Labor groups push to mobilize voters for Kennedy agenda
Organized labor strengthens its drive to register voters and advocate Democratic legislation. Walter Reuther of the United Auto Workers pledges union effort to mobilize labor support, while COPE sponsors 14 conferences to boost non presidential voter turnout.
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Walter P. Reuther
United Automobile Workers
Kennedy
A.F.L.C.I.0
Committee On Political Education
COPE
A.f.l.-C.lo
George Meany
Labor
White House
Democratic Party
Reuther
Milk Decision Strikes Down Outside-Tariff on Milk Trade
The Supreme Court on June 4 struck down a penalty fee in a milk marketing order that barred outside milk from undercutting local prices. The ruling says the statute does not authorize inter state commerce curb. Congress may enact new rules to permit such pricing if needed.
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Supreme Court
Baltimore
Congress
Baltimore Sun
Deficits defended as good for economy by Dillon Byrd
Washington dispatch reports Treasury Secretary Dillon and Senator Byrd urging deficits as stimulus while Kennedy and the President clash over unbalanced budgets. Byrd warns deficits fuel inflation and dollar decline, citing 24 deficits in 31 years and a projected 25th in 1963, with real income gaps widening for middle class households.
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Lylec. Wilson Washington
UPI
United States
Virginia
John F. Kennedy
Harry F. Byrd
U.S
Treasury
C. Douglas Dillon
Dillon
Kennedy
Yale
Byrd
Getting Elected Easier Than Being President
In 1962 a New York Herald Tribune column argues that Kennedy faces many crises and public discontent while urging a forward economic push. It criticizes White House missteps, calls for a national economic conference, and warns against partisan talk that hinders growth.
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Kennedy
Superman
New York Herald Tribune
Jack Romagna
White House
Big Steel
Pierre Salinger
Kennedys
Walter Reuther
Ford Foundation
Earth
Ier
Beclay Beckley Newspapers Subscription Rates Notice
Beckley Newspapers Corporation publishes subscription rates by mail and home delivery details. Rates include daily and Sunday, daily only, and carrier delivery options with tax and contractor notes for Beckley West Virginia readers.
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Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Prince St
Beckley
W. Va
Hinton
Ward-Griffith Company
New York
Chicago
Detroit
Atlanta
Boston
Charlotte
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Greenville
Pittsburgh
West Virginia
Peaceful prospects fade under Viet Nam war clouds
UPI analysis by PHIL NEWSOM reports US aid in Viet Nam, Laos, and Thailand, noting Gardiner's view that peace would brighten Viet Nam's future. Laos shows limited payoff from $300 million aid amid civil war, while South Viet Nam receives about $175 million this year focusing on war against Viet Cong. Thailand, with $311 million in nonmilitary aid, is expected to reach economic self sufficiency in four to five years. The piece highlights USOM projects in livestock, rice, irrigation, land and water resources, and vocational training, amid ongoing military pressure and regional comparisons.
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Phil Newsom
UPI
Saigon
South
Viet Nam
United States
U.S
Arthur Z. Gardiner
United States Operation Mission To
USOM
Ngo Dinh Diem
South Viet Nam
Thailand
Thomas E. Naughton
Bangkok
Statehouse Fountain Pool Is Cool, Man
West Virginia officials and visitors mingle at Charleston as the Statehouse fountain draws summer crowds. The piece notes a centennial birthday celebration for Truman, a proposal to rename the state, and a new n-Farmer tron program urging farmers to host sportsmen. Included are comments on the pool’s maintenance, and community figures like Rev. Ad dison Grimes.
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Donald F. Fannin
Charleston
W. Va
UPID
West Virginia
Addison M. Grimes
Fairmont
Statehouse
Grimes
Buckhannon
Jimmy
Mary
The
Natural Resources Department
New Raleigh Hotel Project Leads 1937 Beckley Growth
Nathan Matz of Bluefield to manage a new $300000 hotel on Neville street, due for completion by November 1. Vernon Martin joins Beckley Fire Department as first civil service appointee, after years with Beckley Machine and Electric and three years as a volunteer. A $400000 Pinecrest Sanatorium unit is planned, announced by Col John Baker White at the Raleigh County Medical Society dinner, with Dr L G Houser presiding.
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Raleigh Register
Nathan Matz
Bluefield
N. Rahail
Neville Street
Vernon Martin
Beckley Fire Department
Martin
Beckley Machine and Electric Company
Pinecrest Sanitarium
John Baker White
State Board of Control
Raleigh County Medical Society
L. G. Houser
30 Years Ago From the Raleigh Register 1912 Files
The note recalls O H Price longtime Beckley resident who died June 6 at Affinity from heart trouble. Funeral services were at the M E Church with Rev B H Shadduck, burial in Wildwood Cemetery. Bank of Raleigh officers aided in an advertisement: John W McCreery president, George W Warren cashier, J C Prince vice president, L H Davis assistant cashier. Also: Mrs Harvey Bailey near the city, critically ill, now convalescing after a serious operation.
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Raleigh Register
O. H. Price
Beckley
Affinity
M. E
B. H. Shadduck
Wildwood Cemetery
Bank of Raleigh
John W. McCreery
George W. Warren
J. C. Prince
L. H. Davis
Harvey Bailey
Haying Rituals Give Way To Modern Farming
A reflective piece traces the shift from hand and horse powered haying to machinery and tractors. It recalls the skill of loading, jockeying hay in mows, and the risks of hills and heat, contrasting old ritual with contemporary balers, ensilage, and trucked barns while noting the fading craft and sentimentality.
Prayer for Building Character and Foundation in Faith
A prayer urging readers to choose quality materials and build on Christ the Lord as the true foundation. It asks for daily undergirding of beams with the Spirit to ensure strength, stability, and a temple of beauty and refuge amid storms. Signed by John Marvin Rast, executive secretary of the Methodist Board of Education in Columbia, South Carolina.
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Heavenly Father
Christ the Lord
John Marvin Rast
Columbia
S. C
Methodist Board of Education
Washington Congress Has Passed 74 Bills This Session
Washington reports that 74 bills have been passed and signed so far this year with 47 more approved in one chamber. The piece notes a logjam despite a busy agenda, outlines key items like civil defense, education, debt limits, tax revision, and unemployment, and warns of a possible lame-duck session if progress stalls.
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Washington
Nea
Kennedy
Congress
Senate
House
Kefauver
Estes
GOP
Barzun speaks on professors leaving campus
A quotation from Jacques Barzun of Columbia University criticizes the exodus of college professors to Washington. It contrasts with a resolute stance from Indian Prime Minister Nehru about fear of Russia and the United States, separately or together.
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Jacques Barzun
Columbia University
Washington
Russia
United States
Nehru
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