Lake Stephens could boost Beckley tourism with expanded facilities
The editorial argues Lake Stephens, a 2,500 acre site opened to the public, could become Beckley’s major economic driver like Oglebay Park in Wheeling. It calls for lodges, a hotel, an 18 hole golf course, riding trails, and access roads to the Turnpike, plus travel-agent brochures to attract visitors from across the region.
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Raleigh County
Grandview State Park
Beckley Exhibition
Stotesbury Mine
Flat Top Lake
Lake Stephens
Beckley
Oglebay Park
Wheeling
West Virginia Turnpike
Seaboard
Twin Oaks
Glen White
Statehouse appointments may settle Condry Elmore feud
Gov. Smith plans to fill vacancies on boards including the State Racing Commission this week. Condry's term expired. Elmore allegedly opposed reappointment due to a relative's inexperience. Smith may reappoint Condry, while other boards face attendance issues and salary questions in the Mental Health Department.
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Charleston
UPI
Hulett C. Smith
State Racing Commission
Joseph P. Condry
Racing Commission
Clarence Elmore
Condry
Elmore
Smith
Statehouse
How Long to Get An Answer From Our Page Q and A
A reader asked how long it takes to answer questions and the West Virginia inmate mail policy. Dr Mildred Bateman replied that inmates at Barboursville and Denmar Hospitals are under state prison supervision and can write one free letter and two special letters weekly to writing-list contacts. Director C R Sarver explained mail censorship limits and that content such as escape plans or inappropriate relationships is restricted to protect inmates and families.
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Statehouse
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Denmar State Hospital
Mildred Mitchell-Bateman
Chauncey UH. Browning, Jr
Department of Public Institutions
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Short But Restful Life of a Passenger Car
The American Automobile Association notes a car operates about five percent of its life while the rest is parked. It suggests most of that idle time is spent finding a parking spot, with roughly four percent of the running time used for that purpose.
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American Automobile Association
Washington Notebook on Pedernales Spur Intervention in D R
Washington notes reveal a theory that President Johnson believed Pedernales town near his Texas ranch was under siege in April 1965 and sent forces to “save it.” The piece also surveys new muckraking books by Ralph Nader Booth Mooney and Carl Bakal, plus a 1964 campaign tidbit on Goldwater. Observers expect Congress to probe safety, gun control, and environmental topics while noting Civil Rights Conference preparations and Klan eligibility questions.
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NEA
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Pedernales
Texas
Nader
Senate
Booth Mooney
Lyndon Johnson
Congress
Carl Bakal
Senate Judiciary Committee
Bakal
Rachel Carson
Citizens’ Research Foundation
Princeton
N. J
Barry Goldwater
Foundation
Barry
Oregon
Goldwater
Henry Cabot Lodge
Nelson Rockefeller
Richard M. Nixon
Lyndon
White House
Lefax Co. Aids Wide Clientele With Data Sheets
Lefax Co. of Philadelphia, founded in 1910, supplies over 1,000 forms spanning more than 9,200 pages, updated continually. Bruce Gordon says major users include Du Pont Aero Space General Philco Western Electric Dow Chemical and General Electric, with government departments also relying on Lefax. Clients reach from Malaysia to Egypt, reflecting a global data library aiding record keeping and office organization.
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Western Electric
Dow Chemical
General Electric
Gordon
Henry Lobel
Malaysia
Liberia
Pakistan
Kuwait
Iraq
Chile
Spain
Indonesia
Australia
Japan
India
Korea
Egypt
Lefox
Solons balk at easing trade with Reds amid Western pressure
UPI reports lawmakers resist Dean Rusk's May proposal to relax trade restrictions with Communist states despite Johnson administration backing and a Chamber of Commerce resolution. The piece notes Western Europe and Japan trade with Communist countries totals about $3 billion yearly, while U.S. trade runs around $100 million, and cites Poland and Yugoslavia as key cases amid Western moves to open markets. Western firms eye Poland Hungary and the Soviet bloc, with plans for joint ventures, hotels, and auto partnerships, as Eastern Europe seeks wider Western trade and reform starts in 1968.
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Phil Newsom
UPI
Dean Rusk
Congress
Johnson
USS. Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Soviet Union
United States
U.S
Eastern
Europe
Chamber of Commerce
Japan
Poland
Yugoslavia
John Birch Society
West Germany
Britain
France
Italy
Krupp
Hungary
Reagan Threat Trembles California Gubernatorial Legend
Washington report notes Ronald Reagan's bid for the California governorship challenges incumbent Edmund G. Brown. The piece explores whether Brown, once deemed unbeatable, can weather voter grievances accumulated over eight years, with a major test coming from primary rival Samuel Yorty and the potential shift if Reagan defeats Brown.
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Washington
NEA
Ronald Reagan
California
Edmund G
Pat) Brown
Los Angeles
Samuel Yorty
Reagan’s 1968 Prospects Split Conservatives and Moderates
The piece analyzes how a strong Reagan showing could boost his stature within conservative ranks while splitting support for Nixon. It notes some conservatives favor 1968 as a stepping stone to 1972, while moderates pivot toward Romney with Scranton’s withdrawal pushing George Romney as a viable 1968 candidate.
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Reagan
Nixon
Pennsylvania
William Scranton
George Romney
Michigan
Romney
Sen
Robert Griffin
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