The fragment lists staff roles, Associated Press affiliation, advertising representation, and subscription rates, but lacks a clear news event.
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Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Beckley
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Hinton
Eeeee Co
J. McQuade
Ea Ee
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Brooks & Finley, Inc
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Philadelphia
Chicago
Detroit
Boston
Cleveland
Atlanta
Los Angeles
San Francisco
West Virginia Indians lived here long before modern history
Editor notes the fifth installment on West Virginia Indian history argues against claims that the state had no native tribes. It asserts continuous occupation for thousands of years, with early populations along the Ohio and Kanawha valleys and migrations from Asia into North America via the Ohio River.
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Conservation Commission
Division of Education
Harold Lambert
Ohio
Kanawha
Egypt
David
Solomon
Mongolia
Bering Strait
Alaska
Canada
Mississippi River
Ohio River
West Virginian Origins and Early Hunter-Fisher Life
An article recounts early West Virginia settlers living along rivers who hunted buffalo and elk with flint tipped spears and used buffalo robes for clothing. It notes the shift from hunting to fishing as a dependable food source and describes primitive huts, camps, and harpoons discovered at sites along the Ohio River.
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Kanawha
West Virginia
Earth
West
Popular vanilla flavor dominates U S ice cream output
Factographs state vanilla accounts for about half of U S ice cream production. The text notes a large share of production concentrated in vanilla flavor nationwide.
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Death Penalty May Scare Dope Sellers
Washington report on a proposed federal bill to stiffen narcotics penalties including death or life terms for selling heroin to minors. It outlines first to third offense ranges, fines up to 20000 dollars, and new requirements for addicts and peddlers to register with the federal government.
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Harry J. Anstinger
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Chicago
Los Angeles
Detroit
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Cincinnati
St. Louis
San Antonio
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Senate
House
Daily Prayer Appeal From Sheridan School Principal
A prayer request from Ellis K. Schweickhard of Minneapolis Minnesota urges God to forgive weaknesses strengthen wavering wills and make His power available in affliction and sorrow for the faltering people through Jesus name.
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Jesus
Ellis K. Schweickhard
Minneapolis, Minn
Sheridan School
Tito Visits Stalingrad Amid City Name Puzzle
Comrade Tito of Yugoslavia tours Stalingrad and learns the town’s name remains unchanged. The piece notes oddities about moths and butterflies in a quirky, tongue in cheek style.
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Stalingrad
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