Peace prospects hinge on Arab leaders and superpowers
In 1956 and again in later years leaders such as David Ben-Gurion and Truman weighed how to restore Near East peace. They stressed Arab leadership change, U S and Soviet roles, and Arab–Jew cooperation to revive irrigation and prosperity. The piece recalls Jordan Tunis and Ibn Saud and notes irrigation disputes, Jordan waters, and Israeli aid to wounded Egyptian prisoners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Near East
Israel
David Ben-Gurion
Bourguiba
Tunisia
Hussein
Jordan
Soviet Union
Egypt
Syria
United States
Russia
Harry Truman
Tigris
Euphrates
Truman
Eisenhower
Eric Johnston
Johnston
Negev Desert
Lake Galilee
Sea of Galilee
Sinai
Suez Canal
Chaim Sheba
Tel Hashomer Hospital
Tel Aviv
Gaza
Case for D C self government presented by League of Women Voters
The League outlines arguments for District of Columbia self government and congressional representation. It cites the 1953 District of Columbia vs Thompson case confirming Congress can delegate law making authority locally. It reviews retrocession flaws, national interests, and the role of federal funds in DC, comparing to other states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League of Women Voters
Congress
District of Columbia
U.S
D.C
U.S. Supreme Court
District of Columbia Vs. Thompson Company
Maryland
United States
Potomac
Virginia
Supreme Court
Oregon
Louisiana
New Hampshire
Nebraska
West Virginia trip notes during agriculture conference
Mason Dixonland Notebook recounts an 8:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. tour for the Southern Association of the State Departments of Agriculture conference with officials from ten states, local firefighters, and state leaders. Highlights include Arch T. Hupp's upcoming plumbing fixtures, Senator Jennings Randolph’s remarks, and courtesy visits with Gus R. Dougalls and William L. Harrelson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Association of the State Departments of Agriculture
Mississippi
Alabama
Gus A. Douglass
West Virginia Ag
Bill Gillespie
Jim Bivens
Jim
Greenbrier County
Nina Heaster
Rupert
U.S. Route 600
Amick
State Ag Department
Greenbrier
Lookout
Fayette County
Joel M. Hannah
Clyde Bonar
Burlington
Romney
Mineral County
Snider
Charleston
Harry Stansbury Jr
First Presbyterian Church
Arthurdale Inn
Arch T. Hupp
Mason- Dixonland
Jennings Randolph
U.S
West Virginia
Dixonland
Mason County
Gus R. Dougalls
William L. Harrelson
South Carolina
Myrtle Beach
West Virginia RepublicansPlot Behind Democratic Split in 1968
The piece argues Republican strategist Cecil Underwood groups with Arch Moore to exploit Democratic feuding in West Virginia. It notes Underwood as Moore's ally, his wary stance on the Vietnam War, and Staggers' rising influence, predicting a volatile race if war ends or Staggers runs by January 1968.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican Party
West Virginia
Democratic Party
Jim Sprouse
Cecil Underwood
Cecil
Washington
Bob Mollohan
Underwood
Harley Staggers
Staggers
Arch Moore
Arch
Island Creek
Monsanto
Moore
Local Session Completes as Board of Equalization
Post VMoertems notes show the County Court finishing its annual session as a Board of Equalization and Review with assessment increases estimated at four million dollars while complaints remained light. A 92 degree high marked the day, with thermometers above 100 in some downtown readings. Samuel Pursglove, prominent retired coal operator, died at 72 after a heart attack during a restaurant meal. A group of Fifth Ward property owners sought to withdraw from a petition to rezone a fill area from residential to business between Richwood and Willey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin Rexroad
Samuel Pursglove
Fifth Ward
Richwood
Willey
Cameron Coburn
High Street
West Virginia Funeral Director William H. Fredlock Dies
Fifteen years ago William H. Fredlock aged 83 longtime funeral director of West Virginia died at his Piedmont home He was the father of J Ray Fredlock of Morgantown Also mentioned Robert McFarland 29 of Westover treated in Pittsburgh hospital after being struck by a foul ball at Forbes Field during a Pirates Bruins game
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Education
Charleston
Oslo
Norway
Eisenhower
Republican Party
Washington
West Virginia
Chestnut Ridge Camp
American Camping Association
Howard Jeffrey
University Recreational Department
Kingwood
Max Buric
William H. Fredlock
Piedmont
J. Ray Fredlock
Morgantown
Robert McFarland
Westover
Pittsburgh
Forbes Field
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America
Middle East
Ben-Gurion
Soviet Russia
Ibn Saud
Mr. Truman
Abraham
Ishmael
Berry's
NEA
League of Voters
National Guard
National Capital Planning Commission
Mason-Dixonland Notebook
Frank
Frank M. Heaster
W. Z. Sparks
Mountaineer
Nickie Pawlak
Frank White
Mannheim Chicken Caverns
Ed Grose
Preston County
Kingwood Firemen
West
Rex Smith
Monongalia County
Lawrence G. Derthick
Mrs. Grose
Cranesville Women's Club
State Eagles Lodge
Spruce Street
Pleasant
The
Morgantown Post
Douglas Howard Tanner
Louis F. Tanner
George School
Bucks County
Herbert Leslie Fisher
Marjorie Jean
Arnold Kimsey King Jr
Wesley Methodist Church
Golf
Dad
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