Should They Vote at Eighteen in Kentucky Race
Kentucky voters weigh governor Chandler’s return and a ballot question to lower voting age from 21 to 18 amid nationwide debate. Historical notes cite Georgia’s 18 age adoption in 1943, near misses in South Dakota and Oklahoma, and federal efforts from Eisenhower to Truman on 18 as the voting age.
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Inflight liquor debate prompts industry self policing
Rep Thomas J Lane plans to introduce a bill to ban alcohol on planes. Airlines, led by Harold L Pearson, propose a code restricting in flight drinking including no service to minors, Sundays, or short flights, and grounding intoxicated passengers. Public safety concerns draw support from pilots and steward associations.
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Letter to the Editor praises band publicity and support
The writer thanks the editor for helping send the Beckley band to Miami and notes the favorable publicity. The band relies on public donations from tag days concerts and other events for their activities. Last year the group made 74 appearances at parades games and ceremonies and many more supporters helped fund the trips.
Phenix City Story to play at Beckley Theater weekend
A revival of The Phenix City Story will screen at the Beckley Theater on Saturday Sunday and Monday. The film dramatizes how residents rose against gamblers hoodlums and vice in Phenix City Alabama where attorney general elect Albert Patterson was killed during a crime crackdown. It notes troops restored order and that the Columbus Ledger won a Pulitzer for reporting the saga.
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Beckley Hinton newspaper staff credit line
The note lists personnel and office details for Beckley Newspapers Corporation including BECKLEY NEWSPAPERS CORPORATION and J. McQUADE as Managing Editor and mentions post office entry as second class mail matter with contact numbers for Beckley departments, reflecting old newspaper masthead information.
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Military Men in News At Home and Overseas
Scheduled to fly from Europe to the United States under the Army rotation plan Sgt 1 C Richard C Campbell 24 wife Helen at Crow returns to the U S as part of the advance party for the Fifth Infantry Division to be stationed at Fort Campbell Ky The 11th Airborne Division will replace the Fifth in Germany An intelligence and Operations Sergeant in the Second Battalion of the Fifth Division Second Regiment entered the Army in 1947 He has the bronze star combat infantryman badge good conduct medal and Korean service ribbon Entering the Air Force Tech Day activities in Germany was Pfc Samuel Walton son of Murphy Walton Mabscott Walton an assistant gunner in the Heavy Mortar Company entered the Army in July 1948 He has been overseas since February 1953 In civilian life the 23 year old served Price Brothers Beckley Graduating from a three week quarry machine operators course at The Engineer School Fort Belvoir Va was Pvt Kenneth R Osborne 18 son of Roma and Mrs Osborne Glen Daniel Former student at Trap Hill High School he entered the Army last January Naval Training School at Shepherd Air Force Base Texas Was Airman 3 C Robert J Brown son of William L Brown Stamford He is enrolled in the aircraft and engine mechanics course R J Brown Brown entered the Air Force Jan 27 1955 4 member team recently selected as the best 4 2 inch mortar squad at the Fourth Infantry Division Organization
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Quiet Prayer Sentence by William Faulkner in Chicago Source
A prayer is offered thanking God for quiet places and open roads to silent woods lakes and hills where the Spirit dwells. The speaker, William J Faulkner a Chicago pastor of the Congregational Church of Park Manor, prays for healing peace.
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Whims of Style Pleased Cars and Wardrobes
New Jersey auto fashion idea links car colors to clothing. Al Rubin conceived car mates 40 items from neckties to wallets to match two tone 1956 cars. The column questions wardrobes for family, costs, and the humor of cars dictating personal style.
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Midnight Earl and British Isles Flavored Barbados Dispatch
A street columnist in Bridgetown reports reactions to Princess Margaret and the royal affair from a British West Indian setting. The piece mingles local chatter with travel notes from London, hotel life, a governor's party, and pop culture blurbs about celebs, dance acts, and TV plans.
What’s The Answer quiz questions about government and history
A set of seven multiple choice questions tests knowledge of constitutional succession voting in the US, transportation and media trends, the Capitol dome statue, potential East West German unification voting, subsistence farming regions, bank types, and the Sea Wolf ship classification.
Solons Take Look At General Motors
Washington accord silence but report says Senate antitrust subcommittee led by Sen O Mahoney will hold four week hearings into General Motors. GM executives economists and dealers will testify as panel probes how GM grew and its impact on the economy. The hearing aims to uncover practices with dealers including unwanted cars and advertising and to assess potential regulatory changes.
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Case Records of a Psychologist The Worry Clinic
Roberta R., a 23 year old bride, reports sudden paralysis of her right hand after marriage. Dr. George W. Crane explains glove anesthesia as a psychosomatic issue tied to an erotic childhood incident and a self imposed penalty, urging personal insight and offering a booklet for further guidance.
Speaker of the House Answer and Cold War Echoes
The passage states the Speaker of the House as the answer for item one. It then references themes of freedom, shifting votes in West Germany, and regional divides in the South with a roughly 50 50 split, concluding with mention of a U S atomic submarine.
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