Thought for Today Quote From Matthew Prior
Editorial note presents a pithy maxim about critics and drinkers. It contrasts those who speak without thinking with those who never taste, attributed to Matthew Prior. The item reads like a daily opinion snippet with period voice and concise moral reflection.
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Matthew Prior
L. S. McCandless
Craig
Cole
Empire Courier
Joe DiMaggio
al Cooper
Marilyn Monroe
Tony Bennett
Earl
Executives Work Harder Than External Pressures Demand
Whyte interviews 221 top managers and finds they work 48 hours plus weekly, driven by self expression, the desire to contribute, prestige, responsibility, and fear. Money is not the main motive. taxes do little to curb effort, while relative pay matters more than absolute salary.
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William H. Whyte Jr
Fortune
Whyte
Dean
An Ear for America and the Lesson of Dean’s Prison Time
Maj. Gen. William F. Dean argues for better listening to other nations to avoid hatred and misjudgment. His Korean captivity taught that guards believed their path to a better life. understanding, not force, is needed. He says American misconduct toward Koreans and other minorities fuels hostility, urging tact and respect as prewar relations mattered.
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America
United States
William F. Dean
Dean
Boston
First 4-minute mile breaks long held limits
The article recalls historic feats that shattered time barriers in track and field. It notes Wykoff's 9.4 and 9.3-second sprints in 1930 and 1948, Les Steers' seven-foot-plus high jump in 1941, and Bannister's 3:59.4 mile in 1954, framing these as age-defying breaks of the "even time" ceiling.
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Alma Mater
Fair Lady
Wykoff
Patton
Africa
Les Steers
Roger Gilbert Bannister
Oxford University
England
Yesteryear
Briefly Speaking in Alabama Station Surprise
A filling station in Alabama was stuck with a check drawn on the East Bank of the Mississippi. The item notes a cultural quirk in this and other towns where kissing is described as a lost art, implying a collection of artful habits or sayings observed locally.
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Alabama
Mississippi
Byrd Leads Unusual Probe Of FHA In Republican Congress
Senator Harry Byrd of Virginia chairs a unique cross‑branch committee probing the Federal Housing Administration. The panel, created to cut government waste, operates with limited funds and staff, turning tax and criminal leads to IRS and Justice. Supporters credit Byrd with saving billions in federal expenditures.
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Harry Flood Byrd
Virginia
Byrd
Federal Housing Administration
FHA
Senate
Homer Capehart
Indiana
Congress
House
Executive Branch
Internal Revenue Service
Justice Department
Raleigh and Beckley Newspapers Publishing Rates Notice
Beckley Newspapers Corporation publishes evening and Sunday morning editions from Beckley and Hinton West Virginia. Advertising and editorial details, Associated Press rights, and subscription rates with terms, taxes, and delivery notes are listed for West Virginia readers.
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Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Beckley
W. Va
Hinton
West Virginia
Night Beat Grins and Grim Tales From New York
In a brisk city column the night beat founder notes Frankie Laine mournfully recalls pianist Carl Fischer who died of coronary thrombosis after multiple cardiographs. It shares celebrity chatter on Eddie Fisher, Arthur Godfrey, Dor is Duke, Doris Duke, Carol Haney and Barbara Hutton while logging bridges for Sarasota, gossip, media moves, and light industry gossip.
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New York
Frankie Laine
Carl Fischer
Fischer
Laine
Country Doctor Grounds Roaring Spring Measles to Madness
New York report highlights Dr. Wilbert L. Grounds a 70 year old Roaring Spring physician near Altoona who has spent 40 years serving a town of 2800. He delivered thousands of babies and treated 50 to 60 patients daily, recalling a storied career from 75 mile horse sleigh runs to 100 tonsillectomies in a single month. He emphasizes affordable care, small-town service, and pride in a life lived for patients over profit.
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New York
Pennsylvania
America
Wilbert L. Grounds
Roaring Spring
Altoona
Dr. Grounds
Rotary Club
Heroic French Troops Lose Battles At Home
Washington dispatch analyzes the French crisis in Indochina after Dien Bien Phu. It argues French political divisions and weak leadership hinder victory while the Vietminh gains momentum with Chinese aid and US urging for European defense cohesion.
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Dien Bien Phu
Indochina
Maginot
Laniel
Ho Chi Minh
United States
European Defense Community
Georges Bidault
Geneva
Bidault
Joseph Laniel
Edc
No Korea Solution at Geneva and Indo China postal
Geneva conference outlines no Korea settlement and a patched Indo China plan. US disassociates from armistice proposal over fear of Communist overrun while planning Southeast Asia collective security. Molotov attacks UN. expulsion implied for unity of non Communist states.
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Geneva
North
South Korea
United Nations
United States
Korea
Indo-China
State Dulles
America
Southeast Asia
Moscow
Peiping
Paris
Molotov
Red China
Security Council
Soviet
Russia
Vishinsky
United Nations General Assembly
League of Nations
Military Men in News At Home and Overseas
Marne lists servicemen with USS Wasp in San Diego and Far East. William Lambert, Beckley area natives, and others in Japan and Germany are named with family ties. Readers learn ship assignments, training, and upcoming return aboard the USS Wisconsin and with Marine units in Itami and J apan.
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Wasp
San Diego
Calif
Far East
Marine Pie
William K. Lambert
William B. Lambert
Stotesbury
Korean
South China Sea
French Indo-China
Republic of the Philippines
United States
Wisconsin
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Raleigh
Thomas F. Stafford
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Saeoee
Ss Y Brooks & Finley Inc
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Chicago
Cleveland
Atlanta
Los Angeles
Billy Rose
Joyce Mathews
Eddie Fisher
Arthur Godfrey
Mayo Clinic
la Vie En Rose
Patti Moore
Ben Lessy
Doris Duke
Nenette Charisse
Miss Duke
Doris
Carol Haney
New Bedford
Mass
Gene Kelly
Barbara Hutton
Rubi
Zsa Zsa
Sarasota
John Ringling
Helen Griffith
Irving Coen
Ken Purdy
Eva M. Knight
Bedford
A. Jergens
CBS Prez
Frank Stanton
Roy Cohn
Columbia Pictures
Miami
Adele Jergens
Eisenhower
Dodger
Roy Campanella
Puerto Rico
Gov’t
Joe
Marsh
Haney
God
Jesus Christ
John S&s. Stamm
Harrisburg
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Samson
By David Lawrence
By Peggy Kessinger
Camp Lejeune
N.C. Marine Corps Base
Pfc
William D. Martin
Jo Ann Preston
Japan
Marine Wing Service Group 17
Pfe
Raymond E. Fink
Guy Fink
Saidie E. Fink
Odd
Group
The
First Marine Aircraft Wing
Itami Air Base
Honshu
Island
Dan R. Williams
Seaman
Maggie Williams
Route 1
Betty Bostick Williams
Sprague
Bobby G. Francisco
Charles F. Francisco
Allen Ave
Edwin S. Horwath
Steve Horwath
Bair St
East Beckley
Iwo Jima
Seventh Fleet
Second Armored Division
94Th
Germany
Cpl
James Howard
Emma Webster
Glen Rogers
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