Thought For Today on New York Barge Canal Gift Vote
An editorial argues New York voters should reject leasing the 522 mile canal to the Federal Government. It warns of hidden federal subsidies, lost income, and a growing national bill as grants prompt broader entitlement. It notes local uses and taxes funding such projects while the bill would shift costs to Washington.
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Sam
Washington
New York
New York State
TVA
St. Louis
Great Northwest
Treasury
J. McQuade
Associated Press
Editorial Reprint on Deadly Books Sold to Chicago Teens
A Chicago columnist exposes a direct mail campaign advertising Kill or Get Killed a fighting manual for teens. The $3 primer markets combat techniques with illustrated steps and includes sales of stilettos throwing knives daggers and other knives. A despairing judge cites Illinois laws as needed to curb such material.
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Chicago
Illinois
Nashville Banner
Stassen’s Political Yo-Yo Continues Amid Pennsylvania Bid
Harold Stassen remains a volatile figure in American politics as he seeks Philadelphia mayor, with past presidential ambitions fading yet not extinguished. He wavered between Nixon opposition and later a move away from a Nixon Rockefeller contest, while tax receipts for 1953–56 become a legal fight, pitting him against Philadelphia’s revenue commissioner Rotman.
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James Marlow
Associated Press News
Washington
Harold Stasesen
Pennsylvania
Reepublican
Richardson Dilworth
Philadelphia
White House
Pennsylvania Republican Organization
Stassen
Richard M. Nixn
Nixon
Eisenhower
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Minnesota
Martin Rotman
Uncle Sam
Rotman
Weather signs and November winds spark a cold debate
In Washington and across the hills, veteran weather lore clashes with official forecasts of a stormy winter. Dr Namias notes possible sharp temperature contrasts as west winds shift, while locals like Joe Ashworth trust wooly worms and heavy corn husks as indicators of a harsher season. Meanwhile TV quiz shows and censorship debates mirror broader media skepticism. Equity funds Fort Lee theater as Gypsy nets a weekly $23,000 profit.
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Sherwood Glutz
Egeria
Washerington
Weather Bureau
Hereesy
Associated Press
Washington
Jerome Namias
Joe Ashworth
Joe
Earl Wilson Photographers Rule Met Opera Openings
New York gossip column recounts Earl Wilson quotes on photographers at Metropolitan Opera openings. It notes the cameramen’s caustic remarks about celebrities, barroom scenes during intermission, and a parade of stars from Rosalind Elias to Skitch Henderson, plus industry chatter on TV, film, and theatre figures, including Frank Sinatra and David Merrick.
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New York
Metropolitan Opera
Sherry
Zircons
Bing
Max
Debbie) Kettner
Rosalind Elias
van Cliburn
Patrice Munsel
Roz Russell
Grace Vanderbilt
Greer Garson
Faye Emerson
Jack Herlihy
Skitch Henderson
Ruth Michaels
Hope Hampton
James Roller
Hope
Frank Sinatra
Frank
Sinatra
20Th Century- Fox
Toots Shor
Rory
Toots
Mr. Shor
Raleigh Register Classified and Delivery Rates Notice
Beckley Newspapers Corporation lists home delivery and subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, with prices for monthly and yearly plans and notes on taxes. It also covers carrier delivery terms and the responsibility for advance payments by carriers, dealers, and distributors.
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West Virginia
Sundsy
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Newspapers Lead Advertising Gains
Newspapers led all media in national advertising gains in July, with Printers’ Ink’s National Advertising Index showing a four percent rise from June and a 12 percent rise from July of last year. Newspapers gained nine percent over June and 14 percent over July, tying network TV for 1959’s ten percent cumulative gains.
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Printers’ Ink Magazine
Network TV
Gracious God Prayer by W Ralph Ward Jr Pittsburgh Minister
A reflective prayer by W Ralph Ward Jr of Mt. Lebanon Methodist Church Pittsburgh Pa inviting God to guide minds toward peace and brotherhood in crisis times through Jesus Christ the Pioneer of life Amen.
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Jesus Christ
W. Ralph Ward, Jr
Pittsburgh
Mt. Lebanon Methodist Church
Silverware and eggs clash in kitchen science quiz
A kitchen science note explains why a silver spoon tarnishes after eating eggs. The sulfur in eggs reacts with silver causing staining, sometimes odor from spoiled eggs. Readers are urged to wash and polish silver, with a $10 award offered to a winner, Robert Zelenis of Berkeley, Calif.
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Robert Zelenis
Berkeley
Calif
Beckley
Murphy Retires as Top U S Diplomat Cites Policy Harmony
Washington says the United States should maintain military strength for defense and leverage in talks with the Soviet Union. Undersecretary Robert D. Murphy, aging 65, discusses Khrushchev liberalizing tendencies and the need for improved East West relations while planned travel and exchange programs continue. Murphy notes no aim for Soviet world domination under Khrushchev and plans to enter private industry after retirement.
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Washington
United States
Soviet Union
Robert D. Murphy
Nikita Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Kremlin
Murphy
Communist Party
Eisenhower
Red China
Tibet
Moscow
Peiping
Berlin
Foreign Service
Lon
Hutchison Wins City Treasurer Vote by Three
In a close city treasurer race John Q Hutchison gained three votes to win over Festus Scott. The former received 19 percent while Scott had 188. The night margin was five votes. A Kentucky fugitive was arrested for murder in Raleigh County after 22 years on the run, captured at Rayford by Beckley officer and the victim’s son. Beckley Electric Light directors named W L Foster general manager, succeeding J J Duffey. West Virginia will supply coal to the Philippine Islands for months.
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John Q. Hutchison
Festus Scott
Scott
Kenetucky
Rayford
John Williams
Beckley
Raleigh County
Beckley Electric Light and Power Co
W. L. Foster
J. J. Dufe Fy
Florida
West Virginia
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