Eisenhower appeals shape budget battle and veto history
The article recalls Eisenhower’s 1954 and 1956 broadcast appeals over tax cuts and farm price supports, noting how public address influenced Congress. It contrasts 1954 tax-cut battles with later vetoes and the eventual soil-bank farm bill, and compares to Wilson’s 1919 radio efforts on the League of Nations.
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Navy invests in nuclear fleet with Skate launch and carriers
The Skate, the United States third nuclear powered submarine, debuted at Groton as the Navy accelerates toward a nuclear fleet. Plans call for an atomic carrier, dozens of missile ships, and more submarines, with Congress funding and defense reports urging broader nuclear sea power.
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Jane’s Fighting Ships
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Thomas S. Gates Jr
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The Register Opines on Saloons and Beckley Depot
The 1907 editorial recounts Joe L. Smith and The Register opposing saloons and liquor wholesale schemes. It labels Beckley City depot as an open saloon run by the same owners as The Herald and cites the August court as pro liquor interests. It also notes Ivy League jokes as a new trend.
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Civitan honors Beckley student with citizenship award
A Beckley Civitan Club citizenship award presentation highlights 14 year old Norman Dingess of Teel Elementary School. Norman’s life summary celebrates family roots in Skelton and Chapmansville, schooling at Teel, and aims to uphold good citizenship motto Builders of Good Citizenship.
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M. Dingess
Beckley
Norman
Teel
Norman Harold Dingess
Skelton
W. Va
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Ruby Dingess
James Dingess
Elizabeth Dingess
Chapmansville
Teel Elementary
Teel School
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Henson
Christian
Hunt
Wright
Martin
Harper
Posey. Pettrv
Eisenhower Aims for Clear Foreign Aid Plan This Week
President Eisenhower prepares a special message to Congress and a nationwide address on foreign aid known as mutual security. The plan faces public confusion over a $4.4 billion request, with calls to separate military and economic aid and rebalance funding through the Defense Department.
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Prayer text from Wilmette Methodist church service
Almighty and eternal God be near to us this day meet us at our point of greatest need. Grant us courage when we are afraid and forgive our sins. We seek divine guidance in sorrow and distress and ask to be witnesses of thy love and light in Christ's name Amen. Charles M Crowe Wilmette parish Methodist church pastor.
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Huntress Mirella Reece Defies Stereotypes In Africa
Mirella Reece, a tall bronzed huntress daughter of an Italian rancher near Nairobi, recounts first elephant kills, safari work with movie companies, and a wish for many children. She laments lack of licensing as a female hunter and recalls Mau Mau era dangers on her Kenyan ranch.
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Becketty Jewelry Fire Sparks Citywide Alert in Beckley
Fifty years ago Raleigh Reg notes Beckley swelling with fear as C A Botbey Jewelry Store on Heber Street burned from a straw-filled barrel beneath its floor. A second blaze struck Bee Hive lunch stand and grocery. Citizens stopped both fires and a man with knifes was arrested after threatening at a furniture store blaze. Patrolman Hollandsworth fired at a fleeing suspect two days later. The arrestee slept in a public school with steel knicks and faced Grand Jury action.
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Buckley Black Knights Move to First with 11–2 Win
In a Middle Atlantic League tilt, the Buckley Black Knights defeated Johnstown 11 to 2 to climb into first place. The Raleigh Register notes this season long chase and standings shift as the Joneses and others watch the race closely.
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Hopewell
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Johnstown
Glen White
Lester
Cray Orchard
Arend-Ro land saga fades with time
A publicized land dispute and oversized hype dim in late May. The piece notes the misfired attention and compares it to aging baseball rookies, while a quirky image of a cat and a midget tiger misleads impressions.
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Billerigay
England
Tommy Sands Seeks A Hollywood Diploma In Teen Saga
New York feature profiles Tommy Sands a 19 year old rising star who seeks a high school diploma in Hollywood after quick fame from Teen Age Crush and Hep Dee Hootie. He recalls quitting Lamar High in 1953 to work and says college would waste time. road manager Bill Lee cites early earnings and shows.
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Tommy
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Dee Hootie
Cutie Wootie
Globe Photos
Bill Lee
Hollywood
Hep
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Taft
Shreveport
Tommy Sands
Houston
Lamar High
Wm. O'Dinger
Mexico City
Rosemary Ridgewell
Tommy Manville
Pat Gaston
Steve Allen
Bill Leonard
Norma Wallace
Celeste Holm
Central Park
John Perona
MGM
Bed Wetting Cure Using Electric Alarm Promises Quick Relief
A mother recounts using a device with copper strips and a buzzer to wake a nine year old boy at night, preventing bed wetting. The method, called The Nuroclast, prompted an immediate bathroom trip and, after five weeks, the child remained dry. The piece urges readers to request the booklet The Mroclast by sending 20 cents and a stamped envelope.
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Donnie
Railroads Spend Nearly Two Billion on Fuel in 1956
The 1956 Class 1 railroads spent about 1.984 billion dollars on fuel materials and supplies, up 15.1 percent from the prior year. Walter Reuther calls for jail time for crooked labor leaders and employers who take bribes. Secretary of Labor James Mitchell contrasts two types of labor hoodlums, one corrupt in labor’s cause and a criminal who attaches to the movement.
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