Desert bloom dream ends and sea water plan grows
Thought for Today quotes on faith and trust in God. Adlai Stevenson praises turning deserts into gardens. July 14 talks in Washington on desalting sea water using nuclear energy, aiming to boost cheap power and water by 1975. Presidents and Russians seek scientific cooperation amid detente. ASCAP and radio royalties rise to dispute levels with court hearings set for July 14 in New York before Judge Ryan.
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Adlai Stevenson
Hartford
Conn
Washington
Johnson
Inter-Agency
Sylvester J. Ryan
U. S. Southern District Court
New York City
U. S. Justice Department
ASCAP
Memorial Reflects Teacher’s Heart and Community Service
Mrs. Virginia Scoville, a Cleveland widow and former teacher, left a lasting legacy after her husband’s death. Her dedication to her fourth grade class and to improving her community through reading and cultural visits highlights a personal memorial that touches many lives.
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Virginia Scoville
Cleveland
Ohio
Mrs Scoville Leaves Lincoln School $10,000 Memorial
Mrs Scoville left ten thousand dollars in her will to the fourth grade of Lincoln School after the school lacked funds for pupil needs. The principal serves as executor and future teachers will decide how the interest funds are used to benefit the students.
Bible Class Donation Boosts Benny Hawks Fund
Frank Walters reports that the First Christian Church Men’s Bible Class contributed $53 to the Benny Hawks fund, bringing the total to $76. The group’s gift, given Sunday after reading the columnist’s note, was voluntary and heartfelt, renewing the author’s faith in people and church groups.
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Benny Hawks
First Christian Church
Hawks Fund
Frank Walters
Marge Rhodes
Bible Class Donates 53 To Benny Hawks Fund
A church Bible Class adds 53 raising the total to 76 for Benny Hawks the 70 year old blind newspaper carrier. Contributions gathered locally will be delivered to Hawks by June Davis next Saturday morning. The piece also defends the columnist against city hall rumors and asserts commitment to truth.
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Benny Hawks
June Davis
June
Benny
Hawks
Calloway Heights
Miss Davis
Lowans split on alcoholism as disease and moral weakness
UPI report surveys Iowa views on alcoholism clarifying public stance and the belief that alcoholics are ill. Only 24 percent saw the disease as sickness without moral stigma, while 60 percent labeled weak-willed and 34 percent as morally weak, challenging anti alcoholism efforts. The study notes progressive disease without treatment and urges broad acceptance to prompt help seeking.
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America
Harold A. Mulford
University of Iowa
Donald E. Miller
Stray Kitten on Old Mill Road Sparks Moral Debate
A stray kitten draws readers into a reflection on responsibility and community action. The piece questions owners who abandon pets, contrasts shelter neglect with harsh choices, and ends with a prayer by WW Ralph Ward Jr of Syracuse, a Methodist bishop, urging perseverance and aid for the vulnerable.
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Old Mill Road
Ralph Ward Jr
Syracuse
N. Y
The
Methodist Church
Civil rights law amid Fourth of July hopes and tensions
A July weekend brought hopeful signs as the Civil Rights Act took effect, with President Johnson and Hubert Humphrey guiding support across party lines. Sen Ellender urged lawful, peaceful progress while Southerners weighed obedience, and a new conciliation office headed by LeRoy Collins aimed to ease compliance. This period foreshadowed a challenging yet potentially transformative summer.
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Washington
America
Supreme Court
Congress
United States
Lyndon B. Johnson
Hubert H. Humphrey
Senate
Everett Dirksen
Thomas Kuchel
California
G.O.P
Johnson
LeRoy Collins
Florida
Department of Commerce
Luther Hodges
Department of Justice
Allen J. Ellender
Louisiana
Sen. Ellender
Africa
Martin Luther King
Sen
Ellender
Gov. Wallace
Raleigh Register Subscription Rates Fragment
Local newspaper notices list subscription rates by mail and home delivery options. It includes daily and Sunday plans, with durations for one year six months and daily only options, plus carrier delivery pricing.
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Ward-Griffith Company, Inc
New York
Chicago
Detroit
Atlanta
Boston
Charlotte
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Loss Angeles
Greenville
Pittsburgh
Dieia Ie
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James A. Farley
American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers
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Scranton
NEA
FAS
Hal Scott
C. E. Devlin
Cool
John Hodel
City Hall
John
Register
Roy Lee Harmon
Delos Smith
UPI
Raleigh Register
C. E. Meyers
Lowery Scott
Grandview
C. D. Colley
Mullens
Beckley
Neville Street
Beckley Electric Light & Power Company
Wickham
Raleigh
Ralph H. Stewart
Arnett
Coal City
W. V. Nugen
Joe L. Smith
South Fayette Street
Phil H. Wilson
Europe
London
Paris
Warsaw
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Danzig
Baltic
Potomac
LBJ
South
Bob Kennedy
Hippocrates
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Prince St
W. Va
Hinton
Scisipiniaeceii Ineeatins
United Press International
West Virginia
Beckley Newspaper Corporation
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