Thought For Today on Voting Rights and Coin Candy
The column examines federal action versus voluntary compliance in voting rights, urging mobile registration units and federal protection to boost Negro enfranchisement. It notes a coinage expansion plan with a Philadelphia mint plant upgrade and a Montgomery Ward store opening on Neville Street led by Mayor Minter. West Virginia University Mountaineers beat Washington and Lee 12-7.
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White House
South
Washington Post
W. E. Frank
S. C. Moskal
Montgomery Ward
Neville Street
A. K. Minter
Charleston
Mountaineers
West Virginia University
Washington and Lee
Weston Hospital Chief Seeks Roots of Poverty in State
Dr. Cornelia Wilbur, new Weston State Hospital superintendent, urges West Virginia to address poverty as an attitude tied to heritage and work ethic. She cites old families, coal country, and the need to restore self esteem through sustained effort and employment.
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UPI
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Cornelia Wilbur
Southeast Asia
Wilbur
Columbia University Medical School
Michigan University
Michigan Medical School
New York City
Thas
West
Viet Nam
U.S
South Viet Nam
Johnson
United States
Harry C. White
Rock Hill
S.C
Rogers Memorial Associate
Reform Presbyterian Church
Weston
Kinia
Will
Wonie
Dr. Wilbur
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Lemmon Lemmon and Browns Cast Aside for Film Shoot
Cleveland Browns watched Billy Wilder direct The Fortune Cookie at Cleveland Stadium as Jack Lemmon plays a TV cameraman in a pro game. Walter Matthau joins, eager to work with Wilder and Lemmon, while Judi West stars in her first major film role amid chilly conditions and stadium buzz.
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Cleveland Stadium
Browns
Billy Wilder
Wilder
Jack Lemmon
Walter Matthau
Judi West
Stadium
Lake Erie
Howard Christie
Lemamon
Christie
Art
Lou Groza
Art Modell
Modell
Groza
Matthau
Lemmon
Billy
Marilyn Monroe
Jean Arthur
Judi
Hollywood
Moira Shearer
Lucifer
Muggins
Dorcas Ogden Leaves Kelly Ax for Raleigh Hardware Job
Thirty years ago in 1915 Raleigh Register notes Dorcas Ogden a longtime stenographer at the Kelly Ax factory in Charleston will join Raleigh Hardware Company at week’s end. Also Greenbrier County Lewburg remains county seat after last week’s election. West Virginia Wesleyan beat Carlisle 14 to 0 in Wheeling praising open play.
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Dorcas Ogden
Kelly Ax
Charleston
Raleigh Hardware Company
Lewsburg
Greenbrier
Ronceverte
West Virginia Wesleyan
Carlisle
Wheeling
Thanksgiving Thoughts About Food
A reflection on world hunger and the Thanksgiving ethic. The piece cites Richard W. Reuter and India’s Chidambaram Subramaniam, notes dwindling U.S. stockpiles, and forecasts farm export peaks. It discusses Food for Peace Public Law 480, potential extensions, and calls for policies linking farming growth with aid. It frames a global crisis beside American gratitude.
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Viet Nam
Richard W. Reuter
Food For Peace Program
India
Chidambaram Subramaniam
Australia
Asia
Africa
Middle East
Latin America
Raymond A. Saones
Agriculture
U.S
Congress
George McGovern
D S.D
Onus
World Food Bank
Cuba Spy System in Cuban Neighborhoods Tapped
A Cuban woman recalls two informant families in Havana policing blocks under Fidel Castro. She describes watchful neighbors, nightly notes, and the Bay of Pigs era police raids that followed. The tale highlights child informers, social pressure, and fear of militia allegiance. A U.S. priority remains to counter such neighborhood spy networks in Cuba, China, and Vietnam.
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NEA
Fidel Castro
State Department
Cuba
Bay of Pigs
North
Viet Nam
Red China
China
Chiang Kai-shek
Havana
U.S
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