Holidays And Week Ends Windfall for federal workers?
A House committee report favors a bill to make a holiday on Saturday a mandatory day off for federal workers, costing the government millions. Administration opposes as costly. If passed, 40 year span would add about 140 million in extra expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
Eisenhower
Postal
House Committee
House
U. S
Britain
Bank and General
Afl-Cio
Jesus as the greatest psychologist says Dr. Crane
In a column on practical psychology, a reader cites Dr. George W. Crane and argues Jesus Christ was the greatest psychologist. The exchange discusses the Reversible Why, biblical examples, and the contrast with academic study, urging readers to request Crane’s booklets.
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Chester W
Jesus
Aristotle
William James
Caesar
Christ
God
Nero
Crane
Happiness Made by Tony Gagalone in Beckley
A Beckley column extols Tony Gagalone owner of the Columbia Grill on Heber Street as a beacon of home made happiness. The piece recounts his kindness to a hungry beggar his wife’s birthday gift of a diamond cross necklace and his habit of sharing ice cream and cake with customers. It notes his hard early work in coal towns his losses and comeback and his philosophy to stay cheerful despite troubles.
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Beckley
United States
Ld O
Frento
Tony
Gagalone
Columbia Grill
Heber Street
America
Italy
Gag
Life’s Ridge
Carlyle
Pemberton
Cincinnati
Disraeli
New veto facing Demos
The piece notes a modest Congress nearing summer with few major bills, while President Eisenhower maintains a gentle stance toward a Democrat-led Congress. A veto against bills expanding power of the Rural Electrification Administration is highlighted, as is the looming threat of further veto battles over housing, airport aid, and aid to low income areas.
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James Marlow
Associated Press
Washington
Eisenhower
Ezra Taft Benson
Benson
Rural Electrification Administration
Housin
Military Men In The News At Home And Overseas
Peggy Kessinger reports on soldiers completing eight weeks of advance individual armor training at Fort Knox Kentucky Pvt Gerald D Bragg 19 son of Edward Bragg Oak Hill entered the Army in November 1958 and trained at Fort Jackson South Carolina Also graduates include Pvt Eugene E Chappo 18 son of Steve Chap at the Provost Marshal General s School Fort Gordon Georgia after eight weeks of advanced individual military police training
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Fort Knox
Gerald D. Bragg
Edward Bragg
Oak Hill
Army
Fort Jackson
S. C
Provost Marshal General's School
Fort Gordon, Ga
Pvt
Eugene E. Chappo
Steve Chap
Beckley
Fort Jackson, S. C
Chappo
Woodrow Wilson High School
Beckley News Published By Beckley Newspapers
Haleigh Register lists the Beckley Newspapers Corporation as publisher with Associated Press affiliation and national ad representation. The piece covers subscription rates, delivery terms, and carrier independence, plus a local Army enlistment and a profile of Airman of the Month Lars Breeden Jr. and his family, noting his overseas deployment in Japan and two and a half year residency ahead.
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J. McQuade
Associated Press
AP News
Brooks & Finley, Inc
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Detroit
Boston
Cleveland
Atlanta
San Francisco
West Virginia
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Yokota Air Force Base
Japan
Lars Breeden Jr
Lars Breeden
Clyde St
Beckley
Russian couple marks 110th wedding anniversary
The Moscow chatter noted a Russian pair celebrating 110 years of marriage with the wife aged 136 and the husband 131, a remarkable longevity claim that drew attention to enduring union.
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Saul Pett
New York
Moscow
Complications Of A 10th Anniversary Generations
A reflection on a long union as a couple celebrated a decade and imagined a family with two daughters and a son, each over 100, pondering American identity through a humorous lens.
Lighthouses and a long couple's breakfast debate
The text recalls ancient lighthouses from Libyan and Pharos to Roman towers guiding sailors, then shifts to a humorous back-and-forth breakfast scene between an elderly couple about anniversaries money and memories, with jokes about war, inventions, and investments. Joline Roberts of Portsmouth wins a $10 prize for a reader question.
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Mediterranean Sea
Pharos
Alexandria
English Channel
Britain
Joline Roberts
Portsmouth
N. H
Beckley
Shiloh
Appomattox
Amalgamated Lamp Wick
Prayer for Today from M Ray Mee Kay
Prayer asks gratitude for revelation in Jesus Christ and new life for all men through Him. It seeks forgiveness for sins and asks to help others know and exemplify Christ in relationships. Presented by M Ray Mee Kay, Wake Forest, N C, professor of preaching, Southeastern Baptist Seminary.
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Jesus Christ
M. Ray MeeKay
Wake Forest
N. C
Southeastern Baptist Seminary
From the Terrace Veranda Gossip in Cannes
Earl Wilson notes from Cannes describe social whirl at Hotel Carlton with Paddy Chayefsky, Rob Rossellini, and stars. he spies Kim Novak, asks for secrets, teases hair, ruby on the BWs forehead, and collects exclusives while basking in Riviera celebrity chatter.
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Cannes
France
Carlton
Mediterranean
Miami Beach
Alot
Miami
Buckaroo
Rockford
Ohio
Paddy
Paddy Chayefsky
Kim Novak
van Dyke
Kim
Roberto Rossellini
Sonali Das Gupta
B. W
Playboy Magazine
Variety
Abel Green
Milton Greene
Marilyn Monroe
Sam Spiegel
Twentieth
Timber land transfer seals 390.5 acres on Tommys Creek
The clerk admitted a conveyance transferring title to 390.5 acres of timber on Tommy's Creek to H. D. Wiggins for 16000 dollars. Grantors include I C Prince James F Prince Frank A Prince Annie Prince and W O Abney. Gov Glasscock forms a state printing commission with Hedrick Young Holt Morrison and Dennis to review printing laws and consider a state printery.
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Tommy's Creek
H. D. Wiggins
Boston
Prince
James F, Prince
Frank A
Annie Prince
W. O
Abney
Glasscock
West Virginia
W.C. Hedrick
Princeton
Cal. F. Young
Charleston
James W. Holt
Grafton
John B. Morrison
T. N. Dennis
Lewisburg
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George W. Crane
Roy Lee Harmon
F. Gagalone
the World Today
Demos
By Peggy Kessinger
Haleigh
Prince St
W. Va
Hinton
Air Departments
Managing
Betty Ann Shrewsbury
Charles Alden Shrewsbury
Loudon. Heights
Beverly Ann
Farl Ll
Breeden
Stonewall Jackson High School
E. E. Chappe
E. Breeden
Hal Boyle
Lighthouses
Great Lakes
Univac
Junior
Bill More
Pierce
Lincoln
Earl Wilson
Century Fox
Charles Einfeld
Art Rosett
Brooklyn
Riviera Sun
Terry McCormick
Raleigh Register
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