Truth Never Killed Anything in Beckley Debate over Elks Little League
The Beckley marks a public clash over segregation in the Elks Little League. The Register accuses the Post-Herald and Elks supporters of suppressing the truth to shield a biased system, defending justice and a Supreme Court ruling for Negro youths to play. Local editors Beckleyans George Chambers and Syd Larrick face criticism for aligning with a publisher against free press.
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George Springer
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Beckley
George Chambers
Syd Larrick
Goldwater Versus Romney At The 1964 GOP Convention
Washington analyst says Barry Goldwater unlikely to win the Republican nomination but could wield a veto power at the 1964 convention. He may attempt to block Governor George Romney, potentially enabling Nelson Rockefeller to secure the nomination. Romney’s prospects depend on his performance in Washington, where his National Press Club speech and Q&A showed mixed signals about medicare civil rights and foreign policy, while Willkie comparisons loom in GOP strategist circles.
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Barry Goldwater
Goldwater
George Romney
Michigan
Nelson Rockefeller
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Willkie
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Repeats and Residual TV Season Rant
A columnist laments the season of re runs and warmed over TV. He recalls earlier defences of Logan Banner and criticizes TV moguls for pandering to viewers with familiar villains and old storylines while noting newspaper advertising pressures.
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Hoss Cartright
Logan
TV Trends Favor Re runs Over Local Talent
The author laments heavy reliance on network fare and re runs, noting TV seasons shift to sameness while newspapers should cultivate local columnists. He critiques syndicated voices, questions experts detached from communities, and observes youths enjoying TV re runs as heroes triumph on cue.
Leftist fears and traffic quirks on a warm day
A humorous reflective piece ponders daylight saving confusion, sweat, and aging while musing on left-handedness, pedestrian norms, and a comic traffic light mystery. It jokes about apples on the company tree, May traffic violators, and a wary observer who discovers a faulty light at Whimple and Muredock Streets.
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Aster
City Hall
Whimple
Muredock
Beckley Newspapers Subscription Rates And Policies
Published by Beckley Newspapers Corporation Beckley West Virginia and Hinton West Virginia announces subscription rates by mail for daily and Sunday one year six months and daily only options with weekly and monthly carrier delivery prices Also notes address change procedures tax details payment responsibility and distributor independence from the corporation.
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W. Vae
Hinton
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MAIL
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Beckley Newspapers’ Corporation
Kennedy Calls for Equal Education Opportunity Nationwide
President Kennedy urged an independent educational system offering equal chances for every child from a banker's son to a Negro sharecropper's offspring. He outlined federal aid, expanded loans, higher teacher salaries, and classroom construction while warning against de facto and de jure segregation. He spoke at San Diego State College and planned an overnight cruise on the Kitty Hawk as civil rights tensions rise at Alabama.
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Tex
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California
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George Wallace
South
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Private clubs and public fairness mix in Beckley
Correspondent Patterson Peery of Beckley argues that private groups like Elks may discriminate and asks editors to consider church and community roles in desegregation. He criticizes beccley leaders for public bickering over the Little League issue and questions pay and power in local governance.
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Beckley
Uncle Sam
State
Tom, Dick and
Harry
the Elks Club
Doctor Jarrell Receives Baltimore Medical College Diploma
Twenty years ago the editor records receipt of an invitation to the commencement of the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Baltimore. Among those receiving diplomas this term is Dr. Dennis B. Jarrell of Clear Creek, brother of Dr. K. M. Jarrell, deputy sheriff of Raleigh County.
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Baltimore
Albaugh
Medical College
Dennis B. Jarrell
Clear Creek
Jarrell
K. M. Jarrell
Raleigh County
Year Round School Seems Likely In Near Future
A trend toward year round operation in higher education could allow students to complete degrees in three 11 month years. The shift, supported by enrollment projections and cost savings, is being piloted by the University of Pittsburgh and adopted by several public state systems and colleges nationwide.
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University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
University of Denver
Florida
New York
University of Michigan
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