Ordinary Citizens Can Build Peace Through Small Actions
The essay highlights two pilots who formed U N We Believe to bolster the United Nations and rally leaders for peace, describing a Waldorf dinner with Thant and Bunche as a culmination. It also profiles Captain D W James of Cheltenham Navy who expanded the Big Brothers program to aid 300 Maryland Boys Village residents and curb crime through mentor pairs.
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United Airlines
Charles C. Dent
Richard P. Munger
Cheltenham
Navy
D. W. James
Capt
James
Big Brothers
Washington, D.C
Maryland Reformatory
Reformatory
Glimmer of hope for Johnson 1968 re election in Vietnam plan
Opinion notes Johnson may seek withdrawal from Vietnam if zone of death is established and South Vietnam forms a democratic government, with aides and rivals weighing political risks and possible candidacy. It cites a Johnson brain trust led by the president and compares to Eisenhower style peace moves amid domestic unrest.
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Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
McNamara
Johnson
United States
South Vietnam
South Viet Nam
Vietnam
Democratic Party
Korea
Saigon
Southeast Asia
Johnson Brain Trust
Brain
Eisenhower
Harry Truman
Truman
League of Women Voters Citizenship Day Kickoff
Citizenship Day observed today September 17 marks a joint congressional designation in 1952 to honor U S citizenship and the signing of the Constitution. The Monongalia County League holds a September 17 19 membership drive inviting women to learn about the league’s nonpartisan voter education activities and participate in governance. Contact Morgantown 2926550 to join.
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Houses of
Congress
United States
League of Women Voters
Monongalia County
Morgantown
Morgantown News Roundup Reflects Health and School Updates
A smallpox scare case returned to Pennsylvania from Heiskell Memorial Hospital after isolation lasting over a week. Morgantown health sites vaccinated more than 1,200 residents and Preston County reports an infantile paralysis case lifting state total to 17. City installs a traffic light at High and Willey roads costing over 500 dollars. University enrollments total 5,870 while Miss Lucy Coplin returns to University High faculty after leave. Veterans protest state bonuses cap at 2 500 dollars. Local couple Wendell and Mrs McClung welcome a son. Emily Randall wed James Gibson of Pittsburgh Masontown. University High football defeats St. Marys 13 to 0.
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Pennsylvania
Heiskell Memorial Hospital
Morgantown
Preston County
High
Willey Streets
University
Lucy Coplin
University High
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
Wendell McClung
Greer
Emily Louise Randall
Samuel Randall
Malpe Avenue
James Gibson
Pittsburgh
Masontown
University High School
St. Mary’s
Clarksburg
Morgantown High Wins 13-6 over Martinsburg. Local Sports Roundup
Fifteen years ago Morgantown High School defeated Martinsburg 13-6 in a football game. St. Francis tied Lumberport 7-7, and Tunnelton fell to Bowlesburg 48-0. Clifton Webb and Ginger Rogers star in Dream Boat at the Metropolitan Theater. A ruling that beneficiaries of
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Chuck Howley
Bob Guenther
WVU
Virginia
Monongalia County
Morgantown
Clarence Keener
Los Angeles Rams
Joe Marconi
Martinsburg
St. Francis
Lumberport
Tunnelton
Bowlesburg
Clifton Webb
Ginger Rogers
Metropolitan Theater
Monongahela Rye and River Lore Through Monongahery Days
The Monongahela River region and its whiskey lore are recounted from old Monongahela River days. Stories trace Captain Bissell, Morgantown, and the Coal Queen, with Monongahela rye shaping river trade, rail construction, and social life from 1790s frontier to Civil War era, citing historians and local anecdotes.
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Bissell
Morgantown
Capt. Bissel
Monongahela
Bernard de Voto
St. Patrick
Mark Twain
Mister Bissell
One van Voorhis
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Zadok Cramer
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U.N. We
Ike
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Kansas City
U.N
Jack Straus
Macy Department Stores
Orville Beal
Prudential Life Insurance
Don Cook
the Waldorf
New York
Sembly
A Thant
Ralph Bunche
Maryland
Berry World
NEA, Inc
League
The
Morgantown Post
Mason-Dixonland Notebook
Frank M. Heaster
Mason - Dixonland
Monongahela River
Herman Melville
Stubbs
Ohio
Carl Carmer
Alabama
Russell Bissell
Rinehart and Co
Georgia Heaster
Yo Curley
Ironjan
Crazy Mike
Corps of Engineers
U. S. Army
West Fork
Tygart Rivers
Fairmont
Allegheny
Ohio River
Coal Queen
Bloodworth
Tomorow
Scotts Run
Griegsville
B&o
Sheriff's Posse
Ireland
Baltimore and Ohio
Bushrod Washington
Tempo
High Street
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