Policy bill sparks partisan row over state police chief
The West Virginia Senate debates a bill setting 10 years of general law enforcement experience for the police superintendent in a move tied to Hazen Fair’s appointment by Gov. Cecil H. Underwood. Republicans call it discrimination while arguing the measure would raise standards and morale, but the governor’s allies see it as political payback.
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Hazen Fair
Cecil H. Underwood
Fair
Underwood
Senate Republicans
West Virginia
West Virginia Senate
Debt plan to retire national debt in 100 years by Wright
AP analysis outlines Rep. James C. Wright Jr. proposal to set aside 1 percent of the current 285 billion debt annually to pay principal, reducing interest and eventually retiring the debt. It notes the need for budget balance and potential tax increases, while noting political improbability of passage.
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Associated Press News
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James C. Wright Jr
Texas
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Congress
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Love at First Sight in a Doctor’s Column Tale
Donna D aged 23 confesses a fixation on Joe a twice divorced bookie with gambling ties. The Dr. Crane discussion warns of two love types earned and instant passion and predicts Donna’s likely unhappiness if she marries him. Tomorrow’s follow up promises guidance on breaking a spell.
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Dr. Crane
Joe
Donna
Ft. Wayne
Young People’s Society
Wayne Street Church
Bug Dust- Communist Brainwashing In U S History Books
Dr. E Merrill Root studies eleven high school history texts used at Evanston Township High School. Findings claim bias against conservatives, promotion of liberals, and indoctrination rather than objective history in core American studies.
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E. Merrill Root
Earlham College
Richmond
Ind
Root
George S. Benson
National Education Program
Alger Hiss
Harry Dexter White
Congressional
Justice Department
Evanston Township
Evanston
Ill
Township High
America
Dr. Root
Township High School
Military Man O BoyIe In NATO Drill In Italy
Sergeant Franklin L. O Hoyle of Lochgelly served with the 80th Artillery during a NATO maneuver in the northern Italian mountains. A 23 year old who joined the Army in 1952, he trained at Fort Monmouth and arrived in Europe in 1957 after assignments at Port Riley Kansas and Vicenza Italy. He attended Oak Hill High School and worked for Oak Hill Water Co. The item notes his wife Myrtle O Hoyle and mentions news service credits and home delivery rates.
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80Th Atillery
Franklin L. O'Boyle
Myrtle O'Hoyle
Lochgelly
Vicenza
Europe
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Kaw
Oak Hill High School
Oak Hill Water Co
N. J
Lee R. Venable
Peggy
James T. Venable
Eccles
Trap Hill High School
West Virginia University
Fat Man as Health Symbol and Social Icon
Hal Boyle argues the fat man remains a powerful emblem of wealth, security, and independence despite stereotypes. He suggests society secretly admires fullness, noting bankers lend more on bigger waists and the fat individual can resist pushy salespeople while enjoying romantic appeal and comfort.
Banana plant not a tree but an overgrown herb
A Central American boy with a machete is pictured about to harvest a banana bunch. Bananas form in 50 to 150 fruits, start as purple flowers, and mature under tropical sun. After fruiting, the stalk dies and is replaced in 12 to 15 months. tough roots sprout a new stalk. Jimmy MccFarland of Honolulu wins $10 for this question.
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America
Factographs and natural world notes from early science briefs
The Finger Lakes are a glacial lake group in central New York. Kelp is the largest plant, growing higher than California sequoias and stretching from ocean floor to surface. Ten inches of snow equals about one inch of rain in water content. Quinoa, a Peruvian Andes grain, serves as feed, food, and beverage for Indigenous peoples.
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Finger Lakes
New York
California
Andes
Gary Cooper talks on face lift and life in NYC gossip
A sprawling interview with Gary Cooper covers facial surgery, his hip injury from a car crash, skiing withdrawal, and his payback to fans. He recalls Maria Schell, Hemingway, Hemingway Havana, and plans to dive in Nassau with wife Rocky and daughter. Other stars and showbiz notes dot the chat as Cooper jokes about aging and staying lean.
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Gary Cooper
E.W
Maria Schell
Bree
Ernest Hemingway
Sun Valley
Rocky
Bergman
Hemingway
Havana
West Virginia Senate affirms Joe L Smith seat in 1909 race
Within hours after adjournment the West Virginia Senate voted 25 to 4 to declare Joe L Smith legally elected representative for the Seventh Senatorial District. They recorded 9476 votes for Smith and 9468 for A W Holmes. Majority and minority reports signed by several members. Also listed are marriage licenses for G B Mitchell Lorna Perron Oleg B Richmond Ollie Acord William L Moore Nora L Atha William Williams Elsie Phillips.
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West Virginia Senate
Joe L. Smith
Senate
A. W. Holmes
Fred O Blue
H.D. Hatfield
W. S. Johnson
Chas
G. Coffeman
R. F. Kidd
A. C. McIntire
E. S. Backer
E. T. England
James Flynn
G. B. Mitchell
Lorna Perron
Oleg B.richmond
Olelie Acord
William L. Moore
Nora Lee Atha
William Williams
Elsie Phillips
Giants Still Walk the Earth as Lowell Thomas Speaks
Lowell Thomas drew an overflow crowd at Woodrow Wilson High School on the theme the Age of Romance is not Dead. He traveled via special highway permit due to snow blocks and aimed to reach Bluefield for a speaking engagement. The Buckeye Coal Company mine Devils Fork will reopen after two years, loading about 10,000 tons monthly and employing around 120 men. Davis and Elkins Scarlet Hurricanes crushed Beckley College Blue Hawks 67 to 25.
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Lowell Thomas
Woodrow Wilson High School
Beckley Hotel
Spanishburg
Thomas
Bluefield
Devils Fork
Buckeye Coal Company
Davis and Elkins Scarlet Hurricane
Crafty
Cam Hene Gerson
Beckley College Blue Hawks
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William Holden
Edith Piat
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