Beckley faces traffic and parking crunch over weekend
The city endured a heavy traffic and parking strain from a payday weekend and a football game. Former City Engineer Dennis Leary proposes a second story over the municipal lot to align 320 car capacity plus nearby vacant lots for paid parking as a long term fix. City officials urged immediate action to prevent shoppers from spending their dollars elsewhere.
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Beckley
Dennis Leary
Leary
Pin Street
Benito's Ghost Walks Again Its Widow Seeks Reburial For Mussolini
The widow Donna Rachele Mussolini asks permission to rebury Benito Mussolini's body, arguing for Christian burial. The piece reflects on Mussolini's era, fascism, and the broader context of postwar history with mentions of Hitler Stalin and Nasser.
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Donna Rachele Mussolini
Benito
Mussolini
Adolph Hitler
Stalin
Jl Duce
League of Nations
Nasser
Egypt
Whooping Cranes Head South to Aransas Refuge
As autumn lengthens shadows across the nation, a noted group of wildlife lovers hopes to welcome the last survivors of the wild whooping crane to the Aransas Wildlife Refuge in Texas. The birds, a snow white giant with a needle sharp beak, are sought after for conservation.
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Aransas Wildlife Refuge
Texas
Hypnotic Sleep Forms Found in Some Light Sleep States
Dr Theodore Xenophon Barber reports that certain light sleep patterns resemble hypnosis and waking requires a quick response. The piece notes cranes near Aransas and the Audubon Society and Wildlife Service efforts since 1939 to protect the endangered migration site. It highlights hunting as a major threat and urges hunters to avoid shooting white birds in groups.
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American— University
Theodore Xenophon Barber
National Audubon Society
U.S. Wildlife Service
Aransas
Gulf of México
Bug Dust and The Meet the Press Inquisition
In Charleston WCHS TV airs a Tuesday 10 30 pm meet the press style program. Governor candidate Jack Marland faces a pointed panel questioning him amid coverage of Milton Ferguson’s failed bid for Democratic gubernatorial nomination.
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Lewis T. Welch
C. J
McQuade
Charleston
Wchs - TV
Jack
Marland
U.S. Senate
United Press
Milton Ferguson
Wayne County
Ferguson Clan
Democratic Organization
Milton
TV and politics clash in Oklahoma campaign press room
The piece critiques Governor Marland facing TV scrutiny during the primary. It notes questions about vote integrity, a rumored flower fund, and possible kickbacks while praising candid responses. The author argues TV changes campaigning, challenging candidates to answer tough, public questions.
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Bob Mollohan
Marland
Milton
Mr. Marland
Flower Fund
Ben Hecht on Hollywood and the era of film bosses
In a Club 21 interview, 62 year old Ben Hecht denounces Hollywood’s decline, calling movies overrated and prophesying a shift toward artistic cinema. Hecht argues writers are sidelined, prose is passe, and poets become scientists weighing what the moon and stars are made of, with rapid cultural and industry changes ahead.
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New. York
Ben Hecht
Hollywood
Nyack
England
Maxwell Bodenheim
Charles McCarthy
Ernest Hemingway
David O. Selanick
Selanick
Ain
Worry Clinic Case Guides Youth Church Outreach
A psychologist outlines a 16 year old Elaine B and Young People Society members using church based outreach as a project. Teams census blocks door to door asking about church attendance and urging participation for credit. Suggested second and third projects include a Letter League and a Compliment Club with mailed greetings and a 30 day program for diplomas.
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Elaine B
Young People’s Society
Compliment Club
Who Killed School Aid All Sides Blame
James Marlow analyzes the 1955 56 federal education aid fight. The Kelley bill faced Powell and Gwinn amendments, party splits, and shifting votes in the House. Eisenhower and Stevenson offered competing blame while McConnell influenced key moves on the Kelley plan.
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Washington
Eisenhower
House
House Education’ and Labor Committee
Rep
Kelley
D-Pa
McConnell
Pennsylvania
Eiserhower
Powell
Senate
Rep. Gwinn
R-Ny
Gwinn
Adlai Stevenson
Yale
Stevenson
French People Told To Take It Easier
Hal Boyle reports from Paris that doctors warn French citizens overwork risks, led by Dr. Hugo Biancani who directs a new Institute for the Study and Prevention of Overwork. He argues overwork stems from work type and environment and requires tailored relief through engaging activities and proper balance.
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Carl Hartman
Hal Boyle
Paris l
France
Champs Elysees
French Academy of Medicine
Hugo Biancani
Ancani
Instiute
Paris
Biancani
Hollywood n By ACH THOMAS HOLLYWOOD
Hollywood star Bill Williams discusses the flawed view of TV idols earning big rerun pay. He notes Kit Carson in TV films, few rerun profits since 1950 contract before SAG deals. Williams aims to leave Westerns, cites real estate investments financing his family lifestyle.
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St. Paul
Ach Thomas
Hollywood
Bill Willams
Bill
Hag
West
George Montgomery
Pawnee
Kit Carson
Screen Actors Guild
Carsons
San Fernando Valley
Barbara Hale
Prayer tribute from Anton Scott Brenner at First United Presbyterian
In Carnegie Pennsylvania minister Anton Scott Brenner offers a prayer praising brave men and patrons who guided the nation toward freedom tolerance and justice He prays that the people’s government shall endure and be worthy of the land where they dwell The prayer ends with a blessing through Christ.
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Christ
Anton
Scott Brenner
Carnegie, Pa
First United Presbyterian Church
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