Eisenhower Captive Hero reviewed by Childs
Capsule review of Marquis Childs book Eisenhower Captive Hero tracing Ike from Abilene to the White House critiques his military hero image and perceived indecision amid Suez, Little Rock and Sputniks, aided by 32 dated cartoons and commentary on advisers and public perception.
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Eisenhower
Marquis Childs
Harcourt Brace & Co
Childs
Robert Taft
America
Abilene
Kan
White House
Suez
Little Rock
Sputniks
Middle East
Sherman Adams
Richard Adler bets on revival of television musicals
Broadway songwriter Richard Adler, co author of Pajama Game and Damn Yankees, scores two TV musicals and defends the risks to his reputation. He recalls early film musical naysayers and says history may repeat as TV musicals prove successful.
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New York
Richard Adler
Adler
Fur Vests Set To Dress Up Men This Fall
Designer Hortense Marke, famed for women’s furs, launches a men’s fur vest line this fall. The collection features Argentine broadtail in black or gray, fireman-red coney, and faux ocelot, offered for formal and informal wear. Marke notes men deserve dash and luxury, recalling her grandfather’s fur-lined overcoat and vest.
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Hortense Marke
Mia
Marke
She
Far West
Governor Proclaims UN Day in West Virginia
Governor Cecil H. Underwood proclaims United Nations Day in West Virginia urging annual observance. He notes nations must cooperate more closely and the UN provides a forum for peacefully settling disputes and addressing world wide problems.
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United Nations
West Virginia
Cecil H. Underwood
U. N
Association of Nations
U.N
United States
Four Injured In Car Mishap Near Raleigh General
At 12 40 a m Sunday a head on collision on South Fayette Street sent four people to Raleigh General Hospital. Charles Bandy 36 and his wife Delilah sustained injuries including a fractured pelvis and left leg. both are in fair condition. Tom Williams 56 and passenger Lyn Wood Toler are also hospitalized in satisfactory condition with a forehead cut and shoulder injury respectively. Bandy faces charges of reckless driving and driving without a license. Vehicle damage is estimated at 1500 dollars.
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Raleigh General Hospital
Williams
William
Lyn Wood Toler
Raleigh
Randy
Cook Named President of Morris Harvey Independent Students
Jerry Cook a Morris Harvey College senior was elected president of the Independent Students Association at a recent meeting. A Beckley resident he has led as junior class president and serves as vice president of the Student Council and secretary of the Men’s Dormitory Council. Warren McGraw of Pineville is the newly elected vice president and has earned awards with the debate club.
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Cook
Jerry Cook
Morris Harvey College
Independent Student’s Association
Beckley
Warren McGraw
Pineville
McGraw
Traffic Safety Warning From West Virginia Official
Colonel Hazen H. Fair, superintendent of the West Virginia Department of Public Safety, warns that half of Americans will be injured or killed in traffic crashes. He cites 85 percent caused by human error and urges drivers to fear for others as well as themselves.
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Hazen H. Fair
West Virginia
Colonel Fair
Ex Beckleyan Builds Student Cyclotron On Long Island
Chemistry instructor Harry Bowers Jr. and his Mineola High School class work toward a Christmas deadline to complete a student built cyclotron. The project aims to be the first of its kind from a Long Island school, with an $800 grant and six months of prep from Brookhaven National Laboratory scientists.
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Long Island
Harry Bowers Jr
Mineola High School
Long Island Sunday Times
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Big Brothers
Bowers
Youth Civil Defense Group Meet Today
A Youth Civil Defense Group meeting is scheduled for today at 7 p.m. at American Legion Post 70 headquarters on S Fayette St. Officers include Robert Hinton president Verus Smith vice president Ernestine Jackson secretary Marva Staples assistant secretary Charlene Staples financial secretary Barbara Harvey treasurer William Hannah reporter Barbara Hargrove committee chairmen.
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Youth Civil Defense Group
American Legion Post
S. Fayette St
Robert Hinton
Verus Smith
Ernestine Jackson
Marva Staples
Charlene Staples
Barbara Harvey
William Hannah
Barbara Hargrove
Elected Beckleyan Doug Lewis Leads Tech Freshman Class
Douglas Lewis of Woodrow Wilson High School is elected president of West Virginia Tech's freshman class, the largest in history with 516 students. Other officers include Dale Henley Whitby vice president Judith Blake Malden secretary treasurer and Sandra Wood Ravencliff student council member.
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A Beckleyan
West Virginia Tech
Douglas Lewis
Woodrow Wilson High School
Tech
Dale Henley
Whitby
Judith Blake
Malden
Sandra Wood
Ravencliff
Beckley Dentist Named Alternate Delegate to ADA Session
Dr. Francis L. Edwards of Beckley has been selected as an alternate delegate for the 99th annual American Dental Association session in Dallas from November 10 to 13. Attendance is expected to exceed 12 000. Also mentions white gold alloy whitening with nickel.
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Beckley
Francis L. Edwards
American Dental Association
Dallas
Tex
Revival In Progress At Sophia Church Of God
A revival continues at the Sophia Church of God through Friday night October 24. Rev James Franklin of Alabama delivers the message each evening joined by congregational singing. Pastor Rev W J Blair invites the public to attend the 7:30 p.m. services daily.
Stamps Honor the UN Human Rights Day Issuances
On Human Rights Day a UN Postal Administration release features two stamps, a 4 cent and an 8 cent, with four hands holding a globe and the phrase Human Rights in UN official languages. Designer Leonard C. Mitchell of New Zealand also created the Rights Day stamp. Further notes recap Lincoln Sesquicentennial stamps with 1 cent in Frankfort on Feb 12, a 3 cent in Newark on Feb 27, and a 4 cent memorial stamp in Washington on May 30.
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United Nations Postal Administration
United Nations
Leonard C. Mitchell
New Zealand
N. Y
Arthur E. Summerfield
U. S
Frankfort
Lincoln
George Peter Alexander Healy
Springfield
Ill
Newark City
Gutzon Borglum
Lincoln Memorial
Daniel Chester French
Washington, D. C
Ohio Man Posts Bond For Beckley Court Hearing
William B. Hendricks, 47, of Ledo Ohio, released from Raleigh County Jail after posting a $500 property bond for his Beckley Police Court appearance on drunken driving charges. Pearl Washington, 69, of Booker Street, posted $200 bond after arrest for selling and possessing moonshine whisky. Horace B. Taylor, 45, of Beckley, ordered to appear to answer expired temporary registration charges, arrested Saturday.
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William B. Hendricks
Toledo
Ohio
Raleigh County
Beckley
Pearl Washington
Booker Street
Horace B. Taylor
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