Roads and Rails in the Modern Transport Era
Bruce Biossat argues that expanding interstate and expressway networks lure industry from rail corridors, reshaping Massachusetts Route 128 and Philadelphia corridors while risking railroad vitality. He notes the need for a robust rail system alongside motor transport, urging coordinated political and business action to preserve rails amid highway growth.
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America
Boston
Massachusetts
Philadelphia
West Virginia
Bruce Biossat
Few Women in Case Tech Freshman Class Highlights Gender Gap
Discussion on women in science frames a Case Institute of Technology report from Cleveland. The 513 freshman class includes only two girls, a striking ratio that may prompt reconsideration of women’s role in engineering and science careers.
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Case Institute of Technology
Cleveland
Reds Have The Advantage Of The Quick Shift To Arms Or To Politics
South Vietnamese forces pursue an offensive strategy named Clear and Hold as U.S. advisers aid in expanding control over liberated areas. The Viet Cong demonstrate a swift ability to shift pressure points across Southeast Asia, aiming to force another Geneva Conference and salvage Cambodian neutrality under Sihanouk. The situation involves Cambodia Thailand and Jakarta as Red strategy expands.
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South Viet Nam
Southeast Asia
Thailand
Laos
National Liberation Front
Viet Nam
Jakarta
Sukarno
Indonesia
Hanoi
Cambodia
Sihanouk
U. S
Sihounak
Morning Satire About Cars And Curious Dogs On Main Street
A Raleigh-like column describes a blue Chevrolet left stalled at Main and South Kanawha. Richard Horwath of Barrack's Wholesale Supply retrieves fuel from a gas station to power the car, avoiding a roadside mishap. The piece moves through car-warming lore, dog behavior notes, and a string of light political asides and anecdotes from National events.
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Beckley Hotel
Richard Horwath
Main
South Kanawha
Horwath
Prince and
N. Kanawha
Main and
Kanawha
Horvath
Eisenhower golf question echoes current Kennedy rocker talk
Rep. Robert Wilson notes the Senate’s image as a deliberative body is a myth. Senator Joseph S. Clark urges focus on absenteeism in Congress as a pressing issue.
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Kennedy
Robert Wilson
Calif
Senate
Joseph S. Clark
D-Pa
Congress
Watch On The Potomac Will Segregationists Go To Jail For 'Principle'
Washington editorial contrasts Governor Barnett and Mississippi's defiance over James Meredith's Ole Miss entry. It questions legality of excluding Negroes from state higher education, condemns punitive labeling and tests segregationists' willingness to go to jail for their cause. It calls for consistent tax and civil rights standards and challenges moral charges against Meredith.
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Mississippi
James H. Meredith
Ole Miss
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Cuba
Castro
India
China
Meredith
Barnett
Beckley Newspapers rates and notice to subscribers
Beckley Newspapers announces subscription rates for mail delivery and home carrier service. Readers are instructed to include old and new addresses for changes and note that state sales tax applies within West Virginia. The publisher disclaims responsibility for advance payments to carriers and distributors.
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West Virginia
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
You Your Child And School Parental Control To Self Control
David Nydice outlines two control methods for child discipline and argues for developing self control through consistent adult guidance. He stresses teaching young children the reasons behind rules, gradual transfer of responsibility, trust, and uniform standards, with punishment matched to misbehavior and minimal spanking.
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David Nydice
UPI
How Much Is One's Church Worth
Religion in America asks how much members should pledge to their church during annual canvases. It explains tithing as one tenth of income, notes Old Testament mandates, and highlights Jesus teaching that stewardship goes beyond legalistic sums. It contrasts monetary gifts with broader duties to God.
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Jesus Christ
Raymond E. Balcomb
Corvallis
Ore
First Methodist Church
Louis Cassels
Jesus
Kingdom of Heaven
God
Beckner Named Kanawha Country Club Manager
25 years ago J W F Beckner was set to take over as manager of the Kanawha Country Club in Charleston after November 1. He and Frank Knight, both from Charleston, helped found the West Virginia Professional Golfers Association in 1933. Berlin warned Roosevelt to remember Woodrow Wilson’s shipwreck incident as it commented on his October 5 Chicago address, questioning which nations he referred to in his talk.
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Sylvester
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National Press Club
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W. Willard Wirtz
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Cullen
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Henry J. Kaiser Industries
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Henry J
South Dakota
Karl Mundt
White House
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Party of the New Frontier
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Union County
Lewisburg Federal
J. W. F. Beckner
Kanawha
Charleston
Frank Knight
West Virginia Professional Golfers Association
Berlin
Roosevelt
Woodry Wilson
Chicago
Foreign Office
Local items note recoveries and civic plans
John Burns once confined with typhoid fever is now able to be out after seven weeks. A. J. Frazier, a prominent businessman, was in the country last week finalizing a large timber deal. Preparations for establishing an Odd Fellows lodge at Eccles are underway with several residents already signifying interest.
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John Burns
A. J. Frazier
Lodge of Odd Fellows
Eccles
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