Two Washingtons in one city city of power and peril
British observer Jeremy Campbell describes Washington as dual in character white, opulent power capital and black, desperate ghettos alike. He cites crime, poor housing, high infant mortality, tense police relations, and a looming potential riot amid civil rights tension and political fear.
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Washington
Jeremy Campbell
Evening Standard of London
United States
London Evening Standard
United Press International
Lady Bird Johnson
White House
Harlem
Lagos
Notting Hill
Birmingham
Alabama
America
V.D
London
Watts
Angeles
Adam Clayton Powell
Capitol Hill
Fourteenth Street
Park Road
Tenth Precinct
Edward Hailer
National Association For the Advancement of Coloured People
McCone
New York
Capitol
State Department
Ellipse Park
Quantico Camp
Fort Myers
Pentagon
Congress
Julius Hobson
ACT
Civil Rights Organization
Robespierre
C. Summer Stone
Education and Labour Committee
House of Representatives
Fifteenth Street
Union Station
Actress Plans 30,000-Mile Solo Flight From London
Sheila Scott 38, a blonde former actress, aims to fly solo around the world in a Piper Comanche from Gatwick regional airport. The plan calls for 27 days covering 30,000 miles with Rome as the first stop. Scott has raced in Europe and North Africa, often as the only woman in the King's Cup.
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London
API
Gatwick
Sheila Scott
Miss Scott
Rome
United States
Europe
North Africa
Funds For Training Nurses Get Boost
Washington reports federal funds totaling 84049 will aid West Virginia nursing students with need based loans through participating hospitals. Hospitals provide 10 percent matching with 90 percent federal support, benefitting Camden-Clark Memorial Parkersburg WVU Hospital St Marys Huntington Wheeling Morris Harvey College Clarksburg and others.
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Parkersburg
West Virginia University Hospital
St. Mary's Hospital
Huntington
Wheeling
Morris Harvey College
Charleston
St. Mary’s Hospital
Clarksburg
Frederick Muhlenberg, First Speaker of the House
Frederick A. Muhlenberg served as the first speaker of the United States House of Representatives, helping establish procedural norms and leadership during the early sessions of Congress.
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Frederick A. Muhlenberg
U.S
House of Representatives
We Need To Keep Our House In Order West Virginia Beauty
A reflective, period voice urges conservation in West Virginia noting how nature’s mountains rivers and dogwood are at risk from litter and pollution. It argues for stricter anti pollution laws, cleaner water, and responsible tourism to preserve outdoor beauty and revive the state’s economy through conservation and recreation.
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West Virginia
America
West Virginia Department of Natural Resources
United States
Nicholas County Bee Winner Crowned at Elks Hall
Marlene Gregory of Nicholas County Junior High School won the eighth grade division of the Bi-County Spelling Bee held at the Elks Ballroom. Gloria Ruble of Mabscott won the sixth grade division, with Melissa Anderson and Susan Bierly as runners up. Winners received $100 bonds, second place $25 bonds. Dr. Marshall Buckalew of Morris Harvey College spoke at the Youth Achievement dinner during Elks National Youth Week.
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Marlene Gregory
Nicholas County
Elks
Gloria Ruble
Mabscott
Beckley Elks Lodge
Raleigh County
Miss Ruble
Melissa Anderson
Maxwell Hill School
Susan Bierly
Daniels Elementary
Miss Gregory
Owls vs Hawks Quiet Stride in Prey Flight
Owls hold edge over hawks as birds of prey with silent dives. Hawks swoop with noisy wing beats while owls descend in total silence thanks to feather fringe.
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Two Washingtons
FLY Piedmont Airlines
Piedmontland
States
R. Keith
Bud” Lipscomb
Democratic
House of Delegates
Pol. Adv
J. W. Riccardi
Democrat
Fayette County
W. Va. 16
Beckley Hospital
William G. Snyder
Barker’s Junk Co. Inc
Vinced
A&p
Koreas
Lortas
the Great Alp Tea Co., Inc
Nicholas Girl
OWLS
HAWKS
Petunias
Webbs Florist
POPOY
Popoy Distilling CO
Menlo Park
Cal
Harti Okd
Vonika
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