Economic debate on modernizing West Virginia economy
West Virginia educators face a rising need to teach economics, linking personal and public finance to state modernization. The piece argues for tax reform, reducing minority rule, and leveraging wealth from natural resources, contrasting imports and federal taxes with local returns, while noting depreciation policy and broader US crime and policy debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Federal Department of Commerce
Indeterminate Sentencing Debate Affects Federal System
Washington window discusses the indeterminate sentence concept, its shift of imprisonment length from courts to parole boards, and concerns about who would wield false or capable power. It notes 1958 federal law allowing flexible minimums and maximums with parole, cites rising sentences 1959–1961, and mentions opposition from enforcement officials and unclear Kennedy policy.
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Washington
UPI
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
United States
Stern
Parole Board
Federal
U.S. Board of Parole
Bureau of Prisons
Easy Degree by Circumstance at Concord Commencement
Publisher Hodel’s honorary degree tale unfolds at Concord College Athens with President Marsh hosting. The piece details the path to a diploma, debates over honorary titles, and remarks on American higher education, European influence, and Russia as a contrasting backdrop.
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John C. Hodel
Joseph F. Marsh
Concord
Athens
Marsh
Hodel
State Board of Education
Post- Herald
George Springer
Oglebay Park
Russia
McGrady
Washington Notebook notices and quick quips from DC
Secretary of State Dean Rusk spoke in Knoxville about becoming a college professor. NORRIS COTTON, JACOB JAVITS, and others offer wry takes on the UN and stock markets. Olivia de Havilland hosts a club gathering as jokes fly, Dirksen and Halleck spar in the Senate, and Arthur Godfrey narrates a cancer foundation dinner with his usual mix of humor and predicting Elizabeth Taylor becoming a nun.
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Congress
Sen
Norris Cotton
R-N.h
National Press Club
United Nations
Jacob Javits
New York
U.N
Javits
White House
State Department
Halleck
Dirksen
House
Senate
Point Mugu
Calif
Air Force
Arthur Godfrey
Eleanor Roosevelt Cancer Foundation
Shoreham
Elizabeth Taylor
Kennedy power grab critique spans seven new powers
Washington Republicans circulate a campaign argument claiming the Kennedy administration seeks unprecedented delegations of power. Eisenhower warns of expanded federal reach after meeting GOP leaders, with a policy paper detailing seven new powers and 13 other actions tied to reorganizations and legal changes.
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Washington
Kennedy
Congress
Eisenhower
Capitol Hill
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Communications Commission
Securities and Exchange Commission
National Labor Relations Board
Maritime Board
Home Loan Bank Board
Cabinet Department of Urban Affairs and Housing
National Science Foundation
White House
Virgin Islands
Food and Drug Law Administration
Advisory Council On Public Welfare
International Monetary Fund
There Is No Satisfactory Solution For Laos
Thailand faces a drifting Laos crisis with no ideal resolution. Thanat Khoman cites a lesser evil as stability elusive while Bangkok weighs neutrality and border security amid rising Communist infiltration and U S support.
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Laos
Phil Newsom
UPI
Bangkok
Thailand
Temple of the Emerald Buddha
Thanat Khoman
Southeast Asia
United States
Kenneth Young
Phoumi Nosovan
Sarit Thanarat
Nam Tha
Thanat
Moscow
Washington
Russia
Ticker ran late echoes 1929 market fears
The piece notes recurring woes of late tickers in today’s heavy stock market and references 1929 experiences. It reflects on old-timers’ memory of worse days and hints that modern, electronic traders expect improvements ahead. The column blends market frustration with historical comparison and forward-looking optimism.
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Jesse Bogue
UPI
New York
Stock Exchange
Icker
Prohibition Meeting Highlighted in 290 Year Ago Item
A Raleigh Register item recalls a prohibitionists meeting to bolster the West Virginia amendment ahead of the November election. It notes Arthur Thorne of Prince n as principal speaker and includes broader notes on prohibition efforts and moral reform. Jeering at corruption, Clarence Darrow faces trial in Los Angeles. Also referenced are stock ticker developments, ticker speed and price reporting, and a prayer by Hoover Rupert of Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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Congress
America
Kennedy
Marsh
Arthur H. Spangler
West Virginia Board of Education
Concord
Dartmouth
Harvard
Oxford
Athens Institution
Raleigh Register
West Virginia
Court House
Te Arthur §. Thorne
Princen
Los Angeles
Cal
Clarence S. Darrow
Chicago
New York Stock Exchange
American Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange
Beckley Newsprint Rates and Delivery Details
Beckley Newspapers announces subscription rates for home delivery by carrier or mail in West Virginia. Rates cover daily and Sunday editions, with options per week half month and month, plus notes on address changes and tax. Independent contractors handle carriers.
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Ward-Griffith Company, Inc
New York
Chicago
Detroit
Atlanta
Boston
Charlotte
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Greenville
Pittsburgh
West Virgina
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Der
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Dillon
By Lyle Wilson
Bag Dast
Wheeling
Washington Notebook
Rusk
Olivia DE Havilland
Pierre Gallante
Philippines
Gallante
Charlie Show
Dirksen and
Capitol
Gop
Peter Edson
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Richard L. Roudebush
R-Ind
Republican Policy Committee
European Common Market
U.S
Kennedy Farm
Wolfhounds
Korat
Udorn
Vientiane
Paul Harkins
SEATO
Robert Udick
Pathet Lao
Prince Boun Oum
Council
Auy
Ao Aken
Jesus Christ
Hoover Rupert
Ann Arbor
Mich
First Methodist Church
Naleigh & Register
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Prince St
Beckley
W. Va
Hinton
John Hodel
United Press International
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