Bald Knob Ski Slopes project eyed near Flat Top
The Register cheers plans for Bald Knob Ski Slopes Inc to develop a skiing resort on Bald Knob Mountain near Flat Top. John S. McKay backs a facility attracting 1,000 skiers weekly or more, boosting Beckley area tourism and economy while offering stockholders a potential profit.
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Bald Knob Mountain
Flat Top
Bald Knob Ski Slopes Inc
Beckley
John S. McKay
Knol Resort
New River Gorge
Grandview State Park
Niagara Falls
Hot Springs
Virginia
McKay
Hulett C. Smith
Connie Higgins
Sibbley Weatherford
Bald Knob
Investigations Tangle in U S Political Reform Era
The piece reflects on historic investigations by lawmakers such as Wheeler Rack and Kefauver, noting praise and criticism of their methods in probing government and industry while mentioning Truman’s Senate inquiry and a surprising aside about women and parrots in teaching.
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Harding
Burton K. Wheeler
Dmont
Justice Department
Hugo L. Rack
Ala
Justice Black
Estes Kéfauiyer
D-Tenn
Harry S. Truman
Sidewalk Philosopher Praises Fat In Lucid Sermon
Hal Boyle reflects on fat as virtue in a column written for New York readers. The piece extols fat as calm, loyal, and braver than muscle while joking about dieting struggles and the folly of overemphasizing muscle. The essay weaves in commentary on readers and cultural attitudes toward weight.
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Fat
Timbuktu
Military Men In News At Home And Abroad
Army Sgt. C Andrea Sparacino of Mabscott serves with the Army Garrison bowling team in Nurnberg Germany. He joined in 1941 and arrived in Germany in 1955 with awards including the Purple Heart. His wife Linda accompanies him in Germany. Specialist 3 C Leonard R Mayse Jr. serves with field training in Germany with the 11th Airborne Division. his wife Bobbie Jo lives in Covel. He enlisted in 1956, completed basic training at Fort Benning, and arrived overseas in 1957. He formerly worked for Pocahontas Fuel Co Itmann. his father lives in Beckley and his mother in Provo Utah. Two area men joined the First Fleet visit to the San Francisco Bay Area July 3 7: James R Baugues yeoman second class son of Mr and Mrs William Baugues and husband of Mary C Sturgill of Slab Fork aboard the USS Midway. James R Cullop aviation electronics technician second class son of Mr and Mrs Wiley J Cullop Resoco with Fighter Squadron 2b. The trip marked 30th anniversary of Great White Fleet visit with a full Naval review and a five day Blue Bolt strike exercise with 36 ships 26 squadrons and over 22 000 personnel. Basil Hawley arriving in Germany, reported by his mother Mrs C Conner of Rho Prior to overseas assignment he completed a 16 week auto mechanics course at Aberdeen Proving Grounds then Fort Dix and Germany to serve with the 1st Ordnance Company. He has 12 years service, first enlisted June 1941, basic at Fort Knox, recalled after WWII due to age limits.
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Army
Andrea Sparacino
Sam Sparacino
Mabscott
Army Garrison
Nurnberg
Germany
Linda
11Th Airborne Division
C. Leonard R. Mayse Jr
Bobbie’ Jo
Covel
46Th Infantry
Fort Benning
Pocahontas Fuel Co
Itmann
Beckley
Beulah M. Mayse
Provo
Utah
San Francisco Bay Area
James R. Baugues
William Baugues
Mary C. Sturgill
Slab Fork
Midway
James R. Cullop
Wiley J. Cullop
Resoco
San Francisco
Bay
Hawley
Aberdeen , Proving Grounds
BL Hawley Ltd
Fort Dix
N. J
F3ist Ordnance Company
Fort Knox
South Pacific
Letter section questions what we boast about in modern times
Miss Mary B. Wolfe in Sophia questions national boasting of intellect and humanitarian progress after attending films in Florida and noting deaths in the Slab Fork mine and highway accidents. She quotes Dr. Arthur Compton on world crisis, urging active concern for people and mutual defense, education, and church led cooperation to build a free cooperative society.
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Bug Dust
Mary B. Wolfe
Sophia
Fort Laramie
Planetarius
Florida
Collins
Finland
Slab Fork
Pentagon kept ready plans for Middle East command and Lebanon landing
The Joint Chiefs of Staff maintained ready tactics for crises from nuclear war to Lebanon. Admiral Holloway took over the dormant specified command to oversee naval and Marine units in the area as Marines landed. The plan includes air and sea back-up, with the 6th Fleet able to operate independently and sustain operations if ports close.
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Washington
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Lebanon
Middle East
Cincspecomme
Egypt
Israel
Suez
United States
Pentagon
Adm
James L. Holloway
London
Naval
Marine
Air Force
Amy
Holloway
Atlantic
Mediterranean
Free Marine
Germany
24Th
7Th Airborne
6Th Fleet
U. S. Navy
NATO
Europe
North and Magnetic Poles Explained for Junior Editors
A brief explainer notes the geographic North Pole where meridians meet and the magnetic pole toward which a compass points. It mentions the magnetic pole near McClintock Sound and about 1 000 miles from the geographic pole, plus the geographic pole and magnetic pole in the southern hemisphere near Sydney.
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McClintock Sound
Hudson Bay
Sydney
Australia
Explorer
Earl Wilson Bet-A-Million Writer Gossips Las Vegas
In Las Vegas Earl Wilson shares colorful odds and ends from the gambling scene at the Tropicana and nearby spots. He riffs on Bing Crosby, his son Philip, showbiz chatter, and casino routines while noting a Chang of plans and a shift from craps to chemin de fer as part of high-stakes play. He also mentions marriages and local social notes amid the bustle of town life.
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Las Vegas
Barefoot
Bing Crosby
Sterling T. Bowen
Bing
Tropicana
Tommy Noonan
Philip Crosby
Sandra Drummond
Bali Hai
Phil
University of Washington
Jetter
Stardust
Crosbys
Eddie Fisher
Eddie
Milton Blackstone
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Beckley Ct
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Detroit
Beckley Newspanels Corporation
Prohibition Party
Eugene W. Chafin
Aaron 5. Watkins
Ada
Ohio
W. T. Riffe
Snuffer Town
Luce
Peggy Kessinger
U. S. Seventh Fleet
Western Pacific
Pvt
Basil Hawley
C. ©. Conner
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Elton C. Fay
U.S
Ture
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Grand Ledge Mich
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George Raft
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Chita Rivera
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Dtr
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Hannah Williams
Elko
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New Palace Theatre
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Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Hall
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