Coal Power Plant Plan Aims West Virginia Market
Editorial notes Fortune associate Richard A. Smith proposed a coal powered electric plant in West Virginia to export power via high voltage lines to New York. The Raleigh Register and Monroe Worthington described economical 330,000 volt transmission reducing transport costs, urging siting the plant to favor WV coal and other fuels. Governor Marland was advised but not acted on.
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Fortune Magazine
Voice of Business
West Virginia
Richard A. Smith
Salem College Sunday
New York
Raleigh Register
Register
American Gas and Electric Company
W. C. Marland
Almanac
Senate
Congress
Boyle
Alamanac
Marilyn Monroe
Manhattan
Maxie Rosenbloom
Raymond Massey
Supreme Court on school integration urges calm nationwide action
The Supreme Court ruling on ending racial segregation in schools is to be carried out gradually with careful planning. Federal aid may be needed to build new schools and hire teachers, and intelligent southerners expect orderly, steady fulfillment to avoid trouble.
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Supreme Court of the United States
Supreme Court
Supreme Court blocks prepublication magazine bans
The Supreme Court upholds lower court rulings limiting the Postmaster General from banning magazines before publication. Only material already published and found unlawful can be excluded from the mails, shifting moral responsibility to publishers while the Post Office acts as a critic of standards.
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Supreme Court
Postmaster General
Post Office Department
Ban on political speeches lifted at Illinois campus
Trustees vote to permit campaign speeches starting with the 1956 campaign, ending a ban in place since 1899. The change aims to educate students for citizenship, arguing that listening fosters thought and free choice more than the speeches themselves.
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University of Illinois
Anniversary of the U S Army Observed in 150th Year
The United States Army marks its 150th anniversary on June 14 with Beckley officials undecided on observance plans. A June 14 1775 Continental Congress resolution called for six rifle companies in PA, MD, and VA to join near Boston as light infantry under the Army’s Chief Officer.
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United States Army
Army
Beckley
Register
John Davenport
Continental Congress
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Virginia
Boston
Washington
United States
White Plains
Westchester County
Cpl
Cushion
Thuts
11Th Regiment of Infantry
Aaron Ogden
Beckley Newspapers Corp publishes Raleigh Register notice
Beckley Newspapers Corporation publishes daily and Sunday editions with home delivery by carrier or distributor. Rates, subscriptions, and change of address details are listed, including annual, semiannual, quarterly prices, and a two percent West Virginia sales tax. Independent contractor disclaimer applies to carriers and distributors.
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West Virginia
Deeay
Self-Sympathy Advice From Helen Keller on Living Fully
A humorous almanac column quotes Helen Keller who turns 75 this month urging readers not to wallow in self pity. It highlights her triumphs, seven languages, a 40,000 mile tour for the blind, and her push to aid the handicapped despite personal loss of sight speech and hearing.
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New York
Helen Keller
Miss Keller
Harry Rolnick
Garland
Tex
Rumors Swirl Over West Virginia State Posts
The Raleigh County area hears rumors of leadership shake ups with Griffith possibly fired as State Road Commissioner and Burdett facing nonappointment as Board of Control president. Speculation ties to 1956 gubernatorial ambitions, Turnpike plans, and statehouse power struggles involving Patteson, Lewis, Nuckols, and Munson.
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H. Keith Griffith
Joe Burdett
Board of Control
Burdett
West Virginia
Raleigh County
Charles L. Lewis Jr
Beckley
Turnpike Commission
Lewis
Harry Anderson
Democratic Committee
Senate
Prayer of Tributary Relation to God by Henry C Lewis
An early 20th century prayer invoking almighty God to realize subordination to the divine stream of wisdom and goodness. The signer, Henry C Lewis, identified as a Washington D C lawyer.
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Henry C. Lewis
Washington, D. C
Radio Liberation fuels Cold War hope from refugees
In Munich refugees run Radio Liberation to reach 17 languages inside the Soviet Union. The program, led by Robert F. Kelley and the American Committee for Liberation from Bolshevism, aims to deepen distrust of the Kremlin, encourage anti Communist sentiment, and foster Western sympathy while facing Soviet jamming and internal threats.
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Bonn
Munich
Radio Liberation
Voice of America
Radio Free Europe
Soviet Union
Far East
Robert F. Kelley
Department of State
Free World
American Committee For Liberation From
Kremlin
Germany
Howland H. Sargeant
East 45Th Street
New York
Venice premiere scene sparks faux fall publicity stunt
Ohio reporter recalls the Venice world premiere of Summertime where actress Louise Boni staged a staged tumble in the Grand Canal. Mindlin and others allegedly arranged the ploy to gain front page exposure while Katharine Hepburn stars as an Akron secretary in the film. Barbara Hutton’s vacant palace nearby is mentioned with a bargain price of $800,000.
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Venice
Grand Canal
Ohio
Luisella Boni
Hollywood
Mike Mindlin
New York
Mr. Mindlin
Katharine Hepburn
Akron
Times Square
Barbara Hutton
Venice film lure leads to overboard tale
A lively collage notes film starry chatter from Venice and New York. It praises Miss Hepburn and Rossano Brazzi while tossing in gossip about Lana Turner, Errol Flynn, Nat King Cole, and other Hollywood names. The piece blends travel awe with showbiz quips and quotes.
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Hepburn
Ilya Lopert
Rossano Brazzi
Charles Boyer
Gloria Swanson
Venice
Luna Park
Italy
New York
Jackie Gleason
Marion Marlowe
Cadence Records
Archie Bleyer
Godfrey
Bleyer
Arthur Murray
Anita Ekberg
Jeff Chandler
Nat ‘‘King
Cole
Paul Munis
Park
Penthouse
Lana Turner
Metro
Tom Ewell
Bucks County
Port Mary Eben Terry
Paul Winchell
Frank Sinatra
Alan Gale
Miami Beach
Errol Flynn
Martha Raye
Sonny Gale
Rca-Victor
Graham
Eddie Fisher
Eileen Barton
Vincent Lopez
Linda Lane
Brigida O'Shea
Earl
Dietitian Warns on Prefabricated Meals and Odd Cures
A dietician predicts prefabri cated meals may shape eating habits. The piece mocks quirky cures like steak with soup and ice cream, and a single beer daily claimed to supply all vitamin C, alleging a doctor endorses such notions.
Dalai Lama Birth and Exile Timeline
A Mongolian boy born June 6 1935 in Tibet is enthroned as temporal and spiritual ruler of Tibet in 1940 at Lhasa. The 1950 Communist invasion forces his exile to India, after which he returns to lead Tibet under the Reds.
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Dalai Lama
China
Tibet
Lhasa
India
Reds
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Coal Plan
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Menade
Valeigh
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
W. Va
Hinton
C. J. McQuade
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Story
Brooks & Finley, Inc
Philadelphia
Chicago
Detroit
Cleveland
Atlanta
Los Angeles
San Francisco
By Audrey Wood
Okey Patteson
West Virginia Turnpike
Marland
Jack A. Nuckols
Statehouse
Charles D. Munson
Upshur
Munson
Raleigh
Corps of Engineers
Parkersburg
Martinsburg
167Th
Air National Guard
Park Board Commission
Chon
The
Travelers Safety Service
Yol
Jrtain
Tito
By Earl Wilson
Sarah Vaughan
Ima Washout
Herb Shriner
Tibet Border
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