The Age Of The Halfway Solution Speaks To Graduates
WVU President Miller delivers a commencement address in which he calls the era the age of the halfway solution. He argues modernization, public systems, and family life diverge, urging graduates to lead with continuous learning, public service, and courage beyond half measures.
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West Virginia
Appalachia
Southeast Asia
West Virginia University
Chicago
Pittsburgh
From Jib-Janeen to Charleston A Citizen's Dream
Anthony Haddad, 59, a kitchen helper born in Lebanon, gained U S citizenship in Judge Field Jr's Charleston court on April 27 after a long path from Cuba via a visitor visa. He speaks Arabic, Spanish, and English, works hard, and values his American status despite modest means and limited local ties.
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United States
Cuba
U. S
Henry David Thoreau
United States of America
United States District Court For
Southern District of West Virginia
John A. Field Jr
Jib-Janeen
Lebanon
Anthony Haddad
Haddad
Souk el Gharb
Jib-Jameen
Charleston
Prayer For Today From Rev Bernard E Michel
The prayer appeals for spiritual renewal and divine guidance, asking for God s abiding presence and everlasting love from Bernard E Michel a Water town Wisconsin minister at Ebenezer Moravian Church.
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Bernard E. Michel
Watertown
Wis
Ebenezer Moravian Church
Oregon primary votes challenge Viet Nam policy debate
Washington columnist notes Oregon voters backed President Johnson over antiwar challenger Robert B. Duncan in the gubernatorial primary, signaling reluctance to break from Johnson’s Vietnam stance. Florida results with Miami Mayor Robert King High also cited as a regional show of political maturity on race relations. Machiavelli excerpt follows.
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Washington
Howard Morgan
Oregon
Johnson
Robert B. Duncan
Morgan
Hanoi
Peking
Duncan
Mark Hatfield
Viet Nam
Sens
Morse
Fulbright
Robert Kennedy
New York
Senate
Florida
CBS News
Robert King High
Miami
We Were Too Neutral In Leying End To Beck ley Strike
An editorial critiques the Beck ley Manufacturing Company dispute with workers ending after a three week strike. It notes higher wages for employees may aid the community but warns against prolonged stalemates. It questions union and media roles in the negotiations and urges responsible rhetoric.
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Beckley Manufacturing Company
Radio
Chamber of Commerce
IBEW
Willey
Night Move Proposals for House Relocation on Valley Drive
A local house moving crew recently shifted three houses along Valley Drive during daylight, backing up traffic for long stretches. The piece urges police, mayors, and local authorities to require nighttime moves to reduce public disruption and potential accidents. It mentions a prior jab about the mayor and notes how daytime work risks delays and safety issues.
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Valley Drive
Ray Cromley on draft fairness and student deferments
A Ray Cromley analysis challenges claims that the draft is biased against the poor or toward the well to do. Data show Negro enlistment shares rising yet remain close to their population, and college deferments mainly go to those unable to pass tests. As Viet Nam expands, stricter college qualification and late-induction rules could tighten drafts for students and graduates.
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Army
Air Force
Marines
Raleigh Register Carrier Delivery Rates
Home delivered by carrier or distributor daily and Sunday. For daily and Sunday, per week rates are shown as 1.10. For daily and Sunday, per half-month 1.10 and per month 2.15. The notice lists pricing options for daily and Sunday delivery via carriers.
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Ward-Griffith Company, Inc
New York
Chicago
Detroit
Atlanta
Boston
Charlotte
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Pittsburgh
Bookmobile plan eyed for Fayette County library service
Preliminary plans for a Fayette County bookmobile trucking library were discussed in the 1941 Raleigh Register file. A committee to contact county civic organization leaders was named, including Roy H. Johnson Dr. J. F. Frame and R. Vawter EF to gauge support for the project.
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Raleigh Register
Fayetteville
Fayette County
Roy H
Jack) Johnson
J. F. Frame
Ef, R. Vawter
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Hemingway
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Potomac
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Commodus
Job
Thomas Willey
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Ray Cromley
Selective Service
NEA
Census Bureau
Navy
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Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Prince St
Hinton
United Press International
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