Beclouded Beckley area hit hardest by regional recession
A West Virginia Business Index study shows the Beckley region suffers the sharpest retail sales drop, with Region 3 coal and related industries shrinking 9.7 percent in March while other regions register gains. Statewide first quarter sales fall 2.3 percent.
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West Virginia
Kanawha
Cabell
Beckley
Boone, Fayette
Logan
McDowell
Mercer
Mingo
Raleigh
Wyoming
Panhandle
Region
Region 5
Integration Progress Halted Amid Desegregation Debate
Southern School News notes ongoing delays in announcing new desegregation projects for next fall while expansion proceeds in districts already advancing integration. Four years after the Supreme Court ruling, full integration remains limited to the District of Columbia and a few states, with southern states resisting further. Virginia is viewed as a bellwether as several southern states maintain segregation amid court battles and litigation strategies continue.
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Southern School News
Supreme Court
District of Columbia
Deep South
West Virginia
Kentucky
Maryland
Oklahoma
Missouri
Delaware
Tennessee
Southern
Texas
North Carolina
Arkansas
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Misssissippi
South Carolina
Virginia
Ed Sullivan
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Tony Martin
Venerzuela
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Johnny Mathis
Polly Bergen
Pat Boones
Joey Bishop
N.Y
Marvin Rapaport
Sherry Britton
Arthur Miller
Monroe
Hwood
Miyoshi Umeki
Blue Angel
Bobby Sox
Jacqueline McKeever
Peggy Kessinger Military Men In News At Home And Abroad
Beckley area Marines take part in amphibious training in Puerto Rico and Seabees stationed abroad. Private Jackie L. Davis Private Robert L. Doss and Private First Class William Brizendine are named with parents and hometowns.
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Atlantic Fleet Marine Force
Puerto Rico
Pvl
Jackie L. Davis
John W. Davis
Robert L. Doss
Roy E. Dass
Kanawha St
Beckley
William Brizendine
Ada Brizendine
Cranberry
Earl Wilson's Hollywood Roundup of Bring-downs and Benches
The column recalls stars who were humorously brought down by critics and fans. It notes Groucho Marx, Ray Bolger, Sam Goldwyn, Kirk Douglas, Frank Sinatra, Don Rickles, Danny Kaye, George Gobel, and Dennis Crosby in anecdotes. Also previews TV and stage events and a lighthearted end with Earl's nickname.
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Holly Wood
Groucho Marx
Mr. Marx
Groucho
Ray Bolger
Chasens
Sam Goldwyn
Goldwyn
Ray
Bolger
Gene Kelly
Kirk Douglas
Frank Sinatra
Don Rickles
Rickles
Danny Kaye
Kaye
Jupiter
Actors’ Fund
George Gobel
Earl Wilson
Lorillard Family Grieves As Kids Favor Rock and Roll
Hal Boyle reports sorrow for Louis and Elaine Lorillard of Newport whose children Pierre eight and Didi show a passion for rock n roll while the family, long a pillar of jazz promotion, searches for ways to keep them from embracing the new music.
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New York
Louis
Elaine Lorillard
Newport
Pierre
Didi
Elaine
America
Rhode Island
Jazz ties Faline Lorillard and Newport's cultural shift
The Lorillards helped spark Newport's jazz boom starting in 1954 with annual Newport Jazz Festivals drawing 60,000 visitors. An international youth band from 17 countries will headline this year, with VOA recording and broadcasting overseas. Elaine Lorillard, famed as the First Lady of Jazz, reflects on social shifts and romance with Faline Lorillard begun in wartime Europe.
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Henry Jamies
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Old Guard
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Voice of America
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Faline
Lorillard
Europe
Red Cross
Why the Vast Difference In Receptions
Washington notes five year shift in Latin American attitudes to the United States as Vice President Nixon faces hostile receptions on a tour paralleling Eisenhower brother’s fact finding trip. Factors include Latin America’s recession, trade tensions, and perceptions of U.S. priorities amid widespread investment and past dictatorship.
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Mitten Eisenhower
Nixon
Niyen
Latin America
Eisenhower
United States
Europe
Asia
Venezuela
Canada
South America
New York Times
Marcos Perez Jimenez
Primitive Chinese navigation compass lesson and history
A reader prompts a junior editor item about a Chinese boy using a primitive compass made from a magnetic iron piece in water. It explains the invention's role in early exploration by 1300, notes gyro and magnetic compass use, and invites readers to magnetize a needle and build a simple compass at home.
Beckley council backs bird sanctuary and fire truck plan
Beckley City Council approved buying a new fire truck resurfacing streets and declaring the city a bird sanctuary. They heard Sgt Teubert captured about 400 caterpillars and Mayor Minter may act on caterpillar control on Hudson and Quarry streets.
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Danny Saks
Woodlawn Avenue
Danny
Daniel J. Baldwin
Hudson
Quarry
Minter
W. A. Teubert
Teubert
Harper Road
City Hall
Millard Tyree
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