Raleigh County Health Levy Defeated Narrowly in Election
An 11th hour editorial from Beckley editor Emile J. Hodel failed to sway Raleigh County voters who rejected the $100,000 Better Health levy by 60 per cent of those voting. Unofficial totals show 14,259 in favor and 9,646 against, with the defeat framed as a dispute over editorial policy and public health funding.
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Honor System Cheating Abuses Probe at Big Ten University
Henry B aged 19 reports widespread cheating at a Big Ten university. He accuses professors and students of gaming the system from grade inflation to paid exam substitutes and seating charts. He calls for FBI help to expose and curb these exam abuses and urges readers to contact Dr Crane via the newspaper for a booklet.
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Eisenhower Puzzles Over 1950s Election Strategy After Defeat
President Eisenhower at his first news conference after the Republicans suffered a crushing loss says he does not know why Democrats won by a landslide and forests doubts about reviving the party. He pledges to cut spending but declines to name areas to trim. He says he will not forecast his 1960 campaign role and aims to work with a Democratic Congress for the country. He notes Republicans must start fighting now or will fare poorly.
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Prayer For Today United Nations and United Church
Prayer urging unity among Christians to attack sin and raise moral standards. It asks believers to serve Lord Jesus rather than race in competition. C Baker Pearle presiding elder of the A.M.E Church in St. Louis Missouri offers the devotion.
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Military men in news at home and overseas
Catalog of recent Army graduates and assignments across bases and units. Pvt Donald G Stafford of Mount Hope earns parachutist wings after five jumps at Fort Bragg with the 82nd Airborne. Pvt Lawrence N McKinney of New Richmond finishes eight weeks at Fort Leonard Wood. Pvt Charles E Miller of Beckley completes teletype operations course at Fort Gordon. Pvt Donald E Bowyer of Mullens completes combat training with the Second Infantry Division at Fort Benning. Pfc Leslie H Thorn of Mullens participates in a river-crossing exercise with the Orca Engineer Battalion in Germany. Sgt C Arlie E Elkins of Lynco graduates from the 101st Airborne Jump School at Fort Campbell with parachutist wings and multiple decorations. The article lists family ties, prior employment, and schooling for each serviceman.
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Formal Overdrafts Emerge From Bouncing Checks in England
London AP report quotes Charles Moore, former National Provincial manager, explaining how banks push for formal overdrafts. A hypothetical depositor with 100 pounds monthly could incur 8 to 10 pounds in the red yet be treated as careless. If a pattern continues, the bank would offer a formal overdraft at about 4.5 percent rate, with potential limits around 25 to 250 pounds based on deposits.
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Factographs of Industry And Physiology Amid Daily Life
The text notes that nearly all key resources such as uranium natural rubber manganese and other minerals are imported for US use. It adds that a typical adult man's body contains just over five quarts of blood. It mentions irrigation on the Nile beginning around 4000 B.C. and estimates about 76 million Americans own life insurance.
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Subways Worldwide Grow From Horse Carriages to Tubes
Nearly a century ago cities faced traffic overload. London opened the first steam powered tube in 1863, Boston followed in 1898, and New York began in 1904. Today subways span Paris Moscow Tokyo Madrid and more, with many cities still expanding. A sandhog works underground wiring a fuse for a new subway spur as readers color a related illustration and enter a prize.
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Earl Wilson Parodies Sinatra in Celebrity Gossip Column
New York gossip column notes Earl Wilson mingling with Sinatra jokes and Hollywood chatter. Fragments reference Sinatra loaning money, Dean Martin jokes, film tests, marriages, Diets, and assorted celebrities, with playful jabs and light anecdotes throughout the piece.
Grass Roots Opinions From New Plymouth Readers
Grass Roots Opinions debate government power and farm subsidies. The New Plymouth Idaho Sentinel and Worcester Democrat quote readers criticizing government loans, handouts, and public spending. They warn about liberty loss as federal actions touch farms and highways.
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Raleigh County canvass shows early leads for Meadows and Cottle
The Raleigh County court is in session as a Board of Canvassers. By noon Wednesday, 20 precincts were reviewed and Democratic candidate M. J. Meadows for county clerk led by several votes, while C. V. Cottle for sheriff gained six. Defeated rivals may request a recount. Ritchie Ware for House of Delegates and Joe L. Smith for State Senate also posted small gains, with Ware's election possible though less likely than Meadows and Cottle.
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