Forestry Merit System Keeps West Virginia Forest Future Bright
Editorial urges support for the State Conservation Commission merit promotion system, praising young foresters from West Virginia University and warning that repeal attempts threaten conservation gains. It argues forests drive economy and esthetics, requiring trained leadership and long term planning.
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West Virginia
State Conservation Commission
School of Forestry
West Virginia University
Division of Forestry
The
Conservation Commission
West
Faure To the Fore in France
Edgar Faure succeeds Pierre Mendes-France as premier of France with a stark choice between soft inaction or bold leadership. The French system curtails strong leaders, risking legislative tyranny. Faure’s ability to push reforms is limited by the National Assembly and political constraints.
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Edgar Faure
Pierre Mendes-France
France
National Assembly
Germany
Standby power debate colors Eisenhower term talk
Capitol Hill debate over standby authority to impose price and wage controls faces strict safeguards and a 90 day limit. Prompt renewal of the Defense Production Act looms as the White House weighs extending emergency powers. Ike baffles with hints on a potential second term during a Gettysburg farm remarks dinner.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
Eisenhower
United States
Congress
GOP
Formosa
Harry Truman
Fdr
Ike
Gettysburg
Buck Up Junior: Teachers Fault Student Failing Grades
An Iowa superintendent argues against arbitrary grading and the stigma of F marks on report cards. A St Louis educators meeting suggests reconsidering grading to avoid failures in classrooms while noting past semester results may mislead educators, parents, and boards.
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St. Louis
Junior
Iowa
Education reform and comic books spark debate in schools
Educators propose alternative report cards and parent teacher conferences to boost student goals and stability, favoring same teachers for several years. Keokuk Iowa reports show 98 percent parent cooperation. Separately a UC study finds reading comics does not prove juvenile delinquency, noting 12 percent of teachers read them and large comic book spend.
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Keokuk
Iowa
Edward L. Feder
University of California
Feder
Beckley News Admits Local Service Rates and Address
Raleigh Register Evening edition details Beckley Newspaper Corp publishing schedule with evening and Sunday morning editions. It lists contact number 3321 and names McQuade as managing editor and Associated Press affiliation. Subscriptions priced at 14.00 for annual delivery and 8.00 for other terms.
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Beckley We Va
Hinton
Beckley
C. Bh McQuade
Associated Press
Dorothy Malone Texas Gal With High Rating in Big City
New York feature profiles Dorothy Malone of Dallas as a rising star, noting seven films in a year and TV roles with Henry Fonda in The Clown. The piece recalls a Dallas tragedy, her Texan pride, and anecdotes about Hollywood life, tabloid quotes, and industry connections.
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Henry Fonda
Emmett Kelly
Mrs. Clown
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Frankie Sinatra
Frank
Control of Press Nears Success Despite Bill of Rights
A Kansas City Star anti trust case stirs debate over press control and price setting for editions, raising questions about free press limits, government price regulation, and potential cross ownership with radio and TV. The DOJ seeks to separate the Star’s newspaper from its broadcasting outlets, with the matter headed to the Supreme Court.
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America
Kansas City Star
United States
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Democratic Party
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Roosevelt
Francis Biddle
the Star
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Star
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Kansas City
Federal Communications Commission
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Enterprise
Supreme Court of the United States
Congress
Doctor removes 4 inch thermometer from patient in Waynesburg
In Waynesburg Pennsylvania doctors removed a four inch thermometer from Lawrence Mylan age 66 a retired coal miner after he said he swallowed it 33 years ago. He survived the operation and claimed the device still works.
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Waynesburg, Pa
Lawrence Mylan
Mylan
Eden for Alcoholics Aim of Virginia Doctor
Dr. Frank Humphrey, a Virginia veterinarian who sobered up ten years ago, plans a 359 acre Culpeper farm named Lord Willing to host about ten recovering alcoholics at a time. No doctors or nurses, supervision by a skilled farmer, and a year’s goal of helping around 100 men regain health through simple outdoor living.
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New York
Frank Humphrey
Virginia
Dr. Humphrey
Culpeper
Lord Willing
Humphrey
George Patton
Alcoholics Anonymous Club
Baltimore
Military Men in News At Home and Overseas
A series of short notes on West Virginia servicemen abroad and at home. Pvt Lacye Fruit, 21, stationed with the Fifth Infantry Division in Germany, entered service in 1953 and is a Mount Hope High School alumnus. Cpl George Parkule, age unknown, participates in Exercise Hail Storm at Camp Hale, Colo., and serves as mule packer at Fort Carson. 1st Lt James W Witherspoon Jr of West Virginia trains at Moody AFB, piloting rockets for radar defense. Col James M Price, 21, mother Betty Price of Oak Hill, to return from Germany, a clerk in the intelligence section. Pfc Clarence Yancy, 26, of Edwight, awarded meritorious unit commendation for the 58th Engineer Floating Bridge Company’s work in Korea.
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Colo
Cpl
George Parkule
John Parkule
Sprague
Fort Carson
Fourth Field Artillery
Camp Atterbury
Ind
Germany
James M. Price
Betty
Rogers St
Oak Hill
J. R. Price
Summerlee
V. Corpse
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Army
Europe
Matsushima
Japan
Clarence Yancy
Levonia
Matt Yancy
Edwight
58Th Engineer Floating Bridge Company
Korea
Pfc
Yancy
Prayerful Lenten devotion by James C Kinard of Newberry
Today's prayer asks divine aid to acknowledge and confess sins during Lent, seeks cleansing of hearts and forgiveness, and asks for mercy and peace in Jesus name. Signed by James C Kinard, Newberry, South Carolina, insurance executive.
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Father
Jesus
James C. Kinard
Newberry, S. C
Insurance Executive
Public Forum Accuses Tax Hike of Unfair Burden
A letter to the editor denounces a new penny tax on every purchase, arguing the state takes more than two cents per dollar. The writer questions who profits while widows and orphans suffer and destitute people increase.
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Raleigh County
Tommy’s Creek Hollow
You're Telling Me Beards and Beverages Stir Daily T
A kaleidoscope of quick hits and opinions on postwar politics taxation and daily life. Readers joke about Ed Faure and a six week tenure in 1952 while railing against taxes on liquor gas and school funding. A British actress’s fur misprice and a shout about agricultural margins close the roundup.
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