Beclley Beckley and the N W system ambitions on view
The Norfolk and Westerns extended rail line highlights Beckley as a key city with leaders Forbes and McCabe driving industrial progress. The Beckley pledge for Honey in the Rock totals 12000 dollars, funded by the West Virginia Historical Drama Association, but payments lag as opening approaches.
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Norfolk and Western
Beckley
Court House
Alfred Beckley
N&w
John Beckley
Congress of the United States
Alfred
Lawrence T. Forbes
James McCabe
Forbes
Beckley Chamber of Commerce
McCabe
United States
West Virginia Historical Drama Association
GOP factions eye 1964 fight amid Eisenhower cautions
A broad array of Republican professionals fear a 1964 nomination battle could polarize around Barry Goldwater in the conservative wing and Nelson Rockefeller in the liberal wing. Eisenhower and Miller urge patience to build the party, while Goldwater’s touring and Rockefeller’s reelection bid heighten tensions as Nixon looms as a centrist alternative for 1964.
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Eisenhower
New
GOP
William Miller
Eisenhower-Miller
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Nelson Rockefeller
New York
Goldwater
Rockefeller
Nixon
Richard Nixon
Johnsons Southeast Asia trip sparks tales and humor
Washington notebook items recount Lyndon B. Johnson telling Southeast Asian leaders that the poor can achieve as he did in Texas, a joke about his boyhood shoes, and remarks by Liz Carpenter at a Press Club luncheon. Other vignettes feature Alfred Perlman on travel costs, a Tulsa space conference miscue, a Mayo Hotel mix up, and a toy anecdote about fitting pieces together.
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Washington
Nea
Lyndon B. Johnson
Harp
Southeast Asia
Johnson
National Press Club
Texas
Liz Carpenter
Tulsa
Okla
Space Agency
James E
Webb
Lincoln Pressures Lincolnian Split West Virginia Admittion
After Virginia voted to secede the Restored Government of Virginia formed in Wheeling with Pierpont as governor. Willey and Carlile named US senators, and Lincoln faced constitutional and expediency questions before signing the bill to admit West Virginia. Cabinet opinions and tense White House talks followed amid pressure from Wheeling editors and local leaders.
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Virginia
Preston
Harrison
Ohio
Kanawha
Wheeling
Francis H. Pierpont
Waitman T. Willey
John S. Carlile
United States
Willey
United States Senate
West Virginia
Senate
House
White House
Lincoln
Union
Congress
A. W. Campbell
Wheeling Intelligencer
James W. Paxton
Edward M. Norton
Pierpont
Wheeling Custom House
Campbell
Jacob B. Blair
Parkersburg
William G. Brown
Letcher
Edwin M. Stanton
Salmon P. Chase
the Treasury
Gideon Welles
Navy
Montgomery Blair
Edward Bates
Lincoln’s New Year decision aids West Virginia statehood
Lincoln faced cabinet divisions over admitting West Virginia. He wrote opinions, cited constitutional consent, and ultimately declared admission expedient. Blair's New Year visit led to the signature approving West Virginia’s statehood, with a Lincoln county later named in his honor.
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Seward
N. Y
Stanton
Ohio
Chase
West Virginia
Welles
Conn
Blaid
Bates
Lincoln
Virginia
Congressman Blair
White House
Blair
Pennsylvania Avenue
Abraham Lincoln
Union
Hollywood Stars Clash In Rome Via Veneto Scandal
Ernie Borgnine and Katy Jurado recount a chaotic Rome split and reunion amid paparazzi swindles on the Via Veneto. They deny slapping charges while noting photographers prey on celebrities and threaten public pages. They avoid the locale, sharing playful chatter about painting and high heels.
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Ernie
Katy
Via Veneto
U.S
Rome
Living Dangerously
Borgnine
Ava Gardner
Dear Arthur column on aging workers and independence
A Raleigh Register advice column explores middle aged workers facing job bias or skill gaps, the impact of aging on home ownership for seniors, how bedridden retirees should express needs, and invites readers to send questions for future columns.
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Arthur
Arthur Lord
The
Raleigh Register
West Virginia’s Little WPA Sparks Tax Debate in 1961 Session
Del. Given of Webster County releases a frank wrap of the 1961 West Virginia special session. The session extended the temporary sales tax, boosting revenues and aid to dependent children. The note calls the tax temporary in name only, outlines tax proposals, and praises the program’s aim to aid the needy while urging local projects under the Little WPA for 1963 state tourism.
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West Virginia
D. P
Given
Webster County
Webster
Del
Congress
Tom Myles
Fayette
Given and
Mitchell
Mingo
Charleston
Switzerland
United States of America
Little W.P.A
Beckley Newspapers announces pricing and delivery details
Beckley Newspapers Corporation issues subscription rates and delivery policies. The notice lists daily and Sunday options, prices for annual and half year rates, taxes, and carrier responsibilities. It notes independent contractor status of carriers and distributors and asks for old and new addresses when changing details.
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West Virginia
Beckiey Newspapers Corporation
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Health, Education and Welfare
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Katy Jurado
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