De Gaulle Faces Jeering After Salan Verdict in France
The Salan life sentence underlines France’s struggle for stable democracy as De Gaulle, despite popular support, relies on referendums and risks alienating parliament. Critics blame him for Algeria policies while concerns grow over his age and the country’s path beyond his leadership.
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Raoul Salan
France
Charles de Gaulle
Algeria
Voltaire
de Gaulle
NATO
Salan
Frances
Verbal Boomerang in Titov Traffic Critique
In touring America Soviet cosmonaut Ghermann Titov noted the large number of autos as a problem. He reveals Soviet limits not a master plan, conceding US industry achievement while criticizing US traffic. The piece frames Titov’s remarks as a backhanded acknowledgment of Soviet shortfalls and American gains.
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America
Ghermann Titov
Soviet Union
U. S
Titov
U S
Century of Progress in Agriculture Frames 1862 Agency Founding
Washington Agriculture Department marks a century since Lincoln created the Agriculture Department in 1862. The 63rd yearbook After a Hundred Years, edited by Alfred Stefferud from 148 authors, chronicles the farm nation’s growth through 700 pictures and narratives of American farmers’ ingenuity. The volume, sold by the Government Printing Office for $3, portrays the department’s central role in rural development and scientific advancement.
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Washington
NEA
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Abraham Lincoln
Jefferson
U. S
Alfred Stefferud
Lincoln
Department of Agriculture
America
Beckley Newspaper Rates and Agriculture Book Review
Beckley Newspapers details subscription prices and delivery terms for West Virginia readers, noting carrier contracts and tax additions. The piece then expands into a feature on a comprehensive history of American agriculture, praising Land Grant colleges, Beltsville research, and global farming advances, with projections for 2000 and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Man Needs A Scale Of Values By Ralph W. Loew
The essay follows a mother and pastor discussing God’s al mighty and Jesus with a child named Drew who humorously shifts the focus to elephants. It argues that modern readers often start with power figures and must discover a deeper religious faith to orient values amid space exploration and global conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph W. Loew
D.D
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
God
Drew
Jesus
Visit to the Wolfhound Regiment’s Freedom Road Training
UPI reports on the 27th Regiment Wolfhound soldiers training in Thailand. They trek 60 miles north of Bangkok then 100 miles east along a new military road bypassing the capital. The unit, drawn from many states, Hawai i to New York, trains four months in jungle conditions, drills with mortars, and maintains dry humor about homesickness.
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Phil Newsom
UPI
Ba—I—U
Thailand
UPD
Bangkok
Freedom Highway
Red China
Dong Phua Yen
Korea
Red Chinese
Pathet Lao
Mekong River
Robert J. Wood
Bridgeport
James O’connell
Montclair
N.J
Pfe
Albert Frieze
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Even Computers Must Write It Down
UPI reports from 1969 on the rise of printed records with marginally-punched forms. George Barr Jr and other Raleigh figures order Model T and Maxwell cars. David Prince dies of pneumonia. Beckley Institute enrollment soars with 400+ students and 11 graduates. Kings Daughters anniversary program set for June 7. Kenneth Morse of Standard Register argues for printed input as computers expand data handling.
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George W. Barr, Jr
Ford Automobile
Messrs. E. M. Payne
T. H. Wickham
T. K. Laing
B. E. Tolbert
H. J. Lilly
Beaver
G. C. Hedrick
Raleigh County Bank
J. H. Hatcher
Theodore Schirmer
Schirmer
John Q. Sherman
Standard Register
Morse
Poppy Day profits and old Clayton name tale emerge
From 1937 files: Poppy Day netted 475 and about 3500 pop pies sold. Court action by railroad attorneys to block Rhodell citizens from incorporating. Clayton Ballengee, 92, claimed Clayton name origin from a balloonist. Aero naut Clayton linked to early West Virginia travel. Hedrick Jr. reported meeting medical degree requirements and connections to Woodrow Wilson HS, Marshall College, and New River State College, now WV Tech.
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Clayton
David G. Ballengee
United States
West Virginia
Kanawha Falls
Grover Cleveland Hedrick Jr
University of Maryland
Woodrow Wilson High School
Marshall College
New River State College
West Virginia Institute of Technology
Wiener Spelling Society secret meeting debates violent methods
A quirky account from Harrisburg Pa describes a secret meeting of a fictional Society for the Prevention of the Spelling of wieners where a gray haired speaker advocates force, while others note risks, executions, and editorial resistance. The piece ends with a prayer by Roy H Stetler.
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Society For the Prevention of the Spelling of
Outdoor Recreation Pressure To Get Away From It All
An editor notes growing demand for outdoor recreation as park visits rise nationwide. A White House conference on conservation was planned, with legislative steps and new agencies expanding public lands, funding, and plans to protect shorelines, forests, and wilderness. Federal aid and private interests clash with land value, access, and local opposition as the nation seeks more nearby recreation facilities.
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Helen B. Shaffer
White House
Washington
Outdoor Recreation Resources Review Commission
Congress
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Padre Island
Texas
Great Basin National Park
Nevada
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Potomac River
Secretary of the Interior
Outdoor Recreation Commission
Alaska
Northeast
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O.A.S
Sallan
Agriculture Department
Peter Edson
Naleigh
Prince St
Beckley
W. Va
Hinton
Jonas Hodel
United Press International
Ward-Griffith Company, Inc
New York
Chicago
Detroit
Atlanta
Boston
Charlotte
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Greenville
Pittsburgh
Mr. Lincoln
West
Beltsville, Md
U. S. Agriculure
Howard Scott Gentry
Space Progiam
Jesse Bogue
UPI Financial
Raleigh Register
David Prince
Clarkson Prince
Raleigh County
Beaver Creek
Mr. Prince
Beckley Institute
Bishop Gravatt
Episcopalian Church
Presbyterian Church
Kenneth P. Morse
Standard Register Company
Dayton, C
Armed Services
The
Jack Williams
Poppy Day
Rhodell
Weiners
Nail-Parer
Frank
Furter
Roy H. Stetler
Harrisburg
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Treasury
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