Big Four Clash Heads San Francisco N U N Summit Plans
Editorial notes the 10th anniversary United Nations conference in San Francisco as more than a ceremony. It details 45-man Soviet and 20th century Far East experts, U S delegates including Bohlen and MacArthur II, and Indian adviser V K Krishna Menon. It discusses universal U N membership debate sparked by Bandung and Kotelawala, and contrasts with the League of Nations 10 year mark and Germany’s pending U N status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
San Francisco
Molotov
Nikolai T. Federenko
Semyon K. Tsarapkin
U. N
Nehru
India
Red
China
Bandung
John Kotelawala
Ceylon
Ali Sastroamidjojo
League of Nations
League Council
League
United States
Soviet Russia
Turkey
West Germany
Germany
U. N. Security Council
Turks Have Dandy Proverbs Some Confusing
A column riffs on Turkish proverbs from a Tourism Dept booklet and related nightlife bits. It blends humor about proverbs with breezy notes on clubs, B girls, and performers in New York and Las Vegas, mentioning names like Henny Youngman Grace Kelly Noel Coward and Mickey Rooney, plus light gossip about film and stage news.
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Istanbul
Tourism Dept
Eisenhower May Accept Gore Highway Plan After Senate Defeat
Washington reports President Eisenhower is likely to accept a Democratic led highway program in Congress replacing his 10 year 38 billion plan as Senate backing for Gore five year 18 billion measure grows. House expected to trim compromise through a House Senate conference. Health department woes and polio vaccine politics add to cabinet headaches as Hoover commission accuses missed defense research funding. Foreign aid faces funding test despite Senate approval, with unspent funds cited by Hoover task force.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Senate
Albert Gore
Tennessee
House
House- Senate
Gore
Department of Fire
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Oveta Culp Hobby
Hoover Commission
Department
Pen Pal racket warned by officials over Nigerian gifts
A curious letter from Lagos Nigeria prompts checks by Beckley postmaster and postal inspectors on the legality of pen pal gift exchanges. Officials say gifts can be mailed only as declared gifts with proper forms, as Nigeria bans articles exchanged for native goods. The column notes potential risks and declines to publish further guidance, preferring to avoid promoting the scheme.
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Nigeria
British West Africa
Lagos
Lilly
Beckley
Uncle Sam
B. A. Myers
Myers
Africa
Beckley Newspapers Subscription Rates and Policies
A misc. notice lists home delivery options for Beckley and Hinton West Virginia. It states rates for daily and Sunday editions, various subscription terms, and tax notes. It mentions independent contractors for carriers and distributors and requests old and new addresses for changes.
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National Advertising
STORY
Brooks & Finley, Inc
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Detroit
Boston
Cleveland
Atlanta
Los Angeles
San Francisco
PRIR
West Virginia
Saateteges
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Representa
Port economy shapes NYC harbor workers lives
One in eight in the New York City harbor area earns a living from port commerce either directly or indirectly. The piece contrasts biblical geography with Arab-ruled lands and notes shifts in rural to urban population ratios, quoting that a century ago six farmers supported one city dweller, versus about six city residents per farmer today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City Harbor
United States
Eyewitness account of Argentina uprising violence
An Associated Press dispatch from Buenos Aires recounts a brutal day as bombs explode near Metropolitan Cathedral and Government House. Civilians amid gunfire, tanks, and two later air raids witness a chaotic clash that ends with a rebel victory and the city in shock.
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Argentina
Associated Press
Sam Summerlin
Latin America
Summerlin
Buenos Aires
Metropolitan Cathedral
Government House
Plaza de Mayo
Peron
Peronista
Navy
Rockwell Kent Birthday Chronicle in 1882 Life
June 21, 1882, Tarrigown Heights New York native Rockwell Kent is highlighted as a top painter architect and type designer known for globe trotting. The note mentions political notoriety accusing him of communism and his reply that he is not an official representative of the U S government. It notes his service as an officer in several labor organizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockwell Kent
Tarrigown
Heights
N.Y
What’s The Answer Quiz From A Puzzling Page
A reader asks seven multiple choice questions drawn from a historical quiz. Topics include corporate stockholders, U S gas use trends, top civil service salaries, lima bean packaging, U N quitting rules, whale lengths, and the meaning of a placebo.
Bosses Howl Against Uniforms for Girls
A satirical column questions whether uniforms for office girls would curb daydreaming and boost productivity. It notes that men protested more than women at the idea, cites anecdotes from secretaries about irresistible male colleagues, and references a parody plan by Don Sauers of the American Society of Girl Watchers Inc. to award cosmetics deductions and hire a beautician to improve morale.
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B. W
Turkey
Hollywood
N. Y
Blue Wagon
Karavanserie
New York
Boyle
Golly
America
Don Sauers
American Society of Girl Watchers Inc
Sauers
Prayer request blessing and guidance from Indianapolis dean
A prayer invoking divine help for guidance strength and courage is attributed to O L Shelton dean of Butler University School of Religion in Indianapolis Indiana. The text asks for confidence to walk before God and to find peace through daily burdens.
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God
Jesus
O. L. Shelton
Indianapolis
Ind
School of Religion
Butler University
U. N. Ten Years In World Peace Effort
Washington reports mark the UNs tenth anniversary with praise for its role in limiting major wars and advancing health education and agriculture. but veto power by the United States and Russia has hindered decisive actions, leaving the Security Council largely blocked despite ongoing cooperation.
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Washington
San Francisco
United Nations
U. N
United States
Europe
Asia
Russia
Security Council
Military Men in News At Home and Overseas
Military men in the Beckley area and abroad are highlighted. 2nd Lt Lloyd P Dillard 22 son of James M Dillard seeks duties after WV State College graduation. Mary Frances Chappell 18 completes airmen indoctrination at Lackland then serves in Orlando operating room. Sgt Buddy R Richards 23 on leave in Tokyo from Korea unit, Heavy Mortar Co 24th Infantry Division. Pvt Benny J Pack participates in Operation Airlift in southern Germany after basic at Camp Gordon. William Lilly Jr pipe fitter at Norfolk Naval Station awaiting assignment as 8000 daily ship movements flow through Norfolk.
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Lackland Air Force Base
Tex
Mary Frances Chappell
Nora M. Chappell
Montrose School
Reisterstown
Beckley
M. F. Chappell
Texas
1369Th
United States Air Force Hospital
Orlando Air Force Base
Fla
Tokyo
Korea
Buddy R. Richards
L. H. Richards
Packsville
24Th Infantry Division
21St Regiment
Fort Hood
Army
Germany
Benny J. Pack
Ethel B. Pack
Scarbro
Camp Gordon
United States Naval Receiving Station
Norfolk Va
Atlantic
William Lilly Jr
Pipe Fitter
W. H. Lilly
Winding Gulf
Norfolk
A. T. & T. Surpasses GM By More Than Double
The report notes A T T leads GM by more than two to one. It states growth as "increased much" and gives a rough financial figure near fourteen thousand nine hundred. The text mentions about two thirds with a medical dose described as having no intended effect.
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Oliver
Georgeanna Carhart
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Mickey Rooney
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Jack Barry
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Laraine Day
Louis L'Amour
Caroline Clark
Monty Gunty
Davy Crockett
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C. J
Needy McQuade
Waleigh
Beckley Newspapers Corporaon
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Hinton
J. McQuade
Galilee
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Beersheba
Israel
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American Telephone and Telegraph
General Motors
U. S. Civil Service
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