Quebec elects on Liberal bid to nationalize power utilities
In Quebec, Premier Jean Lesage seeks a mandate to nationalize 11 major private electric utilities. The Liberal government defends the plan as essential for public ownership while the opposition National Union argues the job should be done by a different administration. The piece notes Canada’s mixed history of public power, contrasting Quebec with Saskatchewan Ontario and British Columbia, and cites U S trends in public ownership.
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Washington Window would mean a Charley Michelson era
Washington commentary imagines a Charley Michelson style political gunman shaping 1960s politics. It praises him as a rapid and relentless anti Democratic force, notes his influence in 1928 Hoover era campaigns, and suggests Kennedy era youth would be depicted as sinful under his tactics. It laments the loss of such influence.
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UPI
Charley Michelson
Charley Mike
Herbert Hoover
al Smith
Congress
John J. Raskob
Democratic National Committee
Raskob
Empire State Building
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Quick Brown Fox Pattern Sparks Parking Tale in Newberry
A lighthearted look at a wire service test pattern that repeated the quick brown fox phrase triggers reader notes and humor about typists. The piece then wanders through local parking woes behind a printing building, the city lot, and a humorous ticket incident before closing with a prayer from James C. Kinard of Newberry College.
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United Press International
Mr. McQuade
Commercial Printing Department
Prince Street
First Avenue
Eleanor Roosevelt: From mockery to enduring national figure
Life magazine recalls Eleanor Roosevelt’s life from orphaned childhood to a public crusade for the oppressed. Facing jokes about her appearance and manner, she grew into a symbol of courage and vitality, shaping a humane vision for America despite personal doubts about an afterlife.
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A Year Of Split Tickets At Polls Across Nation
In a year of split tickets and voter pragmatism, personalities shaped outcomes. California re elected Kuchel while Nixon loss marked cross party respect. Idaho New Hampshire Vermont chose governors party shifts. several states saw mixed results with independents influencing balance of power.
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Thomas H. Kuchel
Richard Nixon
Kuchel
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Alexander Wiley
Wisconsin
Homer Capehart
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New Hampshire
Vermont
Communism may have peaked says foreign observer
PHIL NEWSOM analyses the October 1962 crises as a turning point. Red China attacks India border while Kennedy quarantines Cuba. Khrushchev withdraws missiles from Cuba, Castro sidelined, widening the split in the Communist world. Some see signs that communism may have reached its peak with a forthcoming downward course.
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Burma
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Cuba
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Castro
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India
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Roger Hilsman Jr
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Mao Tse-tung
Johnson Sees Killing Amendment Justified by WV Board
State Agriculture Commissioner John T. Johnson, a leading opponent of the defeated Executive and Budget Amendment, called the proposal the most far-reaching ever presented to voters. He spoke among comments by four of seven members of the State Board of Public Works, who would have lost budget making authority if the amendment had passed.
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John T. Johnson
Joe Burdett
Burdett
Unpredictable Gobblers eye Virginia in Scott Stadium
Blacksburg notes Virginia Tech seeks a win over Virginia this week as Leo Vecellio dominates with four strong recent performances. Vecellio, a Beckley West Virginia tackle, is an honor student in engineering and cadet captain. The article also covers local election notes, including votes on constitutional amendments and opinions of Gov Barron, Attorney General Robertson, and State Supt. Smith on the budget and executive powers.
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Raleigh Register 1912 items note typhoid, hunts, and officials
From the 1912 files Earl Robertson is ill at home with typhoid fever. E M Payne and Harold Harwood took a ten day automobile hunting trip to Newport Virginia. Charles R Summerfield is elected prosecuting attorney of Fayette County on the Independent ticket with a majority of 1243. Mrs Seymour Meadows leaves Mabscott for Hinton hospital to undergo appendicitis surgery.
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Beckley Messenger
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Newport
Harold Harwood
Chas. R. Summerfield
Fayetteville
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Summerfield
Seymour Meadows
Mabscott
Hinton Hospital
Looking Back at the 1962 Elections
A retrospective on the 1962 elections notes a mixed shift in power, highlighting Democratic gains in South Dakota Wisconsin and Indiana and setbacks for liberal figures like Dilworth. It observes a two party shift in New Hampshire and Vermont while Dixie Republicans push for continued segregationism. The piece portrays a cautious mandate for steady, forward political course nationwide.
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Pennsylvania
David Lawrence
Adlai Stevenson
Dilworth
South Dakota
George McGovern
Wisconsin
Gaylord Nelson
Indiana
Homer Capehart
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Beckley Newspap ers subscription rates list
The publisher BECKLEY NEWSPAPERS CORPORATION presents subscription rates by mail for Beckley and Hinton areas. Rates cover daily and Sunday editions, with options for one year or six months, and daily only options, listing mail delivery availability where no established service exists.
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W. Va
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