Less Of A Force Bill Now In Civil Rights Debate
The article traces the evolution of Force Bills from 1833 to 1891, noting Senate limits on federal enforcement of voting rights and the historical use of federal authority to protect or challenge elections. It mentions the 1833 tariff Act showdown, postwar uses to curb segregation, and legislative battles led by figures like President Harrison and Rep. Lodge as parties debated federal oversight of voter qualifications and ballots.
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House
South Carolina
U.S
Supreme Court
Benjamin Harrison
Congress
Henry Cabot Lodge
G. GO. P. Turifé
Parole Bid for Leopold Reaches Hinds Board
Nathan Leopold seeks parole from the Hinds Parole and Pardon Board after 33 years in state prison. Previously rejected requests followed his 1921 murder case with Richard Loeb. if paroled, Governor Stratten would decide on full sentence modification.
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Hinds Parole and Pardon Board
Nathan Leopold
Leopold
Richard Loeb
Clarence S. Darrow
Loeb
William G. Stratten
Five Years In Egypt After Farouk
Five years after King Farouk’s overthrow Egypt moved to a republic. Naguib served briefly as president before Nasser rose to power and shaped the regime. The British agreed to end the canal treaty and withdraw troops by 1956, with the Sudan condominium also terminated. The piece also notes Kennedy’s candidacy stirring intra party debate over loyalty and youth in 1960.
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Egypt
Mohammed Ali Dynasty
Free Officers Corps
Gamal Abdul Nasser
Mohammed Naguib
Central
Naguib
Nasser
Canal Zone
Sudan
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Bay State
Leveren Saltonstall
Kennedy
Jack
Richard M
Nixon
Runaway Blind Horse Disrupts Beckley Street Scene 1907
In Beckley on July 29, 1907 a blind horse led a buggy and three boys through Main Street. The frightened animal dashed toward Heber and Main, struck the front of a new bowling alley under construction, causing damage to the building. No injuries are described.
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Beckley
Raleigh
Main Street
National Bank
Heber
Main Streets
Beckley Horses Replaced by Autos Amid Runaway Tales
In Beckley history horses caused trouble as vehicles moved in, including a buggy wreck where drivers cut free a trapped horse and three boys named Woods escaped unharmed. A railway express horse, adept at routes, refused autos, slipping to feed at noon and at six.
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Johnstown
Beckley
Railway Express Company
Third Ave
Neville Street
Beckley Theater
Natalie Wood on career moves and dreams in New York
Natalie Wood, 19, discusses dating status and her rise in acting as she tests for the role of Marjorie Monningstar. She reveals meeting writer Herman Wouk to secure the part and names dream leading men as Monty Clift and Kirk Douglas. She notes her Greek Orthodox and Episcopalian background and avoids commenting on Elvis Presley.
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Nicky Hilton
Natalie
Marjorie Moningstar
Herman Wouk
West End Avenue
Marjorie
Monty Clift
Kirk Douglee
Gent Kelly
Mary Martin
Harry Hagman
Conrad Jannings
Sinatra
Widmark
Elvis Presley
Memphis
Elvis
Natalie Wood and Nicky Hilton Spark Domestic Talk
In a column by Earl Wilson, Natalie Wood says she is very domestic, might marry Nicky Hilton, but she won’t be the typical housewife. Other gossip notes field rumors about Shelley Winters, Arthur Miller, Leona Gage, and various Hollywood figures with light humor and snappy quips.
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Shelley Winters
Arthur Miller
Leona Gage
Lester Shurr
Las Vegas Tropicana
Dick Shawn
Vivian Blaine
Honey Merrill
Jackie Gleason
Henry Carmichael
Eddie Fisher
Princess Grace
Monaco
Mazrilyn’ Monroe
Milton Berle
Yankees
Joe DiMaggio
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Tallulah Bankherd
Arthur Murray
Giants
San Francisco
Mickey Rooney
Budd Schulberg
Sammy
Sally Todd
Frank Sinatra
Atlantic City
Peggy Lee - Dewer Martin
Karen Hansen
George Jessel
Marty Allen
Arlene Francis
Voting Rights Contempt Trials Debate Weighs Judge or Jury
Senate debate on civil rights includes a dispute over whether contempt of court in voting rights cases should be tried by a judge or a jury. Proponents say trials by judge suffice for both civil and criminal contempt to protect voting access while opponents press for a jury in criminal contempt.
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Washington
Senate
Jones
Americans Romantic About Two Periods
Hal Boyle notes Americans prize two eras the Gay Nineties and the Roaring Twenties. The piece surveys jazz age excess, Prohibition crimes, iconic figures, and literary reflections, contrasting youthful nostalgia with events from 1919 to 1929 including Capone, Lindbergh, and Fitzgerald.
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New York
Psychology in Business and Life Says 56 Percent Gain
Case Records of a Psychologist Case V-319 features Harry G. a 37 year old Personnel Director discussing how psychology boosts business success. He argues employees seek fulfillment beyond wages, valuing private offices and recognition, while citing applied psychology's broad impact on work life and society.
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Jesus
Mark
Christ
Dean
The Worry Clinic and Classic Moral Dilemmas
Dr George A V Crane discusses practical psychology and moral judgment in a moral lesson featuring the adulterous woman before Christ and Shakespeare’s Marc Antony. The column notes how rhetoric can sway crowds and hints at a follow-up tomorrow.
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Caesar
Cassius
Brutus
Antony
You're Telling Me Four Teams in Fisticuffs Day
Milt the Sterling printer notes major leagues blend base ball and boxing. FEFL suggests fights could force the leagues to reclassify by weight divisions if punches become a trend on the diamond.
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Sterling
FEFL
Raleigh County court quashes coal firm relief pleas
Eight coal companies had requests to relieve erroneous lease assessments denied by a Raleigh County special term in Buckley. County Surveyor Wilson reports the E L Moran saloon in Hotchkiss lies about 700 feet inside Raleigh County. Scarbro team beat Turner family lineup 188. Beginning August first black powder and dynamite use in White Oak branch mines will be discontinued.
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Buckley
Wilson
Wyoming
E. L. Moran
Hotchkiss
Scarbro
Aeam
Turner
R. E. Timer
Beckley
White Osk
25 Years Ago 1932 Raleigh Reg ister Briefs
West Virginia Legislature backs 15 percent tax cut bill for 1932 limiting levies to 85 percent of 1991 taxes. A veteran died and many injured during Bonus Army clashes in Washington. Federal grand jury probe awaited. Tammany Hall backs FDR Garner ticket in New York.
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Senate
Washington
Bonus Army
Hoover
New York City
Tammany Hall
Franklin D. Roosevelt
John N. Garner
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