Israel Faces Desperate Crisis from Soviet Arms Surge
Washington report of the Johnson Eshkol talks highlights Israel's peril as Egypt and Arab states receive modern Soviet weapons and advisers while France withholds arms. The piece outlines strategic risks, border expansion, Arab hostility, U.S. squeeze by the Kremlin, and the broader Near East dangers.
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Washington
Texas
Levi Eshkol
Israel
Johnson
Russia
Egypt
de Gaulle
Iraq
Syria
United States
Premier Eshkol
Near East
Eshkol
Moscow
Kremlin
Far East
Aden
Red Sea
Somalia
Faisal
Saudi Arabia
Iran
Stalin
Turkey
Greece
Cyprus
Black Sea
U.S
Mediterranean
Vietnam
Bosporus
Nile
Gulf of Aden
Dear Abby Simple Cable Can Save Day
Abigail van Buren answers readers on domestic dilemmas with blunt advice. A teen pen pal situation leads to a plan to send a delaying cable. Other letters cover an awkward medical treatment scene and a college freshman asking for guidance.
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Abigail van Buren
Abby
Tessie
Jerri
Los Angeles
Cal
West Virginia 1968 U S Senate style political battle
In 1968 West Virginia politics show Arch Moore favored for the Republican nomination over Cecil Underwood for governor and Don Robertson likely to lead the Democrats if Robertson runs. Talk about Underwood withdraw hints and Monsanto links frame the race. Johnson Eisenhower Vietnam tension adds national stakes to the state scene.
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West Virginia
Arch Moore
Cecil Underwood
Don Robertson
James Sprouse
Robertson
Sam Angotti
Morgantown
Monongalia County
Clarksburg
Moore
Underwood
Statler Hilton
Washington
Cincinnati
Monsanto (Chemical
Johnson
Vietnam
Senator Dirksen
Illinois
Dwight Eisenhower
Dirksen
Congress
Eisenhower
Morgantown and National Headlines Recount Past Budgets and Events
Post war budget calls from President Truman proposed a $40 tax rebate for individuals and dependents with a $3.2 billion rise in corporate taxes. Morgantown discussed a pension plan for city workers by July 1. University president projected enrollment surpassing 8,000 by 1959 and WVU expansion needs. Mountaineers faced basketball losses at Madison Square Garden. Free polio shots were given at Mountainlair.
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Truman
Congress
Morgantown
Irvin Stewart
University
WVU
Arthur P. Dye
Mangantown Kiwanis Club
Arthur W. Buehler
West Virginia
New York City
Manhattan
Madison Square Garden
Mountaineer Sales Co
N. R. Flinn
Golda W. Billingsley
Ralph W. Greene
Mountaineers
New York University
Waitman-Barbe
Mary Fry
Maria Callas
Rome
Mountainlair
Pittsburgh
Mason Dixonland Notebook highlights and notes
A Mason-Dixonland notebook column reviews Hagers Town Almanack with its long running Our Presidents feature and assorted local notes. It mentions Dr William Waddell’s Tuskegee honor, Morgantown police longevity, reindeer meat from Alaska rumors, local art projects by Sheldon Bronze and Donald DeLue, and plans for future gold and diamond stories in West Virginia with Preston County centennial material forthcoming.
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West Virginia
Preston County
Kingwood
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Animal Research Service
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Ala
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N.C
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Paul Price
James Dent
Charleston Gazette
Alaska
Tle
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Santa Claus
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
Jim
Norway
Finland
Rudolph, the Red-nosed Reindeer
Dacron
High Street
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