Thought For Today Railroads and public interest in bill
The piece argues listening as influence and analyzes a congressional bill to exempt carriers from minimum rate regulation on bulk commodities and passengers. It notes railroads faltering against truck competition, questions monopoly fears, and asserts the country still needs railroads. the bill may help maintain a healthy rail system and public interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Railroads
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
McCormack Direct Attack Shocks Boston Voters
In Boston the McCormack Kennedy debate draws mixed reactions as Edward J. McCormack attacks Teddy Kennedy, prompting some to view Kennedy as underdog while others condemn the tactics. Voters call McCormack a slugger and others note the new blunt style may redefine campaign discourse.
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Boston
Edward J. McCormack
Teddy Kennedy
McCormack
Teddy
Kennedy
Raleigh & Register subscription rates and carrier terms
Beckley Newspapers Corporation publishes Raleigh & Register with postal and delivery details. Rates shown include daily and Sunday, one year at 21.50, six months 2.00, daily only at 10.00, and home delivery options. West Virginia sales tax 3 percent applies. carriers are independent contractors and the company isn’t liable for advance payments.
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West Virginia
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Q and A on science and history topics
A set of quick Q and A items noting liquids at room temp Bromine and mercury why Nürnberg trials marked a new international law approach with leaders tried for starting a war and evidence for Folsom man from state weapons and animal bones found at Folsom New Mexico plus the U S Government Printing Office identified as the largest printer in the world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Folsom
Folsom, N.M
U.S Government Printing Office
Seven Years Of War Is Enough In Algeria
The people of Algiers poured into the streets proclaiming seven years of war is enough and demanding bread, houses, and work as unemployment climbs and financial strain grows. Two rival leadership camps contend for power, with Ahmed Ben Bella and Belkacem Krim as key figures amid fears of economic collapse and a potential shift in allegiance after independence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algeria
Phil Newsom
UPI
Algiers
France
Moscow
Neutrality laws and lax enforcement cited in Cold War cases
The article reviews U.S. neutrality laws from Washington's 1798 proclamation to today, noting persistent gaps in enforcement. It links Cuban exile actions, Bay of Pigs aftermath, and mercenary episodes in Congo and Indonesia, with U.S. passports and travel bans used to curb such activity.
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Havana
Miami
Congo
U.S
United States
Donald May
United Press International Washington
UPI
New York Harbor
Europe
France
Great Britain
Spain
George Washington
Congress
Washington
Expansion Plans Of Chemical Industry Unchanged
Economists watch for effects of stock market woes on expansion plans in key industries. A special federal report from the Department of Commerce and the Securities and Exchange Commission outlines whether chemical industry expansion has shifted since last spring, with unclear current impact and ongoing assessment.
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Jesse Bogue
UPI Financial
New York
UPI
Department of Commerce
Securities and Exchange Commission
1912 Raleigh register notes local figures and industry plans
H H Lilly a prominent teacher and farmer visited the city on Saturday L C Shrewsbury moderated the Primitive Baptist Association in Monroe County The Beckley Light Power Co moved into new offices in the Wickham building on Nevile Street First building in the new district In August US companies still planned to raise expenditures for new plants and equipment by eight percent to 37.2 billion The chemical industry survey by the Manufacturing Chemists Association reported 1962 first half spending up 6.6 percent from 1961 with a 1.65 billion 1962 total for new plant and equipment and a potential sales rise to about 33 billion up 10 percent over 1961 Earnings looked encouraging though many officials expect a dip in the year's latter half.
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Beckley Light & Power Co
Wickham Building
Nevile Street
U.S
Chemical Industry
Manufacturing Chemists’ Association
Washington, D.C
The
Chemical and Engineering News
Chemical Company
West Virginia magistrates form group to fight court changes
West Virginia magistrates will form a state organization to oppose proposals to abolish the magistrate’s office and replace it with trial courts. Magistrate Hugh Brooks of Eccles stated the plan as a counter to the proposed reform. Also noted is the death of Errett Weir McDiarmid, Beckley Institute’s former principal, who died September 5 in Fort Worth, Texas, at age 60. he led Beckley Institute from 1908 to 1924.
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McCormack
Washington
Raleigh Register
West Virginia
Hugh Brooks
Eccles
Errett Weir McDiarmid
Beckley Institute
Fort Worth
Texas
Beckley Exh Mine Visit Sparks West Virginia Praise
John Hodel recaps Robert Cummings West Virginia tour noting Beckley Exhibition Mine as the 10 000th visitor. Beckley mayor presented honorary fire boss certificate and coal theme gifts while reporters photographed. The piece promotes Beckley and West Virginia and cites centennial plans for 1963.
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Robert Cummings
Cannelton
Indiana
Cummings
Bob Maxwell
West Virginia State Capitol
Bob
Beckley Exhibition Mine
Cecil L. Miller
Beckley
Register
Dallas
Consolidated Coal Company
Gladys
West Virginia
America
Mountain State
Courses On Communism Coming Into Vogue
Washington report notes Louisiana and Florida will include communism courses in public and private schools as state laws require. The piece covers legislative trends, professional guidelines from NEA and the American Legion, and concerns about teacher training and教材 availability as states move to teach about communism rather than anti-communist propaganda.
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State Department
Department
Fidel Castro
Florida
Cuba
Havana
United States
Howard Rundquist
William Schergales
State En
FAA
Louisiana
Washington
NEA
Massachusetts
New York
Virginia
United States Office of Education
Glenn Snow
National Education Assn
American Legion
U. S
Americanization Commission
Legion
U. S. Office of Education
American Bar Assny
Rodger Swearingen
University of Southern California
William Eberstein
Princeton University Press
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
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New York City
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