West Virginia roadside parks win high marks from visitors
West Virginia’s roadside parks draw praise from visitors nationwide with about 60 of 110 parks rated excellent or good in a survey. Maurice Mendel says nearly half a million cars visit annually and plans to expand to about 114 sites plus new rest areas on Interstates 81 70 77 64 and 79.
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Rock Tavern
N. Y
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Ohio
Lost River Roadside Park
Ashwell
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Ripley
Blackwater Falls
Tucker County
Parkersburg
Mendel
Mississippi
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Volunteers In The Garden And A Noted Scientist
The writer notes volunteer vegetables sprouting from compost, including potatoes cantaloupes and tomatoes, with issues from dig location to misdirected reseeding. A woodchuck grumbles over kale and carrots while community lore questions Trap Hill Mount Hope names and a boy who uproots cantaloupes. The piece shifts to a profile of Dr Eugenie, a parasitologist and Cape Haze lab director, tied to a Harper’s scholarship and a Sea Life focus.
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Tomasa
Mont.h
Harper’s
Sports Illustrated
the Magazine
Cape Haze
Sarasota
Fila
Fragments of Prayer for Guidance and Purpose
A devotional fragment from Arthur Freeman of Bethlehem Pa a professor of Biblical Theology Moravian Theological Seminary requesting divine awareness in daily life through faithfulness. It emphasizes using life tensions to find joy and purpose and asks for stability through God's adherence in Jesus Christ.
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St. Amen
Arthur Freeman Lehem
Moravian Theological Seminary
Water desalination and fish price probe linked to holidays
A discussion of desalination as a potential solution to water shortages cites New York City plans and federal funding while New York State Attorney General Lefkowitz orders an investigation into whitefish price fixing ahead of Jewish holidays. The piece notes potential collusion and antitrust concerns in fish markets as holidays approach.
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Louis J. Lefkowitz
Lefkowitz
New York
Castro Guerrilla Woes Highlight Invasion Errors
Washington analysis notes a shift in 1961 invasion plans from mass beach landings to small infiltrations near the Escambray Mountains. It discusses Castro’s counter guerrilla war, losses claimed, dispersed bands, and the potential for continued underground activity to challenge Castro at low cost to the United States.
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Escambray Mountains
Castro
Fidel Castro
Escambray
Havana
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Public Opinion Worries North Viet Nam Peace Talks Split
London dispatch reports North Viet Nam showing unease over growing adverse world opinion and its firm refusal to discuss a peace settlement. African Asian and Latin nations criticize U S policy while some welcome President Johnson’s offers to talks for a cease fire and negotiated settlement.
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Viet Nam
Viet Pnam
British Commonwealth
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Hanoi
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Raleigh Hotel Fire Destroys Building In 1915
The Raleigh Coal and Coke company owned hotel at Raleigh and a nearby dwelling burned last week with no insurance on contents. Hotel guests lost effects. Mr. Sheff Moore suffered heavy losses while the business may shift to Mullens. Also noted, R. A. Boyd Jr. bought Colley’s jewelry store goodwill and stock on Nev ille street, with Colley returning to Mullens.
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Raleigh
Raleigh Coal & Coke Company
Sheff Moore
Moore
R. A. Boyd Jr
C. Ooley
Neville Street
Mr. Colley
Mullens
Moving Picture
Austria Benefited From U S Aid and Recovery Efforts
Graz report highlights postwar American help as pivotal to Austrian industrial revival. From Donawitz to Steyr-Daimler-Puch, U S aid rebuilt plants damaged by Russians, restoring output to multiple times prewar levels. Austria now buys about 100 million dollars of American equipment annually, with enduring gratitude and visible impact.
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Steyr-Daimler-Puch Co
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Pittsburgh
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Fond du Lac
Wisconsin
Vienna
Federalist John Jay on a united American republic
John Jay argues for a federal form of government, praising America as a single connected country with shared ancestry, language, religion, and governing principles. He notes the nation's diverse soils and rivers as natural highways, and laments the idea of splitting into isolated, jealous sovereignties.
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John Jay
America
Sons of Liberty
Providence
Raleigh Register Subscription Rates by Mail Notice
Subscriptions by mail are listed where no established rates exist. The notice outlines pricing options and service details for readers relying on postal delivery, indicating adjustments and availability for various durations and regions.
Beckley attorneys to discuss 1940 campaign issues
Two young Beckley lawyers will discuss party positions at the Women's Club Ned Reglesd, Democratic nominee for prosecuting attorney, will speak for the Democrats and Robert Ashworth for the Republicans. Beckley faces a warm spell with readings near 38 degrees after a week of freezing temperatures.
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Cama
al Women's Club
Ned
Reglesdomen
Robert Ashworth
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