Inflation hurting Beckley families study shows $162 loss
A Beckley inflation study estimates the average family lost $162 in purchasing power last year due to rising prices. The $1,069,000 cost to Beckley area households comes from a 5,893 dollar per household income and concludes retirees and fixed incomes bear the main burden. The piece discusses broader inflation causes and critiques featherbedding while urging comprehensive studies and policy review.
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Beckley
The
Tax Foundation
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
American Institute For Economic Research
American Institute
Toper
South Atlantic States
Letter Critiques Taft-Hartley Law and Labor Activity
David C. Gardner argues the Taft-Hartley act is a temporary fix to restart steel mills and predicts ongoing strikes. He labels the labor movement a shakedown and questions its place in the American way of life.
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Communist Party
Labor unions and public welfare in the press
A Raleigh Register excerpt debates labor unions as monopolies, arguing unions threaten public welfare when dominating industries. Citing Dean Pound and Neil Carothers, it cites strikes illegal picketing and government regulation, referencing A and P as a monopoly example.
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Dean Pound
Harvard University
Eisenhower
Neil Carothers
School of Business Administration
Lehigh University
Publc
A & P Company
Rod Lauren Emerges As Rock Era Trendsetter
New York report details RCA Victor’s plan to launch 19-year-old Rod Lauren from Fresno as a star with a soft ballad style. The seventeenyear deal includes a $100000 budget and a national 20 city tour to attract teenagers amid waning rock n roll hype. Lauren’s background spans piano and trombone, mixed heritage, and a quiet ambition as he eyes stardom.
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New York
Cash
Elvis Presley
Rod Lauren
Rod
RCA Victor
Variety
Show Business Weekly
Lauren
Fresno
Calif
James Dean
Eisenhower Grand Tour Highlights Cold War Ties
President Eisenhower tours 11 nations across Europe Asia the Middle East and Africa in under three weeks framing a goodwill mission before the Western Big Four Paris talks. The itinerary stresses NATO CENTO and US influence amid regional tensions and economic challenges across Italy Turkey Pakistan Afghanistan Iran India and beyond.
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Eisenhower
Europe
Asia
Middle East
Africa
Paris
United States
Italy
Rome
John XXIII
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Antonio Segni
Segni
Turkey
Mendares
NATO
Central Treaty Organization
CENTO
Crimea
U.S
Pakistan
U. S
India
Karachi
Mohammed Ayub Khan
Afghanistan
Mohammed Zahir Shah
Kabul
New Delhi
China
Nehru
Iran
Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlevi
America
Soviet Russia
Junior Editors Quiz on CURFEW
The piece explains curfew origins from the French couvre-feu meaning cover the fire and notes it once signalled end of day by a bell. It discusses modern curfews restricting youths or enemy aliens and invites readers to weigh pros and cons, with a quiz winner noted.
Bug Dust and Army Football Foreshadow Coach Fate
The piece surveys Army’s latest football defeat to Navy and laments coaching fate while praising General Douglas MacArthur’s Gold Medal honor for amateur football. It cites West Point’s slogan and recalls Eisenhower’s prior award, then shifts to Raleigh County Schools’ retro 1872 teacher rules and a closing prayer by Roy H. Stetler.
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Army
Navy
West Point
Douglas MacArthur
New York City
National Football Foundation
Hall of Fame
MacArthur
Eisenhower
D.F.C
D.S.C
Raleigh County Schools
Board of Education
Don Anthony exposes payola scheme draining singer's family
Bronx singer Don Anthony and his wife Gloria describe paying $5,000 to disc jockeys for chart help, then facing threats and broken promises. He details $1,800 paid in Philadelphia and a cascade of unpaid gigs, along with extortion attempts and union fees. Anthony sought help from District Attorney Hogan, while foreshadowing broader industry exploitation.
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New York
Payola Boys
Dist
Atty. Hogan
Don Anthony
Bronx
Don
Philadelphia
Washington
Baltimore
Chicago
Gloria
Joey
Gun Hill Rd
Barbizon Records
J. Arthur Rank Records International
O.K
Gloria Scarpati
AFTRA
Atty
Hogan
CBS
Lou Cowan
Europe
Eydie Gorme
Steve Lawrence
Nyc
Weld
Danny
Tab Hunter
Dick Clayton
Leland Hayward
Mexico
Eisenhower
Dick Capri
Susi Petersen
Saxony
Eddie Fisher
the Waldorf
Vice
Borge
Las Vegas
Sshara
Theodore Bikel
Sound of Music
Mae West
Errol Flynn
Anita Bryant
Miami
Bob Green
Gardner McKay
Orlando
Fla
Greta Chi
William Holden
Switzerland
Hong Kong
Suzy Wong
Peter Palmer
Clear Fork Telephone Co Applies for Charter
The Clear Fork Telephone Company has applied to the secretary of state for a charter. Organized for some time, it has built a line from Lawson to Clear Creek. Officers are Dr. H. H. Pettry president G. H. Williams vice president and Dr. K. M. Javewell secretary treasurer. Milburn Coal and Coke Co leases 2523 acres of coal lands from Gallego Coal and Land Co on Clear Fork and Paint Creek and will begin operations soon, lands spanning Raleigh and Fayette counties.
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Clear Fork
Paint Creek
Raleigh
Fayette
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