Electric toothbrush era mocks lazy society
The Tampa Tribune critiques a mechanized future noting FDA seizures of 200 electric toothbrushes and warnings on 50 000 more for shock risk if water exposed. It argues automation may boost consumption and taxes while praising tech progress, yet laments reliance on machines to brush teeth.
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New Frontier Society
Food and Drug Administration
Junior
Sis
Tampa
Fla
Tribune
Saskatchewan doctors revolt challenges new socialized care plan
In Saskatchewan, about 900 doctors threaten to end general practice in July unless the provincial plan allows private practice. The move could prompt recruitment from Britain as Canada’s parties eye a national health insurance issue ahead of the June 18 federal election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey
Saskatchewan
Kennedy
Regina
Canada
Johnson Connally race clouds Texas political future
After a runoff primary in early June Lyndon Johnson faces a clearer view of whether ally John Connally will gain the Texas governorship. Johnson reportedly did not fully approve Connally entering the race, but a Connally victory could aid Johnson by bolstering Texas for the 1964 national ticket while also shaping ambitions for 1968. Texas history shows the state is no longer a guaranteed Democratic base.
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Lyndon Johnson
John Connally
Texas
Johnson
Connally
Kennedy
Recreation Drive to Fuel U S Outdoor Program Growth
Washington population growth drives demand for recreation facilities as Udall launches a national strategy. A new Bureau of Outdoor Recreation coordinates 20 federal agencies, with Crafts as head and Stevens as top assistant, based on the Rockefeller report forecasting trips in demand and a $50 million matching grants plan pending in Congress.
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Washington
NEA
Interior
Stewart L. Udall
White House
State Department
Congress
Gifford Pinchot
Theodore Roosevelt
Udall
Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
Edward C. Crafts
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Forest Service
Lawrence N. Stevens
Outdoor Recreation For America
Kennedy
Laurance S. Rockefeller
Rockefeller Commission
BOR
Dr. Crafts
Larry Stevens
Stevens
Laurance Rockefeller
Will U Thant Seek a Full UN Term?
U Thant weighs whether to stay as secretary general beyond next April 10. His cautious six months include firm stances with East and West and U.S. backing in interviews. A Moscow visit may reveal Kremlin intent as he works with Ellsworth Bunker on the West New Guinea dispute between Netherlands and Indonesia, a crisis threatening to test UN impartiality.
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Phil Newsom
UPI
U Thant
United Nations
Dag Hammarskjold
General Assembly
Thant
Harold Macmillan
Russia
United States
U.S
Adlai E. Stevenson
Moscow
Kremlin
Guinea
Lomat Ellsworth
Netherlands
Indonesia
West New Guinea
Stevenson
U.N
Hague
Education debate draws lines over NEA blacklist claims
United Press story analyzes the clash between NEA officials and opponents like Steve Stahl of OPEC over alleged NEA blacklists. It cites NEA secretary Richard Kennan denying any blacklist and discusses the use of information to label critics, including remarks from a 1961 speech.
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Washington
UPI
Steve Stahl
National Education Association
NEA
Steve
Oklahoma Public Expenditures Council
OPEC
Richard Barnes
Kennan
NEA National Commission For the Defense of Democracy
Stahl
Miracle rebuilds dot Atlantic shore after Ash Wednesday
Editorial notes a major recovery along the Atlantic coast after the 1961 Ash Wednesday storm. Congress approved 40 million dollars in emergency aid, with Kennedy declaring disaster areas in multiple states. New Jersey acts to fund flood relief, while specific projects in Stone Harbor Rehoboth Beach Hatteras Island and Bethany Beach advance, and Ocean City reports a busy May weekend as coastal commerce rebounds.
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Richard Sponge
Atlantic Littoral
Congress
Kennedy
Office of Emergency Planning
Small Business Administration
New York
Delaware
New Jersey
Maryland
Virginia
North Carolina
Florida
West Virginia
Kentucky
Ivania
Rehoboth Beach
Del
Stone Harbor
N. J
Rehoboth
Hatteras Island
Cape Hatteras
Outer Banks
Indian River
Bethany Beach
Ocean City
Jersey
Cape May County
Bus Tours and Civic Lessons in Beckley Weathered by Time
In Beckley a column reflects on school charters funding trips to Charleston and local sites, suggesting Raleigh County Courthouse visits and Grandview State Park as educational outings. It ponders officials wielding greetings for voters and links civic exposure with community benefit. A book by Barbara Ward, The Rich Nations And The Poor Nations, critiques wealth disparity and Communist dreams, noting wealth inequality and leadership in traditional societies.
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Charleston
Capitol
Coonskin Park
Beckley
Raleigh County
Avery
Barbara Ward
Norton
American Senate
Wholesome Hollywood Vision From Henry Koster on TV
ERSKINE JOHNSON reports Henry Koster, famed for wholesome family films for 25 years, distrusts adult movies and TV to create stars. He cites Three Smart Girls and 100 Men and a Girl as past successes, praises Flower Drum Song, and laments TV draining new talent while predicting Mr Hobbs Takes A Vacation and Sound of Music projects.
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Hollywood
NEA
Mr. Clean
Henry Koster
Koster
Joseph Pasternak
Deanna Durbin
Jimmy Stewart
Mr. Hobbs
Mary Martin
Beckley Public Building Hopes Dwindle With Low Postal Receipts
Twenty years ago Raleigh Register reports Beckley cannot expect a public building soon as the Public Buildings Committee sets a $10,000 minimum postal receipts requirement. Beckley’s annual receipts are $6,540.66. County Superintendent A S Dickens returns from Charleston after helping in grading manuscripts for state teachers. Debs is nominated for U S president by the Socialist convention. N C Clay of Cameron, GOP deputy sheriff candidate, visits for business. Jennings George returns from Lewisburg where he attended the academy term.
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Raleigh Register
Beckley
Committee On Public Buildings
Treasury Department
A. S. Dickens
Charleston
Night parking fines cited by city police chief
Officers towed three cars from Main Street business district after overnight parking violation. Owners paid fines and charges at city hall as Police Chief J Q Stover warned against all night parking. Wilda Ganeau opens a part time singing school in Oakoe. Principal C G Peregoy ahead of fitness program debate at WWHS. About 175 invited to Ella Davis Laing Bax ter Laird recital at Woman's Clubhouse.
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Raleigh Register
City Hall
J. Q. Stover
C. G. Peregoy
Woodrow Wilson High School
President Kennedy
WWHS
Ella Davis
Laing Baxter Laird
Woman's Clubhouse
Beckley Newspapers subscription rates and policies
Beckley Newspapers Corporation lists mail and home delivery rates for daily and Sunday editions, with annual and half-year options. It notes change of address procedures, tax applicability, and nonresponsibility for advance subscription payments to agents or contractors.
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Ward-Griffith Company, Inc
New York
Chicago
Detroit
Atlanta
Boston
Charlotte
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Greenville
Pittsburgh
S.e
Emall
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
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Newspaper Enterprise Assn
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United Press International
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Mich
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Flynn
Adm
Hyman G. Rickover
Navy
Rickover
Christ
John C. Hodel
Grandview State Park
Rock
Chamber of Commerce
Business Bureau
Erskine Johnson
Pasternak-Koster
Hungary
Pasternak
Eugene Victor Debs
Terre Haute
Ind
National Socialist’s
N. C. Clay
Cameron
Harvey Cook
Jennings George
Lewisburg
Aegee Academy
Wilda Ganeau
Oakoe
Naleigh
Prince St
W. Va
Hinton
John Hodel
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