West Virginia Tourism Described As Beautiful But Underutilized
A writer laments West Virginia lacking grand historic sites and metropolitan draw. He notes its natural beauty attracts visitors who spend millions, but state roads and pollution hinder tourism and public pride masks private neglect. The piece quips that visiting Virginias claim the beauty yet West Virginia lags behind.
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Washington
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Louisville
Richmond
Charleston
Fumtington
West Virginia
Roa
Virginia
Pew
Dust Storms Return Warn of Future Soil Loss
The writer recalls Monday winds gusting to 60 mph across Beckley causing sign damage and brush fires before soaking rains. dust storms loom from the Ute Plains region as farmland deteriorates. The piece blames land speculators and calls for stronger soil conservation nationwide.
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Beckley Plateau
Ute Plains
Western Defeat in Cold War Looms Over Germany
Alsop argues Berlin crisis and Soviet buildup threaten Western Germany with defeat within years. He notes 250,000 Soviet troops in the East zone, new German army formations, and a Berlin blockade plot as signs of rising Soviet boldness. Despair among West Germans is cited as the real danger, potentially driven by U.S. weakness.
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Josepi Alsop
Prankfurt
Germany
Washington
McCarthy
Kremlin
East Zone
Europe
Louis Johnson
Berlin
Berl
Dusseldorff
National Democratic Party
Goebbels
Lothar Holz
Vincenz Muller
Wherry
The Road Ahead America’s Creeping Revolution
Condensed from John T. Flynn. The text argues that postwar policies push the United States toward a Socialist planned economy via government control of banks power and industry. It claims federal power would surpass private sector limits through acts like the Spence Act and Brannan Plan, with TVA and national health schemes expanding state reach.
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Etlave
Fagland
Py Ypc Ates
Columbia River
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Montana
America
Oscar R. Ewins
Federal Security Agency
Britain’s
Congress
Britain
Brannan
Charles F. Brannan
Sperce
Itale
Great Britain
Supreme Court Loopholes Highlight Prisoner Appeals
The Nation reports on how Supreme Court rulings often do not grant immediate freedom. Tony Marino's case illustrates that even after favorable opinions and back-and-forth remands, the prisoner may face new trials or continued confinement. It explains how justices issue limited clarifications and defer decisive outcomes to lower courts and prosecutors.
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Paul M. Yost
James Marlow
Washington
Supreme Court
Tony Marino
Marino
Rockford
Hey
Ilinois
Pidge
Illinois Supreme Court
Illinois
Marina
Justiver
Freestam
Th&e Supreme Court
Texas
Jfor
A Rage to Live Deathbed Scenes in Fort Penn
Grace Tate faces life after Sidney Tate’s death as illness grips her family. The will reading reveals holdings while Billy fights a dangerous fever amid a small town epidemic. Doctor O’Brien and nurses attend as Grace endures with stoic resolve.
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Sidney Tate
Grace
Caldwell) Tate
Fort Penn
Kelly
Chapter Partridge
Sate
Sidney
Heales
Duncan Partridge
Atl
Navy
Duncan
Billy
Hostelter
Partridge
Hostetter
Grace Wostetten
O'Brien
Connie Scholfstal
Dillon
Art
Julia
Grace Tate confronts newspaper over Billy’s obituary
Grace Tate orders the editor to drop a Billy obituary from the SenTinel after learning it was published. Mr Hollister defends the paper citing public duty while Grace asserts ownership of the paper and warns of consequences.
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Jefferson
Pennsylvania
Franklin
Qino
Harrison
Kentucky
Lincoln
Gettysburg
Appomattox
Mount Vernon
Independence
Conia
Dust Bowl
Uess
Mace
Ing
Money
Hillman
David Dabinsky
Ajupon
Roosevelt
CIO
Radee Aa
O¢Gr
Jon L. Leewins
Tthe
Democratic Party
Liberal Party
New York State
CHE
John T. Fiynn
Devin-Adair Co
Nation
Princes of
Knights O Pythias Hall
Ries
By John O'Hara
Connie
Mr. Hollister
Arthur James Hollister
Arthur James
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