Kennedy speech highlights West Virginia gains and future plans
A decades old Kennedy era speech in Charleston praises industry growth and new factories, notes food stamp usage and a pending interstate highway. Slim Robertson, former company store worker and state liquor dispensary manager, reflects on past hardships in mining towns and the need for economic revival for the youth.
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Charleston
Cabin River
Slim Robertson
Robertson
Kennedy
West Virginia
Ll Nehman
Busess
West Virginia Faces Decline and Recovery Echoes
The article notes Charleston’s past support, mass unemployment, and rising automation reducing jobs. It cites West Virginia losing 145,151 residents from 1950 to 1960 and McDowell County residents qualifying for relief as the state experiments with food stamps while unemployment claims decline from 45,527 in February to 17,657 in October.
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Charleston
Nehman Boys
Washington
West Virginia
Ster
McDowell County
McDowell
State Bureau of Labor
Notice of Consolidated Hearings for Winchester Broadcasters
D Epperson and Earlene Epperson d/b as Frederick County Broadcasters seek a new standard broadcast station at Winchester Virginia on 1480 Ke. They are designated with other applicants for consolidated hearings February 5 1962 at FCC Washington DC to determine grant viability areas populations primary service and potential interference among proposals and with existing stations and whether interference exceeds ten percent of populations within protected service areas. (12-8-9-12-14-41)
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D. Epperson
Earlene
Epperson
Frederick County
Federal Communications Commission
Winchester
Virginia
FCC
Washington, D. C
Commission
Things Quiet Since Bride Called to Duty
Archie Mitchell says things have been mighty quiet since his bride Thelma Walker was called to active duty. The couple married Aug. 22 with Thelma in the Army Reserve Nurses. her unit was sent to Ft. Polk on Oct. 15. He hopes she will be home for Christmas.
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Selma
Ala
Archie Mitchell
Mitchell
Thelma Walker
Army Reserve
Ft. Polk
Archbishop Francis Patrick Se Jose Dies in Baltimore
The Most Rev Francis Patrick SP Se JoseRoman Catholic Archbishop of Baltimore died Friday from a stroke. Born in New Britain Connecticut he was ordained a priest in 1916 and became archbishop of Baltimore in 1947 known as archbishop of the poor for his work.
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Baltimore
Francis Patrick
United States
New Britain
Conn
Kennedy Focuses on Unemployment and Growth
The piece notes one in ten West Virginians lacks insurance and highlights the push for 25,000 new jobs weekly for a decade. Kennedy argues full employment requires steady growth while machines replace some work. Officials cite stubborn unemployment, with slight November improvement, and promise vigorous pursuit of higher growth. Tomorrow: Relations with Congress.
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West
Trenton
N.J
Kennedy
America
Arthur J. Goldberg
John F. Kennedy
Congress
Britain withholds promised bombs from U.N. forces over Congo policy
In a stormy Commons session Ed Heath said Britain will not deliver 24 half ton bombs to U.N. forces in Katanga until the UN clarifies Congo policies. He backed the aim of conciliation and removing mercenaries but criticized how fighting had developed.
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London
Britain
U.N
Katanga
United Nations
Congo
House of Commons
Edward Heath
Privy Seal
Moise Tshombe
Richmond Votes on Merger in Kenrico County Referendum
Richmond leaders back a merger if voters approve. If approved and the General Assembly agrees, Richmond would join Henrico to form a large metropolis, ranking fifth in area and 36th in population, with about 338000 people across 272 square miles, effective January 1, 1963.
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Richmond
Virginia
General Assembly
Assembly
Henrico
Church membership shares in 1962 Yearbook findings
The 1962 Yearbook of American Churches reports 63.6 percent of Americans belonged to a church or synagogue last year. Protestant membership totals 63.7 million or 34.4 percent. Catholic members number 42.1 million or 23.6 percent, with 227 Protestant bodies listed.
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New York
National Council of Churches
Total membership figures report a combined 63,669 and 805
The report notes a total membership figure of 63,669 alongside an additional 805, indicating aggregate counts for the organization. Further details specify these figures comprise overall membership totals and supplementary registrant numbers.
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