Housewives Eye Safety Bills Amidst House Debates
The article reports on three commerce bills championed by Sen. Warren Magnuson to protect households from fire hazards and faulty gear, stalled by Rep. Harley Staggers who resists executive sessions. It also describes efforts to block a beautification appropriation led by billboard interests and political figures influencing committee decisions.
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Washington
House Commerce Committee
Sen
Warren Magnuson
D-Wash
Harley Staggers
D-W. Va
Staggers
John Moss
Sacramento
Calif
Commission On Products Safety
Moss
Cramer
John Kluczynski
Chicago
Syrena
Kluczynski
Emmett Kelly Jr. visits Morgantown as hospital clown
Emmett Kelly Jr. travels Morgantown as a goodwill ambassador for sick children visiting hospital wards rather than performing shows. He recalls debuting in 1960 and notes audiences among teens and college students respond best to his sad hobo persona.
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Emmett Kelly, JR
University Hospital
Emmett Kelly Jr
Morgantown
Mr. Kelly
Charleston
Huntington
West Virginia
Kelly
Stan Kenton
Emmett Kelly Sr
Monongalia County Heritage Drive Seeks Local Collections
Dr Earl L Core of Morgantown Library calls for private collections to be donated or willed to the public library to build a Monongalia County archive. Materials will be stored in fireproof steel cabinets, indexed, and may be duplicated for broader access as part of a planned 1976 county history.
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Morgantown
Mason - Dixonland
Earl L. Core
Core
Strong man needed to unite West Virginia Democrats in 1968
The piece argues the West Virginia Democratic Party must elect a powerful leader like Mansfield Neely to bind party wounds after the 1968 gubernatorial primary. It contends losers in bitter races often undermine the nominee, urging a leadership style bordering on dictatorship to prevent defections and keep the party unified.
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Mansfield Neely
Bitter primaries seen as harm to general election
The speaker argues bitter primaries damage the party, predicting a costly and dirty gubernatorial race. He asserts candidates run for keeps, with no love for competitors, and warns that none among those running or considering run will seek peace in politics.
Realistic politicians set to fight for party nominations
The piece argues that no candidate runs merely for prestige and that Don Robertson James Sprouse and Wally Barron are seasoned players who will do what it takes to win the party’s nomination. It predicts a rough contest as incumbents and capable rivals contend for political life.
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Don Robertson
James Sprouse
Wally Barron
Leaders, factions and 1968 politics in West Virginia
The piece argues that every party chief acts as a dictator, citing Roosevelt Truman Kennedy and Neely, asking who can unite party factions after the 1968 primary. It discusses Governor Smith’s ambitions, Johnson’s health and polling, and Truman’s influence with potential candidates wary of hitching their fortunes to him.
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Franklin Roosevelt
Truman
Kennedy
West Virginia
Neely
Smith
Z l
Dewey
Johnson
City council revokes order on truck double parking
Twenty years ago the city council revoked an Oct 1 start to a ban on double parking by trucks. It sent a traffic proposal to ban all parking on Clay Street back to committee and approved grading and paving Green Street. University campus parking moved to Woodburn Hall lot with a separate faculty lot at the Chemistry Building. County schools opened Sept 9 with expected enrollment gain from war babies. University seeks housing for five football players after a sold home disrupted reservations. Carolyn DeLynn of High Street and Lawrence E Gilbert of Fort Worth announce February marriage. Gilbert dies in New York City at 51. Veterans post offers 1500 toward municipal pool fund. Willis Bradley family welcomes a son. Paul Neville of Grand Street elected president of Morgantown Association of Insurance Writers. St Francis Trojans tie Cameron 12 12 in opening football game.
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Clay Street
Green Street
University
Woodburn Hall
Carolyn DeLynn
High Street
Lawrence E., Gilbert
Fort Worth
Texas
Lawrence
New York City
Daniel Morgan Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Willis Bradley
Uffington
Paul Neville
Grand Street
Morgantown Association of Insurance Writers
Don K. Marchand
St. Francis High School Trojans
Cameron
Eisenhower pledges farm price plan in Minnesota
Dwight D. Eisenhower campaigned in Minnesota proposing a plan aimed at guaranteeing high prices for farm products to win crucial farm votes. The mention of musical comedy star Gertrude follows in the article.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Minnesota
Gertrude
Call of Trout Fishing by Oscar Wood Dubois
Poem celebrates spring and trout fishing season inviting readers to escape work and enjoy outdoor streams and hills. It emphasizes fellowship, mountain streams, pines, laurels, and the lure of the wild as fishermen seek outdoor freedom.
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Oscar
Wood) Dubois
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Billboard Lobby
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Public Works Committee
Arkansas
Michigan
David Brady
Marysville
Pennsylvania Auto and Truck Salvage Association
Gainsborough
Jennings Randolph
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Erie
New York
United Nations
Monongalia
Warren Spahn
Sherill McMillen
Masontown
State Board of Education
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Dominion Post
Frank M. Heaster
Melvin C. Snyder
Kingwood
Bert Dence
Snyders
Bert
Judge Snyder
Dorothy Comantz
M. F. Kirsch
Thirteen
Dorothy
Gus
Judy Ballengee
West Coast
Ford Times
Martha
P. Haislip
Ford
Charles Harper
Preston
Activ
Preston County
Jim Comstock
Harry Truman
Jack Kennedy
Matthew Mansfield Neely
Morgantown Post
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Rochester
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