Hodges Speech Keynotes Redevelopment Act Conference
Secretary of Commerce Luther Hodges keynoted a day long conference at Woodrow Wilson High School about the Federal Redevelopment Act. Registration started 8:30 a m and officials estimate more than 1 000 attendees, including mayors, county commissioners and legislators, would hear federal and state officials explain the legislation. The Register presents Hodges prepared speech in full.
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Secretary of Commerce
Luther H. Hodges
The
Register
America's Stake In Area Redevelopment
Secretary Luther Hodges addresses the West Virginia Conference on Area Redevelopment at Woodrow Wilson High School Beckley urging support for the program. He credits Senator Byrd Randolph and the state delegation, introduces Bill Batt as administrator, and frames the act as long term national policy to lift chronically unemployed areas by building facilities and trained labor markets while inspiring local leadership. He notes Raleigh County's high unemployment and counters critics viewing aid as a handout.
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Secretary of Commerce
Luther H. Hodges
West Virginia
Woodrow Wilson High School
Beckley
W. Va
Washington
Byrd
Randolph
Barron
Department of Commerce
Kennedy
Bill Batt
Labor and Industry
State of
Pennsylvania
Raleigh
West Germany
Economic Cooperation Administration
State Department
Martha Blakeney
Union County
North Carolina
Betsy
D. M. Bernard, Jr
Anacortes
Nancy
John C. Finlay
Rangoon
Burma
Luther, Jr
Graduate School of Business Administration
Harvard University
Leaksville
Methodist Church
Rotary
Ant
Batt
U. S
United Nations Economic and Social Council
President
Commission On Foreign Economic Poliy
Gifford Pinchott
Altoona
Pennsylvania State Employment Service
District of Columbia
Guam
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
State Employment Service
War Manpower Commission
Coates
United States
Mexico
Barbados
British Honduras
U. S. Employment Service
Department of Labor
Luckel recounts bus collision with small car
Henry H. Luckel, 36, driver for Wheeling Public Service Co., described his crash with a tiny car with a sheepish grin. He said he looked back then looked forward but did not look down, reflecting on the moment after the Wheel ing collision.
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Wheeling
UPI
Henry H. Luckel
Wheeling Public Service Co
Beckley Market Stands Out In Shopping Power Survey
Beckley shows stronger market than most with 1960 earnings and spending above national levels. The Sales Management Buying Power survey reports Beckley retail sales of 35.652 million, and effective buying income of 37.026 million, reflecting shift from hard goods to soft goods and services.
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Beckley
United States
Nam
Byrd Sees Beckley Conference Boost for WV Development
Public service column notes a Beckley conference on the Area Redevelopment Act drawing several hundred West Virginians. Sessions include government officials explaining federal aid and a Q A period, with panel discussions in the afternoon. The event aims to show WV willing to work with federal guidance to revitalize communities and spur local economic growth.
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Beckley
West
Mother Loses Hand in Washing Machine Accident
In South Farmingdale New York Mrs Glaydis Dugre 38 a mother of two had her left hand torn off by a washing machine during a lint wipe on a spin cycle. Authorities said the towel tangled and drew the hand into the drum.
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South Farmingdale
N.Y
UPI
Glaydis Dugre
Biographical Sketches of Aid Meeting Participants Hodges and Others
Biographical sketches profile Luther Hodges secretary of commerce and other federal officials. It covers Hodges early life from Virginia to North Carolina, career in textiles, government roles, and family. Also profiles William L. Batt Jr., John E. Horne, Milton Semer, and Pearson, Bergen, Humphrey, Ebersole, Gasque, Coates, and others with birthplaces, education, military service, and key posts in federal agencies.
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William Loren Batt
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Department of Labor
Department of Commerce
Office of Production Management
Lend-Lease Administration
W. Averell Harriman
U. S
London
Africa
Europe
Education official James H Pearson born in Missouri
James H Pearson Assistant Commissioner for Vocational Education of the Department of Health Education and Welfare was born in Keyetesville Missouri. He started as a teacher and principal in a rural consolidated school in Missouri and gained principal teaching experience in vocational agriculture in Missouri and Nebraska. He later became state supervisor of
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Pearson
Missouri
Missouri State Teachers College
Kirksville
University of Missouri
Colorado State College
University of Nebraska
American University
Federal Board For Vocational Education
Division of Vocational Education
U. S. Office of Education
Charles W. Gasque Jr
Federal Supply Service
General Services Administration
Savannah
University of Virginia At
Charlottesville
Department of Law
Quartermaster General
GSA
Interagency Task Force
Potomac
James H. Pearson
Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
Keyetesville
Nebraska
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David J. Humphrey
USDA
J. Dewey Coates
Dept. of Labor
Kenneth P. Borgen
Jennings Randolph
Robert C. Byrd
William W. Barron
William L. Batt JR
John E. Horne
U.S
Hodges
Low
America
Area
L. E. Ward State Commerce Commissioner
HEW
Milton P. Semer
HHFA
Gordon K. Ebersole
Dept. of Interior
Asst
Senator Robert C. Byrd
Luther Hodges
Sen
W. W. Barron
William Batt Jr
Luther Hartwell Hodges
Southern Governors’ Conference
Southern Regional Educational Board
Soviet Union
Pittsylvania County
Virginia
Spray
University of North Carolina
U.S. Army
Leaksville-Spray
Marshall Field and Company
Office of Price Administration
Secretary of Agriculture
Area Redevelopment Administration
Toledo (Ohio
Small Business Administration
Small Defense Plants Administration
SBA
John Sparkman
D-Ala
Clayton
Ala
University of Alabama
Alabama
Navy
U. S. Naval Reserve
Ruth R. Kleinman
Birmingham
Crown View Drive
Alexandria
Episcopal Church
National Education Assn
National Press Club
Post Mortem Club
American Legion
VFW
National Democratic Club
Housing and Home Finance Agency
Senate Committee On Banking and Currency
Senate
Auburn
Maine
Semer
University of Chicago
Air Force
8Th Air Force
University
Brookins Institution
Illinois
American Bar Association
American Political Science Association
American Economic Association
Diane
Cynthia
Bedford Lane
Agricultural Education In
Chief of Naval Material
Cloquet
Minn
Eau Claire State Teachers College
Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin
Industrial College of the Armed Forces
Bergen
Department of Defense
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Montgomery County
George Washington University
University of Arkansas
U. S. Senate
Potomac River Development Association
New York
Connecticut
Technical Review
Department of the Interior
Wakefield, Neb
Iowa State College
Ames
Iowa
Wayne State Teachers College
Wayne
Neb
Bureau of Reclamation
U. S. Operations Mission
Korea
U. S. Army
India
Bureau of Employment Security
U. S. Department of Labor
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