Raleigh County Social Security Benefits Rise Amid Growth
Raleigh County residents receive higher annual Social Security payments as earnings rise and more people qualify. The latest Bureau of Old-Age and Survivors Insurance report shows Raleigh County checks at about $700 yearly per beneficiary, with total county payments near $6.96 million for 9,945 recipients. Since 1950, changes have expanded coverage and benefits, and projections foresee further expansion.
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Raleigh
Social Security Pension Fund
Bureau of Old-Age and Survivors Insurance
Raleigh County
South Atlantic States
West Virginia
Congress
Reform of the electoral college eyed in Senate action
In this Washington Window column Lyle C. Wilson urges conservative businessmen to train lobbyists in Washington to study Senate Joint Resolution 12 in room 457 Old SOB. The piece argues S J Res 12 seeks electoral college reform aimed at reducing influence of minorities and pressure groups in presidential politics, recalling a similar reform effort in 1956.
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Lyle C. Wilson
United Press International Washington
UPI
Washington
Senate
U.S
Reform of Electoral College proposal by 51 senators
The reform drive collapsed as sponsors defected in small groups and the measure failed. Five senators back S. J. Res. 12 Karl Mundt, Strom Thurmond, John McClellan, Thruston Morton, and William Blakely. passage would require a two thirds vote in both chambers. The plan would allocate one electoral vote per congressional district with two at large for the state, shifting advantage to Republicans and reducing big state influence. Mundt contends it would free parties from big state influence in candidate selection.
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U.S
Karl E. Mundt
S.D
J. Strom Thurmond
S.C
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Thruston B. Morton
William A. Blakely
U.S. Congress
House
Mundt
British diplomacy through history cautions against bold action
Bruce Bross argues that British critics misread U S policy and warns that reliance on cautious diplomacy has repeatedly failed in the past. He notes 1930s Britain and France delayed decisive sanctions against Mussolini and Hitler, an error that aided German aggression and led to war.
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U.S
Southeast Asia
Asia
Europe
Adolf Hitler
Winston
Hitler
Mussolini
Ethiopia
Munich
Rhineland
Paris
London
Austria
Czechoslovakia
Washington Notebook gadgetry and public gaffes cited
Washington Notebook recounts mishaps from Alan Shepard’s hero welcome where NASA officials could not fix a broken sound system, Sen Barry Goldwater’s electronic flagpole, Abraham Ribicoff’s teleprompter woes, and Don McBride’s roses joke highlighting public gadgetry and light political humor.
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Washington
NEA
Central Intelligence Agency
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Alan Shepard
ClAers
NASA
West Virginia to land two ships contracts for Pt Pleasant firm
Gov Barron’s office said awards for two Coast and Geodetic Survey ships will boost Pt Pleasant economy. Marietta Manufacturing bid about 1.9 million dollars per ship, and 1.8 million for a possible third craft. The Maritime Commission will award after cost verification, with about 800 workers added during a two year build.
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Jerry Gould
United Press International
Charleston
W. Va
UPID
W. W. Barron
Pt. Pleasant
Marietta Manufacturing Co
Coast and Geodetic Survey
Maritime Commission
Governor’s Office
Governor's week includes commencements and events
The governor has a busy schedule this week with commencements at Marshall College and West Virginia State College. He will join Agriculture Secretary Freeman in Welch to inaugurate the food stamp program in McDowell County, attend Concord College graduation, participate in Governor's Day at Philippi, speak at the Lions Club convention in Clarksburg, and unveil his father’s portrait in Elkins. The State Purchases dept plans supplies for WVU Medical School, including two human skeletons. Also notes patching marble floor holes in the Statehouse to prevent slips for women wearing spike heels.
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West Virginia State College
Welch
Agriculture
Orville Freeman
McDowell County
Barron
Concord College
Philippi
West Virginia Lions Club
Clarksburg
Elkins
Davis & Elkins College
West Virginia University Medical School
Med School
Fred Merchant
West Virginia
Charleston
Lynn Dollar Demonstrates Lock Picking at Press Club
Lynn Dollar, former quiz show contestant, appeared in the National Press Club ballroom demonstrating a new "super security" lock. The Eagle Lock Corp enlisted her to show how easily an ordinary lock can be picked with a hairpin in front of journalists, police officers, and locksmiths.
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LeRoy Collins
National Association of Broadcasters
Florida
Ribicoff
Collins
Washington
UPI
Lynn Dollar
Miss Dollar
National Press Club
Eagle Lock Corp
Qs and As: Key's star spangled banner inspiration
The incident that inspired Francis Scott Key to compose The Star Spangled Banner was the American flag still waving over Fort McHenry after a 25 hour bombardment by the British in 1814.
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Francis Scott Key
Fort McHenry
Raleigh Register Subscription Rates and Delivery Info
The Raleigh Register lists subscription rates for mail and home delivery, with daily and Sunday options, varying by duration and service. Rates include WV sales tax and note carrier independence from Beckley Newspapers Corporation.
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Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Prince St
Beckley
W. Va
Hinton
West Virginia
Weer Ee
Memorial Day Reflections and Resolve Across Citizens
A lengthy meditation on Memorial Day duties and remembrance. The prose cites national losses, veterans' groups, and the need for loyalty to American ideals. It pleads for universal observance, reflecting on sacrifice and the spiritual guidance sought from faith, ending with a prayer by A. A. Scott of Toronto.
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C. S. Collier, Jr
W. Va
Department of Veterans Affairs
Mamie Van Doren Recall as New York Chorus Girl
New York gossip recalls Mamie Van Doren as Joan Olander who sang at Monte Proser's Theater Cabaret about ten years ago. She hintes she engaged to Jack Dempsey, later moved to Hollywood, and uses a Kennedy image in her act while dating Tony Santoro.
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Mamie van Doren
Monte Proser
Hollywood
Jackie Gleason
Leon
Eddie
Joan Olander
Mamie
Jack Dempsey
Mamie Eisenhower
Tony Santoro
President Kennedy
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